Wednesday, 14 May , 2008, 00:08 Last Updated: Wednesday, 14 May , 2008, 02:30 Kolkata: Shoaib Akhtar made a sensational Indian Premier League debut polishing off the Delhi Daredevils' top-order in a hurricane ... via Sify
"The teams will be pleased to see new equipment for them in the paddock"
- The hairpin turn at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit that was the site of a death-defying crash during last year's Canadian Grand Prix will be tamed ahead of this year's race.
The FIA, the international governing body of racing, called for the change after reviewing footage from the 2007 collision that sent BMW Sauber driver Robert Kubica head-on into a concrete wall.
Kubica escaped with only a minor concussion and a sprained ankle, but racing officials asked the turn be made safer for the Grand Prix next month. Read more
"Just got me instead of somebody else."
Starting a sudden-death playoff on a par 3 is rare, but not unprecedented. It last happened on the PGA Tour eight years ago at the BellSouth Classic, when the playoff between Phil Mickelson and Gary Nicklaus ... via CBS SportsLine
"Maybe it's the ATP we have to thank for giving us a calendar like this"
SEEDED Nikolay Davydenko cruised into the third round of the Hamburg Masters by beating Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-1 yesterday, and two more players retired because of injuries. via Shanghai Daily
Atlanta's Al Horford and Rookie of the Year Kevin Durant headline the NBA All-Rookie team announced today. via KVIA
"There are many fans who would love to see Cristiano Ronaldo play in the Bernabeu"
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon admits it would be 'almost impossible' to sign Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo. via RTE.ie
"He used to say we owe money and if anyone comes looking for us, it would be a dishonor"
On the last night of his life, the farmer walked into his dusty fields, choked down pesticide and waited to die.
He owed more than $1,000 to banks and moneylenders and he had told his wife that if the cotton harvest was bad this year, he would kill himself.
Pandurang Chindu Surpam left the near-barren fields he worked with his sons to share a last meal with his family. Hours later, he died. He was 45.
Crushed by debts most Westerners would deem inconsequential, farmers like Surpam killed themselves at a rate of 48 a day between 2002 and 2006 _ more than 17,500 a year, according to experts who have analyzed government statistics. At least 160,000 farmers have committed suicide since 1997, said K. Nagaraj of the Madras Institute of Development Studies. Read more
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Oliver White in 2008 , Featured Articles McLaren are a championship winning team. via BlogF1
"The rehab is going well - I've been training hard"
Woods has only chipped and putted so far but the world number one is targeting a return to action at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio, which starts on May 29. via Hereford Times
"The hip is starting to feel a little better but I'm yet to fully test it out on court"
LLEYTON HEWITT is facing the biggest crisis of his career after learning a persistent hip injury may force him out of the French Open and Wimbledon. via The Sydney Morning Herald
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