Andy Roddick Loses His Cool At US Open – As the rain resumes at the US Open, here’s video and interview information from Andy Roddick. Today, Roddick gave US Open referee Brian Earley a mouthful for not repairing water damage to the Louis Armstrong court. [tennisx]

Boks Name Experienced Lineup – The Springboks have have named their most experienced team ever for the opening game in the defence of their World Cup crown against Wales on Sunday. The team, which has a staggering total of 815 caps, features 16 members of the victorious 2007 squad in the match-day squad, with 11 in the starting 15. [news24]

Investec Buys Evolution For £220m – Investec, the Anglo-South African banking conglomerate, is expected to be named the victor in the month-long £220m race to buy Evolution Group, the London-based broker and asset manager. Shares in Evolution closed up 3 at 94p on Thursday night, valuing the broker at £218m. [telegraph]

Ex-Yahoo CEO Tells Fortune “They Fucked Me Over” – Here is what Carol Bartz thinks of the Yahoo (YHOO) board that fired her: “These people f—ed me over,” she says, in her first interview since her dismissal from the CEO role late Tuesday. Last evening, barely 24 hours after Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock called Bartz on her cell phone to tell her the news, she called from her Silicon Valley home (“There are reporters at the gate… a lot of them.”) to tell Fortune, exclusively, how the ax came down. [fortune]

New Gaddafi Audio Tape Confirms He Has Not Fled To Niger – Muammar Gaddafi has issued an audio message encouraging Libyans to take up arms against the fighters battling his loyalists. “To all my beloved Libyans, the Libyan land is yours and you need to defend it against all those traitors, the dogs, those that have been in Libya and are trying to take over the land,” Gaddafi said. [aljazeera]

HTC Sues Apple After Google Sells Tech Patents – Taiwanese smartphone firm HTC has fired a fresh salvo in its continuing war with Apple over patent infringement. HTC has used patents it bought from Google last week to lodge a fresh complaint against Apple with the US International Trade Commission (ITC). [bbc]

Secrecy Bill: The Stories That Couldn’t Be Told – Once the Protection of Information Bill becomes law, which most likely will be before the end of this year, journalists and members of civil society can be arrested for being in possession of what the state deems to be classified documents. These types of documents have formed the basis for some of the country’s most important and ground-breaking stories.[mail&guardian]

Google Buys Zagat Restaurant Guides – Google is throwing significant muscle into its new focus on local businesses: It has acquired reviews behemoth Zagat for an undisclosed sum, the company said Thursday. “[Zagat’s] iconic pocket-sized guides … were ‘mobile’ before ‘mobile’ involved electronics,” Marissa Mayer, Google’s head of local and location services, wrote in a blog post announcing the deal. [cnn]

Obama Proposes $447 Billion Jobs Plan To Revive Economy – Hoping to stem the tide of poor economic news and boost his falling poll numbers, President Barack Obama proposed a $447 billion jobs plan to Congress on Thursday evening. Titled the American Jobs Act, the proposal includes more than $250 billion in tax incentives for small businesses and employers. [huffpo]

Madonna Disses Lady Gaga – When a French newspaper recently asked about her superfamous adoring fan, Madonna didn’t have much to say in the way of encouragement—or appreciation. “As for Lady Gaga, I have no comment to make about her obsessions having to do with me because I don’t know whether her behavior is rooted in something deep and meaningful, or superficial.” [eonline]

Gaddafi’s Creepy Love Den – Behind a set of locked doors there’s a room with a cozy double bed, flowery carpets, and small lamps that casts off a warm orange glow. In an adjoining bathroom there’s a Jacuzzi with water jets. Some faculty members say the dictator brought his mistresses to the room, others ask whether he raped female students there. It gets weirder. A couple of doors down there’s a full gynecological examination room.. No spice.. [dailybeast]

Rugby World Cup Calendar For Your Computer / Phone – If you’re looking for a tool which imports all the Rugby World Cup fixtures into your calendar, then we’ve got what you’re looking for. Some of you missed this beautiful little post we published a couple weeks back. Follow the link and you will find the one-click solution. [2oceansvibe]

Twitter Now Has 100 Million Monthly Active Users – At a press meeting yesterday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo presented a barrage of data suggesting that the micro-blogging platform is broadening its user base. Contrary to stereotype, almost half of active users just lurk, and don’t tweet. According to Mr. Costolo, there are now 100 million worldwide active Twitter users monthly and half of them log in every day. [adage]

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