Monday, February 22, 2010

Lufthansa Pilots go on Strike

About 4,500 Lufthansa pilots are going on a four day strike in a dispute against job safety. The carrier has cancelled about 3,000 flights, and has warned of delays of both domestic and international flights. Lufthansa fears this strike may cost it about 25 million euros per day. The pilots are not due to go back to work until Thursday midnight. Lufthansa have tried to book trains for domestic flights passengers who were supposed to go on the cancelled flights. Lufthansa said that they are open to talks but without preconditions.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Maria Sharapova VS. Sofia Arvidsson Who Wins?



Maria Sharapova wins the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, she won the final against Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson. She Broke Serve four times in the final and won her first title of the year. Sharapova had spent about a year out of play for shoulder injury, after her defeat to Maria Kirilenko in Australia, it was suggested thatshe was still suffering from shoulder injury.