…If you ever see me walking down the hall, walk the other way.” Serena Williams was technically still under two-year probation in major tournaments as a result of her obscene outburst during her 2009 U.S. Open semifinal loss to Kim Clijsters The $2,000 fine Serena Williams received wasn’t even the largest issued so far at the Open. Men’s doubles players Mike Bryan was fined $10,0…
struck again before moving 4-2 ahead following a game that included a 54-shot rally. Novak Djokovic rallied to force a tie-break, yet his opponent showed greater belief and took a sixth set point with 87 minutes on the clock. Andy Murray roared with delight and carried his momentum into the second set, breaking an out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic twice for a 4-0 lead. A lapse in concentration allowed N…
won the US Open title after a more than four hours match against Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic played the final games as if pain didn’t matter and, after making a sign of the cross, he bounced the ball 10 times, hit a serve and then a forehand winner, a massive thing that left Rafael Nadal almost immobile. For the sixth time in a row Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1, in 4 hou…
…sees the perpetrator lose the point. Serena Williams' outburst on umpire, calling her "loser" and "unattractive inside" Serena Williams, who lost the US Open final with 6-2 6-3, will find out today whether the run-in with officialdom will lead to a sanction after she refused to apologize for the outburst. Sunday incident follows Serena Williams’ infamous verba…
;s not a lot we can do about it. We are under the governance of ATP rules. You’d like to think you can bend the rules but if you allow it [the match to continue] it sets a precedent.” Rule 8.04 of the ATP rule book states a player guilty of aggravated behaviour can expect to be fined “up to $25,000 or the amount of prize money won at the tournament, whichever is greater”. G…
Rafael Nadal won a record seventh French Open title after beating Novak Djokovic with 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a rain-affected final. Rafael Nadal, 26, resumed leading 6-4 6-3 2-6 1-2, but his uncharacteristic wobble late on Sunday had fuelled Novak Djokovic’s belief. The Spaniard broke back in the first game of the day however, and then piled pressure on an unsettled Novak Djokovic. The Serb fin…
he National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) said the punishments were “corrective and punitive”. Assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 counts of sex abuse. He abused 10 boys over a period of 15 years, a court found, judging him to have preyed on boys he met through a charity, Second Mile, that he founded himself. Jerry Sandusky has not been sentenced but could sp…
Ashley Gill-Webb has been charged with a public order offence after a bottle was thrown at the start of the men’s Olympic 100 metres final on Sunday night. Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, from South Milford, near Leeds, will appear in custody at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon. A police spokesman said he was charged with intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress under…
Father Andreas, a German Catholic priest has admitted 280 counts of sexual abuse involving three boys in the past decade, saying he did not think he was doing harm. Priest Andreas L., 46, told a court in Braunschweig that he had first abused the 9-year-old son of a widowed woman parishioner. After being banned by his diocese from making further contact with the boy, the priest abused two brothers…
nd he has asked us to convey his request that the media respect his privacy.” The statement came after jurors began deliberating 48 charges against the ex-coach. Prosecutors say Jerry Sandusky met the 10 sex-abuse victims through his charity, The Second Mile, which he established in 1977. Matt Sandusky’s lawyer says his client met with investigators very recently. Matt Sandusky went to live…
tends to charge Ariel Castro with murder in connection with the starvation and abuse of Michelle Knight during pregnancies that led to miscarriages. Grimilda Figueroa died in April 2012, at the age of 48, from an accidental overdose of painkiller oxycodone, according to an Indiana coroner. Her last complaint against Ariel Castro, a 2005 request to the court for an “order of protection” could have…
…survivors’ group, has responded with skepticism, saying “actions speak louder than words”. Pope Francis was elected last month, replacing Pope Benedict, who became the first pope in 600 years to resign. When first elected, Pope Benedict XVI promised to rid his Church of the “filth” of clerical sex abuse, but critics accused him of covering up abuse in the past and fa…
8220;horrific and shameful”. They were released in a submission to a state parliamentary inquiry into the handling of abuse cases. Campaigners say the true number of abuse victims could be up to 10,000. Australian Roman Catholic Church has confirmed that more than 600 children have been sexually abused by its priests since the 1930s In its submission, the church said the 620 cases went back…
coach ends the voicemail with “thanks, I love you”. Former assistant coach Mike McQueary, who was a graduate assistant at the time, testified at Jerry Sandusky’s trial that he saw the victim, a 10-year-old boy, with his hands pinned to a shower wall and Sandusky standing behind him in 2001. Jerry Sandusky allegedly called the boy he was seen raping in a locker room shower and left him two…
cruit Jordi Alba doubled the lead just before half-time with a blistering run and finish. The scoreline was emphatic at the conclusion but Italy performed with great resolve. Once they were reduced to 10 men after losing third substitute Thiago Motta to injury, however, they were ruthlessly exposed by masters of the passing art. Fernando Torres emerged as a late substitute to make a powerful impac…
Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney have battled over national security in the third and final presidential debate at Boca Raton, Florida. The rivals tangled over the Arab Spring, Iran, China’s rise and more in a feisty 90-minute head-to-head. Barack Obama said his Republican challenger was “all over the map” on foreign policy, while Mitt Romney said the president had fa…
Sinead O’Connor decided to quit Twitter after she said she was “getting too much abuse”. Sinead O’Connor, 44, follows the decision of Ashton Kutcher, who despite his 8.2 million followers, closed his account after tweeting his support for ousted US college football coach Joe Paterno, embroiled in a sex abuse scandal. The singer blamed fans for taking her controversial sex…
The Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York, has had to face up to claims of child sex abuse after 83 men and two women were arrested. An initiative was set up to encourage victims to come forward despite pressure from the close-knit religious society to hush up the crimes. 117 male and female victims have approached authorities in Brooklyn since 2006. There were 89 accusers under the age…
…a large area of skin on Whitney Houston’s lower back was burnt off – so-called “skin slippage” – by the scalding bath water. The water was so hot that six hours after she died it was 93.5F (33 C). Even someone high on cocaine wouldn’t “willingly” get into a bath that hot, says Paul Huebl, who adds: “She obviously had <<help>>.” As for the report’s revelati…
…e in Florida – where polls suggest he is ahead – in Virginia, New Hampshire and Ohio. A final poll published on Sunday by Ohio’s Columbus Dispatch gave Barack Obama a 2% lead – 50% to 48% – over his rival, within the margin of error. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are approaching the final day of their election battle in a frantic fight for swing state votes Both candi…
en Galaxy were beaten in a penalty shoot-out by Real Salt Lake. David Beckham came close to a fairytale ending, but lacked the yard of pace required to get on the end of an inviting cross in the final 10 minutes. Instead the former England captain was removed by coach Bruce Arena in the dying moments, embracing both team-mates and opponents as he headed to the sidelines. David Beckham, who made a…
UEFA has confirmed that yellow cards rules used by the Champions League will not be changed for at least three years. Seven players are suspended for the Chelsea vs. Bayern Munich final after six were cautioned in the semi-finals. The rules are different for Euro 2012 when UEFA will wipe the slate clean for yellow cards after the quarter-finals. A UEFA spokesman said: “Different rules can a…
…ine’s home, at Syracuse basketball facilities and on team road trips. His stepbrother, Mike Lang, also told ESPN that Bernie Fine molested him from when was around nine years old. Mike Lang, now 45, also was a ball boy at the college. Head coach at Syracuse, Jim Boeheim, has voiced his support for Bernie Fine and told Sportingnews.com that the assistant’s primary accuser is looking to…
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been accused of market “abuse” by the consumer watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The OFT alleges that the company paid rivals to delay the release their own versions of GSK’s antidepressant drug Seroxat (paroxetine). Alpharma, Generics UK and Norton Healthcare all received money not to enter the market with their copies of…
…ro tolerance to any violations of human rights, because we are building a civilized and humane country, rather than discipline based on violence.” The film showing abuse in the Gldani prison No. 8 was broadcast on TV on Tuesday. It triggered overnight protests in Tbilisi and also in the southern city of Batumi, Georgian media say. In the capital, anti-government demonstrations were held in v…
Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn drop his kids off at schoolTiger Woods and his new girlfriend Lindsey Vonn seem to be proving the doubters wrong. The acknowledged philanderer and his ski star girlfriend appear to be going from…
Carl Pistorius: Oscar Pistorius' brother acquitted in Marietjie Barnard's death caseCarl Pistorius, brother of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, has been acquitted of culpable homicide over the death of a motorcyclist in South Africa. A magistrate ruled…
Oscar Pistorius will not compete in 2013South African athlete Oscar Pistorius will not compete again this year as he awaits trial for murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Paralympic gold medallist Oscar…
Dick Trickle 911 call before suicideThe 911 call legendary NASCAR Dick Trickle made to a hapless operator before he ended his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound was released today. In the recording,…
Dick Trickle suicide: Chuck Trickle says his brother suffered chronic and debilitating pain in his chest Dick Trickle’s brother, Chuck, has said the legendary NASCAR driver suffered chronic and debilitating pain in his chest before his suicide. Richard “Dick” Trickle, 71,…
Dick Trickle commits suicide at 71 calling police before shooting himself to instruct where to find his bodyRetired race car driver Richard “Dick” Trickle died on Thursday at the age of 71 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say. The body of the NASCAR legend was found…
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