The past week has been a hectic one for all fans of sport. Summer is the time the European football leagues shut shop and the Formula One races take over. The run-up to two back-to-back major tennis tournaments makes the players frantically try to get used to the surfaces. And who can forget the magnetic Indian Premier League, drawing Indians and some foreigners of all backgrounds and interests into its net.
New champions were the norm in Europe this year. Real Madrid ended its La Liga trophy drought which lasted four years in style. Juventus enjoyed a tremendous winning run in Serie A and won its first legitimately won title since 2003. In both cases, the winners are also the record champions. Perhaps the most dramatic was Manchester City's first league title in 44 years. The 'noisy neighbours', as described by Sir Alex Ferguson, clinched it in unbelievably film-like style. Simply needing a win against London minnows QPR, they took a first-half lead. But the pressure subsequently got to them and by midway through the second half they were a goal down. At this stage, it looked like the trophy would go to the red side of town. The Manchester United-Sunderland match concluded with Rooney scoring the solitary goal for the Red Devils. City were still trailing. But two injury-time stunners from Dzeko and season-long star Aguero deservedly brought the trophy to City.
Exceptions to the new-champion rule were Borussia Dortmund and Ajax Amsterdam, who defended their titles in Germany and the Netherlands respectively.
In the Madrid Open, the top two seeds Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal crashed out relatively early. They blamed the unusual blue clay for their failure and will be glad that Roland Garros is always red. The forever-young and adaptable Roger Federer came up trumps against Tomas Berdych in the final.
Pastor Maldonado assumed the top step of the podium in Catalonia after Hamilton was relegated from pole position to last place on the grid after a fuel issue.Alonso and Vettel are level on points on top.
An exciting period of world sport is here, with the UEFA Champions League final and IPL playoffs still to come. May the best teams win.
New champions were the norm in Europe this year. Real Madrid ended its La Liga trophy drought which lasted four years in style. Juventus enjoyed a tremendous winning run in Serie A and won its first legitimately won title since 2003. In both cases, the winners are also the record champions. Perhaps the most dramatic was Manchester City's first league title in 44 years. The 'noisy neighbours', as described by Sir Alex Ferguson, clinched it in unbelievably film-like style. Simply needing a win against London minnows QPR, they took a first-half lead. But the pressure subsequently got to them and by midway through the second half they were a goal down. At this stage, it looked like the trophy would go to the red side of town. The Manchester United-Sunderland match concluded with Rooney scoring the solitary goal for the Red Devils. City were still trailing. But two injury-time stunners from Dzeko and season-long star Aguero deservedly brought the trophy to City.
Exceptions to the new-champion rule were Borussia Dortmund and Ajax Amsterdam, who defended their titles in Germany and the Netherlands respectively.
In the Madrid Open, the top two seeds Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal crashed out relatively early. They blamed the unusual blue clay for their failure and will be glad that Roland Garros is always red. The forever-young and adaptable Roger Federer came up trumps against Tomas Berdych in the final.
Pastor Maldonado assumed the top step of the podium in Catalonia after Hamilton was relegated from pole position to last place on the grid after a fuel issue.Alonso and Vettel are level on points on top.
An exciting period of world sport is here, with the UEFA Champions League final and IPL playoffs still to come. May the best teams win.
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