Inter Milan, champions of the Italian League, drew again, this time with no goals. The game was against Genoa in the 26th week of the Serie A. Despite the draw, Internazionale remains four points ahead of its closest pursuer, AC Milan, with 59 and 55 points, respectively.
FC Barcelona has managed to win another match, this time against Malaga in the twenty-fourth round of the Spanish League. The Spanish champions had to give an extraordinary effort during the match, as their rivals gave a strong fight.
On Wednesday, the top European teams demonstrated why they are the favorites to win the next World Cup, held this year in South Africa.
In the week that was supposed to be the pinnacle of her skating career, Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette was struck by tragedy. She was told on Sunday that her mother had died suddenly from what was presumed to be a massive heart attack. The mother, Therese Rochette, had arrived in Vancouver on Saturday with her husband Norman to watch her daughter participate in the Winter Olympics.
Russian player Maria Sharapova recovered from her early exit at the Australian Open after she beat the Swedish world No. 106, Sofia Arvidsson, 6-2, 6-1 in the tournament finals at Memphis. The match lasted 66 minutes and marked Sharapova’s second tournament of the season and her first title of the year.
Andy Murray’s journey for the Dubai Open title ended abruptly when the Brit lost to the Serbian Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 on Wednesday. That tournament was the first in which Murray participated since the Australian Open, during which he was upset by Roger Federer in the final.
AC Milan defeated Bari 2-0 this past Sunday in the twenty-fifth round of the Italian League. The team shortened its distance from second place AS Roma, 2 points away, and first place Internazionale, 7 points away. Milan, which has accumulated four games without defeat, now has 48 points and remains in third place of the standings, while Bari, with 32 points, is in 11th place.
FC Barcelona demonstrated again why it is the best team in the world. After the twenty-first round of the Spanish League, the Culés continue to be the leaders of the league, maintaining their winning streak after a 2-1 victory against Getafe.
Barça ‘s victory at Camp Nou was its seventeenth of the season.
In round 21 of La Liga, Real Madrid (50 points) beat Espanyol 3-0 last Saturday, closing in on Barcelona, the current leader of the Spanish League standings with 55 points. The team led by Manuel Pellegrini added its eleventh victory in the Santiago Bernebeu Stadium and recovered the difference with Barça, which beat Getafe 2-1.
In week 20 of La Liga, Sevilla cut the distance from the top of the standings in the Spanish League, winning this past Sunday in the Estadio Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán against Valencia 2-1. The victory brought Sevilla 36 points and a position in fourth place; despite the loss, Valencia ended with 39 points and in third place.