Cristiano Ronaldo sale lesionado en la final de la Euro | Ronaldo"s injury Murray"s at the double and joins the game"s greats
Andy Murray dominates the front and back pages of Monday"s national papers, with the Telegraph saying that Murray"s second Wimbledon title has cemented his place among the nation"s all-time great athletes.
The Guardian agrees, saying that Murray"s performances over the Wimbledon fortnight suggest that he should be mentioned in the same breath as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
And The Times go one step further, issuing a Murray wraparound front page, highlighting the Scot"s intentions to celebrate his triumph in style.
Paper Round"s view: Murray gets a lot of stick for his deadpan delivery in interviews and some contentious political statements, but the now two-time Wimbledon Champion deserves to be celebrated. Not only is he one of the best athletes his sport has ever produced, but he"s also a rare example of a sportsman willing to make a stand for issues that don"t directly influence him. If there were more famous athletes like Murray then the world would be a far better place.
Ronaldo receives reward for decade of dominance
Cristiano Ronaldo may have been in tears when he was stretchered off in the first half of Sunday"s final, but Portugal"s glory means he has got one over Lionel Messi - says the Sun. Messi missed a penalty in his losing international final appearance earlier in the summer, leading to a premature retirement, but Ronaldo has shown Messi how it"s done with a brilliant display of leadership - both on the pitch and from the sidelines.
Portugal"s Euro 2016 triumph is a fitting reward for Cristiano Ronaldo"s stellar international career - AFP
Paper Round"s view: Forget the Messi comparisons for now; it"s simply fantastic to see a player as good as Ronaldo achieve international glory. The Real Madrid man gets an awful lot of criticism for his posturing on the field, but the mantra "you can be arrogant if you can back it up" fits perfectly. Ronaldo comes across as a bit cocksure only because he knows that he is on a different level to many of his international team-mates. The biggest shame of Sunday"s final was to see Cristiano taken off so early - that was always likely to have an impact on the quality of the game.
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Head rules Hart at Pep"s Man City
Joe Hart"s calamitous Euro 2016 has weakened his hold on the Man City goalkeeping position - AFP
Pep Guardiola is confident of signing Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen to compete with Joe Hart for the Manchester City No. 1 jersey, reports the Manchester Evening News. The new City boss is a known admirer of the Barca stopper, whose distribution skills suit the manager"s style of play far better than those of Hart will. Barca were initially reluctant to sell, but have lined up Pepe Reina as cover and are happy to listen to offers over 15m.
Paper Round"s view: Hart is not a world-class goalkeeper. He"s a very good player with plenty of shot-stopping ability and penalty area presence, but he can"t hold a candle to the likes of Hugo Lloris and David de Gea. It wasn"t a popular view a month ago, but Hart"s appalling footwork and positioning against both Wales and Iceland highlighted exactly why Guardiola is right to be looking for a new No. 1. Ter Stegen is hardly the finished article either though, so the head-to-head should be an interesting one to watch once the new season gets underway.
FBI agents scour the sand of a beach on the Columbia River in February 1980, searching for additional money or clues in the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case, in Vancouver, Wash. Several thousand dollars of the hijacking money was found in the area days earlier.
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Part of the money that was paid to legendary hijacker D.B. Cooper in 1971 is shown during an F.B.I. news conference, Feb. 12, 1980, where it was announced that several thousand dollars was found 5 miles northwest of Vancouver, Wash., by Howard and Patricia Ingram and their 8-year-old son Brian. The couples son found the money while on a family picnic.
It is one of the most fascinating unsolved crimes of modern times, not to mention one of the greatest mysteries of the Pacific Northwest: Who was D.B. Cooper?
On Nov. 24, 1971, a man with that pseudonym skyjacked a commercial airplane heading from Portland to Seattle using a briefcase bomb, extorted $200,000 and several parachutes after the plane landed and the passengers left, demanded the crew fly him to Mexico, then parachuted out somewhere near the Oregon-Washington border.
Dressed like a character from Reservoir Dogs, the unidentified man wearing a suit, tie and sunglasses, and smoking a cigarette became an instant and enduring source of speculation. Hundreds of possible subjects have been eliminated over the years.
Now comes D.B. Cooper: Case Closed?, a two-part History Channel documentary premiering next week that investigates some of the more promising Cooper suspects.
And one of them a man with North Coast connections may be the real Cooper, according to a pair of investigative journalists who spent five years secretly digging into the case.
The program takes viewers into the journalists 40-member cold case team the first D.B. Cooper investigation enlisting former feds, a dozen of whom are FBI.
Is Cooper still alive? How could a man who did something so sensational fly beneath the radar (so to speak) for 45 years?
D.B. Cooper: Case Closed? claims to answer these and other tantalizing questions.
Part one airs 9 p.m. Sunday on the History Channel; part two will air Monday.
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Fall Saturdays felt a little empty without football for Cordell Broadus. After walking away from the game due to personal reasons last year, the UCLA receiver watched games on TV. He saw the celebrations on the field, the fans in the stands and the love between the team and its supporters. He missed it. So much so that it literally kept him up at night, he said.
Now hes losing sleep for different reasons.
After meeting with head coach Jim Mora for a couple of hours, Broadus, a former four-star recruit, returned to the team as a walk-on receiver for spring camp. Hes fallen back into the football routine, waking up at 5:30 a.m. for practice, running routes and catching passes from quarterback Josh Rosen.
It was a lot of off-field issues I was going through, said Broadus, who added that it feels great to be back. But most importantly Im out here with my teammates and striving to be great every day.
PHOTOS: UCLA practices ahead of Spring Game
Two family tragedies contributed to Broadus decision to quit football last August before he was set to start his first fall camp with the Bruins. His grandmother passed away and his aunt lost a battle to lupus.
I was in a state where I wasnt mentally there, said Broadus, the son of rapper Snoop Dogg. Trying to keep up with a football schedule, you have to be very mentally strong and be able to keep up with all the obstacles that are thrown at you. And I feel like I wasnt going to give it my all with going through what I was going through.
Broadus is in a deep receiver pool, but the competition for starting roles remains open, receivers coach Eric Yarber said. Broadus, who is 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, has had limited reps in team periods, but said he is committed to being patient and staying focused on the field.
VIDEO: Broadus on being back with the team
Broadus has had a good relationship with Rosen since the two were in eighth grade and said the quarterbacks support was unwavering during his departure and eventual return to the team. While he waits for his own dorm room, Broadus is sleeping on Rosens couch.
Hes awesome, hes been killing it, Rosen said of Broadus at the beginning of spring camp. Hes picking up the offense quickly. Hes a big receiver, physical. He reminds me a lot of JP (Jordan Payton), but hes going to evolve, just like all of us.
Part of Broadus evolution back into a full-time football player came on his first big hit during practice. Hes passed that hurdle, but hopes he doesnt have to face too many more like it.
It felt good, I missed it, Broadus said of getting hit again. Im trying to make sure I dont get popped anymore.
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Mora supports Guerrero
On Wednesday, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott told Fox Sports Stewart Mandel that UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero did not vote the way he was supposed to vote, in the decision that banned satellite camps earlier this month.
Guerrero, the Pac-12s representative in the decision, voted to ban satellite camps, thus prohibiting coaches to participate in camps outside of their own practice facilities, despite 11 of 12 Pac-12 schools not supporting the ban, according to Scott.
After the controversy, UCLA head coach Jim Mora expressed his support of Guerrero on Thursday after practice.
Its unfortunate that Dans been put in the position that he is and the things that are being said about him by the commissioner of a major sports league have been said, Mora said. Its inaccurate and its unfair. ... Hes got tremendous integrity. Hes as well respected as any athletic director in the country and unfortunately, our commissioner took an undue shot at him and I dont think any of us have appreciated it. If you look at the articles that have been written and the letter than indicates why Dan made his decision, its very clear that Dan was correct in doing what he did.
In an email obtained by Sports Illustrated on Wednesday, Guerrero explained to his fellow Pac-12 athletic directors that when it appeared as though passage (of the ban) was imminent, he voted in favor of the proposal that resembled one already established by the conference.
SimulaciĆ³n: Final UEFA Euro 2016 - Portugal Vs. Francia
"It"s going to bring us together. The country will be brought closer"
The scene is set for one of the Summers top sporting events.
Paris hosts the Euro 2016 final on Sunday evening, with the home side facing Portugal in pursuit of the trophy.
With France still reeling from the November terror attacks in Paris, many football supporters believe this match is something the whole nation can now get behind.
Its going to bring us together. The country will be brought closer, I think, said fan Ludovic Ladjyn.
People will be less disparate and we need to win if only for that reason. It will calm everyone down and everyone will love each other, black, green, white, everyone. Like the World Cup in 1998.
The excitement is matched in the Portuguese capital, where thousands of people will gather at a fanzone in downtown Lisbon later on Sunday to cheer on their team.
Portugal will win, doesnt matter if only by 1-0, they just have to play enough to win, said fan Nuno Tomas in Lisbon.
Jamie Foxx Interview | Sixers vs Lakers | July 9, 2016 | 2016 NBA Summer League
It took a while, but an honest-to-goodness basketball game broke out between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers at the 2016 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas on Saturday.
And no, it wasnt Ben Simmons or Brandon Ingram, the top two picks in this years draft, who had the final words at the Thomas & Mack Center. Instead, a 70-69 Lakers win came down to a stirring comeback capped off by a back-and-forth between two sophomores.
With eight seconds left, DAngelo Russell gave L.A. its first tie since the opening tip on a jumper that put the score at 67-all. While Russell celebrated his clutch bucket, TJ McConnell, Phillys second-year point guard out of Arizona, rushed down the other way to give the Sixers the lead again at 69-67.
Then, on a play drawn up by Lakers summer league coach Jesse Mermuys, Russell stepped back for a deep three to give his squad its first, last and only lead of the night.
I played like s--t, Russell told ESPNs J.A. Adande on air, Larry Nance Jr. interrupting to proclaim he has ice in his veins.
Russells night, like his choice of words, wasnt entirely fit for national consumption. He scored a game-high 22 points, sure, but wound up with more turnovers (six) than assists (five).
The star rookies werent entirely stellar, either. Ingram followed up Friday"s eye-popping pro debut with a bit of a dud (seven points on 3-of-12 shooting). Simmons turned it over seven times but fell two points and two assists short of a triple-double, dishing out some dazzling dimes along the way.
The Sixers built up a double-digit lead in the third quarter, with Jerami Grants emphatic dunk over Lakers rookie Ivica Zubac extending Phillys gap to a game-wide 16 points.
L.A. responded with a 24-9 run, bolstered by back-to-back buckets from Zubac, some heart and hustle from undrafted rookie Zach Auguste and a couple of thunderous dunks from Nance Jr., who racked up stats (13 points, eight rebounds, four assists, seven steals, four blocks) like a fantasy basketball sleeper.
Down the line, these young Lakers and Sixers will be battling on bigger stages, (hopefully) with some higher-quality hoops. For now, expect plenty of slow burns from two franchises that might soon emerge from their respective three-year doldrums.
Booker, Suns Show Value of Experience
Devin Booker remembers what its like to struggle in summer league. It was only a year ago that he, then the youngest player in Las Vegas, missed the first eight threes of his pro career.So when he saw a frustrated Dragan Bender, the Phoenix Suns newest 18-year-old, misfire on his first six shots from deep, he knew exactly what to say.
Its going to come, Booker told Bender, as he recounted to NBA TVs Kristen Ledlow after Phoenixs 86-73 win. Its going to come. Youre going to get the pace of the game. Its just going to come with experience.
Bender, the No. 4 pick in the 2016 draft, finally made a three during the fourth quarteras part of a 12-point, seven-rebound nightand generally ran the floor fluidly for the run-and-gun Suns.
Marquese Chriss, the No. 8 pick, had his moments too. He put Portlands Jake Layman in the spin cycle during the first quarter.
Layman, though, got his revenge in the second, putting Chriss on a poster.
Chriss finished 2-of-10 from the floor, missing all of his threes (0-3) and free throws (0-2). But he looked like the live body for which Phoenix traded on draft day, with six boards to show for his energy.Between Chriss and Bender, the Suns should find at least one option at power forward for their future.
Their present rests in the hands of a host of Kentucky Wildcats. When the 2016-17 season starts, Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight will likely retake control of Earl Watsons offense.
For the summer league team, that task falls to two former Lexington teammates: Booker and Tyler Ulis, a 2016 second-rounder. The latter hit 3-of-4 from the field, 5-of-6 from the line and logged seven assists with just one turnover.
Booker, meanwhile, blew up. He scored a game-high 28 points, including 18 to match all Blazers combined in the third quarter. He showed off his all-around scoring gamedraining three threes, driving to the hoop and even doing work down low.
Most of that work came after a scuffle between Booker and Blazers big Noah Vonleh. Among the first to Bookers defense: Chriss and Bender.
Things got a little chippy out there, Booker told Ledlow. Thats what you expect in summer league. A lot of people are trying to earn their spots. When that happened, my young guys got involved. I tried to take over and thats what I did.
Thats what h**l hope to do in the fall: to build on an eye-opening rookie campaign. And thats what he and the Suns will groom their rookies to do...eventually.
Bulls Bigs Bully Boston"s Punchless Youngsters
When Fred Hoiberg joined the NBA TV broadcast booth at c*x Pavilion, the Chicago Bulls head coach couldnt so much as mention Dwyane Wades name. The Windy City natives deal with his hometown team hadnt yet been made official.
As it turned out, Hoiberg saw plenty worth praising right in front of him during the Bulls 71-62 win against the Boston Celtics. In a meeting marked by misfiresthe two teams combined to shoot 35.8 percentChicago did much more to turn those bricks into scoring opportunities. Bobby Portis tipped off his second tour of duty in Sin City with game-highs in points (17) and rebounds (13).
Cristiano Felicio was physical in every way, racking up more fouls (six) than boards (five). Fortunately, players are afforded 10 fouls before theyre disqualified. Felicio took advantage of his floor timenot to mention the time he made running the floor, turning himself into a freight-train-of-a-fast-break target.
Jack Cooley added eight rebounds off the bench, five on the offensive end. Even Denzel Valentine, who was spotty on the ball (one assist, four turnovers), added six caroms to the cause.
Someone had to do something with all the misses from Jaylen Brown (3-of-13 from the field), who blew layup after layupjust as he did at Cal and in Salt Lake City.Such struggles arent unusual for any rookie. The same could be said for Valentines issues. Jerian Grants troubles (one assist and four turnovers to go with 13 points) weren"t out of step with his rookie-year results.
Those two can take their time finding their games. Yes, Wade is coming home, so cue up the Skylar Gray at the United Center. h**l be on the wing. Jimmy Butler will be on the other. Rajon Rondo will be on the ball.The Bulls arent bereft of bigs either, even after losing a pair of All-Stars in Pau Gasol and Joakim Noah. Robin Lopez and Taj Gibson are both solid, if unspectacular, replacements.
Even if Portis and Felicio were ready to start, theyd have to wait their turns at stardom behind Wade, Butler and Rondo. If they can bring some noise to the Bulls interior this coming season, Chicagos crowded guardcorps should have plenty of leeway to bring the funk.
Sophs Take Center Stage for Wizards, Jazz
Neither the Washington Wizards nor the Utah Jazz wound up with first-round picks in this years draftthe Wizards dealt theirs to Phoenix for Markieff Morris. The Jazz sent theirs to Atlanta before the draft in a trade that brought George Hill over from the Indiana Pacers.
All the better for Kelly Oubre Jr. and Trey Lyles, who had themselves a duel during Washingtons 88-73 win over Utah at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Oubre showed off a more fluid jump shot, if not yet a more accurate one. He was a willing launcher, trying 10 threes (making two) but still getting to the line seven times (making six) during a 20-point night.
Lyles was similarly aggressive for the Jazz. He totaled 28 points: eight on twos, nine on threes, 11 on free throws...with two on this drive and dunk.
Both have uphill climbs toward starting spots with their respective clubs. Otto Porter probably has the inside track at small forward, though Oubres teammates told management they thought the Kansas product shouldve played more as a rookie.
For Lyles, its a matter of mathematics. Hes probably not nudging Derrick Favors aside at power forward. Nor is he about to displace Gordon Hayward and Rodney Hood on the wings.
Still, each will have a role to play on a team that finished just outside the playoffs last season.
Chris McCullough Cans One from Deep
Just because the Brooklyn Nets are without Caris LeVertthe the 2016 draft"sNo. 20 pickdoesnt mean theyre bereft of players worth tracking into next season.
Among that group, which includes Sean Kilpatrick and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, is Chris McCullough, who had the highlight of the night from Brooklyns 79-73 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. With time running down in the first half, the 611 McCullough, who shot 38.2 percent (13-of-34) from three as a rookie, dribbled into the frontcourt, pulled up from well behind the three-point line and drained his only three-point make of the game.
McCullough finished with nine points, eight rebounds and a pair of steals. Kilpatrick led all Nets with 19 points. Hollis-Jefferson stuffed the stat sheet, tallying eight rebounds, four assists and seven steals to go with his three points.
All three showed promise down the stretch of Brooklyns previous bottom-feeding campaign. New head coach Kenny Atkinson will need them each to step up in different ways if the Nets are going to fashion a competitive team around Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin next season and beyond.
Jimmer Jams
As far as pro experience is concerned, Jimmer Fredette is right near the top at summer league. He was drafted 10th overall five years ago, ahead of three All-Stars (Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler) and two other max-contract recipients (Reggie Jackson, Chandler Parsons).
Fredette, now 27, has thus far fallen short of draft-day expectations, but he hasnt stopped firing yet.With Emmanuel Mudiay and Gary Harris getting the night off, he delivered 26 points on 9-of-18 shooting (4-of-8 from three) as a starter during the Denver Nuggets 106-62 shellacking of the Memphis Grizzlies.
In the bigger picture, the Nuggets were probably more interested in the performance of their younger guards. Jamal Murray, this year"s No. 7 pick, was ice cold from three (0-3) but chipped in four assists. Juancho Hernangomez, the 15th choice, went for six rebounds and six points. The star among Denvers rookies turned out to be Petr Cornelie, the 53rd pick, who poured in 19 points and seven boards.
But Fredette, with 235 NBA games under his belt, showed the youngsters how its done.
Gibson Goes Global
Jonathan Gibson is about as accomplished an American basketball player youll find whos never appeared in a regular-season NBA game. The New Mexico State product has been an MVP at L.A.s Drew League, played professionally in three different countries and averaged almost 42 points per game during the 2015-16 season in China.
On Saturday, the West Covina native got to strut his stuff closer to home during the Dallas Mavericks 83-64 win over the Miami Heat. Gibson led all scorers in Las Vegas with 30 points on 12-of-19 shooting from the field (6-of-10 from three), boosted by 13 in the fourth quarter alone.
The Mavericks might be more pleased with what they saw from Justin Anderson. The former first-round pick, who started Dallas final game of the playoffs, poured in 19 points.
But if Gibson is going to take another crucial step toward playing in the NBA, this gamethe first of his third stint in Las Vegascould be just the glimpse teams need to take a chance on him.
Simmons Lifts Spurs in Saturday Finale
The San Antonio Spurs began their summer league title defenseand ended Night 2 in Las Vegaswith a high-bouncing buzzer-beater against the Golden State Warriors.
With 1.3 seconds left and the score tied at 61, Kyle Anderson, the reigning summer league MVP, lofted the ball over the 81 wingspan of Warriors center Mamadou Ndiaye and into the hands of Jonathon Simmons, who tossed the ball up and in for the 63-61 win.
The Spurs will need plenty from those two, along with first-round pick Dejounte Murray (eight points, 10 rebounds, three steals, three blocks), to not only deliver head coach Becky Hammon a second summer crown, but also marginally improve San Antonios prospects against Golden States star-studded senior squad this coming season.
Dunk of the Night
An encore for Sixers forward Jerami Grant, who rewrote Ivica Zubac"s Wikipedia page with this thunderous pro introduction for the Lakers" Croatian rookie.
Statistical Leaders from July 9
Here"s a look at who racked up the most in each major statistical category on Saturday.
Points
Jonathan Gibson, Dallas Mavericks: 30
Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns: 28
Trey Lyles, Utah Jazz: 28
Jordan McRae, Cleveland Cavaliers: 27
Jimmer Fredette, Denver Nuggets: 26
D"Angelo Russell, Los Angeles Lakers: 22
Kelly Oubre Jr., Washington Wizards: 20
Petr Cornelie, Denver Nuggets: 19
Sean Kilpatrick, Brooklyn Nets: 19
Rebounds
Bobby Portis, Chicago Bulls: 13
Dragan Bender, Phoenix Suns: 12
Noah Vonleh, Portland Trail Blazers: 11
Mateusz Ponitka, Denver Nuggets: 10
Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers: 10
Nine tied at eight
Assists
Aaron Craft, Utah Jazz: 8
Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers: 8
Tyler Ulis, Phoenix Suns: 7
Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns: 6
D.J. Cooper, Washington Wizards: 5
D"Angelo Russell, Los Angeles Lakers: 5
Briante Weber, Miami Heat: 5
Steals
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Brooklyn Nets: 7
Larry Nance Jr., Los Angeles Lakers: 7
Kay Felder, Cleveland Cavaliers: 6
TJ McConnell, Philadelphia 76ers: 4
Daniel Ochefu, Washington Wizards: 4
Kelly Oubre Jr., Washington Wizards: 4
Five tied at three
Blocks
Chris Johnson, Portland Trail Blazers: 4
Richaun Holmes, Philadelphia 76ers: 4
Larry Nance Jr., Los Angeles Lakers: 4
Kyle Anderson, San Antonio Spurs: 3
Dejounte Murray, San Antonio Spurs: 3
Kevin Tumba, Miami Heat: 3
Jameel Warney, Dallas Mavericks: 3
Isaiah Whitehead, Brooklyn Nets: 3
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UFC 200: Cat Zingano Explains Why She Posted Extreme Weight Loss Photo
LAS VEGAS >> The womens bantamweight division might have a new contender.
Fifth-ranked Julianna Pena overcame a shaky first round to overwhelm third-ranked Cat Zingano and earn the unanimous decision in the featured fight on the preliminary card at UFC 200 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
All three judges scored it 29-28 for The Venezuela Vixen, who fights out of Spokane, Wash., and was the Season 18 winner of The Ultimate Fighter.
Only 26 years old and a slight underdog in this bout, Pena (9-2) is now 4-0 in the UFC. She took her ground game to Zingano and didnt give the former title contender any room to get free in winning the second and third rounds.
Zingano (9-2) has now lost two in a row. It was her first time in the Octagon in 16 months since tapping out to a Ronda Rousey armbar in 14 seconds at UFC 184 at Staples Center.
The womens contest was the fourth consecutive decision on the prelims, which started with three first-round knockouts.
Heres how the rest of the card went:
Gastelum gets the nod >> In a battle of ranked welterweights, No. 12 Kelvin Gastelum (13-2) earned the unanimous decision victory over former champion Johny Hendricks. Ranked sixth, Hendricks appeared to have a difficult weight cut, but it didnt show. Gastelum simply outworked Hendricks (17-5), earning scores of 29-28, 30-27, 30-27.
Dillashaw rebounds >> Six months after losing his bantamweight title, T.J. Dillashaw (13-3) pitched a shutout. The No. 1 contender won a unanimous decision 30-27 on all three cards over No. 3 Raphael Assuncao (23-5).
Northcutt edges Marin >> Sage Northcutt is thought to be the next big thing, but the 20-year-old lightweight prodigy has a ways to go. Northcutt (8-1) narrowly outpointed Enrique Marin (9-4) via unanimous decision. All three judges scored it 29-28.
Another Lauzon finish >> Joe Lauzon came into his fight against Diego Sanchez with the UFC lightweight record with 11 finishes. Make it 12. Lauzon (25-12) rocked Sanchez (28-9) repeatedly before the fight was mercifully and finally stopped at 1:26 of the first round.
KO for Mousasi >> No. 8 middleweight Gegard Mousasi (39-6-2) caught No. 15 Thiago Santos (13-4) trying to get up and knocked him down and out. Mousasi, who was getting the better of Santos on the mat, clocked Santos with a big right as the Brazilian was getting to his feet. Santos head bounced off the mat and the referee stopped the fight at 4:32 of the first round.
Miller starts big >> Lightweight Jim Miller (26-8, 1 NC) opened the card with an impressive TKO of Japanese legend Takanori Gomi (35-12, 1 NC). Miller, who had lost four of his past five fights, took it to the mat and got Gomis back. He flattened Gomi out and started pounding away, getting the stoppage at 2:18 of the first round.
Horror Spanish bullfighter Victor Barrio gored death ring stunned crowd.
Le drame sest nou en quelques diximes de secondes, devant des milliers de spectateurs. Victor Barrio, torero de 29 ans, est mort samedi aprs avoir t violemment encorn au cours dune corrida la feria de Teruel (centre-est de l"Espagne).
Les images tlvises de la corrida montrent Victor Barrio enchaner les passes trs prs du taureau lorsque ce dernier renverse soudainement le torero, lencornant profondment au thorax, avant de le secouer brutalement. Lorsque la bte sloigne, Barrio gt au sol, manifestement inconscient. Linfirmerie des arnes a constat sa mort 20h25. Les festivits qui devaient avoir lieu l"issue de cette dernire journe de corridas ont t annules.
Le torero avait dbut en 2008
Originaire de Grajera, village de la province de Sgovie (centre), Victor Barrio tait un jeune torero talentueux, selon les spcialistes, quiavait dbut en 2008. Il avait frquent les arnes de toute l"Espagne, y compris Las Ventas de Madrid, selon la biographie figurant sur son site officiel.
Il sagit, selon les mdias espagnols, de la premire mort dun torero dans le pays depuis celle de Jos Cubero "El Yiyo", jeune prodige de 21 ans mort embroch au coeur en 1985. Mais les accidents de corrida relancent rgulirement les polmiques sur la dangerosit de cette pratique.
L"anne dernire, un autre clbre torero espagnol, Francisco Rivera "Paquirri" a t gravement bless aprs un coup de corne l"aine. Son pre avait t tu dans des circonstances semblables en Andalousie en 1984.
A LIRE AUSSI >> Espagne : un Franais meurt encorn lors d"un lcher de taureaux
