Thursday, August 9, 2012

Last-gasp goal earns Canada bronze, Cadana 1-0 France

Diana Matheson scored a last-minute goal to earn Canada the Olympic women's Football bronze medal at the expense of France at the City of Coventry Stadium.

Canada celebrate win over France
Matheson made no mistake from close range to make the final score 1-0 after Sophie Schmidt's shot had deflected into her path.

It was hard luck on France who had dominated the....

Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid rip AC Milan 5-1

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a pair of goals to lead Real Madrid to a 5-1 win over AC Milan. Kaka showed why AC Milan wants him back from Real Madrid.

C.Ronaldo scored
Kaka had three assists against his former team, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a pair of second-half goals and Real Madrid routed Milan 5-1 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night in....

Americans Win Third Straight Beach Volleyball Gold

Misty May- Treano and Kerri Walsh of the USA won gold in the all-American final of the women's Beach Volleyball at Horse Guards Parade.

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings of US
The duo claimed their third consecutive Olympic Games title after they defeated number six seeds Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in straight sets.
The first set was evenly matched and was all-square at....

Usain Bolt breezes into 200m final

Usain Bolt reaches 200m final with another dominant London Olympics run.

Usain Bolt 
After breezing across the finish line ahead of the rest of the field in his semifinal heat in the men's 200 meters, Bolt gestured to the attendant cameras as if to say "slow down" or "let's not get ahead of ourselves."
As per usual when the 25-year-old Jamaican track star runs in....

United States Women vs Japan Women Preview

It's like a rematch of the 2011 World Cup final as the USA woman seek revenge against the Japanese at London Olympic 2012

Japan woman football team
Probable Lineups:
Japan (4-4-2) : Fukumoto, Kinga, Iwashimizu, Kumagai, Sameshima, Sakaguchi, Miyama, Kawasumi, Sawa, Ohno, Ogimi.

China bag maximum medal haul in Table Tennis

It is fair to say their London 2012 Olympics clean sweep has done little to suggest China's dominance of Table Tennis is going to end any time soon.

Ma Long, Wang Hao, Zhang of China
Since the sport was added to the schedule at Seoul 1988, the Asian powerhouse's superiority has grown with every Games. Not since Swede Jan-Ove Waldner, who emerged victorious at Barcelona 1992, has Europe produced a.....

Kobe Bryant Overwhelms Australia, 119-86 in Olympic Quarters

As the shot fell through the net, Kobe Bryant held up three fingers on each hand. It was his third straight 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, enough for the U.S. men's Olympic team to finally put away stubborn Australia.
Kobe Bryant
Yes, all's fine with Bryant, and the Americans' gold medal hopes, as well.
Bryant silenced his critics and broke open a tight game with six 3-pointers in the second half Wednesday night as the U.S. advanced to ....