Reprieve for travellers.

Looks as though the Xmas holliday will not now be ruined for many people!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk British Airways cabin crew strike illegal, court rules A strike by British Airways cabin crew planned for Christmas has been declared illegal in a High Court ruling. The court agreed with BA that the cabin crew's union, Unite, had not correctly balloted its members on the strike action. The injunction means that the 12-day strike cannot now go ahead. Unite called it "a disgraceful day for democracy" and vowed to hold a fresh ballot of cabin crew if the dispute with BA was not resolved. British Airways said the decision would be welcomed by "hundreds of thousands of families in the UK and around the world".

Absence of Humour.

Seems to me:some people take life too seriously!

clipped from uk.reuters.com Tesco withdraws ho-ho-horrible ginger Xmas card LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest retailer Tesco apologised on Tuesday after complaints that a Christmas card it sold was offensive to people with ginger hair. The card in question shows a child with red hair sitting on the lap of Santa Claus under the banner: "Santa loves all kids. Even ginger ones." Davinia Phillips, whose three children all have red hair, was enraged when she saw the card at one of Tesco's stores in northern England.

Semi-Final to relish.

This looks like it will be a smashing contest,today!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Four-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan will meet reigning world champion John Higgins in the last four of the UK championship in Telford. Both men booked their semi-final spots with comfortable wins early on in the second sessions of their matches.

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Ronnie O'Sullivan continues with his brilliant form by taking the first two frames against Mark Selby!

Henin Return.

Wimbledon will be all the better if Justin comes back!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Returning Justin Henin sets sights on Wimbledon title Former world number one Justine Henin says winning Wimbledon will be one of her main targets when she returns to competitive tennis next year. The 27-year-old retired in May 2008 after winning seven Grand Slam titles but will make her comeback in January. Henin was beaten Wimbledon finalist in 2001 and 2006 "It is another Justine Henin who will try and go out and achieve her dream of finally winning Wimbledon," she said. "I don't know if it's possible but that makes it an even more passionate challenge for me."

Good News

What a relief for their families!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk British yachtsmen held for a week freed by Iran Five British yachtsmen held by Iran's Revolutionary Guard for a week have been released, the UK has confirmed. The crew are said to have drifted into Iranian waters mistakenly while sailing from Bahrain to Dubai for a race. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the men had left the island of Siri and were heading for international waters. The crew were on their way to take part in the Dubai-Muscat yacht race A statement by the Revolutionary Guard said interrogations had revealed their "illegal entry" had been "a mistake". Relatives have told of their relief.

Everybody's Talkin 'bout it!

No surprise here then!

clipped from news.cnet.com 'Twitter' top word of 2009 Twitter has had quite a year. Not only has it attracted worldwide attention and millions of new users, "Twitter" has been named the top word in the English language for 2009. According to the Global Language Monitor, which examines language usage across the world, "Twitter" beat out "Obama," "H1N1," "stimulus," and "vampire" to take the crown. Interestingly, "2.0" came in at sixth place.

Lenient punishment.

Ban and fine should not suspended in my opinion!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Serena Williams fined and given suspended ban Serena Williams has been fined and given a suspended three-year ban from the US Open for her tirade at a line judge at Flushing Meadows. The American, 28, verbally abused an official after a foot-fault call which gave Kim Clijsters a match point in their semi-final this year. The world number one will incur the ban if she commits any further "major offence" before the end of 2011.

Big success for O2 stadium.

The first ATP World Tour at the O2 has been a huge success,with about 17,000 spectators for each match.

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Nikolay Davydenko takes ATP World Tour title in London Nikolay Davydenko became the first Russian to win the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals with a brilliant display against Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro. The 28-year-old claimed the biggest title of his career, and a cheque for just over £900,000, with a 6-3 6-4 defeat of the US Open champion. Davydenko, who beat Rafael Nadal, Robin Soderling and Roger Federer on his way to the final, was sharper throughout as Del Potro appeared to be feeling the after-effects of his semi-final win over Soderling the previous evening.

Wooly Wind.

Pardon me!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Australian aims to breed 'green' sheep that burp less Australian scientists have said they are hoping to breed sheep that burp less as part of efforts to tackle climate change. The scientists have been trying to identify a genetic link that causes some sheep to belch less than others. Burping is a far greater cause of emissions in sheep than flatulence, they say. About 16% of Australia's greenhouse emissions come from agriculture, says the department of climate change. Livestock account for a significant amount of Austalian emissions

Eng take series lead!

Some fine bowling from Jimmy!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk James Anderson leads England to win over South Africa Anderson's last seven overs brought him five wickets for eight runs James Anderson bowled with great skill to capture his first five-wicket haul as England crushed South Africa for a 2-1 series lead with one match to come.

Out goes Federer

BIG surprise!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Davydenko shocks Federer in semis Nikolay Davydenko caused a major upset by defeating Roger Federer for the first time in 13 attempts to reach the final of the ATP World Tour Finals. Sixth seed Davydenko beat the world number one 6-2 4-6 7-5 in a contest that started only 15 hours after the Russian's final group match.

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Tense wait for Murray

He is starting well but seems to be struggling to finish his matches!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Andy Murray win keeps alive World Tour Finals hopes Andy Murray must wait to find out if he has reached the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals in London after a three-set win over Fernando Verdasco. The Briton came through 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-3) but now faces a nervous wait until Thursday's evening match between Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro to see if he has qualified from the four-man group. Any win for Federer will take Murray through but a straight-sets win for Del Potro would put the Scot out, while a three-set win for Del Potro would see it come down to the percentage of games won by Murray, Federer and Del Potro.

Great Golf

23 under par can't be bad!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Westwood was in imperious form as he claimed victory in Dubai Lee Westwood claimed an emphatic victory in the Dubai World Championship on Sunday to end the season as Europe's number one for the second time. Westwood shot a course record 64 to finish on 23 under par and win by six shots from Ross McGowan. The winner's prize of almost £740,000 saw Westwood, who won the Order of Merit title back in 2000, clinch the Race to Dubai ahead of Rory McIlroy.

Payback

Maybe these guys are admitting that they ARE overpaid!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Wigan players set to refund fans Wigan's players are to personally refund Latics fans who bought tickets at the DW Stadium for the 9-1 hammering at Tottenham on Sunday. Wigan took a large following to White Hart Lane for the defeat, the second heaviest in Premier League history. Defoe scores his second goal during Spurs' 9-1 win "We feel that as a group of players we badly let down our supporters yesterday," said Wigan captain Mario Melchiot via the official club website. "This is a gesture we have to make and pay them back for their loyalty." Wigan are the first team to concede nine goals in a Premier League match since Manchester United beat Ipswich 9-0 at Old Trafford in 1995.

ATP World Tour Finals

Brilliant start for Murray!

Super Scotland

Amazing win over Aus after 27years without success!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Scotland's brilliant defence left the normally lethal Australians impotent Scotland ended a 16-match losing run against Australia as an awesome defensive performance set up victory over the Wallabies at Murrayfield. Australia dominated territory and possession but it was 3-3 at the break as Scotland fly-half Phil Godman cancelled out a Matt Giteau penalty. A Godman penalty and Chris Paterson drop-goal saw Scotland edge ahead. And although Ryan Cross went over for an injury-time try, Giteau's missed conversion handed the Scots victory.

Replay?

Doubt it will happen!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Henry admits replay would be fair Under-fire France striker Thierry Henry believes a replay of the World Cup play-off with the Republic of Ireland would "be the fairest solution". The Republic appealed to have the match replayed after an Henry handball helped France to a 2-1 aggregate victory. But their plea was rejected by Fifa, while the French Football Federation will not advocate a rematch either. Henry said: "Of course the fairest solution would be to replay the game but it is not in my control." Henry prevented the ball going out of play with his hand