Sunday, 20 June 2010

Wimbledon

Good luck to him--he is the BEST we have had for many years!
clipped from news.bbc.co.uk

British tennis number one Andy Murray speaks to BBC Scotland's Kheredine Idessane ahead of his opening match at Wimbledon against world number 80 Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic on Tuesday. The Scot says that he needs to play his best-ever tennis to win the tournament.

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Wednesday, 16 June 2010

BBBBzzzz! Noisy iVuvuzela latest app

Oh Dear!
clipped from uk.reuters.com
BBBBzzzz! Noisy iVuvuzela latest app
A soccer fan blows the vuvuzela trumpet before the start of the 2010 World Cup Group D soccer match between Germany and Australia at Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban June 13, 2010. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Perhaps it was only a matter of time until the vuvuzela became a runaway hit on the iPhone.

An application that mimics the incessant blasting of the plastic African trumpet, which has become inexorably linked with the World Cup in South Africa, has been downloaded more than a million times.

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Tuesday, 8 June 2010

BBC Sport - Tennis - Queen's tennis - shot of the day

Great to be back on grass and look forward to Wimbledon in a couple of weeks!

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Wednesday, 2 June 2010

Wild West of Northern England.

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk
Whitehaven

Several people have been killed after gunman opened fire in several areas of west Cumbria.

Cumbria Police said the suspect, who fired shots in Whitehaven, Seascale and Egremont, is believed to be heading towards the central Lakes area.

The registration number of the car police are looking for is ND55 ZFC.

A force spokesman said officers are working to establish the identities of those killed and wounded in the incident.

Police were initially called after shots were fired in Duke Street, Whitehaven, at 1035 BST.

People in Whitehaven, Egremont and Seascale areas have been urged to stay indoors until further notice.

Detectives have issued an urgent plea for help in tracing a shaven-headed man in a dark grey or silver Citroen Picasso.

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Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Francesca Schiavone beats Caroline Wozniacki in Paris

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk
Francesca Schiavone
World number three Caroline Wozniacki was sent crashing out of the French Open quarter-finals after a stunning display by Italian Francesca Schiavone.

The 19-year-old Dane was broken three times as the 17th seed powered her way through the first set and her dominance continued at the start of the next.

Wozniacki battled back to 3-3 but the 29-year-old soon secured a 6-2 6-3 win.

Schiavone will play Elena Dementieva in Saturday's final after the fifth seed beat Russian Nadia Petrova 2-6 6-2 6-0.

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