World number one Novak Djokovic beat American Mardy Fish 6-2 3-6 6-4 to win the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Sunday. The Serbian becomes the first-ever player to claim 5 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in the same season. Novak Djokovic has a 53-1 record in 2011, his only defeat coming against Roger Federer [...]
Cadel Evans beaome the first Australian to win the Tour de France Sunday. The 34-year-old Evans is the oldest winner of the event since World War II. Andy Schleck was the runner-up for the third straight year, his brother Frank was third. Australian Cadel Evans became his country’s first ever Tour de France winner [...]
Returning to Grand Slam tennis after a year out with health problems, Serena Williams defeated France’s Arvane Rezai 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at Wimbledon — then burst into tears. After serving her 13th ace to close the match, Serena Williams buried her face in her towel and sobbed from her courtside chair. Serena Williams was still [...]
Shackleford won the Preakness Saturday , holding off a late charge from Kentucky Derby-winner Animal Kingdom. It was almost a scene out of the equine Twilight Zone, a trip through the occult straight out of Marie Laveau’s Voodoo attic, one instant saying the right thing, and never dreaming how prophetic it was. Saturday didn’t bring [...]
Will Power started up front and never relinquished his spot to win the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama on Sunday, capturing a race that escaped him last year and doing so without a misstep. “I can’t think of a race where I’ve been so cool, so physically fine and where I had everything go so [...]
It may have been labeled an awards show, but several performances–including a bizarre collaboration featuring Carrie Underwood and Steven Tyler, a banjo strummin’ affair from country/pop straddler Taylor Swift and a quiet offering from The Band Perry– aired before the first trophies of the 2011 ACM Awards were given out. Here’s a look at the [...]
Victoire Pisa wins Dubai World Cup Horse racing 2011: Japan’s Victoire Pisa won the $10 million Dubai World Cup on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates, capturing the world’s richest horse race and offering some good news to a nation coping with catastrophe. Victoire Pisa edged Transcend at the wire by a half-length for a [...]
Randy Newman, won the Oscar for original song Sunday night at the 83rd Academy Awards. Randy Newman, who had received his 20th Oscar nomination for the song, also sang it in the film. His lone previous win came in 2002 for his original song “If I Didn’t Have You” from “Monsters, Inc.” Earlier this month, [...]
2011 Nascar Sprint Cup Phoenix Subway Fresh Fit 500 Bayne to backup car, smacks wall in practice Carl Edwards wins pole for Sprint Cup race at Phoenix Carl Edwards admitted that he still is replaying in his mind last weekend’s Daytona 500 finish in which 20-year-old upstart Trevor Bayne blocked Edwards’ hopes of winning NASCAR’s [...]
