Sports News for June 25, 2008

Serena Williams guarding her diamond-hair-clips at pre-Wimbledon bash
With Wimbledon on their mind, Tennis stars are looking forward to guard their court, but looks like Serena Williams is more concerned about guarding her diamond hair clips. ANI

Two ex-Wimbledon champs also have a secret crush on Ana Ivanovic
The whole world has a crush on her and now, it looks like Wimbledon champs turned commentators Michael Stich and Pat Cash, are also swayed by the charms of ace tennis player Ana Ivanovic. ANI

Ex NBA star Dennis Rodman pleads no contest to spousal battery
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman pleaded no contest to misdemeanour charges of spousal battery in Los Angeles. ANI

BCCIs Modi rebuts charge of pressurising Cricket Australia on Englsih county ban
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice-President Lalit Modi has rebutted the charge that he is putting pressure on Cricket Australia honchos not to include players from the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) and the English county teams that they represent in the forthcoming Twenty20 Champions League. ANI

Oram hopes to play in `rich T20 Champions League
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram hopes he can play some part in the forthcoming Twenty20 Champions League to be held in India in September-October. ANI

Shahid Afridi is now Shahid Afraidi when it comes to batting: Paper
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who was once a fearsome pinch-hitter when it came to batting, seems to have lost his vigour, as was witnessed yesterday during the ODI against Hong Kong when he returned to pavilion after scoring just four off six balls. ANI

Greg Norman, Chris Evert to marry on Saturday
Golf great Greg The Shark Norman and former tennis star Chris Evert are getting married Saturday, six months after they got engaged, the New York Post quoted sources, as saying. ANI

Ronaldo matches car models with Becks
Cristiano Ronaldo has followed in the footsteps of David Beckham by ordering two supercars that are of the same make as the latters. ANI

Alan Borders iconic baggy green to be auctioned
Former Australian cricket Test captain Allan Borders baggy green cap will be auctioned here Thursday night, and is expected to fetch upwards of 15,000 dollars. ANI

Essex player clubs world record 16 sixes in T20 match
Essex star Graham Napier clubbed a world-record 16 Sixes in the Twenty20 Cup. ANI

Lucrative IPL may lure England players away, warns Collingwood
England one-day team captain Paul Collingwood has said that the lure of the Indian Premier League (IPL) could make team players turn their backs on their country. ANI

Nadal wants an early Wimbledon start, keen to watch Spain in Euro semi-final
World No.2 Raphael Nadal of Spain has said that he would like his second round match against World No.46 Ernests Gulbis of Latvia to start and finish early so that he can watch the Euro Cup semi-final between Spain and Russia on Thursday. ANI

Sharapovas hitched-up shorts enough to draw wolf-whistles from fans!
Maria Sharapovas tuxedo look is not so manly after all - the tennis superstar won wolf-whistles from the crowd after hitching up one side of her shorts and flashing a glimpse of her thigh at her first Wimbledon match. ANI