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Marat Safin opened his final Kremlin Cup campaign by ousting defending champion Nikolay Davydenko in the first round in Moscow. Safin was runner-up in last year's final, and he came from a set down to win 4-6 6-4 6-2 and end Davydenko's bid for a fourth title in the Russian capital. Safin, 29, who retires at the end of the season, produced 10 aces and a better all-round game against his 28-year-old opponent to win in a little under two hours. Also through into the second round were Evgeny Korolev who beat fellow Russian Igor Kunitsyn 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 while qualifier Illya Marchenko was 4-1 up in the deciding set when Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin retired with a throat infection to seal a 1-6 6-4 4-1 result. Russian third seed Mikhail Youzhny thrashed Potito Starace of Italy 6-1 6-1 in less than an hour, producing a superb service... [read full story]
By Rich Thompson Saturday, November 28, 2009 - But while the Bruins [team stats] backup goalie once again performed well, making 36 saves, the New Jersey Devils came away with a 2-1 shootout win. Rask couldn’t stave off Zach...
The season might only be two months old, but the Boston Bruins are quickly gaining a reputation as a team that takes a few extra minutes to settle their games. Heading into Friday’s game against the New Jersey Devils, five of...
Church of England churches welcomed back 53,000 people on Back to Church Sunday 2009, a 71 per cent increase on 2008, as part of a growing initiative that saw more than 80,000 people come back to church across the UK on one...
By: Casey Shea PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― The Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate a goal by Sidney Crosby of the Penguins in front of goaltender Henrik Lundqvist No. 30 of the New York Rangers on Oct. 2, 2009, at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh....
