Hot favourites the United States won Olympic men’s basketball gold by outgunning Spain 118-107 in a final of hard fouls and flying elbows. The American players whooped with joy at the final buzzer before forming a huddle and dancing around the centre circle as chants of “USA, USA” erupted from the crowd of 18,000.
Gli Stati Uniti tornano a vincere l’oro, che mancava da Sydney 2000. Contro i campioni del mondo finisce 118-107. Partita stupenda: interpreti strepitosi Wade e Fernandez, ma i canestri decisivi sono di Bryant.
Valencia extended their overall lead in the Spanish Super Cup when David Silva planted a low shot into the corner of Casillas’ net. Things got worse for Madrid five minutes before the break when new signing Rafael van der Vaart was sent off for a bad tackle on Mata. Three minutes after the break, Ruud van Nistelrooy pulled Real level on the night from the penalty spot after Albiol had handled. But, van Nistelrooy looked to have ruined Madrid’s chances of winning the tie when he was sent-off for a second bookable offence with a bad tackle on Baraja. Amazingly the nine men then took the lead through Sergio Ramos, before two goals in three minutes sealed the win. Ruben de la Red hit the third with a great long-range strike and then Higuain hit the fourth with an easy tap in after a poor back pass. Morientes pulled one back but Real won the two-legged Spanish curtain raiser with a famous late comeback with just nine men.
Incredibile rimonta dei madridisti nella Supercoppa spagnola: la squadra di Schuster ribalta il 3-2 subito al Mestalla e vince 4-2, segnando tre gol in doppia inferiorità numerica rispetto agli avversari. Di Silva, Van Nistelrooy (rigore), Ramos, De la Red, Higuain e Morientes le reti del match.
Sulley Muntari put Inter in front after a swift move saw Mexes hit his own bar. Daniele De Rossi equalised just before the hour mark with a howitzer of a strike from long distance. With seven minutes remaining Mario Balotelli nipped in and looked to have won the match for Jose Mourinho’s side but Mirko Vucinic equalised in the dying seconds of normal time. After Stankovic and Totti had missed for either side in the shoot-out, Jean saw his penalty saved and it was left to Javier Zanetti to win the game.
I nerazzurri conquistano il trofeo per la quarta volta battendo la Roma 8-7 ai rigori. Fatale l’errore di Juan, poi Zanetti segna il penalty della vittoria. Al 90′ 2-2 con i gol di Muntari, De Rossi, Balotelli e Vucinic.
Argentina retained the Olympic football title by beating Nigeria 1-0 with a stunning goal from Angel Di Maria. Di Maria, guilty of a remarkable double penalty-miss in a group game against Serbia, broke clear of the Nigeria defence and clipped the ball over Ambruse Vanzekin in the 58th minute. Wilting in the searing heat, the Argentines survived a torrid half hour of Nigerian pressure to cling on for victory.
I sudamericani battono la Nigeria per 1-0 con il gol dell’ala del Benfica Di Maria, servito splendidamente da Messi. Seconda vittoria consecutiva per la Selecciòn nel torneo di calcio ai Giochi.
Usain Bolt claimed his third gold medal and set his third world record of the Beijing Games as Jamaica stormed to victory in the men’s 4×100m relay. Bolt, who won the 100 and 200 finals in world record times, teamed up with Nesta Carter, Michael Frater and Asafa Powell to clock 37.10 seconds, slashing 0.30 off the mark set by the United States at the 1993 world championships.
Il quartetto composto da Carter, Frater, Bolt e Powell vince in 37″10 davanti a Trinidad & Tobago e Giappone. Battuto il primato degli Stati Uniti che resisteva dal 1993.
United States retained the Olympic gold medal in women’s football with a 1-0 extra-time win over Brazil, who fell at the last hurdle for the third major competition in a row. Carli Lloyd rifled the winner with a low shot from the edge of the area six minutes into extra-time after the South Americans had dominated most of the game.
Gli Usa hanno vinto il torneo olimpico di calcio femminile: la squadra americana ha battuto nella finalissima 1-0 il Brasile con rete decisiva della Lloyd nel primo tempo supplementare. Medaglia di bronzo alla Germania che nella “finalina” per la terza piazza ha sconfitto 2-0 il Giappone.
American LaShawn Merritt obliterated the field including defending champion Jeremy Wariner to win the Olympic men’s 400 metres title by the widest margin since 1896. Merritt sealed a seventh straight gold in the event for the U.S., starting relatively slowly before blasting down the final straight to cross the line in a personal best of 43.75 seconds.
Lo statunitense LaShawn Merritt vince l’oro nei 400 metri in 43″75, suo primato personale; argento Jeremy Wariner, che crolla negli ultimi 50 metri, e bronzo a David Neville, che si tuffa sul traguardo e precede di pochissimo l’atleta delle Bahamas Christopher Brown.
World record-holder Dayron Robles of Cuba swept to victory in the Olympic 110 metres hurdles to take the athletics gold medal hosts China had been craving for one of their own. The bespectacled 21-year-old combined pace and sublime technique to cross the line a metre clear of the field in 12.93 seconds and win the title China’s injured Liu Xiang claimed in Athens four years ago.
Oro per Dayron Robles nei 110 ostacoli: il cubano si impone in 12″93, confermandosi il numero uno assoluto nella specialità. Argento e bronzo agli Stati Uniti, con Payne e Oliver.
Veronica Campbell has the gold. She dominates the race from start to finsh - winning in a time of 21.74 - she has defended her title. Allyson Felix who has not looked that great this season had to battle for the silver, with Kerron Stewart taking bronze for Jamaica.
Nona prestazione di sempre per la Campbell (19″74) che bissa il successo di Atene 2004. Con questa medaglia, il paese caraibico conquista tutte le gare di velocità, 100 e 200 maschili e femminili, in questa Olimpiade.
Usain Bolt has completed the sprint double with a stunning run of 19.30 in the men’s 200m to break Michael Johnson’s world record.
Ancora un oro e ancora un record del mondo per Usain Bolt. Il giamaicano e’ volato anche sui 200 metri fermando il cronometro sul tempo di 19”30 e battendo cosi’ il primato di Michael Johnson, quel 19”32 stabilito ad Atlanta nel 1996. L’argento e’ andato a Churandy Martina, delle Antille olandesi, (19”82), bronzo per Shawn Crawford.
