Roma moves to joint second spot
by MAX on Feb.02, 2010, under Uncategorized
Football
Rome: AS Roma extended its unbeaten run to 17 games with a 2-1 win over last-place Siena on Sunday and moved into a tied second place with AC Milan in Serie A. Stefano Okaka scored the winner in the 88th minute for Roma, in what was likely his final game with the Giallorossi before transferring to Fulham.
Simone Vergassola had equalised for Siena in the 41st after John Arne Riise opened the scoring in the 29th with his second goal in two games. AC Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at the San Siro by Livorno. Massimo Ambrosini put Milan ahead in the 44th and Livorno captain, Cristiano Lucarelli equalised in the 53rd. Inter Milan’s game at Parma was postponed until February 10 due to snow covering the stands at the Tardini stadium. Inter leads with 49 points and Roma and Milan are next with 41 points apiece.
Sevilla downs Valencia
Two goals from Alvaro Negredo gave Sevilla a 2-1 win against Valencia in La Liga on Sunday as the Andalusians moved back into the Champions League spots. Earlier, goals from Duda and Javier Lopez gave Malaga a 2-0 away win against a lacklustre Atletico Madrid.
Paes – Black clinch mixed doubles title
by MAX on Feb.01, 2010, under Uncategorized
Leander Paes equalled the record for most number of Grand Slam title triumphs by an Indian as the veteran and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black clinched the Australian Open mixed doubles championship with a straight set win in Melbourne on Sunday.
Top seeds and favourites, the 36-year old Paes and the 30-year-old Black beat 10th seeds Ekaterina Makarova of Russia and Jaroslav Levinsky of Czechoslovakia 7-5, 6-3 in just about one-and-a-half hour. The triumph gave the Indian his 11th overall and fifth mixed doubles title. With this Paes has equalled one-time doubles’ partner Mahesh Bhupathi’s tally.
The last couple of times they reached a Grand Slam final, Paes and Black ended up on the losing side and eager to make amends for that, they were dominant from the word go. This is Paes and Black’s second title together, the first being the 2008 U.S. Open. Paes thanked the fans and Black for their support after the win.
His 11th Grand Slam title has only whetted Leander Paes’ appetite for success and the Indian ace said he remained a “student of tennis” who drew inspiration from Roger Federer and strived for perfection.
Roger Federer extends record to 16 Grand Slam titles
by MAX on Feb.01, 2010, under Uncategorized
Roger Federer dismantled Andy Murray in the Australian Open final on Sunday to extend his own record to 16 Grand Slam titles and prolong the British drought. Federer collected his fourth Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) win at Rod Laver Arena that, apart from the tiebreaker, lacked the drama and raw emotion of his five-set loss here last year to then No.1-ranked Rafael Nadal.
Last year, Federer sobbed when Rod Laver presented the trophy to Nadal, having missed a chance to equal Pete Sampras’s record 14 career majors. This time, Murray was on the verge of tears, drawing deep breaths as he apologised for failing to end a 74-year old drought for British men at the Grand Slam tournaments. Federer saved five set points and wasted two match points in the tiebreaker with some uncharacteristic shot selection before clinching it when Murray netted a backhand after two hours, 41 minutes. Murray was desperate to become the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win one of the four tennis majors, but seldom had the answers to Federer’s unrivalled finals experience. He had set a record for British men just by reaching two major finals in the Open era.
Australia lifts Under-19 World Cup
by MAX on Feb.01, 2010, under Uncategorized
Cricket
Australia lifted the Under-19 Cricket World Cup after putting up a fine all-round performance to beat Pakistan by 25 runs in a low-scoring final on Saturday. Put in, Australia posted a competitive 207 in 50 overs and then skittled out Pakistan for 182 in 46.4 overs.
Pacer Josh Hazlewood’s four-wicket haul and left-arm spinner Luke Doran’s three scalps brought about the downfall of Pakistan. Chasing 208 to win, the Pakistan batsmen could not capitalise on their starts and the team kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Skipper Azeem Ghumman top-scored with a 90-ball 41, which included just one four.
The only partnership that gave Pakistan’s total some respectability was the 54-tun first wicket stand between Ahmad Shahzad (36) and Muhammad Babar (28).
Liverpool, Villa register wins
Football
Tottenham stayed in the fourth spot in the English Premier League after a 1-1 draw against Birmingham on Saturday. Spur’s rivals for a place in next season’s Champions League, Liverpool and Aston Villa, both won to keep up the pressure.
Liverpool beat Bolton 2-0 and Villa won by a similar margin with Gabriel Agbonlahor scoring both goals. Everton registered a 1-0 victory against Wigan while Blackburn Rovers and West Ham shared points in a goalless draw.
Serena wins fifth Australian Open title
by MAX on Feb.01, 2010, under Uncategorized
Tennis
Melbourne: Defending champion and top seed Serena Williams powered to her fifth Australian Open title and 12th Grand Slam when she beat a brave Justine Henin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 on Saturday. Williams took a tight first set then to hold off a charging Henin to deny the Belgian a fairytale ending to her tennis comeback in a thrilling two hours seven minutes final on Rod Laver Arena.
The American claimed her 12th Grand Slam with the win, putting her alongside fellow American Billie Jean King on the list of all time major winners. It was fitting that the final was played in front of King and Australian great Margaret Smith Court, who won a record 24 Grand Slams, along with a host of other former champions.
Williams was made to work hard by the tenacious Henin, playing only her second tournament since coming out of an 18-month retirement and needing a wild card to enter. In the end it was Williams’ sheer power that won out as her huge serves and booming ground strokes eventually wore Henin down and forced costly errors. Henin showed that she is still a real force and capable of adding to her seven Grand Slam titles.
Web Hosting
by MAX on Jan.31, 2010, under Uncategorized
Computers have changed the way we live. There is not a single field today which does not use computers. From simple applications like calculations and billing to complex graphic applications, we use computers. Recently, computers are used for advertising too. The internet has brought a revolution in computers and everyone uses the internet these days. There are several applications of the internet and the capabilities of internet are endless. Online advertising has become very popular recently and many have started advertising their products online. Advertising online and taking your business to the internet is guaranteed to give you success and boost your sales. There are many people who have experienced the success of the internet in their businesses and they highly recommend it to others. To advertise online, you need a website. A website is a page on the internet where you can display whatever you want. You can either display your products in your website or describe the services which you provide on the internet. A good design is very important for a website. People should be attracted to your website on seeing it for the first time itself. The design should be attractive and eye catching. It is necessary to find a good designer for our website. The domain name is name of our website which we use. We have to enter the domain name to access our website on the internet. So it is necessary to find a good domain name which is related to our product or services. web hosting is another important factor for any website. It is what put your site on the www. So you should never compromise on your host.
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