NNewew VVisionision SPORT Tuesday, May 8, 2012 53 Usain Bolt runs his Class awaits fastest in Kingston ATHLETICS Europa final Usain Bolt ran the fastest time of the year in his first BUCHAREST 100m race of 2012 at the Jamaica International Invitational. Thank you The 25-year-old ran 9.82 sec- Tomorrow, 9.45pm, SS3 Atletico v Bilbao onds in a Jamaican one-two- three in Kingston, with With potent attacking Michael Frater second in talent in abundance on 10.00 and Lerone Clarke third both sides, Atletico Madrid in 10.03. and Athletic Bilbao should Yohan Blake, the world 100 serve up a Europa League champion, clocked the best final to remember on time of the year in the 200m Wednesday and remind with 19.91. “It’s a good start, I the continent that Spain would say,” said Bolt, who is not just about Real beat Blake’s 100m season’s Madrid or Barcelona. best of 9.90. “I feel better The 2010 champions than last year, so I’m definite- Atletico have won 11 suc- ly happy with myself. I don’t cessive matches to reach think my execution was per- the final while fearless fect, but I think for my first Athletic, who only field race it was good.” players of Basque origin, have lit up the com- petition under ec- Blake, Sessions centric Argentine coach Marcelo star for Lakers Bielsa with their BASKETBALL possession- based style Philadelphia 89 Chicago 82 that has drawn Milito hat-trick sinks AC (P’phia lead the series by 3-1) comparisons with Barca. Miami 87 Knicks 89 Athletic made the rest of (Miami lead the series by 3-1) Europe take notice when Boston 101Atlanta 79 they beat Manchester to hand title to Juventus (Boston lead the series 3-1) United home and away in LA Lakers 92 Denver 88 the last 16, then account- (LA Lakers lead the series 3-1) ed for Schalke 04 in TURIN Officially, it was Juventus’ well, what can I do about the quarter-finals with 28th Serie A title - an Italian it?” said the 2006 World Cup Juventus clinched their record — yet Juve players and winner, who also won Serie A Ramon Sessions and Steve an attacking intensity Blake landed clutch three- that the Bundesliga first Italian title for nine officials were quick to bring titles in 2002 and 2003. seasons on Sunday but up the Calciopoli match-fixing Buffon has had a superb pointers in the final minute to side, like United before give the Los Angeles Lakers a them, could not handle. not until Serie A had scandal which resulted in season, rediscovering the form dished up its custom- them being stripped of the which made him one of the nail-biting 92-88 road victory Powerful centre for- over the Denver Nuggets and ward Fernando Llorente’s ary climactic mix of 2005 and 2006 titles. world’s top goalkeepers as Ju- chaos, drama and “It’s our 30th Scudetto,” ventus were revitalized in the a 3-1 lead in their first-round physical presence is sure playoff series. to cause problems for controversy. Juventus sporting director first season under the leader- Unbeaten Juventus Giuseppe Marotta told televi- ship of their former midfielder Sessions landed the go- an Atletico defence that ahead score that put the is vulnerable in the air, comfortably dispatched sion reporters after his team Antonio Conte. Cagliari 2-0 in a match moved four points clear of Milan were left to reflect Lakers on top 89-86 with 48 particularly at set pieces, seconds left, then reserve while versatile attack- which the Sardinians Milan with one game to play. on the possible turning point hosted in Trieste — closer “We have 30 on all the of the title race in Febru- Blake made a dagger three- ing midfielder Iker pointer on a pass from Kobe Muniain, only 19 to Zagreb than their own champagne bottles and we ary, when they had a goal island base — and fea- have won 30 titles.” disallowed against Juventus Bryant with 18 seconds and attracting the remaining to bury the attention of bigger tured a last minute change Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buf- because match officials failed in kickoff times. fon, one of several players to see that it had crossed Nuggets. “I was letting (Kobe) clubs, pulls the know (I was open) through- strings. The title was assured who went down to Serie B the line. Milan were leading when AC Milan, the only when Juventus were demoted 1-0 and in complete control out the game, even when I If Atletico pay too missed one, I said ‘I’m going much attention team who could catch them, as a result of Calciopoli, when Sulley Muntari headed lost 4-2 to bitter rivals Inter in joined in the debate. the ball well over the line in to make the next one,’” Blake to Muniain and told reporters after tallying Llorente, then a match which featured three “I won five titles on the the Juve goal before Buffon penalties, a hat-trick for Diego field although they have only clawed it away. Juve hit back eight of his 10 points in the they risk being fourth quarter. punished by the Milito, two goals for Zlatan awarded me three of them, in the second half to draw 1-1. equally talented Ibrahimovic and yet another Ibai Gomez, ghost goal. Markel Susaeta The final whistle in Trieste and Javi Mar- was greeted by an unruly tinez. pitch invasion by Juventus fans and the champions “We will try to Milito celebrates one of his quickly re-ignited the con- play naturally,” said goals against AC that handed troversy over how many titles Bielsa. the crown to Juventus (top) they had won. ‘Drogba deserves a new deal’ LONDON “I’m desperate for him to pard. “There is no-one like stay. He is a magnificent Didier as a player, not with Chelsea midfielder Frank player. He’s a machine,” Lam- the kind of bulldozer thing he Lampard says the club must pard said. “He’s unique.” has got and with his sublime offer Didier Drogba a new “He is not just that big man. touch and finish. contract after the “unique” He is such a handful. He “Everyone has to move on striker helped them to win the scores goals that matter and at some stage and you have to FA Cup. that’s priceless.” find a different player or a dif- Drogba became the first Drogba — linked with ferent way of playing but for player to score in four FA Cup moves to China, the Middle what he has done at this club, finals when he netted the East, France and the United he deserves everything. winner against Liverpool. States - showed his worth “It’s been a pleasure to play The Ivory Coast striker, 34, when he scored his eighth with him and it would be a rejected a one-year extension goal in eight Wembley ap- pleasure to carry on playing when the Blues refused him a pearances on Saturday. with him because he gives two-year deal instead. “He’s unique,” said Lam- defenders such a hard time.”