Nadal’s comfortable 6-3, 6-4 victory moves him into the quarter-finals in the Spanish capital and means he sets a new Open era best for the longest streak of victorious sets on a single surface. McEnroe’s 49-set winning streak on carpet in 1984 included him clinching the Madrid Indoor Open title and Nadal may well be about to follow suit. He will play Austria’s Dominic Thiem on Friday for a place in the last four....
Rafael Nadal stepped up his campaign for an historic ninth straight title at the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday as the third seed won his 44th match in a row at the venue with a 6-2, 6-4 defeat of German Philip Kohlschreiber. The Spanish great lifted his record at the seaside Country Club to 46-1 at a tournament where he suffered his lone defeat in 2003 against Guillermo Coria....
Not everyone’s repenting. Last week Thomas and Gunilla Leavitt, IT specialists who live in Santa Cruz, Calif., launched–yup–UnrepentantNaderVoter.com. An open letter to Nader reads: “I absolutely and utterly reject the contention that I bear even the slightest iota of responsibility” for putting Bush in the White House. Toso says: “We’ve talked to the couple that runs that other site. They’re really nice. They’re just wrong.”
No more. MORE: Fastest Combine prospects | What NFL teams thought at the Combine Wendall Williams, a receiver from NAIA Division I school University of the Cumberlands, shattered Johnson’s record by clocking 4.19 seconds in the NFL Regional Combine in Winter Park, Minn., Saturday. That is, of course, if Williams’ official time holds up. He shouldn’t feel too bad if it doesn’t, though: The 5-10, 175-pound receiver also turned in a 45-inch vertical jump, which would tie Kansas City Chiefs receiver Chris Conley’s record (which he set in 2015)....
Lauth tweeted on July 2 that he was “tired of living a life of lies.” He also included a link to a Twitlonger post that he wrote, in which he alleges that he and Quezada began a sexual relationship when he was 15 and Nairo was 20. In his Twitlonger post, Lauth said that he initiated the relationship with Quezada, who was allegedly aware of Lauth’s age. Lauth said he was not trying to cancel Nairo, but trying to tell his fellow gamers the truth about what happened between them....
Nakamura secured four wins and five draws to stay as the sole leader after nine rounds. On the penultimate day, five-time former world champion Viswanathan Anand led the Indian challenge with India number two Pentala Harikrishna who have five points each from a maximum nine. Having replaced fellow prodigy Nihal Sarin for the blitz tournament, 13-year-old Praggnanandhaa (3.5/9) impressed with a fighting draw against the sole leader Nakamura in the ninth round....
The 117th Congress will see fewer Democrats after Pelosi’s party sustained unexpected losses in the House of Representatives. Polls had widely predicted the Democrats would expand their majority. A number of races remain undecided, but Republicans have so far made 5 gains, while Democrats have lost 4 seats. The Democratic majority was 220 to the GOP’s 192 before the election. It’s now clear that gap will narrow. Despite a relatively disappointing election, Pelosi struck an upbeat tone following about former Vice President Joe Biden’s victory, calling him president-elect even before the major networks had called the race....
What initially promised to be a tough afternoon for the world number one against the burly Swiss turned into a stroll for Murray, who extended his winning streak to 22 matches and set up a semi-final against world number four Milos Raonic. U.S. Open champion Wawrinka was seeking to reach the semis for the fourth consecutive year and was full of aggression in the early stages. But a netted volley gave Murray a break in the seventh game....
Bangalore duo of Chidananda Murthy and navigator B.S. Sujith Kumar, representing Team Tata Motors, are poised for a hat-trick ahead of the Rally of Coimbatore, the fourth round of the 2014 FMSCI Indian National TSD Rally Championship to be run on Sunday. Participating in the Pro-Stock category, Murthy and Kumar won the previous two rounds in Jaipur and Bangalore to head the championship with 56 points, 10 clear of Saurav Chatterjee and Ashoke Kumar Basu from Kolkata....
The words weren’t directed at Johnson, however: The former Florida head coach called himself a dumbass for not recruiting him to Gainesville. MORE: College football Week 7 photos | College football betting lines and picks Muschamp was clearly impressed with Johnson’s nine-catch, 160-yard performance in Kentucky’s 30-27 loss to the Tigers. Johnson, a three-star recruit in the class of 2014 from Winter Garden, Fla., wasn’t offered a scholarship to play for the Gators....
Despite having spent just one season with the Gunners, the World Cup winner saw his future in north London called into question during the last transfer window. Arsenal 17/10 to beat Cologne A move to Serie A giants Inter was mooted, with the Italians reported to have been eventually forced out of the market by Arsenal’s demands. Mustafi, though, insists that he never wanted to move on and has refuted any suggestion that he came close to leaving Emirates Stadium....
The world’s leading wicket-taker has been part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad coaching setup in the recent seasons alongside Tom Moody and VVS Laxman but made no secret about his love for CSK. “I have been associated with the team for quite a long time. But in the near future, if I again get an opportunity to work with CSK, I will enthusiastically do it,” he said. It comes hardly as a surprise considering how at ease he feels in the state of Tamil Nadu and especially Chennai....
The spoilers also revealed the cover of My Hero Academia chapter 368, and mangaka Horikoshi has drawn Tooru Hagakure in full color. The fandom has taken issue with how she is depicted, but most people are glad to have confirmation of how she looks. Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for My Hero Academia chapter 368. My Hero Academia chapter 368 spoilers reveal the Second User’s Quirk and Midoriya’s use of OFA at 120% According to spoilers, My Hero Academia chapter 368 begins with AFO stating that Shigaraki is no longer there as the former has prevailed during their fusion....
As of today, My Hero One’s Justice 2’s second DLC character, Mei Hatsume, is available for players to download either separately or as part of the game’s season pass. Fans may be surprised to see her entering the ring considering she’s less of a fighter and is a passionate inventor, responsible for creating all manner of gadgets and devices. Some of her creations have even greatly aided Deku in his own exploits....
My Hero: One’s Justice 2 mixed things up by introducing a roster of more playable villains than the first game had to offer. Now, players can dress these criminals to the nines in dapper new suits. The new suit costumes are available for Kai Chisaki, Tomura Shigaraki, Dabi, Himiko Toga, Muscular, Twice and Mr. Compress. This DLC is set to be released later this summer in addition to the free playable Nomu DLC, which gives fans who didn’t pre-order the game the chance to play the previously pre-order exclusive character....
I knew immediately something was wrong. My left eye wouldn’t move in sync with my right. After a couple of minutes my vision cleared, and the movement of my left eye seemed to return to normal. I shook it off and began my day, slightly worried, but sure it was nothing. By midmorning I was busy at work and had completely forgotten about the whole thing. Late the following afternoon, I noticed a curtain of blackness in the lower right corner of my left eye as I was walking down the hall at work....
The Ukraine international liked a meme on Instagram that showed him behind bars with the Ukrainian flag and the Shakhtar logo on the wall. The photo was posted by user ‘arsenal_memes___’ and the caption read ‘#FreeMudryk’, as per the Daily Mail. The Gunners’ pursuit of the winger is no secret. They have already seen their opening bid of £55 million turned down by the Ukrainian club and their improved offer is set for a similar outcome....
MySpace announced Tuesday that it has forged a splashy licensing agreement with Sony BMG—the world’s second largest label—for access to streaming videos, music and other content. The partnership calls for the social-networking giant and the music studio to share advertising revenue. And in a bid to conquer the social-networking world beyond U.S. borders, MySpace will soon be offering its 110 million active monthly users free voice chats via a new partnership with Skype (220 million strong, mostly outside of the States)....
In an article published in the journal Science, scientists argued banning vaping products would deprive people of a tool which—despite its problems—could help them quit smoking. Every year, smoking kills more than 480,000 Americans, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “The most conservative estimates suggest that were vaping nicotine to replace most smoking over the next 10 years, 1.6 million premature deaths would be avoided and 20....
