10 September 2006

Formula 1 - Italian GP Monza Michael Schumacher winns at Monza! With Alonso out due to motor damage, only 2 points separate the two drivers. Ferrari leads the constructors' standings. Next season's Ferrari pilot Kimi Raikkonen finished 2nd and Robert Kubica was for the first time on the podium, finishing 3rd.
7 times world champion Michael Schumacher announced today that this season will be his last as a Formula 1 pilot. In front of thousand italian tifosi, the German thanked everyone for his success and the great time he has had thruout his career. But he still has 3 GPs left and would like to end this season by winning the world title for an unbelievable 8th time! Anyway, he will always remain in the anals of Formula 1 history and in the hearts of his fans as the greatest Formula 1 pilot ever. Thank you Michael Schumacher!

Tennis - US Open (Women's Singles) Maria Sharapova ended a two-year wait for a second Grand Slam title as she beat Justin Henin-Hardenne 6-4 6-4 to claim the women's title at the US Open on Saturday night.

Football - Serie A
AC Milan 2 - 1 Lazio
Atalanta 3 - 1 Ascoli
Cagliari 0 - 1 Catania
Chievo 1 - 2 Siena
Messina 1 - 0 Udinese
Palermo 4 - 3 Reggina
Sampdoria 1 - 2 Empoli
Torino 1 - 1 Parma

Football - Primera Division
Getafe 1 - 0 Racing Santander
Gimnastic 1 - 2 Celta de Vigo
Levante 1 - 4 Real Madrid
Mallorca 0 - 0 Deportivo La Coruna
Real Betis 3 - 0 Athletic Bilbao
Real Sociedad 1 - 3 Sevilla
Villarreal 0 - 1 Recreativo Huelva
Zaragoza 3 - 0 Espanyol

Football - Premier League
West Ham U. 1 - 1 Aston Villa

Football - Ligue 1
Toulouse 2 - 2 Nancy
Paris S.G. 1 - 3 Marseille

Football - Divizia A
Gloria Bistrita 4 - 1 Universitatea Craiova
Politehnica Iasi 0 - 0 Poli Timisoara
Unirea Urziceni 2 - 0 FC National
Dinamo Bucuresti 2 - 0 UT Arad

MotoGP - Malaysian GP Sepang
Moto GP Il Dottore Valentino Rossi won the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang this morning. The Italian dominated the whole race and won it, after a breathtaking duell with conational Loris Capirossi, beating the latter in the last lap and taking the win. Injured Dani Pedrosa finished 3rd, while overall leader Nicky Hayden ended 4th. Thus, the American is just 38 points ahead of the Italian in the overall standings, with 4 GPs to go.
250cc Spaniard Jorje Lorenzo increased his overall lead by winning the race today. After a tense battle, in the end Andrea Dovizioso crossed the line 2nd and Alex de Angelis finished 3rd.
125cc Championship leader Alvaro Bautista led from pole to flag to win an eventful 125cc Malaysian Grand Prix to extend his points lead at the top of the table to 74 points and carry on his perfect season. He was followed by Mika Kallio from KTM and Aprilia's H. Faube.

Cycling - Vuelta German Robert Forster prevailed in a bunch sprint to win stage 15 of the Tour of Spain today. Australian Stuart O'Grady took second and Italian Danilo Napolitano was third. Spaniard Alejandro Valverde retained his overall lead.