Australian Open 2008

Serbia conquers the Tennis World

Roger Federer has finally lost a match in Melbourne, Rafael Nadal was stopped in semifinal and 22-years-old French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga did his best tournament ever by reaching the great final! Justine Henin is finally beaten - so the both No.1 didn't win - Russian beauty Maria Sharapova is back into top form and the Polish girls were quite successfull comparing to their world ranking. Anyway, if you like numbers, write down that Serbia had three players among eight of them in both semifinals!... full story


By MARKO ANDREJIĆ
from Belgrade, SERBIA

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In Memoriam: Robert Bobby Fischer (1943-2008)

Chess Legend dies in Iceland

Once feted as a national hero and seen by some as the greatest chess talent ever, the Chicago-born former child prodigy seemed unable to resist perplexing his public with angry gestures, decade-long sulks and outrageous opinions. After years of obscurity, he defied U.S. sanctions to play and beat Spassky again in former Yugoslavia during the Balkan wars. This was the match that got him into trouble and forced him to become a fugitive wanted by U.S. authorities. Of Jewish ancestry himself, Fischer claimed to be the victim of a Jewish conspiracy. After the September 11, 2001 attacks he said he wanted to see the United States wiped out. He spent months in a Japanese jail cell, and his last years as a wild-haired, shambling recluse after Iceland gave him refuge... full story


By KRISTIN ARNA BRAGADOTTIR
Story from REUTERS