KINGSTON, June 27 (Reuters) – Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake
will offer the world a tantalizing taste of what may be in store
at the London Olympics when the two speedsters go head to head
at the Jamaica national athletics championships starting on
Thursday.

The showdown between triple Olympic gold medallist Bolt and
100 metres world champion Blake will be the highlight of a
four-day meeting as Jamaica selects a sprint team expected to
produce some of the biggest fireworks of the London Games.

TORONTO (Reuters) – Clara Hughes has already won her biggest battle. A rebel who found a cause, she is the only athlete to win multiple medals at both the Winter and Summer Games.

The 39-year-old was once a troubled teenager, now she is an inspiration to millions of Canadians, finding success in speedskating, cycling and life.

By Steve Keating

(Reuters) – With the London Olympics beckoning, Adam Van Koeverden is all business. The Canadian kayaker takes his sport seriously and already has his game face on.

With an Olympic resume that already includes a complete set of medals, gold (K-1 500 meter) and bronze (K-1 1,000m) from the 2004 Athens Summer Games and a silver (K-1 1,000) in Beijing, Van Koeverden heads to London with just one chance but plenty of expectations to add to his collection.

TORONTO, June 25 (Reuters) – Clara Hughes has already won
her biggest battle. A rebel who found a cause, she is the only
athlete to win multiple medals at both the Winter and Summer
Games.

The 39-year-old was once a troubled teenager, now she is an
inspiration to millions of Canadians, finding success in
speedskating, cycling and life.

June 25 (Reuters) – With the London Olympics beckoning, Adam
Van Koeverden is all business. The Canadian kayaker takes his
sport seriously and already has his game face on.

With an Olympic resume that already includes a complete set
of medals, gold (K-1 500 metre) and bronze (K-1 1,000m) from the
2004 Athens Summer Games and a silver (K-1 1,000) in Beijing,
Van Koeverden heads to London with just one chance but plenty of
expectations to add to his collection.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The National Hockey League’s (NHL) Los Angeles Kings went to bed late on Monday as the city’s newest champions, the toast of Tinseltown and rulers over all they surveyed.

But in a city built on celebrity, fame is fleeting, and so on Tuesday much of Los Angeles had already moved on in search of the next big thing.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Kings were finally crowned National Hockey League (NHL) champions on Monday, punishing the New Jersey Devils 6-1 to hoist their maiden Stanley Cup on a perfect night for California dreaming.

After failing to clinch their maiden championship in the previous two games of the series, the Kings settled any nerves with three first period goals while Steve Bernier was serving a game-changing penalty for a hit that left Rob Scuderi with blood pouring from his mouth.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Kings were crowned National Hockey League champions after a convincing 6-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday that landed the 45-year old franchise its first Stanley Cup.

After failing to clinch their maiden championship in the previous two games of the series, the Kings settled any nerves with three first period goals while Steve Bernier was serving a game-misconduct penalty for a hit that left Rob Scuderi with blood pouring from his mouth.

MONTREAL (Reuters) – Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull team endured another lost weekend in Canada, leaving Montreal empty-handed on Sunday despite starting from pole for the second consecutive year.

Red Bull have never won in Canada, the only circuit on the current calendar that is still resisting them, and the drought continued on Sunday as the German paid the price for a strategic error and ended up fourth.

MONTREAL, June 10 (Reuters) – Formula One champion Sebastian
Vettel and his Red Bull team endured another lost weekend in
Canada, leaving Montreal empty-handed on Sunday despite starting
from pole for the second consecutive year.

Red Bull have never won in Canada, the only circuit on the
current calendar that is still resisting them, and the drought
continued on Sunday as the German paid the price for a strategic
error and ended up fourth.