Rafael Nadal Stormed into Fourth Round of U.S. Open 2008
Top seed Rafael Nadal progressed to the fourth round of U.S. Open 2008 after cruising through the third round match against Viktor Troicki. The Spaniard looked formidable in the match as he pulled off the straight set victory 6-4, 6-3, 6-0. In the fourth round, Nadal will meet unseeded opponent Sam Querrey from U.S.A.
Nadal appeared with his top flight whenever required in the match to make his way to the fourth round of US Open 2008. The Serbian produced some challenges in the first set, but Rafael Nadal proved to be too strong to Troicki in the final two sets as the Spaniard rallied to win final 11 games to see off his opponent.
About his upcoming match against Sam Querrey, the Olympic gold medalist said Querrey had improved a lot, indicating his powerful serve. For Querrey, who managed a hard-fought third round victory over Croatian Ivo Karlovic, this is going to be his first fourth round grand slam appearance when he will take on four-time French Open and current Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal.
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Jelena Jankovic Advances to Quarter Final of U.S. Open 2008
World no. 2 Jelena Jankovic reached the quarter final of US Open 2008 on Sunday as the Serbian got by another hard-fought meeting at Flushing Meadow. Second seed Jankovic defeated Danish Caroline Wozniacki in the three-set encounter 3-6 6-2 6-1. However, she was pushed all the way in the match by Wozniacki and needed to come back from a set down.
Caroline Wozniacki, who recently won her career first WTA title, took the first set 6-3 and looked better than Jankovic in the first set. Even Jankovic later admitted that 21st seed Wozniacki was more solid than herself in the opening set. However, the Serbian did claim the last two sets pretty comfortably as the score line suggests. Jankovic broke Wozniacki in the fourth game of the third set and then cruised through three consecutive games to wrap up the match.
Jelena Jankovic, who is one of the four possible runners to dethrone fellow Serbian Anna Ivanovic from top of the ranking at the end of US Open 2008, will face 29th seed Austrian Sybille Bammer in the quarter final. Now, let us see if Jankovic can continue her progress in the quarter final as well.
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Roger Federer Reached Fourth Round of U.S. Open 2008
One of the top favorites, second seed, Roger Federer reached the fourth round of U.S. Open 2008 after defeating Radek Stepanek from Czech Republic in straight sets on Sunday at Flushing Meadow. The reigning four-time champion did not face any strong challenge from Stepanek in the match and wrapped up the match 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. In his pursuit of 13th grand slam title, the Swiss is going though pretty smoothly in the tournament.
Roger Federer was never threatened during the match. He was broken once throughout the match in the first set, but bounced back breaking his opposition’s serve and took the first set 6-3, winning the last two games comfortably. The next two sets were also very easy to win for 12-time grand slam winner, and thus, sealed an excellent victory.
Roger Federer could not win any grand slam titles so far this year as he was beaten by Rafael Nadal in the finals of French Open and Wimbledon. Federer will face 23rd seed Igor Andreev from Russia in the fourth round.
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England vs South Africa 5th ODI 2008: England Eyeing on 5-0 Sweep
Here are few incidents that you should first consider before going through the main topic. First, South Africa confirmed their third ever test series victory at England with a match at hand. Following that defeat at Birmingham in the third test, England’s test captain Michael Vaughan as well as ODI captain Paul Collingwood stepped down from captaincy job.
Second, South African-born English batsman Kevin Pietersen was given the job to lead England in test, ODI and twenty20 formats. Pietersen led England to a consolation victory in the last test. In ODI series, England is now leading by 4-0, winning all the four matches so far. Now, England team is hoping to make it 5-0, a mark that would hand England the second place in ICC ODI ranking.
There was hardly anyone who could think of a 5-0 sweep for England before the ODI series got underway. What looked implausible before the ODI series now looks very possible to happen with England requiring just another victory to whitewash South Africa.
There is no doubt, England will try their best to whitewash the visiting team in what they could earn the second place in the ODI ranking as well. For South Africa, it is a humiliating performance and the only way to go back home with some pride is to win the last match, reducing the margin to 4-1. Now, let us see if England can make it 5-0 or South Africa can manage to win the last match.
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England vs South Africa 4th ODI 2008: England Clinched 7-Wicket Victory
England now needs one more win to claim a prestigious 5-0 sweep over visiting South Africa in the ongoing ODI series as the home side pulled off another easy victory in the fourth of the five-match ODI series on Sunday. In the rain-affected match, Kevin Pietersen sent South Africa to batting after winning the toss, but Andrew Flintoff’s all round performance helped England to claim a 7-wicket victory.
South Africa started off well as they reached 66 for no loss within 9 overs. However, following opener Hashim Amla’s departure on 34 through run out, South Africa started losing wickets regularly. Kallis failed once again when he got out on 1, being the first of the three victims of Flintoff. However, another opener Herschelle Gibbs was playing pretty confidently in his way to 74 off 75, but middle order batsmen like AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy failed to hold on the advantage opening pair handed them.
When South Africa reached 183 for 6 in 32.1 overs, rain interrupted the match for the second time. Taking three wickets for 21 from 7 overs, Andrew Flintoff became the most successful bowler for England. England was handed a revised target of 137 from 20 overs to win the match.
England did not have any problem to reach the target, despite losing early wicket. Opener Matt Prior went out for a duck, putting some pressure on the host side. However, relentless English batsmen hit back strongly. Coming at no. 3 Owais Shah remained not out on 44 off 40, hitting four boundaries and a huge SIX. Captain Kevin Pietersen was also supporting him very well and at one point it looked Shah and Pietersen would finish off the match. However, England captain got out on 40 from 34 balls in which he hit 5 boundaries and a SIX. Then Flintoff came to the wicket to play some devastating shots, accelerating England’s easy victory. His 12-ball 31 along with 3 wickets earned him the man of the match award.
England is now eyeing on a 5-0 whitewash of South Africa by winning the fifth and last ODI of the series, due to take place on 3 September 2008. A victory in the fifth ODI would help England retain the second place in the ICC One-Day team rankings after Australia. So, a lot of things are at stake for England ahead of the match, while South Africa would look for a consolation victory.
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said ‘Yes’ to Rajinikanth’s Robot
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is finally getting the chance to work with legendary Indian actor, Rajinikanth. Previously, Rajinikanth asked her to work with him but the actress could not give out any dates. Now, things have changed a lot for the ‘Bachchan wife.’ In Robot, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will pair up with Rajinikanth and the movie will be directed by famous South Indian director, Shankar.
In an interview, the actress talked about why she wanted to star in Robot. When asked about why she did not want to act in Karan Johar’s Dostana, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan replied that she did not like the idea of love-triangle in the movie. She is now married to Abhishek Bachchan but she would be seen romancing with another guy on the screen. Though it would be shown in a comic-vein, she was not happy with the idea.
When asked about Rajinikanth’s upcoming movie, Robot, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said:
This time for Robot it was an immediate yes from me. I just wanted to work with Rajni sir and Shankar. My Jeans with Shankar was a super success. I learnt so much from Jeans and Shankar. Robot too will be a learning experience.
Asked if it is a sci-fi movie, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan did not say anything specific but she is hopeful that the movie would take cinema to another level. She will walk away with lots of experience from the movie. The bottom line is that she wants to work with Rajinikanth.
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MSI Wind U90: the 8.9-in MSI Wind Revealed
MSI Wind PC (Wind U100) is a known 10-in mini laptop in the market. Since it was released, it has been four months and has maintained its popularity in the crowded market of mini laptops. So, MSI has saved enough room for the smaller brother of Wind PC called MSI Wind U90.
MSI Wind U90 has many similarities with Wind PC (Wind U100). In fact, it comes with every feature that Wind U100 sports. U90 differs from U100 only with its display.
Here is the full specs of MSI Wind U90:
Processor: Atom N270 processor,
Memory: 512MB or 1GB of DDR2 RAM
Hard Drive: 80GB hard drive
Display: 8.9-in display (1,024 x 600 resolution)
Network: 802.11b/g WiFi, optional Bluetooth, 10/100 Ethernet
Other: built-in 1.3M / 0.3M -megapixel webcam, stereo speakers, microphone, Ergonomic Big-Size Keyboard and Touch Pad
Ports/Slot: three USB 2.0ports, VGA out, 4-in-1 card reader
Weight: 2.2 lbs
Battery: a 3-cell battery prolonging 2 hours (optional 6-cell battery)
OS: Windows XP Home Edition
This laptop will be available in four colors.
Updates: The laptop comes with the same full-size keyboard of the 10-inch Wind U100.
The laptop will hit the European market at the end of September or beginning of October for 339 Euro.
First, it will be shipped with SUSE Linux OS and then, later the XP version will be rolled out.
Ram Gopal Varma is now a big fan of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Famous Bollywood director, Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) is now a big fan of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. How? Well, as you know that Aishwarya Bachchan worked in the sequel Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar, the director was very much impressed seeing her acting talent. Before seeing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ram Gopal Varma had the false notion that beautiful women can not act. Ram Gopal Varma was even skeptical about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s acting talent but after seeing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in front of the camera, the director was very much impressed.
Ram Gopal Varma said:
” When I first approached Aishwarya, I never thought of her as a good actress. Her beauty always came to the forefront, making it impossible for me to focus on her acting skills or other aspects. But she surprised me. There was one particular scene in Sarkar Raj with Amitabh Bachchan and she had to give retakes nine times because of some technical mistakes and every time she faced the camera, she behaved as though she was doing it for the first time. I have become a big fan of her’s ever since,”
Well, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan may be very beautiful but she is not the only actress impressed RGV. Earlier, he worked with Bollywood divas like Urmila Matondkar, Antara Mali and Nisha Kothari.
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Hyundai Motor India Limited is going to organize Trans-World Endurace Drive
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is going to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its Indian operation in September. With that end in mind, the company is going to organize a Trans-World Endurance Drive from Delhi to Paris. A total distance of 9,122-km will be covered in this drive. Starting from September 9, 2008, the drivers will travel through eleven countries including Turkey, Italy, and Germany. It will reach Paris by September 28.
Another major reason behind this Trans-World Endurance Drive is to test the company’s new car, the Hyundai i10 Kappa. For the drive, two left-hand side Hyundai i10 Kappa and two right-hand side Hyundai i10 Kappa will be used. The right-hand side cars will be used to drive inside India from Delhi to Chennai. The left-hand side will be used to drive in Europe. The two right-hand side cars will be sent to Turkey by air cargo. The two cars will be accompanied by a service car from distributors. An official from HIML service would join the drive.
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Deepika Padukone is accepted by Ranbir Kapoor’s parents; FINALLY
Deepika Padukone is on cloud nine. Why? Why not? She is now getting flooded with movie offers from big banners, she just finished shooting one movie with Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, Chandni Chowk to China and going for another one, she is also getting lots of great endorsement offers and last but not the least, Ranbir Kapoor’s parents, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, were very much impressed with their boy’s choice.
Rishi Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor’s father, is so much impressed with Deepika Padukone that he is very eager to address Deepika Padukone as ‘Bahu’ (wife). On the contrary, Neetu Singh did not show so much enthusiasm but she too has been impressed by her. Regarding Deepika Padukone, she said,
“She’s his girlfriend but beyond that I really don’t know… I am totally in for whatever makes Ranbir happy”,
So tell me now, Why Deepika Padukone should not be on cloud nine? To be honest, she might have reached cloud 9+2= 11!!!
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