Jun 26, 2012

USA women's track runners Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh still have no ruling on dead heat at Olympic qualifier

American women finish tied for third with spot on Team USA on the line for London Olympics. The pair could face a coin flip or a runoff for final slot.

Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh (foreground) finish in a dead heat for the last spot on the USA 100M Olympic squad heading to London. They each lean across the finish line in 11.068 seconds.
EUGENE, Ore. - It took 11.068 seconds for Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh to run the women’s 100 final Saturday night.

It may take a week before USA Track & Field (USATF) officials resolve their rare dead heat and determine who will be the U.S.’ third female 100-meter representative in London.

“Everything I’m hearing is that no decision will be made until after the 200 meters,” said one high-level track and field official here.

The 200-meter final Felix is the three-time world champion and Tarmoh is a bona fide contender won’t be contested until next Saturday.

Carmelita Jeter, the defending world 100 champion, won the 100 in 10.92, followed by Tianna Madison.

The 22-year-old Tarmoh, a former Texas A&M star who just turned pro, finished in a dead heat with Felix, a 10-time world and Olympic champion and one of the marquee U.S. sprinters.

In a statement late Sunday night, the USATF said that that if neither athlete opts to decline her position on the 100 team, they will be given an option of a coin-flip or runoff.

If they don’t agree, a runoff will be held — certainly the fairest means of resolution. No timetable was given, but the most likely time for a runoff would be in next Sunday’s NBC telecast.

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Jun 19, 2012

Euro2012 Ukraine vs England / France vs Sweden (Jun-19)






Group D - Ukraine vs England (20:45)
Ukraine will battle England at Donbass Arena tonight which determining who between these two will move to the quarterfinals. England have to at least secure a draw in order to move on while the co-hosts need maximum points. Based on the history, all of the Eurocup Host could secure a place in quarterfinal round while Portland was out, could Ukraine actually maintain this record? Ukraine also has beaten England in Home game in 2009, so this will possibly be a tight game!


Group D -  France vs Sweden (20:45)
In their last group stage matches, France and Sweden lock horns at the NSK Olimpijs'kyj. Sweden have already bowed out of the competition while the French still need a good result to secure their advancement. France players have display their good form and there should be not a problem to beat Sweden!

Jun 16, 2012

Euro2012 Germany vs Denmark / Portugal vs Holland (Jun-17)


Germany vs Denmark:
Germany scored 6 goals with an average of 3 goals per game after winning 3 of their last 5 games. On the other side, Denmark connected 5 goals in their last 3 victories over the same stretch. A result of over 2.5-3 goals in their Euro 2012 fixture in Group B at the Lviv Arena returns 2.25; under is priced 1.70.  Regarding Germany's tradition that they will fight for winning every match, if Denmark just targeting to claim 1 point for a draw, it is likely Germany will take over the whole match!

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Portugal vs Holland:
Holland and Portugal also suffered from the same fate in their opening tussles in the European Championships with the Dutch losing to Denmark and the Portuguese bowing to Germany. Both defeats produced final scores of 1-0 and this is the last round of match without any hesitations, C7 will lead the Portuguese attacking Holland end up as open fire match. Many goals is expected!