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Rosol needed ‘shot of booze’ to sleep after shock Wimbledon win over Nadal

Rosol needed ‘shot of booze’ to sleep after shock Wimbledon win over NadalLondon, June 30 : Czech tennis player Lukas Rosol could not sleep properly at night after shockingly defeating world number two Rafael Nadal in a five-set Wimbledon thriller.

World number 100 Rosol has now become an overnight star, and his coach Slava Dosedel revealed how he struggled to sleep after beating Nadal.

"Lukas was struggling to sleep. It took him three or four hours, so he had a shot of something to help him and then he went to bed," The Sun quoted Dosedel, as saying.

Rosol would face German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the next round of Wimbledon on Saturday. (ANI)


Santos coach concerned at Neymar reports

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Former Real Madrid forward Baptista eyes Brazil return

Former Real Madrid forward Baptista eyes Brazil returnRio de Janeiro, May 18 : Former Real Madrid and Brazil international forward Julio Baptista revealed that he is considering a return to Brazilian football.  Read more »

Fans excited by RCB's win over Chennai

RCB-vs-CSKBangalore, May 19 : Thousands of fans were excited early Sunday by Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) emphatic 24-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a rain-marred last league tie of the Pepsi IPL-6 tournament at the Chinnaswamy stadium here.  Read more »

Kohli keeps RCB's hopes alive

virat-kohli-iplBangalore, May 19 : An aggressive half-century by skipper Virat Kohli (56 not out, 29b, 6x4, 4x6) carried Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 24-run win over league leaders Chennai Super Kings here Saturday  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »