It was a victory that Spain had been waiting for almost 44 years. Their long wait ended today as they lift the Euro 2008 Cup by defeating Germany 1-0 in a match that saw several close shaves as both teams gave their level best with top notch performances.
The last time Spain was in [...]

One-Day International
West Indies v. Australia
Grenada: Sunday 29 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
Toss: Australia
Umpires: Asad Rauf, N Malcolm
Match summary (at Close)

West Indies
Runs
Balls
4s
6s

*CH Gayle
run out

53
54
5
3

XM Marshall
c L Ronchi
b SR Watson
35
65
4
0

RR Sarwan
c A Symonds
b MG Johnson
31
43
2
0

S Chanderpaul
c L Ronchi
b A Symonds
32
49
2
0

DJ Bravo
lbw
b A Symonds
7
10
0
0

ADS Fletcher
st L Ronchi
b NW Bracken
12
16
2
0

+D Ramdin

b NW Bracken
21
30
1
0

DJG Sammy

c & [...]

Scott Styris starred for New Zealand as the Black Caps finished their tour of England in style with a 51-run series-clinching victory in the fifth One-Day International at Lord’s on Saturday. Man-of-the-match Styris’s 91 ball 87 was the centrepiece of New Zealand’s 266 for five, which also featured a rapid fifty from his fellow [...]

Its the big night at the Euro 2008. The final will be played at Vienna on Sunday when Spain clash with Germany. Given their past fortunes, this is the perfect match for the finals and only some spectacular football is to be expected.
Germany have already won this tournament three times and they will be looking [...]

NatWest Series
England v. New Zealand
Lord’s: Saturday 28 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: New Zealand won by 51 runs
Toss: England
Umpires: S J Davis, N J Llong
Match summary (at Close)

New Zealand
Runs
Balls
4s
6s

JM How
c RS Bopara
b SCJ Broad
22
26
1
1

+BB McCullum
c GP Swann
b JM Anderson
23
57
1
0

LRPL Taylor
c TR Ambrose
b SCJ Broad
4
15
0
0

SB Styris
not out

87
91
5
3

DR Flynn

b GP Swann
35
54
3
0

JDP Oram
c SCJ Broad
b GP Swann
52
40
2
3

GD Elliott
not out

23
17
1
1

Extras
(b [...]

Five-time champion Roger Federer has advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a straight-set win over Marc Gicquel of France.
After a late start following a 1-hour, 41-minute rain delay Friday, Federer was broken in the opening game but rallied for a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 third-round win over 53rd-ranked Gicquel on Centre Court. His winning [...]

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton said on Friday he would “put the hammer down” for the rest of the Formula One season to win races and wrest the title from Ferrari.
“They (Ferrari) are strong just everywhere but so are we,” the 23-year-old Briton said to a news channel ahead of his home grand prix at Silverstone next [...]

Australia steamrolled a listless West Indies team by 63 runs on Friday to claim a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five limited overs series. Chasing Australia’s 213 for five, the hosts managed a reply of 140 for eight from 41 rain-reduced overs under the Duckworth-Lewis scoring method, in what was by far their most disappointing [...]

World number one Ana Ivanovic’s luck finally ran out at Wimbledon on Friday when she was toppled 6-1, 6-4 in the third round by China’s Zheng Jie.
Forty-eight hours after the Serb saved two match points against Nathalie Dechy, the second with the help of a net cord, she suffered an astonishing meltdown on Court One. [...]

One-Day International
West Indies v. Australia
Grenada: Friday 27 June 2008 (50-over match) (1-day match)
Result: Australia won by 63 runs
Toss: Australia
Umpires: Asad Rauf, N Malcolm
Match summary (at Close)

Australia
Runs
Balls
4s
6s

SE Marsh
c PA Browne
b DBL Powell
12
22
1
0

SR Watson
lbw
b JE Taylor
0
3
0
0

*RT Ponting
c CH Gayle
b JE Taylor
13
17
2
0

MJ Clarke
lbw
b SJ Benn
56
98
6
0

MEK Hussey
c XM Marshall
b DJ Bravo
62
105
2
1

CL White
not out

40
39
3
0

JR Hopes
not out

17
17
1
0

Extras
(b 3, lb 0, nb 1, w [...]