adminBlake stuns Bolt twice at Olympic trials
KINGSTON — Yohan Blake upset reigning Olympic champ Usain Bolt by winning the 200 metres in 19.80 seconds at the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials on Sunday, just two days after beating him in the 100 metres.Michael Phelps eyes record
OMAHA, Nebraska — Michael Phelps is headed to the London Olympics with a chance to match his glittering eight-gold haul of 2008.Lisicki stuns Sharapova
Lisicki stuns Sharapova
LONDON — Maria Sharapova suffered a shock exit from Wimbledon yesterday as Germany’s Sabine Lisicki avenged last year’s semi-final defeat with a 6-4, 6-3 fourth round victory over the world number one.
Euro’s lasting impression
KIEV — A clear blue summer’s day and a deep red evening sunset prefaced the final of Euro 2012 soccer tournament in glorious Kiev on Sunday night.With Italy and Spain in the final here, even the weather gods did their best to make it perfect.
Vincent del Bosque salutes team
KIEV — Coach Vicente del Bosque has hailed Spain’s “great generation of footballers” after their historic win over Italy in the final of Euro 2012 on Sunday night.La Roja’s 4-0 victory in Kiev made them the first team to win three successive major international tournaments.
“We’re talking about a great generation of footballers,” said Del Bosque.
Iniesta wins Euro 2012 player award
KIEV, July — Spanish left wing Andres Iniesta was named player of Euro 2012 yesterday by European football governing body Uefa.The 28-year-old — who was man-of-the-match in Spain’s historic 4-0 win over Italy in Sunday’s final — was selected by a technical committee made up of 11 people.
Whilst the Barcelona star failed to score and set up just one of the Spaniards goals throughout the tournament, he won the award for his overall influence and effect on the Spanish attacking play.