31 August 2009 - Zagreb, Croatia – For Blanka Vlasic, there’s no place like home. The two-time World champion capped the finest series of her career with a sensational 2.08m leap to become the second highest jumper of all-time at the Zagreb Grand Prix.
31 August 2009 - Gateshead, UK – They may have been overshadowed by Jamaica in Berlin two weeks ago but it was America’s day at the British Grand Prix in Gateshead this afternoon as US athletes coped best with the volatile weather to win no fewer than 12 of the 20 international events at the Aviva British Grand Prix. INTERNATIONALS MIDDLESBROUGH Athletics Club’s junior team won the National Junior League Northern area promotion match at Wigan. ANDREW WILKINSON Bishop Auckland v Middlesbrough RICK BETTS Five-time defending champion Roger Federer breezed into the US Open second round and smashed the US$50 million barrier in prize money as he swept teenager Devin Britton aside at Flushing Meadows. Stoke have signed Uruguay midfielder Diego Arismendi for an initial £2.9million fee. Representatives of a New York-based consortium claim they hope to hold talks with Newcastle over the next 48 hours with a view to buying the club. Newer Posts »