(CNN) -- Manchester United are now just one point behind leaders Chelsea at the top of the English Premier League, after a double from in-form Wayne Rooney helped them to a comfortable 3-0 home win over West Ham on Tuesday evening. England striker Rooney, who is enjoying the best goalscoring run of his career, has now scored 27 goals this season, as well as finding the net in United's last six league matches at Old Trafford. Former England striker Michael Owen added a late third goal, to ensure that United head into Sunday's League Cup final against Aston Villa at Wembley in good heart. Rooney opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time, superbly converting a diving header from Antonio Valencia's cross. And the 24-year-old doubled his advantage in similar vein in the second half, again finding space to head home another pin-point Valencia cross. West Ham arrived at Old Trafford on the back on consecutive victories that had seen them move away from the relegation zone, but they were always second best here and their fate was sealed when Owen netted his eighth goal of the season from a Paul Scholes through-pass.

Question: Who is leading the Premier League?

Question: what was the name of the premier league?

Question: How many goals did Rooney score?

Question: What was the final score in the game?

Question: Who scored the other goal?

Question: Who scored twice when Manchester United defeated West Ham?

Question: how many times did Wayne Rooney scored?

Question: Who scored the third goal?

Answer: Chelsea

Answer: English

Answer: scored 27

Answer: 3-0

Answer: Michael Owen

Answer: Wayne Rooney

Answer: 27 goals

Answer: Wayne Rooney

Summary:
Wayne Rooney scores twice as Manchester United defeat West Ham 3-0 .
Michael Owen scores the other goal to help United claim a comfortable win .
The result leaves United just a point behind Premier League leaders Chelsea .


(CNN) -- Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has been ruled out for a minimum of three weeks after suffering a foot injury during the 3-0 Premier League win over title rivals Chelsea. France defender Patrice Evra will be out for a minimum of three weeks after hurting ankle ligaments. It was Evra's first game back after a four-match suspension imposed by the Football Association for his involvement in a post-match fracas involving groundstaff at Stamford Bridge last season. The French left-back was hurt after firing over a cross for Wayne Rooney's goal and now faces another spell on the sidelines as United chase trophies on four fronts. Evra suffered ligament damage and manager Alex Ferguson said: "He will be out for three weeks minimum and maybe four. It shouldn't be any more than that. "He just went over on his foot and has done the little ligament in his foot, so we need to get the swelling down and that will take about 7-10 days." Evra sits out Wednesday's Premier League clash with Wigan, the trip to Bolton three days later and next week's League Cup semifinal return at home to Derby when United will be expecting to overturn a 1-0 deficit. Central defender Rio Ferdinand remains on the sidelines for at least another week although a scan on his back problem confirmed there is no long-term damage. Ferdinand, out for a month, needs more rest and Jonny Evans will continue in central defense with Wes Brown still two weeks away from a comeback after ankle surgery. Ferguson hopes Ferdinand will be back for the televised FA Cup fourth round home clash against Tottenham on Saturday January 24.

Question: What happened to Rio Ferdinand?

Question: Name of Manchester United defender?

Question: Who hurt their ankle?

Question: What is Ferdinand out for?

Question: When did the ankle injury occur?

Question: What player remains out due to a back issue?

Question: Name of England defender that is out for another week?

Question: What did the frenchman hurt?

Answer: back problem

Answer: Patrice Evra

Answer: Patrice Evra

Answer: his back problem

Answer: during the 3-0 Premier League win over title rivals Chelsea.

Answer: Rio Ferdinand

Answer: Rio Ferdinand

Answer: little ligament in his foot,

Summary:
Manchester Utd defender Patrice Evra sidelined for minimum of three weeks .
Frenchman hurt ankle ligaments during 3-0 Premier League win over Chelsea .
England defender Rio Ferdinand is out for another week with a back problem .


(CNN) -- Manchester United have accepted a world-record $130 million offer for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. Ronaldo is set to smash the world record transfer fee if he agrees to move to Real Madrid. The English champions have given the big-spending Spanish giants permission to talk to the World Player of the Year, according to the official United Web site. United said on Thursday that the Portugal winger had again expressed his desire to leave Old Trafford, and the club now expect the deal to be concluded by June 30. Madrid confirmed on the club's Web site that it hoped to seal an agreement with Ronaldo "in the coming days." Real, who have fallen behind bitter rivals Barcelona, have swooped to follow up the $92 million signing of Brazil star Kaka from AC Milan earlier this week. What's your view? Tell us what you think about Ronaldo joining Real. Real also held the previous record when they paid €77 million (now worth $108 million) for Zinedine Zidane in 2001. The club's president Florentino Perez said after the Kaka deal was concluded that he would do "everything possible" to sign the 24-year-old Ronaldo, as he sought to build a new empire that would match his first stint at the Bernabeu. The 20 most wanted players in the world. United held off Real's advances last summer, with manager Alex Ferguson traveling to the Portugal camp during the Euro 2008 finals to hold crisis talks with Ronaldo. The player committed himself to another season in Manchester, but was affected by injuries early on and -- despite a sizzling end to the campaign -- was unable to help United retain the UEFA Champions League title, losing to Barcelona in last month's final. Perez is seeking to rebuild a team which finished second in the Primera Liga last season, nine points behind Barcelona, and again failed to progress past the first knockout stage of Europe's premier club competition. He failed in his first bid for the presidency in 1995, but won the 2000 elections on a promise to sign Luis Figo from Barca. Perez duly brought in the Portuguese forward and followed it up with a series of budget-busting transfers, including that of Zidane and David Beckham, as he created a team dubbed the "Galacticos." United have been linked with moves to sign Bayern Munich's France star Franck Ribery and Wigan's Ecuador winger Antonio Valencia as Ferguson seeks to replace Ronaldo.  Check out the latest transfer rumors and gossip. Perez has also expressed an interest in bringing Ribery to Spain from Germany. Ronaldo moved to Old Trafford in August 2003 in a $20 million transfer from Sporting Lisbon just days after scoring against United in a pre-season friendly. He made his first senior outing for the national side that November and helped Manchester United win the FA Cup in May before suffering heartache as Portugal lost to underdogs Greece in the final of Euro 2004 on home soil. In November 2005, he agreed a two-year extension to his contract until 2010. He was vilified in England in the summer of 2006 after his antics helped get United clubmate Wayne Rooney sent off as Portugal progressed to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Germany. After the tournament, Ronaldo revealed that he would like to leave United, but at the end of the 2006-07 season the forward agreed a new five-year contract.  Watch CNN on why Ronaldo moved » The next campaign he beat George Best's 40-year-old club record for goals scored by a winger in a single season, with 33 in the Premier League and 42 overall. Ronaldo suffered an ankle injury as Portugal lost 3-2 to Germany in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008, and told Portuguese newspaper Publico he would remain with United "for at least another year". In December he was named Europe's top player, then the next month he escaped uninjured after writing off his Ferrari sports car when crashing into a roadside barrier under a tunnel near Manchester Airport on his way to training. Read about it here.

Question: How much did they offer him?

Question: Who are Real Madrid allowed to talk to?

Question: What insane sum is offered by Real Madrid?

Question: How much was offered for the Manchester United winger?

Question: When will he complete his transfer?

Question: At what club is Ronaldo currently enlisted?

Answer: $130 million

Answer: World Player of the Year,

Answer: $130 million

Answer: $130 million

Answer: by June 30.

Answer: United

Summary:
Real Madrid given permission to talk with Cristiano Ronaldo after record offer .
Spanish club offer a world-record $130 million for Manchester United winger .
The World Player of the Year is expected to conclude his transfer by June 30 .
Real have been seeking to sign the Portugal international for the last two years .


(CNN) -- Manchester United have hit back at Owen Hargreaves after their former midfielder claimed he had been mistreated by the English champions' medical staff.

Hargreaves, who joined United's archrivals Manchester City in August after his contract at Old Trafford expired, was reported in the British press as having said he felt like a guinea pig during an injury plagued four-year spell with the Red Devils.

The England midfielder was speaking after making a goal-scoring debut for City in their 2-0 Carling Cup win over Birmingham City on Wednesday.

"Manchester United is disappointed with Owen Hargreaves' remarks after the game on Wednesday," read a statement on the three-time European champions' website.

What are the reasons behind Man Utd's flying start?

"The club gave him the best possible care for three years and is as disappointed as anyone he was not able to play a part in the team's success at that time.

"It has shared all the medical records with Manchester City and is comfortable with the actions taken by its medical staff at each step of his many attempts at rehabilitation."

The Canada-born star arrived at United from German outfit Bayern Munich in 2007, but only made 27 appearances for Alex Ferguson's team due to persistent injury problems relating to the tendons in his knee.

"They said I would be fit for the start of pre-season but, after that, I never got back on my feet," Hargreaves was reported as saying in British newspaper The Guardian. "My tendon was never the same. They said my tendon was good, but it felt like I was made out of glass.

"We treated it and it got significantly worse through the injections. That obviously had a huge impact. Basically, I was left to pick up the pieces, which was incredibly frustrating. That was surgery, and that was 18 months gone."

But United denied Hargreaves' claims, with the statement continuing to say: "United does not acknowledge any validity in the comments Owen is alleged to have made.

"Manchester United has some of the best sports medical staff in world sport, who have made a significant contribution to United's on-pitch success in recent seasons."

Prior to joining City, Hargreaves posted a series of clips on the video-sharing website YouTube aimed at proving his fitness.

The 30-year-old made his professional debut for Bayern in 2000, and went on to win four Bundesliga titles with the club and the European Champions League in 2001.

Hargreaves also represent England at both the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and won a second career Champions League title when United beat Chelsea in Moscow in 2008.

Question: What were his injuries?

Question: What did the Manchester United people say?

Question: What did Hargreaves claim?

Question: Who has hit back?

Question: Who joined the team?

Question: What is Owen's role?

Question: What team is he on?

Question: What did he join recently?

Answer: knee.

Answer: is disappointed with Owen Hargreaves' remarks after the game on Wednesday,"

Answer: had been mistreated by the English champions' medical staff.

Answer: United

Answer: Hargreaves,

Answer: midfielder

Answer: Manchester City

Answer: United's archrivals Manchester City

Summary:
Manchester United have hit back at former midfielder Owen Hargreaves .
Hargreaves claimed he had been mistreated by the club's medical staff .
The England midfielder spent four injury-plagued years at Old Trafford .
Hargreaves recently joined United's archrivals Manchester City .


(CNN) -- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was furious after his team's hopes of retaining the English Premier League title were dented by a controversial 1-1 draw with Newcastle on Saturday.

Demba Ba's second-half penalty kept the visitors in fourth place despite having Jonas Gutierrez sent off with 11 minutes to play, and Manchester City can now move seven points clear at the top by winning at Liverpool on Sunday.

Javier Hernandez put second-placed United ahead four minutes after the halftime break with a lucky goal when a volley by teammate Wayne Rooney hit visiting defender Steven Taylor and ricocheted into the net off the Mexico striker.

Ba continued his hot scoring run, with the Senegalese striker netting his ninth league goal this season in the 64th minute as referee Mike Jones ruled that Rio Ferdinand fouled Hatem Ben Arfa -- but only after consulting with his linesman.

Ferguson insisted the England defender had made a fair tackle.

"I think it was everyone's view, including the referee as he thought Rio won the ball because he gave the corner kick," the Scot told reporters. "He let the assistant referee over-rule him.

"We had that situation a few weeks ago when the linesman gave a penalty kick for handball against Sunderland when it was obviously an opponent's hand."

United hit the woodwork through England winger Ashley Young after Argentina international Gutierrez was dismissed for a second booking.

Tottenham retained third place after winning 3-1 at West Bromwich Albion as Emmanuel Adebayor followed up his double against Aston Villa with two more goals to put his side two points behind United.

The on-loan striker canceled out Youssouf Mulumbu's early header when he was quickest to react after Ben Foster saved his 25th-minute penalty.

Striker Jermain Defoe, handed a rare start in place of Rafael van der Vaart, put the London side ahead in the 81st minute after Adebayor helped put him clear with a backheel, then the Togo international sealed it in time added on from Gareth Bale's cross.

Fifth-placed Chelsea bounced back from successive defeats to beat Wolverhampton 3-0 and relieve the pressure on manager Andre Villas-Boas.

The Portuguese has had to defend himself with Chelsea well off the pace and battling to stay in Europe after losing to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League in midweek.

Captain John Terry headed the London side ahead in the seventh minute, while young striker Daniel Sturridge and Spain winger Juan Mata also scored before halftime to leave the visitors hovering above the relegation zone.

Sixth-placed Arsenal failed to join Chelsea on 25 points after being held 1-1 by London rivals Fulham, who moved up to 15th.

Thomas Vermaelen's 65th-minute own-goal gave Fulham hope of a first win at the Emirates, but the Belgium defender made amends by heading an equalizer with eight minutes to play from Theo Walcott's right-wing cross.

Bolton remained third from bottom after a 2-0 home defeat by Everton.

Bolton had David Wheater sent off after just 20 minutes before second-half goals from Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini and Greek forward Apostolos Vellios lifted the visitors up to eighth.

Norwich moved up to ninth with a 2-1 win at home to fellow promoted side Queens Park Rangers, as substitute striker Grant Holt scored a close-range decider with 17 minutes to play.

Russell Martin put Norwich ahead in the 15th minute but Luke Young leveled on the hour after Jamie Mackie's shot hit the post.

Wigan moved off the bottom with a last-gasp 2-1 win at Sunderland, the club's second victory in 13 games.

Franco di Santo profited from an injury-time error by former Manchester United defender Wes Brown, after Jordi Gomez's 44th-minute penalty had canceled out Sebastian Larsson's opener for the home side.

The result left Blackburn at the foot of the table in seven points following a 3-1 defeat by Stoke in the early match.

Goals from Rory Delap, Glenn Whelan and Peter Crouch helped the home side end a run of four defeats and move up to 12th.

Question: What was Alex Ferguson criticizism of the Ref?

Question: Who drew with Arsenal?

Question: Who was the referee?

Question: Who drew with Fulham?

Question: What was the score in the Manchester United game?

Question: Who gained from a second half penalty?

Answer: the England defender had made a fair tackle.

Answer: Fulham,

Answer: Mike Jones

Answer: Arsenal

Answer: 1-1

Answer: Newcastle

Summary:
Alex Ferguson criticizes referee after Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Newcastle .
Second-half penalty gives Manchester City chance to move seven points clear on Sunday .
Third-placed Tottenham close gap on United to two points with 3-1 win at West Brom .
Chelsea return to winning ways against Wolves but Arsenal draw with Fulham .


(CNN) -- Manchester United returned to the top of the English Premier League with a 3-1 victory over in-form Tottenham on Saturday but the champions' title hopes suffered a blow with the news that top scorer Wayne Rooney may miss the rest of the season.

The England striker sat out the home win, which put United two points clear of Chelsea, with a groin injury suffered in training and he may miss the final two matches of the season.

England coach Fabio Capello will be hoping that United take no risks with the 34-goal forward, who will be one of his key players at the World Cup in South Africa starting in mid-June.

"I think he'll probably take two to three weeks to recover," United manager Alex Ferguson told match broadcaster Sky. "We'll try to get him back, he'll obviously be desperate to get back himself. We'll just have to wait and see."

Earlier this month, Rooney made a sooner-than-expected return from an ankle injury to play in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal against Bayern Munich, then missed the 0-0 draw with Blackburn before a below-par outing in the 1-0 win over Manchester City that kept his side in the title race.

United face mid-table Sunderland and Stoke in the climax to the season as the club seek a fourth successive league crown, while Chelsea hosts Stoke on Sunday before a trip to Liverpool and a home clash with lowly Wigan.

Tottenham, who upset third-placed Arsenal and Chelsea in the two preceding matches, have not beaten United since 1989 and have not defeated one of the "big four" away from home in 66 matches.

Harry Redknapp's team still retained fourth place in the table as Manchester City drew 0-0 at Arsenal in Saturday's late match.

The Londoners looked like matching United at Old Trafford when defender Ledley King equalized in the 70th minute, but Portugal midfielder Nani snatched victory for the hosts with a delightful chip on 81 and then won a penalty for Ryan Giggs' second spot-kick of the game five minutes later.

The 36-year-old Giggs had never scored a penalty in his near 600-game career for United, but coolly took over Rooney's duties in the 58th minute after Benoit Assou-Akotto brought down Patrice Evra in the box.

United lost Evra to the lingering effects of his pre-match illness and winger Antonio Valencia went off with injury, while Spurs rallied with the return of England midfielder Aaron Lennon from long-term injury as a substitute.

Defender King headed in Gareth Bale's corner as United fullback Rafael strayed from his position on the post and could not clear the ball to give the visitors hope of a point.

But Nani raced onto substitute Federico Macheda's pass to beat goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes with an exquisite finish, and the Brazilian was again beaten by Giggs after a clumsy challenge from behind by Wilson Palacios.

Manchester City trail Tottenham by a point in the battle for the fourth Champions League place, with the two teams to meet in their penultimate game of the season on May 5.

City boss Roberto Mancini surprisingly left Emmanuel Adebayor on the bench after the Togo striker's ill-advised goal celebrations in front of his former club's fans when the teams last met in the league in September.

Adebayor made an impact when he came on in the second half, but the match was most notable for a season-ending shoulder injury suffered by City's Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given that allowed Gunnar Nielsen to become the first Faroe Isander to play in the Premier League.

The 23-year-old was largely untested as Arsenal's faint title hopes were finally extinguished, with the Londoners now seven points behind United with two matches left.

Nielsen may have to fill in for the rest of the season, with Given's deputy Stuart Taylor injured and England international Joe Hart on loan at Birmingham.

City next take on sixth-placed Aston Villa, who can keep their own Champions League hopes alive with victory at home to Midlands rivals Birmingham on Sunday.

Question: did Manchester United return to top of English Premier League?

Question: Who will host Stoke on Sunday?

Question: which teams drawed in a late match?

Question: What were score between Manchester United vs. Tottenham?

Question: what happened to Wayne Rooney?

Question: What is the name of United's top scorer?

Question: For how many points United is clear from Chelsea?

Question: Which side returns to top of English Premier League?

Answer: with a 3-1 victory

Answer: Chelsea

Answer: Manchester

Answer: 3-1

Answer: groin injury

Answer: Wayne Rooney

Answer: two

Answer: United

Summary:
Manchester United return to top of English Premier League with 3-1 win over Tottenham .
Top scorer Wayne Rooney may miss rest of season after sitting out match with injury .
Champions United two points clear of Chelsea, who host Stoke on Sunday .
Tottenham retain fourth place in table as Manchester City draw 0-0 at Arsenal in late match .


(CNN) -- Manchester United secured their first victory in this season's UEFA Champions League with an unconvincing 2-0 victory against Romanian side Otelul Galati at The National Stadium in Bucharest.

After a tepid first period the game burst into life in the second half with a string of penalties and red cards following a handball by the Galati defender Sergiu Costin.

Wayne Rooney scored from the penalty spot but the relief was short lived.

Two minutes later, Manchester United's Serbian center back Nemanja Vidic was harshly sent off for a high tackle on Gabriel Giurgiu.

Galati pushed on but failed to make their numerical supremacy count, with Bratislav Punosevic guilty of missing the target when found unmarked in front of goal.

A second red card was flashed, this time for the Romanian side, when Milan Perendija picked up a second yellow card.

Deep in injury time Rooney was tripped in the Galati box and awarded a second penalty which he duly dispatched.

It was a far from convincing performance from Manchester United, who now sit second in Group C, two points behind Portugal's Benfica who beat Basel 2-0 in Switzerland.

"We didn't have the penetration first half," coach Alex Ferguson told the cameras after the game.

"[Wayne Rooney showed] Composure with his two penalties, he took them well."

He was less convinced by Nemanja Vidic's red card.

"He's raised his foot and in the context of the interpretation [of the rules] I can see why he [the referee] has given it," he admitted.

"But it's very harsh."

Manchester City kept up appearances with the neighbors after they too secured their first UEFA Champions League win.

City have found life harder in the Champions League compared to the English Premier League - where they are currently top - and soon fell behind to Spanish side Villarreal after Ruben Cani scored within four minutes.

A Villarreal own goal leveled the match but Sergio Aguero scored with virtually the last kick of the match to keep City in touch with Group A leaders Bayern Munich, who drew 1-1 with Napoli

Real Madrid continued their perfect start to their Group D campaign by thumping French side Lyon 4-0. Karim Benzema scored against his old club before Sami Khedira, Mesut Ozil and Sergio Ramos completed the rout. With Madrid all but through to the next round Ajax gave their chances of finishing second a boost with a 2-0 victory against Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.

Group B, on the other hand, is much harder to predict.

Troubled Inter Milan went top after beating French side Lille on the road thanks to a first half Giampaolo Pazzini strike. Meanwhile CSKA Moscow beat Turkish side Trabzonspor 3-0. But only four points separate top from bottom at the half way stage.

Question: Who did Villareal play?

Question: What was the Romanian score

Question: What team Manchester United beat with score 2-0?

Question: Who beat Lyon?

Question: Who does Wayne Rooney play for?

Question: How many penalties  Wayne Rooney penalties scored?

Question: In what minute did they score

Question: How many penalties did Wayne Rooney score

Answer: Manchester City

Answer: 2-0

Answer: Otelul Galati

Answer: Real Madrid

Answer: Manchester United's

Answer: two

Answer: within four

Answer: two

Summary:
Manchester United beat Romanian side Otelul Galati 2-0 .
Wayne Rooney scored two penalties to secure Man Utd's first Champions League win this season .
Real Madrid thumped Lyon 4-0 .
Manchester City score a 90th minute winner to beat Villarreal .


(CNN) -- Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a notable awards double after being named Player of the Year by the English Football Writers' Association for the second year in a row. In-form Cristiano Ronaldo has won both major English awards for the 2007-08 season. The Portugal winger followed up his second successive victory in the Professional Footballers' Association awards, where he was voted Player of the Year by his peers on April 27. He topped the writers' poll ahead of Liverpool striker Fernando Torres and Portsmouth goalkeeper David James. The 23-year-old, who has scored 38 goals in all competitions this season, emulated the feat of Barcelona's former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry -- the last man to collect the FWA award twice in a row, in 2003 and 2004. "Ronaldo's award is no surprise after his brilliant form this season and incredible goal-scoring record -- 38 at the moment -- and he is, of course, essentially a winger," said chairman of the FWA, Paul Hetherington. "Cristiano was an overwhelming winner and, given his age, he has the potential and ability to dominate this award for years in an unprecedented way." Ronaldo has this season has helped take United to within touching distance of a second successive Premier League title with two matches to play, and into a Champions League final against Chelsea in Moscow on May 21. He will receive his award at the FWA's gala dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on May 15.  E-mail to a friend

Question: Who won the English writer's award?

Question: Who retained player of the year?

Question: Who wins the English writers' award?

Question: Who dominated the uk awards?

Question: What has Portugal star dominated for the past two seasons?

Question: Who has won the award?

Question: What is the age of the Portugal star?

Question: Who maintained their Player of the Year award?

Question: Who dominated UK awards?

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: Player of the Year

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: 23-year-old,

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Summary:
NEW: Cristiano Ronaldo wins English writers' award for second year in a row .
He headed off Liverpool's Fernando Torres and Portsmouth's David James .
Manchester United winger also retained his Player of Year award from peers .
Portugal star, 23, has dominated UK awards for the past two seasons .


(CNN) -- Manchester United's perfect start to the English Premier League season came to a halt on Saturday when the defending champions were held to a 1-1 draw at Stoke City.

United had won five matches in a row, and took the lead through a superb individual goal from midfielder Nani in the 27th minute as the Portugal international waltzed into the box and drilled in a low shot.

However, the industrious home side never gave up and claimed a point against the 19-time English champions for the first time in the Premier League thanks to a 52nd-minute header from big-money August signing Peter Crouch.

The lanky former Tottenham striker got between central defenders Phil Jones and Rio Ferdinand to nod home from a corner as United goalkeeper David De Gea was left helpless on his line.

United went into the match without England striker Wayne Rooney, who wrote on Twitter that he expects to return from injury for Tuesday's Champions League visit by Swiss side Basel.

His regular forward partner Javier Hernandez is a doubt for that match after coming off in the first half against Stoke having fallen hard on his head when he tumbled following a tussle with Jonathan Woodgate as the Mexican sought to score.

That left United with last season's top scorer Dimitar Berbatov up front alongside Michael Owen, who scored twice in midweek in the League Cup but failed to make the same impression.

Berbatov was similarly ineffectual and was later replaced by Danny Welbeck as United battled in vain to win the match.

The result left United on 16 points, above local rivals Manchester City only on goal difference.

City earlier briefly topped the table as second-half goals from substitutes Mario Balotelli and James Milner ended Everton's run of victories in their last four visits to Eastlands.

Balotelli broke the deadlock in the 68th minute after replacing Edin Dzeko, with his shot taking a deflection off Everton defender Phil Jagielka.

The Italian then set up David Silva, whose effort was ruled out for offside -- and the Spanish playmaker also earlier hit the woodwork.

Silva provided City's second with a minute to play as he sent England midfielder Milner clear after an error by Everton's former Real Madrid winger Royston Drenthe, who came on as a substitute.

Balotelli's return to form will give manager Roberto Mancini a selection dilemma ahead of Tuesday's Champions League trip to Bayern Munich.

Meanwhile, Fernando Torres was both hero and villain as third-placed Chelsea beat promoted Swansea 4-1.

The Spain striker scored his second goal in two games after a long drought to put the London side ahead on the half hour, but was sent off before halftime for a bad tackle on Mark Gower -- his first red card in the Premier League.

It was another mixed weekend for the $80 million former Liverpool player, who also netted in the 3-1 defeat at Manchester United before an extraordinary miss that saw him widely lampooned.

Ramires had already made it 2-0 before Torres departed, and the Brazil midfielder doubled his tally in the 76th minute before Swansea defender Ashley Williams headed in Gower's freekick.

Substitute Didier Drogba sealed victory deep into stoppage time to boost his hopes of starting in Wednesday's Champions League trip to Valencia.

Newcastle retained fourth place with a 3-1 victory over Blackburn, who remained in the relegation zone.

Senegal striker Demba Ba scored his first hat-trick in English football before being replaced by France midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa, who made his league comeback after almost a year out with a broken leg.

Fifth-placed Liverpool bounced back from the 4-0 trouncing at Tottenham by beating mid-table Wolverhampton 2-1 at home.

Charlie Adam was sent off last weekend but this time his 11th-minute shot produced an own-goal by defender Roger Johnson, and striker Luis Suarez made it 2-0 before halftime.

Substitute striker Steven Fletcher gave Wolves hope four minutes after the break, but Kenny Dalglish's team held on as England midfielder Steven Gerrard continued his comeback from long-term injury when he was introduced late in the match.

Tottenham closed to within a

Question: Who retains fourth place as Demba Ba scores hat-trick against Blackburn?

Question: Manchester United drop first points of English season with 1-1 draw where?

Question: What place retained fourth place

Question: What person beat swansea

Question: Who heads table on goal difference from rivals Manchester City, who beat Everton?

Question: what is the final score?

Question: Did Manchester United lose?

Answer: Newcastle

Answer: Stoke City.

Answer: Newcastle

Answer: Fernando Torres

Answer: United's

Answer: 1-1 draw

Answer: 1-1 draw

Summary:
Manchester United drop first points of English season with 1-1 draw at Stoke .
United head table on goal difference from rivals Manchester City, who beat Everton .
Third-placed Chelsea beat Swansea as Fernando Torres scores and is sent off .
Newcastle retain fourth place as Demba Ba scores hat-trick against Blackburn .


(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao defended his WBO welterweight title at the sold-out MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, defeating Juan Manuel Marquez by majority decision.

Both fighters went toe-to-toe throughout the 12-round fight Saturday night with neither getting knocked down on the canvas.

The fight went down to the Nevada judges' scorecards with Dave Moretti scoring it 115-113, Robert Hoyle 114-114 and Glenn Trowbridge 116-112.

After the decision, Marquez left the ring, apparently upset by the ruling.

This was the third clash between Pacquiao and Marquez. The first bout in 2004 was scored a draw, while Pacquiao won a controversial split decision in the rematch four years later.

SI: Crash Course: Pacquiao vs. Marquez III

In prior meetings, Pacquiao scored four knockdowns yet Marquez won the greater number of rounds.

To further stoke the fire between the fighters, in the days leading up to Saturday's fight, Marquez sported a T-shirt saying, "Marquez beat Pacquiao twice!!"

Pacquiao, who entered the bout having won 10 titles at eight weight divisions, is considered arguably the world's best pound-for-pound boxer.

Pacquiao opens wallet, heart to those in need

Now that Pacquiao has defeated Marquez, the next big fight most boxing fans are eagerly waiting for is a potential multimillion-dollar payday against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the other superstar of his boxing generation.

Both fighters have openly said they want to face each other, but each time they try to consummate the fight, negotiations break down over blood and urine testing.

Question:
Whose win fuels speculation?
Who will Pacquiao finally face?
Who defeated Pacquiao?
who defeated marquez
who is pacquiao
who is floyd mayweather

Answer: Manny

Answer: Floyd Mayweather Jr.,

Answer: "Marquez

Answer: Manny

Answer: arguably the world's best pound-for-pound boxer.

Answer: superstar of his boxing generation.

Summary:
It's the second time Pacquiao has defeated Marquez .
His win fuels speculation that he will finally face Floyd Mayweather Jr.


(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao has put failed talks of a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr behind him as he turns his focus to a bout with Joshua Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium.

The Filipino will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against Ghanaian Clottey on March 13 at the $1.2billion home of the Dallas Cowboys football team.

Pacquiao had been scheduled to face unbeaten American Mayweather on the date before the proposed super-fight collapsed when the Filipino rejected requests from his opponent to have unprecedented random blood testing.

But the 31-year-old confirmed that he is now fully focused on his new opponent, not any possible fight with Mayweather.

It's going to be a good fight," Pacquiao said at a press conference to promote the fight.

"Clottey, he is a good fighter, a top fighter, and he is bigger than me. I have to prepare hard for this fight and train hard and focus."

When asked about Mayweather, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said things had moved on but revealed his fighter would be ready to take on the American on the right terms.

"Life goes on without Mayweather. He wouldn't agree to a limit of 14 days before the fight. We did our best to appease him but he wouldn't go along with it," Roach explained.

"Mayweather's people agreed to it but Mayweather wouldn't go along with it. I don't think he wants to fight Manny. It was a smoke screen for him to say no.

"I want to beat this guy's ass, believe me, but he won't give us the opportunity. We will fight him any day of the week. But he doesn't make the rules."

Any Pacquiao-Mayweather fight would have been staged in Las Vegas and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones added that the breakdown in talks benefited him.

"It did. This gave us an opening. We were very aggressive and we were pretty quick to make a deal," Jones said.

"We're going to make this one of the most interesting fights to view that there's ever been. We're going to have some fun with it."

Question:
who did Manny fight against?
Who said his fighter has moved on?
What date will the fight take place?
Where will the fight be staged?
What is Manny's focus?
what did his trainer say ?
What does Manny's trainer say?

Answer: Ghanaian Clottey

Answer: trainer Freddie Roach

Answer: March 13

Answer: Cowboys Stadium.

Answer: a bout with Joshua Clottey

Answer: things had moved on but revealed

Answer: things had moved on but revealed his fighter would be ready to take on the American on the right terms.

Summary:
Manny Pacquiao has put failed talks of his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr behind him as he turns his focus to a bout with Joshua Clottey.
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight fight will be staged at $1.2billion home of the Dallas Cowboys on March 13.
Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said his fighter has "moved on" but would be ready to take on Mayweather on the right terms.


(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao has told CNN even he was surprised at how quickly his fight against Great Britain's Ricky Hatton came to an end. Manny Pacquiao throws a left hand on his way to a devastating victory over Ricky Hatton. Pacquiao, often considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, cemented his reputation Saturday night when he knocked out Hatton in the second round. "That was two of the most exciting rounds I have seen in my career," said Chris Mannix, a writer for Sports Illustrated. "You saw, from the opening bell, Pacquiao was really dominant." In an interview with CNN's Kristie LuStout after the fight, Pacquiao acknowledged the fight ended sooner than he expected.  Watch Pacquiao talk about his post-fight plans » With the win at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada, Pacquiao added the light-welterweight crown to his past world titles: lightweight, super-featherweight, light-featherweight, featherweight and flyweight. The Filipino's career record now stands at 49-3-2 with 37 knockouts. The fight, for which Pacquiao reportedly earned $12 million, was brief. Pacquiao knocked Hatton down in the first round from a series of lightning-fast right hooks. The British boxer managed to get to his feet and finish the round, but the outcome was evident once the second round began. Hatton, the International Boxing Organization's light-welterweight champion, tried the classic brawling style that has fueled his career. But Pacquiao's technique and speed quickly outclassed Hatton. The Filipino's right hooks set up a devastating left hook that flattened Hatton with a second remaining in the second round. The referee quickly ended the match. "It turned out he (Hatton) just wasn't very good at boxing," Mannix said. "You saw the difference between a great fighter and very good fighter." The 30-year-old Pacquiao is a national hero in the Philippines, where his bouts bring the country to a standstill. He came into the fight on Saturday as a narrow favorite after sending one of the biggest names in the sport, Oscar de la Hoya, into retirement with a stoppage victory in December. Nicknamed "Pacman," he grew up poor in General Santos City in the southern Philippines. He found boxing as a way to lift himself to fame and riches, yet he remains self-deprecating outside of the ring. It is this combination of a fierce fighter in the ring and a smiling deferential one outside that has helped turn him into an idol. Outside a bar in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong, China, a woman who would only identify herself as Amy and her friends erupted in joy. The second-biggest ethnic group behind Chinese are Filipinos Amy and her friends -- all from the Philippines and working here in this world financial center -- were part of the crowd that had just witnessed the match live.  "This is great, this is wonderful," Amy screamed. CNN's Kevin Drew contributed to this report

Question:
What is Pacquaio's reputation?
what did the Fillipino add
What does victory do?
Who knocked out Ricky Hatton?
What nationality is Manny Pacquaio?
what did Manny do
what was Pacquiao's reputation
What is the title he won?

Answer: the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world,

Answer: light-welterweight crown

Answer: cemented his reputation

Answer: Manny Pacquiao

Answer: Filipino's

Answer: knocked out Hatton

Answer: best pound-for-pound boxer in the world,

Answer: light-welterweight crown

Summary:
Manny Pacquiao knocks out Ricky Hatton in second round at the MGM Grand .
Victory cements Pacquiao's reputation as best pound-for-pound boxer in world .
The Filipino adds the light-welterweight title to his collection of championships .


(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao is aiming to deliver a knockout blow to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the U.S. courts after filing a lawsuit against the American and his connections over claims he used performance-enhancing drugs.

The lawsuit, lodged in the Las Vegas district court on Wednesday, names Mayweather, his father Floyd senior, former boxing star Oscar De La Hoya and fellow Golden Boy Promotions executive Richard Schaefer.

"Calling a professional athlete a cheater is the most serious charge one can make," the lawsuit says, "and in today's world, accusing an athlete of using performance-enhancing drugs -- however baseless and lacking in evidence -- is toxic."

The Filipino fighter, who has won world titles at five different weights, was slated to fight Mayweather on March 13 next year in a money-spinning bout in Las Vegas.

But he was infuriated by the insistence of Mayweather's camp that he undergo Olympic-style pre-fight blood testing and the alleged implication that he had used illegal drugs.

Pacquiao posted a Christmas day message on his personal Web site, saying he would take legal action and has now followed through on the threat.

Top lawyer Daniel Petrocelli is representing him and outlined the substance of their case.

"Manny Pacquiao's achievements come from God-given talent and an indefatigable work ethic -- not steroids," he told gathered reporters.

"He cannot and will not allow others to deliberately misrepresent his years of hard work and tarnish his reputation."

The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $75,000 dollars and also cites interviews given in various publications that appeared to question the fairness of Pacquiao's pre-fight preparation.

Mayweather's connections attempted to diffuse the situation in a statement issued earlier this weak on the Golden Boy Promotions Web site.

"Let it be very clear that nobody from Team Mayweather or Golden Boy Promotions is accusing Pacquiao of anything," it read.

"But the reality seems to be that for whatever reason Pacquiao does not want to participate in random blood testing, which has already been deemed a harmless procedure that many current athletes are subjected to prior to and during competition," it added.

Many viewed the war of words between the respective camps as a pre-fight war ploy to boost interest, but the row over dope testing may well have derailed one of the richest fights in boxing history, with huge pay-per-view revenues forecasted.

The Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday that Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum was pessimistic about a March showdown between the two fighters.

"This is only my opinion, but I don't see the fight happening now," he was quoted.

Positions are hardening ... Manny's fit to be tied. He's very angry."

Arum was also reported to have opened negotiations with World Boxing Association super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman to fight Pacquiao.

Question: What did Mayweather's camp want both boxers to submit to?

Question: Who did Manny Pacquiao file a lawsuit against?

Question: what is the lawsuit about?

Question: What does Mayweather's camp want both boxers to submit to?

Question: Who filed a lawsuit?

Question: who is the lawsuit against?

Question: Who filed a lawsuit against Mayweather?

Question: What is Pacquiao angered by?

Question: What were the alleged claims against the Filipino boxer?

Answer: that he undergo Olympic-style pre-fight blood testing

Answer: Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Answer: claims he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Answer: Olympic-style pre-fight blood testing

Answer: Manny

Answer: Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Answer: Manny

Answer: claims he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Answer: he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Summary:
Manny Pacquiao files lawsuit in Las Vegas against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his connections .
Filipino boxing hero is angered by alleged claims that he used performance-enhancing drugs .
Mayweather's camp want both boxers to submit to Olympic-style dope testing in build-up to proposed fight .
Pacquiao is angered by this insistence and warned on Christmas Day that he would go legal .


(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao is threatening Floyd Mayweather Jr. with legal action following a row over drugs testing which leaves their proposed super-bout next year in doubt.

Pacquiao is refusing to agree to a demand by the Mayweather camp to undergo Olympic style blood-screening in the run up to the fight, which is penciled in for the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on March 13.

Boxing commentators had suggested that the war of words was a pre-fight tactic by the Mayweather camp and his promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, to unsettle the Filipino, who has hit back with an angry statement on his personal Web site.

"Enough is enough. These people, Mayweather Sr, Jr, and Golden Boy Promotions, think it is a joke and a right to accuse someone wrongly of using steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs," it read.

"I have tried to just brush it off as a mere pre-fight ploy but I think they have gone overboard "

Pacquiao, who became a five-weight world champion by beating Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto in November, claimed he would now be calling in the lawyers.

"I have instructed my promoter, Bob Arum, head of Top Rank Inc, to help me out in the filing of the case as soon as possible because I have had people coming over to me now asking if I really take performance-enhancing drugs and I have cheated my way into becoming the number one boxer in the world.

"I maintain and assure everyone that I have not used any form or kind of steroids and that my way to the top is a result of hard work, hard work, hard work and a lot of blood spilled from my past battles in the ring, not outside of it.

"I have no idea what steroids look like and my fear in God has kept me safe and victorious through all these years."

The row started earlier this week when Mayweather's promoters Golden Boy Promotions went public with their demands for blood-testing, as mandated by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and making it a condition before the super-fight went ahead.

But Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach said this was not necessary under the rules governing fights in Nevada and was mind games by the Mayweather camp.

"We have passed every test ever given to us. We go by the commission rules, since when does the fighter make up the rules?, " he said.

Mayweather himself has largely kept his counsel but told the Golden Boy Promotions Web site that he hoped his possible opponent would change his mind.

"I understand Pacquiao not liking having his blood taken, because frankly I don't know anyone who really does," Mayweather said.

"I hope this is either some miscommunication or that Manny will change his mind and step up and allow these tests, which were good enough for all these other great athletes, to be performed by USADA."

But Pacquiao in his message posted on Christmas Day showed little sign of extending the festive spirit to the unbeaten Mayweather.

"To Floyd, despite all these accusations, may your Christmas be merry and I will see you in court, soon," he added.

Question: who claims to have instructed his promoter Bob Arum to file a law?

Question: when is a match slated between pacquiao and Mayweather?

Question: what Manny Pacquiao threatens Floyd Mayweather and his camp with?

Question: who is Pacquiao promoter?

Question: where was the fight

Question: who is angered by demands?

Question: who filed the lawsuit

Answer: Manny

Answer: March 13.

Answer: legal action

Answer: Golden Boy Promotions,

Answer: MGM Grand in Las Vegas

Answer: Manny

Answer: Pacquiao

Summary:
Manny Pacquiao threatens Floyd Mayweather and his camp with legal action over a drug-testing row .
Pacquiao is angered by demands that he submit to blood-testing in the build-up to a proposed bout .
He claims to have instructed his promoter Bob Arum to file a law suit as soon as possible .
A welterweight match between Pacquiao and Mayweather is slated for Las Vegas on March 13 next year .


(CNN) -- Manor GP are to be rebranded Virgin Racing ahead of their Formula One debut next season. Manor team chief John Booth and Virgin supremo Richard Branson are due to announce the long-awaited sponsorship tie-up on Tuesday. The news has effectively been confirmed by motor sport's world governing body, the FIA, as they have announced the 2010 entry list for the F1 world championship. Currently there are 12 teams, with the name Virgin Racing amongst the newcomers for 2010, joining Lotus F1 Racing, Campos Meta 1 and US F1 Team. The issue of the 13th entry remains unresolved, although Sauber are widely expected to be granted a place on next year's grid following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Monaco on December 11. Peter Sauber last week regained control of the team he sold to BMW four years ago after the German manufacturing giant's withdrawal from the sport. "I am very relieved about that development," the 66-year-old Swiss, who is hopeful the FIA will now look favorably on the team's entry, told reporters. "It would have been a crying shame had one of the best Formula One factories closed down. Regarding the slot on the grid, I am very confident we will be given a final confirmation very shortly." The Formula One Commission are due to discuss Toyota's fate next week, again in Monaco on Wednesday. The Japanese manufacturer pulled out of F1 at the end of last season, despite during the summer signing the new Concorde Agreement that bound them to the sport for the next three years. Speculation has surfaced of late regarding a potential takeover, yet it is unclear whether a buyer would automatically be granted an entry on the basis of Toyota's signature on the Concorde. In a statement, the FIA said: "Toyota Motorsport GmbH remains formally bound by the Concorde Agreement to put forward a team for participation, though it has indicated that it will not be in a position to do so. "An announcement will be made regarding this entry in due course."

Question: What is Manor GP re-branded into?

Question: What is Manor GP going to be rebranded?

Question: What did the FIA confirm?

Question: Who are ahead?

Question: Where will Virgin Racing be competing in?

Answer: Virgin Racing

Answer: Virgin Racing

Answer: GP are to be rebranded Virgin Racing ahead of their Formula One debut next season.

Answer: GP

Answer: Formula One

Summary:
Manor GP are to be rebranded Virgin Racing ahead of their Formula One debut next season .
A formal announcement will be made at a news conference on Tuesday .
The news has been confirmed by the FIA, who have announced the 2010 F1 entry list .


(CNN) -- Mansour Daou is known as the "Black Box" of Moammar Gadhafi's regime -- like an aircraft's data recorder, he knows some of Libya's darkest secrets.

And as one of Gadhafi's top security officials, who remained at his side until the final hours, Daou has a unique insight into the astonishing downfall of Africa's longest-serving leader.

Now in an interview with CNN he describes how the dictator, who was once of the world's most feared leaders, was forced to scavenge for food and hide in abandoned houses in the coastal city of Sirte.

"He was very worried and erratic -- this could be because he was afraid," Daou said.

According to Daou, Gadhafi became desperate to travel to his birthplace, the village of Jaref, 20 kilometers west of Sirte, a journey that Daou feared was "suicide."

"He wanted to go to his village, maybe he wanted to die there or spend his last moments there," he said.

Finally, after NATO jets attacked his convoy, Gadhafi tried to escape on foot through drainage pipes, but was caught. He was later killed in circumstances that are still far from clear.

Gadhafi's autopsy reveals he was shot in head

Daou spoke as he awaited trial at a detention facility in the city of Misrata, which bore the brunt of the regime's most brutal assault during the conflict. The most significant charges he faces relate to his alleged role in the Abu Salim prison massacre in 1996, and his role in the alleged hiring of African mercenaries by the regime during the conflict. He told CNN he had no role in those events.

The interview was initially delayed by a few hours -- officials said Daou was being interrogated and asked CNN to return in the evening to speak to him.

The CNN crew was taken to the bottom floor of the building and led into a conference room where Daou sat at a long table with his interrogator -- a tall, tough-looking Libyan man.

Daou, in his late 50s, wore a traditional Arabic gray dishdasha robe and seemed to be in good health.

During the hour-long interview, Daou described how he had been in the same car as Gadhafi as they made their chaotic escape from the former leader's hometown of Sirte.

Gadhafi left Tripoli for Sirte on August 18, according to Daou -- just two days before fighters seeking to oust him entered the capital.

Daou said he remained in Tripoli until it became clear the city was no longer safe for the regime's top tier.

He then fled to the city of Bani Walid on August 22, along with Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Islam and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi. He stayed with them for four days before joining the former dictator in Sirte.

Daou said their living conditions went from bad to worse as the rebels tightened their siege of the city. They moved around abandoned houses every three to four days, he said, surviving on the little food they could find. Towards the end, they had no power, water or communication with the outside world. "Our lives had turned by about 180 degrees."

Gadhafi spent his final days writing and reading books he had stacked in suitcases, Daou said, but his behavior became more unpredictable. As fighters surrounded Sirte, Gadhafi's group wanted to leave the city.

Daou said he and others knew that if they did not leave before the siege there would be no way out. But Gadhafi refused to leave -- until October 20 -- when he and his son Mutassem decided to make the move to the former dictator's birthplace.

Their group of about 350 men had dropped to fewer than 200, according to Daou. "It started dropping daily with some killed, others wounded and those who had left with their families," he said.

Daou described their force as a mostly undisciplined civilian one under the command of Mutassem. They had no plan -- not for fleeing and certainly not for fighting.

Their convoy of more than 40 vehicles was supposed to head out

Question: What was the dictator forced to do?

Question: What was Gadafhi desperate to do?

Question: Who is Mansour Daou?

Question: What was the former Libyan dictator forced to do?

Question: Where was Gadhafi born?

Question: Who is Mansour Dau?

Question: What did Gadhafi do in his final days?

Question: What  did Gadhafi do in his final days?

Answer: to scavenge for food and hide in abandoned houses in the coastal city of Sirte.

Answer: to travel to his birthplace,

Answer: "Black Box" of Moammar Gadhafi's regime

Answer: scavenge for food and hide in abandoned houses

Answer: Jaref,

Answer: the "Black Box" of Moammar Gadhafi's regime

Answer: became desperate to travel to

Answer: writing and reading books

Summary:
Mansour Daou was one of Moammar Gadhafi's top security officials .
Daou describes how the former Libyan dictator was forced to scavenge for food .
Gadhafi spent his final days writing and reading books he had packed in suitcases .
Daou: Gadhafi became desperate to travel to his birthplace, the village of Jaref .


(CNN) -- Manuela Testolini and her colleagues had just sat down to dinner at the Oberoi hotel restaurant in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday when the sound of gunfire erupted outside. Manuela Testolini was in Mumbai on business when a series of brazen attacks broke out. At first, they didn't know what it was. Then, one of Testolini's colleagues saw a man get shot to death outside the restaurant's front door, and everyone started to run. "We left everything behind, including purses and phones," said Testolini, the ex-wife of music icon Prince and founder of In A Perfect World children's foundation. "There was a lot of panic." Testolini said gunfire followed her as she and dozens more fled through the kitchen and down to the ballroom, where they found temporary refuge from the gunfire and grenades raining outside. Testolini, a Canadian in Mumbai for business, was at the center of a brazen series of coordinated attacks in the southern part of the city overnight Wednesday.  Watch Testolini describe running from gunfire » Gunmen rampaged through a series of targets in the commercial capital of India, killing indiscriminately and taking hostages at two luxury hotels. Testolini said she and 200 others waited in the dark ballroom for several hours, listening to the intensifying sounds of gunfire and grenades. Eventually, the hotel staff began evacuating guests 10 at a time, women and children first, to the street. For a moment, she thought she was safe. But then, the gunfire returned. "They were pursing us, and we ran, and we could hear them shooting at us," Testolini said. Testolini and her colleagues eventually found shelter in an undisclosed location, where they are keeping up with the news on their BlackBerrys, waiting for signs that it's safe to move. "We are far enough away to feel safe but close enough to feel what's going on," said Testolini, who was scheduled to leave Mumbai on Thursday afternoon. "We'll lay low till at least the daylight." There's no telling where Testolini would be had she been in her room at the Taj Mahal Hotel, where gunmen were holding hostages on multiple floors. One witness told local reporters that gunmen stormed the lobby, demanding to know who had U.S. or British passports, and took about 15 people hostage. Yasmin Wong, a CNN employee who was staying in the Taj, said she hid under her bed for several hours after she was awoken by gunfire. Wong said she received a phone call from the hotel telling her to turn her light off, put a wet towel by the door and stay in her room until she was told otherwise. Watch Wong describe the chaos in the hotel » She complied, but then she went to her window and saw smoke and debris. "I saw a guy outside the window above me who had smashed the window and was hanging out," Wong said. "At that point, authorities told us to run out of the hotel." Wong said she passed dead bodies in the hotel's halls as she searched for an exit, finally leaving through the pool entrance. "The main thing I thought was, was it going to end? And it just never ended," Wong said.

Question: Where did Manuela's colleague see a man killed?

Question: Who ran past bodies?

Question: Who says colleague saw a man killed?

Question: Where did they hide from gunfire?

Question: Who's ex-wife did gunmen pursue?

Question: Where did the employee of CNN hide?

Question: What did Yasmin Wong run past as she sought exit?

Question: Who was pursued along with fleeing diners?

Question: What did the colleague of Manuela Testolini witness?

Question: Who's ex-wife says gunmen pursued her?

Question: Who said gunmen pursued her?

Question: Where did a CNN employee hide?

Answer: outside the restaurant's front door,

Answer: Wong

Answer: Testolini's

Answer: ballroom,

Answer: of music icon Prince

Answer: she hid under her bed for several hours

Answer: passed dead bodies in the hotel's halls

Answer: Testolini

Answer: saw a man get shot to death outside the restaurant's front door,

Answer: music icon Prince

Answer: Testolini

Answer: under her bed

Summary:
Manuela Testolini says colleague saw man killed outside restaurant .
Prince's ex-wife says gunmen pursued her, diners as they fled .
Nearby, CNN employee hid from gunfire under bed at Taj .
Yasmin Wong ran past bodies in hotel's halls as she sought exit .


(CNN) -- Many Google users probably didn't notice this month that they can now display their search tips in the Hawaiian language. Hawaiian is one of more than 125 "interface languages" now available on Google. Wedged between Hausa and Hebrew, Hawaiian is one of more than 125 "interface languages" now available on Google. The list also includes some humorous twists on English, including "pirate," "Klingon" and "Elmer Fudd." But for Hawaiian educators, the addition of Hawaiian is a small step toward legitimizing a language that is considered "critically endangered" by the United Nations. "It's the capstone of a lot of work," said Keola Donaghy, an assistant professor of Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawaii-Hilo. "We've been doing this work for 18 years, simply trying to make it easier for people who speak Hawaiian to use these kinds of technologies." It marks the first native American language available through the "Google in Your Language" program. Getting started It took Donaghy several years to get the project off the ground through the "Google in Your Language" program, which was launched by the California-based company not long after it was founded in 1998. "The idea was to enable users worldwide to be able to access Google in the language of their choice, and if it wasn't available, to enable users to help make it so," Google spokesman Nate Tyler said. "Why limit users to a set of dominant languages if they were willing to help make Google their own?" The results of the search are still in English, although the user can select a preference for Web pages written in more than 40 other main languages. Google works with linguists like Donaghy who are interested in translating search instructions into their language. "Volunteers sign up on their own to provide translation," Tyler explained. "They simply sign themselves up, declare a language proficiency, and then start translating or reviewing the products that are available for volunteer translation. "When the translations are completed, we make the product(s) available in that language. Recent other languages like this include Maori language." It was the Maori project, launched last year, that actually helped get Donaghy's initiative off the ground. Three years ago, Donaghy started e-mailing and calling Google about a Hawaiian language project, but he got no response. He put the project on hold until last year. "When I heard the Maori version came out, I asked Google about it," Donaghy said. "Apparently the original (language) coordinator had gone and as soon as a new coordinator was brought online, they set up the system." Donaghy began working on the massive translation project sometime late last year. "It was whenever I could find an hour or two in between teaching or other duties," he said. "It was a combination of personal and work time." He spent more than 100 hours translating the search terms that appear on the Google page into Hawaiian through the program. "I did the actual translation from beginning to end, and then I consulted with my colleagues at the university who have worked on these projects in the past," Donaghy said. "I wanted to be very consistent -- such as how you say 'Go to this menu and select this' -- or people may become confused." What's Hawaiian for 'browsing' the Web'? Some of the Hawaiian words for terms such as "links" or "Web browser" had already been established when Donaghy and others worked on translating the Netscape Navigator search engine in 1997. "Over the years, we usually face the debate of do we want to 'Hawaiianize' an English word, or take an old Hawaiian word and give it a new meaning," he said. He explained some of the challenges in translating terms, such as "browsing" or "surfing," into Hawaiian. "People use the term 'surf the Internet'

Question: How many hours did Keola Donaghy spend translating?

Question: What is Hawaiian considered?

Question: what language are Google search terms now available in ?

Question: who spent 100 hours translating for "Google in Your Language" program?

Question: who considers Hawaiian a "critically endangered" language?

Question: What language is available on google search?

Question: What are Google search terms now available in?

Question: What language are google search terms now available in?

Question: How long did it take to translate?

Question: What are google search terms now available in?

Question: Who spent 100 hours translating?

Question: what is new with google search?

Question: what is considered critically endangered?

Answer: 100

Answer: "critically endangered"

Answer: 125 "interface languages"

Answer: Donaghy

Answer: United Nations.

Answer: Hawaiian

Answer: Hawaiian

Answer: Hawaiian

Answer: 18 years,

Answer: Hawaiian language.

Answer: Keola Donaghy,

Answer: tips in the Hawaiian language.

Answer: language

Summary:
Google search terms now available in Hawaiian .
Keola Donaghy spent 100 hours translating for "Google in Your Language" program .
Hawaiian is considered a "critically endangered" language by the U.N.
It is the only native American language available in Google search preferences .


(CNN) -- Many leading brands, including Cadbury-Schweppes, Tropicana and Tesco, have begun introducing "carbon labeling" on products to give customers an idea of the environmental impact of the food that they are buying.

How much carbon has that created? Food with CO2 emissions labels can be confusing.

CNN spoke to Tara Garnett, director of the UK-based Food Climate Research Network, an initiative committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the food chain, about the pros and cons of the system.

CNN: How do carbon emissions arise in food production?

Garnett: Only talking about carbon emissions is actually a bit of a misnomer. We should be looking at the full spectrum of greenhouse gases produced during food production.

Once food has left the farm gate, then we are mainly dealing with carbon dioxide from transport and packaging. But while on the farm it's nitrogen oxide and methane. They are present in smaller quantities but are much more potent in terms of the effect they have.

CNN: What proportion of our carbon emissions come from food?

Garnett: Estimates vary. For the UK it's around 19 percent, but one EU report puts European emissions at 31 percent. The thing to understand is this is a relative statistic, so if you're talking about a society where people don't have many cars and TVs, then the proportion will be quite high. It may actually be lower in countries with a high material standard of living. Also, the estimates differ depending upon the boundaries they use, what's included and what's not included in the calculations.

CNN: Do you think food-miles are a useful measure of the environmental impact of food?

Garnett: They have been useful in raising awareness of where food comes from and how it is transported, but in real environmental terms it's more useful to look at total greenhouse emissions. When we do that then there are often quite counterintuitive results.

For example, it might be more environmentally friendly to truck tomatoes from Italy to northern Europe rather than grow them in heated greenhouses closer by. Also, different modes of transport have different footprints; sea freight is better than road, for example.

CNN: What does carbon labeling hope to achieve?

Garnett: Well, it's predicated on the assumption that it will persuade consumers to make the right choice to cut their emissions, and I'm not sure it will. That would depend on having the time to construct a very consistent, clear message, and I'm not sure we do.

Carbon labeling could be very good for manufacturers, to help them understand the wastage and unnecessary expense in their business, but if it's left to consumer choice I'm not sure it will achieve the wholesale shift towards more sustainable living that we need.

Just buying low carbon chips won't change anything; we need to reduce the overall percentage of the high impact foods -- meat and dairy -- in our diet.

CNN: Is there a global standard of labeling?

Garnett: There are a plethora of different labels in Europe and the U.S., and at present there isn't a global standard. It would certainly be a good idea, and at the European level it looks quite likely. But I'm not sure about the U.S. My impression is that they are quite behind on food awareness.

CNN: Do you think labeling can reduce carbon emissions in the food production system?

Garnett: That depends on significant interest from consumers in their carbon emissions, which I'm not sure exists. But even if it does, shaving 10 or 20 percent off certain products doesn't create a different mind-set.

Low carbon snacks won't change the world. We need to be asking: do we need all this stuff? The science says we need to make 80 percent cuts in emission by 2050, and we just don't have time to be trimming the edges.

CNN: Do you think labeling could damage developing world economies that are based around exports?

Garnett: Possibly. When the Soil Association (a British organic certification body

Question: According to Garnett, what do we need to reduce in diet?

Question: Who talked to CNN?

Question: What does Tara Garnett talk to CNN about?

Question: What is the name of the expert?

Question: What is good for manufacturers?

Question: Carbon labeling is good for whom?

Question: What are carbon labels good for?

Question: What is not the answer?

Answer: meat and dairy

Answer: Tara Garnett,

Answer: the pros and cons of the system.

Answer: Tara Garnett,

Answer: Carbon labeling

Answer: manufacturers,

Answer: to give customers an idea of the environmental impact of the food that they are buying.

Answer: buying low carbon chips

Summary:
Food and climate expert Tara Garnett talks to CNN about carbon labeling .
Garnett: Low carbon foods not answer; we need to reduce "high impact foods" in diet .
Garnett: Carbon labeling not always clear for consumers but good for manufacturers .


(CNN) -- Many skiers who visit Colorado prefer the slopes of Aspen, Vail or Breckenridge. But there's a cool little day trip from Denver that often gets overlooked by out-of-towners. The Ski Train begins its round-trip journey to Winter Park at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. The Ski Train is a 68-year-old local favorite that shuttles about 750 people between Denver and Winter Park. It runs on weekend days -- leaving Denver's Union Station at 7:15 a.m. -- and begins the return leg nine hours later. The 56-mile trip takes about two hours each way, and many riders say it's worth the cost to avoid the traffic hassles of the oft-congested I-70. A roundtrip ticket costs between $49 and $85. There are additional expenses, such as parking at the train station in Denver and lift tickets for skiers. If someone chooses to shop instead of ski, a free shuttle into Winter Park is available. Train riders love the trip route, which winds through the Rockies and climbs to 9,000 feet. It also travels through almost 30 tunnels, including the 6.2-mile Moffat Tunnel, which passes underneath the Continental Divide. "The train ride up there is spectacular. You see wonderful vistas as you leave Denver through the northern plains and into the mountains," Kristal Kraft, a real estate agent in Denver, says. "And once you get through the Moffat Tunnel, you're right there at Winter Park." Kraft says she enjoyed her maiden voyage on the train, which came courtesy of a local home builder that bought group tickets in one of the club cars. "I loved the convenience [of the train],' she says. "We relaxed, talked, socialized. And when you get off the train, you are right there at the slopes." According to skitrain.com, three additional cars are available for charter and one for company retreats. The Web site lists the price for the presentation car at $5,000 for a winter trip. The site says the current train cars were purchased after Ansco Investment Company bought the Ski Train in 1988. Kraft says the cars are comfortably heated and there is ample room to move around. Kraft, an amateur photography buff, enjoyed switching from window to window, side to side, to take pictures. There is one occasional hitch to riding the train. It shares the track with the Union Pacific Railroad and at times has to stop or pullover to make way for a freight train or Amtrak. And there are instances where another train has an accident. One time a coal train derailed in a tunnel and the Union Pacific officials told the Ski Train operators it would take two days to clear the tracks, says Ski Train media relations director Jim Bain. They called the passengers together in a cafeteria in Winter Park and advised them to call friends and family to come pick them up. The company also arranged for a few buses to come gather the remaining passengers and Bain says they were all headed back to Denver by 8:30 p.m. It was a worst-case scenario, he says, and it only happened once. There are occasional delays of a few hours. The bad news is you're delayed; the good news is you're on a full service train with food service and restrooms. And there's the ability to find a beverage. One reviewer on the Web site yelp.com said there's another bonus to the train. "What's great is that once you get back into Denver you can hit Wynkoop brewery or any other bars around there to keep the party rolling," Ramon G. wrote.

Question: what has been a local favorite for 68 years?

Question: where does the train travel from?

Question: where does the train pass through

Question: where does the train take skiers to

Question: what do residents say about the train ride

Question: what is the name of the tunnel underneath the Continental Divide?

Answer: The Ski Train

Answer: Denver, Colorado.

Answer: the Rockies

Answer: between Denver and Winter Park.

Answer: riders love the trip route, which winds through the Rockies and climbs to 9,000 feet.

Answer: Moffat

Summary:
Ski Train from Denver to Winter Park has been a local favorite for 68 years .
Train ferries skiers to slopes in Colorado's Rocky Mountains .
"The train ride up there is spectacular," says Denver resident .
Train passes through 6.2-mile Moffat Tunnel underneath the Continental Divide .


(CNN) -- Marcus Schrenker, the financial manager who officials say faked his own death in a plane crash after scamming his customers, has been found after an apparent suicide attempt, Florida and federal authorities said Tuesday. Marcus Schrenker was taken to a hospital after he was found in Quincy, Florida, on Tuesday, authorities said. The man was found in Quincy, Florida, with marks on his body consistent with a suicide attempt, said Lt. Jim Corder, a spokesman for the Gadsden County sheriff's office. He was taken to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Porter said. U.S. Marshals Service spokesman Peter Swaim said late Tuesday the man has been identified as Schrenker. The service was leading the manhunt for Schrenker, who has been missing since Sunday. A Marshals Service source, who asked not to be named because the case is still under investigation, said federal agents found Schrenker inside a tent at a camp site with a cut on his wrist. He was airlifted to the hospital, the source said. The source would not say how marshals knew to look at the camp site. Schrenker was charged in Hamilton County, Indiana, on Tuesday with unlawful acts by a compensated adviser and unlawful transaction by an investment adviser. Authorities believe Schrenker defrauded investors through three companies he owns before attempting a bizarre and potentially deadly vanishing act. Schrenker took off alone Sunday night from Anderson, Indiana, in a Piper PA-46 en route to Destin, Florida. Over Alabama, he contacted air traffic controllers, saying the windshield had imploded and he was bleeding profusely, authorities said. Police suspect he then put the aircraft on autopilot and parachuted to the ground. The plane later crashed near the Blackwater River in East Milton, Florida, missing a group of homes by only 50 to 75 yards, said Sgt. Scott Haines of the Santa Rosa County, Florida, sheriff's department. "We do consider him dangerous," U.S. marshals Deputy John Beeman said Thursday. "He has shown his disregard for life by letting this plane go unmanned until it crashed into the ground in Florida." Shortly before 2:30 a.m. Monday, hours after the crash, Schrenker showed up at a residence in Childersburg, Alabama, and said he had been in a canoeing accident, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. A resident gave him a ride into Childersburg, and police made contact with him, identifying him through his FAA pilot's license, authorities said. Childersburg is about 35 miles south of Birmingham. Unaware of the crash, the officers took Schrenker to a hotel in nearby Harpersville. After hearing about the crash, they went back to the hotel, where they found that Schrenker had checked in under a fictitious name and was gone, possibly into a wooded area, police said. Officials now believe he fled Harpersville on a 2008 red Yamaha street bike he had stashed at a storage unit earlier, also using an assumed name. Investigators found the unit empty of the motorcycle and with some wet clothes left behind. When leasing the storage facility, Schrenker brought the motorcycle in a brown pickup with a trailer and told the leasing agent he would return for it Monday, according to the Marshals Service. Back in Florida, military aircraft from Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, were dispatched Sunday to intercept the plane after Schrenker reported the emergency. The pilots saw that the plane's door was open, the cockpit was dark and witnessed the plane's crash, according to the Santa Rosa County sheriff's office.  Watch what authorities believe happened » Although Schrenker had said he was bleeding, no blood was found in the downed plane. Before authorities said Tuesday night that Schrenker was found, friends of Schrenker's seemed as mystified as police, who were seeking him in several states. "Why someone would jump out of a plane and leave it on autopilot with his training and his background is beyond me," Tom Britt said. "There's no reason for him to do it other than trying to stage something."  Watch Schrenker perform airborne stunts » Britt said he received an e-mail Monday

Question: Where was Schrenker found?

Question: What did Schrenker attempt?

Question: What did Marcus Schrenker attempt?

Question: Who attempted suicide?

Question: What had Schrenker stashed?

Question: Where was the plane crash found?

Question: Who was found in Florida after the plane crash?

Question: Did authorities file charges?

Answer: Quincy, Florida,

Answer: faked his own death

Answer: suicide

Answer: Marcus

Answer: 2008 red Yamaha street bike

Answer: Blackwater River in East Milton, Florida,

Answer: Marcus

Answer: Schrenker was charged

Summary:
NEW: Authorities: Marcus Schrenker apparently attempted suicide, taken to hospital .
NEW: Schrenker found in Florida two days after plane crash, authorities say .
Police: Schrenker bailed out of plane before crash, fled on stashed motorcycle .
Authorities file charges against Schrenker, accused of defrauding investors .


(CNN) -- Margaret Sanger opened the first American family-planning clinic in 1916, and nothing would be the same again. Since then the growing proliferation of birth control methods has had an awesome effect on both sexes and led to a sea change in moral values.

And as I've grown older over the past five decades -- from 1960 to 2010 -- and lived through this revolutionary period in female sexuality, I've seen how it has altered American society -- for better or worse.

On the upside, by the early 60's The Pill had made it easier for a woman to choose to delay having children until after she established herself in a career. Nonetheless, for young women of childbearing age (I was one of them) there was a need for some careful soul searching -- and consideration about the long-range effects of oral contraceptives -- before addressing this very personal decision. It was a decision I too would have to face when I discovered I was pregnant at age 19.

Even though I was married to the baby's father, Jim Welch, I wasn't prepared for this development. It meant I would have to put my career ambitions on hold. But "the choice" was not mine alone to make. I had always wanted to have Jim's babies, but wasn't at all sure how he would react. At the time, we were 19-year-old newlyweds, struggling to make ends meet. But he was unflinching in his desire to keep our baby and his positive, upbeat attitude about the whole prospect turned everything around. I have always loved Jim for how he responded in that moment.

During my pregnancy, I came to realize that this process was not about me. I was just a spectator to the metamorphosis that was happening inside my womb so that another life could be born. It came down to an act of self-sacrifice, especially for me, as a woman. But both of us were fully involved, not just for that moment, but for the rest of our lives. And it's scary. You may think you can skirt around the issue and dodge the decision, but I've never known anyone who could. Jim and I had two beautiful children who've been an ongoing blessing to both of us.

Later, I would strike out on my own, with my little ones, as a single mother to pursue a career in the movies. It was far from ideal, but my children didn't impede my progress. They grounded me in reality and forced me into an early maturity. I should add that having two babies didn't destroy my figure.

But if I'd had a different attitude about sex, conception and responsibility, things would have been very different.

One significant, and enduring, effect of The Pill on female sexual attitudes during the 60's, was: "Now we can have sex anytime we want, without the consequences. Hallelujah, let's party!"

It remains this way. These days, nobody seems able to "keep it in their pants" or honor a commitment! Raising the question: Is marriage still a viable option? I'm ashamed to admit that I myself have been married four times, and yet I still feel that it is the cornerstone of civilization, an essential institution that stabilizes society, provides a sanctuary for children and saves us from anarchy.

In stark contrast, a lack of sexual inhibitions, or as some call it, "sexual freedom," has taken the caution and discernment out of choosing a sexual partner, which used to be the equivalent of choosing a life partner. Without a commitment, the trust and loyalty between couples of childbearing age is missing, and obviously leads to incidents of infidelity. No one seems immune.

As a result of the example set by their elders, by the 1990s teenage sexual promiscuity -- or hooking up -- with multiple partners had become a common occurrence. Many of my friends who were parents of teenagers sat in stunned silence several years ago when it came to light that oral sex had become a popular practice among adolescent girls in

Question: What is an upside of the pill?

Question: What does Welch say has altered society?

Question: Who said the pill has altered society in good ways and bad?

Question: What has caused a loss of discernment in choice of sex partners?

Question: What has been an upside?

Question: What is the loss of caution and discernment in choice of sexual partners?

Answer: made it easier for a woman to choose to delay having children until after she established herself in a career.

Answer: the growing proliferation of birth control methods

Answer: Sanger

Answer: "sexual freedom,"

Answer: by the early 60's The Pill had made it easier for a woman to choose to delay having children until after she established herself in a career.

Answer: "sexual freedom,"

Summary:
Raquel Welch: The Pill has altered society in ways good and bad .
An upside has been empowerment of women in life decisions .
Welch: Downside is loss of caution and discernment in choice of sex partners .


(CNN) -- Maria Sharapova returned to competitive singles after a near 10-month absence on Monday as she bids to prove her fitness for the forthcoming French Open in Paris. Maria Sharapova is hoping to prove her fitness ahead of the French Open in Paris starting on Sunday. The Russian defeated Italy's Tathiana Garbin 6-1 6-7 6-3 to book her place in the second round of the Warsaw Open claycourt tournament Sharapova's world ranking has slumped from No.1 to No.126 during her absence from the court because of a shoulder problem that saw her miss three Grand Slam tournaments. The 22-year-old had to sit out last year's Wimbledon and U.S. Open and also failed to recover in time for the 2009 Australian Open. She has had to shelve comeback attempts but did appear in one losing game in the doubles tournament at Indian Wells in March. Sharapova, who has three majors to her name, broke her Italian opponent four times in a row in the opener, dropping her own serve once en route to the set. Garbin offered stiffer resistance in the second set although Sharapova wasted four match points at 5-3 and 40-0 up in the ninth game -- a seventh double-fault in the subsequent tie-break giving her rival a set point that she converted. Sharapova, playing with a bandage on her right shoulder, hit back from 3-1 down in the decider to seal victory in two hours and 35 minutes. The French Open begins in Paris on May 24.

Question: Who did Maria Sharapova defeat from Italy?

Question: what does she hope to prove

Question: who returns with win

Question: What caused a 10-month absence by Maria Sharapova?

Question: What does Maria Sharapova hope to prove?

Question: who did she defeat

Question: What was her absence from?

Question: When does the French Open start?

Answer: Tathiana Garbin

Answer: her fitness

Answer: Sharapova

Answer: shoulder problem

Answer: her fitness for the forthcoming French Open in Paris.

Answer: Tathiana Garbin

Answer: the court

Answer: starting on Sunday.

Summary:
Russian Maria Sharapova returns with win after near 10-month injury absence .
She defeated Italy's Tathiana Garbin 6-1 6-7 6-3 in Warsaw Open first round .
Sharapova hopes to prove fitness for French Open which starts this Sunday .


(CNN) -- Marin Cilic sealed his place in the third round of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters after a hard-fought win over Igor Andreev of Russia on Tuesday.

The fourth seed eventually dispatched Andreev 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 6-4 but it took the Croatian nearly three hours to do so.

Cilic, appearing in his first clay-court match for 10 months, started slowly and allowed the Russian to dominate the early exchanges and clinch the first set on a tie-break.

But Cilic regained his momentum in the second set, offering up just one game as he marched to a 6-1 success.

And though Cilic twice went a break down in the deciding set, he held on to claim it 6-4 and progress to round three.

"The conditions were tough, the balls were heavy," Cilic told the official ATP Tour Web site.

"I just wanted to stay in it after losing that first set by making him play a lot of shots. Afterwards I found some solutions so I could win easier points and win the mental battle."

Cilic was joined in round three by French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Spanish sixth seed Fernando Verdasco, who both recorded straight-sets victories.

Verdasco breezed past Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-2 6-1 in just under 75 minutes, while Tsonga defeated Nicolas Almagro of Spain 7-6 (7-5) 7-5.

Tomas Berdych set up a third-round match with Verdasco after beating Richard Gasquet of France in straight sets. The Czech 10th seed took less than an hour to record a 6-2 6-0 victory.

The top names in the field -- world No. 2 Novak Djokovic, five-time champion Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Murray -- begin their campaigns on Wednesday after being handed a first-round bye.

Nadal beat Britain's Murray in last year's semifinals before going on to defeat Serbian Djokovic to claim the title.

The tournament marks the start of the European clay season in the buildup to the second grand slam event of 2010, the French Open starting on May 24.

Question: Who does Marin Cilic beat?

Question: what was the score of Cilic after defeating the Russian?

Question: Who beated the Frenchman Julien Bennetau?

Question: who beats Igor Andreev in second round of Monte Carlo Rolex Masters?

Question: on what round did Marin Cilic beat Igor Andreev?

Question: Who is the Spanish sixth seed?

Question: who beats  Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-2 6-1?

Question: who defeats the Russian?

Question: How long did the match take?

Answer: Igor Andreev

Answer: 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 6-4

Answer: Verdasco

Answer: Cilic

Answer: third

Answer: Fernando Verdasco,

Answer: Verdasco

Answer: Cilic

Answer: nearly three hours

Summary:
Marin Cilic beats Igor Andreev in second round of Monte Carlo Rolex Masters .
Cilic defeats the Russian 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 6-4 in just under three hours .
Spanish sixth seed Fernando Verdasco beats Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-2 6-1 .
French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Nicolas Almagro of Spain 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 .


(CNN) -- Marjorye Heeney knew something was wrong when she saw a bulging cloud of black dust darken the sky. Drought-like conditions dried this Kern River bed last year near Bakersfield, California. She then heard an eerie, train-like whistle as fierce winds rattled her front door and windows. When she looked outside, hordes of grasshoppers and crows swarmed over her father's barren farm. After the storm broke, her father walked outside and muttered curses as he scanned the horizon for rain clouds. "I can remember my dad just watching the sky so closely," Heeney says. "A sprinkle would excite him so much." That's how Heeney, now 83, describes growing up on an Oklahoma farm during the Dust Bowl storms in the 1930s. For much of that decade, "black blizzards" -- formed by a prolonged drought and poor farming techniques -- ravaged much of the nation. Now a new generation of Americans is again anxiously looking to the sky. Drought has returned to the United States, and some warn that more tough days are ahead. The value of water is starting to become apparent in America. Over the past three years a drought has affected large swaths of the country, and conflicts over water usage may become commonplace in the future, climatologists say. "Our focus is oil, but the critical need for water is going to make water the most significant natural resource that we're going to have to worry about in the future," says Larry Fillmer, executive director of the Natural Resources Management & Development Institute at Auburn University in Alabama. At least 36 states expect to face water shortages within the next five years, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, several regions in particular have been hit hard: the Southeast, Southwest and the West. Texas, Georgia and South Carolina have suffered the worst droughts this year, the agency said. Yet most people don't need scientists to tell them there's a water shortage. Plenty of cities have implemented water bans while state squabbles over water usage are common in some regions. What may surprise people, though, are the causes for the recent drought. It's not global warming, some climatologists say. The droughts are caused by rapid population growth and unwise agricultural choices. John R. Christy, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, says the last three years have been drier than usual in many parts of the United States, but overall there's been no shortage of rainfall. He says the U.S. mainland experienced worse droughts in the 12th and 16th centuries. "The demand for water has gone up," Christy says. "The demand has skyrocketed in places like California and New Mexico because they've tried to grow crops in deserts." Even drought conditions in the Southeast can't be blamed on a shortage of rainfall, Christy says. The region's water delivery systems can't keep pace with the growth, he says. "The rain is still falling, but you're out of water because the storage facilities are not big enough," Christy says. There's also a public perception that ordinary people are wasting more water, but that's not true, says Mark Svoboda, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center. "Per capita use of water is down because we're learning to be more efficient," Svoboda says. Water shortages don't have to remain a fact of modern life, drought experts say. Many offer the same solutions: Build better water delivery systems to accommodate population growth, develop more efficient uses of irrigation, and shift agriculture from the West to the East where it's easier and cheaper to water crops. Svoboda believes a change in attitude is even more vital than changing habits. "We take water for granted," he says. "We think it's a cheap commodity that's always going to be there." Heeney, the Dust Bowl survivor, doesn't appear to need that lesson. She remembers how precious

Question: Who remembers the Dust Bowl storms

Question: How many states expect water shortages

Question: What do experts say the main causes are

Question: What do experts say is a main cause of the drought and water shortages?

Question: How many states are being affected?

Question: How many states are expected to have water shortages?

Question: What do 36 states face?

Question: What are the main causes of the drought?

Question: What country has the drought affected?

Answer: Heeney, now 83, describes growing up on an Oklahoma farm during the

Answer: At least 36

Answer: rapid population growth and unwise agricultural choices.

Answer: unwise agricultural choices.

Answer: At least 36

Answer: 36

Answer: water shortages

Answer: rapid population growth and unwise agricultural choices.

Answer: United States,

Summary:
Over the past three years a drought has affected large swaths of the U.S.
Report: At least 36 states expect to face water shortages within the next five years .
Experts say main causes are rapid population growth and unwise farming practices .
Marjorye Heeney, 83, remembers the Dust Bowl storms of the 1930s in Oklahoma .