FIFA President Apologizes for Refereeing Errors

England and the misfortunes of Mexico caused a previously recalcitrant Sepp Blatter, the FIFA president, to apologize for arbitration on Tuesday to announce that errors and would reopen debate on the use of goal line technology in football .

"I deplore when you see the obvious errors of the referees," said Blatter told reporters. "There has been a five star game for referees. I'm sorry for the mistakes of the arbitrators evident."

Teams from England and Mexico paid the price for FIFA resistance to improve their arbitration in this World Cup, when they were eliminated in the knockout stage after 16 obvious mistakes by referees.

England were denied a clear scoring against Germany when Frank Lampard shot hit the cross bar and bounced beyond the goal line. TV cameras showed clearly what the referee and his assistants were not able to field. Later that day, Argentina received by mistake a goal against Mexico when striker Carlos Tevez score was allowed to stand despite the fact that Tevez was clearly offside.

A repeat of the Tevez goal was shown on video screens at the Soccer City stadium, causing outrage Mexican players to confront the referee. Video operators are under strict orders not to repeat FIFA controversial call on the screens of the stadium, but they have done on numerous occasions during this tournament.

"I apologized to England and Mexico," said Blatter. "The English thanked him and accepted that you can win and lose, and Mexicans bowed their heads and accept it."

He also said that renewed discussions about the technology to determine if a goal was scored, as was the case in England-Germany, but not "video to have the goal ruled Argentina against Mexico.

"The only principle that we will bring back for discussion is the goal-line technology," said Blatter. "In situations like the game in Mexico, does not need technology."

The issue will be addressed in July in Cardiff, Wales, where the International Football Association Board meets to discuss rule changes. Last December, the board decided against the improvements to the 2010 World Cup.

Federer and Clijsters Advance on a Busy Day

Every Monday, Wimbledon bombarded the senses with the overhead of tennis, match after match after match intriguing showdown, from the afternoon till night and from the center court before the Court 18.

Roger Federer rolled into the quarterfinals with a victory even easier, while Venus Williams avoided his toughest challenge, while Kim Clijsters rallied from one set down and called her fellow Belgian Justine Henin in the tournament.

These parties are not only developed in the same day but at the same time. Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova had not yet started a rematch of the 2004 final. Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Andy Roddick were all hours of heating. In women alone, the seeds were third and fourth place in the afternoon.

Tennis fans often rank the second Monday of Wimbledon among the best days on the calendar for this sport, if not the top. Each of the 16 remaining men and women fighting for beds in the quarter-finals and this year, 24 seeded players remained, including 15 seeded 10 or higher.

"There was not much room for error," Venus said Williams.

She played before the others, but too late to cut 2, because it was expected that someone from the tournament in his escort for the party. That happens in the two main courts, which is where almost always plays Williams. But not Monday.

Once there, Williams found an unorthodox opponent Jarmila Groth, who was the right hand, but sometimes came back with the left. Groth is ambidextrous, though stronger from the right.

The service, ahead, 5-4, Williams won the set-point with a winner right that Groth dizzy as a crossover dribble. Groth missed a forehand on the next point, but Williams forced a second tie-break, which Williams won to take the match 6-4 7-6 (5).

"She played very well," Williams said.

With Williams struggling to its destination, Clijsters and Henin sound traded groundstrokes from the baseline on Court 1. Henin scraped elbow diving for a shot, as angry demonstrations were marked by a flurry of blonde ponytail.

Henin won the first set with different methods of attack. Sometimes, charged forward and placed backhand volleys into the corners. Other times, she hit one-handed backhand down the line.

"She came out of the blocks very fast," said Clijsters. "She started just really dominant from the start of the meetings. I was overwhelmed."

This marked the 25th meeting between the players, who shot to fame and then broken tennis almost exactly at the same time. Clijsters recovered it behind his powerful forehand. In the end, won, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, to join Williams in the quarterfinals.

While the Belgians fought as if it were 2007 again, Federer made his argument more convincing, however, as the defending champion, rolling over 16th-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria.

Italy Coach Blames Himself for Early Exit

JOHANNESBURG - As a car on a cold morning, Italy seemed to always take time for your engine to deliver the World Cup.

In 1982, the Azzurri idle three ties in the first round, but still won the tournament. In 1994, Italy lost their first match against Ireland, then lost goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca to a red card in his second game, before settling on an impulse to the final.

Not this time. Italy seemed to have no alternator or accelerator to power and speed without a steering wheel. N classic unreliable, Baresi and Baggio, no new model rolling off the assembly line as Toto Schillaci in 1990.

Finally, perhaps thankfully, the rusted hulk of a team was towed out of the World Cup on Thursday, your dead battery, flat tires, broken windows after a 3-2 loss to Slovakia, which was playing in his first World Cup.

While advanced Slovakia, Italy, the defending champion and four-time winner, left after playing in a group for the first time since 1974, after having run the distance his career.

A draw would have sent Italy into the second round, but still remains difficult for a team that seemed without direction until late in the second half. Slovakia played with more urgency, control much of the game, getting two goals from striker Robert Vittek and refuses to amaze the reputation of Italy.

Tiger Woods has mystery blonde

Proving that he was indeed sorry to have deceived his wife, Tiger Woods, now comes with a mystery blonde. What is the man to do, now that the world has moved from the big scandal, it could go on, too.

But witnesses said the woman RadarOnline is a lookalike Elin. Well, if you can not be real, right?

"Tiger was on the golf course, the other day, when striking the ball. I was with a very pretty blonde who looked a lot like Elin. She was sitting in a golf cart while he was playing. They were talking and laughing and obviously having a good time. Tiger has often been. In particular, he likes Embers, a restaurant bar . "

Tiger and Elin have been living separately. Elin refuses to stay at home, and chooses to live in a rented house in place. The reports also said that the two are not talking about the terms and that they have hired the divorce lawyers to end their marriage officially

Maicon may follow Mourinho at Real

Inter Milan defender Maicon is happy to remain the champion of Europe, but has admitted he would be interested in following up Jose Mourinho to coach Real Madrid if he wants.

After leading Inter to European glory on Saturday, Mourinho seems certain to take over at the Bernabeu and Maicon, 28, is known to be a favorite of the Portuguese.

Maicon said: "To leave Inter? I have a contract and I respect that. If he (Mourinho) wants me at Real Madrid, then you should see if (the Inter president Massimo) Moratti agrees."

After Inter achieved a triple winner of the season with last night's 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich, Maicon is holding for now.

He said: "We made history. This is a great thing for us is wonderful. Congratulations and thanks to Mourinho is a great man and coach."

In eight seasons managing the club, including eight months a year off in 2007-08, Mourinho has led his club to win their domestic league six times and the League UEFA Champions twice.

Gritty Suns Get Off Mat and Tie Series

Kobe Bryant was asked about his emotions, aloof in case they were not readily apparent.

“Jovial,” Bryant said coldly. “Jovial.”

This was the account of a superstar in balmy distress, a arresting best collapsed by the peskiest of underdogs. It was absolutely a affable night at U.S. Airways Center, but the revelers were all cutting orange. Bryant wore four shades of ataxia afterwards his Los Angeles Lakers askance adjoin the hard-charging, rocket-fueled Phoenix Suns.

With 3-pointers sailing, their bank surging and their area aegis in abounding effect, the Suns agitated the Lakers, 115-106, and angry the Western Conference finals, 2-2.

There will be no accessible aisle aback to the alliance finals for Lakers, no amount how abounding noses they breach or how abounding times they dismissively absolve off their opponent. It is now a best-of-three series, with Bold 5 on Thursday in Los Angeles.

“It feels great,” said Amar’e Stoudemire, who led the Suns with 21 credibility and 8 rebounds. “Our aplomb is high. We feel like we got a adventitious to win the series.”

Credit the Suns’ improvement from 3-point range, and the aggressiveness of their bench. Channing Frye, Jared Dudley and Leandro Barbosa accumulated for nine 3-pointers and fueled an aboriginal fourth-quarter billow that put the bold away. Frye and Barbosa had 14 credibility apiece, and the Suns’ affluence outscored their Laker counterparts by 54-20.

“You know, we’re not the best accomplished team,” Steve Nash said, appropriately arena up the Suns’ underdog status, “but we’ve got abyss and we’ve got to accomplish that a basic of our success.”

Four canicule ago, admirers and commentators were already active over the achievability of addition Lakers-Celtics finals, with Los Angeles captivation a 2-0 advance and Boston captivation a 3-0 advance over Orlando in the East. Now, annihilation is certain, except Bryant’s fury.

He ripped his team’s aegis repeatedly, and justifiably, afterwards watching the Suns shoot 48.8 percent and booty over the bold with two huge abode — 41 credibility in the additional and 30 in the fourth.

“Our absorption needs to be on the arresting end, period,” he said.

Bryant led the Lakers with 38 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, and angry his career playoff aerial with six 3-pointers. Four teammates denticulate in bifold figures, and the Lakers attempt a able-bodied 49.5 percent from the field, admitting actuality occasionally abashed by the Suns’ area defense.

The Lakers focused heavily on advancing the area afterwards it befuddled them in Sunday’s Bold 3 defeat. For the best part, they ample it out. But it ability accept amount them anyway. Bryant said the Lakers were so focused on abhorrent action that they absent their arresting edge.

Maicon may follow Mourinho at Real

Inter Milan defender Maicon is happy to remain the champion of Europe, but has admitted he would be interested in following up Jose Mourinho to coach Real Madrid if he wants.

After leading Inter to European glory on Saturday, Mourinho seems certain to take over at the Bernabeu and Maicon, 28, is known to be a favorite of the Portuguese.

Maicon said: "To leave Inter? I have a contract and I respect that. If he (Mourinho) wants me at Real Madrid, then to be seen whether (the Inter president Massimo) Moratti agrees."

After Inter achieved a triple winner of the season with last night's 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich, Maicon is holding for now.

He said: "We made history. This is a great thing for us is wonderful. Congratulations and thanks to Mourinho is a great man and coach."

In eight seasons of club management, including eight months a year off in 2007-08, Mourinho has led his club to win their domestic league six times and the League of UEFA Champions twice.