1. Guess who? Yes, it’s that man Usain Bolt again, following up his 100m WR with an equally astonishing 200m record of 19.19 seconds.
Bolt’s performance at the world championships has led many journalists and commentators to state that he has now overtaken Woods and Federer as the world’s foremost sportsman. In fact, the only obstacle he now faces is continuing to improve on his own performances. Perhaps that’s why he has turned his eyes to the long jump.
2. England win the Ashes. The England captain Andrew Strauss was deservedly Man of the Series but it was Andrew Flintoff who once again produced one of the iconic moments of the series by running out Ricky Ponting with a bullet throw at the stumps. Even if you’re someone who couldn’t give a monkey’s about cricket, you should be able to appreciate the skill involved in this…
3. If Usain Bolt didn’t exist, Kenenisa Bekele would undoubtedly be the King of Athletics. Read more
The Norway Cup hosts 1,371 youth teams from 51 countries. After only two matches in the group phase, the MYSA under-13 and under-16 boys have already qualified for the final knockout phase starting on Wednesday. The under 14 girls won their first match yesterday and will play their second match this evening (Monday).
The MYSA U13 boys were in really great form in both their opening matches, beating Oppsal FK of Norway by 15-0 on Sunday and Sveio FK of Norway by 10-0 this morning. Their top scorers are Ovella Ochieng of Korogocho with 7 goals followed by Douglas Odhiambo of Huruma and Josephat Waitutu of Kariobangi with 6 goals each.
MYSA and Oppsal players after their match
1) 9.58 seconds. Usain Bolt.
He may be Sportsman of the Year but is he the greatest athlete of all time?
2) Golf – In any other week the top spot would have been taken by South Korea’s Yang Yong-Eun, who became the first Asian-born winner of a major championship when he beat Tiger Woods at the USPGA. Yang is definitely a contender for the 2010 Laureus Breakthrough of the Year Award. This is Yang’s amazing 75 foot chip for an eagle at the 14th, giving him the lead and ultimately the victory:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver won the Laureus Sport for Good Award at our inaugural Awards ceremony in 2000. Prince Albert of Monaco and World Sports Academy Chairman, Edwin Moses, presented the award to Mrs Kennedy Shriver for her tremendous contribution to society through sport as founder of the Special Olympics. Read more
Grupo Desportivo de Manica’s A team won the provincial football league and now enter the Second Division phase of the season against the best teams from central Mozambique.
Good luck with the next phase and we hope you can get to the first division in 2010.
FC Manica
