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 Usain Bolt Interview with the fastest man on the planet!                                           

Usain Bolt is now considered as the best athlete ever to grace an olympic event.

The 100m male finish in style was superb.

The 100m females sweep was added to the olympics and guiness book of records.

Bolt demolishing Michael Johnson's record of 19.32 topped the cake for me.

For the US Michael Phelps swam a perfect fish season at the olympics. Broking records as he breathes.

Which event took your breath away.

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has sought to clarify comments attributed to him as disliking the English lifestyle and Manchester weather, saying that an interview with a Russian magazine had either been taken out of context or misquoted.

Yet he denied he had ever said: 'In Manchester the main attraction is a timetable at the railway station where trains leave for less rainy cities! 'In England people don't have time to feel the joy of life. Throughout the week they work so hard.

They only talk to people at lunch. Then in the evening they watch TV so they can get up early for work the next day.' The 26-year-old said: 'I'd like to clarify that I did not make these particular remarks. I spoke about the difficulty I had settling in to life in Manchester, but that does not reflect how I feel now.

'I enjoy my life very much as a footballer at Manchester United and I'm very happy to be a part of this great club. I think I show that in the way I play every week.

I also have far too much respect for the people of Manchester, and England, to criticise them in this way.' Neither Vidic nor United chose to remark on other comments attributed to him that stated he aspired to spending some of his later career in Spain.

Ferdinand seals Black Cats move

published august 27, 2008

CHELSEA expect to unveil Robinho by Friday.

The Real Madrid ace is set for a £28.4million move to Stamford Bridge after weeks of negotiations.

And chief executive Peter Kenyon has revealed that the Brazilian should wrap up his switch in the next 48 hours.

He said: "We're ever confident that it will be done. We hope that he'll join us at Chelsea.

Phil Scolari identified two targets when we appointed him as manager. One was Deco and the other was Robinho.

"Everyone has seen the impact that Deco has had on the Premier League.

I think the squad is capable of competing without Robinho but with him will give us an added dimension.

More to follow...

Photos: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser wins Women's 100m Olympic gold

KAKA insists he will resist any temptation to join Chelsea.

The Brazil ace has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge in a world record £80million deal.

AC Milan forward Kaka is hugely admired by Blues owner Roman Abramovich and is the superstar they want to spearhead their plans for global domination.

There have been suggestions that he is part of some deal that took flop Andriy Shevchenko back to the San Siro after two miserable years in West London.

But Kaka has now warned Chelsea that he is happy to stay in Italy despite his club's failure to qualify for the Champions League.

He said: Me going to Chelsea? Im staying as a Rossoneri player.

I should help Milan to win the trophies were up for this season. The club have made some great signings and Sheva will fit in without any problems.

"If someone has promised me to Abramovich, it wasnt me.

Ive always said Im happy at Milan and as long as my aims remain the same as Milans Ill stay here. Until now its always been that way.

My goal is to win, Milans is too. As long as we are like that, Ill remain at Milan.

Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani also denied a deal for Kaka had been mentioned during the talks with Chelsea over Shevchenko.

He added: In the issue of Shevchenko, Kaka was never, ever talked about and so the fans have to stay calm.

"Weve been saying the same thing for two years.

-- Edited by postinor at 10:04, 2008-08-27

CHELSEA are eyeing up Sevilles £18million-rated striker Luis Fabiano.

With Robinho due to undergo a medical today before completing his £28.4m move from Spanish giants Real Madrid, Blues manager Phil Scolari is now weighing up a bid for Fabiano.

Fabiano, 27, is a Brazil team-mate of Robinho and has earned himself a fearsome reputation as a goalscorer in La Liga averaging one in every two games with Seville.

Both Andriy Shevchenko and Claudio Pizarro have been sent out on loan to AC Milan and Werder Bremen respectively.

So now the Stamford Bridge side are down to just two recognised strikers in Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka.

Robinhos arrival on a five-year deal will boost the Blues strike-force but gaffer Big Phil does not want to risk a lack of firepower especially as his top Drog could be out injured for up to a month.

But Seville do not have to sell having banked £25m this summer from the sale of Daniel Alves to Barcelona.

LET me get this straight I think Fabio Capello is a great coach.

He has been at the top of his game for years and Ive no doubts he will get us to the next World Cup finals.

I certainly dont want to fall out with him.

But no one can hide from the fact Englands performance against the Czech Republic was poor. A massive disappointment, not good enough.

Our next game is a World Cup qualifier against Andorra and if we cant beat them, then I think everyone involved in the team should pack in football and do something else.

After Wednesdays match at Wembley, Fabio said the formation was 4-3-2-1.

He insisted Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney were both playing behind Jermain Defoe although, to be honest, this confused me.

Firstly, the last time I heard of 3-2-1 was that show with Ted Rogers and Dusty Bin.

Secondly, Gerrard seemed to be playing on the left wing with David Beckham on the right and Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry in the centre.

Id say that was a four-man midfield. Without doubt, Gerrard playing where he was against the Czechs is no good to anyone. He has to be in central midfield where he is world class and can cause the opposition so many problems.

Capello has to get the right shape and as soon as possible. I want England to play 4-5-1, not the formation we tried against the Czechs or 4-4-2.

International football has changed and it has to be with one forward up front with the midfielders shooting forward.

I want Lampard and Gerrard in the centre of midfield so they can press forward. I want a holding midfielder player sat in front of the defence.

At the moment it is Barry, who can kill the ball and pass it. He started out as a central defender, anyway.

Id have Joe Cole on the left and Rooney on the right. They would both be coming in off the line, joining in with the frontman.

Who we play up front is being seen as the problem. I might be biased but Id have Crouchie. He can get hold of the ball, cause problems and bring others into play.

He was disappointed at not being involved for this match but Ive told him to carry on, work hard and hell soon get back into the squad. Ive no doubt about that as he can be a key player for England.

As for the defence, Id stick with the one we had on Wednesday while Id keep Jamo in goal.

It is still so difficult to put your finger on why we do not perform internationally.

These are the best guys Ive seen in years and I find it amazing they dont seem to produce the same form for England. It is very difficult to get to the bottom of it it also really frustrates me.

After what should be a mismatch against Andorra, we go to Croatia on September 10.

Well draw in Croatia, at the very least. We have better players than Croatia much better players so everyone should not be too pessimistic despite our display the other day.

We will raise our game. How many of those Croatians would get into our team?

They play more as a team, Ill admit, and they are all great lads. But we have more quality.

They beat us 3-2 in our final Euro qualifier but thats only because we fielded an inexperienced keeper Scott Carson in what was a major, major match.

His mistake cost us in a game we should have won comfortably.

I know Capellos job is not easy but he will eventually work things out. At the moment, he is still learning about the players.

This is the best group weve had for years and our best chance to win something.

We have to achieve something and that is why we are relying on you, Fabio.

SPURS last night agreed a £12million deal for Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

And their move clears the way for Dimitar Berbatov to join Manchester United.

Spartak Moscow star Pavlyuchenko, 26, will arrive in London today for a medical after agreeing personal terms with the White Hart Lane club.

He said: I can confirm that I am joining Spurs.

Right now I am getting my visa. As soon as it is ready I will fly to London to sign a contract.

Tottenham insist there has been no improved offer for Berba since Uniteds £25m bid was rejected last month.

Berbatov trained with the rest of the Spurs squad yesterday.

But Pavlyuchenko is a direct replacement for the want- away Bulgarian.

And his arrival means it is now certain Berbatov will be on his way before Mondays transfer deadline.

Pavlyuchenko, who hit both Russias goals in last years 2-1 win over England in Moscow, was due to play in Spartaks Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Kiev tonight.

But he revealed: I will not play in Kiev. Everything has happened very quickly so I could not even say goodbye to my team-mates.

Spurs 'agree fee' for Pavlyuchenko

A stroll through Italy and the Serie Aby Richard Whittle, SerieA.tv


Senderos follows Sheva to AC Milan
Philippe Senderos has joined AC Milan on a year loan from Arsenal.

The defender's arrival follows hard on the heels of Andriy Shevchenko's return to the club at the weekend and gives coach Carlo Ancelotti some much-needed cover at the back.

Now at Fox Soccer Shop The Rossoneri will have the option to make the deal with the 23-year-old Swiss international permanent at the end of the season.

Meanwhile, Shevchenko arrived at the club's Milanello training complex on Monday to undergo a medical and begin training.

The 31-year-old expressed his delight at being back after a two-season nightmare at Chelsea, and added: "It's a special moment for me and I want to thank all the fans including those at Chelsea who have stuck by me over these two years."

Moratti hails Inter win

Massimo Moratti has not been able to hide his delight at Inter's winning start to the new season.

The Nerazzurri lifted the Italian Super Cup in a thrilling penalty shoot-out against AS Roma after the sides finished 2-2 in extra-time.

The owner praised his new coach Jose Mourinho and said: "You can already see the hand of Mourinho at work here.

"We were full of life and beat a really strong team. I am really pleased we managed to win in front of our own fans."

Zlatan Ibrahimovic played the full game following his knee problem of recent months and the striker believes that he is on the road to full recovery.

The Sweden international said: "It was a positive response and I don't feel any pain. I think that all the hard work we have put in during pre-season training is beginning to pay off."

Totti forgiven for penalty miss

AS Roma have rallied around Francesco Totti after the striker missed the crucial penalty in the Italian Super Cup against Inter.

The 31-year-old, who was playing his first competitive game since an knee operation in April after coming on as a substitute for the final 30 minutes of normal time, could have sealed victory in the shoot-out but blasted his effort against the bar.

Simone Perrotta refused to blame his team-mate and the midfielder said: "I am sorry for him. He really felt he had to take one but he had only been on the pitch a short time and he will bounce back from this."

The France international: "I told Totti and Juan that I would have scored when my turn came but overall we played well."

Baggio blasts Mancini

Roberto Baggio believes that Roberto Mancini has never been able to handle the big-time pressure either as a player or a coach.

In a rare interview, the retired superstar pointed to the fact that the former Inter coach had failed to live up to his reputation in crucial moments.

The 41-year-old said: "He was a quality player but he had his limitations which can be seen by the fact he always struggled when it really mattered.

"When he resigned after the defeat to Liverpool that was when the coach reminded me of the player."

As for the Divine Ponytail, he admitted he is enjoying his time away from the pressures of professional football and claimed: "I can do what I want to do now and I don't have to listen to presidents and coaches. It's a fantastic feeling after giving your whole life to football."

Andriy Shevchenko admitted he was 'really happy' after ending his Chelsea experience with a move back to AC Milan.

The deal - which is subject to a medical - has brought to an end months of speculation linking Shevchenko with a return to the San Siro.

The Ukraine striker endured two disappointing years at Stamford Bridge following a big-money move from Milan and has likened his return to winning the Champions League - a prize he missed out on with Chelsea in last season's final. 'I'm happy,' he said. 'I have hoped for a return for a while and yesterday I began to believe that this deal could end well. 'For me it is as if I've won the Champions League.

'There were some complications, but now that everything is resolved I am really happy.' Shevchenko will have a medical on Monday and if all goes to plan he will link up with his new team-mates - many of whom are familiar faces from two years ago - on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old could make his return to the Milan team in the first game of the season - at home to Bologna on August 31.

Chelsea and Milan have not disclosed details of the deal but reports earlier in the week suggested Shevchenko was set to move on a season-long loan.

The Blues signed the Ukraine international in the summer of 2006 but he failed to live up to his reputation as the world's finest striker.

The former European footballer of the year scored just four league goals in the 2006-07 campaign and five last season as injuries and form undermined his impact in west London.

Shevchenko left Milan as the club's second-most prolific goalscorer of all-time having scored 127 goals in 208 games during a seven-year spell and he will now be hoping to close in on Gunnar Nordahl's 210-goal tally.

Immediately after the deal was announced, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani happily welcomed the striker 'home'. 'After a series of frantic phone calls during the day today, we have reached an agreement with Chelsea,' he said.

 'Andriy returns to the Rossoneri, tomorrow he will be in Milan, Monday he will undergo a medical, then he will sign a contract and from Tuesday he will be available to Carlo Ancelotti.

'We succeeded in bringing home the player who in the last 50 years has scored the most goals in our shirt. 'President (Silvio) Berlusconi and I am happy, as is our coach and I believe also our players.

'I believe that Milan are the only club in the world to have three European players of the year in their squad.' Galliani added: 'Andriy has returned home and I am happy about it. I am a Milan fan and I am very happy. 'I've spoken to Andriy 48 times in the past three hours...the terms of the agreement are very private.

'Between today and tomorrow Andriy will be in Milan and he will start again his life as a Milan player. 'Andriy made a mistake in leaving and I believe that in the past two years he has realised that this is his home.

 'Now he has made his financial sacrifices but at this point the only thing that matters is that he returns to us.'

Fulham held on for a famous victory over Arsenal which was secured by big defender Brede Hangeland's first goal for the club.

Arsenal's Robin van Persie missed a golden chance before Norwegian Hangeland turned in a corner from Jimmy Bullard in the 21st minute.

Emmanuel Adebayor hit the right post with a header for Arsenal soon afterwards, but that was as close as the Gunners came to an equaliser in Fulham's 1-0 win.

Tottenham's woeful start to the Premier League season continued as they lost 2-1 at home to Sunderland - with wantaway striker Dimitar Berbatov left out completely by boss Juande Ramos.

Spurs, who lost at Middlesbrough last week, dominated first-half possession and chances at White Hart Lane but lost due to debutant Djibril Cisse's 83rd-minute header.

But Sunderland started the second half like a different team after a spell of pressure Kieran Richardson scored a brilliant long-range effort, bending home a powerful right-footed shot from 20 yards in the 55th minute.

Jermaine Jenas equalised with a scrappy strike on the rebound but Sunderland showed their spirit as debutant Cisse, on as a substitute, rose to head Daryl Murphy's cross home to secure the win.

Fernando Torres and Robbie Keane's fledgling partnership was frustrated as Liverpool needed an injury-time winner from Steven Gerrard to beat Middlesbrough 2-1.

The opener went to Boro as Mido collected the ball deep and took Liverpool by surprise with a delightful left-footed long-range strike.

But the home side levelled at Anfield as Jamie Carragher's drive from the corner of the area deflected off Austrian defender Emanuel Pogatetz four minutes from time, with Gerrard drilling home the winner.

Michael Owen scored on his return from injury to hand Newcastle a deserved 1-0 win at home to Bolton.

Kevin Nolan should have given his side the lead when Steven Taylor's handball led to a penalty. But the Bolton skipper's effort was saved by Shay Given, who dived low to his left.

At the other end, injury-plagued England striker Owen capitalised in the 71st minute, rising to head Geremi's brilliant diagonal ball home.

Stoke enjoyed a winning start to life at home in the top flight as Mamady Sidibe scored a last-gasp winner to beat Aston Villa 3-2.

Liam Lawrence's first-half penalty had been cancelled out by John Carew.

Ricardo Fuller's world class solo effort had looked like giving Tony Pulis' side the win, only for Martin Laursen to spoil the party with an equaliser from a goalmouth scramble.

However, Sidibe rose to somehow head beyond Friedel deep into injury-time and secure the win.

Hull striker Richard Garcia provided a brilliant headed equaliser to earn his side a 1-1 draw at Blackburn.

Rovers dominated much of the first-half and Jason Roberts coolly fired them ahead seven minutes before the break.

However, Australian Garcia levelled soon after when he found space at the far post to arc a header beyond Paul Robinson.

Leon Osman and Ayegbeni Yakubu's second half strikes helped Everton to a hard-fought 2-1 win at West Brom.

Osman scored in the second after good work by Mikel Arteta - just moments after youngster Jack Rodwell had a goal disallowed for a push.

Ayegbeni Yakubu made it 2-0 with a header 11 minutes later and while Roman Bednar pulled one back from the penalty spot with a minute remaining, it proved immaterial.

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News analysis: Jamaica digs out sprinting nuggets from training, yams

By Sportswriter Yan Hao     BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- What a huge loss for the Olympic Games if there had not been Jamaicans running on the track in Beijing. The Caribbean country's five gold medals to date at the Games have all come from sprinters.     Usain Bolt, 21, has won double gold medals with two stunning world records in the men's 100m and 200m sprints. The 26-year-old Veronica Campbell-Brown won the women's 200m. Shelly-Ann Fraser and other two Jamaican women swept medals in over 100m. Melaine Walker, 25, added another by breaking the Olympic record in the women's 400-meter hurdles.     Having won three silver, one bronze, but never gold in men's 100m in previous Games, Jamaican sprinters blew the world's mind as they aggressively encroached on the old domain of the United States. Jamaica has made a statement to the world that they are awesome.     "We have a tradition, we have natural talents, We are the sprinter factory of the world," said Olivia Grange, Jamaica's minister of information, culture, sports and youth, adding the victory was "crazy and unbelievable".     Big screens were put up in squares or streets all over Jamaica for people to watch Bolt and other sprinters' races. On every victory, Jamaicans poured into streets of Kingston and Trelawny, which is Bolt's birthplace, to celebrate like a national holiday.     "We Jamaicans are just born to be sprinters," said Herbert Elliott, the Jamaican team's chief doctor. "Sprint running is part of our heart and soul."       LOTS OF YAMS, GREENS, FRESH AIR AND NUGGETS     "You know why? We eat healthy and good food, lots of yams. lots of greens, lots of fishes, good Jamaican food and clean fresh air," Jamaican minister Olivia Grange told Xinhua on Thursday. "I have had Jamaican food in Beijing. Maybe you should also start to eat Jamaican food."     There couldn't be a better way to advertise Jamaican restaurants in China for a minister's suggestion at such a time when the whole world is curious about Jamaica's secret in sprinting.     The female minister had acted an operator at the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, conveying telephone call of the country's prime minister to their sprinting champions.     Bolt has admitted that his home-made yams and many other Jamaican food have help him a lot in achieving the results. But he also has another favorite, chicken nuggets.     "Actually I got up at noon and my masseuse brought me the nuggets. I went straight to the track and then masseuse brought me more nuggets. I just ate two because my coach said I should not eat so many nuggets," he said.     No more, no less, two nuggets for two gold medals.       EARLY-AGE TRAINING SYSTEM     Nothing can stop you if you really have talent and train hard. Everyone in the world now believe that Jamaicans really have the talent. But few know that they train hard with discipline.     "We train our sprinters from their early childhood, in basic school and then primary school, secondary school, after that is professional training where they have personal coaches," Minister Grange said.     Bolt has been just an example who came out of such a school system. When he was only 15 years old in his primary school, Bolt won a national championships specially designed for junior talents like him in Jamaica.     "We continue to train them when these talents were picked up. They are also involved in centers of excellence," said the minister.     Jamaica has established two such kind of centers. One in Jamaica's University of Technology, where Asafa Powell was based. And the other is in the University of West Indies, shared by other sponsoring Caribbean countries and regions.     "We have the fastest man and fastest junior and we have many women among some of the fastest in the world," said Grange. "There will just be more Bolts to come."       GOVERNMENT-PAID GOOD COACHES     As another reason to create the amazing myth, Jamaica also provided their sprinters with national team coaches. "In some cases they were privately coached," said the minister. "But in extraordinary events like Olympic Games, they will have coaches paid by government.     "The ministry has an institute of sports where there are national coaches. And Usain's coach is the national coach at the institute of sports, which is an agency of government."     In Jamaica, there are probably thousands of young people who have a God-given sprinting talent and dream to be the fastest in the world. Bolt, a simple Jamaican lad coming from a humble family together with Asafa Powell and Melaine Walker have been inspirations to them.     "My coach has done a lot for me, taking me from like the injured to a double Olympic champion and world record holder," said Bolt when talking about his coach Glen Mills. "It is great that we have so many good coaches in Jamaica."     "My coach is great, I executed the way my coach wanted me to. He should be proud," Melaine Walker praised her coach Stephen Francis after winning the 400m hurdles. "I believe in him."     Also coaching Asafa Powell who did not do well in his race, Francis used to be considered controversial before Walker's success. But now he has been part of Jamaica's pride.     "We don't have too much money, but we have the talent, ambition and commitment," said the minister.     "We get better every day. Our young people or youth are getting better as well. So the beauty and secret has something to do with the fact that we are born with talents, we have a school system that from early age promotes physical education."       INSPIRATION TO CARIBBEAN     "Athletes from other Caribbean islands see Jamaican athletes as an inspiration and what we can do in Jamaica is to help our Caribbean brothers and sisters to be great athletes. We will improve our facilities. We will train more coaches. We will expand our sports college, the largest in the Caribbean," the female minister could not help to make a promise for her country as she always congratulated the sprinters in the mixed zone under the stadium.     "We gonna promote more community sports facilities in all 708 communities across Jamaica," she continued. "In every single community, we are going to have intense community sports development programs."     There maybe more Usain Bolts to come. And people are just waiting for Jamaica to unleash them to the world.

Editor: Xinhuanet

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Jamaicas own Bumpy Head Gal - Joan Andrea Hutchinson was so moved she wrote this poem.

Usain mi dawlin, mi just want yuh fi know dat sake a yuh,
mi marriage almost mash up di odder day,
because a piece of jealousy teck my husband.

Well wah never happen in a year happen in a day
Mi kyaan believe mi eyes
Ever since Usain Bolt win di Olympics 100 metres
Fi mi husband start exercise

Yuh tink a lickle talk mi a talk to him
Bout how him belly a get big
Mi tired fi tell him how him a get waggaty
An start to fayva pig

Mi spend mi money sign him up a gym
Steam vegetable gi him every day
Him *u*k him teet an say Man must have guts
And galang him merry way

But when Usain Bolt win di Olympic 100 metre gold
An mi start fi scream
Usain Bolt mi love yuh, mi love yuh, mi love yuh
Yuh fulfill mi wildest dream

Mi run up an dung inna di living room like mi mad
All liddung pon di floor
Mi say Usain, a long time no man no excite mi so
Mi ago love yuh more and more

Right now mi have picture of Usain Bolt pon every wall
And one beside mi bed
One pon mi t-shirt, two inna mi purse
And a Usain Bolt inna mi head

Usain Bolt full mi up wid so much pride
Mi doan even waan fi eat
And when mi talk bout how him body look good
Mi husband say mi sound like mi a cheat

Him mout long up and say mi have young bway nature
An a long time mi love mawga man
When mi tell him say Usain Bolt just meck mi feel good
Him say mi a behave like more dan fan

Him bex like bullfrog di odda morning
How mi gi him di breakfast cold
Sake a mi a watch di rerun a Usain a gi dem donkey length
Fi win di 100 metre gold

Dem show di race again when mi a cook di Satiday soup
Mi gi out What a mawga man can run
Mi dis hear it come een like say sake a dis mawga man
Mi an mi Satiday soup a get bun

Well Usain mi dawlin, dem say who bex lose
So mi say later fi him
But one ting mi know all of a sudden him start eat healty
And find himself a gym

And between mi an yuh Usain, him proud a yuh big time
But mi dear, nuh watch no face
Yuh name write pon mi heart dat Satiday when yuh get di gold
Inna di Olympics 100 metre race

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-- Edited by postinor at 08:47, 2008-08-24

http://cricketsbestvideos.blogspot.com/2008/08/jamaica-win-mens-4x100m-relay-video.html


Watch Jamaica win the Beijing Olympics 4x100m relay in this video in a world record time of 37.10 seconds shaving 0.3 secs off the existing world record. With no cricket highlights on offer today, a good video to celebrate the utter domination of the Jamaicans on the track after their womens team messed up during baton change in their final. Usain Bolt ran the third leg leaving current relay anchor leg world record holder Asafa Powell (8.84) to tear down the last 100m with astonishing pace second placed Trinidad were 0.95 seconds behind. What the hells going on here almost a 1 second gap. Brilliant, simply brilliant.

Mi a try sort out d video but youtube a fucc itself...NBC a mek dem delete d video...click the link above n watch it in the mean time.

-- Edited by postinor at 07:07, 2008-08-24

Barclays Premier LeagueSat., Aug. 23

Blackburn 1-1 Hull City
Fulham 1-0 Arsenal* 
Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough
Newcastle 1-0 Bolton
Stoke 3-2 Aston Villa* 
Tottenham 1-2 Sunderland*
West Brom 1-2 Everton

On Espns website they r having a poll for who is better at their sprint event and who u would rather watch in a competitiona michael phelps in swim sprint or usain in tracks sprint. i hear they've even got a map that shows who voted for who in america and who voted for who globally. dem seh phelps winning by nuff in the american one but it closer globally. VOTE USAIN FOR PPRESIDENT......or atleast di better sprinter
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Cuba's Angel Valodia Matos, left, kicks match referee Sweden's Chakir Chelbat in the face during a bronze medal match against Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov in the men's taekwondo +80 kilogram class at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. Matos attacked the official, throwing punches and kicks, after being declared the loser in his bronze medal match.

-- Edited by nickatnite at 12:11, 2008-08-23

Bolt ruled the sprints in Beijing as he collected a third gold Usain Bolt captured a third gold medal and a third world record after Jamaica claimed men's 4x100m relay gold. The quartet smashed the previous world mark of 37.40 seconds set by the United States at the 1992 Olympics by a huge margin to set a new benchmark of 37.10. Nesta Carter ran a strong first leg before passing the baton to Michael Frater, who handed on to Bolt before Asafa Powell brought it home. Trinidad and Tobago took silver with Japan coming home for bronze. Bolt has dominated the sprints in Beijing in his breakthrough season capturing the 100m and 200m titles in new world records. The 22-year-old began his gold rush six days ago by winning the 100m crown in 9.69 seconds before adding the 200m title in 19.30 to beat Michael Johnson's previous world mark. A third gold followed in the relay and the Jamaican team spirit produced yet another world record. Bolt, who clocked 9.96 secs on his leg, told the BBC: "I asked the guys for it and they said 'yes, we're going out there to do it'. "I'm just happy and grateful because we worked hard for it." Powell, who lost his 100m world record to team-mate Bolt, was satisfied to come away with a medal after finishing fifth in the 100m final. MY SPORT: DEBATE If they maximise their speed through the handovers I have no doubt they can go under 37 seconds. Elpenor "It's a great feeling being out there," said the 25-year-old, who ran hard to the line to make sure he broke the world mark. "Usain is the world record holder but I was really excited to go out there and get the world record." Carter added: "It was a great moment. We all wanted it and became victorious. The conditions are good out here so we went for it and got it." The quartet became the first Jamaican men to capture the Olympic 4x100m title. Defending champions Great Britain failed to reach the final after anchorman Craig Pickering failed to receive the baton from Marlon Devonish inside the permitted area. A disastrous handover between Darvis Patton and Tyson Gay also denied the US a place in the final.

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1.       Mine for his own gold to be used in his Gold Medal.

2.       Send the other runners a postcard that says, "Wish you were here."

3.       Put on a pair of pants. But seriously guys...put some pants on.

4.       Teach Britney Spears how to be a good parent.

5.       Wait in line for an iPhone.

6.       Get a tattoo that says, "My other legs are friggin' rocket boosters!"

7.       Write a letter to the other runners explaining that he was writing to them from the future and telling them that he had already won.

8.       Give an interview about the Gold Medal he was about to win.

9.       Set up a camera with a timer so that he can have his own copy of the photo finish.

10.    Bake a huge cake, get inside of it, and surprise the other runners as they cross the finish line.

11.    Get American citizenship n vote for O'Bama.

12.   Do an interview with Costas and teach him the dance 'burn badmind'

13.   Join mediazoneja and hail postinor

14.   MEDIAZONEADD YOUR LINES AND STATE WHAT ELSE YOU
THINK USAIN COULD HAVE DONE WITH THE REST OF THE TIME.

Another day, another gold medal and yet another world record for flying Jamaican Usain Bolt.

With Bolt running an astonishing back bend and Asafa Powell turning on the after-burners in the final straight, Jamaica won the men's 4x100m relay in 37.10 seconds, stripping a full three-tenths of a second off the 16-year-old record set by the US outfit anchored by Carl Lewis at the Barcelona Games.

The victory enhanced Bolt's status as the shining star of the Games, having previously beaten the individual 100m and 200m world records.

And for Powell - who held the 100m record before Bolt - it was a first Olympic medal of any colour.

The team also included Nesta Carter and Michael Frater.

Bolt - who turned 22 yesterday - followed Powell down the final straight, ensuring he was on hand immediately to join in the raucous celebrations.

Trinidad and Tobago were a distant second in 38.06 and Japan were a surprise third in 38.15.

The United States were absent from an event they have long dominated, having been disqualified in yesterday's semi-finals.

Until tonight, the 4x100m world record had been in American hands since 1968, apart from a one-year period in the early 1990s when France held the fastest time ever.

Jamaica's domination of the sprints in Beijing was finally broken in the women's 4x100m final courtesy of a dropped baton.

With the United States disqualified in the semis, all Jamaica had to do to claim gold was to get the baton around the track.

But that task proved beyond them as Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart botched the second change, gifting the gold medal to Russia (42.31).

It was reminiscent of the disaster that struck Australia at the 1952 Helsinki Games, when then world record holder Marjorie Jackson had the baton knocked from her hand by the knee of previous runner Winsome Cripps with the gold medal at their mercy.

The women's 5000m was a near-repeat of the 10,000m, with Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba (15:41.40) holding off Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey for the gold medal.

Dibaba is also a two-time 5000m world champion.

Maurren Higa Maggi of Brazil won a thrilling women's long jump.

Maggi led throughout the competition after jumping 7.04m, only for defending champion Tatyana Lebedeva to almost steal it at the death with a 7.03m effort in the final round.

Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria (6.91m) was a surprise bronze medallist after only earning a place in the final when Ukraine's Lyudmila Blonska was banned after testing positive to steroids after finishing second in the heptathlon.

The United States are set to win yet another men's 4x400m relay title after cruising through the semis in 2:59.98, even with individual gold and silver medallists LaShawn Merritt and Jeremy Wariner watching from the stands.

Australia also advanced to the final in 3:00.68 in the event where they won a shock silver medal in Athens four years ago.

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U.S. beats Brazil 1-0 for gold medalUpdated: August 21, 2008, 10:38 AM EST 8 comments add this RSS blog email print BEIJING (AP) - The defending champion United States has won the gold medal in women's soccer for the third time in four Olympics, beating Brazil 1-0 in overtime Thursday.

Carli Lloyd scored in the sixth minute of extra time for the Americans, who beat the Brazilians for a second straight Olympic final. Amy Rodriguez held off two Brazilians and put the ball up for Lloyd who left-footed it from a yard outside the area. Barbara dived, but the ball scooted past her and settled in the far bottom corner of the net.
Marta gave Brazil a chance in the 102nd minute, but she was tackled by Heather Mitts. Marta got the ball back, but was blocked first by Kate Markgraf and then by Christie Rampone.

Earlier, world champion Germany defeated Japan 2-0 in the bronze medal game

US men, women both flub baton handoffs in relay

-- Edited by ***DK*** at 14:05, 2008-08-21

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Arsenal signs defender Silvestre from Man UnitedUpdated: August 20, 2008, 5:51 PM EST 238 comments add this RSS blog email print LONDON (AP) - Arsenal signed French defender Mikael Silvestre on a two-year deal from Premier League rival Manchester United on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old Silvestre left Old Trafford after nine years, rejecting a move to Manchester City in favor of the prospect of Champions League football in London.

Silvestre, who missed much of last season with knee ligament damage, is the first player United has sold to the Gunners since Brian Kidd in 1974.

"I've spent a large part of my career at United, the last nine years, and I'll remember that time fondly but feel I'm ready for a new challenge," said Silvestre, who won four league titles at Old Trafford. "Arsenal is known for playing technical and skillful football, and has a young but experienced squad.

"I'm really excited about this next stage of my career, hopefully playing my part in helping the club to new successes."

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger broke his usual policy of signing young, promising players.

"We have a strong squad but a young squad and Mikael's versatility, experience and caliber will provide the extra depth we need to reinforce our challenge for honors this season," Wenger said. "His defensive adaptability will serve us well and it's a big plus that Mikael has top-level experience and a great understanding of football in the Premier League."

Silvestre struggled to feature in Alex Ferguson's plans at United after fellow French defender Patrice Evra established himself on the left, and Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand forged a successful partnership in the center.

After joining from Inter Milan in 1999, Silvestre made 361 appearances, scoring 10 times and claiming 10 major titles.

"Mikael was a great servant and a wonderful professional," Ferguson said. "We wish him all the best at his new club and thank him for his service."

Vincent to part Kompany with Hamburg

Germany beats Japan for women's soccer bronze

-- Edited by ***DK*** at 10:28, 2008-08-21

I recorded this yesterday and made this last nite

Milan claim Sheva return is 'close'

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-- Edited by pimpjuice at 13:45, 2008-08-20

Usain Bolt's 200m victory in a new world record time of 19.30 seconds was simply incredible. This guy is Superman II.

When I saw the start he made to the race, I just thought 'wow'. It was a much better start than the one he made in winning the 100m - in another new world record time - on Saturday.

Guys at 6ft 5ins tall should not be able to start like that. Bolt had the slowest start in the field in the 100m but here it was better than anyone else's and there were some good starters out there.

His drive phase, his transition, his bend, his home straight - it was all simply incredible.

Bolt was immediately up on Zimbabwe's Brian Dzingai, who is a very good 200m runner, and he started absolutely burning up the turn.

You've got to get out and run that in 10.01secs or so and I can imagine he ran about 10.00 around the curb, which is amazing.

After making up the stagger on all of the people outside him, Usain then opened a five to six metre gap on them.

The long stride means he ate up so much more track than everybody else did with each step and, for once, he ran through the finish line.

This is Bolt's favourite event and he wanted that record; he went for it, he came here focused on it. He knew that most likely he'd win gold but gave it every single thing he had.

My concern, and the reason I thought he might not get the world record here, was that he wouldn't have been working on his speed endurance, the ability to hold that speed for the entire race.

But he showed that he actually has been working on that and was able to bring it home in 19.30secs; an incredible time, an incredible performance.

This performance was much better than the 100m because we saw Bolt giving it every single ounce of energy, even a lean at the tape.

And that lean was not based on trying to beat anyone else because the other guys weren't anywhere close to him.

He was just trying to hold that speed for as long as he could and grab that record, which he's done.

It's about the accomplishment, that's what he's going to take from this. He worked so hard to break that world record.

I don't see any reason why he couldn't now move up to the 400m but I'm not sure if he'll be able to break the world record in that.

In my opinion he'll now switch his focus back to the 100m, knowing there's a little more he can take off the 9.69sec. He can start better and go down into the low 9.60s.

But for now all I can say is congratulations, Usain Bolt.

Michael Johnson was talking on BBC Television

Not sure how long this site will be up for so get your fill of the Jamaican brilliance...

Watch...

Time	Athlete, Nation	Date
9.69	Usain Bolt, Jamaica	Aug. 16, 2008
9.72	Usain Bolt, Jamaica	May 31, 2008
9.74	Asafa Powell, Jamaica	Sept. 9, 2007
9.77	Asafa Powell, Jamaica	Aug. 18, 2006
9.77	Asafa Powell, Jamaica	June 11, 2006
9.77	Justin Gatlin, U.S.	May 12, 2006
9.77	Asafa Powell, Jamaica	June 14, 2005
9.79	Maurice Greene, U.S.	June 16, 1999
9.84	Donovan Bailey, Canada	July 27, 1996
9.85	Leroy Burrell, U.S.	July 6, 1994
9.86	Carl Lewis, U.S.	Aug. 25, 1991
9.90	Leroy Burrell, U.S.	June 14, 1991
9.92	Carl Lewis, U.S.	Sept. 24, 1988
9.93	Calvin Smith, U.S.	July 4, 1983
9.95	Jim Hines, U.S.	Oct,. 14, 1968
9.99	Jim Hines, U.S.	June 20, 1968
10.0	Armin Hary, W. Germany	June 21, 1960

Usain Bolt did it again...19,30, beatin the previous time on the 200m by Michael Jonhson...Duin 2 world reccord both on 100m and on 200m...WOOOOOOW...HE IS IMPRESSIVE AN UNSTOPPABLE.



-- Edited by cashp at 10:31, 2008-08-20

BEIJING -- Usain Bolt is looking at us with his index finger pressed to his lips, asking us to keep his secret.

He's creeping up behind his friend and fellow sprinter Wallace Spearmon, who is talking to us media types after Tuesday's 200-meter semifinals at National Stadium. Spearmon is chatting away, completely unaware that Bolt is preparing to pour a chilly blue Powerade down his back.

Americans Wallace Spearmon, left, and Shawn Crawford, right, couldn't beat Usain Bolt in the 200 prelims, but they'll try again in Wednesday's final.

At the request of the world's fastest man, we sold out Spearmon and kept quiet.

"Aaahhhhh!" was roughly Spearmon's outburst while Bolt danced happily away. When the American found out it was a sticky energy drink and not just water, he was doubly peeved.

Someone noted to Spearmon that his Jamaican friend doesn't seem terribly nervous heading into the Wednesday final of the 200.

"Pfffft," was roughly Spearmon's reply. "Would you be? If I ran a 9.6 shutting down, I wouldn't be nervous, either."

It was a 9.69 the other night in the 100-meter dash, not a flat 9.6 -- but big deal. Spearmon certainly got the shutting down part right -- Bolt was almost high-kicking like a Rockette in the final strides Saturday night.

So the question for Wednesday night isn't so much whether Bolt will win, becoming the first 100-200 double gold medalist since Carl Lewis in 1984. It's whether he can sufficiently resist showboating to take aim at the oldest sprint record in the books: Michael Johnson's electrifying 19.32 at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

"I'm going to run my heart out," Bolt proclaimed.

Let's hope so, just for the sporting sake of going after Johnson's record. Bolt would have to hack .36 seconds off his personal best to make history yet again -- no small amount in a sport in which every hundredth counts. But if you saw his shocking 100, you won't discount his chances.

"I don't put anything past him now," Spearmon said.

No human seems capable of getting past the lightning Bolt, not here and not now.

After again preening and clowning for the camera before the race, he qualified fastest for the final Tuesday night without showing any appreciable effort. Flanked by Americans Spearmon and Shawn Crawford, Bolt loped to the finish in 20.09 seconds. He disputed the term "jogging" -- but he still came closer to spraining a sweat than breaking one.

Bolt is 6-foot-5, so his races often resemble Randy Moss running fly patterns against smaller cornerbacks -- he's gliding past while they're visibly straining to keep up. At 5-11, Crawford would fit that cornerback bill -- and he doesn't appear to like it.

The 2004 gold medalist in this event, Crawford sneered at reporters hoping to talk to him after the semifinals. Teammate Walter Dix, who won bronze in the 100 and wore his sunglasses on top of his head to the medals stand, also walked by wordlessly. Stay classy, boys.

Crawford and Dix might be Bolt's prime competitors in the 200, but they displayed none of their rival's jaunty confidence.

"I like to enjoy what I do," Bolt said. "You can't be too serious."

The only thing serious about the Jamaicans is the beating they administered to the American sprinters -- men and women -- here in the 100s. The Jamaicans now could reprise their gold-medal sweep in the 200s, with their women posting three of the top five qualifying times and Bolt leading the way on the men's side.

"They're looking pretty strong right now," said Spearmon, who will be the third American in the eight-man final.

Still, nothing is guaranteed. We saw the evidence of that Tuesday night at the track, where American gold-medal favorites Lolo Jones and Sanya Richards both blew races in the late stages after they held large leads. Even Michael Phelps had to work down to the smallest unit of time to win one of his eight gold medals.

The key to upsetting Bolt, according to sprint veteran Kim Collins of St. Kitts and Nevis, is not trying to keep up with his unmatchable stride. He suggests aiming higher.

"Get in his head," Collins said.

Bolt is young enough (he will turn 22 on Thursday) and inexperienced enough (first Olympics) that there might be a means of rattling him. It's not a new tactic in track, especially the sprints.

"It can be done, it has been done and it will continue to happen," Collins said.

Despite saying that, Collins sounds like a guy who is expecting a Bolt double. He's less sure about Bolt's breaking Johnson's record, predicting a winning time in the 19.4 to 19.5 range.

"You have to have somebody you need to catch," Collins said. "He needs a good rabbit on the outside to get that time."

Rabbit or not, Usain Bolt might well be racing more against the ghost of Michael Johnson than against those seven warm bodies that will surround him in the starting blocks Wednesday night.

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The haters them a write alot of F&*^ry about Bolt all over the net becaz the yout aduh him thing ina style..

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-- Edited by alligcold at 17:39, 2008-08-18

Bolt surges to gold in new record

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Video - Bolt destroyed his rivals in Beijing on Saturday
By James Standley

Usain Bolt glided to a new world record as he produced a stunning run in the Olympic 100m final.

Bolt was well clear at 60m and although he eased down and started to celebrate 15 metres from the line he still set a new mark of 9.69 seconds.

Richard Thompson finished second while American Walter Dix came third but they were yards behind the Jamaican.

"I wasn't worried about the world record. I didn't know it until I'd done my victory lap," Bolt told BBC Sport.

"When I ran the earlier round I felt the world record [was possible], because it's a new track, it's fast. But I came out here just to win. I'm so happy for myself and my country.

"Me and my coach, we decided that I can take both the 100m and 200m. So I came here prepared to do that."

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I'm still shaking my head in disbelief - amazing

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Bolt's Jamaican team-mate Asafa Powell had been tipped as a possible rival but finished in fifth place as Bolt produced a superlative performance.

Powell told BBC Sport: "I messed up big time, my legs died on me. Usain ran an awesome race, I'm very happy for him.

"I'm not sure what happened, I just have to be happy for Usain. It's a sad time for me, I really wanted to get that gold medal. But its quite obvious I wasn't ready for the big stage yet."

Second-placed Thompson posted a time of 9.89 seconds while Dix was two-hundredths of a second back in third as six men broke the 10-second barrier, but the race was all about Bolt.

Earlier this year he had set a new world record of 9.72 seconds to take the record away from Powell, and the 21-year-old had looked in imperious form on his way to the final, which world champion Tyson Gay failed to qualify for.
Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt wins Olympic gold by a clear margin even though he eased off

Powell had also looked in fine form but from the gun it was clear there was only going to be one winner.

The 6ft 5in Bolt was away as quickly as anyone and when he hit the front with 50m to go it was all over bar the shouting.

The only question was just how fast a time he was going to set.

And despite easing down well short of the line he took three-hundredths of a second off his previous record in a display American legend Michael Johnson described as "the greatest 100m performance in the history of the event".

Bolt will now try to become the first man to complete the 100m-200m double since Carl Lewis at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.

The 200m heats start on Monday, with the final taking place on Wednesday.

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