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Andy Murray beats Rafael Nadal to reach US Open final – tennis news

* The British culminates the work started on Saturday and is imposed by 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6 and 6-4
* To be measured to Federer in the final on Monday (23.00, time in Spain)
* The world’s number one misses a ‘break’ in favour in the fourth September

Murray was struck in the chest after a point.

Madrid .- The medical care and physiotherapy rehabilitated exhausted Nadal during a little over an hour, long enough to join the third set of the semifinals of the U.S. Open, postponed by rain and break the serve of his opponent Andy Murray, the start the fourth. But the Scots, 21 years from now a mature tennis player, unlimited progression in the circuit, withstood the onslaught of the world’s number one, the mind kept cold to hot and wrist access for the first time to meet for the title of a Grand Slam 11 years after that Greg Rusedski fell to Patrick Rafter, also in New York. [Narrative and statistics] [Photos] [Opinion]

Murray was accustomed from child to overcome traumatic situations. For eight years, Thomas Hamilton, a classmate at which many days and his mother took him to school, broke into the classroom armed to the teeth and killed 16 children and a teacher before hitting a shot. Andy and his brother Jamie survive hidden under the table of head of studies. I never spoke publicly of the massacre at Dunblane until the publication of his autobiography ‘Hitting Back’.

“Some friends died, but my brain just gets recall some impressions of that day, especially when it sang songs in class,” recalls the man who has in his hands the possibility to succeed Fred Perry as the last British champion of a ‘big’. The old legend, whose brand sportswear dresses today to Scots, won his last ‘major’ in the U.S. Open in 1936.

“My brain could not accept the idea that a guy who used to have fun was a murderer,” Murray continues in his book. But time helped him overcome that paradox, and time also, despite all obstacles, it has become a great tennis player. What proved to Rafael Nadal in two separate acts by the interruption of Hurricane ‘Hanna’.

If it was a detractor who could blame their partial victory on Saturday to ‘pájara’ Nadal a vacuum, their performance on Sunday kept pace with the previous day despite the marked improvement of his opponent. Increased activity in their legs, more aggressive with his racket, Nadal did not suffer so much to maintain its service in the resumed third set, started with 3-2 and service in their favor. Only faced a ‘break’ against-20 gave up throughout the meeting drew to sign-when the sleeve. What saved with a direct and threw out the jugular of its opponent.

Murray, immature child to that in England disrepute by comparing their development with that of Nadal-especially since the 2006 World assured that it would support any choice but to the English-has broken another mental barrier in 2008, just one year after put into the hands of a psychologist who helped her overcome the doubts have arisen because of a wrist injury.

Forgotten physical problems, amount already three titles this course, all on track and lasts one category Masters Series (Cincinnati). He defeated a second time in a week to Novak Djokovic, the world number three. Earlier, in February, tombs in Dubai to Roger Federer, who maintains a favorable balance in the previous crossings (2-1), and now, after five consecutive defeats-the last 11 sets-lost, completes its ascent to the aristocracy of circuit to beating Nadal.

Murray said arreón number one. Only after doubted missed seven options from ‘break’ in the second game of the fourth set, a drama of 15 minutes. It was then precipitated in a string of errors to hand over blank out of your next turn. And Nadal grazed the possibility of extending its advantage with 3-1 and 0-30. But reappeared the best service of Scots (21 ‘aces’), its setback, wonderful in all its versions, and your right flat. Regain confidence, while Nadal emptied their poor fuel reserve.

A simple volea to the network and a right diverted from Nadal in the sixth game returned to partial equality and Murray accelerated a bit more, so just to finish with a tennis player capable of adding 54 victories in the last 57 games, a player who accumulates 84 duels in 2008 (won 75) and eight titles. Nadal lost the second Grand Slam semifinal after nine disputed, both in the current year (before ceded Tsonga in Australia).
Nadal regrets an error.

Murray ends with a streak of 19 consecutive wins from Nadal in Grand Slam tournaments but, above all, stands as an alternative to solid trio that dominates the circuit. Talent indisputable, wrist privileged needed consummate triumphs of this size to convince himself and his compatriots of their ability to fight the best. His excellent physical work has worked so important in its progression, as much as his mental serenity, until now one of the circumstances that played against him.

What proved to Nadal, but also before Del Potro in the quarterfinals and, above all, before the Austrian Jurgen Melzer, who back two sets against in the third round. Now awaits a revitalized Federer, in his fifth final one step away from becoming the second tennis player in history-first in the professional era-after the American Bill Tilden, with five consecutive U.S. Open in his prize.

The Scots Andy Murray beats Rafael Nadal and reach his first Grand Slam final

Bolt wins again to Powell at Brussels at last test of the Golden League

Brussels .- The Jamaican USAIN Bolt made against the cold and the wind standing in the King Baudouin stadium and the resistance of his compatriot Asafa Powell to wind up the season with a new coup authority and the mourning of Hectometre awarded at the meeting of Brussels, the last test of the Golden League.

Bolt set a time of 9.77. Distant of 9.69 which marked in Beijing 2008, which set a world record. With a wind against 1.3 metres. Not even that slowed down the momentum of the athlete in his farewell season in Europe.

Powell, the only rider who has beaten his compatriot this season and that was imposed several days ago in Lausanne, without Bolt, which focused on the 200 meters, took the initiative at first. But came six hundredths (9.83) after the plusmarquista world. Nesher Carter won the triple with Jamaican third place with 10.07.

“Asaf is a very fast. I am accustomed to having to strive to overcome,” said Bolt.

Powell, def Bolt in Stockholm this summer, was resigned to defeat. But such is the superiority of Bolt that in just five seconds can redirect their bad start. It was what happened in Brussels.

“I went out to run fast but usaina you put great pressure,” Powell acknowledged.

Bolt won the 100 and 200 meters and 4×100 relay for Jamaica, which gave him three gold medals and setting a world record in each of the races in which he participated in Beijing.

Rafael Nadal plays semifinal against Murray

“One day less or one more day. The case is now reaching the semifinals. Or at least that we expect. I say this because have announced rain all day and do not usually make mistakes here with predictions. Here are like at Wimbledon, only in this and in fact they are a Grand Slam. But as I say, it rains, which is why the parties have since early in the morning, afternoon in Spain.

In fact, we have said that could even change the track, that is, get in another track that is not the plant if they see that rain could prevent them from playing the second match. That is why we will be ready at 12 and if we change we will play while the other semi-final could be at stake.

It is not a usual thing and assured that viewers will not willingly this press release, but the priority is to finish the tournament on Sunday. To me, in part I do not care, in part. Whenever you like to play more in the central and in my case further by the fact that he only played there and I’m more accustomed to the conditions of the track. Anyway, you can not do otherwise.

The know that today is a party . Murray is a great player and has ido rising levels. I said last year that would play the Masters at the end of the year. And I think that would have been reached if not injured. This year, in which you have complied with the injury, and is up there with great options. It showed in Cincinnati and knows it can win, so here in his preferred surface that we know will be a difficult opponent.

You know that I am not very conformist and always sign out and give everything to win, so it will be well. But if I lose, I also know that I have had a very good result here in New York, where he never got beyond reach the quarterfinals.

Today we have a box full of guests rather than with family, team and a sponsor who will approach to animation. Nike and BABOLAT are there today and joined the talisman Tuts. It also came the person Marketing Banesto and truth that I am very grateful for that. I know that these words may sound like free advertising, it is, but seriously I am very grateful for coming to support me. I have written this blog somewhat earlier than usual because today we leave the hotel very early. The reason for this is that I have to be ready to play at 12 (New York time, six fewer than in Spain) and from ‘taping’ (as we call the bandage) warming, shower and again ‘taping’ there was not much time.

A greeting to all and I hope tomorrow to be writing a new blog pre-match.”

Rafael Nadal

Tyson Gay – triple world champion in 2007 – resigned from the 100 metres

Brussels .- The Van Damme Grand Prix in Brussels may not see a three-way duel between the big stars of the speed world. Tyson Gay, triple world champion in 2007, resigned from the 100 metres from the last test of the Golden League at the last minute and may not face the USAIN Bolt and Jamaican Asafa Powell.

Wilfried Meert, one of those responsible for the Belgian trial, the anticipated lower U.S. sprinter, eliminated in semifinals of the Games in Beijing and announced the name of the substitute, Frenchman Ronald Pognon.

Gay took this decision after his final training evening in Brussels for fear of a new injury. The Kentucky athlete suffered a contraction in isquiotibiales his left leg last July 5 in the ‘trials’ Americans and since then has failed to recover fully.

From now on should focus on preparing a complete recovery for the World Cup 2009 in Beijing, where he defends titles at 100 and 200 meters and 4×100 relay.
More sites that spectators in the stadium

The organizers of the race, not aroused much expectation from more than ten years ago, had returned the money of the entrances to several hundred people, after we have reservations.

“As from Monday, August 18 there was a strong demand. Spectators who had more seats,” said on Thursday the director Wilfried Meert.

The State of Baudoin Brussels has 47,000 seats available. The atmosphere will be particularly festive in this 32 th edition of the test, after the good results achieved by the Belgian athletes at the Games in Beijing.

Pedja Mijatovic said – transfer of Brazilian Robinho at Manchester City English was the best solution

Madrid .- The sports director of Real Madrid, Pedja Mijatovic said that the transfer of Brazilian Robinho at Manchester City English was “the best solution” to the entire conflict created with the striker.

“Real Madrid transferred to Manchester City to Robson de Souza” Robinho “after it was understood that the best solution to resolve the situation created,” said Mijatovic ‘realmadrid.com’.

In addition, the management stresses support and share “the decision by Bernd Schuster to give the go-ahead to the exit of the player, whom the Montenegrin saw that with his” attitude “made it clear that” it was no longer involved in the dynamics of group professional “Madrid.

Anyway, Pedja Mijatovic did not want to criticize too much output Robinho, who wished him “every success in his new adventure sports” in football of the Premier League.

US open tennis event

For the first time since the start of the Australia Open in 2004 began a Grand Slam without Roger Federer as world number one. Melbourne, then, marked the end of the brief reign of Andy Roddick, who took over from Juan Carlos Ferrero in the autumn of 2003. The Swiss player left in Australia champion, took command of the circuit and continued for the well-known 237 weeks.

“It is probably a good thing going into a big differently, without the number one on me,” said the defender of the title yesterday at press conference on the eve of the U.S. Open. “Rafa is going to feel now what I have felt for a long time.” The aforementioned, as plain as it is customary, said that carrying so precious label does not alter the degree of pressure. We believe. On that side, in regard to their well-furnished head, has sufficient grounds to warrant the maximum credit.

There is another issue on which more delicate stops today Pat Cash in the British newspaper ‘The Sunday Times’. Anyone who was Wimbledon champion in 1987 on a back problem eased by the formidable performance of Spanish. “The tracks of cement Flushing Meadows are cruel to the body, and the program, with the semifinals in the Super Saturday and the finals just 24 hours later, is a torture,” says Cash. With chronic tendinitis in both knees, which leads conveniently protected, and a game that, despite its considerable technical progress, is based on speed and physical strength, it seems clear that the very environment of the Olympic champion will take appropriate action. But the timetable is and what is difficult, even more so with the responsibilities of number one, will be able to reduce it substantially. What is more normal, according paint the lottery next year, will see increasingly less frequently in the Davis Cup.

Cash It also refers to the need to restrict the advertising and media commitments, which are multiplying exponentially. The temptation to make money is often difficult to bear in elite sport. As for the public dimension of the lad, is acenturará external advice on his speeches and attitudes, the formation of an idol to use, dilute its identity, tempered freshness, spontaneity and sympathy sold at fair conclusion.

Today matches :

Runs Arthur Ashe | 17.00 h.
* Roberta Vinci (ITA) v. Dinara Safina (RUS) [6]
* Rossana De Los Rios (PAR) v. Venus Williams (USA) [7]
* James Blake (USA) [9] v. Steve Darcis (BEL)

* Runs Amstrong | 17.00 h.
* Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [10] v. Wayne Odesnik (USA)
* Mardy Fish (USA) v. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) [24]
* Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [1] v. Julie Coin (FRA)
* Gael Monfils (FRA) [32] v. Evgeny Korolev (RUS)

* Runs Arthur Ashe | 01.00 h.
* Serena Williams (USA) [4] v. Elena Vesnina (RUS)
* Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] v. Ryler De Heart (USA)

* Runs Grandstand | 17.00 h.
* Bethanie Mattek (USA) v. Alize Cornet (FRA) [17]
* Michael Llodra (FRA) v. Andy Murray (GBR) [6]
* Kaia Kanepi (EST) v. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) [32]
* Sam Querrey (USA) v. Nicolas Devilder (FRA)

Another day, and this, of those who did not play. Yesterday, Monday was day match and, therefore, the routine is to match day. Warming morning, as they played the third match of the day, and wait. After the clash, the usual press conference, photo session with the trophy that gave me to win the ‘U.S. Open Series’ and for the hotel. Speaking of these ‘U.S. Open Series’ I’ only ‘played two tournaments. I won Toronto and made semis in Cincinnati. That fact has arrived with an equal number of points that Murray at U.S. Open, but since he won in Toronto account the direct confrontation and that is why I say that I won. There are people who do not appreciate enough what the game and Murray Trust me that is very good.

The ‘U.S. Open Series’ gives you the right, so to speak, to be able to play the U.S. Open and winning the biggest prize money in tennis. Well, that seems bigger, the other day someone asked me what we saw as the party of Madrid: “Rafa, do you think of the money they can earn during a match? And the answer is very simple:” Not at all. ” At these levels, the truth that we do not think about money. Only looking to win. The importance of getting that title so important. There may be people who think badly about what I say, it need not be so.

Finally, after all that work, parties, always spend two hours more or less until we leave the hotel. Today he played day off from the long, as I say, because no game tomorrow and that allows you to have a training day for calmer than usual. We do not believe in the party the next day and the resulting tension or nerves of the competition. These days are not usually are those that allow you to do something for the less common. Training in the morning and then I went to play golf with Tomeu, Salva and Benito. Tomeu is a childhood friend of mine who occasionally travels with me to a tournament. In addition, trains and helps me with me. Today we had a spectator luxury, and Sergio García who came to training balls and even a little earlier.

I said, do not play tomorrow either party so that train of 12. I have some things to do for a sponsor of mine and then I will be concentrating preparing the match on Thursday. They say that going to rain so I hope that the predictions are wrong. If not, often mess. A few years ago was horrible rain here. Almost as at Wimbledon and the truth is that something as heavy as it is not there, where we have a house nearby and we can go to relax.

Greetings to everyone.

Phelps or Bolt – The star is Michael – said Mark Spitz

I saw the race of 100 meters USAIN Bolt. It’s great, something he called the ‘lightning’ Bolt. And probably could go faster! His performance is extraordinary, but I think it will be difficult for him to steal the attention Michael Phelps.

What it has done Bolt is no less important, but it must be analysed with different criteria when it comes to talking about excellence in sport. One can not say, for example, that Tiger Woods is not as good as them. There are different criteria. Tiger Woods can not win seven tests in a tournament, it would be like winning a title in each hole. It makes no sense.

Both actions, both of Bolt as Phelps, in my opinion, are extremely incredible. But while it is true that does not happen every day that one wins the 100 and 200 meters with a world record, I believe that the eight medals are more difficult to achieve.

The big star is going to be Phelps, but there are others emerging from the Games. Not only Bolt, we must also highlight the gymnasts and the ‘dream team’ of U.S. basketball. I am his compatriot and I think they are great.

I’ve been in New York and I took some pictures with the magazine ‘Sports Illustrated’, which appears Phelps with eight medals. There were 160 photographers taking my picture with the magazine in their hands.

Following the success, Phelps is doing other work, the interviews, promotions. Obviously has many promoters behind him, it’s normal, you have to carry the message of the companies that support him. On what is right, already has experience in that part of the job.

I think that is harder than the competition outside the pool because he does not control anything. You can say something and someone may misinterpret what. When you’re in the pool, that does not happen. Nothing could be misunderstood when you’re in the water and win. That’s all, is a matter of fact.

I remember when I won seven gold in Munich in 1972, I immediately pulled out of Germany by the tragedy of the Israeli team. So I returned immediately to California. I stayed. From that standpoint I did not have a good time. I’ve had to do the same thing you’re doing now Phelps with the press, with some sponsors, but in the United States.

Already earning money, but now will earn even more. The question now is how he behaves in relation to expectations that companies have put into it. <> Swimming will also take advantage of her figure, sure, but I do not know in what direction. The problem is that swimming is only on television in World and Olympic Games. They have to invent new events and I think it should be designed in the face of television, which is reformed so that commentators can speak with swimmers and coaches on strategies and you have the adequate breaks for ads. Something has to change.

Rogge – Bolt should show more respect for their rivals –

Beijing.-The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, USAIN Bolt criticized for not respecting their rivals.

“There has to mature. It is a young, but should show more respect for their rivals. That would be more in keeping with the spirit of the Olympic ideal. It should give them a hand after crossing the goal,” said the leader of Olympism.

Upon completing the 200 meter race won with a new world record (19.30 seconds), just as it did after their fabulous mark of 100 meters (9.69 seconds), took a single show before 91,000 spectators in the national stadium and millions of viewers.

Bolt, aged 22, launched the single round of honour and again and again pointed out himself voices before the television cameras! “I’m number one! I’m number one!”. Then contoneándose took several steps, which could be interpreted either as a mockery of the other sprinters.

“I do not bother to mount their ’show’, but a handshake or a pat on the back is a necessary gesture,” said Rogge.

Although the critique Jamaican athlete, the president of the IOC gave a vote of confidence because “it only takes 22 years and learn.”

Rogge said that the manner in which crossed the finish line in the final 100 metres is interpreted as a “Catch Me If You Can” and that “this must not be done.”

“That is not the image you have a champion,” said.

Rogge also broke into praise to the winner of the evidence of 100 and 200 meters in Beijing, which also beat the world records.

“It’s in another dimension. Should be considered as Jesse Owens in the 30’s. Although most important has a margin on his rivals if he maintains can trace as Owens,” he said.

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USAIN Bolt made world record of 100 meters – walk of 9.69 – fastest man on the world

A walk of 9.69

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Beijing .- Bleached the final of the 100 m. by the collapse of Tyson Gay? Not even close. The three-way duel did not exist. Asafa Powell also appeared. In ‘Nest’ in Beijing was a legend, USAIN Bolt (21-8-86, Trelawny, Jamaica), a Jamaican lightning electrocuted his rivals to become the first human being able to lose the 9.7 s. It marked some colossal 9.69s. And who knows how far they would have come if it had not begun to celebrate the victory from 80 metres. [Story] [Results] [discussion]

His letter in the ‘Nest’ was insulting to the rest of their rivals. “Corro the first 50 meters and then I looked around me to make sure it was safe,” he said after the quarterfinals. And so, walking, ran a 9.92. The next day, a couple of hours before the final, accelerated a bit more. The fair. This time his effort lasted 70 meters. Time: 9.85, sixth mark of the year, one hundredth faster than Carl Lewis in a lifetime. “I’m prepared for the better,” he warned. And so it was.

His exaggerated stature for a test that until this one year, the experts believed, it was short, makes it impossible to leave as other specialists. And although on this occasion reacted slower than in the semifinals -0,165, the second worst of the eight participants, before covering the first 20 metres and with commanding authority.

Improve, but, as always repeats his coach, Glen Mills, “never highlight in tacos output. We simply do not miss the boat in the first 30 meters.” Maybe that’s why, when he began at the beginning of the current 2008 to compete in the 100 m. His great-specialty is 200 m distance at which owns the three best marks in the year and the fifth all-time (19.67) – just to improve his speed in the first half of the double MF even suspected that Mills at its fifth race broke the world record (9.72, New York, 31-5-08).

Because Bolt, depending on their technical, would be able to lose 44 s. in the 400 meters, the murderous test, the highest pair wear a ’sprint’, which Bolt does not want to hear or speak it. The pure spectacle, is a type of action, difruta with pure speed and always dreamed of this moment, in the best possible scenario, the queen of athletics test. Everything else, for him, means wasting time.

As an actor, master of entertainment, was presented at the exit, imitated the position of the goalkeeper at the time of their submission and devoted a relaxed and sincere smile to the thousands of ‘flash’.

Relegated to the street seven, in contrast to Bolt, the figure would be tense and his compatriot Asafa Powell, in his eyes the weight of responsibility of a man about to turn 26 years has only a bronze medal in a great quote (bronze in the World Osaka’07), former plusmarquista global call to reign for a long time and again in Beijing fail. “Bolt is the best”, he acknowledged. “I could have run even faster. I am happy for him. He has been spectacular.”

Powell concluded fifth (9.95), unnoticed among the chaos of the mixed zone press that he only had eyes for the new star of world athletics. “I am surprised not to have achieved a medal,” she admitted. “A silver would have made me happy, but I was tired, my legs did not respond.” Does your major problem besides his physical frailty? It does not support more than one run in one afternoon.

Dix saves the honour U.S.

And the Americans? Gay eviction, the bearer of the new American speed of the ’sprinters’ clean deselected’ Balco case, ‘and injured Xavier Carter, Walter Dix only youngster, who in 200 m.tratará in Beijing to avoid a new triumph Bolt, saved the honour of their country. Only could be bronze despite setting a new personal mark (9.91). For Cole is the front runner of Trinidad and Tobago Richard Thomson (9.89).

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Nadal won Novak Djokovic Serbian tennis player – Olympic semifinal

Rafael Nadal will play the Olympic gold medal next Sunday against the Chilean Fernando Gonzalez later imposed on Novak Djokovic (6-4, 1-6, 6-4) in two hours and 10 minutes. As usual, was dropped on the runway when it was learned with a medal to the neck and held it as the only place children. He won a tremendous match, played a brutal intensity by the two players.

He left alive in the magnificent Spanish tennis Serbian, which for much of the night seemed to emerge again as the executioner of Nadal. But no. On the basis of caste, hold on to the track when she was away and not leave a loophole which get into the match, world number one reached the final. Have a medal. This is what I wanted. But it serves. He wants gold.

Any normal until the fifth game, to each his own, without going into the house rival. Nadal, who had started the game with a 0-40, took his first opportunity to ‘break’ in the fifth game to break and put together the first set. Djokovic, coupled to the gestures throughout the game, now with joy, anger now, the train was running away and also ceded his next service with a double fault.

When served to win, Nadal began to notice the first breezes that would arrive later from the other side of the net. The Serbian back two games, inadequate before the next kick Nadal, who decided that first manga in 39 minutes.

From there, night. Djokovic, winner on Nadal twice this year, most recently in Cincinnati two weeks ago scarce, advanced one meter, was put on the track and began to send balls unattainable, even for a player like Nadal, the only dignity prevented him from stay at zero in that second set.

The violence in the beating giant made with the right to Djokovic, also overwhelming setback with two hands, flat, unattainable. The Spanish move his head, looking for explanations, rather than explanations solutions, not found in either the left. He tried again and the Serbian arrived with plenty of time to finiquitar the second set.

In the third, the party was looking for the owner. It would be for elimination. One who would be low average arm to fight for the bronze and another fight for the gold, apart from already be ensured on the podium. And it is in such extreme situations, oppressive, when the world’s number one resists as anyone.

Anything else would certainly agachado head would have left lead until lay down their arms, without giving time for the temporary cease. Novak Djokovic was in a trance. It had passed the crisis in the first set and walked toward the triumph coup to coup, in an uninhibited pursuit of accuracy. The Serbian took his hand to chest in a staging of national pride. Keep your opponent away from the line. This indicated symptoms of fatigue, but never surrender.

Nadal became Nadal again. When most needed him. She continued to walk to find their opportunity. Shortly mattered was that the other side of the tape the last man who had been able to defeat, a type hard drive on track, a great punch, one of the few, and very few, is concerned that every time they cross their rackets. After the squall came calm. Pass with patience and fortitude of the scourge Djokovic, Nadal emerged out of hand. In principle, come to the replay, only knew that the ball back, too, after the second blow nearly lethal Nolan. This, desquiciado, seemed to contemplate the shadow of giant definitely number one, believed to see him multiplied in all corners of the stadium. There was no place where they can send the second smash. Only remained limbo as a destination, the only free space. The nothing.

It grabbed the match and managed to undermine the foundations of Djokovic, who slowly began to commit a fault, not many, one here, another there, enough for Nadal. They arrived matched the last game, where the Serbian sent two balls to the network, half of which commanded throughout the match. For there is Rafa Cole to end the match and hung up, and secure the silver. Insufficient insurance.

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Michael Phelps – The American broke a new world record at Olympic games

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His face, on this occasion, it reflected the concern of the moment. Tucked away under the hood of his robe, ‘hip hop’ butt to facilitate the isolation, Michael Phelps was aware of the importance of the moment. In mind, his sixth gold in Beijing. On the street next door, his friend Ryan Lochte, considered the second most complete swimmer after extraterrestrial Baltimore, the man who in the ‘trials’ U.S. dared to discuss its hegemony on the evidence of styles. Without success, yes. [Results]

The New Yorker, hung punished after her first individual Olympic gold in the 200 m. back in struggle with Aaron Peirsol, including world record, not endured this time the brutal pace Phelps in any of the styles. Domino’s career since leaving, always swimming around half a second below his world record to set a new record of 1:54.23, almost six tenths below his previous mark and almost three seconds faster than in Athens.

Only the Hungarian Laszlo Cseh, the second goal, also silver in the 400 m. styles and 200 m. butterfly-always-behind Phelps, could resist its pace in the first part of the test. After the shift to changing their backs on the breaststroke, the U.S. was alone, as always.

Locht recovered in the freestyle, but finished one hundredth of Cesh (1:56.52) and was consoled with a new bronze.

Minutes later, Phelps was launched to water to mark the second best time of the semifinalists in the 100 m. butterfly, the test on Saturday, except surprise, given the erratic form of rule of Ian Crocker, must lie to match Mark Spitz, seven gold at one Games themselves, and Russian gymnast Nikolai Adrianov, 15 medals-seven gold — In his Olympic career. And on Sunday, the 4×100 relay styles, where the U.S. has no rival.

After launched by the fifteenth time in the pool of ‘Cube’-will do so in total 17 times, five more than Spitz, to cover almost twice that distance from his compatriot in 1972 – Phelps acknowledged being aware of the interest aroused in his country . “I’ve heard that audience levels are the highest in history. More and more people are interested in swimming.” What it costs him. “We work everything: speed, strength, the four styles …”.

The best Olympic history

If you make a ranking of medals by athletes, like medallero country, Michael Phelps, in its 23 years, would occupy the top position. At the moment is not the athlete with most metals, but the large number of gold obtained him put in front of the classification.

Pos. Sports Gold Silver Bronze
1. Michael Phelps (USA) 12 0 2
2. Larissa Latynina (USSR) 9 5 4
3. Paavo Nurmi (FIN) 9 3 0
4. Mark Spitz (USA) 9 1 1
5. Carl Lewis (USA) 9 1 0
6. Birgit Fischer (GER) 8 4 0
7. Sawao Kato (JAP) 8 3 1
8. Jenny Thompson (USA) 8 3 1
9. Matt Biondi (USA) 8 2 1
10. Ray C. Ewry (USA) 8 0 0

Michael Phelps is the symbol of competition – Olympic games news 2008

Jacques Rogge, the IOC president, said the American swimmer Michael Phelps, winner of the most history of JJOO, “is the symbol of competition”

“It’s the symbol of the games,” said on Thursday the president of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, to talk about the extraordinary American swimmer who won five gold medals in Beijing with an equal number of world records.

Phelps won his tenth and on Wednesday the 11st gold medals in her Olympic career, to become the athlete with more gold metals of all time.

Phelps also aims to break Mark Spitz record of seven gold medals in one Olympiad.

“The goal of having more medals that Spitz is something very important,” Rogge told the PA. “And keeps public attention. It is a great athlete.”

Rogge included Phelps in a short list of Olympic legends.

“The Olympics are nurtured by superheroes. It’s Jesse Owens, Paavo Nurmi, Carl Lewis and now Phelps. And that’s what we need,” he said.

On the other hand, you Rogge downplayed the debate by dubbing a song at the inaugural ceremony of the games, which felt that something was “insignificant”.

The local organizers faced criticism when it was learned that a girl of nine years, appeared singing a song during the ceremony was actually doubling since it was the voice of another girl.

Lampard football player renews contract with Chelsea

* ‘I want to finish my career at Chelsea’
* Scolari: ‘Lampard is key to the scheme’

London .- Frank Lampard has not heeded the siren song of Inter Milan and not accompany José Mourinho. The English international renewed five years with Chelsea.

The midfielder renewed his commitment to Chelsea FC for five seasons, as announced by the London club through its website, so the international English at Stamford Bridge will play until the 2013-14 campaign.

“I want to finish my career at Chelsea. I’ve said many times, and after signing this contract I’m more confident that I can do,” said Lampard, who thus acalla rumours that placed him at Inter Milan to return to put under the command of Portuguese José Mourinho.

“It cost a little to reach this agreement, but I’m happy because we managed to achieve it,” said the middle, waiting to be “an important part of the team during the coming years.” “I think I can maintain a very high level of play over the next five seasons,” he said.

This was confirmed by his new coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari, who is convinced that Lampard “is key to the scheme and a cornerstone in the next few successes of Chelsea.” “It’s one of the best professionals with whom I have worked so far. Always trying to add new things to his game,” he added.

In the same terms stated Peter Kenyon, chief executive of the London institution, which also highlighted “the importance of English players

The British press again loading and accused of racism and discrimination in Spain

Is Racism or an affectionate wink?

* Calderon: ‘Whoever wants to interpret something different, confused’
* A sponsor asked the players that possess well

MADRID.-The British press again loading and accused of racism and discrimination in Spain, in this case, his selection of Olympic basketball, for a publicity photograph that has been interpreted as a gesture of contempt towards the host country of the Games . [Think]

The controversy stems from an announcement of a courier company, a sponsor of the national team, in which players tear their eyes pretending to be Chinese. ‘The Guardian’ has been the first to publish the news and there has been echoed up ‘The New York Times’.

The British newspaper said that the image is an irresponsibility that could be construed as racist or disrespectful. In addition, other reviews branded as racist incidents around sports Spanish as Luis Aragones’s comments about Thierry Henry in a training selection football with José Antonio Reyes or insults to Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton in the circuit during Montmeló some training prior to the commencement of the World 2008.

Moreover, any means U.S., taking advantage of this opportunity to strengthen the candidacy of Chicago to face the choice of venue for the 2016 Games wondered if this is the way in which Spain, and Madrid in particular, seek to qualify for the house Olympic event.

The photograph of the announcement, broadcast these days by the Spanish press, was made during the campaign preparation for the Games in Beijing and there are 15 players, including the three discarded the national selector, AIT Garcia Reneses (Victor Claver, Victor Sada Triguero and Juanjo).

Jose Manuel Calderon, an emblem of the selection, explains in his blog at elmundo.es which was a wink of the sponsor, something they thought appropriate and affectionate. It is blunt: “Whoever wants to interpret something different, totally confused.”

“It turns out that in the photo shoot for the submission of our team, one of our sponsors asked us to possess and that, as a ‘wink’ to our participation in Beijing, did so with an expression in Eastern eyes. We felt something appropriate and that would always be interpreted as an affectionate gesture, “says Calderon. “However, some European media have not been well,” laments the basis of Villanueva de la Serena.

Calderon restó any less racist tinge in the gesture and expressed his “great respect for East and its people.” The Extremaduran instance highlighted his great personal relationship with several Chinese friends in Toronto and recalled that the sports brand Li Ning china dresses to the Spanish team, as one of its sponsors.