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Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, has died aged 71 from a heart attack.

Born in Mozambique in 1942 when it was still a Portuguese colony, Eusebio da Silva Ferreira went on to play 64 times for Portugal, scoring 41 goals.

The Benfica striker's nine goals at the 1966 World Cup in England included four against North Korea.

He had been admitted to hospital several times over the past year for the treatment of heart and respiratory problems.Widely considered one of the best players of all time, he scored 733 times in 745 professional matches.

Famed for his blistering acceleration and dazzling dribbling skills, Eusebio was named European Footballer of the Year in 1965.

He won the European Cup with Benfica in 1962 and was in the side that lost to Manchester United in the 1968 Wembley final.

Eusebio enjoyed 10 league championship victories and five Portuguese cup triumphs in his 15 years at the club and was Portugal's top league scorer seven times.

Current Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was among those to pay tribute.

"Always eternal, Eusebio, rest in peace," the Real Madrid and former Manchester United striker wrote on Twitter  alongside a picture of both men together.

Former Portugal winger Luis Figo  tweeted: "The king! Great loss for all of us! The greatest!"

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho called him one of his country's "great figures".

From BBC Sport

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), commonly known simply as Eusébio, was a Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the greatest footballers of all time. During his professional career, he scored 733 goals in 745 matches.

He helped the Portuguese national team reach third place at the 1966 World Cup, being the top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals (including four in one match against North Korea) and received the Bronze Ball award. He won the Ballon d'Or award in 1965 and was runner-up in 1962 and 1966. He played for Benfica for 15 years out of his 22 as a footballer, thus being mainly associated with the Portuguese club, and is the team's all-time top scorer with 638 goals scored in 614 official games. There, he won eleven Primeira Liga titles, five Taça de Portugal titles, a European Cup (1961–62) and helped them reach three additional European Cup finals. He was the European Cup top scorer in 1965, 1966 and 1968. He also won the Bola de Prata (Primeira Liga top scorer award) a record seven times. He was the first ever player to win the European Golden Boot, in 1968, a feat he replicated in 1973.

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Eusebio factfile

Born: 25/01/42 in Mozambique.

Early career: Started with Sporting Lourenco-Marques, a nursery club of Sporting Lisbon, but was signed by Benfica for £7,500 at the age of 19.

Benfica: Helped side beat Real Madrid 5-3 in the European Cup final in 1962. Won 10 league championships and five cups in his 15 years at Benfica.

Portugal: Scored 41 goals in 64 internationals.

Starring roles: Named European Footballer of the Year in 1965 and top scorer at the 1966 World Cup with nine goals.

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Usain Bolt wins his fifth Olympic gold in 200m final

Usain Bolt has made Olympic history by being the first person to win both the 100m and 200m sprints twice in a row.

The Lightning Bolt struck again beating his training buddy Yohan Blake to the finish line in just 19.32 seconds in the 200m final.

It was a brilliant night for the Jamaican sprint team who also took the silver and bronze positions.

Bolt now has five Olympic golds and could add one more to his collection in the men's 4x100 metre relay.

Before the games Bolt had said that he was only 95 percent fit but still managed to keep both his 100m and 200m Olympic titles.

Portugal wins first medal at London Olympics

Very well, boys! Congratulations, Portugal!

Portuguese athletes Fernando Pimenta and Emanuel Silva won a silver medal in the K2 1,000m canoeing race at the Olympics in Eton, Dorney today (Wednesday), the first medal for Portgual at the London 2012 Olympics.

The Portuguese duo’s time of 3.09,699 minutes was only beaten by the Hungarian pair Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kokeny (3.09,646).

In third position came the German duo Martin Holstein and Andreas Ihle.

Aside from being the first medal for Portugalat this year’s Olympics, it was also the first medal for the country in this sport, on the 13^th day of the games.

The duo’s silver medal is the eighth silver ever forPortugalfrom a total of 23 medals won by Portuguese in the history of the games.

Braga-born Emanuel Silva, 26, has been practising canoeing for 14 years and was European champion in the sport last year for the 1,000 metres K4 category, as well as world juniors champion in 2003 for the 500 metres K1 category.

His team mate Fernando Pimenta, 22, has also won a number of competitions in the sport, coming second in the 2010 world championships for the 55 metre K2 category.

Murray medal marked by gold postbox

A postbox has been painted gold in Andy Murray's home town to honour his new status as an Olympic champion.

The 25-year-old became the first Briton to take home a men's singles gold medal after defeating Roger Federer in straight sets.

A special gold medal stamp has also been produced featuring an image of Murray mid-shot on his road to victory. The stamps will be on sale in more than 500 post offices in the UK.

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Champion again: Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 100-metre final in the Olympic Stadium in London

 

Usain Bolt sensationally defended his coveted title as the fastest man on the planet tonight as he sprinted to glory in an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

Bolt's 9.63 seconds, just 0.05 seconds slower than his own staggering world record,was a new Olympic best and capped a race in which seven men went under 10 seconds, with only the injured Asafa Powell failing to break that mark.

Bolt, 25, said: "I was happy when I went out in the first round, I felt I could do this. I was slightly worried about my start. I didn't want to false start again so I sat in the blocks a little bit.

"It wasn't the best reaction in the world but I executed it and that was the key. My coach said 'stop worrying about the start because the best part of your race is the end'. It worked.

Usain Bolt celebrates his victory by striking his customary lightning bolt pose in the Olympic Stadium in London

Who is Bradley Wiggins?

Bradley Wiggins is the first Brit ever to win the Tour de France.

In 2012 he was the fastest overall rider, with a winning margin of three minutes 21 seconds over any other cyclist on the Tour.

The Londoner has already won three Olympic Games gold medals and seven World Championship titles.

But here's a little bit more info on the man taking the cycling world by storm...

1) He wasn't actually born in Britain

Bradley was born in Ghent in Belgium, but grew up in London near to the Herne Hill Velodrome, where he started racing at the age of 12.

2) Young Champion

Wiggins won his first major title aged 17, winning the Individual Pursuit World Championship title in Cuba.

3) Fashion King

He is passionate about clothes and fashion. He's even created his own styles with designer Fred Perry.

4) Bone Breaker

During the seventh stage of the 2011 Tour de France, Bradley crashed and broke his collarbone. This ended his hopes of winning the yellow jersey.

5) Time for a Holiday

After the Tour de France and Olympics are all over Wiggins will be going on a big holiday to Majorca with his family. Due to all the training he's been doing he hasn't had a break since last November.

Now... Wiggins becomes Britain's most successfulever Olympian

Bradley Wiggins has become Team GB's most successful Olympian ever, after winning the time trial.

Just ten days after he secured Britain's first ever victory in the 108-year-old Tour de France, Wiggins stormed to Olympic gold.

It was the seventh time in his career that he's won a medal at the Games

Murray aims for Wimbledon history- 8th July 2012 at 2 p.m.

A huge TV audience is expected later as Andy Murray bids to become the first 

British man to win Wimbledon for 76 years, when he takes on six-time champion Roger Federer.

The 25-year-old Murray, seeking his first Grand Slam title, faces six-time champion Roger Federer in the final.

A win would deliver Federer a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon crown.

Speaking in his BBC Sport column, Murray said: "The one thing I can guarantee is that I'll fight my absolute heart out. I need to give everything I have from the first point to the last."

Murray, the first Briton to reach the men's singles final since Bunny Austin in 1938,did so by beating Tsonga in four sets on a packed Centre Court.

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