Martin Caparrotta Archives: 06/2009

With temperatures in London expected to soar into the 30s next week, the tennis looks to be hotting up too.

With Setanta fighting a losing battle against the economic downturn, what does it all mean for the distribution of the Premier League’s live UK television rights in the coming seasons?

For the first time in the history of the Championships at SW19, we won’t be hearing the umpire utter those two words that have all too often triggered a collective groan from the entire nation: “Play suspended.”

At the end of last year, BSkyB demoed what could well be a large part of the future of sports broadcasting: the transmission of sporting events in 3D.

If engineered in the correct manner, the move could well prove to be the building blocks of success in calcio’s revival.

Roger Federer beat Robin Soderling in an emphatic straight sets victory to claim his first ever French Open title, and complete his collection of all four Grand Slams.

Next season’s UEFA Europa League matches will be the first to trial new a ‘five officials’ scheme, with two extra assistant referees behind each goal.

Roger Federer staged an epic comeback at the French Open today defeating Tommy Haas from two sets down 6-7 (4-7) 5-7 6-4 6-0 6-2 in round four of Roland Garros.