Tuesday, 17 December 2013

UEFA: BEST 16 DRAW | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE


First legs 
 
Manchester City v Barcelona - 18 February
Bayer Leverkusen v Paris St-Germain - 18 February
Arsenal v Bayern Munich - 19 February
AC Milan v Atletico Madrid - 19 February
Olympiakos v Manchester United - 25 February
Zenit St Petersburg v Borussia Dortmund - 25 February
Galatasaray v Chelsea - 26 February
Schalke v Real Madrid - 26 February 

Second legs 
 
Atletico Madrid v AC Milan - 11 March
Bayern Munich v Arsenal - 11 March
Barcelona v Manchester City - 12 March
Paris St-Germain v Bayer Leverkusen - 12 March
Chelsea v Galatasaray - 18 March
Real Madrid v Schalke - 18 March
Borussia Dortmund v Zenit St Petersburg - 19 March
Manchester United v Olympiakos - 19 March

BOXING: VITALI REMOVES GLOVES TO ENTER INTO POLITICS


Heavyweight Champion of the world, Vitali Klichko, has decided to take off his gloves and venture into the world of politics.

Monday, 16 December 2013

BOXING: BOXING CHAMPIONS | "POUND FOR POUND"

  1. Floyd Mayweather Jr.


    Country: USA
    Record: 45-0-0 (26 KOs)
    Ranking: This Week: 1 | Last Week: 1 | Weeks On List: 111
    Titles: WBC, WBA jr. middleweight; WBC welterweight
  2. Andre Ward


    Country: USA
    Record: 27-0-0 (14 KOs)
    Ranking: This Week: 2 | Last Week: 2 | Weeks On List: 133
    Titles: WBA super middleweight
  3. Timothy Bradley


    Country: USA
    Record: 31-0-0 (12 KOs)
    Ranking: This Week: 3 | Last Week: 3 | Weeks On List: 163
    Titles: WBO welterweight
  4. Wladimir Klitschko


    Country: Ukraine
    Record: 61-3-0 (51 KOs)
    Ranking: This Week: 4 | Last Week: 4 | Weeks On List: 167
    Titles: IBF, WBO, WBA heavyweight
  5. Sergio Martinez


    Country: Argentina
    Record: 51-2-2 (28 KOs)
    Ranking: This Week: 5 | Last Week: 5 | Weeks On List: 183
    Titles:  WBC middleweight
  6. Juan Manuel Marquez


    Country: Mexico
    Record: 55-7-1 (40 KOs)
    Ranking: This Week: 6 | Last Week: 6 | Weeks On List: 343
    Titles: WBO jr. welterweight
  7. Manny Pacquiao


    Country: Philippines
    Record: 55-5-2 (38 KOs)
    Ranking: This Week: 7 | Last Week: 7 | Weeks On List: 518
    Welterweight
  8. Guillermo Rigondeaux


    Country: Cuba
    Record: 13-0-0 (8 KOs)
    Ranking: This Week: 8 | Last Week: 8 | Weeks On List: 14
    Titles: WBO, WBA jr. featherweight
  9. Adrien Broner


    Country: U.S.
    Record: 27-1-0 (22 KOs)
    Ranking: This Week: 9 | Last Week: 9 | Weeks On List: 47
    Title: WBC lightweight
  10. Saul Alvarez


    Country: Mexico
    Record: 42-1-1 (30 KOs)
    Ranking: This Week: 10 | Last Week: 10 | Weeks On List: 27

    This list is available at The Ring

BOXING: MARCOS MODENA DESTROYS ADRIEN BRONER


Marcos Modena from Argentina was the dominant fighter from the start of the bell to the end. He made his fight very memorable as he won the WBA Wellterweight title.

EPL: TOTTENHAM DESTROYED BY MIGHTY LIVERPOOL



Tottenham was destroyed by Liverpool leaving them dumbfounded. Livepool was on fire with Suarez leading the battle that ended up 5-0.

Saturday, 14 December 2013

EPL: ARSENAL AND MANCITY LINE-UP AND FORMATION

 

EPL: CURRENT BEST GOAL SCORERS

 PlayerTeamGoals
1 Luis Suárez Liverpool 15
2 Sergio Agüero Manchester City 12
3 Daniel Sturridge Liverpool 9
4 Wayne Rooney Manchester United 8

Loïc Remy Newcastle United 8

Aaron Ramsey Arsenal 8

Romelu Lukaku Everton 8
8 Robin Van Persie Manchester United 7

Yaya Touré Manchester City 7

Olivier Giroud Arsenal 7
11 Eden Hazard Chelsea 6

Álvaro Negredo Manchester City 6
13 Jay Rodriguez Southampton 5

Oscar Chelsea 5
15 Frank Lampard Chelsea 4

Roberto Soldado Tottenham Hotspur 4

Samir Nasri Manchester City 4

Mesut Özil Arsenal 4

Yoan Gouffran Newcastle United 4

Christian Benteke Aston Villa 4

Wilfried Bony Swansea City 4

Rickie Lambert Southampton 4
23 Steven Gerrard Liverpool 3

Steve Sidwell Fulham 3

Fraizer Campbell Cardiff City 3

David Silva Manchester City 3

Gary Hooper Norwich City 3

Nathan Dyer Swansea City 3

Yohan Cabaye Newcastle United 3

Marouane Chamakh Crystal Palace 3

Adam Lallana Southampton 3

Edin Dzeko Manchester City 3

Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Southampton 3

Charlie Adam Stoke City 3

Leroy Fer Norwich City 3

Jonjo Shelvey Swansea City 3

Libor Kozák Aston Villa 3

Gylfi Sigurdsson Tottenham Hotspur 3

Shane Long West Bromwich Albion 3

Andre Schürrle Chelsea 3

Ravel Morrison West Ham United 3

Robert Brady Hull City 3

TAEKWONDO: MAHAMA WINS TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP IN MANCHESTER


Senegalese born Mahama Cho is one of the best Martial Artist in the field of Taekwondo from Korea

EUROPA: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR IMPROVES IN THE EUAOPA LEAGUE


Tottenham from North London has done a better job in the Europa League campaign.

EPL: JOSE MOURINHO HAS NO PROBLEM PLAYING HIS VETERAN PLAYERS WITH CONTRACTS ENDING


Jose Mourinho has no added pressure with his veteran star players Joe Cole, John Terry and Frank Lampard. All of them have their contracts ending at the end of the season.

Friday, 13 December 2013

SOCCER: QUEENS PARK RANGERS TO BUILD A NEW STADIUM


Queens Park Rangers who hail from north western part of London City is embarking on a new stadium with a capacity of 40,000.

EPL: WEEKEND FIXTURES

Saturday, December 14, 2013
TimeHome AwayVenue
12:45 GMT Manchester City  v  Arsenal Etihad Stadium
15:00 GMT Cardiff City  v  West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 GMT Chelsea  v  Crystal Palace Stamford Bridge
15:00 GMT Everton  v  Fulham Goodison Park
15:00 GMT Newcastle United  v  Southampton St James' Park
15:00 GMT West Ham United  v  Sunderland Boleyn Ground
17:30 GMT Hull City  v  Stoke City The KC Stadium
Sunday, December 15, 2013
TimeHome AwayVenue
13:30 GMT Aston Villa  v  Manchester United Villa Park
13:30 GMT Norwich City  v  Swansea City Carrow Road
16:00 GMT Tottenham Hotspur  v  Liverpool White Hart Lane

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

SOCCER: DIDIER DROGBA AND EMENUEL EBUE INTROUBLE AT GALATASARAY


Just a day after South African freedom fighter and President Nelson Mandela passing away, Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Ebue, after the Galatasaray game with Elazığspor showed support for the fallen African hero with t-shits that say "Thank You Madiba". 

NBA: KOBE BRYANT WITH HIS LAKERS TEAM STOPPED BY PHOENIX SUNS


Kobe Bryant  has been beaten by the Phoenix Suns despite playing a fantastic game. The match wnded  114-108 with Kobe netting 20 points with 29 minutes of playing time only. It is his second game since coming from injuries as he was out for a long time. 

NBA: INDIANA PACERS BEATS MIAMI HEAT


Indiana Pacers has defeated the champs Miami Heat 84-99 which added to their home unbeaten record  of 10 games.

UEFA: YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

Tuesday, December 10, 2013
StatusHomeScoreAwayStageVenue
FT Manchester United 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk Group A Old Trafford (75,000)
FT Real Sociedad 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen Group A Anoeta (29,000)
FT FC Copenhagen 0-2 Real Madrid Group B Parken (37,000)
FT Benfica 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain Group C Estadio da Luz (25,000)
FT Olympiakos 3-1 Anderlecht Group C Karaiskakis Stadium (30,000)
FT Bayern Munich 2-3 Manchester City Group D Allianz Arena (68,000)
FT Viktoria Plzen 2-1 CSKA Moscow Group D Struncovy Sady (10,000)

UEFA: BAYERN MUNCHEN STUNED BY MANCHESTER CITY


Bayern Munich was halted by Manchester City yesterday in a very competitive Champions League game.

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

UEFA: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FIXTURES | TODAY & TOMORROW

Tuesday, December 10, 2013
TimeHome AwayStageVenue
19:45 GMT Manchester United  v  Shakhtar Donetsk Group A Old Trafford
19:45 GMT Real Sociedad  v  Bayer Leverkusen Group A Anoeta
19:45 GMT FC Copenhagen  v  Real Madrid Group B Parken
19:45 GMT Galatasaray  v  Juventus Group B Turk Telekom Arena
19:45 GMT Benfica  v  Paris Saint-Germain Group C Estadio da Luz
19:45 GMT Olympiakos  v  Anderlecht Group C Karaiskakis Stadium
19:45 GMT Bayern Munich  v  Manchester City Group D Allianz Arena
19:45 GMT Viktoria Plzen  v  CSKA Moscow Group D Struncovy Sady
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
TimeHome AwayStageVenue
19:45 GMT Chelsea  v  Steaua Bucuresti Group E Stamford Bridge
19:45 GMT Schalke 04  v  FC Basel Group E Veltins Arena
19:45 GMT Marseille  v  Borussia Dortmund Group F Stade Velodrome
19:45 GMT Napoli  v  Arsenal Group F San Paolo
19:45 GMT Atletico Madrid  v  FC Porto Group G Vicente Calderon
19:45 GMT Austria Vienna  v  Zenit St Petersburg Group G Franz Horr Stadium
19:45 GMT AC Milan  v  Ajax Amsterdam Group H San Siro
19:45 GMT Barcelona  v  Celtic Group H Camp Nou

F1: LAST RACE IN 2014 POINTS WILL BE DOUBLED


Formula 1 will double points in the last race to spice up the excitement and also there will be a 5 minute penalty.

Monday, 9 December 2013

WORLD CUP: WORLD CUP GROUPS | BRAZIL 2014

Group A


Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon

Group B


Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia

Group C


Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan

EPL: ARSENAL SLOWED DOWN BY EVERTON


Arsenal's pace in the Premier league was reduced by Everton as they drew 1-1. Arsenal started with fire but at the end no change in the score-line.

CECAFA: IVO MAPUNDA STOPS UGANDA CRANES



Heroic actions by Ivo Mapunda helped them win penalties 3-2. The game was played in Mombasa.

Friday, 6 December 2013

BOXING: WORLD OF BOXING HAS LOST THEIR OWN


Nelson "Madiba" Mandela used to love boxing a lot and during his early years he was a boxer.

In his book, Long Walk to Freedom, he said boxing is strategy, attacking as well as retreating.

THE WORLD OF SPORTS HAS LOST ONE OF ITS OWN | REST IN PEACE MADIBA MANDELA


The world of sports has lost one of its own, a boxer, civil rights fighter, lawyer, and first black President of South Africa, voice for children.
 
Nelson Mandela, famously known as Madiba, will forever be remembered by the world of sports. 

Thursday, 5 December 2013

EPL: YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

Wednesday, December 4, 2013
StatusHomeScoreAwayVenue
FT Arsenal 2-0 Hull City Emirates Stadium (60,017)
FT Liverpool 5-1 Norwich City Anfield (44,541)
FT Manchester United 0-1 Everton Old Trafford (75,210)
FT Southampton 2-3 Aston Villa St. Mary's Stadium (29,814)
FT Stoke City 0-0 Cardiff City Britannia Stadium (25,014)
FT Sunderland 3-4 Chelsea Stadium of Light (40,652)
FT Swansea City 3-0 Newcastle United Liberty Stadium (20,457)
FT Fulham 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur Craven Cottage (24,128)
FT West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Manchester City The Hawthorns (22,943)

EPL: LUIS SUAREZ MAKES HISTORY AT ANFIELD


Uruguay international, Luis Suarez, has made history yesterday after being the first player in Premier League to get 3 Hat-Trick's scoring the same team. 

EPL: BENDTNER SCORES AFTER 3 YEARS OF DROUGHT



Nocklas Bendtner finally got a goal for Arsenal after 3 years. 

EPL: BRYAN OVIEDO DOWNS MANCHESTER UNITED



Manchester United has a great history but of late it has a very poor record in the league.
 
Everton has waited more than 20 years to score in Manchester.
 
The Everton goal came in the 4th minute before the game ended.
 
Bryan Oviedo from Chile made history by scoring that goal.
 
David Moyes was constantly being booed by fans as he is not a fan favourite for the Red Devils.
 
Moyes is in deep heat after taking Marouane Fellaini as well as his intention to get Leighton Baines.
 

CECAFA: TANZANIA INTO THE QUARTER FINALS


Tanzania has managed to enter the quarter final CECAFA Challenge Cup after beating Burundi 1-0 
 
Mbwana Samatta headed one to thee net in the 7th minute.
 
It was the first time Samatta scored for Kilimanjaro Stars. 
 
Quarter final slots will be known today after the leaders of Group C play, Sudan and Uganda.

CECAFA: ZAMBIA BEATS SOMALIA 4-0


Zambia yesterday beat Somalia 4-0 in Nakuru, Kenya.