10Sep
Who would ever cheat on a woman that is this beautiful???
10Sep
You may not be legally a WAG but in my heart, you will always be Cheryl.
I love the shirt and the shoes. And the shades. The bag not so much.
10Sep

Duff Goldman, chef and star of television show Ace of Cakes, whipped up a quick dessert item in the form of Arthur Ashe Stadium and delivered it to the USTABJKNTC on Thursday. Check out which two ladies were first in line for the pieces with the most frosting after the cut.

Martina: “Anna, share a piece with me!” Anna: (Laughing.) “The last time I shared anything was on the doubles court, sweetie.”

(getty images photo)


10Sep

As the US Open winds down, we wanted to corral author Nic Brown into throwing over a few of his thoughts the TSF way. We asked the Doubles novelist to send us a list of five things from the last 10 days and he came back with one extra in “Nic’s six”. The guy has a way with words, no? If you didn’t notice, Nic’s good friend and former ATP doubles expert Tripp Phillips was featured as a recruiter on the Straight Sets tennis blog. -NM

1. The Serbian (Fashion) Equation
Exhibit A: In the past, the cast in the Novak Djokovic box have simultaneously removed their shirts in celebration.
Exhibit B: During Djokovic’s fourth round match against Mardy Fish, his father wore a black t-shirt emblazoned with a huge airbrush-type image of his son.
Exhibit C: Djokovic’s new wardrobe is decorated with dragons seemingly inspired by Ed Hardy.

Closing argument: I do not know much about Serbia, let alone Serbian fashion. But I do know quite a bit about the sun-burnt population of the Carolina coastal region. Hence, I think during this Slam, I have, for the first time ever, uncovered a direct cultural parallel between monster truck fans in Myrtle Beach and Djokovic supporters in Belgrade.

2. Wheel Me It Isn’t So
The Dostoevsky tattoos, the on-court glasses, the beard: Janko Tipsarvic is clearly rad. I have always loved this guy. But when he trotted out on court to play Andy Roddick wheeling behind him a giant tennis bag on wheels, he shot into the stratosphere for me. I guess he’s already been sporting this thing for a few weeks this summer, but this was the first I saw of it. He clearly doesn’t give a damn about toeing the traditional tennis line, and I love him for it. On a more complicated note, he has confounded my previous theories about Serbian fashion. There is definitely no one in Myrtle Beach who looks like Janko.

3. Spraying Balls as Performance Art
In the first seven points of Feliciano Lopez’s round of sixteen match against Rafael Nadal Tuesday night, Lopez sprayed three balls into the stands off miss-hits. I don’t takes cuts like Lopez does, and I’m not playing Nadal in post-Earl wind gusts, but still – if I lose one ball a set I’m embarrassed. Also, I’m not in the top twenty-five. I’ve never seen anything like it. It immediately erased any consideration I had that it was going to be a good match. And it wasn’t. More interesting, though, is the fact that I just learned Lopez plays himself on a Spanish sitcom. Very performance art of him. Perhaps that’s what was going on with the stray balls, too?

4. Back, And Looking Fabulous
Everyone seemed to think Roger Federer’s Wimbledon back injury was caused by some infection of sour grapes, but I had some inside sources who told me it was quite serious. I still thought it was sour grapes. But I now have to say I think he really was injured in England, because he’s moving so well again and looks better than he even did in Australia. If Nadal can’t pick up his return game by Sunday, and if Federer gets past Djokovic in the semis, Federer might actually win a grand slam final against him for the first time in three years.

Sign language and shoe-tastrophes to finish off Nic’s list.

5. The Uselessness of Sign Language
When Robin Soderling played Nadal in their infamous 2007 Wimbledon match – the one that lasted several days, during which Soderling pulled a fake wedgie from his shorts to mock Nadal’s drawn out service routine – he most got under Nadal’s skin for not holding up the obligatory “sorry” hand after winning a point off a net cord. Afterwards Soderling said something like, and I’m paraphrasing here, “What? You want me to apologize for winning a point?” I’ve always thought he was on to something there. No one is really sorry when they hold their hands up. I mean, I swear by the decorum and polite traditions of tennis, but still, I’m looking for this particular one to end.

In the fifth set that Ryan Harrison played this year against Sergiy Stakhovsky (and which he lost in an almost corporeal appearance from a serious batch of nerves), he won a point off a net cord and didn’t bother with the hand. At the time, his opponent had his back to him, so it wouldn’t have mattered, but still, I was glad to see Harrison just skip the act and go back to business. He seems like one of the nicest and well-spoken young guys on tour, and the match was played in a great atmosphere of respect (except when the crowd booed Stakhovsky for not wanting to play in rain), so it didn’t even raise an eyebrow. But I don’t think it ever should – even in the midst of wedgies.

6. Shoe-sanity
In his round of sixteen match against Richard Gasquet, Gael Monfils slid around on the hard court so much that part of his shoe fell off. He tried to pull off the remainder of the dangling strip of sole, and then – while switching sides – ended up getting a pair of scissors and cutting it off. If I was a top-twenty player known for insane acrobatics and sliding long distances across non-skid surfaces, I would pack an extra pair of shoes for the second week of a slam. Gael, listen to me, pack an extra pair just in case. Next year, that is.

Author Nic Brown’s latest novel, Doubles, came out in July. His web site is here.

(djokovic photo by rob loud/usopen.org)


10Sep

by MadProfessah

10Sep

Saturday, 11 Sept 2010
          HOME TEAM            TIME            AWAY TEAM          
Barcelona
23:00
Hércules
Valencia
23:00
Racing Santander

Sunday, 12 Sept 2010
          HOME TEAM            TIME            AWAY TEAM          
Real Madrid
01:00
Osasuna
Athletic Bilbao
03:00
Atlético Madrid
Sporting Gijón
22:00
Mallorca
Real Zaragoza
22:00
Málaga
Getafe
22:00
Levante


Monday, 13 Sept 2010
          HOME TEAM            TIME            AWAY TEAM          
Villarreal
00:00
Espanyol
Sevilla
02:00
Deportivo La Coruña

Tuesday, 14 Sept 2010
          HOME TEAM            TIME            AWAY TEAM          
Almería
02:00
Real Sociedad

*(GMT+07:00) Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta


10Sep

Manchester City vs Blackburn : This is going to be a great match between these two teams when they take on each other last time they have play a very great game against each other but Manchester City has Performed Well and they have beat the Blackburn will this time they repeat the same Performance. Manchester City want the 4th Place in the EPL this season well they have chance they will win their place if they beat the Blackburn Rovers in this week of English Premiere League. All the Live streaming links will be given just before the match was going to start watch all the action live from this match.

 Manchester City This team want to prove them that they were the best in English Premiere league watch all the live action from this match Carloas Tevez wants the Golden boot this season for the Manchester City team he was scoring goals for them he is in great form.


Blackburn Rovers Well they have played last season but now they want to get the EPL Title Race this season they were trying their best to reach first 4 Positions of EPL League Watch all the highlights from both teams and all the links will be given here.


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10Sep
(News Sport) - Sheffield Wednesday have been saved from administration after reaching an agreement with their bank over unpaid tax, BBC Radio Sheffield understands.

The Owls were due at the High Court on Wednesday over a £1.1m unpaid bill to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

But the League One club have brokered a deal with the Co-operative Bank to secure their immediate future.

The south Yorkshire club also survived a winding-up order in July over a £550,000 amount owed to HMRC.

That debt had doubled to the current outstanding balance, and there were growing fears that the 143-year-old club might not be so fortunate on this occasion.

However, the agreement with the Co-operative Bank means the league leaders will avoid being deducted 10 points by the Football League for entering administration.

Administration might also have impacted the club's ambitions to host World Cup matches in 2018, should England win their bid to stage the tournament.

Wednesday, a top flight force for the majority of the 1980s and 90s, were relegated from the Championship last season.

The club estimates this has already lost them more than 20% of last year's income.

Source : BBC Sport
10Sep

Saturday, 11 Sept 2010
          HOME TEAM            TIME            AWAY TEAM          
Internazionale
23:00
Udinese

Sunday, 12 Sept 2010
          HOME TEAM            TIME            AWAY TEAM          
Cagliari
01:45
Roma
Cesena
01:45
Milan
Brescia
17:30
Palermo
Catania
20:00
Parma
Genoa
20:00
Chievo
Juventus
20:00
Sampdoria
Lazio
20:00
Bologna
Lecce
20:00
Fiorentina

Monday, 13 Sept 2010
          HOME TEAM            TIME            AWAY TEAM          
Napoli
01:45
Bari

*(GMT+07:00) Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta


10Sep
(News Sport) - Ireland suffered a four-run defeat by Canada on the Duckworth-Lewis method in the opening one-day game in Toronto.

The tourists scored 175-9 from their allotted 35 overs with opener Paul Stirling hitting 35 and John Mooney top scoring with 47.

Canada were 163-4 after 33 overs when bad light brought the game to a premature end, with the hosts securing a narrow win.

The second and final ODI between the sides is later on Tuesday.

Ireland squad: Trent Johnston (capt), Andre Botha, George Dockrell, Phil Eaglestone, Allan Eastwood, Nigel Jones, Rory McCann, John Mooney, Kevin O'Brien, Andrew Poynter, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Andrew White, Gary Wilson (ODIs only)

Source : BBC Sport
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