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Nadal bags wimbledon title

Nadal bags wimbledon title

Rafa Nadal added yet another feather to his crown as he won the Wimbledon title for the second time in a row. It was   an eventful victory as the witnesses feasted on raw speed and brutal hitting from Rafa Nadal as he beat Tomas Berdych who is the 12th seed. The scoreboard read 6-3, 7-5, [...]

2010 world cup: Argentina gets crushed, germany in semis

2010 world cup: Argentina gets crushed, germany in semis

Argentina’s dream’s of making it big in the World Cup was reduced to rubble and Coach Diego Maradona was devastated as Germany beat Argentina 4-0. There were mixed emotions in the spectators watching the game at Cape Town in South Africa as many rejoiced at Germany’s victory, while Argentina’s fans shocked and disappointed. As Europe [...]

Brazilian coach Dunga sacked

Brazilian coach Dunga sacked

Following the shocking exit of Brazil from the World cup, the coach Dunga has been sacked from his post. The coach had hinted that he wanted to leave the post after the quarter finals against the Dutch, which they lost. The official website of the CBF (Brazilian Football Federation) read thus, “Ending the cycle of [...]

Nadal claims back his throne

Nadal claims back his throne

Nadal proves once again that he is the best player in the world by winning the Wimbledon. The first seed won his eighth grand slam title and took only as long as two hours and thirteen minutes to do the job. Nobody can forget the first time he won this prestigious grand slam in 2008 [...]

2010 World Cup: Brazil kicked out by Netherland

2010 World Cup: Brazil kicked out by Netherland

In what is called the biggest shock of the tournament, Brazil has been kicked out of 2010 World cup by the Netherland. Brazil lost 2-1 to the dutch. The first try from Brazil was from Robinho was called off as he was called off side. However, his second try gave him success and he scored [...]

Serena to play without Venus in Wimbledon Finals

Serena to play without Venus in Wimbledon Finals

Those who were looking forward to another sister act on Saturday were disappointed as Serena Williams was left all alone after an unlikely Wimbledon uprising when sister Venus Williams and Kim Cjisters suffered defeat from new uprising champions. The fate of the match was decided when the defending champion Serena Williams enter the sports arena [...]

Fedex crashes out of wimbeldon

Fedex crashes out of wimbeldon

The 6 time champion and the current reigning champion, Roger federer crashed out of Wimbledon in the Quarter finals to the 12th seed, Thomas Berdych. This will be the first time that Roger Federer will not be present in a men’s singles wimbledon finals in the last 8 years. The Swiss champ lost 6-4, 3-6, [...]

2010 World cup: Spain enters quarterfinals kicking out Portugal

2010 World cup: Spain enters quarterfinals kicking out Portugal

Soccer mania grips all, as Spain makes a nail biting finish in a match against Portugal. Although Vincent Del Bosques team controlled the ball, but the Portugal gave them a test of patience as they tackled the ball. The match took place at the Cape Town’s green point stadium. It was exactly two years since [...]

2010 World Cup: Paraguay enters Quarterfinals, japan sinks

2010 World Cup: Paraguay enters Quarterfinals, japan sinks

Paraguay beat Japan with penalty kicks and made it to the quarterfinals. The win has been exhilarating for the Paraguans as their country has made it for the first time to the world cup quarterfinals. Although the game of uneventful as no goals were scored from either side ,but there was an explosion of thrill [...]

2010 World cup: Netherlands beat Slovakia to enter quarter finals

2010 World cup: Netherlands beat Slovakia to enter quarter finals

Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder scored a 2-1 victory over Slovakia and Netherlands easily cruised into the quarter finals of the World Cup. It was Robbens quick shot at the net from a twenty yard distance  and Sneijder doubled Netherlands chances of entering the quarterfinal round as he found an empty net at the 84th [...]