Members of the public and politicians angered by the death of 74 people during clashes at a stadium during a soccer match on Wednesday are protesting today.

The protesters believe that generals didn’t do enough to keep soccer fans safe in what is the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was overthrown. After the match, fans of the victorious local al-Masry team, invaded the pitch and ran toward the visitors section from Cairo’s Al Ahli, Egypt’s most successful club. When Al Ahli fans attempted to exit the stadium, they found the doors still bolted resulting in those getting caught in the stampede being crushed to death. Other deaths occurred when fans were thrown or fell off terraces.

Thousands of friends and family members went to Cairo’s main train station in hopes of seeing their relatives returning safely from the violent incident. As covered bodies from Egypt’s worst soccer disaster were unloaded from trains, thousands of people chanted “Down with military rule”. During the protest, angry young men blocked roads near the state television building and the capital’s landmark Tahrir Square.

The Interior Ministry has blamed the violence on a section of the crowd which it said had deliberately set out to cause “anarchy, a riot, and a stampede”. Parliament was holding an emergency session to discuss the violence.

Watch the Sky News report on the story in the video below:

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Early on Monday morning, defending champion Novak Djokovic battled it out with the second seeded Rafael Nadal in an epic, five-set Australian Open final. At 5hr 53min, the match was the longest final in grand slam history.

Djokovic fought back after losing the first set to Nadal afterwhich he also took the third and was up 2 sets to 1. However, Nadal showed his strong and relentless form and evened the scoreboard, taking the fourth set. The two battled it out for the very exciting fifth and final set with Djokovic taking it 7-5. The entire match was filled with tension and excitement and showcased the very best of championship tennis.

“Good morning everybody,” Nadal told the crowd afterwards. “I will never forget this match. Even though I lost, it was something really special for me. Thank you very much, I will come back here a lot and I will keep fighting.”

Djokovic, who walks away with prize money to the value of Aus$2.3 million (US$2.4 million), has now beaten the Spaniard in three consecutive grand slam finals and seven consecutive title matches overall.

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During a match in the New Zealand domestic HRV Twenty20 competition, team mates Bevan Small, a substitute fielder, and Michael Mason of Central Stags made what the international media are calling one of the greatest cricket catches ever.

After batsman Brad Wilson of the Northern Knights hit the ball for what looked like a six, substitute fielder Bevan Small leapt into the air at the boundary and before he could hit the ground, threw the ball to team mate Michael Mason who dived to take the catch in what was perfect timing and a display of extraordinary skill and coordination.

Before calling Wilson out, umpires turned to a re-play to confirm the final ruling.

Watch the incredible catch in the video below:

The fans, managers and players of the Chelsea and Liverpool football teams gave a minutes applause preceding the match kick-off for the Carling Cup in honour of the late Gary Speed.

Speed, 42, discovered by his wife, hung himself in their home in Huntington, England on 27 November 2011.  He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and remains the most capped outfield player for Wales. He was appointed manager of Wales in 2010 after leaving the position of Sheffield United manager that same year.

Speed, who leaves behind a wife and two children, had appeared on BBC One’s Football Focus show on Saturday afternoon, just hours before his death.

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After the death of 33-year-old racer Dan Wheldon in the horrific 15-car accident that occurred at the Indy 300 in Las Vegas, his fellow drivers honoured the 16-time IndyCar race winner with a 5 lap tribute. Many drivers commented that this was the worst crash they had ever seen and not long before the incident occurred were they expressing their concerns about the high speeds reached on the circuit during practise.

Among others, fellow drivers Dario Franchitti, a two-time Indy 500 winner, and Tony Kanaan react to Wheldon’s death while holding back tears.

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The Springboks might be out of the Rugby World Cup, but the quarter final against the Wallabies where they were knocked out won’t be forgotten in a hurry. It might be remembered for the performances of Bryce Lawrence and David Pocock, but nobody can take away the massive defensive effort from the Wallabies. Check out this tackle of Radike Samo on Bryan Habana:

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Serena Williams has been making sporting headlines with her recent outburst at the 2011 US Open. The tennis champion was fined $2000 for verbally abusing the chair umpire during the final match against Samantha Stosur after a point won by Williams was awarded to Stosur. Williams lost the point when she shouted a celebratory ‘Come on’ when hitting a winning forehand before the ball reached her opponent, a violation of United States Tennis Association rules.

During the confrontation Williams responded to the umpire by saying: “Aren’t you the one that screwed be over the last time here?”  This was later followed by “I truly despise you.”

Williams has recently tweeted about the incident admitting that “My emotions did get the best of me this past weekend when I disagreed with the umpire. It has been a long road to get back to the US Open this year and I am thankful to have had such a great two weeks in New York.”

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