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Djokovic says its his time to win Wimbledon

Djokovic says its his time to win WimbledonLondon, June 17 : Serb tennis star Novak Djokovic believes that he is in the form of his life and will never have a better chance of winning Wimbledon.

After going 43 matches unbeaten, he was finally overcome by Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the French Open.

The Daily Express quoted Australian Open winner Djokovic, as saying: “It has been the best period of my career so I’m just trying to keep the momentum. Rafael Nadal and Federer are great champions, but now there is Andy Murray, myself – a couple more players believing that they can win against them.”

Djokovic warmed up for Wimbledon by thrashing Gilles Simon 6-1, 6-2 at the Boodles tournament at Stoke Park yesterday. (ANI)


Brazil protests will calm down, Blatter hopes

Brazil protests will calm down, Blatter hopesRio de Janeiro, June 19 - FIFA president Sepp Blatter denied that the Confederations Cup and World Cup are the causes for mass protests across Brazil.  Read more »

Beckham travels to China

Beckham travels to ChinaBeijing, June 19 - Retired soccer champ David Beckham is in China to build enthusiasm for the game in the world's most populous country, where fans are pretty discouraged at the moment over the poor performance of their national team.  Read more »

Chanderpaul out of CPL, Pomersbach in

Shivnarine-Chanderpaul_Bridgetown (Barbados), June 18 : West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire.  Read more »

Champions Trophy: Srinath match referee for first semifinal

Javagal-SrinathLondon, June 18 : Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath was Tuesday appointed the match referee for the first Champions Trophy semifinal between England and South Africa at the Oval on Wednesday.  Read more »

Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Andrea-LocatelliMisano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.  Read more »

Gill leads APRC field by 12 minutes

Gaurav-GillNoumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the  Read more »