US Open 2009: Men's Final Results

I managed to watch the final of the US Open 2009 this morning while having my breakfast with Andrew. Well we did not get to see Del Potro win the final set as we had to go to work.



The results
Juan Martin Del Potro upsets Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

Source:
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/index.html
http://www.thestate.com/166/story/942131.html

New Facial To Loosen Up Your Skin

See what playing football can do to you face.

From The Star online http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/9/8/sports/22264109&sec=sports

Beijing Olympics: Malaysia's 1st Medal: Silver

Lee Chong Wei lost to a better player tonight, China's Lin Dan.

Congratulations Lin Dan and congratulations to Chong Wei for being the 1st Malaysian to get a medal, during this Olympics in Beijing.

Marilyn, my mum and I watched the finals just now on RTM1 to lend our moral support.

Badminton Final Results
LIN Dan (CHN) bt LEE Chong Wei (MAS) 21-12 , 21-8

Beijing Olympics: Malaysian In Action-Badminton

Congratulations to Lee Chong Wei on winning your badminton semi-final match against Lee Hyunil of Korea.

Wish you all the best in the finals, go for Gold. Malaysia cannnn.....!!!!

Results
LEE Chong Wei (Malaysia) bt LEE Hyunil (Korea)
21-18 , 13-21 , 21-13

What Does The Olympic Emblem Represent?

Olympic Emblem

What does the 5 rings of the Olympic emblem represent... read on


Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_symbols

The emblem of the Olympic Games is composed of five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red respectively) on a white field. This was originally designed in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. These five rings stand for passion, faith, victory, work ethic and sportsmanship.

...These five rings represent the five parts of the world which now are won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition.

The current view of the International Olympic Committee is that the emblem "reinforces the idea" that the Olympic Movement is international and welcomes all countries of the world to join.

As can be read in the Olympic Charter, the Olympic symbol represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.

However, no continent is represented by any specific ring. Though colorful explanations about the symbolism of the colored rings exist, the only connection between the rings and the continents is that the number five refers to the number of continents. In this scheme, The Americas are viewed as a single continent, and Antarctica is omitted.

The current 5 continents are Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.


Ask Yahoo
http://ask.yahoo.com/20020214.html
According to the Olympic Charter, the five-ringed symbol "represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games."

While the charter isn't explicit, many believe that the colors of the flag-- blue, black, red, yellow, and green on a white field -- are used because at least one of these colors exists in each of the flags of the nations participating in the Olympics. This may be true; however, the notion that each ring represents a specific continent is not.

The five interlocking rings represent the five continents brought together by the Olympic Movement...

Fake Singing - Beijing Olympics Opening

Starlet Lin Miaoke mimed at Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,24169753-5014197,00.html
LIN Miaoke, the cute nine-year-old girl whose solo Hymn to the Motherland added a human touch to last Friday's opening ceremony, has since been outed as a fake after being flooded with commercial offers.

The ceremony's music director, Chen Qigang, revealed that Lin (Photo, right) was not singing but miming to a recording by another girl, Yang Peiyi (photo, left), who was dumped from the starring role because she wasn't as pretty and had uneven teeth...

Fake FireWorks - Beijing Olympics Opening

Cool huh, the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony fireworks...

Olympic fireworks faked for TV
http://themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/olympics/62-olympics/2879-olympic-fireworks-faked-for-tv
LONDON, Aug 12 — The global television audience of more than three billion people watched in amazement as a series of giant footprints outlined in fireworks proceeded through the night sky from Tiananmen Square to the Bird's Nest stadium — except they were watching a computer animation....

Euro 2008 Final Results

Most of you would have already know the result of the Euro 2008 finals between Germany and Spain.

I found out the result from the security guard when I left my home this morning, even before I heard the news on the radio. He said German kalah, 1-0.

Well the favorites lost and I lost sleep too from the mamak shop which screened the final live. Jolted awake by the cheers of the crowd.

Congratulations to Spain.

Results and report http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301696/index.html

Ants - The Ultimate Cure For Diving

The article below, taken from theSun today (4/3/2008), page 52, refers to football 'diving' and not the water kind :-p