Miami women – March 26, 2012 (final results)
Sony Ericsson Open Place: Key Biscayne, Florida Category: WTA Premier (combined event) Dates: March 19 – April 1, 2012 Purse: $4,828,050 Draws: S-96, D-32 Surface: Hard / Outdoors Monday, March 26,...
View ArticleWozniak’s stadium moment
A quick slideshow of the dramatic (if not tennis-memorable) moments from the marathon between Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak and legendary Venus Williams, on the stadium court in Miami Sunday. Oh, so many...
View ArticleNot a good week for pilots
It has not been a banner week for pilot stories. First there was the story about the Air Canada first officer who plunged the B767 he was co-piloting on an overnight flight from Toronto to Zurich into...
View ArticleNeil Young rips a folk standard apart
The new video for Neil Young’s Oh Susannah will raise a couple of eyebrows. For starters, the kid smoking? Period piece or not, the film will get a bit of blood boiling with parents and anti-smokers....
View ArticleTennis birthdays – June 17, 2012
Venus Williams (USA), 32 Another milestone for the American, whose final career stage is as fraught with uncertainty as it is inspiring. After years of unexplained symptoms, Williams finally received a...
View ArticleVenus and Serena – together again
They used to own this patch of grass. So it was nice to see Venus and Serena together again, practicing in preparation for the tournament. They’re also playing doubles together. Only one slight...
View ArticleThe sisters Williams, together again
One of the recent casualties of the extended absences of the Williams sisters from the game has been that they’ve rarely played doubles together. It’s a treat – and not, at least from this vantage...
View ArticleSerena’s comeback story has a happy ending
Wimbledon – Not every comeback story has a happy ending. On Saturday, Serena Williams made sure hers did. Shaking off the nerves and she neared the finish line and fending off a determined charge from...
View ArticleVenus and Serena in Montreal – SMALL chance
By now, the Rogers Cup should have announced the lucky recipients of the three wild cards it holds into the main singles draw for next week’s women’s tournament. But so far, there has been no news at...
View ArticleVenus – and her two suitors
Hilarious moments on Centre Court, after American Venus Williams dispatched Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in their second-round Olympics singles match. Quite clearly, these two dudes were rather...
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