Frederic Nimani’s second-half header earned Monaco an opening-day victory over Paris St Germain. The 19-year-old struck with just 11 minutes left, capping an impressive debut by guiding a superb header into the corner following Camel Meriem’s left-wing cross.

Bakari Kone (’12), Hatem Ben Arfa (’15) and Mamadou Niang (’28) all scored for Marseille after Olivier Thomert had given Rennes a sixth-minute lead. But Olivier Thomert grabbed a second soon after the break and Steve Mandanda scored an own goal in the 89th minute. Eliot Grandin’s 90th-minute goal looked to have sealed it for OM but there was still time for Bruno Cheyrou to salvage a draw in a pulsating match.

Spanish climber Samuel Sanchez claimed his biggest ever career win when he claimed gold in the men’s gruelling Olympic road race, held over 245km. Italian Davide Rebellin finished a close second to take the silver medal with Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara placing third to take the bronze. Pre-race favourite and reigning champion Paolo Bettini of Italy was left trailing after a decisive attack on the final climb by Australian Cadel Evans. That move also dropped his fellow favourite Alejandro Valverde of Spain, and ultimately led to a six-man finish after a tough 6hr 23min 49sec of racing in 26 degrees celsius and 90 percent humidity.

Samuel Sanchez campione olimpico nel ciclismo su strada. Oro alla Spagna, che in questo 2008 indimenticabile ha vinto il Giro (Contador), il Tour (Sastre), molte classiche (Valverde e Freire), per non parlare delle altre discipline. L’argento è per l’Italia, appeso al collo di Davide Rebellin, straordinario e come spesso gli è accaduto, perfetto fino a un metro dal traguardo. Terzo posto per Fabian Cancellara, che ai Giochi era arrivato per puntare forte sulla prova a cronometro e invece ha rischiato di chiudere in trionfo una rimonta travolgente negli ultimi 5 chilometri (sarà bronzo sul podio di Pechino). Bettini, fuori dalla lotta per il primo posto.

Scott Dixon is having one of those near-perfect seasons, and it’s more than a little frustrating for the guy trying to chase him down. Dixon came from behind Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway, passing Helio Castroneves coming off the final turn on the 1.5-mile oval to win the Meijer Indy 300. It was the second win in a row and the sixth victory of the season for Dixon, tying the record of Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Dan Wheldon as he races toward what would be his second IndyCar Series championship. Series runner-up Castroneves, still trying for his first victory of the season and his first series title as he chases Dixon, tried to get this one with fuel strategy.

The Cottagers looked to have the game in the bag as goals from Bobby Zamora and Zoltan Gera put them in the ascendancy against the Serie A side. But two defensive lapses from the Fulham defence undid all their good work and allowed Elvis Abruscatto and Angelo Ogbonna to salvage a draw.

Buon pareggio in rimonta per il Toro nell’amichevole di Londra contro il Fulham, allenato dall’ex interista Roy Hodgson. Avanti 2-0 (22′ Zamora, 40′ Gera), gli inglesi si sono fatti raggiungere nel finale dalla squadra di De Biasi, sostenuta da circa 600 tifosi che hanno affrontato la trasferta. Di Abbruscato con un sinistro al volo su assist di Corini (37′) e Ongbonna con un sinistro dal limite (43′) le reti del pareggio granata. Nel recupero Abbruscato ha sfiorato il gol della vittoria.

After battling out for the signature of Ronaldinho, Manchester City took on AC Milan at Eastlands, and it was City who took the lead with a stunning goal from Valeri Bojinov, who spun on a sixpence in the box before striking a beauty under the crossbar.

I rossoneri - reduci dalla figuraccia con il Chelsea - giocano una partita discreta contro gli inglesi, ma vengono battuti da un super gol di Bojinov. Un paio di occasioni per Paloschi, poi i padroni di casa vengono fuori e legittimano il successo.

Adriano grabbed the only goal after five minutes. Arsenal wins the Amsterdam Tournament.

Con un gol di Adriano in apertura i nerazzurri battono gli olandesi, imbottiti di riserve, al torneo di Amsterdam, vinto dall’Arsenal. Lo svedese Ibrahimovic gioca più di un’ora, colpisce due pali e le sue fiammate fanno paura.

Arsenal’s Carlos Vela opened the scoring after just four minutes by bursting down on the Sevilla goal from the inside left position and firing low into the far corner. Arsene Wenger once again fielded a young inexperienced team, and Sevilla opened them up on several occasions without finding a route past Fabianski. Javier Chevanton tapped home the equaliser with ten minutes to go.