 | Who will make history in
Paris? Nadal or Djokovic NOVAK Djokovic will accept the ´unique´
French Open challenge of becoming the
first man in 43 years to monopolise all four
Grand Slams, but six-time champion Rafael
Nadal has his own history to make.
Only Don Budge, in 1938, and Rod Laver.
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| | Strauss slams unbeaten century |  ENGLAND captain Andrew
Strauss struck his second hundred
in as many matches to answer one
earlier Saturday from West Indies
skipper Darren Sammy in the second
Test here at Trent Bridge.
At the close of the second day,
England were 259 for two in reply
to the tourists´ first innings 370,
which featured Sammy´s 106 —
the all-rounder´s maiden Test century.
England was 111 runs behind,
with Strauss 102 not out and
Kevin Pietersen, who had struck a
six and 10 fours, unbeaten on 72.
They´d so far added an unbroken
136 for the third wicket as they
both cashed in on an excellent batting
pitch.
Strauss, who had gone 18
months without a Test hundred... | | | Dhoni-led Chennai
starts as favourite |  TWO-TIME defending champion
Chennai Super Kings will
start as the overwhelming
favourite in the Indian
Premier League final against
Kolkata Knight Riders on
Sunday following two dominating
performances in the
playoffs that saw it seal a place
in the final for the fourth time
in five years.
Chennai packed off starstudded
Mumbai Indians in
the "Eliminator" - the equivalent
of a quarterfinal - after
just about scraping through to
the four-team playoff. It then
ran up the season´s highest
total of 222-5 on Saturday to
bat league topper Delhi
Daredevils out of the contest
in the second "Qualifier."
Opener Murali Vijay hit 113
from 58 balls to help Chennai
win... | | | Barca bids farewell to
Guardiola with cup win |  BARCELONA gave coach Pep
Guardiola the perfect send off,
beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on
Friday to win the Spanish Cup
on the coach´s last match in
charge after a memorable four
seasons in the Catalan hot seat,
Lionel Messi, with his 73rd
of the season, and a Pedro
Rodriguez double got the goals
inside the first half an hour to
finish off the Basque side and
deliver Guardiola his 14th and
final trophy at the club.
Guardiola leaves the side he
played for with three Spanish
leagues, two Champions
Leagues, two FIFA World Club
Cups, two UEFA Supercups,
three Spanish Supercups and
two Spanish Cup victories as
coach. The win was a repeat of
Guardiola´s first title in the
2008-09. | |
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