Jamaican sprinter the superman, Usain Bolt claimed yet another world record as he win the 200m final at the World Championships in Berlin. The Jamaican, who just four days earlier grabbed 100m gold in an astonishing 9.58, demolished his previous world 200m best of 19.30 set in Beijing exactly a year ago. He became the first man in history to hold two Olympic and two world titles at the same time.

After the race Bolt said, “I can definitely say I didn’t expect that because I was a little bit tired. I said let’s try because people are really looking out for this, I said it won’t hurt to try. So I tried really hard and now I’m really tired. Maybe next time I should just run the 200m or the 100m alone. My form was going backwards. I wasn’t running upright. It wasn’t a good race but it was a fast one.”

Bolt, who completed his 200m win a day before his 23rd birthday, said “after that race I don’t think I will be able to walk for a day. I’m going to spend my birthday having a long sleep.” He set three world records when winning his Olympic golds in Beijing last year and his world record bearking World Championships in Berlin have enhanced his reputation as the best sprinter of all time.

“I keep telling you guys my aim is to become a legend,” he added. “I don’t think about records. I don’t put myself under pressure. I know what to do and I go and execute. I did well for myself and I am on my way to becoming a legend so I am just happy.”

The silver medallist and bronze medallisst are Alonso Edward of Paman who finished in 19.81, and Wallace Spearmon of the United States took bronze with 19.85. Edward, who came into this year World Championships with a 20.62 personal best time, registered a South American Area record of 19.81 in second place and at 19 years old became the youngest ever World medallist in the men’s 200m. His time is also a world age-19 best, breaking the 19.88 set by Bolt in 2006. And anyone who breaks one of Bolt’s records is certainly set for a bright future.
Spearmon won his second successive World 200m bronze with a time of 19.85 – his third best ever clocking – while Crawford tightened up on the line with a time of 19.89. It was the first time in history that four men had dipped under 19.90 in the same race and also the first time in which five men had broken 20 seconds.

Real Madrid unveiled its newly star Cristiano Ronaldo with No 9 shirt, who was presented to a near capacity crowd at the Bernabeu after completing the formalities of his £80m world record move to Real Madrid. Real president, Florentino Perez introduced Ronaldo to Real fans and he was welcomed with a thunderous applause by the excited fans.

Ronaldo in his speech said,”good evening. I just want to say, I told my friends that I was going to be very natural. Well, I’m just so happy to be here.

Ronaldo unveiled to Real Madrid fans

“For me, I have made my childhood dream a reality, which was nothing less than playing for Real Madrid.

“I didn’t expect a jam-packed stadium. This is truly impressive! “Thank you very much, and I’m going to ask you all to say with me – I’m going to count to three – to say Hala Madrid. Ready? One, two, three – HALA MADRID!”

“If we win only the Champions League I’m happy. We need to take it step by step and later we can think about winning the treble,” he stated.”

He claimed he is still on good terms with his former club, despite his determination to leave Old Trafford. “I have to say thank you to all supporters, my boss, my friends and my team-mates because I’d been there six years and I had a good relationship with all people there,” he insisted.

“But the people understand my decision and the people respect that. Of course it’s a great challenge now and the people know my dream is to play in Madrid.

“I’m going to miss many many things in Manchester but this is the life, this is my new house, my new club and I’m going to give 100% for this club.”

Ronaldo revealed his move was partly motivated by a belief that La Liga is “superior” to English football. “I think La Liga is going to have more quality because of the players that are arriving,” he said. “All the players have a lot of quality and the referees protect the players.”

In the press conference that followed the unveil to Real Madrid fans, he predicted he would notice a difference between playing styles in the two countries. “I expect a different league. I have played six years in the Premier League, it is very different. It is faster and players are strong but here the small teams and the medium teams try and play football,” he stated.

It was the biggest player presentation of all time, the entire pitch given over to the introduction of a young man who is determined to become a Real Madrid legend, with Alfredo di Stefano and Eusebio looking on. For the 80,000 fans – who raised the roof when the player emerged, incidentally – it may be unforgettable.

He was bought with a record transfer fee in football history with a whooping sum of $80m from Manchester United.

Cristiano Ronaldo will complete his world record £80m move from Manchester United to Real Madrid on 1 July after agreeing a six-year deal. Manchester United confirmed earlier this month they had accepted a world-record bid from the Primera Division side and the two clubs have now finalised an agreement for the Portugal 24-year-old winger’s transfer.

A statement on Madrid’s website on Friday evening read: “Real Madrid and Manchester United have signed a final agreement for the transfer of the rights of Cristiano Ronaldo from July 1. “The player will be tied to Real Madrid for the next six seasons and will be presented on July 6 at the Santiago Bernabeu.”

Manchester United said on their website: “Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure is all but done and dusted after Real Madrid and Manchester United finalised the agreement for his transfer on Friday evening. “The Portuguese winger was the subject of a world record £80million offer from the Spanish club on Thursday 11 June. He has since been on holiday but a return to work with new employers now beckons, with the sale set to be completed on Wednesday 1 July.”

The deal for Ronaldo means Madrid will break the world record transfer fee for the fourth time – all sanctioned by president Florentino Perez. During Perez’s first tenure in the position, from 2000-2006, Madrid signed Luis Figo from Barcelona for £37million in 2000 and then a year later brought in Zinedine Zidane from Juventus for £46million.

Then just a week after returning to the presidency at the start of this month, Perez captured the signing of Brazilian ace Kaka from AC Milan for a fee reportedly in the region of £59million. Real Madrid have also signing centre-back Raul Albiol from Valencia for £12m, to bring Real’s total summer spend, so far, to £148m.

Perez and Madrid have now smashed all of those price tags though by bringing FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldo to Spain. Friday’s announcement ends a pursuit that started a number of years ago and came to a head last summer when barely a day went by when Madrid’s chase of Ronaldo was not in the news.

Despite Real Madrid have also been linked with Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso, Valencia’s David Villa and Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery after spending £148m on only 3 players. Ronaldo joined Manchester United in 2003 from Sporting Lisbon for £12.2m, but was strongly linked with a move to the Spanish capital in the summer of 2008.