Luka Modric Fined by Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur have issued seperate fines to Luka Modric for missing training on Friday and refusing to board the flight for the club's pre-season tour of America.Spurs have ordered Modric to report back for training on Monday and plan to fine him a third time should he fail to attend. The total would amount to £160,000 already if Spurs decide on the maximum punishment.The Croatia midfielder, having failed to secure his desired move to Chelsea last summer, has resolved to leave White Hart Lane and is now determined to secure a move to Real Madrid. Tottenham have accepted, and publicly acknowledged, that the 26-year-old should be allowed to leave, but only if their asking price is met.Spurs want a fee close to £40 million, rather than the £35 million frequently suggested, although there may be some negotiation. However, it is understood that, to date, Real Madrid have offered only £27 million plus fringe players or add-ons up to a total value of £32 million.Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will not do business at that price, and manager Andre Villas-Boas was earlier quoted as telling Spanish newspaper AS that Modric was "wrong" to act the way he did and that his actions would "go against him".though, that Villas-Boas' comments were part of an off-the-record briefing to the Spanish journalist and that the Portuguese feels badly let down that they were reported.

The Spaniard " ALONSO" Shines In German Grandprix 2012

Fernando Alonso The Spaniard Has Won The Controversial German Grandprix 2012.Alonso never opened up a big lead but never looked in serious danger of losing it either, successfully fending off the Red Bull of Vettel and the upgraded McLaren of Jenson Button."It was tough. Maybe we were not the fastest in dry conditions but we were competitive to retain the lead," Alonso said. "Jenson was putting a lot of pressure."Alonso also won the German GP the last time it was run on the Hockenheim circuit two years ago.Vettel failed again to win his home race and he was penalized for overtaking Button from outside the track, having gone off the circuit with all four wheels with one lap remaining in the 67-lap race.The 20-second penalty further dents Vettel's chances of retaining the title. Button moved up to second and Kimi Raikkonen to third."I wasn't sure if he (Button) was on the inside or not. The last thing you want to do is make contact. When we were side by side, I tried to give him enough room but it's difficult to see. I went wide," Vettel said before the ruling. "We were all struggling with tires, Jenson in particular, which is why I was able to pass him."I decided to go off the circuit to make it safe for both of us. His rear tires had no traction and even on the paint I was able to stay ahead."Button had been challenging Alonso for the lead, before his tires gave out over the last few laps."I had a great race out there and it is nice to be fighting at the front again," the Briton said.Button did not want to comment on Vettel's overtaking move.Alonso became the first driver to win three races this season and now has a 34-point lead over Mark Webber, the second Red Bull driver, who was eighth.Alonso has 154 points after 10 of 20 races, Webber has 120 and Vettel 110.Vettel complained bitterly about Button's McLaren teammate, Lewis Hamilton, saying he was slowed on lap 35 when the Briton tried to get past cars that had already lapped him. Hamilton, in his 100th Grand Prix, had an early puncture that ruined his race before he retired on lap 59."I don't see the point in him trying to race us. It is a bit stupid to race the leaders," Vettel said.Vettel said Hamilton's move probably caused him to lose second place to Button temporarily."That potentially lost me the position to Jenson, I pitted two or three laps after that," Vettel said. "If you are a lap down and there is no chance to win the race, you should respect it and use common sense. I didn't expect him to attack."Michael Schumacher, the seven-time F1 champion, started from third but eventually dropped to seventh, losing a couple of places after making a late third pit stop to put on another set of soft tires. He posted the fastest lap of the race but could not gain any places and still remains winless in the third season of his comeback."There are better ways to finish your home race than to drop from third to seventh. But I just couldn't get more out of the car," Schumacher said.Schumacher has not said whether he intends to continue racing and, if not, this could have been the 43-year-old German's final race at home.Raikkonen of Finland was one of the drivers to overtake Schumacher and finished fourth in his Lotus, before Vettel's penalty moved him up to third.Kamui Kobayashi of Japan drove his Sauber to fourth and teammate Sergio Perez of Mexico ended up sixth as the finish was reshuffled following Vettel's penalty.

Bradley Wiggins Wins Tour De France 2012

Bradley Wiggins Of England Wins Tour De France 2012.Bradley Wiggins saved one of his best performances en-route to becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France to the end - and he was on the podium, not his bike when he did it. The moment being when he was handed the microphone during the jersey and trophy presentations and told the crowd of thousands who lined the Champs Elysees on a glistening summer's day and said: "We're just going to draw the raffle numbers now"Those who got Wiggins' humour in the crowd that was lacquered heavily with thousands of British fans who had either followed the Tour in France throughout or part of its journey, or who had just travelled over for the historic occasion, cheered at his impromptu impersonation of a bingo caller."My old mother over there, her son has just won the Tour de France".He continued: "I want to thank everyone, the support has been amazing. It's been a magical couple of weeks. Some dreams do come true. My old mother over there, her son has just won the Tour de France," before signing off to join his teammates that included Australians Michael Rogers and Richie Porte for a quick celebration before flying home to Wigan in England to say: "Thanks again. Have a safe journey home. Don't get too drunk."How the crowd roared and the smiles beamed. And so the 99th Tour de France came to a joyous end, especially for the British - the riders, the fans, the sport of cycling and no doubt the whole of Great Britain that will now turn its attention to hosting the Olympic Games starring Wiggins 'et al.'Top billing with Wiggins there no doubt will be another of his Sky teammates, Briton Mark Cavendish, the world champion who signed off on an almost perfect Tour for their team with a bunch sprint victory to win the final and 20th stage, a 120km race from Rambouillet south of Paris to the Champs Elysees. It was his second stage win for the Tour, his team's fifth and, with David Millar's (Garmin-Sharp) win, the sixth for British cycling.As if that was not enough, Sky clinched a rare one-two with Briton Chris Froome (Sky) placing second overall to Wiggins at 3 minutes 21 second, while in third at 6mins 19secs was Italian Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) whose brave bid to crack the Sky defence earned his podium place.Meanwhile, Australian Cadel Evans (BMC), last year's winner, pledged to return to the Tour next year and confirmed his hunger for a second win.After the stage which saw Wiggins finish 54th at 9 seconds to Cavendish who beat Slovakia's Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Australian Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEDGE) in that order, Evans was left in seventh place overall, but at 15 mins 49secs after he finished 27th at 7 secs to Cavendish."To finish another Tour is always a satisfaction. Its always good to be with a great group of guys. And the team we have, I enjoy working with them and being with them," Evans said. "But after the success of last year ... it wasn't what we had hoped for and it certainly wasn't up to the level of last year."Asked if he got any satisfaction, he said: "Sometimes ... but winning is a lot more fun. It's a lot easier when you are winning. When you are having a bad time, when you are sick or something in this sport it plays on you in those hard days in the mountains ... this is the hardest sport one earth."Then when pressed on a tilt at the 2013 title, he said: "Absolutely, I will come back again ... 100 per cent better than this year, that's for sure. We will work everything for a big and better Tour. I think I still have the capability to win and in the end its always up to me. So that's what matters most."Meanwhile, for Goss and the Australian OricaGreenEDGE team it was another case of the "what ifs" in the stage finish won by Cavendish. But it was not for lack of trying. The teams put up a brave fight in the stage finish to combat Cavendish's sheer speed and power, even though the Manx Missile still came over the Australian to win the stage convincingly. "It's not easy to lose a stage here in the Tour de France. We have given it everything we have  a couple of seconds, a few thirds, we got taken out of the points classification wtih that [early] disqualification," Goss said. "But we had a good Tour. We have gelled really well. It's our first year out. We have been around the mark. It's a huge honour to come on to the Champs Elysees. I got goose bumps coming out of the tunnel and riding with these guys. We had such a good time and the feeling of the team is so good. We didn't win a stage here, but there are a lot more races ahead. We've already had a lot of success in the early part of the season. It's not going to stop I think."

Jersey winners: 

Yellow jersey (general classification): Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

White jersey (best young rider aged 25 and under): Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 

Green jersey (points classification winner): Peter Sagan (GER/LOT) 

Polka dot jersey (best climber's competition): Thomas Voeckler (FRA/EUR)

Stage winners and yellow jersey holders 

Prologue: Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RNT)/Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RNT) 

Stage 1: Peter Sagan (SVK/LIQ)/Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RNT) 

Stage 2: Mark Cavendish (GBR/SKY)/Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RNT) 

Stage 3: Peter Sagan (SVK/LIQ)/Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RNT) 

Stage 4: Andre Greipel (GER/LOT)/Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RNT) 

Stage 5: Andre Greipel (GER/LOT)/Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RNT) 

Stage 6: Peter Sagan (SVK/LIQ)/Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RNT) 

Stage 7: Chris Froome (GBR/SKY)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 8: Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 9: Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 10: Thomas Voeckler (FRA/EUR)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 11: Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUR)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 12: David Millar (GBR/GRM)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 13: Andre Greipel (GER/LOT)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 14: Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/EUS)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 15: Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA/FDJ)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 16: Thomas Voeckler (FRA/EUR)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 17: Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 18: Mark Cavendish (GBR/SKY)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 19: Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 

Stage 20: Mark Cavendish (GBR/SKY)/Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY)

Overall standings: 

1. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY) 87hr 34min 42sec 

2. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) at 3min 21sec. 

3. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/LIQ) 6:19. 

4. Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL/LTB) 10:15. 

5. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 11:04. 

6. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP/RSH) 15:43. 

7. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC) 15:51. 

8. Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 16:31. 

9. Janez Brajkovic (SLO/AST) 16:38. 10. Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ) 17:17. 

11. Andreas Kloden (GER/RSH) 17:54. 

12. Nicolas Roche (EIR/ALM) 19:33. 

13. Chris Horner (USA/RSH) 19:55. 

14. Chris Anker Sorensen (DEN/SAX) 25:27. 

15. Denis Menchov (RUS/KAT) 27:22. 

16. Maxime Monfort (BEL/RSH) 28:30. 

17. Egoi Martinez (ESP/EUS) 31:46. 

18. Rui Costa (POR/MOV) 37:03. 

19. Eduard Vorganov (RUS/KAT) 38:16. 

20. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 42:26.