BIFFY CLYRO ANNOUNCED TO HEADLINE NORWEGIAN FESTIVALS

Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire comprising Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals).

After their first three albums, the band expanded their following significantly with the release of their fourth, Puzzle in 2007. Puzzle peaked at number 2 on the official UK album charts on 16 June 2007. The album went Gold in the UK, selling over 100,000 units and later went Platinum in the UK in 2012 selling over 300,000 copies.

Opposites are the sixth studio album and were released on 28 January 2013. It had been released some days earlier in Ireland.

With Friday nights show in Oslo still ringing in many Norwegian fans ears, we’re pleased to declare that Biffy will come back to Norway this summer to headline three festivals.

The band will play Bergenfest on 14th June, followed by Slottsfjell Festival and Malakoff Festival on the 19th and 20th July respectively.

Tickets are onsale now for each of the festivals and you can find out more details via the CLICK HERE

Is Kvitova close to her Wimbledon-winning best?

The desert sands of the United Arab Emirates are a long way from the green grass of Wimbledon, but for Petra Kvitova there is a clear connection. Life has not always been easy for the 22-year-old Czech since her memorable triumph at the All England Club two years ago, but victory here in the Dubai Duty Free Championships – her first tournament wins for more than six months – was a reminder of the level of tennis of which she is capable.

Even though this tournament is played on hard courts, the speed of the playing surface at the Aviation Club brought the best out of Kvitova, just as the slick grass did at Wimbledon two summers ago.

A week after going close to denying Serena Williams the victory she needed in Doha to reclaim the world No.1 ranking, she overcame a challenging draw to win the 10th title of her career, beating Daniela Hantuchova, Ana Ivanovic, Agnieszka Radwanska, Caroline Wozniacki and Sara Errani. If the speed of the courts suited Kvitova, in other respects the conditions were tough, with temperatures approaching 30C under the fierce desert sun and an occasional stiff breeze.

she is clearly a big-occasion player. All but two of the titles she has won have been at either Grand Slam or Premier level, the Premier tournaments being the eight most important events on the Women’s Tennis Association tour.

Asked if she felt that Wimbledon would be her best chance of winning another Grand Slam title this year, she said: “Well I love Wimbledon, so I hope so. I love to play on the grass, and for me Wimbledon is always special

The one significant weakness in the Czech’s game until now has been her movement, but she has embarked on a new training programmed designed to strengthen her legs. She admits her body has been “confused” by the change, but after a scratchy start to the year, including a second-round defeat at the Australian Open, the new regime seems to be working. 

The win moved Kvitova up a place to No.7 in the world rankings. In the longer term – and with this year’s Championships at Wimbledon less than four months away – the victory could soon have even more significance.

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ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS 2011 - DRAW JUST RELEASED

Defending champion Roger Federer will meet World No. 2 Rafael Nadal in a repeat of last year's final at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, which begins Sunday at The O2 in London. The duo was drawn in Group B alongside Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who Federer beat last week in the BNP Paribas Masters final, and Mardy Fish.

In Group A, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will contest round-robin matches against British favourite Andy Murray, David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych.

The draw was made today at BBC Radio 5 studios, where the ceremony was broadcast and streamed live.

SINGLES GROUPS

Group A
Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray
David Ferrer
Tomas Berdych

Group B
Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Mardy Fish

The world's top two doubles pairings, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan and Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic, lead doubles Groups A and B respectively.

DOUBLES GROUPS

Group A
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes

Group B
Michael Llodra / Nenad Zimonjic
Daniel Nestor / Max Mirnyi 

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COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE UK STADIUM SHOWS

Coldplay have announced a UK tour for next year. The 'Paradise' hitmakers will play a string of soccer stadiums in support of their new album 'Mylo Xyloto', beginning with Coventry's Ricoh Arena on May 29.

They then head to London, where they will play at the Emirates Stadium on June 1 and 2, before moving on to play at Sunderland's Stadium of Light on June 7 and ending the brief tour in Manchester at the city's Etihad Stadium on June 9.

Tickets for the shows go on sale on November 18.

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