Former Pride Middleweight Champion (205lbs) Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva faces former UFC Middleweight Champion (185lbs) Rich Franklin @ UFC 99: The Comeback from the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. This fight will be fought at a catchweight of 195lbs as Silva will be moving to the 185lb division and Franklin will be moving up to the 205lb division after this fight.
Manchester United 0 - Barcelona 2 Champions League Final, May 27, 2009 After Manchester United put in all the early running in Rome, Ronaldo striking the target with a rasping free-kick after two minutes before Ronaldo had two further chances in the opening ten minutes, it was Barca who snatched the lead with their first attack of the game. Iniesta carry the ball into the final third, played in Samuel Eto'o in the box, and the Cameroonian beat Vidic before firing past Van der Sar. Giggs sent a free-kick over the bar as United looked for the leveller. (First half highlights here.) Thierry Henry was foiled by Van der Sar, before Xavi crashed a free-kick against the United post, as Barca came flying out the traps early in the second half. And in the 70th minute that Catalans bagged their second, Xavi picking out an unmarked Lionel Messi in the box and the Argentine rose high to head home.
As Jon Stewart pointed out on last night\'s Daily Show, RNC Chairman Michael Steele is now opposing same-sex marriage on the grounds that it is somehow bad for small business. Unless, you know, the small business is a bakery, florist, dressmaker, tuxedo rental, reception hall, print shop, photography studio, DJ, limousine service, hotel, travel agency or divorce law firm. I guess they all vote Democrat.
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 - Werder Bremen 1UEFA Cup final, May 20, 2009 After a bright start in Istanbul, it was Shakhtar who struck first after 25 minutes, Werder were slow to react at the back as Rat threaded a pass through to Luiz Adriano, who raced away down the middle before coolly clipping the ball over the advancing Tim Wiese. Werder levelled thanks to a handling howler from Shakhtar keeper Andriy Pyatov, who found Naldo's powerful free-kick too hot to stop as the ball trickled over the line. After a far quieter second half which produced no goals the match moved to extra time, where Jadson converted a Darijo Srna cross from the right hand side to hand Shakhtar the lead for the second time.