Pennetta saved a match point against Amelie Mauresmo after receiving a warning for verbal abuse and risking the loss of the match on a possible penalty point when she made an obscene gesture with her middle finger and directed it at the chair umpire.
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France made an unannounced visit to Baghdad, described by French officials as the first to Iraq by the leader of a nation that refused to join the invasion in 2003.
The Russian martial art of sambo is gaining popularitly in the United States.
Iraqi fencers practice their sport, discuss life in a war zone and share what they hope to achieve at the Para…
Source: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/02/08/sports/TEN-Italy-France.php
