In the United States qualifying for the
Olympics,
Tyson Gay runs the
100-meter dash in a wind-aided 9.68 seconds, the fastest time ever recorded in the event. Because of the wind, the time does not count as a world record. (
AP via Yahoo)
The First Leg of the
Copa Libertadores finals was played at a packed
Estadio de LDU in
Quito by two teams who made their first appearance in the finals.
Claudio Bieler of LDU Quito scored first in the 2nd minute, but Fluminense answered back with a goal by
Conca in the 12th minute. LDU Quito scored three unanswered goals by the end of the half with goals by
Joffre Guerrón (29'),
Jairo Campos (34'), and Patricio Urrutia (45').
Thiago Neves scored the only goal of the second half at the 52nd minute. The final score left LDU Quito with a 2-goal advantage going into the next leg.
Qatar produces the biggest surprise in matchday 6 of Asia's third round of qualifying as
Sayed Ali Bechir's second-half strike earn them a 1–0 win over Asian champions Iraq to progress from Group 1 behind Australia. United Arab Emirates, despite losing out to Syria 3–1 at home, still qualify on goal difference to complete Asia's line-up in the next stage.
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In a dramatic climax that followed a rather dull match,
Semih Şentürk equalises for Turkey 2 minutes into stoppage time of extra time, 3 minutes after
Ivan Klasnić put Croatia ahead. In the penalty shootout, two Croatians (
Modrić and
Rakitić) miss the goal completely and a third (
Petrić) is saved by
Rüştü Reçber, as the Turkish team advance to their first EURO semifinal against Germany.
The Celtics overwhelm the Lakers 131–92 and win their 17th championship, extending their
NBA record for most championships won by a single team.
Paul Pierce is named the
NBA Finals MVP.
Germany goes through to a quarterfinal match with Portugal thanks to a free kick by
Michael Ballack, and leaves no host team in the second stage for the first time since the championship was expanded to 8 teams in 1980.
Turkey come back from 0–2 deficit in the last 20 minutes to qualify for a quarter-final match against Croatia. The match ends on a dramatic note with Turkish goalkeeper
Volkan Demirel being sent off in the 92nd minute for pushing
Jan Koller to the ground, and with no substitutions remaining, outfield player
Tuncay offered to go in goals. However, the Czechs fail to take advantage of this and Turkey hold on to win.
Paraguay increases its lead in the South American qualifying group to 3 points as it inflicts a first defeat of the campaign on Brazil. Argentina scores 3 minutes into stoppage time by substitute
Rodrigo Palacio to avoid a home defeat to Ecuador.
In the closest competitive finish in 40 years,
Audi win their eighth
Le Mans 24 Hours in nine years. In addition to this, Kristensen extended his record as the most successful driver in 24 Hour history, with his eighth victory.
The Lakers avoid another meltdown thanks to
Pau Gasol's inside presence against
Kevin Garnett and the Celtics frontline to extend the series to another game.
Tiger Woods sinks a 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force an 18-hole playoff with
Rocco Mediate on Monday.
Lee Westwood misses a birdie putt on the same hole that would have put him in the playoff.
Spain, with
David Villa scoring his fourth goal, win Group D while Greece, the defending champions, are eliminated. Sweden and Russia will clash for the second quarter-final spot in the last round, with Sweden needing only a draw.
Seven more countries join Uzbekistan in progressing from the third stage of Asian qualification for the 2010 World Cup, leaving only two more spots to be decided next week. Australia qualify in top position in Group 1, but PR China are eliminated, while Iraq only needs to get 1 point in next weeks' meeting with Qatar. In Group 2, Bahrain and Japan progress as expected, while in Group 3 both Koreas qualify – the North's victory over Jordan assured the South of a place even if they had not also beaten Turkmenistan. In Group 4 Saudi Arabia claimed the group's second berth, while in Group 5 Iran sailed through, leaving the United Arab Emirates needing at least a draw against Syria in order to go through.
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The Netherlands clinch first place and qualify to the quarter-finals. A penalty save by goalkeeper
Gianluigi Buffon keeps Italy from elimination, but they remain bottom of the group, together with France.
While Switzerland are eliminated, hope is still alive for their Austrian co-hosts, thanks to a
penalty goal on
stoppage time. This score also secures the group victory for Croatia, which will face the Czech Republic or Turkey in the
quarter-final.
When both matches are finished, Portugal become the first team to advance to the
knockout stage, and have already won the group. The second place will be decided by the match between the Czech Republic and Turkey, ending with a
penalty shootout if drawn, while the Swiss hosts are the first to be eliminated from the tournament.
The Celtics almost blew a 24-point fourth quarter lead but with
Ray Allen's clutch freethrows put the game away from the Lakers as the series shifts to
Los Angeles.
On the thirtieth anniversary of the last
U.S. Triple Crown winner,
Affirmed,
Kentucky Derby and
Preakness winner
Big Brown prolonged horse racing's longest losing streak, finishing dead last in a race that was won by 38–1 long shot
Da'Tara, thus the most elusive championship trophy in all of sports will remain unclaimed for at least another year.
Ivanovic, already assured of taking over the world Number 1 ranking from
Maria Sharapova regardless of the result in the final, wins her first Grand Slam title. She becomes the first Serbian woman, and second Serbian to win a Grand Slam event.
Detroit Red Wings are only 35 seconds from winning the
Stanley Cup when
Maxime Talbot ties the game. With a game-winning
powerplay goal after 49
overtime minutes,
Petr Sýkora forces the series to Pittsburgh for a sixth game.