International sports, tennis
London, England (GenevaLunch) – Roger Federer was on top of his form Tuesday evening 23 November, defeating Andy Murray 6-4 6-3 at the ATP World Tour finals. Federer showed beautiful form while, as the Guardian put it, “Murray searched in vain for something like his best form while his opponent gave a masterclass.” Federer lost only one point in his first five service games and polished off the struggling Murray in one hour 15 minutes, without conceding a break point.
Murray will now need to beat David Ferrer, who was defeated Sunday by Federer, to stay in the finals.
Diego Maradona, football star, met with Federer after the match.
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The international football federation, Fifa, has handed Argintina’s football coach and former superstar Diego Maradona a CHF25,000 fine and a two month ban on participating in any football-related activities. Maradona’s outburst at the qualifying match between Uruguay and Argentina 14 October 2009 in Montevideo. Maradona, who was interviewed for 40 minutes by Fifa’s disciplinary committee, apologized to Fifa and the football world. The ban runs from 15 November-15 January 2010.
Basel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Switzerland moved to the top of its qualifying group for the 2010 Fifa World Cup with a 2-0 win over Greece in their match. The Swiss scored two goals in the final 10 minutes after playing much of the game with an extra man as Vyntra was sent off for receiving two yellow cards.
