obviously it took their master in their discipline nigel mansell a couple races less but yeah still very very historical in the. row special to me and finally the who's who of the international olympic movement descended on moscow this weekend for a prestigious ball to celebrate the russian olympic committee centenary from costa that was their. bill and summer olympics are just around the corner and most athletes are in their final preparation stages perhaps that was one of the reasons why the olympic balls guests were largely the heads on functionaries of various sports organizations from around the world but the stars of the past were on hand to enjoy the well deserved praise from the big wigs and today's athletic talent was that i think a true russian is one who takes pride in russia's difficult and sometimes controversial legacy and in the russian language i mean both the history and the language the names of our heroes heroes of russia are carved in them they are part of them and this is important that's all our people feel related to their achievements while the rest of the world f

battle found some extra pace when it counted to claim his twenty ninth career pole he also equals nigel mansell all time record of fourteen call positions in a season set in one thousand nine hundred ninety two mclaren's jenson button will start third on the grid header records mark webber ferrari's fernando alonso russians the tally could throw off his tongue. moving on to ice hockey and russia have claimed their second straight victory under new coaches in a two lobby deal at the end of with a four one victory over sweden in finland after winning their opening match in the cup in a shootout against reigning world champions finland russia secured a more comfortable victory over the swedes a brace of powerplay goals by alexander that i do love in the first period if the russians are a confident lead and go straight crew not the old one back in the second example to jog in and start again shirokov added their names to the scoreboard in the. good to see you at the final score the walk post film and the czech republic for nail. tennis there and world number four roger federer has reached the final

year old finishing just ahead of red bull team mate mark webber qualified and that saw him beat nigel mansell his previous record of fourteen poles in one season mclaren's jenson button and are on the second right. in other news the n.b.a. season finally looks set to make a belated start commissioner david stern and i think a tentative understanding has been reached and the five month lockout but the like sixty six game season set to begin with a triple header on december the twenty fifth the world. reached to tell move on the straight. subject to. the radio roubles very. complex speculations. after. that will all come to paris and season game on december twenty fifth christmas. sure her. group but it will give you the people's will to. finally and who's who of the international olympic movement descended on moscow this weekend for a prestigious ball to celebrate the russian olympic committee sent from costa that as this report. the london summer olympics are just around the corner and most athletes are in their final preparation stages perhaps that was one of the reasons why the local bulls

year old finishing just ahead of red bull team mate mark webber in qualifying that saw him beat nigel mansell the previous record of fourteen poles in one year jenson button and there's hamilton are on the second brah. obviously it took the master in discipline measurements for a couple races less but. still very very historical and. political to me now in other news the n.b.a. season finally looks set to make a belated start commissioner david stern announcing a tentative understanding has been reached between the club owners and players to end the five month lockout with a likely sixty six game season set to begin with a triple header on december the twenty fifth that will. reach the telemovie understanding. subject to. the radio four balls very. complex speculations. we're. optimistic. that will talk to us and the n.b.a. season begins on december twenty fifth christmas fairly. short order. but i will give you the details of that. unfunny behavior of the international olympic movement descended a moscow this weekend for a prestigious poll to celebrate the russian olympic committee sent one

battle found some extra pace when it counts is to claim his twenty ninth career pole also equals nigel mansell all time record of fourteen pole positions in the season set in one nine hundred ninety two pounds jenson button will start third on the grid header records mark webber are always going on the alonso russians the tally could drop this twit's. moving on to ice hockey and russia have trained their second straight victory under new coach isn't it too loudly at dino's with a four one victory over sweden in the final and after winning their opening match in the carrier like up in a shootout against reigning world champion it's been learned russian secured a more comfortable victory over the swedes a brace of powerplay goals by alexander out of the lot in the first period if the russians a confident lead and no trade crew not pull them back in the second place and they're going to jump in and start again shirokov out of their names to the scoreboard in the first two sealed the final school meanwhile hosts of finland from the czech republic three you know. tennis star and world number four r

vettel found some extra pace when it counted to claim his twenty ninth we're told he also equalled nigel mansell all time record of fourteen for position in a season set in one nine hundred ninety two but darren stenson button will start third on the grid ahead of records my brother and on their lawns i actually thought it across his troubles. i was not so happy with my first run in q three but the second run much happier especially the first two sectors and with that i was buying myself a little bit of a cushion in the last sector which was a bit trickier towards the end of the of the evening so but all in all enough just enough to to to jump ahead of lewis. and it's now and world number four roger federer will play in this sunday's paris masters finals for the first time in his career after a comprehensive rant over thomasz verdict the search year old wrapped up an impressive six four six three victory in just a few want to win it back facing a single breakpoint it's the first time the sixteen time grand slam winner has gone through to the masters event since shanghai last october on friday fe

all found some extra pace when it counted to claim his twenty ninth career paul he also equalled nigel mansell all time record all fourteen pole positions in a season said back in one thousand nine hundred two mclaren's jenson button of all star third on the grid had a red bull's mark webber and ferrari's fernando alonso rushes gets out of control is twelfth. i was not so happy with my first run in q three but the second run much happier especially the first two sectors and with that i was buying myself a little bit of a cushion in the last sector which was a bit trickier towards the end of the of the evening so but all in all enough just enough to to to jump ahead of lewis. moving on to ice hockey and russia have claimed their second straight victory. is in italy with a four one victory over sweden in finland after winning their opening match in that car you like cop in a shootout against the reigning world champions and wins russia secured a more comfortable victory over the swedes a brace of powerplay goals by alexander rubbed off in the first period gave the russians a confident lead and.

all found some extra pace when it counted to claim his twenty ninth career pole he also equalled nigel mansell all time record of fourteen pole positions in a season set back to. start third on the grid ahead of breadboards mark webber and ferrari along russia's metallic control is. in wild tributes continue to roll in for former world heavyweight boxing champion joe frazier who died on tuesday aged sixty seven following a short battle with liver cancer the legendary boxer with a trademark sledgehammer left hook was the. world heavyweight boxing champion his professional career spanned from sixty five and seventy six as well as a brief come back in eighty one frazier's infamous rivalry with muhammad ali was one of the biggest in the history of the sport smokin joe not in their first ballot in madison square garden and i think seventy one but then he lost the next to his last world title challenge game in one hundred seventy five when he was beaten by arguably one of the most famous boxing clashes in history the through. one of the greatest things that happened in this philadelphia area and tha

four year old finish just ahead a red bull to make a mark webber in qualifying to see the german nigel mansell previous record of fourteen poles in one year mclaren's jenson button and lewis hamilton started in third and fourth respectively. and finally the who is pharaoh of the international olympic movement descended on moscow this weekend for us to just call to celebrate the russian olympic committee. wrong cos we have reports. from the london summer olympics are just around the corner and most athletes are in their final preparations stages perhaps that was one of the reasons why the olympic balls gassed were largely the heads on functionaries of various sports organizations from around the world but the stars of the past were on hand to enjoy the well deserved raise from the big wigs and today's athletic talent that's just about the most was that i think a true russian is one who takes pride in russia's difficult and sometimes controversial legacy and in the russian language i mean both the history and the language the names of our heroes heroes of russia are carved in them they are part

rounds lewis hamilton thank the twenty three year old equal nigel mansell the full time record of fourteen hold positions in season seven and two how about schumacher landmark will in due to miss a special needed to secure the dance circuit until the final race in brazil to equal his compatriot in our final laps the race in the derby. moving on to tennis and world number four roger federer is playing in his first ever paris masters final against two thousand and eight winner joe wilfried tsonga well this meeting is the pairs a six this year with federer at narrative easing three. so far and so far in this match as refugees we won the first set six one into this. well federer reached the final after a comprehensive win of the commercial burdick the thirty year old racked up an impressive six four six three victory in just eighty one minutes without facing a single great point it's the first time the sixteen time grand slam winner has gone through to the final of a masters event since shanghai last october on friday federal became only the seventh man in history he supplies the eight hundred

reporter: we begin with formula one, a huge setback for germany, just 24 hours after he had equalled nigel mansell'sretire from sunday's abu dhabi grand prix because of a puncture. starting really well, in the circuit, but on the second corner the right rear tire of his car punctured. he manages to nurse the car back to the pits, would have to return with a damaged wheel. the first time he has failed to finish a grand prix this season and ends his quest to match michael schumacher's record in the '04 season. the mclaren driver who recently split up from his long-term girlfriend was absolutely thrilled. he takes the checkered flag, eight sends ahead of alonzo in the ferrari. jedson button a distant third. >>> roger federer must be hoping that the season started rather than ended. in the final, he was up dpips the local favorite, who was determined to put on a show for the raucous parisian crowd. just brilliant at times as he broke the frenchman's serve, before taking the opener very easily indeed. credit songer, he kept pace in the second set. but federer had the edge. his backhand topspin, no longer