Comeback seems tough for Amelie Mauresmo as the former World No.1 having two Grand Slam singles title to her name looses at Stuttgart. Well known for her powerful one-handed backhand and her strong net play, the Frenchwoman sustained the attacking game of Elena Dementieva in the first set before finding her rhythm but all in [...]
The first grand slam of the year is yet to come and that could be the only hope left for Federers’ fans to clinch a title this year considering that the man has twelve already in his kitty. Has the go kaput for Roger like all those legends begun is the question which has started [...]
It is sad news for the admirers of the Swiss grace, Roger Federer as he failed to conquer the King of Clay’, Rafael Nadal in the final of the Hamburg Masters. Roger was the defending Champion and the number one seed in the clay court tournament but that didn’t help him to defeat Nadal in [...]
Fears that pivotal All Blacks Daniel Carter will miss the World Cup quarter-final against France are dissipating fast. A major tear in left calf muscle also left the playmaker stranded for the final group clash. The defensively strong Carter, in rare occasions when the All Black pack has been on the back foot, has mostly [...]
Spanish driver and double formula one champion Fernando Alonso is set to start a new chapter in his racing career and that also in familiar working conditions. Come 2008 season the former Mclaren driver would once more wear the colours of French team Renault where he made his name as a racing champion. Although many [...]
There is something that makes you sit up and take notice when great men choose to demonstrate the magic of their craft. It is probably all those PGA titles that make you take notice when he speaks, but irrespective of the reasons; when Tiger Woods speaks, the world pays close attention. But then I must [...]
Serbian Novak Djokovic had to call all his gifted talent and determination to see-off crowd favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for his first ever Grand Slam title at a packed Rod Laver Arena on Sunday. The 2008 final was itself somewhat unexpected with hot favourite and top seeded Roger Federer being stopped in his tracks by a [...]
Common sense has prevailed within the Fia independent courtroom. It is a nice feeling for Formula One fans, not to mention Mclaren driver Lewis Hamilton himself, that the championship has been decided on-track rather than in the London courtroom where Mclaren had launched their appeal to change the outcome of the championships. Although the Woking-based [...]
Whoever is looking for a man of sheer determination and an incredible story of defying fate, shouldn’t have to look any further. Having both legs amputated between the knees and ankles, would put a virtual end on most peoples’ lives. However, when it happened to Oscar Pistorius (born on 22nd November, 1976 in Pretoria, Gauteng [...]
The World Anti-Doping Agency, popularly known as Wada, was conceived in 1999 in an attempt to filter out the cheat from the sports arena. 8 years fast forward and the organization has been massively successful in chucking out the frauds from sports. Yet much remains to be accomplished still in this context and that is [...]
