Archive for July, 2008

Rafael Nadal Interview - Cincinnati, July 29

Q. Do you think much this week about possibly gaining the top spot in the rankings? RAFAEL NADAL: I think about try play good tournament here in Cincinnati for the first time, no? I did quarterfinals one time, …

Spotted: Rafael Nadal

Reader Geethan Rayan sent us this picture. ‘I have been a lifelong tennis fan. I am originally from Chennai.

Tennis stars gear up for Beijing Olympics

Beijing, July 29 With Beijing Olympics barely ten days away, top tennis players of the world are gearing to give their best in the quadrennial event.

Federer, Borg Form Doubles Team

Two of the top tennis players of all time will team up for a special doubles event in November, possibly against the men who ended their famous Wimbledon streaks.

Federer, Borg Form Doubles Team

Two of the top tennis players of all time will team up for a special doubles event in November, possibly against the men who ended their famous Wimbledon streaks.

Roddick pulls out of Cincinnati with pain in the neck

ANDY Roddick’s chances of getting rid of his tag as a one-shot, one-slam wonder suffered a further blow when he was forced to quit the Cincinnati Masters due to injury yesterday.

Federer, Borg Form Doubles Team

Two of the top tennis players of all time will team up for a special doubles event in November, possibly against the men who ended their famous Wimbledon streaks.

Tommy Robredo wins opening match of Cincinnati Masters

MASON: Twelfth-seeded Tommy Robredo, a winner two weeks ago on clay, picked up his hard-court game on Monday and beat nemesis Mardy Fish 6-2, 6-2 in the opening match of the Cincinnati Masters.

Federer is pounding courts to arrest slide

CINCINNATI, Ohio * Roger Federer carries a 4-0 record over Robby Ginepri into his opening match at the Cincinnati Masters today as he attempts to steady his ship after an early loss last week in Canada.

Roger Federer and Bjorn Borg to take on John McEnroe and Rafael Nadal in Monaco

Roger Federer will team up with Bjorn Borg for a doubles match in China later this year - and could face a dream left-handed pairing of John McEnroe and Rafael Nadal.

Federer, Borg to play in doubles event

Tennis champions Roger Federer and Bjorn Borg are to play doubles together for the first time in a special exhibition game planned for Macau, China on November 20.

Spain celebrates another sporting triumph following Sastre’s victory in the Tour de France

Spain celebrated another sporting triumph on Monday following Carlos Sastre’s victory at the Tour de France.

Nadal defeats Kiefer to win Rogers Cup title

Rafael Nadal of Spain follows through on a shot against Nicolas Kiefer of Germany during their Men’s Singles Final at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto July 27, 2008.

NewsTrack Sports

Rich “Goose” Gossage, a dominating right-handed closer and a nine-time all-star, was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, N.Y. Gossage earned 310 saves, nearly half of them with the …

CBC’s Rainnie rushed to hospital

CBC Sports announcer Bruce Rainnie was rushed to Toronto hospital yesterday morning complaining of stomach pains.