Agence France-Presse

MELBOURNE — Rafael Nadal reached out to his fans here by launching a blog at the Australian Open, taking questions on everything from what motivates him to whether he has sex during a tournament.

The Spanish world number one said he had always wanted to blog during the tournament, but admits it isn’t easy as his writing skills don’t match his tennis exploits.

“This is my first blog in Australia and I am very thankful to have been given this opportunity,” he said on the posts that appear in Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper.

“I am not going to lie to you, this is not easy for me since I am not a writer,” he said.
Rafa wants to get closer to his fans and feels answering their questions is one way to do that.

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By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

THERE is no escaping the Pacquiao frenzy, even on the Web. Come Sunday in Manila, INQUIRER.net will again deliver breaking news, a running account and even Twitter posts about the Pacquiao-Diaz fight.

To whet the appetites of Filipinos and other boxing fans worldwide, INQUIRER.net has also put up The Pacquiao Files, a webpage dedicated to the Filipino boxing hero. The Twitter entries will also appear on The Pacquiao Files site itself.

The site contains news and feature articles on Pacquiao leading to his upcoming bout against WBC lightweight champ Diaz. Plus of course photos and video clips of Pacquiao in action.

INQUIRER.net has been doing running accounts of the previous Pacquiao fights, including the last slugfest with Juan Manuel Marquez. In case you can’t watch TV this Sunday and you’re in front of the computer, your best bet is to go to The Pacquiao Files.

SURE, we’ve seen players and coaches being ejected from the game in different sports, but a blogger?

It’s true. Check out this story that came out in the Los Angeles Times.

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WANT to net a cool million dollars for the charity of your choice? You could if you take on the challenge of outspoken Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, who blasted the media for saying that the blood on his famous sock in the 2004 American League Championship Series was a hoax and offered a million dollars to anyone who could prove it was not blood.

Here’s an excerpt from the story that came out in the Baltimore Sun:

Schilling was injured in Game 1 of the 2004 American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Team doctors stitched a tendon in his right ankle to keep it from flopping around, and he returned to lead the Red Sox to a remarkable win in Game 6 to tie the series at 3-3. The Red Sox went on to win that series, and won the World Series for their first title since 1918.

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