Farrah Fawcett, a reigning symbol of American pop culture has died. She was 62 and had been suffering from anal cancer, which had recently spread to her liver.

«After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away,» Fawcett's longtime partner, Ryan O'Neal, said in a statement released by Fawcett's publicist, Paul Bloch. «Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world.»
 

the King of Pop has passed away, aged 50, bald and emaciated.

no question he was a very troubled man addicted to prescription drugs and lived as what many would say was a freak with disturbing relationships with children. yet he still was very much the consummate entertainer from the second he'd set foot on a stage.

the world has lost an icon. he is now extinct and as one says, at peace.
 

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (24 June 2009) - The US Men's National Soccer Team pulled off one of the biggest upsets in its history in the semifinals of the FIFA Confederations Cup, beating No. 1-ranked Spain 2-0. It was Spain's first loss in 36 games and puts the Americans into the final for the first time. Goals from Jozy Altidore in the 27th minute and Clint Dempsey in the 74th minute lifted the US into the final, where they will play the winner of tomorrow's Brazil-South Africa semifinal.

photo: © Chris Brunskill/isiphotos.com
 

Unfortunately, Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon Friday due to knee tendinitis and after losses to Lleyton Hewitt and Stan Wawrinka in exhibition matches.

Nadal is the second player in the past 35 years not to defend his championship. Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia won the title in 2001 and did not compete in 2002 because of a shoulder injury.

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it was Roger Federer who won his first-ever French Open title this past weekend.

Federer, still only 27 years of age, is now tied with Pete Sampras for the all-time men's record in major titles with 14, and became only the sixth man in the history of the sport to capture the career Grand Slam, joining legends Fred Perry, Don Budge, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson and Andre Agassi.

Sampras needed 52 Grand Slam events to win his 14 majors, while Federer required only 40. Federer also tied Ivan Lendl's record of appearing in 19 Grand Slam finals (14-5) and has performed in 15 of the last 16 major championship matches.

Federer also ran his streak of winning at least one major title to seven years, which includes three occasions that have seen him corral three of the four majors in one campaign.

The masterful Federer is the reigning five-time US Open champion and has reached the last five Grand Slam finals, going 2-3. The three losses came at the hands of his great rival, Rafael Nadal.
 

Robin Söderling gjorde det ingen trodde var möjligt...

Rafael Nadal has still never played a five-set match at the French Open, but he is no longer undefeated at Roland Garros. In one of the biggest upsets in the long history of tennis, Nadal, the four-time defending champion who had won 31 straight matches here, was beaten in the fourth round , 6-2, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 by Robin Söderling of Sweden.