 | Spain, Italy book place
in Euro quarterfinals DEFENDING champions
Spain on Monday beat
Croatia 1-0, ending Balkan
dreams of a Euro 2012 knockout
berth, as Italy ran out 2-0
winners against the Republic
of Ireland to qualify in second
spot in Group C.
Vicente Del Bosque and
Slaven Bilic´s sides were...
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| | Simpson stuns stars to win US Open |  WEBB Simpson of the United
States came from four shots
back to win the US Open at
San Francisco´s Olympic Club
on Sunday, overtaking a
bunch of big names to win his
first major title.
The 26-year-old from North
Carolina, in just his second US
Open, battled back from two
early bogeys to grab four
birdies in five holes from the
sixth and then parred his way
down the rest of the back nine
for a gripping win.
Simpson closed with a 68
and a one-over total of 281,
one stroke clear of countryman
Michael Thompson (67)
and Northern Ireland´s
Graeme McDowell (73).
A further stroke back in a
five-way tie for fourth place
were Americans Jim Furyk
(74) David Toms (68), Jason
Dufner (70) and John
Peterson (70) along with
... | | | Heat trims Thunder to
take 2-1 lead in series |  MIAMI´S big three moved
the Heat halfway home
towards winning the NBA
crown. League MVP LeBron
James had 29 points with 14
rebounds and the Heat held
off the visiting Oklahoma
City Thunder 91-85 on
Sunday night to take a 2-1
lead in the NBA Finals bestof-
seven series.
"It was great to see us able
to close this game out
tonight," said James, referring
to fellow superstar teammates
Dwyane Wade and
Chris Bosh, and himself who
combined to score the final 15
Heat points.
"We kind of have to make
big plays. If the game gets
tight all three of us have to
make plays to get the win. It´s
about stepping up when our
team needs us the most.
"Wade scored 25 points,
Bosh contributed 10 with 11
rebounds for Miami.... | | | England-Ukraine match
could be Shevchenko´s last |  ANDREI Shevchenko knows
that when he walks onto the
pitch to face England in
Donetsk on Tuesday evening,
he could be wearing the
colours of the Ukrainin
national team for the final
time.
The 35-year-old´s brace in
the 2-1 victory over Sweden
had sparked hope of a glorious
finale to his international
career but after Friday´s 2-0
loss to France in Euro 2012
Group D, Ukraine no longer
have any margin for error.
The calculations for the cohosts
are simple: to reach the
quarter-finals, they must beat
an England team buoyed by a
thrilling 3-2 win over the
Swedes and bolstered by the
return from suspension of the
swaggering Wayne Rooney.
With so much at stake,
Ukraine will hope that its
favourite sporting son can roll
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