2009
30
Jun
Valencia joins Man Utd from Wigan
Manchester United sign Wigan winger Antonio Valencia on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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2009
30
Jun
Few thrills as Williams sisters thrive
LONDON (Reuters) – Sobriety returned to Wimbledon on Tuesday after the heady brew of the night before with Center Court open to the sunny skies and the insatiable Williams sisters blasting through to the semi-finals.
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2009
30
Jun
New Beijing City Architecture
New buildings continue to mushroom in China’s capital – some of the latest ones are cutting-edge and ecologically sound.
Noted examples are Sanlitun SOHO, a mixed-used commercial and residential project currently under construction opposite Sanlitun Village.
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2009
30
Jun
Venus restores order after Murray epic
LONDON (Reuters) – Sobriety returned to Wimbledon Tuesday after the heady brew of the night before with Center Court open to the sunny skies and women’s champion Venus Williams blasting through to the semi-finals.
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2009
30
Jun
Safina sets up Venus semi-final
World number one Dinara Safina beats unseeded Sabine Lisicki to set up a semi-final against defending champion Venus Williams.
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2009
30
Jun
Rampant Serena crushes Azarenka
Serena Williams remains on course for a Wimbledon final with sister Venus after sweeping aside Victoria Azarenka to set up a semi-final against Elena Dementieva.
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2009
30
Jun
Hong Kong Symphony of Lights
The nightly Hong Kong Symphony of Lights on the skyscrapers of Central and Kowloon begins at 8pm and is best seen from the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour.
The Symphony of Lights lasts from 8.00-8.20pm.
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2009
30
Jun
Bolt takes sprint double at trials
Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt clocked 20.25 seconds in a strong negative wind of
(-2.4 m/s) to win the 200 metres and complete the sprint double as the 2009 Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships ended at the National Stadium in Kingston last night.
Sprint star Usain Bolt cruises to victory in the men’s 200m final at [...]
2009
30
Jun
Phillips post personal best at trials
Olympic 400-metre hurdles semi-finalist Isa Phillips says he is ready to challenge for a medal at this summer’s 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany (August 15-23) after posting a lifetime best 48.05 seconds.
Isa Phillips cruises to victory in the heats of the men’s 400m hurdles at the Supreme Ventures National Senior Championships at the [...]
2009
30
Jun
Photos Banned
Photographers wishing to take pictures of the Olympic construction site in East London have been warned they will be questioned if suspected of photographing ’security operations’. Amateur photographer Dr Patrick Green found this out to his cost on 14 …