Roger Federer says he has no intention of hanging up his tennis racket any time soon and has targeted the 2012 London Olympics which will be held on the grass of Wimbledon.
Federer targets 2012 London Olympics
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Citibank’s CEO defends his reputation
Under-fire Citibank CEO Vikram Pandit defended his position and reputation in an interview with CNN.
Sampras: Federer is the ‘best ever’
Former world number one, Pete Sampras, has described recently crowned French Open champion Roger Federer as the best player in history. The 37-year-old American, nicknamed ‘Pistol Pete’ for his bullet-like serves, won a record 14 grand slam men’s singles titles over a 15-year career, though never captured the trophy at Roland Garros.
Parents rammed cars into burning day care
Parents of the children trapped in a burning Mexican day care center rammed their vehicles into the building to try to free the trapped children, witnesses told CNN. At least 38 children died when flames engulfed the building on Friday
20 feared dead in Kashmir bus plunge
At least 20 people are feared dead after a bus plunged into a river Sunday in Indian-administered Kashmir’s hilly Doda district. Author and pop culture columnist Maki Fukasawa coined the term in 2006 in a series of articles on marketing to a younger generation of Japanese men.
Japan’s ‘herbivore men’ – less interested in sex, money
They are young, earn little and spend little, and take a keen interest in fashion and personal appearance — meet the "herbivore men" of Japan. Author and pop culture columnist Maki Fukasawa coined the term in 2006 in a series of articles on marketing to a younger generation of Japanese men.
Five U.S. contractors held in slaying of another in Iraq
Five American security contractors were detained in connection with the killing of another American contractor last month inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, sources with knowledge of the investigation told CNN Saturday. Iraqi and U.S
Obama joins WWII vets for D-Day tributes
World leaders joined military veterans in northwest France on Saturday to pay respects to those who lost their lives 65 years ago in the D-Day landings of World War II. U.S.
David Carradine’s manager suspects foul play in actor’s death
David Carradine’s wife and his manager disputed suggestions that the actor’s death was a suicide, while a source in Bangkok, Thailand, said the actor’s neck and genitals were found bound with rope. Carradine, 72, became famous in the 1970s, when he portrayed the traveling Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine in the television series “Kung Fu.” Bangkok police said Carradine was found hanging by a nylon rope in a Bangkok hotel room closet Thursday morning. A member of the emergency crew who was called to the hotel after a maid found Carradine told CNN that a yellow nylon rope was tied around the actor’s neck and a black rope was around his genitals
Ochoa inspired by Tiger Woods meeting
The world’s best female golfer, Lorena Ochoa of Mexico, has exclusively revealed to CNN that a meeting with Tiger Woods in her youth inspired her to become the player she is today. The pair first met at Tory Pines when both competing in the Junior World Championships, an event that Woods won a record six times and Ochoa has won five. The two then met again 15 years later at the Golf Writer’s Association of America Awards where both were named players of the year