De seneste posts fra danske RSS feeds og weblogs på Overskrift.dk om tag'et sports http://www.overskrift.dk Sat, 26 May 2012 23:01:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.overskrift.dk/images/overskrift.gif http://www.overskrift.dk Overskrift.dk http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/36UBi09MkCo/ Nicolas Almagro powered down Gilles Simon to reach final of the Open de Nice Cote D?Azur Third seed, Nicolas Almagro, crushed the local star, Gilles Simon, with a breadstick at the Open De Nice Cote D?Azur 2012 on Friday. He jolted down a 6-1, 6-3 success against the world number 12 to power into the title-round at this ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour 250 event held in Nice, France. The ultra-fit Spaniard displayed brilliant skills to oust Simon in 68 minutes. Encountering each other for the fourth time, Almagro not only avenged his loss at the Hamburg ATP event last circuit but also levelled the FedEx ATP Head 2 Head series by 2-2 against the French. Almagro went out of control in the opening set at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club. After Simon held his serve in the opening game, the Spaniard blasted powerful groundstrokes to reel off the following six games in a row. He brushed off both breakpoints he came across and capitalised on three out of five break chances to pocket the breadstick. Ranked 14th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Almagro kept momentum floating into the second set. He earned the desiderated break in the fourth game and leaped to a 4-1 lead. The Spaniard swiped in remaining serves with poise and clicked the set with a 6-3 victory. Summing up the 26-year-old?s performance, Almagro hammered eight aces and brushed off all four breakpoints he faced. He manifested a lower first serve share of 49 per cent as compared to his rival?s 54 per cent but impressively availed 22 out of 27 points on it. Next up for Almagro is the American qualifier, Brian Baker, who battled past Russia?s Nikolay Davydenko in three sets to set-up this meeting. Awais Ahmed NewsPakistan.pk Sat, 26 May 2012 20:57:37 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/R6MORJuHo0k/ Gergo Kis and Filippo Magnini dominate swimming event ? European LC Championships Gergo Kis of Hungary and Filippo Magnini of Italy dominated the playoffs of Men?s 800m freestyle and 100m freestyle at the European Long Course Championships. The European championships are of utmost importance as they provide a chance to their swimmers to identify their shortcomings and overcome them before the 2012 London Olympic Games in July. Kis stayed considerably ahead of his closest swimmer and hit the finishing blockade with the timing of 7 minutes and 49.46 seconds for the title of the event. His stupendous  effort remained almost three seconds faster from Italy?s Gregorio Paltrinieri, who followed Kis on the victory stand for silver medal by producing a time of 7 minutes and 52.23 seconds. The second position holder was chased by Sergiy Frolov, who stayed almost half a second apart and settled on the finishing end as third best swimmer by submitting a time of 7 minutes and 52.81 seconds. Following that, Magnini upset his challengers and earned gold medal of the Men?s 100m freestyle by hitting the finishing wall with the timing of 48.77 seconds. With his invincible effort, he stayed nearly 0.20 seconds ahead of France?s Alain Bernard, who secured silver medal of the event by posting a time of 48.95 seconds. The second position holder was followed by Norbert Trandafir, who was only two strokes away and secured his spot on the victory stand for third position by reporting a time of 49.13 seconds. Subsequently, Ingvild Snildal overshadowed her challengers in the Women?s 100m butterfly playoff. With her astounding pace, Snildal succeeded in edging out her strongest competitor over the finishing end for gold medal by clocking a time of 58.04 seconds. She was traced by Martina Granstroem, who captured silver medal of the race by clocking a time of 58.07 seconds. Bronze medal of the discipline was gained by Amit Ivri, who suffered a deficit of 0.71 seconds from her former finisher and hit the wall with the timing of 58.78 seconds. Furthermore, the session ended after the completion of all listed events in men and Women?s corner. Mursil Mehmood Butt NewsPakistan.pk Sat, 26 May 2012 12:48:39 +0100 http://lovelylife.dk/blog/?p=128 YOLO Lovely Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 11:20:30 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/oNZKOwPLVgU/ The eight-division world champion and the current WBO welterweight champion, Manny Pacquiao, is set to fight Timothy Bradley on June 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and he knows this is not a fight which boxing fans really want to see. Almost everyone out there wants the Filipino star to fight the five-division world champion, Floyd Mayweather, who currently holds the WBC welterweight championship belt. Unfortunately the fight between the two has not been made as of yet because Mayweather is not agreeing to the 50-50 split with Pacquiao. Previously, in 2009, the undefeated American superstar, who holds a record of winning all of his 43 professional fights, with 26 of his wins coming by the way of a knockout, didn?t have any problems with the spilt but the fight was not made because Pacquiao didn?t want the Olympic style blood testing. Nevertheless, now when Pac-Man has agreed to the random blood testing, the money issue has come in. Therefore, Pacquiao has insisted that it is Mayweather himself is preventing their much-awaited fight from happening. The Filipino boxing icon said this in an interview with boxing blog Bad Left Hook, adding that: “He [Mayweather] no longer wants to split the pay-per-view revenue with me equally, something he agreed to in our first negotiation.” Despite of all these facts, Pacquiao, who is rated as pound-for-pound the best in the world, is hopeful that someday his fight with Mayweather will happen. “Will the fight ever happen? It’s up to Floyd [Mayweather]. I hope it does. I’m a competitor and I enjoy a challenge. “I know the fans want to see us fight. I think it would be good for boxing. As long as I continue fighting I will remain hopeful that the fight will take place.” Well, all said and done, Mayweather versus Pacquiao is certainly one of the most eagerly awaited bouts in the sport at this point in time and many experts think if the fight between these two pugilists happens, it will be the biggest of the century. Imran Shaukat Khan NewsPakistan.pk Sat, 26 May 2012 09:55:03 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/Ez8qFcILk-I/ Fernando Alonso showed just how far Ferrari F2012 has come since its pre-season days as he finished with the leading time of the day on Thursday in Monaco. It just shows how much Ferrari want the championship title for 2012. The update package they started to introduce at the Mugello test has worked wonders for them. The Spaniard finished with the best time of 1 minute 16.265 seconds. Romain Grosjean in the Lotus was second with the best time of 1 minute 16.630 seconds. Grosjean was the only Lotus driver in FP1 as Kimi Raikkonen had a problem with his car?s steering wheel and did not take part. Lotus has been a strong force in the season especially in the last two races they have shown that they are very much in contention for the constructors? title. Sergio Perez in the Sauber was third with the best time of 1 minute 16.711 seconds. Sergio was on the brink of a Grand Prix win in Malaysia but narrowly lost to Alonso. Lewis Hamilton as usual in the season showed good pace and finished fourth fastest time of 1minute 16 .747 seconds. The Spanish GP winner Pastor Maldonado for Williams recorded the best time of 1 minute 16.760 seconds. Maldonado was followed by a struggling driver Felipe Massa who finished with the best time of 1 minute 16.843 seconds. The Brazilian has been struggling so far in the season but he will be happy to finish sixth best in FP1. Kamui Kobayashi in the Sauber had the time of 1 minute 17.038 seconds followed by Jenson Button in the McLaren who had the best time of 1 minute 17.190 seconds. Sebastian Vettel was at 9th with the best time of 1 minute 17.222 seconds. The two Mercedes drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg finished at 10thand 11th. It will be interesting to see how FP2 fares as teams drivers start to learn the track and record better lap times. Schumacher had another incident as his front wing was damaged and he had to drag it along the circuit towards the pit. He has so far retired in three races out of a total of five in the season. Kashif Khan NewsPakistan.pk Fri, 25 May 2012 20:21:50 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/EVxVrdZ9jD4/ Delhi Daredevils fast bowler Morne Morkel is the leading wicket-taker so far in the ongoing fifth edition of Indian Premier League. Prior to his IPL success, the South African pacer performed magnificently for his country, earning a nomination for the Cricketer of the Year in the 2012 South African Cricket Awards. Despite so much achievement, Morkel is not ready to be complacent, saying that making the best use of the opportunities was key to his success. "It’s special. In the past couple of months, I’ve been working on my game and bowling well," said the fast bowler. He added, "It’s nice to get an opportunity in the IPL. I knew that with the quality that we [Delhi] have, I might only get a handful of games, so it was important for me to grab my opportunities and luckily, things have gone well for me and I have made a permanent spot for myself.? ?But there’s no complacency, I have to be on top of the game every day to make that spot mine. Besides, as a team, we’d like to lift this [trophy] all the way and I’d like to be part of it. So my biggest motivation is to do really well for the team this year." Alongside taking wickets regularly, Morkel has been bowling well in the death overs. The highlight of his IPL campaign was a terrific effort against Rajasthan Royals, when he conceded only three runs and bagged a wicket in the 19th over of the game. On his superb performance in the pressure situation, the right-arm speed star shared, "The big thing for me was that it was a win-lose situation. I just thought to myself that I’ve been bowling my yorkers quite well – in a way it’s been my best ball so far in the IPL – so I should back myself and enjoy the moment.? ?I thought it was a great opportunity for me to make a name for myself. So my real motivation was to get confidence out of that and, really, I wanted to bowl [that over]. I think the most important thing is you need to be confident, so I just told myself that I could do it and tried to calm myself as much as possible." Rana Nasir Ghafoor NewsPakistan.pk Fri, 25 May 2012 15:27:16 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/IZfn7DFbKSE/ The undefeated American prospect, Timothy Bradley, who currently holds the WBO light welterweight championship belt, is all set to face the eight-division world champion, Manny Pacquiao, who is the current WBO welterweight champion. The 28-year-old, who holds a record of winning all of his 29 professional fights (1 no contest), with 12 of his wins coming by the way of a knockout, has admitted that this fight is the biggest of his career thus far and he is really looking forwards to it. The Filipino star, Pacquiao, holds a record of winning 54 of his 59 professional fights (2 Draws), with 38 of his wins coming by the way of a knockout. He is also rated as the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet but Bradley says he wants to be the next pound-for-pound best in the world. ?I am thrilled beyond compare that I am challenging Manny Pacquiao. I was at the right place at the right time. But I’m also deserving of this fight. I have been a world champion since 2008. I have unified the titles twice. I’m undefeated. I’m the best in my division. I feel I made the right decision not only for my career but for my life – for my family. Looking back at it I can say that it was definitely worth enduring all the negativity directed toward me. I am now in a place where I will be able to accomplish another one of my goals in life and that is to fight the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. This is a huge challenge for me personally and professionally.? Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao will fight each other on June 19 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao will enter the ring as a red-hot favorite still let?s see if Bradley can really shock everyone by defeating Pacquiao in the ring. Imran Shaukat Khan NewsPakistan.pk Fri, 25 May 2012 13:12:42 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/EiVk2uvZoIU/ Boglarka Kapas and Katinka Hosszu win gold medals ? European LC Championships Boglarka Kapas and Katinka Hosszu won gold medals of the Women?s 800m freestyle and 200m Individual Medley (IM) at the European Long Course Championships. Boglarka spoiled the party of her challengers in the distant freestyle event. With her persistent efforts in the sixteen-lap discipline, she remained comfortably ahead of her opponents and ensured her top finish on the podium for gold medal by clocking a time of 8 minutes and 26.49 seconds. The champion was trailed by Coralie Balmy, who stayed one body length slower from her foregoing swimmer and stepped on the medal rostrum for silver medal by clocking a time of 8 minutes and 27.79 seconds. The second position holder was followed by Eva Risztov, who stayed slightly behind her and emerged on the finishing end for bronze medallist by posting a time of 8 minutes and 27.87 seconds. Following that, Hosszu occupied gold medal of the 200m IM. She stayed nearly half body length ahead of her closest competitor and hit the finishing end for the title of the event by producing a time of 2 minutes and 10.84 seconds. The gold medallist was trailed by Sophie Allen, who remained 0.65 seconds slower and stepped on the victory stand for silver medal by reporting a time of 2 minutes and 11.49 seconds. The second position holder was traced by Evelyn Verraszto, who was just 0.14 seconds apart and sprinted her way towards the finishing wall with the timing of 2 minutes and 11.63 seconds. On the other hand, Daniel Gyurta dominated the final of Men?s 200m breaststroke. Gyurta stayed considerably ahead of his opponents and pocketed gold medal of the event with the timing of 2 minutes and 08.60 seconds. The champion was chased by Marco Koch, who remained nearly 0.60 seconds apart and earned his way to the medal rostrum for silver medal by producing a nice time of 2 minutes and 09.26 seconds. Similarly, third spot of the race was obtained by Panagiotis Samilidis, who stayed nearly half second slower from outsmarting his former finisher and touched the wall with a wonderful timing of 2 minutes and 09.72 seconds. Furthermore, the championship will end on May 27 after the completion of all swimming events.  Mursil Mehmood Butt NewsPakistan.pk Fri, 25 May 2012 13:09:18 +0100 http://marketingdebat.dk/toyota-rediscovers-the-joy-of-rear-wheel-performance/ Scion’s new FR-S has a playful rear-drive character and curvaceous styling that should make it a hot commodity among the company’s under-30 target market. Follow this link: Toyota Rediscovers the Joy of Rear-Wheel Performance admin Marketingdebat Fri, 25 May 2012 12:28:00 +0100 http://vibeonline.dk/artikel/k%C3%B8benhavn-er-ultimate-sports-city Manchet:  Københavns rejse fra zero til hero inden for internationale sportevents har været intens og kontinuerlig. Nu er København blevet kåret som verdens Ultimate Sports City for byer i størrelsen 1-3 mio. indbyggere List Image:  Af Le Lyby, VIBE / Foto: Sparta Facts:  Oversigten over årets bedste sportsbyer fordelt på størrelse: XL - (6 mio. eller mere)   New York L - (mellem 3 og 6 mio.) Melbourne M - (mellem 1 - 3 mio.)  København S - (under 1 mio.)           Manchester Quote Box:  København som sporteventby måtte lære at kravle, før vi kunne gå" Læs mere ems Thu, 24 May 2012 21:34:47 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/8Tr-Yl5Bt1c/ Sarah Poewe and Laszlo Cseh pocket gold medals: Day three ? European LC Championships Sarah Poewe and Laszlo Cseh pocketed gold medals of Women?s 100m breaststroke and Men?s 200m Individual Medley (IM) on day three of the European Long Course Championships in Hungary. Poewe wasted no time and proved her mettle for the title of 100m discipline by outsmarting her opponents over the finishing wall. With her astonishing efforts, she experienced no problem in capturing top position of the 100m event as she hit the wall with the timing of 1 minute and 07.33 seconds. The champion was trailed by Jennie Johansson, who remained almost half a second apart and surfaced on the finishing wall for second position by submitting a time of 1 minute and 07.85 seconds. Similarly, the silver medallist was chased by Marina Garcia Urzainqui, who stayed just 0.06 seconds away from her former finisher and reached the victory stand for third position with an effort of 1 minute and 07.91 seconds. Following that, Cseh dominated the playoff of 200m IM, where he showed no mercy to his challengers and snared gold medal of the discipline. His impressive pace placed him in a comfortable lead over his opponents as he touched the wall with an effort of 1 minute and 56.66 seconds for gold medal. The champion stayed full body length ahead of his rival, James Goddard, who occupied silver medal of the event by submitted a time of 1 minute and 57.84 seconds. The silver medallist was traced by Markus Rogan, who secured bronze medal of the event with the timing of 1 minute and 59.39 seconds. Meanwhile, Gregorio Paltrinieri proved his eligibility for the title of Men?s 1500m freestyle. With his unmatchable efforts, Paltrinieri reached the medal rostrum for the crown of the discipline by clocking a time of 14 minutes and 48.92 seconds. The gold medallist was followed by Gergo Kis, who was nearly ten seconds behind and earned silver medal by producing a time of 14 minutes and 58.15 seconds. Similarly, Gergely Gyurta occupied bronze medal of the event by reporting an effort of 15 minutes and 04.38 seconds. Furthermore, winners raked medal for their notable efforts at the prize ceremony of the championship. Mursil Mehmood Butt NewsPakistan.pk Thu, 24 May 2012 12:58:32 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/IWGYOSlDZZs/ Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh expressed disappointment over his team?s poor show in the play-off, but was not reluctant to praise the opponent side, saying that Chennai Super Kings played like champions. Mumbai Indians was badly thrashed by Dhoni XI in the elimination final at Chennai on Wednesday. Batting first, the Super Kings piled up a gigantic total of 187, thanks to brilliant batting by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo. The two right-handers scored 74 runs off 29 balls for the sixth-wicket-partnership. In reply, the Indians were never in position to achieve the target. As a result of a dismal batting performance, the visiting side lost the game by 38 runs. Harbhajan was not happy with his side?s effort and said that CSK deserved to be the winners. "Of course, I am disappointed that we lost, but we cannot change the result. The CSK played like champions and deserved to win," Harbhajan said after the game ?Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo took the game away from us in the last four overs of their innings, and there was not much we could do," he added. Dhoni scooped the ?Man of the Match? award for his rapid 51 off 20 balls. Michael Hussey and Subramaniam Badrinath also played well to add 94 runs for the second-wicket-stand. Dhoni singled out Badrinath for his wonderful effort, calling him CSK?s silent hero against Mumbai. "Hussey and Badri gave us the platform with their partnership. Badri is our silent hero," Dhoni said. The wicket-keeper batsman added, "We did follow the matches, but it was beyond our control. It was always there at the back of our mind that we could still qualify and the results of other matches went our way. So we are here." Kolkata Knight Riders have already made it to finale of IPL 5. After losing to KKR, Delhi Daredevils are set to meet Chennai Super Kings in the second qualifier. The Daredevils topped the points table in the first round of the championship and have been consistent since the beginning. However, after such a tremendous performance against Mumbai, the Dhoni-led side will be a hard nut to crack. Rana Nasir Ghafoor NewsPakistan.pk Thu, 24 May 2012 11:57:51 +0100 http://udlandsdanskeren.com/bull-runners-of-pamplona-56-minute-documentary-trailer/ Watch full film here: vodsite.journeyman.tv For downloads and more information visit: www.journeyman.tv Every year, for 8 days in July, a herd of confused fighting bulls power down cobbled streets, along with a petrified mass of thrill seekers. 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It’s all about the [...] admin UdlandsDanskeren.com - Så er du lidt tættere på Danmark Thu, 24 May 2012 10:24:52 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/MqyjuOoqA28/ Dereck Chisora?s trainer, Don Charles, has passed on passed on a flattering statement in which he has said that he would have no problems even if he will have to operate under a foreign license for the rest of his life. Charles gave this warning to British Boxing Board of Control because his man?s upcoming fight with the former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is not being sponsored by BBBofC since neither pugilist possesses a British boxing license. Chisora?s license was withdrawn for his misbehavior before and after his February bout with Vitali Klitschko whereas Haye walked away from the sport last year in October and now their fight, which will take place on July 14 at the West Ham?s Upton Park, is being sponsored by the Luxembourg Boxing Federation. Nevertheless, Charles is not worried at all as he says he is fine with any organization who can provide him with money. “I’ve always made my personal opinion quite clear,” Charles told ESPN. “The board have taken the wrong stance. They should look at it, review it, and they need to change that decision. I for one am going to work at that show [Haye v Chisora]. Why? I’ve had ten hard years training Chisora, I’m not about to walk away from my fighter on his biggest day. “I would take a licence from whoever lets me make a living – at the end of the day, it’s what I do for a living, so [it's about] whoever will give me a licence and let me carry out my job as a boxing trainer. “I’d prefer to have a British licence, I live in Britain and I think they do a really good job anyway with boxing in this country. It’s a shame, because I’m a romantic, and feel the board should drop all the problems they have.” Well, all said and done, let?s see how BBBofC responds to this statement from Don Charles. Imran Shaukat Khan NewsPakistan.pk Thu, 24 May 2012 09:48:11 +0100 http://wirelesshomesecurity-camera.com/i-want-to-know-if-nikon-d3100-is-good-for-sports-and-widlife-videos-or-picutres.html Wirelesshomesecurity-camera.com – Here i will give data of Nikon D3100 and you can locate data and ideas trick about Kidde and other Carbon Monoxide detector, well, today i will give you details of I want to know if Nikon d3100 is excellent for sports and widlife videos or picutres?. I have some answer for I [...] Wireless Home Security Camera Thu, 24 May 2012 00:18:38 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/T5d6KyuXchc/ Kimi Raikkonen is confident that Lotus will be able to come up with a strong showing in the season but remains in doubt of how it will perform at the Monaco Grand Prix. The Finn has been able to secure two podium finishes in his first year back in the sport after a two year hiatus. It has been a remarkable comeback helped by a strong Lotus car for the 2012 season but still it has been quite an exciting show from Raikkonen who was still considered as one of the most talented drivers in contemporary Formula 1. Raikkonen by many is considered to be one of the favourites for the Monte Carlo circuit but the man himself feels that it is too early to judge whether his Lotus E20 will have enough to secure a victory at the venue. ?Monaco is a little bit different and it’s hard to say how it will go there,? he said. ?The team has done a good job so far and we still have work to do and things to improve.? ?So far it’s going well and I’m happy with it. OK, we’re not 100 per cent satisfied with it because we are not winning but that’s a very normal thing and I’m pleased for the team. To be on the podium twice already is good. Unfortunately you’re not always going to get there. If you get the chance, you should take it because it’s not every race that you will be able to fight for that position,? he added. He added that he hopes that the team goes on to push just has hard as it has been so far. It is going to be a matter of time before the team gets the desired results in the season. The car is strong and has made good progress so far. History is on Enstone?s side as it has done well over the years at Monaco but the previous year car was not good enough and struggled. The team might have to work hard to overcome that this year. Lotus is introducing a special high downforce wing specifically designed for the Monaco track. It will be interesting to see how they fare on the race day. Kashif Khan NewsPakistan.pk Wed, 23 May 2012 14:04:51 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/ZgZWGBjhIl0/ Rafael Munoz Perez and Aristeidis Grigoriadis win swimming titles ? European Long Course Championships Rafael Munoz Perez and Aristeidis Grigoriadis won gold medals of Men?s 50m butterfly and 100m backstroke respectively at the European Long Course Championships. First final of the session was 50m butterfly, where Munoz Perez cruised his way towards the finishing wall as fastest swimmer and submitted a time of 23.16 seconds for gold medal. His gold winning effort remained just one stroke ahead, who stepped on the finishing end for silver medal by clocking a time of 23.30 seconds. The second position holder was trailed by Yauhen Tsurkin, who reached the finishing wall for bronze medal of the discipline by reporting a time of 23.37 seconds. Following that, the crowd witnessed invincible efforts of Grigoriadis in the 100m backstroke. Grigoriadis experienced strong competition from Helge Meeuw in the double lap discipline and cruised his way towards the finishing wall for the crown with an effort of 53.86 seconds. He was chased by Meeuw, who remained 0.20 seconds apart and reached the finishing end for silver medal by reporting a time of 54.06. The silver medallist was followed by Yakov Yan Toumarkin, who stayed 0.08 seconds apart and reported a time of 54.14 seconds for bronze medal of the event. In the meantime, Daniela Schreiber dominated the semi-final of Women?s 100m freestyle. Schreiber continued her dominance in the double lap event and proved her eligibility for top qualification position of the event by reporting a wonderful time of 54.53 seconds. She was chased by her team-member, Britta Steffen, who remained 0.18 seconds slower and entered into the playoff as second best finisher by clocking a nice time of 54.71 seconds. Third finest qualification spot of the race was obtained by Nery-Mantey Niangkouara, who was just 0.27 seconds apart and emerged on the finishing wall by posting a time of 54.98 seconds. In addition, the position holders were invited on the medal rostrum for awards and accolades at the prize distribution ceremony of the championship while the session ended after the conclusion of all planned events in Men and Women?s category. Mursil Mehmood Butt NewsPakistan.pk Wed, 23 May 2012 12:51:55 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/dq8fqBBOh1A/ Bernd Boente, who manages both Vitali Klitschko and his brother Wladimir Klitschko, recently accused David Haye of turning down the prospect of a fight against his man Vitali Klitschko, who currently holds the WBC heavyweight championship belt. However, Haye and his manager, Adam Booth, have rubbished all accusations as they have said that having a fight with Vitali is still their ultimate goal. The 31-year-brash Londoner, more commonly known the Hayemaker, told the media that he has set up a fight with Chisora only because he wants to get a shot against Vitali. ?It makes absolutely no sense for me to turn down a fight I desperately want,? said Haye. ?Remember, the whole idea behind going ahead with this Chisora fight was that a victory may then lead to a fight with Vitali Klitschko. Adam Booth on the other hand insisted that he and his fighter agreed for the fight but they got no response from the Klitschko camp. ?A few weeks ago I received a first draft contract from K2/KMG (the Klitschkos), as a formal offer for the fight between David and Vitali,? Booth told World Boxing News. ?Once we’d announced the Chisora fight I left a message for Shelly Finkel, in which I informed him we were ready to move to completion of the agreement for Vitali versus David. However, since that message was sent to Finkel, I have received no reply. ?Today I read that Herr Boente claims David ‘turned the fight down’ and ‘does not want to fight Vitali’. Both of these claims are completely false. If Vitali wants to fight David in September, we are here and happy to accept. If not, no worries or sadness from our side.? David Haye and Dereck Chisora will fight for the WBO International and WBA inter-continental titles on July 14 at the West Ham?s Upton Park. The fight has been not been sanctioned by the British Board of Control (BBBofC) yet it has created a lot of hype among the boxing fans because everyone knows it will be an explosive one. Imran Shaukat Khan NewsPakistan.pk Wed, 23 May 2012 11:57:19 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/gmXkfCbYlJU/ Pune Warriors India skipper Sourav Ganguly has not ruled himself out of the next edition of Indian Premier League (IPL). Under his command, the Warriors performed poorly this season, finishing with the wooden spoon. After making a decent start, Ganguly XI lost its direction, suffering some miserable defeats towards the end of the tournament. After his side?s poor show, there are speculations that Ganguly will only perform coaching duties next season. However, the former Indian captain is not ready to hang his boots despite producing nothing special both as captain and skipper. He stated that he is yet to make a final decision about his IPL future. "[About next year], I will see next season. As a matter of fact, I would not be even 40 when IPL 6 will begin in 2013. I’m also a human and prone to failures. Somehow you have to deal with it,? Ganguly said. ?Many captains have failed [in the IPL] but it’s Sourav Ganguly who always makes the headlines. I’m satisfied with my fitness. Obviously, I can’t be fit like a 23- or 24-year-old. But at least, I didn’t spill a catch or regret something on the field," he added. Meanwhile, Dada predicted that the final encounter will be between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings. The Knight Riders have already made it to the ultimate battle following their clinical victory over Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday. Talking about Kolkata?s extraordinary performance this season, Ganguly stated that the West Indian spinner, Sunil Narine, is the biggest reason for Kolkata?s superb show so far in the championship. "Sunil Narine is the number one reason for their good show this season. He is having a psychological effect on the batsmen. By him bowling a tight spell, [it] puts additional pressure on the batsmen against the other bowlers," he said. "In Twenty20, it depends on the current form. Delhi had finished last in the last year but they topped the group league this season. It’s a two-month-long tournament, played once in a year. So it’s about the team that performs in the period," the classy left-hander explained. Rana Nasir Ghafoor NewsPakistan.pk Wed, 23 May 2012 10:44:38 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/MtEfnYOdbCk/ Daniel Ricciardo says he has been inspired by Pastor Maldonado?s win at the Spanish Grand Prix and hopes to pull off a bit of a miracle of his own. Ricciardo said that he hopes that he can win the next race to be held in Monaco after witnessing Maldonado?s victory. The Williams driver drove impressively to keep the likes of Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen off from taking his leading position. It was a surprising victory as no one really gave Williams any chance of coming up with a victory. Toro Rosso has not shown much progress in the season so far. The team has only been able to score six points after five races have gone by. The Spanish Grand Prix saw both the Toro Rosso drivers to Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne finished out of the top ten standings. Still Ricciardo feels that he can do well as Toro Rosso did better than Williams in 2011 and finished higher in the Constructors? Championship. ?That’s Spain done and dusted and now we can look forward to Monaco, which is obviously a very special place,? Ricciardo said. ?I really enjoy racing there, as I really love street circuits. I’ve only ever driven proper street tracks at Macau and Monaco but I loved them from the first moment I drove them. To race on those bumpy, slippery roads with the walls being so close is fantastic. There’s so much going on for a driver to contend with. There’s no room for error.? Ricciardo added that for him 2010 was the best year. He had won the Formula Renault 3.5 and few hours later Mark Webber won the Grand Prix at Monaco. He is hoping for a repeat he added while also saying that the current season has been very unpredictable. Maldonado?s win in Barcelona was a good example of the unpredictability of the season. No doubt Williams are a strong team and looking at their performance in Barcelona Williams clearly look to be a step in ahead of Toro Rosso. Sauber has also shown good promise and strong performances in the season so Toro Rosso are looking at Force India as their rivals of the season. Ricciardo explained that he understood that Force India will be the team to compete against for Toro Rosso in the current season. Kashif Khan NewsPakistan.pk Tue, 22 May 2012 15:10:23 +0100 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Newspakistanpk/~3/ksCAPO8B-WI/ Wendy Rodriguez and Annagraz Bonsanti capture gold medals ? Venezuela Open Championships Wendy Rodriguez and Adolfo Delgado captured gold medals of Women?s 50m freestyle and 1500m freestyle on final day of the Venezuela Open Championships. The first event of the session was 50m freestyle, where Rodriguez stayed slightly ahead of her subsequent challenger and tapped the wall with the timing of 26.83 seconds. The gold medallist was trailed by Erika Torrellas, who remained just 0.11 seconds slower and emerged on the finishing blockade for second position by producing a time of 26.94 seconds. The silver medallist was followed by Ximena Vilar, who stayed marginally slower and settled on the victory stand for bronze medal by submitting a time of 27.05 seconds. Following that, the audience witnessed laudable efforts of Bonsanti, who dominated the playoff of 1500m freestyle. The 17-year-old Bonsanti remained considerably faster from her closest challenger as she hit the finishing wall with the timing of 17 minutes and 41.39 seconds. The champion was chased by Florencia Melo, who stayed almost six seconds slower and emerged on the finishing blockade for silver medal by producing a time of 17 minutes and 47.76 seconds. Third position of the event was secured by Paola Perez, who stayed nearly nineteen seconds slower and ended her pace in a time of 18 minutes and 06.79 seconds. In the meantime, the crowd witnessed splendid performance of Jeserick Pinto, who seized gold medal of the Women?s 100m backstroke. The 22-year-old Pinto enjoyed a lead of almost half body length over her strongest competitor and earned her way to the finishing blockade for gold medal with the timing of 1 minute and 05.01 seconds. The champion stayed nearly 0.60 seconds ahead of Elimar Barrios, who followed her on the victory stand for silver medal by reporting a time of 1 minute and 05.59 seconds. Bronze medal of the event was earned by Maria L Ramirez, who was almost one and a half body length slower and tapped the wall with the timing of 1 minute and 07.01 seconds. Furthermore, the position holder received medals for their laudable efforts at the prize ceremony of the championship. Mursil Mehmood Butt NewsPakistan.pk Tue, 22 May 2012 12:54:33 +0100