Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda to resign tomorrow, say BJP sources

The BJP is set to change leadership in Karnataka. Sources say Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda is expected to submit his resignation to party president Nitin Gadkari tomorrow; Minister for Rural Development, Jagadish Shettar, will be chosen as legislature party leader. Mr Shettar has the backing of BS Yeddyurappa, much as Mr Gowda had less than a year ago. A decision will be announced tomorrow after Mr Gowda meets Mr Gadkari in Delhi.

3rd CM in 4 yrs in Karnataka: Sadananda Gowda to 'quit'

Karnataka chief minister D VSadananda Gowda today said he is ready to step down if BJP central leadership asks him to do so. 
"I have said whatever decision the central leadership takes, I am prepared to accept. That means if they ask me to quit the post, I am prepared. If they ask me to continue, I will continue," he told reporters after reaching here. 
Gowda, who is set to be replaced by Jagdish Shettar, said he had come to Delhi to convey his feelings to the central leadership on the crisis in the state. 

Wimbledon 2012 Women's Final: williams did it again!!

Serena won first set by 6-1,
Radwanska closes it out and leads 7-5 in the second set
Third set : 6-2 , a backhand winner &Serena Williams has won her fifth Wimbledon title! 
its 6-1 5-7 6-2

Rains, floods kill 50 in Russia

At least 99 people have been killed after torrential rains leading to flash floods swept through parts of the south Russian Krasnodar region.

Reports said the floods came at night without warning, catching local residents by surprise.

Crude oil shipments from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk have suspended.

Officials say emergency teams have been sent from Moscow by plane and helicopter.

Television pictures showed people scrambling onto their rooftops to escape.

At least 67 people including a 10-year-old boy died in the town of Krymsk, at least nine in Gelendzhik and two in Novorossiisk.

'Oops' moment in sports

Francesca Schiavone of Italy spits out a tennis ball after holding it her mouth during her women's singles tennis match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London. Reuters/Toby Melville