CNN Site Map (Galleries) for June - 2012
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- 2012-06-29Euro 2012 sparked into life when striker Robert Lewandowski scored the first goal of the tournament against Greece. Despite a lively opening, the co-hosts had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
- 2012-06-27This iconic image of bloodied former England defender Terry Butcher taken in 1989 during a World Cup qualifier embodies the "warrior" style in which the country has always played. It is an approach based on bravery, endeavour and hard work but i
- 2012-06-26Great detail is taken as grounds crews prepare Centre Court for Sunday's historic match between Roger Federer and Andy Murray in the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. Federer is seeking to tie the reco
- 2012-06-26Ivan Lendl, twice Wimbledon runner-up and now Andy Murray's coach, believes serve and volley is a dying art in tennis.
- 2012-06-25Venus Williams plays a shot during her first round women's singles match against Russia's Elena Vesnina on Monday, June 25, during the first round at Wimbledon. Williams lost the match, her earliest exit from the tournament in 15 years.
- 2012-06-25The sight of fans enjoying strawberries and cream has become synonymous with the annual championship at Wimbledon, one of tennis' four grand slams.
- 2012-06-22A member of the Wimbledon ground staff monitors one of the test areas on Centre Court.
- 2012-06-22Lewis Hamilton is Formula One's seventh winner in the seven races so far this season following his victory at the Canadian Grand Prix in June.
- 2012-06-21Germany's quarterfinal clash with Greece has been labeled the ultimate grudge match, given the ongoing Eurozone crisis. German-backed financial aid to Greece has come with sweeping austerity measures attached. Now Greece wants to hit back and knock G
- 2012-06-21Inspired by a study by the U.N. that found a third of all food is wasted worldwide, Austrian artist Klaus Pichler created a remarkable set of images using rotting food products from around the globe.
In each picture, Pichler provides figures (aquired wi
- 2012-06-21Greece coach Fernando Santos leads a training session for his squad ahead of the quarterfinal clash with Germany in Euro 2012.
- 2012-06-20A race-goer attends day five of the Royal Ascot races in Ascot, England, on Saturday, June 23.
- 2012-06-19Audi made history at the Le Mans 24 hour race, with the R18 car becoming the first hybrid vehicle to win the endurance event.
- 2012-06-19Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras walks in parliament after a meeting with New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras.
- 2012-06-18David Nalbandian was disqualified from the Queen's Club final on Sunday for inadvertently injuring a match official after kicking an advertising board. But the Argentine is not the first tennis star to lose their cool on court...
- 2012-06-17David Nalbandian shows his concern after line judge Andrew McDougall is left with a gashed leg.
- 2012-06-17Kiki Sarakinou says the situation in Greece is very sad, and very bad. She sits in Kolanaki, one of Athens most affluent areas, where business has dropped by half in the last year.
- 2012-06-16Star player Cristiano Ronaldo is under pressure to lead Portugal into the quarterfinals of Euro 2012, with the Real Madrid forward having struggled to make the impact that was expected of him.
- 2012-06-14This has been called "The Panel of Hands" in El Castillo Cave in Spain. A hand stencil here is more than 37,300 years old.
- 2012-06-14Webb Simpson of the United States holds the U.S. Open trophy after his one-stroke victory in San Francisco on Sunday, June 17. Simpson finished the four-day event at one shot over par to secure his first major title.
- 2012-06-14Casey Martin returns to the scene of his only major appearance this week after qualifying for the 112th U.S. Open.
- 2012-06-13The U.S. Open will tee off at the Olympic Club for the fifth time on Thursday, with the San Francisco venue having developed a reputation for toppling some of golf's biggest stars.
- 2012-06-13Georgia's new parliament building is being constructed in the country's second-largest city of Kutaisi. The president, Mikhail Saakashvili has claimed the $83 million project is a symbol of the country's future.
- 2012-06-12Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Moscow and around Russia on June 12, 2012 against President Vladimir Putin's third term, despite a police crackdown on their leaders a day earlier.
- 2012-06-12An exhibition of "invisible" artworks by artists including Andy Warhol, Yves Klein and Yoko Ono has gone on display in London. The show features Roman Ondak's "More Silent Than Ever" (2006), an empty room with a hidden eavesdropp
- 2012-06-12Ukraine achieved independence shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
- 2012-06-11Rafael Nadal celebrates with his family and coaching staff after entering the history books at the French Open.
- 2012-06-11Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after beating Novak Djokovic of Serbia to win his seventh French Open title in Paris on Monday, June 11.
- 2012-06-11Georgia was divided between the Ottoman and Persian empires for centuries until it became part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century. It declared independence following the Russian Revolution, but was defeated by the Red Army and incorporated into th
- 2012-06-08Michael Chang came through two epic five set wins over Ivan Lendl and Stefan Edberg to claim the 1989 French Open title.
- 2012-06-08Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic can join a very elite group of tennis stars if he beats Rafael Nadal in Sunday's French Open semifinal.
- 2012-06-08Spain's soccer team celebrates with the Euro 2012 trophy on a double-decker bus during the victory parade in Madrid on Monday. Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the final match on Sunday. Euro 2012, bringing together 16 of Europe's best national socce
- 2012-06-07Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova blows a kiss to the crowd after beating Petra Kvitova at Roland Garros on Thursday to reach her first French Open final.
- 2012-06-07Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah wins the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes in New York on Saturday, June 6, to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed did so in 1978.
- 2012-06-07Euro 2012 kicks off on Friday in Warsaw with a match between co-hosts Poland and 2004 champions Greece.
- 2012-06-06Rafael Nadal's quest for a seventh French Open title is in good shape after he beat fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in the quarterfinals.
- 2012-06-05Defending champions Spain will be without injured defender Carles Puyol, pictured, and his Barcelona teammate David Villa -- La Roja's all-time leading scorer -- for the Euro 2012 finals.
- 2012-06-05Novak Djokovic roars with relief after coming through his five-set quarterfinal against French Open crowd favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Roland Garros.
- 2012-06-05A man decked out in full Union Jack regailia celebrates the Diamond Jubilee.
- 2012-06-05U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur beat Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova to reach the semifinals of the French Open for the third time in four years.
- 2012-06-05Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Price Harry wave to the crowds from Buckingham Palace.
- 2012-06-04Rafael Nadal, right, was apologetic after winning 17 games in a row in his straight-sets destruction of good friend Juan Monaco in the fourth round of the French Open.
- 2012-06-04Tiger Woods celebrates after chipping in for birdie on the 16th hole during the final round of the Memorial Tournament.
- 2012-06-04Li Na was disappointed after suffering a surprise defeat in the fourth round of the French Open against Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan.
- 2012-06-04Queen Elizabeth II appears on stage at the climax of the diamond jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace in London, England.
- 2012-06-03The queen's royal barge, Gloriana leads the way as the River Thames is awash with color from flotilla participants.
- 2012-06-01A fan of horse racing from a young age, then-Princess Elizabeth is seen walking through the paddock at the Epsom Downs racecourse during the derby on May 27, 1950. An appearance at Epsom Derby would be her first official engagement as queen several years
- 2012-06-01kasialondon stumbled upon court jesters entertaining at London's iconic Trafalgar Square in celebration of the queen's Diamond Jubilee. "The jesters were joking, laughing and making merriment for people," she says. "It was a lot o
- 2012-06-01Russia imposed an embargo on wine from Georgia in 2006, resulting in an immediate 50% loss in exports. Many of the country's vineyards have found new markets but sales are still below pre-2006 levels.