Sports News for July 1, 2009

PM congratulates Indian Women Hockey team over victory in Kazan
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday congratulated the Indian Women Hockey team on winning the Champions Challenge tournament at Kazan in Russia. ANI

Becks should brace himself for hostile MLS return
David Beckham should brace himself for a hostile reaction when he returns to action in Major League Soccer this month, the top man in the American game has warned. ANI

Torres predicts Big Four will turn to Big Five in next years Premier League
English football giant Liverpools striker Fernando Torres has predicted that Manchester City would join the Premier League title race next season to make it the Big Five, with Liverpool, champions Manchester United, FA Cup winners Chelsea and Arsenal. ANI

Bowled by three-year-old son, Vaughan decided he had to quit cricket!
Former England captain Michael Vaughan said that he was convinced that it was time to quit cricket when his three-year-old son, Archie, uprooted his off-stump during a backyard match. ANI

Murray winning Wimbledon will make him Beckham of tennis world with 100 mln pound deal
British tennis ace Andy Murray could secure a 100 million pounds sponsorship deal if he wins Wimbledon, analysts have predicted. ANI

Boxer Suranjoy Singh returns home to heros welcome
A grand welcome was recently accorded to gold medallist, Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh of Manipur who gave India its first Asian Championship gold in 15 years at the Asian Boxing Championship held in China. ANI

Ponting is a crap captain, says ex-Oz pacer Thomson
Former Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson has described current Australian cricket skipper Ricky Ponting as a crap captain. ANI

Andy Murray has a long way to go to reach Brit legend Fred Perrys iconic status, says daughter
Penny Perry, the daughter of Fred Perry, the last Briton to win the Wimbledon mens championship title (in 1936), believes that there are many dissimilarities between her father and current Wimbledon hope Andy Murray. ANI

Wenger reveals why he snubbed Real Madrid offer
Arsene Wenger revealed for the first time why he rejected the chance to leave Arsenal for Real Madrid. ANI

Safina says shell beat Williams this time
Ahead of their semi-final clash, world No. 1 Dinara Safina has warned five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams that she is set to repeat her Rome victory. ANI

Man U ropes in Valencia as Ronaldos replacement
Manchester United has completed the 17-million-pound transfer of Antonio Valencia as a replacement for Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo. ANI

Shoaib must prove fitness to reclaim spot in team: Sarfraz
Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz has said Shoaib Akhtar must prove his hundred percent fitness if he wants to secure a berth in the national team. ANI

Now, Sarfaraz bays for PCB boss Butt and his cronies blood
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairperson Ijaz Butt is under attack from all spheres. ANI

Barcelona does an about turn, offers Etoo new three-year deal
The Samuel Etoo transfer saga descended into farce last night as Barcelona offered him a new three-year deal. ANI

Kaka admits to snubbing Chelsea for Real
Brazilian star forward Kaka has admitted that he snubbed Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti because Real Madrid are the biggest club in the world. ANI

Strauss to Freddie: Know when to booze and when to fire
England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has said that he has no problem with all-rounder Andrew Flintoff boozing, as long as he knows that he is required to be fit to fire at his opponents on the cricket field. ANI

Pak govt. holds PCB responsible for losing hosting rights of 2011 World Cup
: The Pakistan government has blamed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the International Cricket Council s (ICC) decision to shift 2011 World Cup matches from the country. ANI

Lewis Hamilton gifts girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger £80K Porsche for Bday
Lewis Hamilton has reportedly bought his girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger a Porsche worth 80,000 pounds as a birthday gift. ANI

Gayle to play Twenty20 for Western Australia
Western Australia have secured the services of West Indies captain Chris Gayle for this summers domestic Twenty20 competition. ANI

Anna Kournikova gets into cat fight at Vegas party
Tennis ace Anna Kournikova reportedly landed into a cat fight in Las Vegas after an unknown woman threw a drink at her. ANI

Murray desperate to wipe out memories of Rafas 2008 Wimbledon KO
British tennis star Andy Murray has said that he is desperate to wipe away the memory of a straight-sets thrashing by Rafael Nadal in the last eight at Wimbledon 12 months ago. ANI

Man U agreed to Ronaldos Real Madrid transfer before formal bid
Real Madrids sporting director Jorge Valdano has claimed that Manchester United agreed to the world-record transfer of Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo months before it was announced. ANI

Andy Murray vs Andy Roddick - Wimbledon 2009 Semi-final
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Andy Murray enters Semifinals defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in Wimbledon 2009
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Andy Roddick defeats Lleyton Hewitt to play Andy Murray in Wimbledon 2009 Semifinal
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Tommy Haas defeats Novak Djokovic to set up a Federer Semifinal clash
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Roger Federer defeats Ivo Karlovic to reach his 21st consecutive Grand Slam Semi-final
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Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas - Wimbledon 2009 Semi-final
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Wimbledon - Day 9 LIVE Updates
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An All-American or All-Russina Women's final at Wimbledon 2009
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Wimbledon - Day 9 Schedule
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