Somdev reaches final in chennai open tennis

Hi Friends INDIAN PLAYER SOMDEV REACHES FINAL IN CHENNAI OPEN TENNIS
Saturday, January 10, 2009 (New Delhi)
Ace Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman got a walkover into the final of the Chennai Open after his semi-final opponent Rainer Schuettler withdrew due to a wrist injury.Somdev now becomes the first Indian to make it to the Chennai Open final and also the second Indian after Leander Paes to reach the semifinals of the 14-year old prestigious event.On Friday, hecontinued his giant killing act and upped his game by several notches to beat fourth seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 7-6(4), 6-4 and storm into the semifinals.Earlier, Somdev scalped former world no.1 and two-time champion Carlos Moya on Thursday. more info>>

Cristiano Ronaldo car crash

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo escaped injury on Thursday after crashing his sports car on the way to training.The Portugal winger's Ferrari collided with a roadside barrier in a two-lane tunnel near Manchester Airport at 10:20 a.m. (1020 GMT), writing off the vehicle, police said.At the scene, the 23-year-old European player of the year gave a negative breath test to officers, who said inquiries are ongoing to determine the cause of the crash."He's fine and is training as normal with the team this morning," Manchester United said.Photographs showed the front of the red car completely crushed after absorbing the impact of the crash. Metal debris, including the front left wheel, was scattered across the road.No other vehicles were involved, although United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was traveling behind Ronaldo in a Bentley at the time."The Ferrari went straight into the wall, his front left hand wheel came off and then Ronaldo got out of the car," witness Jody Lomax told the BBC. "He was all right, he was walking _ he was a bit shaken."Ronaldo came off the bench Wednesday night in a 1-0 loss at Derby County in the first leg of the League Cup semifinals.