but russia does have a chance with denis menchov he didn't have a good tour de france by his standardsbut will say this is an opportunity to make amends also when his team is alexander who didn't write the top and by virtue of that fact might have some fresh legs for upright away but also on saturday there's an opportunity for russia in the judo. will be competing in the sixty kilogram section and then in the shooting that's a trio of russians. and. he will be gunning for podium places so there's a great opportunity for russia here to start the olympics well although the sports minister for russia. is urging the nation not to be too expectant on the days of these olympics you but you could feel if you could go on you know we have chances of claiming a few medals during the first three days shooting and fencing of the best hopes and we can also win medals in the men's swimming really however we should keep in mind that the olympics starts with the sports russian not really good but later we will gain momentum. well let's hope he does have reasons to be cheerful early on but whatever hap

de france favorite bradley wiggins although the brit will be happy with that time and russian denis menchov will be happy with his he has an irish side or he isn't as i contend that finishes race how much thirteen seconds back to his get to shooting while offending champion condell evans seen here for seventeen seconds off the pace tomorrow sees riders tackle a motion flat two hundred kilometer stationary as to saying i can chill or will be the man starting in yellow. lympics are just a month away and seventeen more places have been taken on the russian team it follows three days of trials in canadian and kayaking in moscow although beijing gold medalist maxime op left misses out on the chance defend his title arching could cordiant as the story. this year's championship of russia is used not only to determine the best pathless domestically but also to find out who will represent the country in their limpy games in london the two hundred meters men's single race and canoeing was one of the most anticipated events russia's only olympic champion in beijing. was betting his fourth consecutive

is great is shaping up still less than a minute separating the top four ideas day with russia's denis menchov only fifty four seconds back after the first week still a long way to go with a fortnight of racing ahead before the riders reach the finish in paris. and. now the news today to sean's has been confirmed as the new manager of the france football team he takes over from long brown who stepped down after a disappointing twenty twelve guided marsay to the frankly one title last season and won three successive league cups with the club the forty three year old also won the world cup as a player in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight as well as a european championship trophy in two thousand the first game in charge will be against the south american champions europe wide on august the fifteenth. while moscow has hosted the european qualifiers for the twenty thirty beach soccer world cup there was good news and bad news for the current title holders russia who managed to book their place in the finals but failed to win their home or vent with more is robert daniels with the euro twenty t

front with teammate wiggins and last year's tour when they could eleven is close behind russia's denis menchov was also there for a while but he couldn't keep up the pace in the end and he's fifty four seconds down in fifth place in the general classification for scene here powered away to take the stage when americans how long to the wheel of adams. he's in the red top there to make sure he leads in and be able to standings by ten seconds but this incredible feeling really really some kenya is something out of sounds corny but you know. the job really sound i'm trying to watch in my most sort of fronts here miguel indurain the. you know i keep saying cuban but it's true you know the top of the mountain in yellow is just phenomenal now ferrari's fernando alonso i will start sunday's british grand prix in pole position although he thinks it might not be a major advantage of rain hit silverstone in qualifying along less than one hundred of a second faster than. michael schumacher and sebastian vettel will make up the second round with russia's battalion starting back in nineteenth place this is

led from the front with teammate weakened and last is to win a cadaver and close behind russia's denis menchov was also there for a while but he couldn't keep pace in the end and he's fifty four seconds down in fifth place in the general classification for a way to take the stage when along to the. evans he's in the red top back to make sure he leads him in the oval standings by seven seconds. but this incredible feeling really hadn't really sunk in yet it's something i've sounds corny but you know dreaming so since i was a show to really sell my home train and watching my heroes much sort of friends hear me get enjoying do it and. you know i keep saying kill them but it's true you know now via the top of a mountain and yellow is just phenomenal. ferrari's fernando long's i will start sunday's british grand prix in pole position although he thinks it might not be a major advantage of rain hit silverstein and qualifying alone so i was less than one hundred of a second faster than red bulls mark webber michael sheen matthew and sebastian vettel will make up the second right rushes batali from st

front teammate wiggins and last year's tour when you could tell that it was close behind russia's denis menchov was also there for a while but couldn't keep pace in the end and he's fifty four seconds down in fifth place in the general classification froome though powered away to take the stage when wiggins hard on to the weight of evidence he's in the red top there to make sure he leads him in the oval standings by ten seconds but this incredible feeling really really some can use something out of sounds corny but you know dreams or visions of the job really so much i'm sure you're watching my heroes most sort of friends here enjoying the. cube. i keep saying human but it's true you know now via the top of a mountain in yellow is just phenomenal. and i know it owns i will start sunday's british grand prix in pole position although he thinks that might not be a major advantage it rain hits silverstein in qualifying along as i was less than a hundredth of a second faster than my bills mark webber and michael schumacher and sebastian vettel make up the second round with russia's vitaly petrov sta

from the front teammate wiggins and last years to when they could elements close behind rushers denis menchov was also there for a while but he couldn't keep pace in the end and he's fifty four seconds down in fifth place in the general classification for his way to a way to take the stage win and wiggins hung on to the wheel of evans he's in the red top that. make sure he seemed in the overall standings by seven seconds. but this incredible feeling really hadn't really sunk in yet it's something i have sounds corny but you know since i was a child really. trying and watching my heroes most sort of friends hear me get injury and do it. you know i keep saying kill them but it's true you know on top of a mountain and yellow is this phenomenal and i no longer has taken his first pole position in almost two years after prevailing the rain delayed qualifying for the british grand prix the ferrari man who won the race last year was less than one hundred of a second faster than my best while living legend michael schumacher and two time defending champion sebastian vettel will stop in the second row

champion condell evans trailed weakens by almost two minutes in the general classification brushes denis menchov his fifth overall three minutes back today is the first rest day of the tour with action resuming on wednesday in the mountains. a major sport there has won the second stage of the silk way rally in southern russia it came as driver is making his debut in the event and was quickest in the trucks category finishing three minutes and eleven seconds faster than teammate and former winner eduardo nikolayev who keeps the overall lead. virt is rules the roost in the car standings the argentinean going top off to his place finish in volgograd question live aly of france and ukraine the city of came home first and second respectively. one of the all time great olympians kahlua says there's no guarantee sprinter usain bolt will win gold at the upcoming london games lewis won nine goals at the summer games during his glittering career but says american sprinters tyson gay and justin gatlin shouldn't be dismissed in the hundred metres they've not run as fast as world record holder bolt or jamaic

jersey after maintaining his ten second lead over defending champion coderre leavens russia's denis menchov also finished in the pellets and to stay fourth overall behind in chan's in the barley. in other news they did it is shams has been confirmed as the new manager of the france football team he takes over from lauren blong who stepped down after a disappointing euro two thousand and twelve guided marsay to the french league one title last season and won three successive league cups with the club the forty three year old also won the world cup as a player at nine hundred ninety eight as well as the european championships try think and see thousand first game in charge will be against south american champion sure required on august fifth think. the moscow has hosted the european qualifiers for the twenty thirteen beach soccer world cup there is good news and bad news for the current title holders russia who managed to book their place in the finals but failed to win the vent with more trouble at the daniel with the euro twenty twelve still a painful memory for russian football fans here i

foreign country retained the leader's yellow jersey and stays top of the overall standings russian denis menchov is currently sitting six thirteen seconds behind. now to go where v.j. saying has taken an early lead at the greenbrier classic some big names vying for the million dollar prize multiple major win is tell you words in phil mickelson already eight shots off the pace woods carting four birdies including this on the eleventh mickelson saw his three birdies. wiped out by a double bogey on the faith singh meanwhile has a one shot lead heading into round. now with just over three weeks to go until the start of the olympic games one of russia's top swimming hopes you have gagne carter to skin he was on the verge of quitting the sport four years ago has been speaking to artie's constantine the top of about the past present and hopefully a successful future. it's hard to imagine that one of russia's best swimmers of the buzz the key and its biggest hope for a medal at the london games you know again you kurdish kim was almost at the point of quitting the sport four years ago after the moscow i