Roger Federer says he has married longtime girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec.
The second-ranked tennis player announced on his Web site Saturday that he and Vavrinec had wed in a small ceremony in Basel, Switzerland, earlier in the day.
In a brief statement, Federer said it was "a beautiful spring day and an incredibly joyous occasion."
The couple announced last month they are expecting their first child.
April 07, 2009 /
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP)—Roger Federer has won the ATP World Tour’s Stefan Edberg sportsmanship award for a record fifth consecutive year, and he was chosen the favorite player for the sixth year in a row in a poll of fans.
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was chosen player of the year, and Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic were selected doubles team of the year.
James Blake won the Arthur Ashe humanitarian of the year award for his charitable efforts, and Rainer Schuettler was chosen comeback player of the year. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was chosen most improved, and Kei Nishikori won newcomer of the year.
The awards were announced Wednesday at the start of the Sony Ericsson Open.
“It is great to receive two more awards,” Federer said. “It is always important for me to be a good sportsman on the court and give the right example for others to follow and hopefully inspire the next generation. It also means the world to me to be the fans’ favorite player for the sixth year in a row.”
Edberg won the sportsmanship award five times over eight years.
視頻網站YouTube 證實，在中國遭到官方封殺，大陸網民無法進入該網站。
設於美國 加州的YouTube公司發言人在本港時間今晨6時左右表示，其網站「從昨日開始就被中國封殺」。
發言人對法新社表示，該公司並不知道為何被封殺。
昨日開始有報道指，中國大部分地區的網民突然無法登錄Youtube網站。中國外交部發言人秦剛昨日回覆記者時說，他並不知道這件事情。
BBC（英國 廣播公司）中文部指出，Youtube 網上有數個有關西藏 喇嘛被中國武警毆打的畫面。
最近有流亡藏人組織在Youtube播出視頻，當中見到大批中國軍警衝入喇嘛寺、軍警毆打、逮捕藏人，還有武警毆打一名趴伏在地上的喇嘛。
畫面上的武警還對這名喇嘛腳踢、並且勒住這名喇嘛的脖子。同時被武警毆打的還包括另外一群男子。
雙手被綁的這些男子，從畫面上看似乎已經昏迷不醒。BBC中文部查閱部分錄像，其中一些錄像明顯地是新舊錄像混用，很難確定拍攝時間和地點。
By Appledaily 24/3
MONACO (AP)—Roger Federer will skip the Monte Carlo Masters next month, while Rafael Nadal will attempt a record fifth straight title.
“Roger already told me some time ago that he had to renounce to play in our tournament because of a change in his clay season’s schedule,” tournament director Zljko Franulovic said Friday.
Top-ranked Nadal has confirmed his participation in the April 11-19 clay-court tournament.
Federer, a three-time finalist in Monte Carlo, could still ask for a last-minute wild card if he changes his mind, Franulovic said.
Nadal beat Federer 7-5, 7-5 in last year’s final for his fourth straight Monte Carlo title.
“His only goal is to make history by achieving the unseen feat of winning five times in a row,” Franulovic said.
Eight of the top 10 players are entered. Other than Federer, No. 7 Andy Roddick is the only player missing.
踏入三月，本是春回大地，萬物生氣勃勃的月份，可惜卻傳來駭人新聞，自三月初，香港流浪貓「失蹤」數目不斷增加，有義工估計，四大「災區」：灣仔、 屯門、荃灣、深水埗，加起來，至少有三十隻貓「人間蒸發」，單是灣仔，已有超過十二隻貓下落不明。他們懷疑香港已出現「捉貓狂徒」，懷疑他們捉貓偷運到內 地轉售予內地野味店及毛皮加工場。
據知，流浪貓失蹤事件不單在香港發生，中國多個省市情況亦愈來愈嚴重，南京、山東、湖南等地區，近期亦有發生大量流浪貓被捕捉轉售圖利。
內地愛護動物團體稱，貓販將捉回來的流浪貓送到東莞，再經佛山三鳥市場轉售至珠三角。據知，現時南京及周邊地區已形成一個販貓網絡，貓的來源有來自 繁殖場，但更有不少是流浪貓。市場有供，只因有求，有傳廣州及珠三角的餐館和毛皮加工場對貓、狗的需求增加，早前山東就因有人大量捉流浪貓成為當地大新 聞，至今擴大至由香港「輸入」，情況有趨嚴重之勢，據義工的描述，香港「捉貓狂徒」「行兇」時間在深夜，會手持麻包袋和食物，貓和狗一樣都是人類忠誠的朋 友，愛護動物的大家，如在街上遇到這些惡行，請施予援手，報警制止將這些狂徒再殘害貓兒。
