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Andy Murray With HUGE Comeback While Nadal Eases Through
Kind of an opposite day for the World’s number two and number four. Andy Murray was behind by two sets against Robin Haase but made an incredible comeback to push through into the third round? Rafael Nadal? He needed only two sets against Nicolas Mahut before the Frenchman retired just over an hour into the match.
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Gold Medal Winners on Day Seven of the 2011 IAAF World Championships
The men and women who won gold on day seven of the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, highlighted by the wonderful Veronica Campbell-Brown in the 200 meters for Women and an exciting finish by LaShawnn Merritt in the 4×400 men’s relay race.
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Gold Medal Winners on Day Six of the 2011 IAAF World Championships
The men and women who won gold on day six of the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu, highlights by Britian’s Danny Greene (400 meter hurdles) and Jesse Williams in the Men’s high jump.
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Rafael Nadal Struggling Early
Rafael Nadal, if you remember or not, is the defending US Open champion. He certainly hasn’t looked like that any time he faced Novak Djokovic this year, and he wasn’t exactly cruising yesterday in his first round match facing Andrey Golubev, ranked 98th in the world. Nadal won, but far from convincingly.
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Usain Bolt Leaves us With Questions and Worries
Usain Bolt fell and failed due to a stupid rule. He did false start, but this one and done thing by the IAAF is idiotic and threw out the man, maybe the only man, with an appeal to the general public. But Bolt’s disqualification does raise some questions and thoughts.
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Usain Bolt Disqualified, Jamaica Still Take Gold via Yohan Blake
A Jamaican won the Men’s 100 meter race, but not the one everyone thought, expected to bring home gold. Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive, the fastest man in history, who set the current World record of 9.58 two years ago in the previous World Championships began too early, and fell victim to the one strike you’re out rule. Fellow countryman Yohan Blake, with 9.92, took home the gold while the field and crowd were still stunned by the turn of events.
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Floyd Mayweather Can’t Keep Quiet About Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Waywether Jr. has Victor Ortiz to deal with in less than a month. Still, the fight everyone is waiting for to happen, maybe in 2012 according to Pacquiao, maybe in 2013 according to Jeff Maywether, Floyd’s uncle, is “Pretty Boy” or “Money” vs the Pac-Man.
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Serving Techniques (Infographic)
Distinguishing the styles of the best servers in the game today or from the last few years. So, do you prefer watching Karlovic Smash-Serve or Federer’s elegance and deception with his toss?
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A 2011 Rugby World Cup Lego Trailer
I love it when sporting events are done in Lego, prior to them or afterwards, depicting the events. This time, a nice Lego clip to get us ready and pumped up for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, two weeks away from kicking off in New Zealand. A nice Haka with the tiny fellows, Chris Ashton’s swan dive and more. Enjoy.
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At 25, Rafael Nadal Doesn’t Need an Autobiography
Rafa. What a name, what a tale. After 25 years on this planet, after 10 years as a pro, with 10 Grand Slam titles, with one Olympic Gold Medal, Rafael Nadal, by tomorrow, will be the next athlete to have an Autobiography on the market, telling his story way before his career comes to an end.