The streets were full but the atmosphere of the old city was of a tense calm, secured by armored police vehicles and barricades seemingly ready for crowd control.
Lewis Hamilton stands his best chance of winning a race for his new Mercedes team after beating local hero Sebastian Vettel in a tense fight to secure pole position for today's German Grand Prix here.
A silver medallist at the 2008 and 2010 world championships, she won her first major tournament in June by taking gold at the European Union championships in Poland, defeating the home favourite Karolina Michalczuk, twice a world champion, in a tense final to secure her title as the continent's best.
The Asteras striker buried the subsequent spot-kick, but Tottenham held their nerve in a tense finale to secure the points.
But Tottenham, facing a tense fight to secure a top-four Premier League finish and a place in the next season's Champions League, were architects of their own downfall as they made errors at key stages.
But Denial fought back, putting in an aggressive, high-tempo performance to secure a tense Capture the Flag match.
Buttler reached a first century for the visitors, but Chris Rushworth (4-45) thek the final wicket to secure a tense victory as they were all out for 312.
Aitor Karanka's Middlesbrough claimed a £170m prize as they drew 1-1 with Brighton at an initially tense, ultimately overjoyed, Riverside Stadium to secure automatic promotion to the Premier League.
The team lost to Mexico last year in the Gold Cup semifinals, which forced a tense two-game playoff against Italy to secure a Cup berth.
And he and his team-mates held on to secure a hard-fought and tense victory.
Clearing begins on what is often a tense and hectic day, with a mad rush to secure university places.
