Back with Bolt! Usain begins 100m title defence with comfortable victory in heats
Defending champion Usain Bolt strolled into the semi-finals of the 100 metres today as Olympic history was made on a lightning fast track in London.
Bolt stumbled out of the blocks in heat four but was soon into his running and looking around at his competitors, the Jamaican doing just enough to win in 10.09 seconds.
But that time looked positively pedestrian after first Justin Gatlin and then fellow American Ryan Bailey broke 10 seconds for the first time in the heats of the Olympics.
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Lightning Bolt: Usain won his first round heat in the 100m
Star attraction: Bolt sealed victory despite a sluggish start - and was joined by Britain's James Dasaolu in the next round
Star attraction: Bolt sealed victory despite a sluggish start - and was joined by Britain's James Dasaolu in the
United to splash £50m on Moura and Van Persie as Glazers send a signal
Ferguson stayed behind to finalise the Moura business when the team left for Norway yesterday for the match against Valerenga.
Van the man: Robin Van Persie is close to moving to Manchester United
He will also be on hand to press ahead with Van Persie's move.
Ferguson is optimistic that any further hitches will be overcome for the Holland striker to become a United player before the season's curtain-raiser in a fortnight.
The Arsenal striker, the current Footballer of the Year, has been courted by Manchester City and Inter Milan and his inclusion in the squad's pre-season preparation in Germany has increased speculation that he may even sign a new contract at the Emirates.
Twinkle toes: Lucas Moura will move to Old Trafford
But he has not concealed his desire to move to Old Trafford and that is the ace up Ferguson's sleeve.
The United boss will have to compromise on his refusal to comply with the Gunners' £25m demand, with the final figure likely to be about the £20m mark.
United's long-awaited transfer move nails suggestions, denied by Ferguson in an interview in The Mail On Sunday two weeks ago, that his spending budget had been restricted because of the club's massive debts incurred by the Glazer family's takeover.
But there remains a schism between a large faction of United supporters and the American owners, heightened by their bid to pay down some of their £420m debt by raising money on the New York Stock Exchange.
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