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Olympics Tennis : Federer, Venus shocked in their Quarter Finals Match

Roger Federer's disappointing season continued as his hopes of winning Olympic gold in the men's singles were ended by an inspired James Blake. The American had not beaten the top seed in eight previous attempts but comfortably outplayed the world number one for a 6-4 7-6 quarter-final win. The crowd was shocked to silence when Blake deservedly broke in the 10th game to take the first set. He then held his nerve in the second set tie-break to progress.

Federer, who will lose his world number one ranking to Rafael Nadal on Monday, made a number of unforced errors and will need a dramatic reversal in fortunes if he is to successfully defend his US Open title later this month. Blake, the world number seven, had won only one set in his previous matches against Federer, but he unnerved the five-time Wimbledon champion with a near faultless service game and aggressive forehand. "I always believed in myself," said Blake. "I'd lost to him eight, nine, 10, 50 times, I don't know how many, but I had the feeling it could be my day. "He didn't play a good first game and that put me up straight away. I played loose and free and I always fancy my chances on the 5-4 game. "I know I can beat the best in the world on my day and I proved it." Federer will compete in the men's doubles later on Thursday. The 28-year-old broke Federer when the Swiss was serving to stay in the first set and then broke again early in the second to take a 3-0 lead.
Federer, who was struggling with his serve and forehand, broke back in the fifth game to take the set to a tie-break only for Blake to win it after racing into a 4-1 lead. Federer could still win his first Olympic medal. He is scheduled to play with Stanislas Wawrinka in the men's doubles quarter-finals later on Thursday.

In an another match US player Venus Williams was given a shock by chinese player Li Na defeating her in straight sets. Venus started in a great style 3-0 but lost the next 3 games in the first set and went on to lose the first set. Then Li Na broke the first game of Venus in the 2nd set. Later the Chinese player went on to win the match convinsingly over Venus.

See Mars with the Naked Eye

Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky Starting August.

It will look as large as the full moon to the naked Eye. This will happen On Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth. Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am . It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The Next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.

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Double Arm Transplantation Successful

German doctors have carried out a complete double arm transplant. The patient was a 54-year-old farmer who lost his limbs in an accident six years ago. The donor is believed to be a teenager who had died shortly before the surgery. Neither man's name has been released by the Munich clinic. The 15-hour operation took place last week, and the patient is recovering well, though it could be two years before he can move his new hands. Arm transplants have been carried out before - the first occurred in Austria in 2003 when a man received transplanted forearms and hands. In this procedure, limbs were reattached just below the shoulder. Reiner Gradinger, medical director at the Munich University Clinic where the operation involving 40 doctors, nurses and assistants took place over 15 hours last week, said: "The reattachment appears up to now to have proceeded optimally." Surgeon Edgar Biemer said the greatest challenge was establishing blood flow between the farmer's body and muscles in the new arms because the muscles have a limited lifespan. And he said: "We discussed with the patient that he would have to deal with the fact that his hands were from somebody else. "But this was discussed before the first heart transplant, and in reality nobody really cared about that." Doctors are monitoring the patient closely to make sure his body does not reject the new limbs.

Hamilton takes pole in Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton boosted his chances of claiming a third successive race victory by capturing pole in Hungary.
The McLaren driver clocked one minute 20.899 seconds to secure his fourth pole of the season as team-mate Heikki Kovalainen joined him on the front row. Felipe Massa led Ferrari's challenge and will start in third while team-mate Kimi Raikkonen could only manage sixth. Massa lines up alongside BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica with Toyota's Timo Glock sharing the fourth row with Raikkonen. Renault's Fernando Alonso claimed seventh spot ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber, with Toyota's Jarno Trulli and Renault's Nelson Piquet completing the top 10. After dominating the practice sessions at the Hungaroring, Hamilton's pole had an air of inevitability about it. The only variable under Budapest's clear skies was the scorching temperature, with the trackside thermometer reaching 42C and forcing all the teams to make a choice about their tyre selection. Warm conditions mean tyres are more susceptible to graining where tiny pieces of rubber are torn off or distorted affecting the tyre's grip. Hamilton opted for the harder tyres and effortlessly converted his practice pace into the 10th pole of his career.