Posted on 30 January 2010
ROVANIEMI, Finland: Former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen crashed into a drift of snow Friday in his debut on the rally circuit and trailed by more than 30 minutes after the first day of racing.
Raikkonen was just 5.5 seconds behind leader Dani Sordo after the first stage of the Arctic Lapland Rally but then went [...]
Tags: 7 Seconds, Arctic Lapland Rally, Co Pilot, Different Things, F1 Crashes, Ferrari Driver, Final Result, Formula One, Kimi Raikkonen, Lapland, Lindstrom, Northern Finland, Rally Championship, Salo, Second Stage, Sordo, Swedish Rally, TheStar, Warmup, World Rally Championship
Posted on 30 January 2010
LONDON: Tottenham has decided not to rush Eidur Gudjohnsen into Saturday’s Premier League game against Birmingham.
The former Chelsea and Barcelona forward joined Spurs on loan from Monaco on Thursday and Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said Friday he would give the Iceland international a week to settle in before he makes his debut.
Winger Aaron Lennon remains [...]
Tags: Aaron Lennon, Barcelona, Chelsea, Debut, Groin Strain, Gudjohnsen, Harry Redknapp, Hernia, League Game, London, Monaco, Premier League, Rush, Spurs, TheStar, Winger
Posted on 30 January 2010
LIVERPOOL: Steven Gerrard has urged Liverpool to take advantage of some home comforts and strengthen their chances of securing a top-four finish this season, starting with today’s visit of struggling Bolton.
The encounter with Owen Coyle’s side is followed by the visit of Merseyside rivals Everton and Gerrard believes the brace of games at Anfield represent [...]
Tags: Champions League, Encounter, Everton, Fernando Torres, Game 1, Home Comforts, Home Games, Leading Scorer, League Games, Liverpool, Manchester City, Marcus Hahnemann, Maximum Points, Midfielder, Rafa Benitez, Rivals, Slump, Steven Gerrard, Tottenham, Wolves
Posted on 30 January 2010
MANCHESTER: Brazil forward Robinho has a future with Manchester City after his six-month loan deal with former club Santos ends, City manager Roberto Mancini said yesterday.
The 26-year-old Robinho joined big-spending City in 2008 for a British record transfer fee of £32.5mil from Real Madrid but has struggled to hold down a first-team place.
A loan deal [...]
Tags: Boss, Brazil, Five Months, Future City, League Rivals, Loan Deal, Manchester City, Play Game, Premier League, Real Madrid, Reuters, Roberto Mancini, Robinho, Santos, Stint, Striker, TheStar, World Cup
Posted on 30 January 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: National coach Hendrawan has only been in Malaysia for six months.
And what a testing six months they have been as the Indonesian tried to meet the high expectations of a nation clamouring for more shuttlers of calibre in the men’s singles department.
But, contrary to what others believe, the former world champion has not [...]
Tags: Abdul Latif, Bronze Medal, Clamouring, Daren, Hafiz Hashim, Hard Labour, High Expectations, Indonesian Women, Kuan Beng Hong, Kwong Beng, Lee Chong Wei, National coach, Olympic Games, quarter-finals, Shuttlers, Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Step At A Time, Tough Job, Wei Feng, World Champion
Posted on 07 January 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: National doubles chief coach Rexy Mainaky harboured hopes to start afresh with the men’s shuttlers after a good holiday with his family in Indonesia.
But now he has been presented with a “big headache”.
Rexy, who resumed work yesterday, certainly seemed slighted after he was kept in the dark over the appointment of Tan Kim [...]
Tags: Badminton Association Of Malaysia, Bjss, Bukit Jalil Sports School, Chang Kim, Cheh, Chief Coach, Coaching Team, Four men, Goh, Hwi, Kai Ming, Mixed Doubles, National Doubles, New Challenge, Pang, Quandary, Rexy, Shuttlers, Top Women, Training Committee
Posted on 07 January 2010
MILAN (AP): David Beckham marked his return to AC Milan with 76 effective minutes in a 5-2 rout of Genoa, helping the club rise to second in the Serie A on Wednesday.
Loaned backed to Milan for a second straight year to stay fit for the World Cup, Beckham made up the right side of an [...]
Tags: Ac Milan, Atoned, Borriello, Chievo Verona, Close Shot, David Suazo, Dida, Giuseppe Sculli, Inter Milan, Jose Mourinho, Massimo Ambrosini, Milan Juventus, Opportunist, Pandev, Right Cross, Rodrigo Palacio, Ronaldinho, Stefano Sorrentino, Thiago Silva, Wesley Sneijder
Posted on 07 January 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: Singles shuttlers Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin and Mohd Syawal Ismail have showed determination in training since their promotion to the national team last week.
And national singles chief coach Rashid Sidek is hoping that their presence would keep the other second stringers – Tan Chun Seang, Chong Wei Feng, Liew Daren and Mohd Arif Abdul [...]
Tags: Abdul Latif, Chief Coach, Daren, International Stage, Iskandar Zulkarnain, Ismail, Jan 19, Kuala Lumpur, Miracles, National Singles, New Recruits, Newcomers, Poor Attitude, Putra Stadium, Rashid Sidek, South Korea, Syawal, Thomas Cup, Wei Feng, World Champion
Posted on 07 January 2010
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s Juan Sebastian Veron (pic) turned down a personal offer from Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini to join the Premier League club, the midfielder said on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old Estudiantes captain told the radio station La Red that he was phoned by Mancini, a former team-mate of his in Italy and his coach at [...]
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Affections, Buenos Aires Argentina, Club World Cup, Former Team, Inter Milan, Juan Ramon, Juan Sebastian Veron, Libertadores Cup, Manchester City, Manchester United, Midfielder, Negative Answer, Premier League, Radio Station, Reuters, Rivals, Team Mate, TheStar, Town Of La Plata
Posted on 07 January 2010
PRAGUE: Sparta Prague’s former Czech international midfielder Patrik Berger has announced that he is retiring because of recurrent injuries, his team coach said yesterday.
Sparta Prague coach Jozef Chovanec said that the 36-year-old had informed him of his decision on Tuesday. “Patrik told me yesterday ‘It’s over. My knee can no longer hold up’,” said Chovanev.
Berger [...]
Tags: 18 Years, Aston Villa, Borussia Dortmund, Chovanec, Czech Ace, Czech International, Czech Republic, Final Match, Health Problems, Jozef, Liverpool, Midfielder, Patrik Berger, Portsmouth, Prague Czech, Seven Years, Slavia Prague, Sparta Prague, Team Coach, TheStar