Doc Rivers - 'I'm Coming Back'

DOC RIVERS said on Wednesday to return to the bench as the Boston Celtics head coach for next season. Doc Rivers said in a text message, "I'm coming back. I want another crack at it with this group." Rivers, guided the Boston Celtics to the 2010 NBA Finals and led the franchise to its 17th NBA championship in 2008.

It had been rumored that Rivers would leave the last year of his contract (and $5 million) on the table, in order to spend more time with his family.

Cedric Benson Cincinnati Bengals RB arrested for hitting bar employee

CEDRIC BENSON, 28, of Cincinnati Bengals was arrested in Texas on Tuesday for allegedly punching a bar employee in the face nearly a month ago. He was charged with misdemeanor assault.

Authorities said that Benson was booked into the Travis County jail and later released after he posted bail.

On May 30 Benson punched the bar employee of Annie's West bar in the Sixth Street entertainment district where he got into a quarrel with another fan and injured his lip. After staff intervened Benson pushed a bar worker and abused the bar employee. 

Benson came out

Wimbledon 2010 Fourth Round results: Yen-hsnu Lu knocks Andy Roddick out

FOURTH ROUND Asian shock for three time finalist Andy Roddick at Wimbledon 2010. An 82nd ranked player from Taiwan, Yen-hsnu Lu defeated Roddick 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 9-7 on Monday.

Strangely Lu had not won a single match at All England Club in past four years, defeated Roddick in four and half hour match. The victory came to Lu in the 16th game of the fifth set.
Lu is first Asian since Shuzo Matsuoka of Japan to reach the quarterfinals of any Grand Slam.

In other match on day seven of Wimbledon Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 7-6(9),

Argentina vs Mexico World Cup 2010: result 3-1, Argentinean team

ARGENTINA FOOTBALL fans now get ready to see again your stars in action against Germany in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup football on Saturday July 3 at Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town. Time of cheers of Argentinean fans, Argentina defeated Mexico by 3-1  in the round of 16 in World Cup football 2010 at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday June 27.

In the 52nd minute of the game, Carlos Tevez scored his second goal and the third goal for Argentina in the match between Argentina and Mexico in the round of 16 in FIFA World Cup

26th June 2010 - World Drugs Day

"A drug is neither moral or immoral - it's a chemical compound. The compound itself is not a menace to society until a human being treats it as if consumption bestowed a temporary licence to act like an a------" - By Frank Zappa (The Real Frank Zappa, 1989)

 

The above statement by Frank Zappa stands true for today's LSD generation. 26th June is celebrated as World's Drugs Day across the globe and this year's theme is "Think Health, Not Drugs". With globalization and world becoming a global village, the problem of drug abuse and trafficking has crossed national boundaries to become a global problem. Hence, it becomes important for the young country like India to stand up and against such abuse which is limping the country slowly. 

 

Society especially children and youngsters are vulnerable to the abuse as reasons are varied ranging

Brazil vs Portugal World Cup 2010: Match result 0-0, analysis

ONE OF the most anticipated matches in FIFA World Cup 2010, Brazil vs Portugal at Moses Mabhida Stadium of Durban, ended in a draw. Both Group G team, Brazil and Portugal, two of the favorites to win the FIFA 2010 trophy secured their berth into the second round.

In the previous group stage match, Brazil won their match against North Korea and an equally competitive team, Ivory Coast winning 2-1 and 3-1 respectively. Whereas, Cristiano Ronaldo's Portuguese team in their group stage match at World Cup football 2010, ended goalless draw against Ivory Coast and impressive 7-0 victory against

Italy misses round 2 in World Cup 2010: Slovakia won by 3-1

IN A Group F match between Italy vs Slovakia in FIFA World Cup 2010 at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on today June 24, defending champion Italy lost to Slovakia by 3-1. After France, who was the runner-up team in World Cup football 2006, now Italy, defending champion eliminated from the FIFA World Cup 2010.

Slovakia's first goal was done in the 25th minute of the match, as Robert Vittek split two defenders on a run and took the ball in stride before kicking it past Italian keeper Federico Marchetti for the goal. During the half time Marcello Lippi's