enlarge Serena Williams (R) of the US and Maria Sharapova of Russia look up as they pose with their respective trophies following the womens singles final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, 27 January 2007. Williams won the title 6-1, 6-2. AFP PHOTO
Today's Big Stories
Tennis: Williams proves critics wrong to take third Australian title
MELBOURNE - An emotional Serena Williams swatted aside top seed and world number one Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2 in the Australian Open final Saturday to win her eighth Grand Slam and prove the critics wrong.
Punish wrongdoers, Banthoon tells govt
The current government with its powers should speed up punishment of unethical people, Kasikornbank chief executive Banthoon Lamsam said yesterday in his first public comments since the Surayud administration took office.
Sonthi has advice for Thaksin
Council for National Security (CNS) Chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said yesterday that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must think of the country's interests before anything else while he is in exile.
Danes hand Thais a football lesson
[SOCCER] Thailand's Pre-Olympic side succumbed to a morale-sapping 3-1 defeat at the hands of Denmark in a friendly in front of a sparse crowd at the Royal Thai Army stadium yesterday.