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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince Trailer
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Monday, July 7, 2008
Nadal Wins First Wimbledon Title
Rafael Nadal described his first Wimbledon title as a "dream" after beating Roger Federer in an epic final.
The 22-year-old won 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (8-10) 9-7 to become the first Spaniard since Manuel Santana in 1966 to win a Wimbledon singles title.
French Open champion Nadal had lost to Federer in the last two finals.
"It's impossible to describe. I'm just very happy. It's unbelievable for me to have the title here at Wimbledon," said the Majorcan.
"It's a dream. Always, as a kid, I dreamed of playing here.
"For any Spanish player to win here is unbelievable - for any player - but especially Spanish because we don't have a lot of titles here."
Nadal is the the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to win the French Open and Wimbledon back to back, and now has five Grand Slam titles. Read more..
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Saturday, July 5, 2008
Venus Williams: Fifth Wimbledon Title
Venus Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon title by beating her sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in a high-quality final.
The 28-year-old becomes one of only four players to lift the trophy five times or more in the Open era.
Serena made a blistering start, forging a 4-2 lead, but Venus clawed her way back to 4-4 before breaking at 6-5 to snatch the first set in 53 minutes.
Both players maintained a high standard throughout in blustery conditions, but Venus had the edge when it counted.
She sealed victory when Serena sprayed a backhand into the tramlines but her celebrations were muted as she approached the net to give her sister a hug.
"I can't believe that it's five. When you're in the final against Serena, five seems so far away. She played so awesome so it was really a task," said Venus, now a seven-time Grand Slam champion.
"It's unbelievable that I have won five, especially with some of the injuries that I've had. To know every time I come back I have the chance to make history... I love this place."
Venus now needs one more Wimbledon singles title to match Billie Jean King's record of six, with only Steffi Graf (7) and Martina Navratilova (9) ahead of that.
She had lost to her younger sister in their two previous Wimbledon finals in 2002 and 2003, but Serena admitted Venus deserved victory on Saturday.
"She was a little better today. It didn't work out the way I planned," she said.
"It's a great celebration for our family, we're really happy. I've been working really hard and I'm so happy at least one of us was able to win."
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Surfing Dog!
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