Thursday, May 31, 2007

May Sports Round-up

May has seen its share of glories and failures in the sports arena. These are the round-ups of my favorite sports.

Cricket : With India's pathetic display against Bangladesh costing it the World Cup, its tour of the latter was viewed with skepticism. But they achieved what they were supposed to, zero loss record and a series victory each in the test and one day series. Dinesh Karthik was the new find, with his excellent batting display. England hammered the West Indies to their greatest test loss ever, in the 2nd test of the nPower test series. Ryan Sidebottom made a memorable comeback with 8 wickets in the match. The West Indies without Lara look pathetic.

Soccer/Football : Several winners emerged in the European football circuit. Manchester United clinched the EPL but with a rather forgettable loss against West Ham United. Chelsea avenged their EPL title loss by defeating Man U in the FA Cup final. AC Milan were crowned European Champions when they ensured that the 2005 final re-match with the Reds was only a memory. Inzaghi scored twice and there was no comeback from Liverpool this time save a lone goal in the end. Sevilla captured the UEFA cup in an all-Spanish final against Espanyol. Real Madrid look tantalizingly close to their SPanish League title, with Barcelona breathing down their necks.

Tennis : Roger Federer started out the month with his worst form in recent times, having gone 4 tournaments without a title. But the master he is, he produced one of the most stunning comebacks, clinching the Hamburg Masters title, beating his clay court nemesis Rafael Nadal , and ending his 81 match unbeaten record on clay. Roland Garros beckons Federer this time more than ever. American men have had their worst year since 1972 Australian Open, when none of them got past the first round in the French Open, with Andy Roddick surrendering meekly.

Formula 1 : Lewis Hamilton has been a revelation and his having a dream debut having finished in the podium in all four of his races, even becoming the youngest ever driver to lead the standings momentarily. Mclaren are facing prospects of a ban after reports suggesting that they had ordered non-compete instructions to Hamilton with Alonso. Bad news and a bad example this is for F1, after the Ferrari debacle when Barrichello slowed down for Schumacher to win a few years back.

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