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OLIVER KAHN BIDS ADIEU
Former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn bowed out of the game on Tuesday after 20 years as a professional, his testimonial at Bayern’s Allianz-Arena finishing 1-1 between Bayern and a German select XI. Kahn, 39, made 557 appeara...
SILVA WITHDRAWS FROM SPAIN SQUAD DUE TO INJURY
Valencia midfielder David Silva on Tuesday withdrew from Spain’s squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia and Armenia due to a left ankle injury, Spanish media reported. Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque will not replace the 22...
Australia Wins Women’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay With World Record
Australia sprang one of the upsets of the Swimming program at the National Aquatics Center on Thursday when their unheralded Women’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay team won the gold medal and smashed the world record. The Australians touched the wall...
France’s Alain Bernard Wins Men’s 100m Freestyle Gold
France’s Alain Bernard turned the tables on world record holder Eamon Sullivan of Australia to win the gold medal in the Men’s 100m Freestyle, in a fascinating battle at the National Aquatics Center on Thursday. Sullivan and Bernard excha...
China’s Liu Wins Women’s 200m Butterfly In World Record Time
The Women’s 200m Butterfly final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games took place in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, in Beijing, China, on August 14, 2008. Liu Zige of China won the gold medal with a new world record of ...
Men’s 200m Breaststroke: Kitajima Wins Second Beijing Gold
World and defending Olympic champion Kitajima Kosuke of Japan led all the way to take gold in the Men’s 200m Breaststroke at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in an Olympic record 2:07.64. Thursday’s Olympic title was Kitajima’s second...

