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The 2009 Tour de France winner was announced on 26th July in Paris. The 2009 Tour de France started for 4th July running to 26th July 2009. Tour de France is made up of 21 stages and covered the total distance of over 3500 kilometres. The race visited a total of six nations. Lance Armstrong, the seven times winner came out of his retirement and competed in the race. Two high profile players Tom Boonen and Alejandro Valaverde were prohibited from taking part in the race.

Here are our predictions for the 2009 Tour de France Winner:

The 2009 Tour de France winner is Dennis Menchov. Dennis crossed the finish line first to take high honours in the podium of 2009 Tour de France. Dennis had a tough competition from the 2008 winner Carlos Sastre and Alberto Contador. Lance Armstrong also gave a tough fight to Menchov but the 2009 Giro d’Italia winner beat all.

Bernard Madoff sentence was given today. The 70-year-old Bernard Madoff, well respected in the investment community after serving as chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market, was arrested on charges of duping number of investors in his ponzi scheme. The investors ranged from pensioners, to super rich, to major financial institutes to charity organisations. He allegedly stole $50 billion and caused tragedy to number of lives. His case is under trial for sentence in the court where he has been charged for 11 criminal counts including money laundering, perjury and securities, mail and wire fraud.

Here are our predictions for the Bernard Madoff Verdict:

Bernard Madoff was found guilty of one of the biggest financial frauds in history. His was given a life sentence by the US court. The court considering the public outcry gave a life sentence to Bernard Madoff. The fraudster had absolutely no chance of getting back home after being the public enemy and spreading financial terror.

The 2009 Wimbledon women’s singles final was played on July 4, 2009 at the Centre Court. The Wimbledon winners were given their titles at Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London. The semi final match was between Dinara Safina and Venus Williams and another semi final was between Elena Dementieva and Serena Williams. The final match was between the winners of the two semi finals who were the William sisters. It was like a repeat match of 2002, 2003 and 2008 where the battle was between the Williams sisters.

Here are our predictions for the 2009 Wimbledon Women’s single winner:

The 2009 Wimbledon Women’s single winner is Serena Williams. It was a tough fight between Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Serena was on the roll to win this grand slam after 2003. Her No.2 seed gave her the motivation to conquer Wimbledon. The Wimbledon title remained in the Williams family.

The 2009 Nathan’s Hot Dog Competition winners were announced on 4th July, 2009. The competitive eating event is the world’s most famous hot dog eating competition. Thousands of spectators watch it live and millions catch it on T.V. This exciting competition has a long history and is held every year since 1916.

Here are our predictions for the 2009 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition Winner:

The winner of 2009 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Competition is Joey Chestnut. Joey won the competition with eating hot dogs of a record number of 61. The highest number is 66 hot dogs also by Joey Chestnut in 2007. Joey Chestnut had a tough competition from six times champion from 2001 to 2006 Takeru Kobayashi who just finished very close to the defending champion. The world and American record of was broken in the competition but since 2007 Joey Chestnut has kept the title in the American name.

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The FIFA Confederation cup tournament was held in South Africa with all the soccer action in place. There were two groups consisting of four teams each. Group A had the teams Iraq, New Zealand, South Africa, and Spain. Group B had teams like Brazil, Egypt, Italy, and USA. The 2009 FIFA Confederation final to determine the results was held at the Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg, South Africa on 28th June, 2009.

Here are our predictions for the 2009 FIFA Confederation cup finals result:

The winner of 2009 FIFA Confederation cup finals was Brazil. The Finals match was held between USA and Brazil. The teams gave an exciting 90 minute match time to the football fans. The third place match was held between Spain and South Africa which was won by Spain. Brazil took the 2009 FIFA Confederation Cup.
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Wimbledon is the third grand slam of the year and the 123rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships. The 2009 Wimbledon winners were given their titles at Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London. In the men’s game it was a very tough call just like always. The No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal had already withdrawn due to injury after the French open. The Wimbledon winners received a prestigious title, as it is one of the major grand slams.

Here are our predictions for the 2009 Wimbledon winners (Gentlemen):

Roger Federer is the winner of 2009 Wimbledon men’s singles. After all the qualifying rounds, the players were tested in every possible way and four deserving men qualified for the semi-finals. It was a neck to neck game of semi-finals between Andy Roddick and Andy Murray. Another game of semi-finals had Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. From these semi-finals, Andy Roddick and Roger Federer qualified for the finals of Wimbledon. Finally after a tough battle between the two, Roger Federer emerged as the winner.

The 2009 Emmy Award Winners for daytime’s shows were announced on 30th August, 2009 live from L.A. All the soap actors were best dressed for the biggest soap awards of the year. The 2009 Emmy award winners had set up a special night to watch for the soap opera fans.

Here are our predictions for the 2009 Emmy Award Winners:

The prestigious outstanding Drama Series Award went to the popular General Hospital. The outstanding lead actor winner was Christian J. LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin in ‘The Young and the Restless’. The outstanding Lead actress award went to Jeanne Cooper for ‘The Young and the Restless’. Then there is the bunch of supporting actors. The best supporting actor winner was William DeVry of ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’. The best supporting actress winner was Julie Pinson of ‘As the World Turns’. The star studded event ended and the fans now await the primetime awards.

The UFC 100 results were out on 10-11 July, 2009. The ring was almost set on fire with the fighters rage. It is the biggest and much awaited events in the martial art history which took place at Mandalay Bay Events Centre, Nevada. The UFC 100 event had number of matches and winners were announced. The UFC 100 results were for two Championship titles on the line. The long-awaited war between Brock Lesner and Frank Mir, and the UFC welterweight Championship of Georges St-Pierre vs. Thiago Alves were full of action.

Here are our predictions for the UFC 100 winners:

The UFC heavyweight champion title winner is Brock Lesner. It was simply a jaw-dropping match between him and Frank Mir and Brock Lesner where the defending champion retained the title. The UFC welterweight championship winner was Georges St-Pierre “Rush”. The Ultimate fighter coaches too had a collision in the match-up where Dan Henderson took on Michael “The Count” Bisping. Dan Henderson was the winner for this match.

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The results of the 2009 NBA draft were announced on 25th July, 2009 in New York. The best teams and players are on all set to give tough fights to their closest opponents to be named as the NBA draft winners. The players that dominated the basketball field in 2009 are B. J. Mullens from Ohio State, Blake Griffin from Oklahoma, Ricky Rubio from Spain, Demar DeRozan from USC, and Brandon Jennings from the Italy team. These players are the hot picks of the season.

Here are our predictions for the NBA Finals Draft 2009 winner:

The NBA Final 2009 winner is Blake Griffin. Griffin is the total overwhelming favourite taken first this year. Griffin possibly was even more remarkable in the way he dominated the glass. Griffin emerged the winner undisputedly in spite of neck to neck fight from the players like J.B. Mullens, Brandon Jennings and Ricky Rubio. Griffin has shown consistent play in the recent seasons and emerged as the NBA Draft winner.

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All the cricketing action is taking place in England with the ICC T-20 World Cup Series. It started with 12 country teams divided in groups. After all the action-packed T-20 games, we had the two toughest emerging teams. The ICC T-20 finals were held in Lord’s on 21st July, 2009.

Here are our predictions for the ICC T-20 World Cup Finals:

The ICC T-20 World Cup Final Winner is Sri Lanka. It was a neck to neck game between South Africa and Sri Lanka, where Sri Lanka won the T-20 champions title. The last years defending champions India were phased out in the Super eight stage itself. Sri Lanka did a great cricket display game after game with tremendous batting and bowling line up and kept the champions title with in the Asian sub-continent.

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