Sharapova to face Li in semi-final after pair both win in straight sets 2011

Sharapova to face Li in semi-final after pair both win in straight sets

Maria Sharapova blasted her way into the French Open semi-finals to complete a line-up of such quality the Williams sisters will hardly be missed.

The former Wimbledon champion hammered rising German star Andrea Petkovic 6-0, 6-3 and today meets Chinese No 1 Li Na, who also had a surprisingly easy 7-5, 6-2 win over Victoria Azarenka.

 

              Semi-final date: Maria Sharapova (left) faces Li Na (right).

In the other semi-final, quirky Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli will tackle Italy’s defending champion Francesca Schiavone in what is bound to be an emotional encounter.

The diversity of the last four provides a timely rebuttal to critics who question why the women earn equal prize money to a very strong set of men.

Neither Sharapova or Li are at their happiest on the clay, which emphasises the wide open nature of a women’s tournament that saw its top three seeds bow out early — in contrast to the men’s event. Schiavone, the No 5 seed, is probably the favourite.

Meanwhile, Britain’s leading junior Oliver Golding beat highly-rated American Marcos Giron, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the boys’ singles. Fourth-seeded Golding, the highest ranked player left, now meets American Bjorn Fratangelo in the last eight.

                  Semi-final date: Maria Sharapova (left) faces Li Na (right).

                    Semi-final date: Maria Sharapova (right) faces Li Na (left).

 
             Semi-final date: Maria Sharapova (left) faces Li Na (right).

Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara

Personal information
Full name : Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
Born  : 27 October 1977 (1977-10-27) (age 33)
       Matale, Sri Lanka
Batting :  style Left-handed
Bowling : style Right arm off break
Role  :  Wicket-keeper, Batsman

International information
National side : Sri Lanka
Test debut : 20 July 2000 v South Africa
Last Test : 5 December 2010 v West Indies
ODI debut : 5 July 2000 v Pakistan
Last ODI :  02 April 2011 v India
ODI shirt no. : 11

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                                            Kumar Sangakkara Wife Pic

                                              Kumar Sangakkara Wife

                                          Kumar Sangakkara IPL

                                               Kumar Sangakkara IPL

                                             Kumar Sangakkara IPL

                                             Kumar Sangakkara IPL

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina reaches 2011 French Open Doubles final

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina reaches 2011 French Open Doubles final



Paris: India’s Sania Mirza and and her Russian  partner Elena Vesnina carried on their giant-killing run in the French Open doubles when they defeated the fourth seeded pair of America Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond to enter the final.

The Indo-Russian pair beat their American opponents 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in a closely fought encounter.

This is the first time that Sania has reached the women’s doubles final in a Grand Slam event.
Before this tournament, the quarter-final appearances in the 2007 US Open and 2008 Wimbledon were her best performances so far at the big stage.


In the final they will take on the unseeded Czech Republic pairing of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka. Hlavackova and Hradecka upset the third seeded pair of beat USA’s Vania King and Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets 6-3 6-3 in the other semi-final.

This gives the seventh-seeded Indo-Russian pair a great chance to win their first doubles title.

In their quarter-final match Mirza-Vesnina had shocked the top seeds Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta in straight sets and with this win they will go into the final as the favourites.

      Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina reaches 2011 French Open Doubles final

        Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina reaches 2011 French Open Doubles final

         Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina reaches 2011 French Open Doubles final

         Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina reaches 2011 French Open Doubles final

           Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina reaches 2011 French Open Doubles final

             Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina reaches 2011 French Open Doubles final

          Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina reaches 2011 French Open Doubles final

Andy Murray

Andy Murray

Country : Great Britain
Residence : London, England
Date of birth : 15 May 1987 (1987-05-15) (age 24)
Place of birth :  Glasgow, Scotland
Height : 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro :  2005
Plays :  Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money :  $15,277,688

                                             Andy Murray's girlfriend

                                            Andy Murray's girlfriend

                                             Andy Murray bicep

                                            Andy Murray Six Pack

Nate Archibald

Nate Archibald

No. 10, 1, 7
Point guard

Personal information
Date of birth  :  September 2, 1948 (1948-09-02) (age 62)
Place of birth :  New York City, New York
Nationality  :  American
High school  : DeWitt Clinton
Listed height : 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight : 150 lb (68 kg)

Career information
College  :  UTEP
NBA Draft  :  1970 / Round: 2 / Pick: 19th overall
              Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Pro career :  1970–1984

Suzuki Hayabusa

Suzuki Hayabusa

The Suzuki Hayabusa (or GSX1300R) is a sport bike motorcycle made by Suzuki since 1999. It immediately won acclaim as the world's fastest production motorcycle, with a top speed of 188 to 194 miles per hour (303 to 312 km/h).

Hayabusa is Japanese for "peregrine falcon", a bird that often serves as a metaphor for speed due to its vertical hunting dive, or stoop, speed of 180 to 240 miles per hour (290 to 390 km/h), the fastest of any bird.In particular, the choice of name was made because the peregrine falcon preys on blackbirds,which reflected the intent of the original Hayabusa to unseat the Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird as the world's fastest production motorcycle.Eventually, the Hayabusa managed to surpass the Super Blackbird by at least a full 10 miles per hour (16 km/h).

In 2000, fears of a European regulatory backlash or import ban led to an informal agreement between the Japanese and European manufacturers to govern the top speed of their motorcycles at an arbitrary limit.
The media-reported value for the speed agreement in miles per hour was consistently 186 mph, while in kilometers per hour it varied from 299 to 303 km/h, which is typical given unit conversion rounding errors. This figure may also be affected by a number of external factors,as can the power and torque values.

The conditions under which this limitation was adopted led to the 1999–2000 Hayabusa's title to remain, at least technically, unassailable, since no subsequent model could go faster without being tampered with. Thus, after the much anticipated Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R of 2000 fell 4 mph (6 km/h) short of claiming the title, the Hayabusa secured its place as the fastest standard production bike of the 20th century.This gives the unrestricted 1999–2000 models even more cachet with collectors.

Besides its speed, the Hayabusa has been lauded by many reviewers for its all-around performance, in that it does not drastically compromise other qualities like handling, comfort, reliability, noise, fuel economy or price in pursuit of a single function.Jay Koblenz of Motorcycle Consumer News commented, "If you think the ability of a motorcycle to approach 190 mph or reach the quarter-mile in under 10 seconds is at best frivolous and at worst offensive, this still remains a motorcycle worthy of just consideration. The Hayabusa is Speed in all its glory. But Speed is not all the Hayabusa is."

Michael Essien

Michael Essien

Personal information
Full name  :  Michael Kojo Essien
Date of birth :    3 December 1982 (1982-12-03) (age 28)
Place of birth :  Accra, Ghana
Height :  1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position  :  Midfielder
                        Defender

Club information
Current club  :  Chelsea
Number : 5

                                       Michael Essien With Wife