A day after winning her fifth Wimbledon singles title while raising her ace total to 102 for the tournament, Serena Williams joked at the All England Club champions' dinner on Sunday night that she is bottling that powerful stroke and putting it up for sale.
Williams told the attendees at the formal dinner at a London hotel. "I have a package at the door. If you guys want to buy my serve, you can get it. It's only a million dollars per bottle. They're available."
Williams, who also won the women's doubles title with her older sister Venus, and the men's singles champion, Roger Federer, made brief remarks to guests while being interviewed by Virginia Wade, the 1977 women's singles winner at the All England Club.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Matt Taylor says "I need a miracle to win PCC election." - thisissussex.co.uk
Matt Taylor, Police and Crime Commissioner Candidate for Sussex declares he "Needs a miracle to win the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Elections on the 15th November 2012."
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I need a Miracle to win PCC election.
Having called the Evening Argus, he explains, "The electoral Commission has set the spending limit for the elections at nearly £220,000, which means this is how much you've got to spend to win it. I'm happy to hand over a hundred signatures and a £5000 deposit, but £200K is too much, no way."
But having weighed the pros and cons, a confident Matt Taylor continues, "After serious consideration, I've decided to go for it, because I believe in miracles. I've released a booklet; FREE to download from my website at www.sosparty.co.uk, which sets out what I stand for. I've got a lot to say and a lot to explain about the role of Police and Crime Commissioner and the Supplementary voting (SV) system."
The Home Secretary, Theresa May has recently voiced her concerns, complaining that the elections look set to be fought out between unremarkable party stalwarts, including former police authority members, ministers and MPs.
One Whitehall source admitted: "The policy is in disarray. There is a chance it will be a damp squib."
In response he says, "I want to bring this election alive and show there is a new breed of leaders waiting in the wings ready to take power and change the status quo."
The new Police and Crime commissioners will have the power to set budgets and to hire and fire chief constables.
They will step into the new posts – which carry a salary of between £65,000 and £100,000 – at a time of upheaval for the police service which faces cuts to staffing because of the Government's austerity drive.
Matt Taylor has the final word, "I'm going for it because I think it's important to bring in new blood, to help direct the future of Sussex police. With the Chief Constable of Sussex, Martin Richardson facing misconduct charges, it makes sense to have an anti corruption candidate right in the centre of power."
Whether Matt Taylor's candidacy will bring a smile to Mrs May's face, is anyone's guess.
Source: www.thisissussex.co.uk
From the archive, 9 July 1934: Great Britain's Wimbledon - The Guardian
Those patient hundreds who waited nineteen hours in order to get into Wimbledon on Saturday had their patience richly rewarded. The day was perfect, the centre court was packed, the King and Queen were present, and Miss Round won her first Wimbledon singles title, the first Englishwoman to gain that honour since 1926. Great Britain has brought off a great double, the men's singles and the women's singles. Nineteen hundred and thirty-four is certainly England's vintage year.
Though there were other finals, it was the women's encounter, Miss Round against Miss Jacobs, that the crowd longed to see, especially the women, who greatly predominated. Their faces during the match were a study – so serious, so intent, they sighed when Miss Round failed, applauded rapturously when she won. They remembered that she had defeated Miss Jacobs last year, and she had taken a set from Mrs Moody, but those comforting memories did not disguise the tough problem with which she was faced.
Miss Round knew that Miss Jacobs was exceedingly hard to beat but the English girl rose to the occasion and played tennis which compared favourably with that of Mlle. Lenglen and Mrs Moody, which is high praise. Her best stroke was her backhand, the best of any woman now playing, properly produced, and either across court or down the line.
In the first set Miss Round was at her best, in command of the match, and only two games went to deuce. A convincing set and one that presaged a straight set win, provided the forehand held, for she was better than Miss Jacobs in other respects. The second set was a fight on level terms to three all; then Miss Round's forehand became unsteady, she was too close to the ball and fell away as she struck, and Miss Jacobs led 5-3. Miss Round found her forehand again and levelled at five all. So it was to be a straight sets win! The crowd guessed wrong; Miss Jacobs ran out at 7-5, with Miss Round uncertain, having hit out three consecutive shots.
The crowd was more serious now. Miss Jacobs was so sure and Miss Round was making too many mistakes on her forehand; but they hoped for the best and cheered their champion. The final set showed them a fine fight and a fine champion. Level to three-all, then the best Miss Round, the great one, came most opportunely into court, her ground strokes won points. Miss Jacobs met the storm nobly, but was fairly outplayed, and Miss Round led 5-3 after some great play and a half-volley which drew special applause from the King.
Now the gallery shouted loudly. "Come on, Dorothy," murmured a man who one wagered had never spoken with the lady, "now's your chance!" Miss Jacobs to serve, she stood 15-40, two match points. Miss Round lost one. Still a match point in hand: a rally, and then Miss Jacobs put her forehand into the net. Miss Round had won the singles. The crowd rose as one and cheered and cheered, and the King and Queen clapped their delight.
What a Wimbledon in retrospect! One can hardly believe it – both the singles for Great Britain. We have been so long used to defeat that it is hard to believe that we are now victors, and our long sojourn in the shadows make it a trifle difficult to get used to the high light. It may be safely predicted that we shall be modest winners if only to justify how well we used to lose.
[The Wimbledon men's singles that year were won by Fred Perry. Click here for the Manchester Guardian's report on his victory.]
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
London 2012: Liverpool's Luis Suarez selected in Uruguay squad - BBC News
Uruguay have named Liverpool's Luis Suarez in their 18-man squad for this summer's Olympic Games in London.
The 25-year-old striker is one of three over-aged players along with Napoli striker Edinson Cavani and Palermo midfielder Egidio Arevalo Rios.
Suarez's Liverpool team-mate, defender Sebastian Coates, and Ajax midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro are also included.
Uruguay are one of Great Britain's opponents in Group A, along with Senegal and United Arab Emirates.
'La Celeste' start their campaign against UAE on 26 July before facing Senegal on 29 July and finally Team GB on 1 August.
Uruguay, who won last year's Copa America and finished fourth at the 2010 World Cup, are aiming for their third Olympic title, after wining gold at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris and again four years later in Amsterdam.
Uruguay Olympic squad:
Goalkeepers: Martin Campana (Cerro Largo), Leandro Gelpi (Penarol)
Defenders: Sebastian Coates (Liverpool), Diego Polenta (Genoa), Ramon Arias (Defensor Sporting), Alexis Rolin (Nacional), Emiliano Albin (Penarol).
Midfielders: Egidio Arevalo Rios (Palermo), Nicolas Lodeiro (Ajax), Matias Aguirregaray (Palermo), Gaston Ramirez (Bologna), Maximiliano Calzada (Nacional), Diego Rodriguez (Defensor Sporting)
Forwards: Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Edinson Cavani (Napoli), Abel Hernandez (Palermo), Jonathan Urretaviscaya (Vitoria Guimaraes), Tabare Viudez (Nacional)
Stand-by: Alejandro Silva (Fenix), Marcelo Silva (Penarol), Federico Pintos (Defensor Sporting), Martin Rodriguez (Wanderers)
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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