Soccer video,Germany vs England

Germany vs England Video Highlights Soccer match.Germany won that match.this was a Competition: UEFA Under 21 Championship Soccer match.and Germany made the final by 4-0 goals.where England didnt had any chance to recover their match.England didnt manage to show their guts to win that tournament.those who miss the match live can see this highlights in my blog

Rugby Union,Jenkins condemns Lions selectors

Jenkins condemns Lions selectors

Jones is helped off in the second Test in which he played a leading Lions role

Ex-Wales hooker Garin Jenkins feels poor selection for the British and Irish Lions' first Test against South Africa led to their series defeat.

Jenkins believes Welsh front-rowers Adam Jones and Matthew Rees should have been picked for the opening Test.

He said: "We missed the chance in the first Test. I think it was poor selection, really."

Jenkins, who was gouged himself at the 1999 World Cup, said weak officiating in the second Test also hurt the Lions.

He also thinks the first Test man-of-the-match display by prop Tendai 'The Beast' Mtawarira, who inflicted damage on the Lions scrum in Durban, masked the South Africans' true weakness in that area.

The ex-Wales hooker says coach Ian McGeechan put the matter right for Saturday's often brutal, but compelling encounter in Pretoria by bringing in Jones and Rees.

But he added: "I think there was so much pride shown Saturday. I think we missed the chance in the first Test. I think it was poor selection, really.

"It was well documented that if the Springboks had a weak part, it was their scrum. The Beast - as they've named him - isn't a great scrummager... and I think the Lions knew that they held the upper hand there.

"I don't know whether they [the Lions] worked on it hard enough, worked on their strengths in the first Test, which, really, looking back on the series, is where the series was won - in that first 20 minutes in Durban.

"And it was poor selection as proved Saturday when the Lions got the selection right with Matthew Rees and Adam Jones there at two and three.

"That allowed the Lions a platform and it's a missed opportunity. I'd put the Test series down to poor selection in the first Test."

Jones was among the walking wounded in the wake of the 28-25 second Test defeat, the victim of the challenge that led to Springbok second-row Bakkies Botha being cited and banned for two weeks for dangerous charging.

However, the most controversial incident took place in the first minute when Schalk Burger was sin-binned for eye-gouging wing Luke Fitzgerald.

Jenkins was gouged by an Argentine in the 1999 World Cup opening game

The flanker has since been banned for eight weeks following a citing hearing.

Having been the victim of a similarly infamous incident himself, in the opening World Cup game against Argentina in 1999, Jenkins says French referee Philippe Berdos and touch-judge Bryce Lawrence should have acted more strictly in Pretoria.

"It was certainly a physical game, wasn't it? The intensity was over and above what we've seen in recent times," said Jenkins.

He added: "The South Africans have always been very physical in their 120 years of rugby history, but on Saturday it was real boundary stuff.

"I just think some times things are done in the heat of the moment.

"I know Schalk Burger's very physical and there's no place in the game for gouging.

"He [Berdos] should have issued a red card and Bryce Lawrence... should have been as authoritative in insisting it was a red card to the referee as he was implementing the scrum tactics the week before in Durban when he penalised the Lions off the park.

"But I just think it was weak refereeing and it was very costly to the end of the game to the Lions."

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Soccer news,US 2-3 Brazil

US 2-3 Brazil

Brazil denied the United States a shock victory by coming back from two goals down to win the Confederations Cup.

A Clint Dempsey flick and a Landon Donovan strike on the counter put the US into a surprise 2-0 half-time lead.

Luis Fabiano pulled one back for Brazil before Kaka was denied an equaliser when his header was wrongly judged not to have crossed the line.

Luis Fabiano's headed second levelled matters before, five minutes from time, Lucio nodded in a corner to win it.

After upsetting the odds so spectacularly with their 2-0 semi-final victory over Spain, the US almost tore up the script again, against opponents who had beaten them 3-0 in the group stage of the competition.

Predictably, favourites Brazil had the lion's share of possession, but the incisive football was played by the American underdogs throughout the first half.

Indeed, with their first attack the US scored.

Jonathan Spector launched a cross from deep at Dempsey, whose swinging volley made the faintest of touches to direct the ball past Julio Cesar.

Even at such an early stage, it was clear that Brazil were waiting for one of their leading lights to create something from nothing as opposed to taking collective responsibility.

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Three times their star-turn Kaka created chances for others, firstly Robinho, then Felipe Melo and finally Maicon, but each time American goalkeeper Tim Howard was equal to the final shot.

After 25 minutes, Brazil were made to pay for their profligacy as the USA launched a superb counter-attack which resulted in a superb second goal.

Donovan found Charlie Davies on the left wing, whose incisive return pass found Donovan in space and bearing down on goal but still with plenty to do.

The striker's touch took him away from the covering Ramires and his next touch was a perfectly placed side-foot shot past Cesar.

With seconds remaining in the half Brazil almost clawed back what would have been a barely merited goal when Maicon got round the back of the American defence, but his cross was deflected away from the lurking Fabiano by Carlos Bocanegra.

Barely a minute into the second half, the dynamic of the game changed as Felipe Melo fed Luis Fabiano, who swivelled sharply and shot past Howard.

With the momentum now in their favour, Brazil attacked with regularity and were mistakenly denied parity on the hour as Kaka's far post header from an Andre Santos cross was pushed clear by Howard, but replays showed that the ball had crossed the line.

Luis Fabiano had a chance to equalise when he was played in on goal by substitute Elano - and played onside by Oguchi Onyewu - but Howard was quick off his line to smother the ball before the striker could shoot.

With 15 minutes to go Luis Fabiano did pull his side level.

Kaka drove in from the left and crossed for Robinho whose shot hit the underside of the bar but bounced nicely for Luis Fabiano who made no mistake in nodding the ball past the diving Howard.

With Brazil now in the ascendancy, the US were unable to hold out, and five minutes from time the turnaround was complete.

Elano's outswinging corner was met by the unmarked Lucio and his powerful header struck the inside of Howard's right-hand post on its way in to break American hearts.

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US coach Bob Bradley:

"That defeat really hurt.

"I'm extremely proud of my players, but it still feels pretty lousy to let this one get away.

"I hope though that people around the world see we have good team and great players and it is a big step forward."

Brazil coach Dunga:

"Even after we went 2-0 down the team was still sure of itself. We told them at half-time to play down the wings, keep patient.

"We did that, we have been together for 29 days and we were determined to win it.

"It is very difficult to overcome a 2-0 deficit, it is not easy, but if you have committed players who never give up then you have a chance and we came back in the second half. We showed a high level of professionalism."

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US: Howard, Spector, DeMerit, Onyewu, Bocanegra, Dempsey, Clark (Casey 88), Feilhaber (Bornstein 75), Donovan, Davies, Altidore (Kljestan 75).
Subs Not Used: Guzan, Califf, Wynne, Pearce, Beasley, Adu, Torres, Bradley, Robles.

Booked: Bocanegra.

Goals: Dempsey 10, Donovan 27.

Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Luisao, Andre Santos (Dani Alves 66), Ramires (Elano 67), Felipe Melo, Silva, Kaka, Luis Fabiano, Robinho.
Subs Not Used: Victor, Juan, Kleber, Miranda, Josue, Julio Baptista, Kleberson, Alexandre Pato, Nilmar, Gomes.

Booked: Felipe Melo, Andre Santos, Lucio.

Goals: Luis Fabiano 46, 74, Lucio 84.

Att: 62,000

Ref: Martin Hansson (Sweden).

Soccer news,Man City make approach for Eto'o

Man City make approach for Eto'o

Eto'o may be set to grace the Premier League next season

Manchester City have bid in the region of £25m for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o, BBC Radio 5 Live understands.

The Spanish club's president Joan Laporta claimed City have made the 28-year-old Cameroon international a "stratospheric offer" to join them.

Reports have suggested the Eastlands club have offered Eto'o wages of up to £250,000 per week, which would make him the highest-paid player in the world.

City refused to confirm or deny that they have made an offer.

Eto'o joined Barcelona in 2004, signing from Mallorca for a fee of about £16m, and has since scored more than 100 goals in his five seasons with the club.

He helped the Catalan side to win a treble trophy haul of the Spanish league title, domestic cup and Champions League in the 2008-2009 campaign.

Eto'o scored the opening goal in the Champions League final in Rome as Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0.

In doing so he became only the second player, after Raul, to score in two Champions League finals because Eto'o was also on target in Barcelona's 2-1 victory against Arsenal in 2006.

Already this summer City have signed striker Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn for £18m and Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry for £12m.

And it is believed City are also chasing Manchester United forward Carlos Tevez, who is soon to be out of contract, and Everton defender Joleon Lescott.

Espanyol have also confirmed that City are keen to sign their 16-year-old midfielder Joan Angel Roman.

Ahletics news,200m success for Bolt in Jamaica

200m success for Bolt in Jamaica

200m Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-Brown book their places at the World Championships with wins at the Jamaican National Track Championships.

Soccer,Brazil vs USA soccer video

Brazil vs USA soccer video highlights.

that was a confederations cup final match and as usual Brazil won that match .
Final - FIFA Confederations Cup
The party can be on again for Samba dancers, at least until Sunday evening, as Brazil dramatically managed to reach the final of the Confederations Cup tournament! The South American champions will meet CONCACAF’s 2007 Gold Cup winners in a repeat of Brazil’s second round clash in this tournament.Brazil wonn that match by 3-2 goals.USA was very good against abut at the last time brazil made a comeback and made America lost their match.

Soccer video,Real Salt Lake vs Toronto

Real Salt Lake vs Toronto soccer videos highlights.those who miss this live match link in my blog can see this match highlights.u can see soccer live streaming on your pc just go to my blog here is my url http://soccerlivefreestreaming.blogspot.com . now see this highlights in my another highlights blog .Real Salt lake won that match by 3-0 goals,

Soccer video,CD Chivas USA vs San Luis

CD Chivas USA vs San Luis ,Video ,Highlights soccer which was a SuperLiga 2009 match where those team made a draw which means no result of this match see this highlights,

Soccer news,Torres recommends Valencia trio

Torres recommends Valencia trio

Villa, Mata and Silva have been on Confederations Cup duty with Torres

Fernando Torres has recommended three of his Spanish international team-mates to Rafael Benitez in the hope that the Liverpool manager will sign one.

The striker insists any one of Valencia attacking trio David Silva, Juan Mata or David Villa would help the Reds win a first top-flight title in 20 years.

"I have recommended Silva, Mata or Villa to Benitez and I hope we have the money to buy them," said Torres.

"They're small players with quality and maybe they can make the difference."

Liverpool have already shown interest in 27-year-old striker Villa, who is also a target of Chelsea and Spanish side Real Madrid.

And Reds boss Benitez is also keen on 23-year-old Silva who can play on either wing or as a supporting striker, but he too is reportedly being courted by Real.

Mata, 21, is a left-sided forward, who Barcelona are rumoured to be interested in.

"Silva, Mata and Villa are small players with quality like United had with Carlos Tevez and Paul Scholes," said Torres.

"Yossi Benayoun plays like these kind of players and I hope we can bring in more like that so then we have different options to play against all the sides."

Liverpool came close to wresting the Premier League title from Manchester United's grasp last season, but, despite beating the Red Devils at Anfield and Old Trafford, they finished four points adrift of the champions.

And Torres pointed to Liverpool's inability to beat the likes of Stoke, Fulham, West Ham and Hull at Anfield as the reason for their failure to land the title.

"We have a fantastic team to play against the big teams and we are competitive," he said.

"But maybe against those teams lower down we are not good enough. We have to improve that and I think we can.

"I think we can definitely be stronger at home. We have some very good players but maybe we need other playeer.

Soccer news,Eriksson backs Pearce for England

Eriksson backs Pearce for England

Pearce has guided England to their first major final in 25 years

Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson believes Stuart Pearce can make the step up from national under-21 coach to first team manager.

Pearce has guided his side to the final of the European Under-21 Championships in Sweden, where they will face Germany on Monday.

And Eriksson told BBC Sport: "If he has proven it at under-21 why shouldn't he be able to do it with the senior team?

"Yes it's a big step, but I think he can do it in the future. Why not?"

The 47-year-old works with senior coach Fabio Capello on England duty and is seen by Eriksson as a potential successor to the Italian.

Pearce's side reached the final with a victory on penalties over Sweden after letting slip a 3-0 half-time lead.

"I'm sorry they knocked out Sweden, but its good for England. Reaching the final of a European Championships is fantastic," said Swedish-born Eriksson, who became England's first foreign manager when he succeeded Kevin Keegan in January 2001.

He lifted England from 17th to fourth in the world rankings, but they were knocked out of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups and 2004 European Championships at the quarter-final stage.

Eriksson left the England job at the end of the 2006 World Cup and took over as Manchester City manager one year later in July 2007.

He guided them to ninth and a first league double over Manchester United since the 1969/70 season, but then left to take over as Mexico coach.

However, in April of this year, only 10 months after accepting the job, Eriksson was sacked.

He is still looking for a new job and expressed his desire to return to England.

"I would like to return to the Premier League but I think if you put that question to more or less every manager in the world, then they would like to do it as well," he said.

However, he admitted that he had not had any offers recently.

"Very few clubs change managers so we'll have to wait and see in the future," he said.

Soccer,England must show guts - Pearce

England must show guts - Pearce

Uefa European Under-21 Championships final
Venue: New Stadium, Malmo, Sweden Date: Monday, 29 June Start: 1945 BST
Coverage: Live text commentary on BBC Sport website and live TV coverage on Sky Sports

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Pearce has coached England to their first major final in 25 years

Coach Stuart Pearce has urged his England players to show character when they take on Germany in Monday's European Under-21 Championships final.

England beat Sweden on penalties after letting slip a 3-0 half-time lead to reach the final for the first time since 1984, when they beat Spain 3-0.

"The team who has the most guts, takes their chances and maybe has enough fit players will win," said Pearce.

"We came here to win, now we want to take the trophy home."

Goalkeeper Joe Hart and strikers Gabriel Agbonlahor and Fraizer Campbell are suspended for the final.

Hart and Agbonlahor both picked up second yellow cards in the semi-final win over Sweden, while Campbell was sent off in extra-time.

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Pearce, who barely celebrated on Friday in Gothenburg when Guillermo Molins hit the post to give England the shoot-out victory, admitted England were not on top form.

"When the penalty hit the post everything else was irrelevant and only Monday was important," he said.

"As a nation we have played fantastically well and not got anything out of some matches.

"We can play a hell of a lot better than we did against Sweden, the players will be focused on Monday because the message for the last two years has been that we have come here to win the trophy.

"There is only one team that stands in our way now."

And that team is Germany, who beat Italy 1-0 in the other semi-final and are chasing their first overall tournament victory.

England, who drew 1-1 with Germany in the group stages, are looking for their third win after beating West Germany 5-4 in 1982's two-legged final and Spain 3-0, again over two legs, two years later.

"We're looking forward to it and come Monday we should win," said Pearce.

Rugby union,Battered Lions lose injured props

Battered Lions lose injured props

Jones (left) dislocated a shoulder while Jenkins cracked a cheekbone

The British and Irish Lions have lost both props for the third and final Test against South Africa next weekend.

Gethin Jenkins and Adam Jones were both injured in the 28-25 second-Test defeat and had operations on Saturday, with five Lions sent to hospital in total.

Jenkins has a broken cheekbone and Jones dislocated his shoulder.

Brian O'Driscoll (concussion) and Jamie Roberts (wrist) are major doubts, but Ronan O'Gara (eye cut) and Tommy Bowe (elbow) should be fit for selection.

Head coach Ian McGeechan, who confirmed the Lions would not be calling up any replacements, said the loss of Jenkins, Jones, O'Driscoll and Roberts had a major bearing on the second Test.

"There is no doubt the four serious injuries affected the tempo of our game and our decision-making and accuracy," he said.

"I don't think the uncontested scrums helped us either. We were working the big Boks forwards around and it became a soft platform after that.

"Losing the two props was a massive blow. I think the game would have been different if they had stayed on."

Jenkins was injured in a clash of heads with Springboks winger Bryan Habana while Jones left the field at the same time, forcing the introduction of uncontested scrums, after being taken out by Bakkies Botha.

The Springbok lock was cited for the incident, while his team-mate Schalk Burger was also charged following an incident in the first minute of the match.

Lions doctor James Robson said: "It certainly was a fairly brutal game.

"As the casualty list goes it is not something I am happy with. To lose two of our most colourful characters in Gethin and Adam is distressing.

"Gethin has had a plastic plate inserted. The timescale for his recovery is six to eight weeks.

"We couldn't get Adam's shoulder to pop back in at the stadium and he was required to go to theatre. He will be subject to further investigation and specialist opinion.

"Brian is very much alert and conscious today (Sunday) but he is subject to the usual return-to-play protocol."

Saturday's defeat in Pretoria means the Lions head to Johannesburg for the third Test with the hosts holding a decisive 2-0 lead in the series.

Soccer,Spain 3-2 South Africa (aet)

Spain 3-2 South Africa (aet)

Mphela fires in a last minute free-kick to take the game to extra time

Spain secured victory over hosts South Africa in the Confederations Cup third-place play-off courtesy of a Xabi Alonso extra-time free-kick.

South African substitute Katlego Mphela opened the scoring in the second half, lashing in a Siphiwe Tshabalala cross.

Two goals in two minutes from Daniel Guiza seemed to have won it for Spain until Mphela crashed home an injury-time free-kick to force extra-time.

But Alonso curled in a set-piece in the second period of extra-time to win it.

For much of normal time this game was a typically drab third-place play-off, with European Champions Spain - whose 35-match unbeaten run came to a shock end against the United States in the semi-final - particularly lethargic.

The closest either side came to a goal in the first half was a Matthew Booth snap shot that fizzed past the post for the home side.

Spain were brighter in the second half, with Albert Riera forcing a smart save from Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune.

However, it was the home side who took the lead when Tshabalala was released wide left and his cross was firstly controlled by Mphela before being crashed into the roof of the net by the striker.

It looked like being the only goal of the game until Guiza's late show.

The substitute striker turned in a Santi Cazorla cross with his right foot into the bottom left-hand corner in the 88th minute.

Barely a minute later he had put Spain into the lead, when what appeared to have been a cross beat Khune, clipped the far upright and went in.

It appeared as though this would be enough to win the match for Spain, but with the final kick of the match, three minutes into injury-time, Mphela lashed in a spectacular 25-yard free-kick to extend matters by a further 30 minutes.

In an understandably nervy extra-time, Liverpool midfielder Alonso had the final say, with a smart, curling free-kick that beat attackers and defenders alike to find the far right corner of the net.

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Spain: Casillas, Arbeloa, Albiol, Pique, Capdevila, Santi Cazorla, Alonso, Riera, Busquets (Llorente 81), Villa (Silva 57), Torres (Guiza 57).
Subs Not Used: Diego Lopez, Marchena, Puyol, Pablo, Xavi, Fabregas, Sergio Ramos, Mata, Reina.

Booked: Busquets, Pique, Albiol, Llorente.

Goals: Guiza 88, 89, Alonso 107.

South Africa: Khune, Gaxa, Booth, Mokoena, Masilela, Pienaar (Mphela 64), Dikgacoi, Sibaya, Modise (Van Heerden 69), Parker, Tshabalala (Mhlongo 84).
Subs Not Used: Fernandez, Davids, Mdledle, Fanteni, Moon, Khumalo, Mashego, Gould, Baloyi.

Booked: Pienaar, Mphela, Masilela.

Goals: Mphela 73, 90.

After Extra Time

Att: 21,500

Ref: Matthew Breeze (Austrailia).

Boxing news,New date for Mayweather v Marquez

New date for Mayweather v Marquez

Mayweather Jr and Marquez visited London in May to promote their fight

Floyd Mayweather Jr's comeback bout against Juan Manuel Marquez has been rescheduled for 19 September.

The undefeated five-weight champion was due to fight Mexico's Marquez on 18 July but pulled out with a rib injury.

Mayweather has not fought since beating Britain's Ricky Hatton in a December 2007 welterweight bout.

"I will destroy Marquez and reclaim my rightful place as boxing's pound-for-pound king all in one night," said the 32-year-old.

"I am relieved to be cleared to fight as I was already looking forward to getting back in the ring."

The 12-round bout will be staged at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as originally planned.

It is seen as a stepping stone for Mayweather to an eventual showdown with Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, his successor in the pound-for-pound rankings.

He will fight Marquez - the WBO and WBA lightweight champion - on the weekend after Mexican Independence Day.

"I am happy that Mayweather has been cleared to fight and we can get down to business," said Marquez, nicknamed 'Dinamita'.

"I will be fighting for (people) who will have a great reason to celebrate my win over Mayweather, which will be for the entire country of Mexico. I am sure of victory."

Mayweather has won all 39 of his professional contests, with 25 victories coming via knockouts.

Marquez, 35, has won 50 of his 55 fights (37 by KO), with four defeats and one draw.

Boxing news,DeGale to train with Mayweather

DeGale to train with Mayweather

DeGale is excited at the prospect of facing one of his heroes

British middleweight James DeGale is set to train and spar with undefeated five-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr at the end of July.

DeGale, who won Olympic gold in 2008, will first meet Irishman Ciaran Healey at Manchester's MEN Arena on 18 July in his third professional bout.

"We have an option to train with Mayweather in Vegas," said DeGale.

"To be in the gym with Floyd will be unbelievable. Floyd is one of my favourite fighters ever."

DeGale and his trainer Jim McDonnell met Mayweather during the American's public workout in London last month when the idea was agreed.

"He's a boxer who can dig deep when he needs to. Mayweather is a proper showman - I love his attitude. He has all the skills," added the 23-year-old.

"If I'm half the fighter he is, I'll be cool."

606: DEBATE Obviously he'll learn a lot from this but do you reckon it'll be enough to propel him on to big things? whotobeA

McDonnell believes sparring with top Americans such as Mayweather will accelerate DeGale's progress through the professional ranks.

"We're going to use the summer vacation as part of James' learning curve. All we've go to do with Mayweather is finalise the details," he said.

"We also have an option to train with Ronald 'Winky' Wright in Miami and Jermain Taylor at Gleason's Gym in New York.

"We want James to train and spar with world champions."

Ashes stars in the ring with DeGale

DeGale also took time out to spar with England cricketers Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood.

Mayweather Jr was due to fight lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez on 18 July but that has been postponed after the American suffered a rib injury in training.

It would have been Mayweather Jr's comeback fight from retirement which followed his win against Briton Ricky Hatton in their welterweight bout in December 2007.

Motogp news,Rossi earns 100th career victory

Rossi earns 100th career victory

Report - Rossi takes Dutch MotoGP

Valentino Rossi romped to his 100th career victory as he won the Dutch MotoGP at Assen to go clear in the MotoGP world championship standings.

The reigning world champion came home ahead of Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, with Australia's Casey Stoner, who led early on, finishing third.

Honda duo Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso crashed out from threatening positions on the same corner.

Their exits helped James Toseland to sixth, his best result of the season.

"I'm so happy, it was a great race," Rossi told BBC Sport.

"I felt good from the first lap, so I decided to push to the maximum.

"I know Jorge Lorenzo is hard to beat but I have great pace, the tyres worked very well and Yamaha is fantastic on this track."

His victory was a lot more straight forward than his dramatic win over Lorenzo in Barcelona, and he joked "this was more boring from the outside, but another battle with Jorge like that is too much for old people like my grandmother."

Stoner's third place finish was all the more impressive considering he was suffering from stomach cramps for the second consecutive race, and after the race he was clearly in pain.

"It's not my fitness, I know I've trained hard enough, it's something a bit strange", said the Australian.

"Luckily the bike was working well on a bad day."

Once Rossi got past Stoner there was no great battle for the podium places, with the main area of excitement being the battle for sixth place.

Toseland was at the front of the pack for a lot of the time, holding off the attentions of Mika Kallio, but going into the closing stages, it seemed his chance of sixth place was gone.

But Toni Elias and Loris Capirossi went on to the grass at the final corner, opening the door for Toseland to go through, and Kallio skidded off into the gravel and failed to finish.

"I was getting ready to pass Mika at the last corner when Elias came under me at Turn 10. That let Loris through too and I'd gone from sixth to ninth!," said Toseland.

"It was so chaotic I didn't even see Kallio crash and I thought when Elias dived under Loris at the last chicane that they might run off. Fortunately for me they did and I took advantage - leading that group for so long, I think I deserved sixth."

Earlier, in the 125cc race, Spain's Sergio Gadea claimed his first win of the season as he came home ahead of Nico Terol and Julian Simon, with Bradley Smith fourth.

But Smith was promoted to a podium position after Terol was penalised 20 seconds for a clash with Gadea.

That result ensures Smith remains in close contention in the 125cc championship standings.

And Hiroshi Aoyama took the lead in the 250cc standings after winning his race, ahead of Hector Barbera and Marco Simoncelli.

Previous championship leader Alvaro Bautista failed to finish after hitting the back of Aoyama's bike.

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Dutch MotoGP race result:
1 V Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 42 minutes 14.611 seconds
2 J Lorenzo (Spa) Yamaha 42:19.979
3 C Stoner (Aus) Ducati 42:37.724
4 C Edwards (USA) Yamaha 42:43.725
5 C Vermeulen (Aus) Suzuki 42:48.216
6 J Toseland (Gbr) Yamaha 42:53.958
7 R De Puniet (Fra) Honda 42:54.154
8 T Elias (Spa) Honda 42:54.385
9 N Hayden (USA) Ducati 42:54.434
10 L Capirossi (Ita) Suzuki 42:55.284
11 A de Angelis (RSM) Honda 43:00.621
12 M Melandri (Ita) Kawasaki 43:12.388
13 S Gibernau (Spn) Ducati 43:19.977
14 N Canepa (Ita) Ducati 43:24.508
15 Y Takahashi (Jpn) Honda 43:24.541

MotoGP world championship standings:

1 V Rossi (Ita) 131 points
2 J Lorenzo (Spn) 126
3 C Stoner (Aus) 122
4 A Dovizioso (Ita) 69
5 D Pedrosa (Spn) 67
= C Edwards (USA) 67
7 L Capirossi (Ita) 55
8 M Melandri (Ita) 54
9 C Vermeulen (Aus) 53
10 R de Puniet (Fr) 51

125cc race result:

1 S Gadea (Sp) Aprilia 39 minutes 07.577 seconds
2 J Simon (Sp) Aprilia 39:08.478
3 B Smith (GB) Aprilia 39:19.933

125cc championship standings:

1 J Simon (Spn) Aprilia 104 points
2 B Smith (GB) Aprilia 98.5
3 A Iannone (Ita) Aprilia 84.5

250cc race result:

1 H Aoyama (Jpn) Honda 40 minutes 44.008 seconds
2 H Barbera (Spn) Aprilia 40:48.432
3 M Simoncelli (Ita) Gilera 40:54.437

250cc championship standings:

1 H Aoyama (Jpn) Honda 121 points
2 A Bautista (Spn) Aprilia) 108
3 H Barbera (Spn) Aprilia 95

Rugby Union,South Africa 28-25 Lions

South Africa 28-25 Lions

South Africa (8) 28
Tries: Pietersen, Habana, Fourie Con: M Steyn 2 Pens: F Steyn, M Steyn 2
Lions (16) 25
Tries Kearney Con: S Jones Pens: S Jones 5 Drop-goal: S Jones

South Africa celebrate avenging their series defeat in 1997

The British and Irish Lions' hopes of squaring the series in South Africa ended in heart-breaking fashion as replacement Springboks fly-half Morne Steyn landed a winning penalty with the last kick of a thrilling second Test in Pretoria.

Ian McGeechan's side succumbed in the cruellest conceivable manner to put the seal on a third consecutive series defeat for the tourists.

Steyn's monumental kick from 53m ensured the world champions earned a measure of revenge for their 1997 defeat by the Lions, who led until the 74th minute before the video referee ruled Jaque Fourie had scored for the Boks in the right corner.

Steyn's touchline conversion saw the hosts edge in front 25-22, but a Stephen Jones penalty with three minutes left levelled the scores.

A draw would have kept the series alive until the deciding Test in Johannesburg next Saturday, but it was not to be.

South Africa manufactured a drop-goal attempt for Steyn with a minute left, but the replacement fly-half's effort fell short.

Ronan O'Gara, on for the injured Jamie Roberts, retrieved the kick and opted to launch a high up-and-under rather than aim for touch.

He chased his own kick, but only succeeded in stumbling into Fourie Du Preez as he claimed it in the air.

Referee Christophe Berdos deemed it a penalty and Morne Steyn, a hero with the local Bulls fans, coolly stroked over the kick to send them into raptures, and shatter the Lions.

Such an outcome appeared unlikely for most of the match as the Lions dominated for large periods.

Rob Kearney's early converted try, and two penalties and a drop-goal from Stephen Jones, gave them a 16-8 half-time lead which Jones extended to 19-8 on the hour.

But the world champions fought back superbly in the final quarter as tries from Bryan Habana and Fourie, both converted by Morne Steyn, who added two vital penalties, steered them home.

The match got off to an explosive start when Schalk Burger, who led his side onto the field on the occasion of his 50th cap, was removed from it within the first minute.

The Lions had conceded a penalty but it was reversed when touch judge Bryce Lawrence adjudged the celebrated flanker had raked his finger across the eyes of Lions wing Luke Fitzgerald.

If so, it was difficult to see why French referee Christophe Berdos did not produce a red card, but Jones knocked over the penalty to give the Lions the early momentum.

From Kearney's counter-attack, Tommy Bowe raced into the line and fed Gethin Jenkins, but the Welsh prop delayed his pass to the onrushing Roberts as a try beckoned.

The Boks appeared rattled by the early onslaught and a dust-up saw Victor Matfield shove Brian O'Driscoll and Juan Smith swing an arm at the Lions centre, whose response was to mouth "Bring it on!" at his would-be assailants.

The Lions' try in the seventh minute featured a brilliant offload from Stephen Jones out the back of his hand to Kearney, who left Frans Steyn unsure whether to make the tackle with Bowe lurking, allowing the full-back to reach over in the right corner.

Jones converted superbly from the touchline to make it 10-0 in eight minutes, a complete reversal from the woeful start in Durban a week ago.

Simon Shaw, making his Lions Test debut at the age of 35, put his giant frame about to good effect with some early charges, while the tourists sought to spread the ball wide at every opportunity.

But having conceded 10 points with Burger off the field, the Boks scored immediately upon his return.

Smith won a line-out at the tail and scrum-half Du Preez released Pietersen, who picked a superb angle to ease past Fitzgerald and over to the right of the posts.

Ruan Pienaar missed the relatively straightforward conversion, the first of three costly misses by the Boks fly-half before he was replaced on the hour.

The Lions were then grateful to Fitzgerald as he retrieved a chip ahead from Pietersen after a cross-kick from Pienaar, giving South Africa a 5m scrum.

But after the problems the Lions endured in the first Test, they won a vital penalty when Bismarck Du Plessis and John Smit popped up at the collision.

O'Gara's careless late challenge gave the Boks the decisive shot at goal

Andrew Sheridan came on for a powerful cameo after replacing a bloodied Jenkins, and the Lions were denied a second try when Pierre Spies brought down O'Driscoll with a superb tackle after the centre had released Fitzgerald down the left wing.

But the tourists recycled patiently and took play through 13 phases before Jones, in acres of space, landed a simple drop-goal from 15m to extend the lead to 18-5.

Francois Steyn kept the Boks in touch at the interval with a mammoth 55m penalty with the last kick of the half.

The third quarter featured a litany of injuries as Jenkins clashed heads with Habana and left the fray for good five minutes into the second half.

With fellow prop Adam Jones also going off with a sprained shoulder, there were uncontested scrums for the final 35 minutes.

The Lions suffered two let-offs when Pienaar missed two long-range penalties within four minutes.

And it appeared the match was swinging decisively their way when Boks captain John Smit was penalised on the hour and Jones stroked over his third penalty to give the Lions an 11-point cushion going into the final quarter.

But after a sickening collision between O'Driscoll and Danie Rossouw resulted in both players collapsing to the ground, before being forced off, the Boks struck.

Spies picked up off the back of an uncontested scrum and fed the electric Habana, who arrowed through the Lions midfield and held off Kearney's last-ditch tackle to stretch over.

Morne Steyn, on at fly-half for Pienaar, converted to trim the gap to four points, but with the pressure mounting on the Lions, Boks hooker Du Plessis opted to run a kickable penalty and the tourists turned it over.

Roberts followed O'Driscoll off the field, resulting in a centre partnership of Stephen Jones and Bowe for the last 13 minutes, with O'Gara coming on at fly-half.

It proved an unfortunate cameo for the Irishman. Jones kicked his fifth penalty to make it 22-18 to the Lions with 10 minutes left, but O'Gara then missed a tackle on the powerful Fourie.

Mike Phillips's last-ditch tackle ultimately proved unsuccessful and after several minutes of deliberation, television match official Stuart Dickinson awarded the try, with apparently no decisive replay that could either confirm or rule out whether he had gone into touch in the act of scoring.

Morne Steyn's touchline conversion suddenly left the Lions five minutes to manufacture a score to keep the series alive.

A high tackle by replacement Boks lock Andries Bekker on Stephen Jones saw the Welshman haul himself up to level the scores.

But it was South Africa who were handed a chance to win the game, and Morne Steyn gratefully accepted the opportunity to win the series for the world champions.

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South Africa: Frans Steyn, JP Pietersen, Adi Jacobs, Jean de Villiers, Bryan Habana; Ruan Pienaar, Fourie du Preez; Tendai Mtawarira, Bismarck du Plessis, John Smit (capt) Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield, Schalk Burger, Juan Smith, Pierre Spies.

Replacements: Chilliboy Ralepelle, Deon Carstens, Andries Bekker (for Botha, 59), Danie Rossouw (for Smith, 59, off 61), Heinrich Brussow (for Rossouw, 61), Jaque Fourie (for De Villiers, 56), Morne Steyn (for Pienaar, 60).

Lions: Rob Kearney, Tommy Bowe, Brian O'Driscoll, Jamie Roberts, Luke Fitzgerald, Stephen Jones, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins, Matthew Rees, Adam Jones, Simon Shaw, Paul O'Connell, Tom Croft, David Wallace, Jamie Heaslip.

Replacements: Ross Ford, Andrew Sheridan (for Jenkins, blood, 22-31, 45), Alun-Wyn Jones (for A Jones, 45), Martyn Williams (for Wallace, 68), Harry Ellis, Ronan O'Gara (for Roberts 67), Shane Williams (for O'Driscoll, 64).

Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

Attendance: 52,511

Soccer news,Italy vs Germany Video Highlights

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Soccer news,England U21 3-3 Sweden U21 (aet)

England U21 3-3 Sweden U21 (aet)

England win 5-4 on penalties

By Phil Dawkes

England Under-21s set up a European Championship final against Germany with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Sweden despite losing a 3-0 half-time lead.

Martin Cranie's strike, a Nedum Onuoha shot and a Mattias Bjarsmyr own goal put England in control at the break.

A revitalised Sweden forced extra-time after Ola Toivonen's free-kick and two Marcus Berg goals levelled the score.

Frazier Campbell saw red, but England held on to set up a final with Germany, who beat Italy 1-0 in their semi-final.

England had fallen at the semi-final stage of this 31-year-old tournament five times, including a 13-12 penalty defeat to the Netherlands two years ago.

But they were able to put that long-running hoodoo to bed after Guillermo Molin's miss from the penalty spot sealed their win.

The home side had secured their own passage to the last four only 72 hours earlier, courtesy of a bruising 3-1 victory over Serbia and England caught the hosts napping after just a minute.

James Milner delivered an outswinging corner which fell at the feet of full-back Cranie on the edge of the box and his effort beat Swedish keeper Johan Dahlin and a covering defender to find the net.

Once the game settled, England emerged as the dominant force in it, working hard to retain possession and then looking to utilise the pace of their forward line on the break.

The only sour note of the first 45 minutes was the booking of Gabriel Agbonlahor for using an arm when challenging aerially with Bjarsmyr, ruling him out of the final.

Bjarsmyr was forced to leave the field for treatment and England took almost immediate advantage of their numerical superiority, again from a corner.

Milner delivered and inattentive Swedish defending allowed Onuoha to control the ball, and strike a swivelled shot into the corner of the net.

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If Bjarsmyr's absence was to blame for the second goal, England's third owed entirely to his presence as, in attempting to clear, his swinging left foot diverted an Onuoha header from Lee Cattermole's right-wing cross into his own net.

Cattermole almost made it four on the stroke of half-time but his fierce strike from a neat Agbonlahor lay-off flew just over.

Theo Walcott's pace created a number of openings for himself throughout the second half, but each time his shooting let him down.

England paid the price for such profligacy as Sweden - galvanised by substitutes Labinot Harbuzi, Robin Soder and Molins - gradually chipped away at the deficit.

With 20 minutes remaining, Molins beat Kieran Gibbs down the right and his cross was slotted in by Berg from eight yards out.

Pearce had previously lost three semi-finals as England player and coach

Seven minutes later Onuoha fouled Toivonen 22 yards out and the Swedish midfielder picked himself up and fired the resulting free-kick past Joe Hart to make it 3-2.

And Sweden - benefitting from England's inability to retain possession - grabbed a deserved equaliser on 81 minutes when Soder flicked the ball back at the far post and Berg was on hand to crash his seventh goal of the tournament into the roof of the net.

England's task in extra-time was made all the harder when substitute Campbell picked up his second booking for a lunging foul on Mikael Lustig.

Predictably, Sweden came closest to winning the game but Berg was denied a hat-trick when his header struck the crossbar and Hart was able to tip a 25-yard shot from Harbuzi over the bar.

The record of England's senior team in penalty shoot-outs is far from impressive, while memories of the heartbreaking defeat for the Under-21s two years ago were also fresh in the mind of England fans as the game went to penalties.

Milner gave England the worst possible start, slipping and horribly miscuing his penalty high and wide.

But the hosts were unable to capitalise though as Berg's penalty was saved by Hart.

The teams then traded four successful penalties each, during which Hart was booked for straying off his line to earn a yellow card that will keep him out of the final, although Pearce has stated he intends to appeal the decision.

Gibbs slotted England's sixth penalty but Molins' effort struck the outside of the post to give England victory.

Soccer news,Ronaldo agrees six-year Real deal

Ronaldo agrees six-year Real deal

Ronaldo was heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid last summer

Cristiano Ronaldo will complete his world record £80m move from Manchester United to Real Madrid on 1 July after agreeing a six-year deal.

United, who accepted Real's offer for the 24-year-old winger on 11 June, confirmed on their website that the transfer had been finalised.

A statement on Real's website read: "The player will be tied to Real Madrid for the next six seasons.

"He will be presented on 6 July at the Santiago Bernabeu."

Ronaldo was on holiday in the United States at the time the offer was made by Real, on 10 June.

During that time, United stated that the decision came at the Portugal international's request after he "again expressed his desire to leave".

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The Old Trafford club said the offer was unconditional and wanted the matter to be concluded by 30 June.

The addition of Ronaldo to the Real ranks is part of a remarkable spending spree by the Spanish giants since Florentino Perez returned as club president on 1 June.

He brought in Brazil playmaker Kaka for a then-world record £56m, then Ronaldo for £80m before signing centre-back Raul Albiol from Valencia for £12m, to bring Real's total summer spend, so far, to £148m.

Perez appointed Villarreal boss Manuel Pellegrini as Real's new coach, and had previously made it clear he would do "everything possible" to sign Ronaldo.

Reports have suggested that the midfielder will earn about £11m per year, which will make him the highest paid footballer in the world. He was on about £6.38m at Old Trafford.

The current top earner is understood to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is on about £10m per year.

Despite the vast outgoings, Madrid have also been linked with Liverpool's Xabi Alonso, Valencia's David Villa and Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery.

Ronaldo spent six years at Old Trafford

Ronaldo joined United in 2003 from Sporting Lisbon for £12.2m, but was strongly linked with a move to the Spanish capital in the summer of 2008.

United lodged a complaint with world governing body Fifa last June over what they believed was a deliberate attempt by Real to unsettle the winger.

After a long, drawn-out saga that ran through the summer months, the Portugal international insisted he was happy at Old Trafford and remained at United for the 2008-2009 season.

And despite Ronaldo's claim that he wanted to remain at Old Trafford, he was the subject of constant speculation during the 2008-2009 season and often issued mixed messages about his future.

It took time for Ronaldo to find his best form after arriving in England but he became a pivotal player for United, who have won the last three Premier League titles.

In 2007-08, he scored 42 goals, which topped the previous club record for a midfielder held by George Best, and was on the score sheet as United defeated Chelsea in the Champions League final.

His form through 2008 saw him named Fifa World Player of the Year in January, just a month after he won the Ballon d'Or as the European Player of the Year.

Ronaldo was the top scorer for his club last season, with 26 goals, taking his total for United to 118 in 292 appearances.

Soccer news,Johnson completes Liverpool move

Johnson completes Liverpool move

Defender Johnson has become an England regular

England right-back Glen Johnson has signed a four-year deal with Liverpool after completing a reported £17.5m move from Portsmouth.

The 24-year-old becomes manager Rafael Benitez's first summer signing after the Reds boss beat off competition from Chelsea and Manchester City.

Benitez said: "Sometimes you have to spend a little bit more.

"You can't compete in the top four of the Premier League unless you spend some money."

It is understood Pompey still owe Liverpool £7m from the deal that saw them buy striker Peter Crouch last summer, and that is believed to have helped finance Johnson's transfer.

Johnson had limited first-team chances at Chelsea in his spell there, but established himself in the England team after his move to Portsmouth in 2007.

Portsmouth paid £4m for Johnson, who emerged as Benitez's prime target after having an outstanding season at Fratton Park last season.

"It was down to the player whether he chose us or City or Chelsea and he chose us," Benitez told the Liverpool website. "It was very clear from talking to him that he wanted to play for Liverpool.

"He was important at Chelsea and in the last year at Portsmouth he has improved and is much better.

"One of the main things is his mentality - it's really good. He is a winner. I was impressed with the conversations I had with him. He wants to improve."

Johnson signed a new four-year deal at Portsmouth in January, but club officials accepted they could not stand in his way if he was offered the opportunity to move to a club playing in the Champions League.

"We were thinking about bringing in players with quality - that's the first thing," added Benitez.

We could buy one more player without selling anyone. We now have to wait Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez

"He is also English and that is important for the Champions League list. We were thinking about improving the team and Johnson is a very good player who will do that."

Johnson's arrival could now signal the departure of Spanish right-back Alvaro Arbeloa, with Real Madrid being linked with an £8m bid for the 26-year-old.

"Arbeloa was a good player for us last year," said Benitez.

"The thing is, he has one year left on his contract. We have offered him an extension and we're talking.

"He is our player but if there is a good offer we have to consider it. We have two or three clubs asking about him. He would like to stay but he knows the competition will be hard."

He added: "We could buy one more player without selling anyone. We now have to wait."

Italian left-back Andrea Dossena could also leave Anfield, while Reds midfielder Sebastien Leto is on the verge of a move to Greek side Panathinaikos.

The Argentine, who joined Liverpool from Lanus for around £2m in 2007, was on loan at Olympiacos last season, but he has grown impatient waiting for them to make their move.

"I think that the possibilities to play at Panathinaikos next season right now are more than 90%," said the winger.

"I have been waiting for something from Olympiacos all these weeks but they didn't make a move to buy me so far."