Badminton Olympics 2012 Day 6

Day 6 Review: Lin through as China guarantees medals

Olympic and world champion Lin Dan held off a remarkable fightback by Japan's Sho Sasaki to move into the semi-finals of the men's Singles competition on a day that saw China guarantee more medals.

 Lin Dan of China returns a shot against Sho Sasaki of Japan in their men's singles Badminton quarter-final on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Arena

 

Swimming Olympics 2012

Phelps led from start to finish in the 200m Individual Medley and held off fast-finishing USA team-mate Ryan Lochte down the final freestyle leg to win in 1:54.27, just 0.04 outside his own Olympic record.

It means Phelps is the first man to win the event at three consecutive Games, and it came just 48 hours after he won his 18th and 19th medals to become the most decorated Olympian in history, overtaking Russian gymnast Larisa Latynina, who won 18.
 
Phelps, who will retire after the Games, said: 'To be able to win the gold medal and be the first to three-peat is something very special and something I am very happy about.'
Phelps could also win the 100m Butterfly title for the third time in succession after later returning to the pool to win his semi-final in 50.86 and advance to the final as fastest qualifier.


 Michael Phelps with his gold medal after winning the men's 200m Individual Medley final on Day 6 of London 2012.

Table Tennis Olympics 2012

Zhang Jike of China celebrates victory after the men's singles Table Tennis gold medal match against Wang Hao of China on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL
 
The 22-year-old Zhang came out on top, romping to a 4-1 (18-16, 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 13-11) success and, in the process, becoming the youngest player to achieve the feat.
As a result, China is now halfway to its target of winning every table tennis gold on offer, with the team events to start tomorrow.

 

Basketball Player Rashard Lewis

Rashard Lewis has decided to join the Miami Heat, becoming yet another shooting option for the NBA champions.
Agent Tony Dutt said the free agent forward and the Heat agreed to terms on Tuesday, and Lewis is expected to sign his contract Wednesday in Miami.
Lewis’s decision comes just four days after the Celtics’ Ray Allen agreed to accept an offer from Miami.
Lewis will make the veteran minimum this season, worth about $1.3 million. He’s picking up another $13.7 million because the final year of his most recent contract — a $118 million, six-year pact — was bought out earlier this offseason by New Orleans, who acquired the 6-foot-10-inch forward in a trade with Washington and then waived him.
Allen and Lewis are both likely to be introduced by the Heat on Wednesday. Teams may start signing their free agents when the league’s moratorium officially ends at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

Soccer Star Hope Solo

The star goalkeeper for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team recently tested positive for a banned substance -- the diuretic canrenone -- from an out-of competition urine sample she provided June 15.

Instead of barring Solo from the Olympic Games, however, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) issued a public warning, a reduced sanction that seems to support Solo's claim that she made "an honest mistake."

"I took a medication prescribed by my personal doctor for pre-menstrual purposes that I did not know contained a diuretic," the "Dancing With the Stars" semifinalist said in a press statement today.

"Once informed of this fact, I immediately cooperated with USADA and shared with them everything they needed to properly conclude that I made an honest mistake, and that the medication did not enhance my performance in any way.

"As someone who believes in clean sport, I am glad to have worked with USADA to resolve this matter and I look forward to representing my country at the 2012 Olympic Games in London."

Roger Federer wins seventh Wimbledon title

Roger Federer, unmoved by the tide of hysteria that was closing in around him, sang his song like only he can on a bitter-cold London evening to claim his 17th Grand Slam title with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 win.

The win gave Federer his seventh Wimbledon crown and the world No. 1 ranking, which will take him past Pete Sampras' record of 286 weeks at the game's top.

Wimbledon 2012

In one of the finest Wimbledon finals of recent years, Andy Murray began by playing like he had never played before. He ended by crying even more than he had in Melbourne two years ago, the last time Roger Federer dashed his grand slam dream.