 | Mathieu beats Isner in French Open
US HOPES at the French Open were extinguished on
Thursday as marathon man John Isner was once again
involved in an epic duel, the fourth longest in Grand
Slam history, which this time he lost.
The giant Isner found himself as the last ...
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| | Pietersen retires from limited overs cricket |
 ENGLAND star Kevin
Pietersen retired from all
forms of international
limited overs cricket on
Thursday, a decision
which took the England
and Wales Cricket Board
(ECB) by surprise.
Pietersen, who will continue
to be available for
Test selection, said in a
statement he wished to
step aside in order to give
the next generation of
players a chance to bed in
before the 2015 World
Cup.
"After a great deal of
thought and deliberation,
I am today announcing
my retirement from international
one-day cricket,"
said Pietersen, who turns
32 next month.
"With the intensity of
the international schedule
and the increasing
demands on my body,
approaching 32, I ... | | | Heat spoils Rondo´s big night,
beats Celtics in conference finals |  RAJON Rondo played his
heart out but the Miami Heat
left him broken-hearted.
LeBron James scored 34
points, Dwyane Wade added
six of his 23 in the final
minute of overtime as the
Heat withstood Rondo's
career-best night to beat the
visiting Boston Celtics 115-111
on Wednesday for a 2-0 lead
in the Eastern Conference
finals.
"It was gruelling, we put a
lot of effort into it and we did
what we had to do to get a
win," Wade said. "But give
them credit, they played very
well. Rondo was really on
attack, he was unbelievable. It
didn't seem like he could
miss. He was feeling it and
there was nothing you could
do about it." James also
tipped his hat to Rondo:
"Rondo put on ... | | | Spain warms up for Euro
with rout of South Korea |  FERNANDO Torres scored
as Spain eased to a 4-1 victory
over South Korea on
Wednesday for a second
straight friendly victory for
the defending champions
ahead of the European
Championship.
Torres showed his class in
the 11th minute by heading
home Benat Etxebarria´s
perfect cross with his back to
the goal at the AFG Arena in
St. Gallen, the Chelsea striker´s
first goal for Spain in
nearly one year.
Spain was in command
despite coach Vicente del
Bosque having to do without
the bulk of his Barcelona
players and using several of
the players he cut from the
final 23-man squad for the
Euros. The team´s silky
smooth passing game still
never lost a beat with David... | |
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