DUBAI (TheSportsNext)
August 30, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday
announced its Test Team of the Year with Australian skipper Michael Clarke
given responsibility of leading the team.
MADRID (TheSportsNext)
August 30, 2012: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid took revenge of their last
year’s Super Cup defeat to the hands of FC Barcelona on Wednesday night when
they defeated their arch-rivals by 2-1 to claim their first Spanish Super Cup
title in four years.
NEW YORK
(TheSportsNext) August 30, 2012: Maria Sharapova of Russia outclassed
Lourdes Dominguez of Spain in steamrolling performance at Flushing Meadows as
she raced to a 6-0 6-1 victory and stormed into third round of the US Open 2012
in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
NEW YORK
(TheSportsNext) August 30, 2012: Samantha Stosur of Australia remained on
course to defend her US Open title on Wednesday when she steamrolled Edina
Gallovits-Hall of Romania by 6-3 6-0 in Ashe Arthur Stadium.
NEW YORK
(TheSportsNext) August 30, 2012: The Belgian woman tennis star Kim
Clijsters bid farewell to the world of tennis for the second time on Wednesday
when British teenager Laura Robson stunned her by 7-6 7-6 in the second round
match of the US Open 2012.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
(TheSportsNext) August 30, 2012: Scottish soccer club Celtic qualified for
the group stages of the Champions League tournament after a lapse of four years
with an inspiring 2-0 home victory over Helsingborg to complete a 4-0 aggregate
triumph on Wednesday.
LILLE, France
(TheSportsNext) August 30, 2012: French soccer club Lille joined Celtic in
the group stages of the Champions League 2013 on Wednesday when they outlasted
FC Copenhagen by 2-0, thanks to Tulio de Melo who won that crucial goal which
gave the 2011 French champions the 2-1 aggregate victory.
LONDON
(TheSportsNext) August 30, 2012: Kevin Mirallas scored twice as Everton
cruised to a 5-0 humiliation of third-tier side Leyton Orient at Goodison Park
on Wednesday.
LONDON
(TheSportsNext) August 30, 2012: Mick Kirkbright, a cricket umpire, was hit
by a flying cricket ball on Tuesday but the brave official was back in action
on Wednesday after getting discharged by the hospital authorities.