Defeat Valencia, praised players Laudrup

Victory at home Swansea City 3-0 against Valencia in the first leg Europa League , Friday ( 20 / 09 ) morning , making coach Michael Laudrup praised to the skies the players . " It's a fantastic victory , because we are facing a big club in the Europa League , " said Michael Laudrup , a former Barcelona and Real Madrid . Laudrup added : " We dominated the whole game , and they were not able to do much . Match is indeed ours , we have lots of opportunities even more goals ... " Held at the Mestalla stadium and witnessed by thousands of supporters of the team bats Valencia , Swansea scored a victory through goals Wilfred Bony , Michu , and Jonathan De Guzman . Since the 10th minute , Valencia only play with ten men after defender Adil Rami was given a red card due to violation of Wilfried Bony .

Michu action
Michu Swansea players Spaniard scored one goal . Four minutes after Rami issued , after scoring Swansea striker Michu bait Bony completed with his left foot shot . In the second half , the Premier League club Swansea participant is added a goal kick through Michu , at minute 58 . About five minutes later , the club 's swan logo round out the victory after Jonathan De Guzman netted at the far post round goalkeeper Vicente Guita .

For this victory , while Swansea lead Group A with a value of 3 , a superior goal difference over club St Gallen who beat Kuban Krasnodar 2-0 , Friday ( 20 / 09 ) morning . In the next game , Swansea will meet Swiss club St Gallen on October 3 and met with Russian club Kuban Krasnodar on 24 October. Previously , in the Premier League , Swansea can hold Liverpool 2-2 in series home games . So far , Michael Laudrup - legend - Danish football club managed to raise Swansea City , after they won the League Cup when they beat Bradford City 5-0 at Wembley Stadium , in February 2013 . Swansea finally extend the management contract Laudrup as manager of the club until June 2015 .

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Ferguson: Rooney is back

Performance Wayne Rooney is back to its zenith, praised Sir Alex Ferguson, the former boss once the source of news about Rooney's intention to move away from United's Sir Alex last season before retiring.  Ferguson was reported to be full of criticism of Rooney last season and subsequently leaked to the media in May that the striker wants to leave Old Trafford to further increase Rooney's determination to move. 

In the United themselves, the role of Sir Alex is not a coach anymore though still regarded as one of the determinants of the decision because of its historical position.  Although the position of manager David Moyes has now girded, Ferguson's role as one of the directors is still considered influential in United's club tehadap way.  Three bid for Rooney from rivals in the Premier League, including Chelsea last August, was rejected.  But Ferguson could not resist puiiannya when Rooney put United ahead 4-2 over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday (17/09) ago.

"Wayne look so fantastic, I am very happy to see him," said the director of the United aged 71 years.  "He's bringing back the energy, determination, zeal for attacking players (opponents), it all makes me excited.  "As a director, I was happy to see him. He's back as long as we remember this," he added, as quoted by Reuters quoted him as saying on MUTV.  British media interpret this statement as a stronghold of peace burst Ferguson for Rooney.  Until now he still has a two-year contract with United, but when asked by reporters about how his future on the gridiron he chose to concentrate more on his game to answer at this time.  Nevertheless, he admitted comfortable playing under the direction of Moyes who since the age of 16 years had menggemblengnya at Everton in 2002 and finally sold to United two years later.

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Football: UEFA champions league group stage fixtures and results

UEFA champions league will be kicking off today with teams well prepared to start journey to Amsterdam Arena.  Chelsea FC, UEFA defending champions had not had good results in premier league and UEFA super cup but they will surely settle and aim to qualify. Big European teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester City and last season finalist Bayern Munich won't like to make similar mistakes

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Wellington Phoenix Tim Brown to retire from the game

Friday night's playoff against Sydney could be Wellington Phoenix midfielder Tim Brown's very last game after he today announced his retirement from all football at the end of the time.

Although only 31, Tim Brown has certain to walk away from the game to further pursue his studies, with a masters degree in managing at the London School of Economics or Cambridge University awaiting him.

"It was an exciting decision to make, but an exciting one for me,'' Brown told the club's website. "The opportunity to keep on my studies at either of those places is fantastic.

"It was hard making the decision to leave what has been a dream job but I believe it is the right time for me having just turned 31.''

The news gives better significance to Friday's sudden death match at Westpac Stadium, since a Phoenix loss will signal the close of the career of one of their maximum servants. 

Brown, the team's vice captain, was one of Coach Ricki Herbert's first signings when the club created in 2007 and he has made a record 110 appearances in five seasons. 

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New Zealand squash India by 200 runs

Against New Zealand with a feeble bowling and batting display on Tuesday. After the Kiwis put up a competitive 288 on the plank, riding on captain Ross Taylor (95) and Scott Styris (89), India suffer an mysterious batting collapse to bundle out for a paltry 88 in just 29.3 overs. In what twisted out to be a totally lop-sided contest, only three Indian batsmen could score double figures as the Kiwis ripped through the young batting lineup to open their campaign on a high. It was a powerful show by the New Zealanders who relied on a 190-run stand for the fourth wicket between Taylor and Styris before Daryl Tuffey (3/34) and Kyle Mills (2/26) and Jacob Oram (2/15) shot out India to complete a persuasive win.

Chasing 289 to win, openers Dinesh Karthik (14) and Virender Sehwag (19) made a alert start but New Zealand struck two times in as many deliveries to get rid of the openers and reduce India to 39 for two in 7.1 overs. Sehwag was the first to go when he botched to discuss a short ball aimed at his body by Mills as the ball kissed his glove and landed safely at wicketkeeper Gerath Hopkins' hands. Karthik then followed suit when he played Tuffey's delivery down the wrong line and missed the ball, which struck on his pads in front of the wicket.

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Ishant to ignore tri-series opener against Kiwis

Dambulla: India suffered a shake ahead of their tri-series opener against New Zealand as paceman Ishant Sharma was on Monday ruled out of the match due to an ankle injury.

The lanky Delhi bowler was to do the accountability with new ball along with state-mate Ashish Nehra.  "Ishant is not obtainable for tomorrow's match because of an ankle problem," India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said at the pre-match press conference.

India are previously without experienced pacer Zaheer Khan, senior spinner Harbhajan Singh and opener Gautam Gambhir. Zaheer had missed the just finished Test series against Sri Lanka due to a shoulder problem and flew to South Africa for treatment.

Harbhajan and Gambhir were rested all along with Sachin Tendulkar for the tri-series. Both Harbhajan and Gambhir had missed India's third Test against Sri Lanka due to injuries.

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Bubba Watson shines in Ohio

World Golf Championship, Akron, Ohio : Woods is battling tough to avoid losing his world number one status.
Bubba Watson fired up a first-round 64 to lead the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by two shots as Tiger Woods looked set to lose his world number one ranking.
Watson carded seven birdies with Phil Mickelson, Graeme McDowell, Kenny Perry and Adam Scott two behind, while Woods struggled with a four-over-par 74.
Mickelson force top the rankings with a win or a top-four finish in Ohio if Woods finishes outside the top 37.
Lee Westwood can also become number one but finished the day with a one-over 71.

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD: -6 B Watson (US) -4 P Mickelson (US), A Scott (Aus), G McDowell (NI) -3 C Campbell (US), R Goosen (SA), S O'Hair (US), J Overton (US), B Van Pelt (US) Selected others: -2 R Mcllroy (NI), P Casey (Eng) -1 P Harrington (Ire), E Els (SA), E R Fisher (Eng), L Glover (Eng), L Donald (Eng) +1 J Rose (Eng), L Westwood (Eng), R McGowan (Eng), +4 T Woods

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Jessica Ennis Calls Time on 2010 season

UKA today set that Britain’s reigning World and European Heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis has called time on her 2010 season in order to exploit her recovery time ahead of 2011.
The 24 year old, who came to close breaking the UK heptathlon record in winning her European Championship gold last week, made the decision beside her coach Toni Minichiello to ensure the long term plan including reaching 2012 in best possible shape was always the main priority.
At the same time as there are several high profile events remaining in the 2010 summer season, Ennis has reiterated that maintaining her fitness and giving herself the best possible approach to 2012, is the ‘right decision’. Ennis said,“I have had an wonderful season and to win the European Championships was just incredible, it was such a close competition but there was no way I was not going to win!

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Dream Players Plans to play Together

The world’s No. 1 and No. 2 players, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, are plan to play doubles together in Toronto, according to the event's Facebook page. The Toronto sports radio station Fan 590, tournament director Karl Hale, who established the matchup, said that Djokovic arrived in Toronto yesterday and Nadal arrived today. It is the first U.S. Open warm-up for both players, so it makes intellect that they might want to get double the matches by adding doubles. Plus, the two of them split the same manager in Benito Perez-Barbadillo. Now if only Roger Federer and Andy Murray would team up.

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Jonny Wilkinson missed England training for Toulon game

Jonny Wilkinson will not be released to join up with England's elite squad when they assemble on 8 August, the fly-half's French club Toulon have confirmed

 

Toulon said Wilkinson "will respect his agreement and be available for the first game of the Top 14 on 13 August".
England boss Martin Johnson is consideration to be happy for Wilkinson to stay in France with Toulon. Johnson also said there had been "close and friendly consultation" with all clubs over player attendance.
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has an agreement with English clubs over player let go outside the official international windows, but has to discuss individually with French sides. Back row James Haskell and lock Tom Palmer, who play for French team Stade Francais, have also been called up for the week-long England training campsite by Johnson.

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Davies fades missing in 10km event

Olympic silver medallist David Davies washed out after a strong start and came 30th in the 10km open water event at the European Swimming Championships.

European Swimming Championships 2010
Venue: Budapest Dates: 4-15 August

The Welshman led for most of the race on day one of the Hungary championships but fell back behind on and was last of the three British swimmers to finish. Daniel Fogg came 11th in one hour 54 minutes and 40.2 seconds even as Richard Charlesworth was 27th at Lake Balaton.
He looked on course for a medal after top for much of the race but could not maintain the lick over the last 2km and finally finished in the pack in a time of 1:58.21.4.
"For Dave to go back to action and lead for 8km is very positive. though he hit a wall, we know where he is now and where he needs to be to gain victory." The women's 5km race was won by Ekaterina Seliverstova of Russia in 1:02:34.7.
Pool swimming events start in Budapest on Monday.

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shining Sehwag leads Indian response

Third Test,P Sara Oval: Virender Sehwag led an violent Indian response to Sri Lanka's demanding score on a competitive pitch on the second day at the P Sara Oval. Thilan Samaraweera let down India's quest for early wickets with an certain century amid testing spells from Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha, but Sehwag's counter-attack, with some luck, helped the visitors even things out. The signs were encouraging for Sri Lanka at the start of the Indian innings with the seamers finding sway while their opponents had produced virtually none. Lasith Malinga targeted the blockhole and hurled a couple of sharp bouncers, while Chanaka Welegedara got the ball to flit in. But the helpful conditions did not produce the restlessness Sri Lanka would have hoped from the Indian openers, as Sehwag settled in with three consecutive boundaries - through point, mid-on and over midwicket - off Welegedera, who had dismissed him twice in the Galle Test.

First Innings:

Sri Lanka 425 (Samaraweera 137, Sangakkara 75)

India 180 for 2 (Sehwag 97*, Tendulkar 40*)

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Gareth Thomas caps rugby club move with call-up to Wales squad

Gareth Thomas is rest to win his first rugby league cap after being named in Wales's training squad for the Alitalia European Cup.
Thomas, 36, a former British and Irish Lions captain, who won the last of his 100 caps in rugby union at the 2007 World Cup, in his first season of league with Crusaders.
He said,‘It is a great feeling,' 'To be able to stand for Wales in a different sport, in such a short space of time, is a massive, massive honour and achievement for me.'

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Death a twice loss for rugby and cricket

Eric Tindill, the only man to play tests for New Zealand in both cricket and rugby, and preside in a test in both, has died in Nelson. He was 99 years old.
At the same time as others have become known as double rugby-cricket internationals though appearing only in tour games as different from tests in one or the other sport, Tindill was single in his four-strong achievements.
A halfback or first five-eighths for Wellington, Tindill played 16 matches for the All Blacks, include one test, a 13-0 loss to England at Twickenham in 1936.
Fourteen years later he was refereed three tests, two between the All Blacks and the British Lions, and then one against Australia in 1955. Tindill played five cricket tests as a wicketkeeper-batsman between 1937 and 1947, his first appearance against England at Lord's. His first-class career spanned 18 seasons.

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£9k for shaming the World Cup FIFA 2010 fine Holland paltry sum after 'anti-football' in final against Spain

Holland's violent feat in the World Cup final has landed the Dutch FA a paltry fine of £9,244.

Eight Holland players were revealed yellow cards and one - John Heitinga - was sent off by English referee Howard Webb through the most ill-disciplined World Cup final in history. FIFA yesterday responded with a nominal fine, a sum which looks even lesser set against the £15m awarded to the Dutch for dying runners-up.

Champions Spain were themselves fined £6,162 for individual shown five yellow cards, but it is the punishment of Holland, whose plans were condemned as 'anti-football' by Johan Cruyff, which will dismay the football world. The Dutch FA also face a recompense claim from Bayern Munich, who have reacted angrily to news that Arjen Robben will be sidelined for eight weeks as a result of his early return from a hamstring wound sustained in a warm-up game to play five matches at the World Cup.

Tests have since found that a constrain tear was not properly diagnosed earlier.

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Puyol Picked up Spain into the Final

2010 FIFA World cup Southafrica - Spain’s Victory is Germany’s pain — again

Spain Beat Germany 0:1 and Confirm their Final. Carles Puyol scored the game’s only goal in the 73rd minute, while he was left unharmed by the German defence and headed in a Xavi corner kick past German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.


Spain dominated control in the match at Moses Mabhida Stadium, in South Africa's coastal city of Durban. Spanish midfielders restricted the action from the starting whistle with quick and precise passes. But they had difficulty in finishing, until central attacker Carles Puyol broke a scoreless deadlock in the 73rd minute. Puyol, who plays for Barcelona, leaped high to head in a goal from Xavi 's corner kick.

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Netherlands Beat Uruguay

2010 FIFA Worldcup: Match 61

Netherland reached their first World Cup final since 1978. when the current pick finally stepped out of the shade of Total Football to hit battling Uruguay 3-2 in a excellent semi-final on Tuesday. They will face either Germany or Spain, who assemble in Durban on Wednesday, in a showdown that now guarantees a first European World Cup triumph on a foreign continent.

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2010 FIFA Worldcup:Ghana give the penalty

Ghana became the final African team to say goodbye to the 2010 FIFA World Cup 2010, losing in a impressive penalty shoot-out to Uruguay after a 1-1 quarter-final draw at Johannesburg's Soccer City. Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saved efforts from Stephen Appiah and Dominic Adiyiah, before Sebastian Abreu improved the crucial spot-kick for the South Americans, who reach the last four for the first time since 1970.


The Black Stars will have to be satisfied with having become just the third side from the continent to make the quarter-final stage, although they could have won the match with the final kick of additional time after Luis Suarez handled a goal-bound effort on the line. But with Suarez sent off, their top scorer, Asamoah Gyan, destroyed a penalty off the bar that would have tipped the scales to the Africans after Sulley Muntari and Diego Forlan had scored either side of half-time.

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