Spain’s Rafa Nadal sank to his knees in celebration after beating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 to win a record seventh French Open title on Monday. The number two seed overtook Sweden’s Bjorn Borg, who won six Roland Garros titles, and ended Djokovic’s hopes of becoming the third man to win four consecutive […] Read more
Detectives are questioning a youth team footballer on suspicion of murder. Stoke City FC teenager Andrew Hall was arrested after a 15-year-old girl was found dead at a house party in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. Mr Hall played for the Premier League team’s under-18s side last season and is now in custody being questioned by detectives. Megan-Leigh […] Read more
Sara Errani continued Italy’s French Open love affair by reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros on Tuesday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) victory over Germany’s Angelique Kerber. Errani, the 21st seed, made sure of Italian representation in the semi-finals for the third year in succession, following the trail blazed by compatriot Francesca […] Read more
KKR win maiden IPL title 2012 We have a new IPL titlist. Inspired by Manvinder Bisla and Jacques Kallis’ divergent half-centuries in a cracker of a final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Kolkata Knight Riders roared to their maiden IPL trophy with a memorably tense chase of 190 against the defending champions Chennai Super Kings. […] Read more
Darren Sammy’s maiden Test century saw the West Indies to 370 all out against England, who had Alastair Cook reprieved just before lunch. West Indies captain Sammy, who came into the match with a previous best of 61 and just one other century in his first-class career, rode his luck to make 106 as his […] Read more
Michael Schumacher posted the fastest time in qualifying ahead of Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, but will not start from pole. The seven-times world champion showed flashes of his previous brilliant best to set a lap of one minute 14.301secs for Mercedes right at the death in a pulsating session around the streets of the principality. […] Read more
A device which can be used as a sonic weapon is being deployed in London for the Olympics. The American-built long range acoustic device (LRAD) can be used both as a high-powered loud speaker and to emit an ear-piercing beam of sound. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that it was among a “broad range of […] Read more
Jaguar has confirmed that it is introducing two additional forced-induction petrol engines to its range for the 2013 model year – a new 3-liter supercharged V6 and a four-cylinder 2-liter I4 turbocharged unit. Jaguar says that their market launch will enhance customer choice in keymarkets, with the respective supercharging and turbo technology used in each […] Read more
In January, Google teased us with a video of a ball and maze game using Google Maps models on a cube. Though it looked fun, it apparently needed a few more months of tweaking and the in-browser game is only just now available. Despite being a tutorial for Google Maps features, it’s a surprisingly fun […] Read more
Manchester United winger Nani has confirmed that he is in talks over a new long-term deal and he cannot see any reason to leave Old Trafford. The 25-year-old has two years left on his current deal, but he is more than happy to commit to the club for the rest of his career. Nani has […] Read more
