Olympic Football: Neymar Shows His Class as Brazil Overpower Belarus

The Samba boys were in town as they took on Belarus in Manchester. Brazil boasts much talked about players including Thiago Silva, who has just signed for PSG, Oscar, who has just joined Roberto Di Matteo’s Chelsea and up-and-coming star Neymar.  For the opening two minutes Belarus didn’t even have a touch of the ball, as some swift passing broke open the Belarusian defence, but Alexandre... 

Olympic Football: New Zealand Holds on as the Egyptians Impress

Fast-paced passing and some ruthless defending came out on top as New Zealand drew with Egypt at Old Trafford.  Egypt started the brighter of the two sides. Some very neat passing and great movement between the front four had the New Zealand defence dancing around in circles. But it was New Zealand who took the early lead. Michael McGlinchey’s corner was swung in and the Macclesfield-born... 

Neymar Scores the Only Goal You Need to See This Weekend (Video)

Note to elite European clubs: You may now drool in earnest. Neymar lit up the Olympics on Sunday as Brazil defeated Belarus, 3-1, in Group C of the men’s football tournament. While Brazil’s overall performance failed to impress, Neymar’s scoring contribution in the second half had no such issues. In the 65th minute, the 20-year-old forward stepped up to take a free kick with the score... 

British Senior Open 2012: Fred Couples Surges to Win After Week off

Fred Couples knows what it takes to be in shape to win a major. So, when it came to preparing for the 2012 British Senior Open, he took it easy and rested his aching back. Apparently, that decision was the right one because Couples has another trophy to add to his mantle. Down by a stroke to Bernard Langer, Couples was relentless Sunday, as he shaped shot after spectacular shot, on his way to a 3-under... 

Neymar: Brazilian Phenom Delivers Messi-Like Performance in Win over Belarus

The 2012 London Olympics are looking like Neymar’s coming-out party. If their qualifying win against Belarus was any indication, the future is now for the Brazil national team and their 20-year-old phenom. Neymar played a part in all three of Brazil’s goals, assisting two and scoring one of his own. Pele’s comments that Neymar was a more complete player than Lionel Messi caused a... 

Brazil Player Ratings vs. Belarus: Did Neymar Live Up to the Hype?

After a humbling 3-2 victory over Egypt, Brazil’s football squad took on Belarus in their second Olympic fixture. The Europeans shocked the gold-medal favorites early on, taking a 1-0 lead through Renan Bressan’s strike. Alexander Pato equalized with 15 minutes gone, and from then on, Brazil controlled the game. A string of fine saves from Aleksandr Gutor kept the score at bay, until brilliant... 

LPGA Evian Masters: Inbee Park Holds Off Stacy Lewis and Karrie Webb for Win

Inbee Park, another of the seemingly endless crop of dominating golfers from South Korea, won the 2012 Evian Masters.  She should have waited until next year when this event becomes an LPGA major. She did pick up $487,500 for the win, which is the second-largest purse offered on the LPGA Tour.  Ms. Park has won four times in Japan, and the Evian Masters is her second win in the LPGA. At the... 

Olympic Men’s Soccer 2012: Why Brazil Are Far from Favorites for Gold

Brazil might be five-time world football champions. They may be the only team to have played in every single World Cup tournament held to date. They may have been favorites for gold medal in London even before the tournament started with all the hype surrounding Neymar, who is actually doing very well, but their defense is brittle.  The first two games in a fairly easy group containing Belarus,... 

Olympic Tennis 2012: Previewing Inevitable Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic Duel

With Rafael Nadal out of the Olympics, it looks as if the grand finale for the tennis gold medal will be an ultimate clash between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. If both players play good tennis, then it will be inevitable that they will battle it out for the gold in the final match. Federer has all the momentum on his side after defeating Djokovic in the semifinals at Wimbledon, and then going... 

2012 Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton Takes Victory in Subdued Race

I think Jamie Alguersuari found it very difficult to describe the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix when asked by James Allen to summarise the race with a few laps remaining towards the end of BBC Radio 5 live’s coverage. Alguersuari did a pretty good job in the end by explaining that the race itself wasn’t entirely boring, but that it hadn’t exactly been great.  It was more a battle... 

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