Dusseldorf, Germany - Holders Sweden have been handed a wild card entry into next month's the ARAG World Team Championships, with Robin Soderling again set to lead the squad, organizers said on Tuesday. "This is great news for our team," said the world number 24, joined on the squad by Robert Lindstedt and Andreas Vinciguerra. "I hope we will be able to follow up on our success last year."
Selection of the Scandinavians completes the field for the eight-nation clay tune-up the week before Roland Garros, May 17-23.
Los Angeles - The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed home with their heads held high. LeBron James scored 37 points, and the Cavaliers clinched the NBA's best record along with homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs by beating the Indiana Pacers117-109 on Monday night.
"It's one step along the way but it's a big step" said MVP favourite James.
London, April 14 : Manchester United's Wayne Rooney is reportedly planning to make his unborn child's nursery a shrine for his team's Premier League rivals Everton - by painting it blue.
The father-to-be, who had been an Everton fan during his childhood and played for them until 2004, is allegedly making plans to cover the walls of his first child's nursery with the rival club's blue colour.
New Delhi, Apr 14 : Loud applause greeted members of the Indian hockey team on their arrival here on Monday night after their resplendent win at the Azlan Shah Cup tournament in Malaysia.
Crediting the victory to team effort, Sandeep Singh, the team''s captain said, "It is the hard work put in by our team which we are seeing now. It is a joint effort of our coaches and the team members."
The coach of the team termed the victory a good beginning for Indian hockey.
London - Liverpool Football Club, the city of Liverpool and the entire footballing community will come together on Wednesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hillsborough , the worst stadium-related disaster in the history of the sport in Britain. April 15, 1989, will live long in the memory for all Liverpool fans for it was the day when 96 men, women and children died, crushed against security fences inside Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground during their side's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
Johannesburg - Ticket sales for the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa were given a boost Monday with the news that international specialist banking group, Investec, has purchased 50,000 tickets for the tournament. The tickets, valued at 3.5 million rand (388,000 dollars) across various ticket categories, will be distributed amongst the company's staff and to deserving local communities, Investec revealed.
Dusseldorf, Germany - Holders Sweden have been handed a wild card entry into next month's the ARAG World Team Championships, with Robin Soderling again set to lead the squad, organizers said on Tuesday. "This is great news for our team," said the world number 24, joined on the squad by Robert Lindstedt and Andreas Vinciguerra. "I hope we will be able to follow up on our success last year."
Los Angeles - The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed home with their heads held high. LeBron James scored 37 points, and the Cavaliers clinched the NBA's best record along with homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs by beating the Indiana Pacers117-109 on Monday night.
London, April 14 : Manchester United's Wayne Rooney is reportedly planning to make his unborn child's nursery a shrine for his team's Premier League rivals Everton - by painting it blue.
New Delhi, Apr 14 : Loud applause greeted members of the Indian hockey team on their arrival here on Monday night after their resplendent win at the Azlan Shah Cup tournament in Malaysia.
London - Liverpool Football Club, the city of Liverpool and the entire footballing community will come together on Wednesday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hillsborough , the worst stadium-related disaster in the history of the sport in Britain. April 15, 1989, will live long in the memory for all Liverpool fans for it was the day when 96 men, women and children died, crushed against security fences inside Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground during their side's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
Johannesburg - Ticket sales for the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa were given a boost Monday with the news that international specialist banking group, Investec, has purchased 50,000 tickets for the tournament. The tickets, valued at 3.5 million rand (388,000 dollars) across various ticket categories, will be distributed amongst the company's staff and to deserving local communities, Investec revealed.
