Man of the moment

moment of glory

He has defied all odds and pitted against the best, he has proven his mettle. At the the beginning of the season no one would have given him a chance against two of the world's most expensively assembled squads. The Spanish La-Liga is not an easy league to

Football world goes bananas

Kick out racism is the message

football stars eat bananas in support of Dani Alves

In a rare move to protest against racism in Spanish football, most of Europe's star footballers took to twitter, facebook and others posted pictures on their blogs eating bananas. Dani Alves picked a banana that was thrown at him in apparent monkey mock by a fan at Villareal during the weekend and ate it before taking the corner kick.
Surprising the incident never made it to the front page of any Spanish newspaper. This only serves to remind us that Spain remains crudely a racist society and black players plying their trade in Laliga bear the brunt on a daily basis. The authorities are not doing enough to kick out racism in football. However, news that the fan who threw the banana on the pitch was identified and banned from Villareal matches for life should serve as a solace to all those who were offended by the behaviour.

Serena clinches French Open title

World number one Serena Williams won a second French Open title 11 years after her first with a convincing win over defending champion Maria Sharapova.

The American, 31, was pushed at times but led throughout, winning 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 46 minutes.

Williams has now won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, moving her to within two of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, who have 18 each.

And with an unbeaten run that now stands at 31 matches, she will