Dryly beaten by Rafael Nadal (6-3, 6-2) Friday in the semifinals of the Miami Masters, Roger Federer has rarely looked helpless at World No.1. Was it a “day without” as the quiet Swiss or Spanish has definitely taken over? Response elements. The paved surface of Miami did not like Roger Federer. “I knew the surface was slow [...]
There are few tennis players who can assert, after three direct confrontation, to lead the points versus Roger Federer. Gilles Simon is one of those few exceptions. The Nice thus leads 2-1 to Switzerland, after having won in 2008 at Toronto (2-6, 7-5, 6-4) and at Masters (4-6, 6-4, 6-3). The former world No. 1 won his last [...]
Belgian King Albert II had hidden a half-sister, born of a secret affair during the war between his father Leopold III and an Austrian skating champion, a Flemish writer said in a book published today. “It was during the winter of 1939-1940,” he told the writer Leo Van Audenhaege in an interview with VTM, excerpts [...]
It turns out that the Phillies do have enough money for Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and also for Cole Hamels. Just a year after, Lee decided to return with the Philadelphia Phillies and form an awesome quartet that will be the envy of baseball teams anywhere. Lee chose to reject $ 50 [...]
Six out of ten – or 62% of Canadians – believe that corruption in politics and in public and private sectors has increased in recent years. So says the Global Corruption Barometer by Transparency International (IT) unveiled Thursday by the United Nations World Day against corruption. Surveyed more than 91 000 people in 86 countries and territories, the [...]
The roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis, home of the Minnesota Vikings, has buckled under the pressure of some 50 centimeters of snow that fell in the area Saturday. The Vikings had to face the Giants Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern time), but this meeting had been postponed 20 hours on Monday because all Minnesota [...]
The Power of Ideas was first launched in India in 2009 as a medium to multiply commercial operation ideas and thoughts by investing, mentoring, and enlivening entrepreneurship. It was established in a time when severe business crisis was felt in 2009 to boost entrepreneurship spirit and develop a positive approach on commercial operations. A thousand [...]
ZURICH, Switzerland – Russia and Qatar respectively will organize the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, after being voted on Thursday in Zurich by the FIFA Executive Committee. Russia, despite the absence of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Zurich, beats the two favorites in the battle for 2018, England and Spain and Portugal combined, [...]
NASHVILLE – The head coach of the Tennessee Titans Jeff Fisher made an announcement after the strong game against Washington to show that regardless of the severity of the injury to Vince Young, it is no longer the team’s starting quarterback. Young injured his right thumb during the defeat of the Titans by 19-16 in an overtime [...]
It is not often that television programs keep gamblers away from casinos, but the holiday season provides several specials that keep viewers glued to their television sets. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is one of those specials. For decades, the crew of Charlie Brown characters have been entertaining people of all ages with their holiday specials. [...]
