Madrid: Barcelona defenders Carles Puyol and Gabriel Milito have recovered from injuries to be included in the squad to play Real Madrid in a Champions League semi-final first leg, the Spanish league leaders said on Monday.Spain international Puyol missed the King's Cup final defeat to Real last week and Saturday's league victory over Osasuna with...
Manchester City proving their worth
By Jaydip SenguptaDubai - Former Manchester United midfielder Lee Sharpe believes Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City are destined for glory after their defeat of the Red Devils in the FA Cup recently.Speaking to XPRESS during his visit to Abu Dhabi in his role as guest commentator on AD Sports, Sharpe said: "Manchester City are definitely learning to...
Former Indonesian soccer team coach passes away
Dutch soccer legend and former Indonesian squad coach Wiel Coerver passed away in his hometown of Kerkrade on Friday morning.He died at the age of 86, goal.com reported Friday.Coerver managed the red-and-white squad from 1975-1976.Under his coaching, Indonesia reached the finals of the qualifying leg for the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, Canada....
Kediri questions FIFA, calls for appeal for Army chief
The Kediri branch of the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) has asked the world’s governing soccer body, FIFA, to explain why Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Toisutta cannot be nominated in the ongoing race for the PSSI chairmanship post for the 2011-2015 period.George had so far topped the list of candidates registering for the race, with support...
Barcelona to Appeal Iniesta's UEFA Suspension
Madrid - Barcelona have decided to appeal UEFA's proposal to ban Andres Iniesta for one Champions League match for deliberately collecting a yellow card.The Spain midfielder was cautioned in the first leg of Barca's quarter-final against Shakhtar Donetsk, which the Spanish club...
Mourinho Set to Haunt Barca in Semi-Finals Again
Madrid. Jose Mourinho is ready to haunt Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals again on Wednesday, this time with Real Madrid.Knocking Barca out of Europe's elite club competition after winning the King's Cup final against them last week could signal the start of a power-shift in Spanish football away from Catalunya and back to Madrid.The Portuguese...
Ferguson Casts Envious Eye at European Rivals
By Tom WilliamsSir Alex Ferguson admitted on Monday that Manchester United's push for Champions League glory is fired by a desire to make ground on their more decorated European rivals.United tackle Schalke here on Tuesday in the first leg of their semi-final, as they bid to...
Rossi ‘happy’ after GP12 test
Valentino Rossi is feeling upbeat after getting his first taste of the new Ducati GP12 at Jerez on Friday - the bike he will ride in 2012. The Italian described the new machine as ‘a lot of fun’ after completing 50 laps of the circuit, and went on to state that the engine is an improvement over the powerplant used in his current contender."I’m happy,"...
Bautista aiming to return at Estoril
Álvaro Bautista has set his sights on making a racing return at Estoril in May, as the Spaniard continues to recover from a broken left femur which was sustained during the season-opening event in Qatar. American rider John Hopkins took the place of Bautista for the Rizla Suzuki squad at Jerez, but the 26-year-old is eager to get back on his bike for...
Williams plans raft of updates for Turkey
Williams will be taking a selection of new car parts to the Turkish Grand Prix next month. The ex Champion team has statistically suffered its worst start to a Formula 1 season since joining the sport in the late 1970s, although Sam Michael is confident that lap times can now be lowered for Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado. “We had a number...
Button happy with qualifying improvement
Prior to the start of the 2011 season, Jenson Button set himself the personal goal of improving in qualifying – having struggled in this area last year and been involved in a selection of racing incidents as an indirect consequence. So far this season, the McLaren driver has enjoyed two fourth-best qualifying positions and a front row grid spot in...
Massa eager to fight at a higher level
The Brazilian produced an impressive display at the Chinese Grand Prix and found himself in second place for long periods. However, the decision to use a two-stop strategy backfired and he slipped down the pack in the final few laps to finish sixth - one spot ahead of team-mate Fernando Alonso.Despite Massa's solid showing in Shanghai, Ferrari have...
Grosjean not giving up on F1
Grosjean first entered F1 in 2009 when he was signed by Renault as Nelson Piquet Jr's replacement. However, the Frenchman, who was never really given the opportunity to prove himself, was dropped at the end of the year in favour of Vitaly Petrov.But, at the start of this season, under new ownership and management, Grosjean was handed a way back into...
Kubica: Moving in the right direction
Kubica has spent the last two-and-a-half months at the Pietra Ligure hospital in Italy following an horrific accident whilst competing in the Ronde di Andora rally on February 6.The Pole was forced to undergo four separate surgical procedures after sustaining multiple fractures to an arm and leg, as well as a severed right hand.After being taken off...
Getting a Buzz Out of ‘Boring’ Golf
By Chris LehouritesLondon - PowerPlay is a golf game fit for a Formula One fan. Hoping to change the face of a sport often considered to be staid and boring, organizers of the PowerPlay Golf series are looking to bring in new fans by offering a faster pace and more excitement with two pins per green and only nine holes in a round. “Stand by for something...
Hype Machine for Southeast Asian Games Ready to Go Into Overdrive
The promotional campaign for the Southeast Asian Games can now go full blast, after organizers said on Monday that they had secured state funds for that purpose. The Indonesia SEA Games Organizing Committee (Inasoc) said it would begin ramping up publicity for the Nov. 11-20 event in line with the 200-day countdown to the Games, which starts next Monday....
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Govt to consider advice to stop financing football clubs
Jakarta - Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said here on Tuesday the government would consider the advice of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to stop the use of state budget funds to finance professional football clubs in the regions."If the KPK has indeed made the recommendation in writing, then we will study it. We are the state so we...
Some 70 pct of tickets for title fight of Chris John sold out
Semarang, C Java - Seventy percent of the tickets for the title fight between Chris John, WBA Super Champions and his contender Daud "Cino" Yordan in Kemayoran, Jakarta, on April 17, 2011, have already sold out.Head of the Media and Promotion of the fight Fathan Rangkuti said here Monday that 70 pct of the VIP tickets each priced Rp 3 million had been...
Chris John, Daud Jordan vow a tough fight
As the fight between the World Boxing Association featherweight super champion Chris “the Dragon” John and young talent Daud Jordan approaches, both boxers promise a great fight in Jakarta this week.Their match is slated for April 17 at the Jakarta International Expo in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.Chris, who will defend his title since 2008, said, “[Daud]...
PSSI meets with sports ministry
The Indonesian Soccer Association's (PSSI) normalization committee visited the Youth and Sports Affairs Ministry office on Wednesday to establish coordination with the ministry.“We are coordinating with the ministry [on several issues]. There are things we want to talk about and things that would need facilitating for our work,” said PSSI's acting...
Associate Product Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya - KickStart International
KickStart International is an award-winning non-profit social enterprise with a mission to help millions of people in developing countries escape from poverty and to “kickstart” sustainable economic growth.KickStart develops simple money-making tools and markets them to poor, entrepreneurial persons who use them to start profitable new businesses,...
Accounts Assistant Job Vacancy in Nairobi Kenya
Position: Accounts AssistantLocation: NairobiOur client, a leading supplier in hospitality solution is seeking to recruit an Accounts Assistant.The position calls for an effective and professional accounts controller who is keen on detail and dynamic.Duties and Responsibilities:Processing of payroll - Compute the statutory returns (NSSF,NHIF, PAYE),...
PSI Database Consultant Job in Nairobi Kenya
PSI is a leading global health organization seeking a consultant in Nairobi – to develop and modify Access databases for the ACTwatch Research Project.Position Description:To ensure that reliable databases are available for double data entry of questionnaire results. Databases will be developed in Access, contain a back-end of tables that need to be...
Stoner Scores Second Straight Pole
Jerez -Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner took his second pole of the 2011 MotoGP season in as many rounds, topping an eventful qualifying session for the Gran Premio bwin de Espa?a on Saturday afternoon. He will be joined on the front row by his team-mate Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing). The Australian set the fastest...
Dani Pedrosa: 10 years of grand prix racing
Repsol has released the following picture and list of career highlights to celebrate triple world champion Dani Pedrosa's ten-year anniversary in motorcycle grand prix racing.A 15-year-old Pedrosa made his debut in the 125cc World Championship on April 8, 2001...Dani Pedrosa - Career Highlights:2001 - 125cc:• Debut at 15 in Suzuka, Japan.• First podium...
Doohan: You get ten years at the top
Former five-time 500cc world champion Mick Doohan has warned that the clock is ticking for Valentino Rossi and what would be a record-equalling eighth premier-class title.Rossi won his seventh 500cc/MotoGP title in 2009, but his final season at Yamaha was blighted by shoulder and leg injuries and he could do nothing to prevent team-mate Jorge Lorenzo...
Dani Pedrosa begins full recovery
Dani Pedrosa has entered the second stage of his recovery in his race to be fit in time for the third round of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship in Portugal.The Spaniard underwent an operation to relieve the compression in the left subclavian artery last week, a legacy of the shoulder injury he sustained in an accident at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix.Revisiting...
Gulf Indian defeat Delhi Private to enter girls' event semi-finals
Dubai - Girls have been showing off their cricketing skills as part of the Max Talent Cricket Academy inter-school tournaments.The competition has reached the semi-final stage with Gulf Indian High School (GIHS) beating Delhi Private School (DPS), Sharjah, by 22 runs to become the first team to be among the last four.DPS elected to field but GIHS girls...
Barca wary of Shakhtar slip up ahead of 'clasico'
Madrid - Pep Guardiola today faces a delicate balancing act away to Shakhtar Donetsk, making sure to guard against unpleasant surprises while a double-header against Real Madrid looms on the horizon.Barca hold a comfortable 5-1 quarter-final, first-leg advantage that has them on the brink of the last four of the Champions League, but their coach is...
United favourites but Chelsea not out yet
London - Fortress Old Trafford, Chelsea's flat form and a welter of statistics point to Manchester United advancing to the semi-finals of the Champions League today — yet one goal changes the whole tie.United hold the whip hand following Wayne Rooney's goal in their 1-0 quarter-final first-leg win at Stamford Bridge and in most circumstances in the...
Jazeman Ready For First Round 2011 British F3 International Series In Monza
Sepang - Petronas-backed young Malaysian driver, Jazeman Jaafar is eager to be back on track for the first round of the 2011 Cooper Tires British F3 International Series championship to be held at Monza, Italy next week.Jazeman concluded his pre-season testing for the new season last week with a final two-day at Snetterton circuit in Norfolk, England.In...
Classyx Pack 1.32
Classyx Pack is a collection of five different portable classic games. Klopodrom is a game in which you eat the very fast food. Driving is unusual car driving game with obstacles. Sponge is a hard to play ball game against the computer. Suma is a collect and avoid game. Flo...
Sharapova reaches Miami Masters final
Miami - Maria Sharapova fought back from one set down to reach the women's final at the WTA and ATP Masters hardcourt tournament on Thursday.Third seed Roger Federer eased into the the men's semifinals thanks to French opponent Gilles Simon's retirement due to a stiff neck.Sharapova, seeded 16th, overcame her slow start by winning 11 straight games...
Kenya's Olympic champion Jelimo makes a comeback
Nairobi - Olympic 800m champion Pamela Jelimo returned to competitive running on Friday but bit the dust as she came out second in the shorter 200m sprint at the second round of the Athletics Kenya track and field competition staged in Narok.Her attempt to gauge her endurance over the 1,500m race ended prematurely as she was forced out with a lap to...
Ze Roberto sets Bundesliga foreigner record
Berlin - After helping his team tying 0-0 away against Hoffenheim on Saturday night, Hamburg's Brazil midfielder set a new record in Bundesliga as the most capped foreign player.Jose Robert da Silva Jr., commonly known as Ze Roberto, has played in 331 Bundesliga matches, renewing the 330-match record set by Bosnia international Sergej Barbarez who...
Xavi thinks Cesc will arrive at Barca this summer
Barcelona midfielder Xavi is confident the Spanish giants will sign Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal this summer.Barcelona have long been linked with a move for Fabregas but Arsenal have been determined to keep hold of the 23-year-old.Xavi told Sport: “Yes, certainly. And it also has to be like this.“Two years ago I said Cesc would end up playing for Barcelona...
Mourinho Factor Can Fire Real Madrid To Glory
With the new 2010-11 La Liga season about to start this coming weekend, most of the attention has been focused on Jose Mourinho, the new manager of Real Madrid. With the beginning of a brand new season comes the release of new 2010-11 soccer jerseys, including the new Real Madrid home shirt. Real Madrid have not lived up to their usual expectations...
Two RI vehicles to participate in Shell Eco Marathon 2011
Yogyakarta - Gadjah Mada University (UGM)`s Semar Team is to enter two energy-efficient vehicles in the Shell Eco Marathon 2011 to be held at Malaysia`s Sepang Circuit on July 6-9 2011."The two energy efficient vehicles are the Semar Prototype and the Semar Urban," said Jayan Sentanuhady, adviser of Gadjah Mada University`s Semar Team, here Thursday.The...
Can Shaolin temple save Chinese footbal?
Beijing - China`s celebrated Shaolin Temple is training young kungfu disciples to play football in the far-off hope of reversing the flagging fortunes of the national team, state media reported.In a case of life imitates art the initiative will likely draw comparisons with hit 2001 Hong Kong comedy "Shaolin Soccer" about a group of washed-up monks...