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Sibling rivalry is a concept with which many of us are all too familiar. Sibling harmony is harder to fathom and, for some in the tennis world, difficult to accept. VENUS and SERENA WILLIAMS faced each other last week at Wimbledon, the third time they have met in a Grand-Slam final this year. The formidable sister act has some rivals griping that their matches are not competitive enough. "The way they play in other matches--they really don't play that way against each other," says Jennifer Capriati. But the two did not seem to be holding back when...
Given Anna Kournikova's consistently disappointing play, it has become increasingly hard for male fans to claim they admire her strictly for her tennis. Her loss in the opening round of Wimbledon last week didn't help matters. But a new distraction is getting the attention on Centre Court: Daniela Hantuchova, the blond Slovakian who made it to the round of 16 and seems to be supplanting Kournikova in the hearts, minds and lustful dreams of tennis fans. Proving more impressive to commentators than her baseline game are Hantuchova's 44-in. legs, which, as the foaming British tabloids have...
Skorts have often been regarded as the tuna Mornay of fashion: comfortable yet tasteless. But with the flippy new styles sported at Wimbledon last week by the physically gifted (Anna Kournikova, center), the athletically gifted (Serena Williams, left) and virtual unknowns (Asa Svensson) alike, the skirt-shorts combo may be back. "I think it's cute," says Simon Doonan, creative director of Barneys and a noted style sultan. "I could see Carrie Bradshaw wearing one in Sex and the City with a pair of Blahniks." Kournikova's Adidas skort is already in stores ($45). Be warned, though: the new styles...
...Gear TV program for car enthusiasts, with a VOD database of 140 test drives and reviews. For sports fans, RealOne SuperPass has live audio coverage, combined with interactive match tracker applications of more than 60 UEFA Champions League matches, on-demand highlights of each day at Wimbledon, plus a channel devoted to cricket with audio match reports, interactive statistics and live scorecards. On the news front, RealOne provides hourly reports from BBC News in the U.K. and BBC World on the Continent. Also available to RealOne Superpass subscribers: all of the video on cnn.com Europe. Local language services will...
...would have preferred Oprah's Book Club, but this should help sales as well COUNT ALVARO DE MARICHALAR Spanish aristocrat crosses the Atlantic on a jet ski. He will return from the Indies with his craft laden with gold and spices Losers ANNA KOURNIKOVA Tennis fem-bot upset at Wimbledon, then blows her top at a BBC interviewer. Her male fans are surprised to find she plays tennis?who knew? KEN LIVINGSTONE London mayor allegedly pushes tabloid reporter over a wall. Britons are excited?they haven't had a two-fisted politician since Thatcher BERNIE EBBERS Ex-WorldCom CEO summoned...