Archive for June, 2008

Spanish players celebrate with the Euro 2008 championships trophy after winning the final over Germany, on June 29, at Ernst-Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria. Spain won their first trophy in 44 years as they beat three-time champions Germany 1-0.(AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann)AFP - Spain ended their 44-year wait for a major international title with a 1-0 victory over Germany at the Euro 2008 final here.


Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt, seen here on June27, said Monday that he and his wife are expecting their second child, giving him a boost ahead of his Wimbledon showdown with Roger Federer.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt said Monday that he and his wife are expecting their second child, giving him a boost ahead of his Wimbledon showdown with Roger Federer.


BEIJING (Reuters) - Zheng Jie's victory over world number one Ana Ivanovic at Wimbledon has reignited China's hopes of tennis gold at the Beijing Olympics after a largely dismal 18 months for the country's leading women players.

BEIJING, June 30 (Reuters) - Zheng Jie's victory over world number one Ana Ivanovic at Wimbledon has reignited China's hopes of tennis gold at the Beijing Olympics after a largely dismal 18 months for the country's leading women players.

Chicago White Sox's Brian Anderson watches his two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs,  Sunday, June 29, 2008 in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)AP - Sweep revenge for the White Sox against the Cubs. Carlos Quentin, Brian Anderson and Jim Thome homered to back Mark Buehrle's seven strong innings Sunday night as the White Sox completed a three-game sweep at U.S. Cellular Field by beating the Cubs 5-1.


AP - The Minnesota Wild traded the rights to star forward Brian Rolston to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a conditional draft pick Sunday.

Spain's Fernando Torres, 2nd right, holds the trophy after the Euro 2008 final between Germany and Spain in the Ernst-Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, June 29, 2008, the last day of the European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Spain defeated Germany 1-0, Torres scoring the only goal. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - A championship 44 years in the waiting is worth a special celebration. Spain made sure it didn't disappoint any of its fans Sunday night, both during its 1-0 victory over Germany to win the European Championship, and after it.


NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, center, joined by wife Eva, left, smiles after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Lenox Industrial Tools 301 auto race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sunday, June 29, 2008 in Loudon, N.H. (AP Photo/Tim Boyd)AP - Kurt Busch had strategy and luck on his side. Tony Stewart had neither.


AP - Tyson Gay was a blur in blue, sprinting 100 meters faster than anyone ever has.

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, left, attempts to tag Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton as Hamilton steals second in the third inning of a Major League Baseball game, Sunday, June 29, 2008, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - Eric Hurley pitched into the sixth inning to earn his first major league win and Chris Davis homered to lead the Texas Rangers past the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1 Sunday night.


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