A major accident involving 15 cars at the Indy Car Race in Las Vegas claimed the life of Dan Wheldon, the reigning Indianapolis 500 champion and 2005 series champion.
The crash started in front of Wheldon, and his car launched off of a car in front, flipped and erupted in flames. At some point, cars were airborne and upside down. See crash video below:
Dan Wheldon was in line to win $5 million if he had captured the checkered flag at Sunday’s race. He was 33 and left behind a wife and two children.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. knocked out Victor Ortiz in the fourth round of their WBC Super Welterweight championship match in the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night. But it wasn’t the conventional knock-out. It was obviously a controversial 1-2 punch that was, in the words of many observer, unfair and unsportsmanlike.
Watch this amazing shot of Gael Monfils as he made a “jump and behind the back” trick shot against Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain in the second round of the US Open 2011:
It is not every game you see this kind of shot. He was obviously out of position as his Spanish opponent was hitting the ball hard.
Gael Monfils, also known as La Monf and Sliderman due to his unusual sliding technique, made it to the quarterfinals in last year’s US Open. But this year, he lost a grueling 5 hour match 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-7 (5), 6-4 and 6-4 against former no.1 Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Venus Williams pulled out from the U.S. Open tennis in New York due to an illness which she says causes fatigue and pain in her joints.
“I have been recently diagnosed with Sjögren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my energy level and causes fatigue and joint pain,” she said in a statement on usopen.org.
Before pulling out, Venus defeated Vesna Dolonts of Russia. She was due to play against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in the second round. She was a two-time winner here – in 2000 and 2001.
“I enjoyed playing my first match here and wish I could continue but right now I am unable to. I am thankful I finally have a diagnosis and am now focused on getting better and returning to the court soon,” she added.
Had she progressed, she would have the chance of another showdown with Maria Sharapova (3) or Vera Zvonareva (2) in the later rounds. Venus Williams will surely be missed in this Grand Slam tourney. Another title after a decade would have been a sweeter victory.
After a historic first round win over Sri Lanka in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier, the Azkals will now face a formidable opponent in the 102nd-ranked, Kuwait. Do you believe the Philippines can beat Kuwait in this round? Ahhh, ehhhh…
Azkals vs Kuwait
Kuwait is a ten-time Gulf of Nations Football Cup winner. They’ve been to the World Cup finals in 1982. They were also winners in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup. It is a team tougher than any other Asian team played by the Philippines so far. And they are not taking the Philippines for granted. There were reports saying that they sent scouts when the Azkals played against Sri Lanka.
As of this writing, the semifinals for men is about to start and the expected 1vs4, 2vs3 seeds semi-finals did not materialize as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12) came from behind to beat 6-time winner Roger Federer. Waiting for Tsonga is Djokovic, who has an outstanding season starting from his triumph over Murray at the Australian Open.
At the other side of the tie is a match between the no.1 Rafael Nadal and the no. 4 Andy Murray. Nadal has an 11-4 winning record versus Murray but the Scot has some excellent plays that can give any of the top three a run for their money.
A Nadal vs Djokovic final is expected here considering that tennis god Roger Federer is already a shell of his past achievements. But do you think Tsonga can beat Djokovic and Murray upset Nadal?
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