Friday, January 21, 2011
Djokovic, Wozniacki continue on at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic’s quest to upset Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer’s Grand Slam stranglehold received a helping hand as women’s top seed Caroline Wozniacki stepped up a gear at the Australian Open.Serbia’s Djokovic, the 2008 champion, on Friday had taken the first set 6-2 when Davis Cup team-mate Viktor Troicki retired with a stomach strain, adding to a growing list of injury problems at the season’s first major.
After Juan Martin del Potro’s demise late Thursday, third seed Djokovic is the only player left in
Google co-founder Page to replace Schmidt as CEO
Eric Schmidt, a technology veteran brought in as Google Inc.’s “adult supervision” a decade ago, is relinquishing the CEO job to Larry Page, one of the prodigies who co-founded the company behind the Internet’s dominant gateway.The surprise shake-up announced Thursday appears to be driven by Schmidt’s desire to tackle other challenges as much as Page’s personal ambition.
“Day-to-day adult supervision no longer needed!” Schmidt wrote on his Twitter account moments after Google dropped the bombshell that upstaged its fourth-quarter
Britney Spears debuts at No. 1 on singles chart
Britney Spears has become just the second artist in the 52-year history of Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart to debut multiple songs at No. 1, as “Hold It Against Me” took the top spot in its first week.Spears previously came in at No. 1 with “3″ in 2009. The only other act with multiple No. 1 starts is Mariah Carey with “Fantasy” and “One Sweet Day” in 1995 and “Honey” in 1997.
“Hold It Against Me” is Spears’ fourth No. 1 on the Hot 100. Prior to “3,” she reigned with her debut single “…Baby One More Time” (1999) and “Womanizer” (2008). The
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