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- U.S. Open 2010:Maria Sharapova Struggles to Overcome 1st Round Opponent, Jarmila Groth
- Cristiano Ronaldo lead down to his non-availability at the League openings with his ankle injury
- Pakistan Match Fixing scandal makes further investigation arrests
- Marcus Jordan spends lavishly
- Clemens Pleads Not Guilty To Obstruction Of Congress Charges
- U.S. Open: Clijsters, Schiavone Cruise To Wins; Davydenko, Cilic Victorious
- Laurent Fignon Frech cyclist dies after battle with cancer
- Teen Motorcycle Racer Dies In Crash At Indy
- Chivas Blanks D.C. United In Battle Of Worst MLS Teams
- Resilient Rays Rally Again, Roll Past Red Sox
| U.S. Open 2010:Maria Sharapova Struggles to Overcome 1st Round Opponent, Jarmila Groth Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:48 PM PDT  US Open 2010 The young and sizzling tennis champ Maria Sharapova knocked the tough 1st round opponent, Jarmila Groth and moved into second round at the U.S. Open. Sharapova who is ranked 14th with her endless efforts won on Tuesday with 4-3, 6-3, 6-1 leaving her fans awestruck. Jarmila Groth was a tough competitor for Sharapova as she was totally on fire and granted no opportunities in the first set, but fortunately the rest 2 sets at U.S. Open were in Sharapova's favour which led to her victory. Jarmail Groth . the well-known tennis star who ranks 60th in the world holds the privilege of defeating Melanie Oudin at Wimbledon and progressing to the 4th round at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Groth lost the chance of winning the match at Arthur Ashe Stadium which is regarded as the biggest venue in professional tennis. Sharapova played her match with the same game plan. She played aggressively, aimed her groundstrokes deep and didn't lose her enthusiasm after losing the first set to Groth. Although the heat was scorching, the excitement and patience of the players superseded all hurdles and the U.S Open became unforgettable for all. “Look, it was hot,” Djokovic said. “It was just very hot. That’s all basically I can say. You just have to try to be patient and wait for the shadows like I did.” The most amazing stats for the day were observed in a match between Peter Polansky and Juan Monaco where both the players didn't venture towards the net even once and the stats read as 0-0 for serve and volley points. A huge upset was observed as 16th seeded Marcos Baghdatis crashed out of the US Open in a match against much lower ranked Arnaud Clement 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in 5 gruelling sets. Mardy Fish is being bombarded with questions relating to his 30 pound lighter persona and his feelings when he views the pictures of his former self. He promptly replied that “I’ve seen them, “I look at Stacey [his wife] sometimes and say, ‘What’s your problem? Why didn’t somebody tell me I looked like that?’ Upcoming Matches on Wednesday: The Day Matches • Briton Andy Murray, the 4th seed against Lucas Lacko • Venus Williams against Rebecca Marino Of Spain in a 2nd round clash • American hope Andy Murray would test his mettle against a formidable Janko Tipsarevic • John Isner against Fredrico Gil in Louis Armstrong stadium. |
| Cristiano Ronaldo lead down to his non-availability at the League openings with his ankle injury Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:49 AM PDT This season at the English Premier League faces a lot of injuries to the players at various Soccer clubs. The top players of the teams are badly injured at different spots and are unable to give their shots at the opening matches. Cristiano Ronaldo has incurred ankle injury and now cannot perform his match opening at the La Liga against Real Mallorca on Sunday. He might also miss out on the Real Madrid’s Champions League opener Ajax along with the two qualifying matches for Euro 2012 against Cyprus and Norway too. On the other hand, Van Persie also possibly failed to spot at 5 months of his last season games due to severe ligament damage on his right ankle. The man saw more of his less availability on the first game of the last season by lasting only 35 minutes in the game and hurt his ankle. He is still to be waited on over his faster recovery and might miss further of 2-4 weeks of his matches. |
| Pakistan Match Fixing scandal makes further investigation arrests Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:19 AM PDT
Although, the three persons are now released on bail after completing with the investigative process of questioning. Now, also the epi-centre of the case, which are the three cricketers are called up to London for further processes and meet the officials. The Pakistan Cricket captain Salman Butt and other two players Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif are also scheduled for a meeting with the Chairman of the Cricket Board Ejaz Butt and the High Commissioner of the country this Wednsday. Over the investigative procedures, HM Revenue and Customs state: “Three individuals were arrested on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation into money laundering. “This includes two 35-year-olds – a male and a female – from the Croydon area, and a 49-year-old male from the Wembley area. “These individuals were arrested, questioned and have been bailed pending further investigation.” The rest of the team although is playing a game that was due in Taunton against Somerset later in the week. |
| Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:44 AM PDT  Marcus Jordan So Michael Jordan makes some news beyond his basket ball ground too, though not because of his sports skills. He is in the news because of his son, Marcus Jordan, and his extravagant ways of giving away. His son, Marcus Jordan, displayed about his lavish life style on Twitter some days back. Now, the buzz is that the Nevada officials are looking into this matter regarding how this 19 year old chap spent so much into such lifestyle. And Michael Jordan in a reaction to his son's lavish life style said that "I'm still good". Markling is reportedly "examining whether the casino operator violated laws prohibiting drinking or gambling by minors". Jordan, after spending so much had the audacity to post it on his Twitter account that "Last night was stupid … 35k at Haze." And if $35,000 was not enough, he gave Twitter followers his running numbers "Totals 50k something the whole day.. D–mn!! Going to the pool again today.. Gotta relax!" Though, he didn't get any strong criticism from his followers so the reaction of his extravagance is still not so clear on his fans and followers but he added that, "My family and friends know the type of person I am." |
| Clemens Pleads Not Guilty To Obstruction Of Congress Charges Posted: 31 Aug 2010 07:19 AM PDT AHN Sports Staff Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Roger Clemens pleaded not guilty Monday to a six-count indictment alleging the former baseball pitcher lied to Congress about using steroids during his playing days. Clemens, who attended an arraignment hearing Monday in Washington, DC, faces 30 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine if convicted on all counts. Reports indicate he would be more likely to serve 15-21 months in prison if found guilty, however. Clemens’ charges include three counts of making false statements, two perjury charges and one count of obstruction of Congress. Clemens testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in 2008 and told members he had “never taken steroids or HGH.” Clemens former trainer, Brian McNamee, told the committee Clemens used steroids as a part of HGH, aka human growth hormone. Clemens, who had a remarkable pitching career, reportedly turned down a plea deal from prosecutors before facing indictment on August 19. He twittered the following comment after being charged. “I look forward to challenging the Governments accusations, and hope people will keep an open mind until trial. I appreciate the support I have been getting. I am happy to finally have my day in court.” Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| U.S. Open: Clijsters, Schiavone Cruise To Wins; Davydenko, Cilic Victorious Posted: 31 Aug 2010 06:33 AM PDT AHN Sports Staff Flushing Meadows, NY, United States (AHN) – Kim Clijsters, Francesca Schiavone and Elena Dementieva cruised to opening-round wins Monday in women’s play at the U.S. Open in New York. Clijsters toppled Greta Arn 6-0, 7-5, Schiavone knocked off Ayumi Morita 6-1, 6-0 and Dementieva defeated Olga Govortsova 6-1, 6-2. Nikolay Davydenko and Marin Cilic both won in three sets on the men’s side. Davydenko toppled Michael Russell 6-4, 6-1, 6-3, while Cilic overpowered Illya Marchenko 7-5, 6-3, 6-1. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| Laurent Fignon Frech cyclist dies after battle with cancer Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:47 AM PDT
 Laurent Fignon Laurent Fignon the former professional bicycle racer from France expired at the age of 50 following his serious illness in a battle with metastatic cancer that was diagnosed a year ago in 2009. Laurent twice bagged victory in the championship of Tour de France in the year 1983 and also in the year 1984. He was also declared a runner-up in the year 1989 when he lost the first place by just 8 seconds which stands as one of the smallest margins noted in the history. In total Fignon bagged 76 victories under his belt during his entire racing career. His first winning spree came in the year 1983 which was coupled with a falling incident of Pascal Simon the yellow jersey rider but Fignon proved his caliber which was not based on fluke winnings by standing out victorious in the following year too. He held expertise in all variety of bicycle races like the road races as well as the classics. He won the Milan-Sanremo twice and later even won the Tour of Italy in the year 1989. He was the number one cyclist for the year 1989 after he passed over Sean Kelly. After he embarked on his retirement term which started in the year 2004, he managed races. One of the French television consultants revealed that in spite of his critical health conditions, Fignon was present at the 2009 and 2010 Tour de France championship even though he was taking treatment for his cancer. Fignon also penned a book about his life titled “Nous étions jeunes et insouciants” which was released back in the year 2009. |
| Teen Motorcycle Racer Dies In Crash At Indy Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:13 AM PDT Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor Indianapolis, IN, United States (AHN) – Tragedy struck the MotoGP race Sunday after a crash claimed the life of a teen motorcycle rider during a warmup lap at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Peter Lenz, 13, of Vancouver, Wa., died after sustaining injuries in a crash before the start of the U.S. Grand Prix Riders Union race. The incident occurred sometime about 10:20 a.m. after Lenz, who had emerged as one of America’s youngest rising stars, fell off his bike and was struck by another rider. The other rider, Xavier Zayat, 12, was not injured. Zayat did not race after the crash. Medical personnel attended to the injured Lenz, who was eventually rushed to a nearby hospital where he died three hours later. It marked the first death at the historic track since IndyCar driver Tony Renna was killed in testing in October 2003. Lenz, who was scheduled to race in a U.S. Grand Prix Racers Union event and then the world championship races, was returning this season after suffering serious injuries in a crash last season. Last year’s crash at the Portland International Raceway in Oregon caused him to miss most of the 2009 season. Lenz had ruled four of the first 12 races in his return, and was leading in points in the USGPRA standings. Lenz started racing after receiving his first motorcycle when he was 5. He became the youngest licensed expert racer in American Federation of Motorcyclists history at the age of 11, and also the youngest to win an AFM race. The USGPRU is a development circuit for motorcycle racers from ages 12-18. The organization, which sanctions races across the country, aims to produce riders who will compete at higher levels. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| Chivas Blanks D.C. United In Battle Of Worst MLS Teams Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:13 AM PDT Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor Carson, CA, United States (AHN) – Justin Braun accounted for the lone goal of the match, helping Chivas USA snap a winless slump with a 1-0 victory over struggling D.C. United Sunday night at the Home Depot Center. It was the eighth goal of the season from Braun, who continued a breakout season in his third year in the league. Braun ended the stalemate in the 13th minute after redirecting an Ante Jazic stab for a 17-yard header. Chivas held on after that with Zach Thornton recording four saves for his fourth shutout of the season. With the triumph, Chivas (6-11-4) arrested a three-game winless skid. The Goats moved within one point of climbing out of last place in the Western Conference. D.C. United fell to 4-15-3 and has lost six of seven. D.C. remained at the cellar of the Eastern Conference standings, five points behind expansion Philadelphia Union. Both Chivas and D.C. United are slated to see action in the U.S. Open Cup Wednesday before returning to their scheduled MLS games Saturday. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
| Resilient Rays Rally Again, Roll Past Red Sox Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:13 AM PDT Todd Callahan – AHN Sports Reporter St. Petersburg, FL, United States (AHN) – Carl Crawford went 2-for-4 and hit a two-run homer to tie the game, and Dan Johnson had the game-winning RBI for the second night in a row to lead the Tampa Rays to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox Sunday at Tropicana Field. The Rays (80-50) remained tied for the lead in the American League East with the New York Yankees after taking two of three from the Red Sox over the weekend. The Red Sox, who were looking to gain ground in the standings with a weekend trip to St. Petersburg, dropped to 6 1-2 games off the pace heading into a three-game series in Baltimore Tuesday. For the second game in a row, the Red Sox blew a lead. Boston pitcher John Lackey, who took the loss, owned a 3-1 advantage heading into the bottom of the sixth, but he gave up three runs in that frame and the Rays never trailed again. It was a disappointing start for Lackey, who gave up nine hits and five runs over 6 1-3 innings, walking three and striking out seven. The Boston starter allowed just three hits, including a solo home run by Carlos Pena, for the first five innings but ran into trouble in the pivotal sixth inning. After giving up a one-out single to Ben Zobrist, Crawford drilled an 0-1 Lackey pitch into right center field for his 15th home run of the season, erasing the deficit. Evan Longoria followed with a ground-rule double, and Johnson capped the three-run inning with a run-scoring single to center field to give the Rays the lead. “I was really getting pitched tough tonight and came up there in that situation with the bases loaded, and I really [focused] and finally got a pitch I thought I could do something with and found a hole with it,” Johnson told mlb.com. The Red Sox, who have Monday off, have 31 games left in their season. They have three games withe Rays left at Fenway Park and have six remaining with the Yankees. However, the BoSox have struggled against the top two teams in the division. Boston is 5-10 against Tampa and 4-7 against the Yankees “Again, what happened tonight is a disappointment — we lost,” said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. “Now we’ll regroup, take our day off and see if we can win the next game. That’s the best way to do it. That’s why we talk about it.” Earning the win for the Rays was James Shields (13-11). The Tampa starter, who became the Rays’ all-time wins leader with 56 victories, worked 6 2-3 innings and allowed three runs on seven hits. He also struck out eight. “It means a lot,” Shields said of the team record. “This organization has given me the opportunity to be able to pitch as long as I have here and hopefully I get a ton more. It definitely means a lot, but my focus right now is to go to the playoffs and win a World Series.” Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved |
The Pakistan Cricket match fixing scandal goes through further investigations and arrests three more suspects to be involved or having some relations to the case. The three suspects involve two men and a woman were pulled in at Surrey in Croydon.| You are subscribed to email updates from LSB To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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In response to his bill of indictment Roger Clemens, the stalwart baseball player of his times, claimed not blameworthy to the U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton saying he beguiled the Congress about usage of banned substances while he was still playing.
Robin Van Persie, the Arsenal striker, would unfortunately be unable to play for next few weeks. This is happening because the player has suffered an ankle injury. The decision about him to not to play has been taken by the Dutch Football Association.
The Pakistan Cricket match-fixing Scandal is becoming a never ending tale now with a fresh set of allegations on Md. Amir and Mohammad Asif being involved with fixer Mazhar Majeed. The President of the country found the ground beneath his feet shaky with the new development as he is the patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board too and needed answers from his subordinates. Gillani the PM was heard declaring it as the national shame and the guilty of the Test Cricket's intentional no-ball in London are to be questioned by the Sport's Ministry.
Antonio Bryant after struggling with a knee surgery gets in a $28 million deal, but is guaranteed with only under $8 Million. Bryant was in a huge discomfort at the in minicamp and training camp, and couldn't play at all for his team Cincinnati Bengals. The big news is that Cincinnati Bengals have replaced Bryant for the time with Terrell Owens.
Colin Montgomerie will be having Rhys Davies as his unofficial sidekick at the Ryder Cup in October. Davies was hopeful of making it to the team this time.
Lewis Hamilton was seen struggling in the final moments at the Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium along with other drivers as it drizzled in making progress to rectify their mistakes. The final qualifying session saw him attaining the fifth position and the 2008 world champion is now praying for a better start.
FIBA World Championship is going on and New Zealand has been forced to face another defeat in the tournament. It is a second successive defeat of New Zealand in the tournament. Now New Zealand has lost a game against Lithuania in a nail biter. New Zealand lost to Lithuania by 92-79.