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Source: soccernet.espn.go.com --- 1 day ago
Liverpool resemble second-hand car salesmen, forever negotiating a part-exchange, says Norman Hubbard . ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 20 hours ago
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer's five-year reign at Wimbledon yesterday, winning a riveting, five-set marathon to claim his first title at the All England Club and signal a changing of the guard in men's tennis. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 20 hours ago
All four singles finalists at this year's Wimbledon made significant moves up the rankings in our list of greatest champions with Venus Williams, the winner of the ladies event, reaching the top 10. ...

Source: communities.canada.com --- 1 day ago
It wasn't as exhausting to watch as it must have been to play. Here's a link to Open Court's story in the dead-tree edition today . Here are some photos of the day . Check out the running blog post to see visuals....( read more ) ...

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com --- 1 day ago
I could not leave. My kids were promised the beach all morning and sat waiting patiently in their bathing suits, poised to hop in the car and hit the sand. I could not. What was happening live in England some 5,000 miles away was too riveting. Federer-Nadal in the final of Wimbledon, the undisputed top two tennis players alive slugging it out in a performance that was truly spellbinding. As I watched this beautiful yet powerful display of tennis, I realized that, despite the protests of some old-timers, the golden age of sports is here and now. Yes, I grew up with Borg-McEnroe and Borg-Connors and Connors-Lendl and was a fan all of them (as a tennis player I emulated parts of all of their games). But unlike those who hold fast to their generational stars and memories, I am convinced that the guys I watched on Sunday are just better. That match left me with the overwhelming feeling that the glory days of tennis -- both with the men and women (see Williams, Venus and Serena) -- are upon us. It is here and now with Rafa and Roger, not a rose-colored memory of players we loved twenty years ago. Rafael Nadal is a testament to fitness, power and grinding through points like someone breaking through asphalt with a sledgehammer. In contrast, Roger Federer is a wondrous player, elegantly stroking classic shots from all angles. This mesmerizing match did not allow viewers to possibly turn away. The golden age of men's tennis is right now. T ...

Source: www.miami.com --- 12 hours ago
We can sit here and talk about all the upsets that occurred over the previous two weeks, but when it comes to Wimbledon 2008, the only thing that people are truly going to remember is what was probably the tournament's greatest final of all-time. ...

Source: www.teamtalk.com --- 15 hours ago
Rafa Benitez has revealed several of Liverpool's youngsters will get the chance to stake their claim for a first-team place during pre-season. ...

Source: www.teamtalk.com --- 1 day ago
Holland midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has told Tottenham to forget about signing him this summer as they are "not the club" he wants to join. ...

Source: www.mirror.co.uk --- 1 day ago
Roger Federer's five-year reign as Wimbledon champion was ended in the gloom of SW19. ...

Source: www.menstennisforums.com --- 1 day ago
I love Rafa to death. He is like my fave players. But I was doing some reading and many people including Johnny Mac and Mary Carillo are considered on how long he'll be able to play? I want him to play to at least 30. But how long can his knees hold up. I really really dont want him to end up like... ...

Source: www.jacksonville.com --- 23 hours ago
You know Sunday's Wimbledon men's final was a sporting event for the ages when NBC analyst John McEnroe, whose own epic tennis battles were every bit as historic, declared it to be "the greatest match we've ever witnessed." ...

Source: www.app.com --- 8 hours ago
They'll talk about the 2008 Wimbledon men's final for years. Or at least until Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal top themselves. ...

Source: www.theolympian.com --- 1 day ago
Nadal tops Federer in 5 sets to win Wimbledon ...

Source: foxsports.com.au --- 1 day ago
NEW Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal said his victory over five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the men's final was the most emotional of his career. ...

Source: www.premiershiplatest.com --- 2 hours ago
According to reports from England, Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has said that the transfer of Manchester United and Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo is ???done and dusted???... read more ...

Source: desicritics.org --- 13 hours ago
An epic final which was like a blockbuster movie. And in the end, a deserving winner. That is what the Wimbledon 2008 final proved to be. It was show time again, with the World No. 1 Roger Federer, up against the ever improving Rafael Nadal on Centre Court. If last year's 5 set thriller between the same two champions was awe-inspiring, the final this time around was breath taking. It had drama, suspense, excitement, brilliance, perseverance and emotions . Rafa led Roger 2 sets to love, and had taken the fifth set to a tie breaker after a rain delay. It seemed divine intervention as far as Roger was concerned. Rafa had 2 championship points in the 4th set tie break leading 5-2 and serving for the match. Federer incredibly managed to save them both and took the match to a final set decider. With the last set at 2-2 and deuce, rain again came down on Centre Court, and the players took another break. Would this be a divine intervention again for Federer or for Nadal, who got agonisingly close to winning the coveted crown ? The time was ticking past 9:00 in the late evening at Wimbledon, but the 2 champions fought on, until Nadal broke Federer in the 15th game of the final set. Nadal, the champion that he is, closed out the match at 9-7 in the final set, dropping to the floor, emotions still running high. An unbelievable match, which is truly a tribute to the relentless shot making and ahtleticism of Nadal, against the grace and genius ...

Source: www.pitodoble.com --- 20 hours ago
Este lunes todos hablan del último ganador de nuestro popular chorraconcurso “FrikiTergori” que no ha sido otro que el gran Dani Martín que (dí qué una vez más, te reto) así de orgulloso posa con nuestra camiseta en su lugar de trabajo que. Pasaros por su blog (El mundo sin remedio) que le prometí un enlace [...] ...

Source: www.videosydiversion.com --- 12 hours ago
En un evento de tiros libres - Free Kick MASTERS 2008 - en donde se reunieron los mejores jugadores del mundo como Ronaldinho Gaucho, Rafael Márquez, Didier Drogba, Alessandro Del Piero, Luis Figo, Kaka, Zinedine Zidane para demostrar quien tiene el mejor toque, el mexicano Rafa Marquez ganó y se llevó de premio [...] ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 17 hours ago
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal set up a blockbuster final with No. 1 Roger Federer after defeating Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 7-6 , 6-4 in the Wimbledon semifinals on Friday at the All England Club. ...