Issue: June 27, 2012   (Archive)
Thursday, May 23, 2013   

He's a marked man
Having swept past France to reach the European Championship semi- finals, Spain can expect a more exacting ordeal tomorrow (HK time) when they face a Portugal team who beat them 4-0 in their last meeting.



Clijsters toughens up for Wimbledon swan song
Kim Clijsters, playing her final Wimbledon before retirement, says she can knock out the top seeds despite 14 months of injury hell.

Stage set for London fireworks as Phelps beaten
Ryan Lochte beat Michael Phelps in the 400-meter medley at the US Olympic swimming trials in Nebraska, in a race that offered a glimpse of the fireworks they could produce at next month's London Olympic Games.

'Nervous' Kvitova made to sweat
Defending champion Petra Kvitova reached the Wimbledon second round with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan, but only after surviving an early struggle on center court.

Germany boss puts boot into revenge talk
Coach Joachim Loew says Germany will give no thought to avenging their 2006 World Cup defeat at the hands of Italy when they face them in the second Euro semi-final on Friday (HK time).



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