The pop star suffered cardiac arrest at his Holmby Hills mansion. He was in L.A. rehearsing for a series of upcoming shows in London.
Friday, June 26, 2009
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The pop star suffered cardiac arrest at his Holmby Hills mansion. He was in L.A. rehearsing for a series of upcoming shows in London.
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As everyone has undoubtedly heard by now, Michael Jackson died today, June 25, 2009. He was rushed to the hospital after collapsing in his rented Holmby Hills mansion around 12:20 p.m. Pacific Time. While rumors and speculation swirled around his condition, the predominant rumor was that he had died of a heart attack. His brother, Jermaine Jackson, made the announcement of his death came about 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
At the height of his career, Michael Jackson was the most successful music star in the world. However, in recent years, his music had taken a back seat to his eccentricities and accusations of child molestation. He became more reclusive as time went by. He is reported to have been approximately $500 million in debt at the time of his death. His annual income was approximately $19 million per year from royalties and is said to have been worth approximately $1 Billion in assets. He was planning a comeback of sorts, scheduling a tour in the United Kingdom. Some suggest that the stress of his already frail physical condition, his debts and attempting to prepare for this comeback tour probably contributed to his death. There is also speculation that he might have been over medicated and that might have been a contributing factor to his death.
All of these questions will hopefully be answered when the investigation and autopsy are completed. Jackson’s body was flown from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, to the L.A. County Coroner’s Office late this afternoon. The Michael Jackson autopsy has been expedited and is scheduled for tomorrow morning
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LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.
Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his rented home in Holmby Hills. Paramedics tried to resuscitate him at his home for nearly three-quarters of an hour, then rushed him to the hospital, where doctors continued to work on him.
"It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is unknown until results of the autopsy are known," his brother Jermaine said. Police said they were investigating, standard procedure in high-profile cases.
Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.
His 1982 album "Thriller" _ which included the blockbuster hits "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" _ is the best-selling album of all time, with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide.
At the time of his death, Jackson was rehearsing hard for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13.
As word of his death spread, MTV switched its programming to play videos from Jackson's heyday. Radio stations began playing marathons of his hits. Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital. In New York's Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.
"No joke. King of Pop is no more. Wow," Michael Harris, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend had sent him. "It's like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died."
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Transformers Revenge of The Fallen Review
Transformers revenge of the fallen review
I love that they're called "Decepticons." Like The Core dubbing the ultra-rare element that can slice through diamonds "unobtainium," naming villainous robots "Decepticons" is a lovely bit of Saturday-morning-cartoon kitsch -- virtually perfect for a story about an alien race of "autobots" that transform back-and-forth between 200-foot-tall metal warriors and, for some reason, Earth cars. And it is practically begging for a brisk, breezy, candy-colored treat of a movie -- a summer flick that embraces the silliness, runs with it, makes us smile.
At the risk of stating the obvious, Michael Bay is not the person to deliver such a movie. He wasn't the right person in 2007 when the original Transformers was released, and he's not the right person today. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is loud, lumbering and long, entirely unconcerned with telling a story or doing anything other than sustaining a din of metal clangs and explosions. I gather it's supposed to be "fun" -- "check your brain at the door," I keep hearing -- but if so it has the most warped conception of fun since Caligula.
Bay is vilified as the baron of mindless big-budget action, but of course "big-budget" is not the problem. "Mindless" is closer. He is the unchecked id of Hollywood filmmaking, let loose with hundreds of millions of dollars to make things 'splode, but untempered by any conception of pacing, suspense or tension -- you know, the things that make action movies enjoyable. The term "mind-numbing" was invented for him, and you haven't seen "mind-numbing" until you've seen Revenge of the Fallen.
I gather this franchise is a nostalgia trip for many people my age, and if that's all you seek, you may not be disappointed (though you could probably just as easily leave after thirty minutes). Revenge of the Fallen features all the Decepticon-on-Autobot action you could ask for. There's even some sort of super-Decepticon -- an ancient evil robot (though not, as best as I could tell, an actual Transformer) who wants to activate a machine buried in the Earth that would destroy the sun. Why? I think it has something to do with mining it for energy, though no one else seems particularly eager to do so. Somehow or other, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and his hot girlfriend from the first movie (Megan Fox, whose hotness is mentioned at every opportunity) get involved and start roaming the globe looking for a way to stop the Decepticons. After a while, the movie turns into a sustained action set piece, and the significance of any particular explosion or robot smackdown becomes difficult to pin down.
Revenge of the Fallen is two-and-a-half hours of top-shelf special effects deployed indiscriminately; a roaring, plotless, character-less mess that sees mainstream moviegoers as money-spending, barely sentient automatons. I want to emphasize the two and a half hours, because that running time seems downright criminal. It filled me with despair. At some point -- probably around 100 minutes in, though I didn't have a watch -- I became convinced that the movie would never end. It's not just that it felt long (though did it ever) but that there seemed to be no reason why it could not go on forever. Without a narrative shape, any specific ending point could only be arbitrary.
A few things did jump out at me from the miasma of fireballs and noise. The movie is casually racist in a rather appalling way -- among other things, there's a duo of jive-talking "black" autobots who, the movie helpfully points out, "don't read much." I agree that Megan Fox is attractive, but Bay absolutely leers at her with his camera in a way that started to make me uncomfortable. And Bay's self-regard scales new heights, as a poster for Bad Boys II is prominently displayed on the wall of Sam's dorm and fills the screen on more than one occasion. As if any self-respecting college student would hang an enormous Bad Boys II poster in his room.
But what's most offensive about Revenge of the Fallen is the boredom -- awful, escalating boredom that transcended mere indifference, and even annoyance. Critics blithely refer to movies as "painful" all the time, but this is the real deal. I see how Transformers could be charming, but in the hands of Michael Bay it is -- as much as any movie could ever be, I think -- torture.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
Prakash in Wimbledon qualifiers' final round
Prakash, ranked 154, came up with a superb serve and volley game as he pinned down Cox, an aggressive baseliner.
"The conditions were ideal," Prakash said. "I was focussed from the start, though I let him back in the match."
The 18-year-old Cox admitted he was taught a harsh lesson on grass.
"I'm a bit disappointed to be honest - I was a bit too passive with my game," said Cox. "I did not really put him under any pressure and I did not really feel good about my shots."
"I was hitting and missing - either I was playing well and hitting some good shots or I was really bad and I couldn't really get the balance right.
"I was looking to play the perfect game and that's not what the big players do. The top people do the basics really well and I need to learn that," said the 627-ranked player.
Prakash next plays 28-year-old American Michael Yani who beat Japanese Go Soeda 6-2, 7-6 (5). The two have played each other once before, at the Dallas Challenger earlier this year where Prakash beat Yani in straight sets.
This is Prakash's best performance here.
In his three attempts to qualify for Wimbledon, he has never made it past the second round.
His famous father Vijay Amritraj made his last appearance here 28 years ago in the quarter-finals.
In the men's qualifying doubles, India's Somdev Devvarman and his South African partner Kevin Anderson upset eighth-seeded Ukranians Sergei Bubka and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round.
They next play Italian Alessandro Motti and Australian Joseph Sirianni, who took out third-seeded Russian pair Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6-1, 7-6(6).
EPL : Football Premier League 2009 -2010 Fixtures
Premier League 2009 -2010 Fixtures
| Saturday 15th August 2009 | |||||||||
 | Aston Villa | v | Wigan Athletic |  | 15:00 | Villa Park | |||
 | Blackburn Rovers | v | Manchester City |  | 15:00 | Ewood Park | |||
 | Bolton Wanderers | v | Sunderland |  | 15:00 | Reebok Stadium | |||
 | Chelsea | v | Hull City |  | 15:00 | Stamford Bridge | |||
 | Everton | v | Arsenal |  | 15:00 | Goodison Park | |||
 | Manchester United | v | Birmingham City |  | 15:00 | Old Trafford | |||
 | Portsmouth | v | Fulham |  | 15:00 | Fratton Park | |||
 | Stoke City | v | Burnley | 15:00 | Britannia Stadium | ||||
 | Tottenham Hotspur | v | Liverpool |  | 15:00 | White Hart Lane | |||
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | West Ham United |  | 15:00 | Molineux | |||
| Tuesday 18th August 2009 | |||||||||
| Arsenal | v | Bolton Wanderers | | 19:45 | Emirates Stadium | |||
| Birmingham City | v | Portsmouth | | 19:45 | St. Andrews Ground | |||
| Burnley | v | Manchester United | | 19:45 | Turf Moor | ||||
| Fulham | v | Blackburn Rovers | | 19:45 | Craven Cottage | |||
| Hull City | v | Tottenham Hotspur | | 19:45 | Kingston Comms Stadium | |||
| Sunderland | v | Chelsea | | 19:45 | Stadium of Light | |||
| West Ham United | v | Aston Villa | | 19:45 | Boleyn Ground | |||
| Wigan Athletic | v | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | 19:45 | JJB Stadium | |||
Wednesday 19th August 2009 | |||||||||
| Liverpool | v | Stoke City | | 19:45 | Anfield | |||
| Manchester City | v | Everton | | 19:45 | City of Mcr. Stadium | |||
Saturday 22nd August 2009 | |||||||||
| Arsenal | v | Portsmouth | | 15:00 | Emirates Stadium | |||
| Birmingham City | v | Stoke City | | 15:00 | St. Andrews Ground | |||
| Burnley | v | Everton | | 15:00 | Turf Moor | ||||
| Fulham | v | Chelsea | | 15:00 | Craven Cottage | |||
| Hull City | v | Bolton Wanderers | | 15:00 | Kingston Comms Stadium | |||
| Liverpool | v | Aston Villa | | 15:00 | Anfield | |||
| Manchester City | v | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | 15:00 | City of Mcr. Stadium | |||
| Sunderland | v | Blackburn Rovers | | 15:00 | Stadium of Light | |||
| West Ham United | v | Tottenham Hotspur | | 15:00 | Boleyn Ground | |||
| Wigan Athletic | v | Manchester United | | 15:00 | JJB Stadium | |||
Saturday 29th August 2009 | |||||||||
| Aston Villa | v | Fulham | | 15:00 | Villa Park | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | v | West Ham United | | 15:00 | Ewood Park | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | v | Liverpool | | 15:00 | Reebok Stadium | |||
| Chelsea | v | Burnley | 15:00 | Stamford Bridge | ||||
| Everton | v | Wigan Athletic | | 15:00 | Goodison Park | |||
| Manchester United | v | Arsenal | | 15:00 | Old Trafford | |||
| Portsmouth | v | Manchester City | | 15:00 | Fratton Park | |||
| Stoke City | v | Sunderland | | 15:00 | Britannia Stadium | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | v | Birmingham City | | 15:00 | White Hart Lane | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | Hull City | | 15:00 | Molineux | |||
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