Bopanna-Aisam wins Germany ATP Challenger event

Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won their second ATP Challenger doubles title of the season after a Rohan Bopanna straight set victory over Philipp Marx and Igor Zelenay in the final of Aachen event in Germany.The second seed Indo-Pak pair scored a 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) victory over the third seeds German-Slovak duo of Philipp Marx and Igor Zelenay in the final of the euro 42,500 event.Bopanna and Qureshi had won their first doubles title together this year at the Khorat Open in Thailand in March. They had also reached the final of the ATP 250 event in San Jose along with Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in February.An elated Bopanna said, "It feels great to win a title after a three-month injury layoff and this is the second...

Read more »

Serena Williams earns fine, probation for U.S. Open outburst

Serena Williams was fined a record amount for her infamous U.S. Open tirade three months ago and has been placed on an unprecedented two-year probationary period at Grand Slam events. She will have to pay an $82,500 fine and avoid a "major offense" at the next eight major events or the fine would increase to $175,000 and she would be barred from the following U.S. Open. Though it seems harsh (and the headlines play up the severity of the rebuke), the punishment isn't nearly as bad as it seems.Serena, of course, screamed at a lineswoman during a semifinal match against Kim Clijsters and was docked a penalty point which ended up giving her opponent the match. Since then, the worry in her camp was that she would be suspended for one, or multiple,...

Read more »

Tennis star's love match

Tennis babe Maria Sharapova has sparked rumours of romance with fellow court star Andy Roddick.The leggy blonde caused speculation she was dating the handsome sportsman, whose ex-girlfriend is actress Mandy Moore, when he turned up to support her at the launch of her new perfume in New York.Last week, Maria was reported to be seeing Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine.But she was quick to laugh of all rumours of romance at the launch party.She joked: "Right now I'm known to be dating three guys. So I guess I'm just a cheater. What can I say?"Earlier this month, reports claimed Levine had secretly been dating Maria - who won the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 2004 - since serenading her at her 18th birthday bash in New York.A source revealed at the...

Read more »

What is sports?

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card games and board games with little to no element of chance) and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors. Sport is commonly defined as an organized, competitive and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play. Some view sports as differing from games based on the fact that there are usually higher levels of organization and profit (not always...

Read more »

Pakistan vs newzealand 2nd t20 international

Pakistan beat newzealand by 7 runs in t20 match played in Dubai. Umar Akmal score wonderful 50. He is the man of the match. Umar Gul took 2 wickets, Afridi took 1 wicket and score 22. Ajmal took 1 wicket.Pakistan also took a world record of consistence 17 victory in t20 international. Afridi shows his happiness after winning match.Summarypak vs nzPakistan 153/5 (20/20 ov)New Zealand 146/5 (20.0/20 ov)Pakistan won by 7 r...

Read more »

Advertising in sports

Introduction How does sports lend itself to advertising on television? Television has transformed sports into a lucrative business, where the money made around the games is seen as more important than winning the contests. Are sports traditions compromised so they can be better received by television viewers?History of Sports Television Television in America was born at the opening ceremonies of the 1939 World's Fair when it was broadcasted on David Sarnoff's NBC network. Sarnoff declared " we have added sight to sound" and that it was bound to affect all of society. (Schwartz, 2002). Since the advent of radio Americans took to this medium for news and entertainment. A voice painted a picture of wars, comedy routines and of Babe Ruth smacking a homerun out of Yankee Stadium (Rader, 1984).Although...

Read more »