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E-mailBefore the sports lovers bid a final adieu to the year 2008, I’d like them to catch the greatest moments of the year. Many games were lost by our favorites while many were won. Some became the world champions and some lost their long possessed titles. However, what matters the most is the sportsman spirit we witnessed throughout the year. Here I invite you to cherish the most defining moments of the year.
Marion Jones sentenced to six months
Marion Jones sentenced to six months in prison for steroids use and cheque fraud.
Patriots nearly perfect, but the Giants are Super Bowl champions
Greatest Super Bowl catch ever
The New York Giants became NFL champions after beating the New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory.
David Tyree leaped high to make spectacular 32-yard circus catch to help Giants’ win in the last minute of the match.
Big Brown delivers Kentucky Derby victory
The undefeated Big Brown marked a victory again at the 134th Kentucky Derby by 4¾ lengths and emerged as the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.
A gritty playoff on a bum knee ... but Tiger Woods wins the 2008 U.S. Open
Tiger Woods made a remarkable win in 2008 U.S. Open with 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate.
The Boston Celtics Defeat The Los Angeles Lakers For Championship
The Boston Celtics were NBA Champions when they picked up their 17th league championship by defeating the Lakers with the largest margin of victory in a championship finale by scoring 131-92.
Spain Wins Euro 2008 Title
Spanish Captain Iker Casillas lifts the Euro 2008 trophy after Spain defeated Germany 1-0.
Best Wimbledon Match Ever
Rafael Nadal ended Roger Federer’s five-year reign at Wimbledon, who won: 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7.
2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony
The nearly four hour ceremony was held in the National Stadium known as the Bird’s Nest. It was attended by thousands, and watched by millions more on television.
Amputee Natalie du Toit makes Olympic history at Shunyi
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The South African Swimmer, Natalie du Toit made history as the first amputee to compete at the Olympic Games, finishing 16th in a field of 25.
United States wins men’s basketball Olympic gold
The United States defeated Spain 118-107 to take the men’s basketball gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing.
Phelps creates history at Olympics by clinching eighth gold medal
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps won his eight gold medal in the Olympics which turned out to be a record after U.S. swimmer Marc Spitz’s who won seven gold medals in the 1972 Games.
Usain Bolt smashes world 100 metres record at Beijing Olympics
Usain Bolt set another record by running the Olympics 100-meter dash in a mere 9.69 seconds and broke his own record by .03 second.
Rebecca Adlington wins gold for Britain in 400m freestyle
Rebecca Adlington wins gold medal to become an Olympic champion in the 400m freestyle after 48 years since the last British woman had the honor of winning the title.
Chris Hoy wins gold treble
Chris Hoy turned out to be a hero of the Great Britain by winning three gold medals in five days of consecutive competition comprising 15 races.
Harrington claims US PGA title
After winning the 90th PGA Championship golf tournament at the Oakland Hills Country Club, Harrington became the first man since Tiger Woods in 2006 to win the last two major championships of the year.
Lance Armstrong is back
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong decided to come out of retirement and compete in 2009 Tour de France.
Phillies finally beat the Tampa Bay Rays to win World Series
Howard homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-2 in Game 4 of the World Series final match.
Lewis Hamilton becomes the youngest ever world champion in Brazil
Lewis Hamilton of McLaren became Formula One’s youngest world champion at Interlagos in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
New Zealand win Rugby League World Cup
New Zealand won 34-20 and became Rugby League World Cup champion by beating Australia in Brisbane on November 22, 2008.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/12/29/liverpool.gerrard/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Well, no-one’s perfect I suppose. Not even my hero.
And life is SO hard at the top!!!
(It’s the same for cricket. These Englishmen and their beer...)
Byee!
I feel India’s victory at Perth is one of the memorable moments in the world of sports in 2008.
Excerpts from a news item published in Indian Express:
INDIA BEAT AUSTRALIA, CREATE HISTORY AT PERTH
Perth, January 19: India recorded one of their most amazing Test triumphs overseas, when they beat Australia by 72 runs in the thrilling third cricket Test to snap the champion team’s record 16-match winning streak on Saturday.
Set 413 to win a world record 17th Test in succession, the Australians were dismissed for 340 to allow the spirited visitors to reduce the margin to 2-1 in the four match series with one full day to spare.
Not many had given the Indians any hope at the WACA, regarded as the fastest pitch in the world, but Anil Kumble and his men came out firing on all cylinders to not only pull off a sensational victory but raise hopes of levelling the series.
The Indians celebrated wildly and hugged each other after R P Singh castled last man Shaun Tait, bringing an end to a dramatic Test which saw fortune fluctuating from one team to the other on the four days.
It was a remarkable show of character by the Indians who did not allow the acrimonious events of the Sydney Test to affect them as they went about plotting the demolition of the champion team.
Moreover, the Indians have gone on since to prove that this victory wasn’t just a one-off piece of luck.
The Indian side of today is the most elegant and stylish I have ever seen. It’s a pleasure to watch their artists at work.
Many thanks to you for your encouraging remark.I have also uploaded an image.Have a look at it.
(Hmmmmm, maybe one day we English may do that like the Ind..)
”Michael, wake up, STOP dreaming!!LOL”
VISWANATHAN ANAND crowned WORLD CHESS CHAMPION for the third time.
(Excerpts from a news item published in The Hindu, Oct.30,2008)
Viswanathan Anand has kept his tryst with history here on Wednesday. The much-needed draw against challenger Vladimir Kramnik in the eleventh game gave Anand a historic win (6.5-4.5) with white pieces in the most-widely followed World chess title match.
Anand, winner of all the major titles in the game at least once in his illustrious international career spanning 25 years, now holds what appears to be an unbeatable record of having claimed the World title in three different formats.
SILENCING THE CRITICS
He has silenced all those who doubted his ability to emerge stronger in matchplay. Anand could not have proved his point against a better player than Kramnik. Until Wednesday, Kramnik was unbeaten in World title matchplays since attaining greatness by beating Garry Kasparov by a two-point margin in2000.
(source: http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/10/30/stories/2008103061672100.htm )
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SOUTH AFRICA WIN SERIES IN AUSTRALIA
”AUSTRALIAN CRICKET DEAD AND BURIED”
Melbourne, Dec 31 (PTI) ”Australian cricket dead and buried”.
The headline in the ”The Daily Telegraph” perfectly summed up the mood as Australia plunged into depression following the cricket team’s first home series defeat in 16 years and chief selector Andrew Hilditch finds himself at the receiving end of the media wrath after the debacle against South Africa.
”The echo of the ball flying off the confident bat of South Africa’s Hashim Amla yesterday was the death rattle of Australia’s record 16 years without a series loss at home.
”Analysts investigating Australia’s dramatic Test cricket demise say there are no suspicious circumstances,” the writer said.
The daily also ran a mock obituary of Australian cricket which read ”R.I.P. Australian cricket slaughtered by South Africa December 30 at the MCG. Aided and abetted by: Incompetent selectors, Inept batting, Impotent Bowling Dreadful Catching, Poor Captaincy.” Explaining what ails Australian cricket, the writer said, ”It simply followed a short illness complicated by player arrogance, chronic selection short-sightedness, poor captaincy decisions, unreliable batting, indecisive bowling and fielding clumsiness.
”Any obituary will say the few spasms of competitiveness Australia mustered in both Tests were brutally amputated by a cohesive South Africa, who recorded their first series victory in Australia,” he said. PTI
(Source:PTI)
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I wanted to link you to a goal by Steven Gerrard of Liverpool, but couldn’t find it.
So here are some of his sumptuous goals...
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=de0_1191563875
To quote a live commentator, ”You couldn’t stop that shot with TWO goalkeepers” lol!
My favourite? 2:45
Seeya!
You seem to be a great fan of football.
Have a good day and wish you great 2009.
I also go to Sreelata’s page sometimes. If you want cricket, man you GOT cricket!!:)
Have a great 2009 too!!