Williams Sisters Recieves Apology for Being Called Williams Brothers by Coach Shamil Tarpischev

Wow what a great story to share with you today. Sexism and chauvinism still exist in sports? Hear what this guy called the Williams Sisters in this story and later apologized for doing so.

 

Serena Williams has said she and her sister Venus have received a written apology from the head of the Russian tennis federation after he caused a storm by calling them the "Williams brothers".

Williams said on Thursday Shamil Tarpischev, who has been fined $US25,000 ($28,600) and banned for a year by the Women's Tennis Association over the remarks he made on a TV chat show, had "reached out" over the controversy. "He has reached out to apologise to both myself and my sister," she said at the WTA Finals in Singapore, after her 6-1, 6-1 win over Eugenie Bouchard. "It was written. No, I did not speak to him." 

Williams had earlier slammed Tarpischev's comments, which also earned a strongly worded rebuke from WTA chief Stacey Allaster and condemnation from Russia's world No.2 Maria Sharapova. "His comments, I thought, were very insensitive. I thought they were extremely sexist as well as racist at the same time, and I thought they were in a way bullying," Williams said on Sunday.

Tarpischev, a vastly experienced coach and administrator, has also issued a public apology for his remarks but he insisted his "joke" did not merit the attention it has received.


The controversy cast an unwanted shadow over the start of Williams' Finals campaign, which remains in the balance following her stunning 6-0, 6-2 defeat to Simona Halep on Wednesday. Despite Thursday's strong recovery against Bouchard, the defending champion still needs Halep to win at least a set in her final group match against Ana Ivanovic if she is to reach the last four.

But Williams insisted she would not "stress out" over her fate – and may go and watch a Mariah Carey concert rather than see whether Halep can help her into the semi-finals on Friday.

Keshi's Boldness: If NFF Sacks Me, 3 African Countries Are Set to Hire Me

Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has revealed that if Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, sacks him today, there are three Africa countries ready to hire him. Speaking with AfricanFootball.com ahead of the Eagles crucial match against Sudan on Wednesday, 15 October, 2014, the former Eagles’ captain, who is currently without a contract, stated that he is not afraid of sack following the poor performance of his team in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Keshi insisted that countries like Gabon, Angola and Equatorial-Guinea are ready to hire him if Nigeria fails to renew his contract. “It’s not about the game; it’s about other personal stuff. So, if tomorrow they say Keshi leave, there is no shaking because other two, three countries are waiting for me. My job is about hire and fire.

 “Right now I have been to other places I have coached before I have not been fired. If it comes down to Nigeria, I have been here before, qualified Nigeria for 2002 World Cup with Amodu Shaibu, we were asked to leave,” Keshi reportedly said. The big boss, as the former Togo and Mali coach is popularly called by his fans, added that Nigerians are calling for his head which, according to him, will be impossible for them to cut because the head belongs to him.

Steven Keshi, Nigeria Super Eagles Coach

Also speaking on Brila FM early Tuesday, Keshi berated Nigerians for not having faith in his team despite winning the AFCON title in South Africa against all hopes. The Super Eagles will on Wednesday in Abuja host Sudan, who are now third in the standings with three points. And next month, they travel to second-placed Congo, who defeated them 3-2 in Calabar in September, before they welcome Group A leaders South Africa. The Nigerian team have to win their remaining three matches and hope other results in the group go their way if they were to qualify for the biennial championship.

Should we say Keshi is being rude or he knows his worth?

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I Will Be Back to Train With AC Milan, I Do Not Have Ebola - Says Essien

 

I was listening to AIT News two days ago and was shocked when I heard this news that the Former Chelsea and Real Madrid midfielder Michael Essien has Ebola, but been forced to deny rumours that he has Ebola. The Ghanaian star, now playing his club football with AC Milan, was left out of his country's squad for a 1-1 draw in the African Cup of Nations qualifier in Guinea. But rumours on Twitter sprung up that Essien had contracted the virus, something the player was quick to deny, insisting he is ready to play for Milan.

  

Essien also posted to his Instagram account to talk against the rumour abour him having Ebola

 

Essien was angry with the rumours and sent his sympathy to 'the true victims of Ebola' 'I'm very fit and very healthy,' he posted on Instagram. 'No truth in the internet rumours that I have contracted Ebola.' 'I'm well & will be training as usual tomorrow.The Ebola virus is a very serious issue and people shouldn't joke about it.

'Whoever wrote this article is very unprofessional and insensitive...!!!#Jahbless.' He then continued on Twitter, 'The true victims of Ebola deserve better and our thoughts & prayers are with them and their families.#sue'

 

 Essien insists he will be back to train with AC Milan today, as both he and the club denied the rumour The player's club were also quick to quash the rumours, and the suggestion that an AC Milan spokesman had confirmed them earlier in the evening. A club statement read, 'AC Milan categorically denies alleged news from abroad about its members. 'Such news, totally unfounded, however, have never been confirmed by any employee of our company.'

SOURCE: AIT NEWS

Insane Car Crash Somehow Barely Avoids Hitting a Group of Bystanders

Here is a post by Casey Chan, who shared a video of a car crash, also hear what he said about the crash. 

The first time I saw this video of a car crash during the Jolly Rally Valle d'Aosta 2014, I thought it was a scene from Final Destination. The second time I saw it, I thought it was some amateur fake. I've watched it multiple times now and I'm still not sure how the out of control, flipping car managed to avoid hitting people.

I mean, the speeding rally car tries to round the corner but ends up catapulting itself and flipping right where a group of bystanders are watching the race. It did not look good. But as improbable as this crash was, no one was hurt. The car was destroyed but none of the bystanders were hit and driver Piero Scavone and navigator Diego D'Hérin didn't sustain any injury even though they were inside the car. 

What is your take on this? Do you think going to watch a car race is now a big risk?

 

Wrestler/Actor "The Rock" Wearing a Fanny Pack in His Throw Back Pics

There's nothing like a good throwback pic to make your day, and thanks to a snapshot of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson that resurfaced on Reddit recently, we're grinning from ear to ear.

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         Dwayne The Rock Johnson wearing a    fanny pack in the 90's. (©Kate MacConnell, QMI Agency)

In the photo from 1997, The Rock, then known as Rocky, is wearing a baggy turtleneck, silver jewelry, a Kid 'n Play-inspired haircut, and — best of all — a brown leather fanny pack. Thankfully, the Hercules star has left the look where it belongs — in the '90s! However, he wasn't the only celeb to give the belt bag a whirl.

Teri Hatcher, Tiffani Thiessen (when she used to be Tiffani Amber Thiessen), Danica McKellar, and Joey McIntyre from New Kids on the Block all sported the look. George Costanza (played by Jason Alexander) donned a bright blue fanny pack on Seinfeld and even The Rock's WWE  peer, Hulk Hogan, embraced the tacky trend in the '90s.

Check out the video to see which star has rocked the look recently, and tune in to The Insider With Yahoo on TV tonight for the latest in entertainment news.

Source: Yahoo Celebrity

Brazil Fans Grieve After a 7-1 Loss With Germany

If you saw the game on television, no, you didn't imagine it. If you didn't watch it but heard about it, the rumors are true.

Brazil really did concede five goals in the first half hour of its World Cup semifinal against Germany. It really did get dumped out of the tournament 7-1. The dream really did end in little more than a heartbeat because of a devastating burst of brilliant attacking and utterly inept defending to form the most extraordinary outcome of all.

The World Cup is magical, the sort of thing that everyone should sample at least once in their lifetime. But not like this. Unless you are a diehard Germany fan you were lucky not to be here at the Estadio Mineirao as perhaps the proudest soccer nation of all was humiliated and had its heart shredded.

Everywhere you looked there were tears. They rolled down the faces of small bespectacled boys and anguished old ladies and through the face paint of the hopeful masses who dreamed – no, expected – so, so much more.

Losing is one thing. Losing at home is another. Brazil could have, just about, handled either of those things. But this was another level of suffering. This was torture. This was being smashed out of sight in your home World Cup and being powerless to stop it.

Brazil fans grieve after the World Cup semifinal match. (AP)

The crowd, which before kickoff had given the most spine-tingling rendition of a national anthem that you could imagine, was first silenced, then outraged. The positive and patriotic songs and chants stopped, replaced by jeers and whistles.

An elderly man cradled a replica of the World Cup trophy in his arms, knowing it was gone, knowing he would have to give it up. Minutes later, he walked over to a surprised German supporter and gave it to him with a solemn nod.

A woman with yellow- and green-painted fingernails, a Brazil jersey, Brazil phone case, Brazil scarf and Brazil flag wailed as she spoke on the telephone at halftime.

A man stamped his feet and screamed. He picked up his Incredible Hulk mask, a tribute to Brazil winger Hulk, and threw it on the ground.

"My message is for the Brazilian people and to Brazilian fans. Please forgive us for this negative mistake," said Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who took the blame for the embarrassing defeat. "I am sorry we weren't able to get to the final. This is a catastrophic, terrible loss, the worst loss. We have to deal with that."

This tournament is not done, of course, and Germany's seven goals here will count for nothing in Sunday's final, where it will have to produce something special all over again against either Argentina or the Netherlands.

But it is done for Brazil, even with a third-place game that no one ever much cares about still to come. They might as well call the game off. This country, of all places in the world, wants to forget about soccer for a while and focus on getting angry at a president it doesn't like and social problems it is sick of.

SOURCE: Yahoo Sports