joi, 22 ianuarie 2009
luni, 19 ianuarie 2009
Giniel De Villiers et Marc Coma
Deux cent soixante et onze concurrents sur les 500 engagés, soit 54%, ont achevé le Dakar-2009, qui s'est terminé samedi a Buenos Aires, ont indiqué les organisateurs dimanche.
Selon les chiffres officiels, 113 motos sur 217, soit 52% des engagés, 91 voitures sur 178 (51%), 13 quads sur 25 (52%) et 54 camions sur 81 (65%) ont bouclé cette 30e édition disputée en Argentine et au Chili.
La course auto a été remportée par le Sud-Africain Giniel De Villiers (Volkswagen) et la course motos par l'Espagnol Marc Coma
sursa: afp
Selon les chiffres officiels, 113 motos sur 217, soit 52% des engagés, 91 voitures sur 178 (51%), 13 quads sur 25 (52%) et 54 camions sur 81 (65%) ont bouclé cette 30e édition disputée en Argentine et au Chili.
La course auto a été remportée par le Sud-Africain Giniel De Villiers (Volkswagen) et la course motos par l'Espagnol Marc Coma
sursa: afp
joi, 15 ianuarie 2009
Obiectiv Toyota
Echipa japoneză de Formula 1 Toyota şi-a stabilit ca obiectiv pentru anul 2009 câştigarea în premieră a unui Grand Prix, a anunţat preşedintele Tadashi Yamashina, joi, la prezentarea noului monopost TF109, informează AFP.
La fel ca Ferrari, Toyota şi-a prezentat noul monopost pe internet, pentru a reduce cheltuielile.
"Obiectivul nostru în acest an este să ne luptăm pentru a obţine prima noastră victorie în F1", a explicat Tadashi Yamashina.În noul sezon, Toyota va fi reprezentată tot de piloţii Jarno Trulli şi Timo Glock, care s-au clasat anul trecut pe poziţiile a 9-a şi a 10-a.
sursa: Mediafax
La fel ca Ferrari, Toyota şi-a prezentat noul monopost pe internet, pentru a reduce cheltuielile.
"Obiectivul nostru în acest an este să ne luptăm pentru a obţine prima noastră victorie în F1", a explicat Tadashi Yamashina.În noul sezon, Toyota va fi reprezentată tot de piloţii Jarno Trulli şi Timo Glock, care s-au clasat anul trecut pe poziţiile a 9-a şi a 10-a.
sursa: Mediafax
A look ahead to some of the major sports events in 2009
* Jan 19-Feb 1. Australian Open, Melbourne. Roger Federer,only one win short of Pete Sampras's record 14 grand slamtitles, relinquished his world number one ranking to RafaelNadal last year in the month after losing their epic Wimbledonfinal. He faces an equally potent threat in his attempt to winthe first of the year's four grand slams from Briton AndyMurray, who defeated the Swiss for the fifth time in their lastsix meetings in Doha last week.
* Feb. 1. Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa Bay, Florida. ThePhiladelphia Eagles meet the Arizona Cardinals on Jan. 18 todecide who will play the winners of the Pittsburgh Steelers vBaltimore clash on the same day for a place in the fourth SuperBowl to be staged in Tampa. The Eagles eliminated defendingchampions the New York Giants in the playoffs last Sunday.
* Feb 7-March 21. Six Nations rugby union championship.Wales start their defence of the European championship in acompetition given an extra edge by the British and Irish Lionstour to South Africa later in the year. Coach Ian McGeechan mustmould the best players from Wales, Scotland, England and Irelandinto a side capable of beating the world champions on home soil.* March 2. Barry Bonds, record holder for the most home runsin Major League Baseball, appears in the San Francisco federalcourt to face charges that he lied to a grand jury about usingsteroids in 2003.
* March 29. Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne. Briton LewisHamilton opens his title defence for the McLaren team at thestart of a challenging year for Formula One. The global economiccrisis has already hit motor racing with the withdrawal of theHonda team and within the sport there are fears that anothermanufacturer could withdraw. Drivers must also cope with majorrule changes including the use of slick tyres and revisedaerodynamics.
* April 6. Major League Baseball (MLB) season opens. The NewYork Yankees have not won the World Series since 2000 and thepride of the Bronx are determined to launch their new$1.3-billion stadium in style after lavishing more than $420billion on free agent pitchers CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett plusslugger Mark Teixeira.
* April 9. Masters. Augusta, Georgia. Tiger Woods plans tocome back stronger than ever after cutting short his 2008 seasonto undergo reconstructive surgery on his left knee. If hisrehabilitation programme is successful, he will attempt to win afifth green jacket at the Masters after a preliminary outing,possibly at the March 12-15 WGC-CA championship on theundemanding terrain of the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami.
* May 27. Champions League soccer final, Rome. Defendingchampions Manchester United face a tough journey into thesemi-finals after they were paired with Italian champions andSerie A leaders Inter Milan in the last 16. Rome's StadioOlimpico will stage the final for the fourth time.
* June 5-21. Twenty20 World Cup, England. India defend theirtitle in the three-hour version of a game which stretches tofive days in test cricket. Twenty20 cricket may bear only apassing resemblance to the traditional game but it has becomeimmensely popular in the sub-continent with the launch of theIndian Premier League last year.
* July 4-26. Tour de France. Seven-times winner LanceArmstrong has come out of retirement to attempt another Tour deFrance title. An Independence Day start in Monaco is a good omenfor the American, who will take part in the Giro d'Italia priorto the Tour for the first time. However, at the age of 37 andafter three years in retirement an eighth title may bedifficult.
* July 8-12. First Ashes test, Cardiff. Australia open theirAshes defence against their oldest rivals England in the firstcricket test to be staged in the Welsh capital. The Australiansare no longer the force they were but England, in turn, havefailed to reach their heights they scaled when they won theunforgettable 2005 series.
* July 18-Aug 1. World swimming championships, Rome.American Michael Phelps, winner of a record eight gold medals atlast year's Beijing Olympics, plans to experiment with shorterdistances as he plots his programme for the 2012 London Games.
* Aug. 15-23. World athletics championships, Berlin.Jamaican phenomenon Usain Bolt, the only man to set 100, 200 and4x100 metres relay world records at a single Olympics, will bethe focus of attention, provided he does not succumb to injuryin the buildup to the 12th world championships.
* Oct. 2. Copenhagen. Chicago, the city where incoming U.S.President Barack Obama forged his political career, is one offour candidates to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. TheInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) will elect the host cityafter presentations from Chicago and the other three candidates-- Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo.
sursa: reuters
* Feb. 1. Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa Bay, Florida. ThePhiladelphia Eagles meet the Arizona Cardinals on Jan. 18 todecide who will play the winners of the Pittsburgh Steelers vBaltimore clash on the same day for a place in the fourth SuperBowl to be staged in Tampa. The Eagles eliminated defendingchampions the New York Giants in the playoffs last Sunday.
* Feb 7-March 21. Six Nations rugby union championship.Wales start their defence of the European championship in acompetition given an extra edge by the British and Irish Lionstour to South Africa later in the year. Coach Ian McGeechan mustmould the best players from Wales, Scotland, England and Irelandinto a side capable of beating the world champions on home soil.* March 2. Barry Bonds, record holder for the most home runsin Major League Baseball, appears in the San Francisco federalcourt to face charges that he lied to a grand jury about usingsteroids in 2003.
* March 29. Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne. Briton LewisHamilton opens his title defence for the McLaren team at thestart of a challenging year for Formula One. The global economiccrisis has already hit motor racing with the withdrawal of theHonda team and within the sport there are fears that anothermanufacturer could withdraw. Drivers must also cope with majorrule changes including the use of slick tyres and revisedaerodynamics.
* April 6. Major League Baseball (MLB) season opens. The NewYork Yankees have not won the World Series since 2000 and thepride of the Bronx are determined to launch their new$1.3-billion stadium in style after lavishing more than $420billion on free agent pitchers CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett plusslugger Mark Teixeira.
* April 9. Masters. Augusta, Georgia. Tiger Woods plans tocome back stronger than ever after cutting short his 2008 seasonto undergo reconstructive surgery on his left knee. If hisrehabilitation programme is successful, he will attempt to win afifth green jacket at the Masters after a preliminary outing,possibly at the March 12-15 WGC-CA championship on theundemanding terrain of the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami.
* May 27. Champions League soccer final, Rome. Defendingchampions Manchester United face a tough journey into thesemi-finals after they were paired with Italian champions andSerie A leaders Inter Milan in the last 16. Rome's StadioOlimpico will stage the final for the fourth time.
* June 5-21. Twenty20 World Cup, England. India defend theirtitle in the three-hour version of a game which stretches tofive days in test cricket. Twenty20 cricket may bear only apassing resemblance to the traditional game but it has becomeimmensely popular in the sub-continent with the launch of theIndian Premier League last year.
* July 4-26. Tour de France. Seven-times winner LanceArmstrong has come out of retirement to attempt another Tour deFrance title. An Independence Day start in Monaco is a good omenfor the American, who will take part in the Giro d'Italia priorto the Tour for the first time. However, at the age of 37 andafter three years in retirement an eighth title may bedifficult.
* July 8-12. First Ashes test, Cardiff. Australia open theirAshes defence against their oldest rivals England in the firstcricket test to be staged in the Welsh capital. The Australiansare no longer the force they were but England, in turn, havefailed to reach their heights they scaled when they won theunforgettable 2005 series.
* July 18-Aug 1. World swimming championships, Rome.American Michael Phelps, winner of a record eight gold medals atlast year's Beijing Olympics, plans to experiment with shorterdistances as he plots his programme for the 2012 London Games.
* Aug. 15-23. World athletics championships, Berlin.Jamaican phenomenon Usain Bolt, the only man to set 100, 200 and4x100 metres relay world records at a single Olympics, will bethe focus of attention, provided he does not succumb to injuryin the buildup to the 12th world championships.
* Oct. 2. Copenhagen. Chicago, the city where incoming U.S.President Barack Obama forged his political career, is one offour candidates to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. TheInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) will elect the host cityafter presentations from Chicago and the other three candidates-- Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo.
sursa: reuters
Massa laudat de Bernie
Ferrari's Felipe Massa deserves to win the world title this season, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Thursday.
Massa finished second behind McLaren's Lewis Hamilton lastyear after the Briton grabbed fifth spot on the final corner ofthe season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix to pip the Ferrari driverby a point. Hamilton lost out on the 2007 title by a point to Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. "I hoped that Felipe would do something last year so let'shope he does it this year," Ecclestone told reporters on asurprise visit to Ferrari's ski retreat."Lewis had back luck the year before and won thechampionship, Felipe had bad luck last year so I hope this yearhe recovers."Ecclestone remains keen to implement a change in the scoringsystem whereby the driver that wins the most races, or goldmedals, becomes the champion.He was unsure if his idea would be adopted for this season,which starts in Australia on March 29."Forget the word medals, I just think the guy that wins themost races should win the championship. I don't think a guy thatis second who's got a lot of points should be world champion,that's all," he said.
"This year a lot of them sat there being second. It's up tothe teams to really push that through. I hope they have enoughsense to agree."Ecclestone reaffirmed his opposition to the introduction ofthe kinetic energy recover system (KERS) on cars this season,saying the cost could balloon at a time when the sport wastrying to save money during the credit crunch.The Briton had never previously visited Ferrari's skiretreat but denied he had come to smooth over tensions withFerrari president Luca Di Montezemolo after some recent spats."It's not my intention (to meet him). To be honest it's acheap weekend for me," he added.
sursa: reuters
Massa finished second behind McLaren's Lewis Hamilton lastyear after the Briton grabbed fifth spot on the final corner ofthe season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix to pip the Ferrari driverby a point. Hamilton lost out on the 2007 title by a point to Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. "I hoped that Felipe would do something last year so let'shope he does it this year," Ecclestone told reporters on asurprise visit to Ferrari's ski retreat."Lewis had back luck the year before and won thechampionship, Felipe had bad luck last year so I hope this yearhe recovers."Ecclestone remains keen to implement a change in the scoringsystem whereby the driver that wins the most races, or goldmedals, becomes the champion.He was unsure if his idea would be adopted for this season,which starts in Australia on March 29."Forget the word medals, I just think the guy that wins themost races should win the championship. I don't think a guy thatis second who's got a lot of points should be world champion,that's all," he said.
"This year a lot of them sat there being second. It's up tothe teams to really push that through. I hope they have enoughsense to agree."Ecclestone reaffirmed his opposition to the introduction ofthe kinetic energy recover system (KERS) on cars this season,saying the cost could balloon at a time when the sport wastrying to save money during the credit crunch.The Briton had never previously visited Ferrari's skiretreat but denied he had come to smooth over tensions withFerrari president Luca Di Montezemolo after some recent spats."It's not my intention (to meet him). To be honest it's acheap weekend for me," he added.
sursa: reuters
miercuri, 14 ianuarie 2009
Robben: "I have a lot of things to improve"
Real Madrid's in-form winger Arjen Robben said he still has a good deal of room for improvement, especially in the final, decisive stage of attacks.
"I need to be physically fit because that is when I play at my best," the Dutchman said at a news conference. "But I have a lot of things to improve, like finishing off attacks, because Icould have scored another goal the other day."
sursa: reuters
"I need to be physically fit because that is when I play at my best," the Dutchman said at a news conference. "But I have a lot of things to improve, like finishing off attacks, because Icould have scored another goal the other day."
sursa: reuters
Manchester tour in Asia
World champions Manchester United will tour Asia in July visiting four countries in 10 days.
United, who have a huge following in Asia, will play theopening match of the tour in China at a venue and date to beconfirmed, followed by games in South Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia.
The tour was announced by United's chief executive David Gill who told the club's website (manutd.com): "Our tours to Asia are always special. The atmosphere generated by the supporters is amazing."
sursa: reuters
United, who have a huge following in Asia, will play theopening match of the tour in China at a venue and date to beconfirmed, followed by games in South Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia.
The tour was announced by United's chief executive David Gill who told the club's website (manutd.com): "Our tours to Asia are always special. The atmosphere generated by the supporters is amazing."
sursa: reuters
Jo Jo Dan, al patrulea in lume
Pugilistul Ion Ionuţ "JO JO" Dan, Campion WBC Continental Americas şi NABA (North American Boxing Association) la categoria super-uşoară (63,503 kg), a urcat pe poziţia a patra în clasamentul lunii ianuarie, informează site-ul oficial WBC.
De asemenea, actualul challenger obligatoriu, Devon Alexander, poartă negocieri pentru a boxa la titlul WBC interimar în luna martie sau aprilie 2009.
Dacă acest meci se concretizează, poziţia de challenger obligatoriu va deveni vacantă, iar "Jo Jo" Dan va putea disputa un meci pentru desemnarea următorului lider al categoriei super-uşoare la WBC.
Campionul en-titre al WBC, Timothy Bradley, va boxa în această primavară cu campionul WBO, Kendall Holt, pentru unificarea centurilor WBC-WBO.Ion Ionuţ "Jo Jo" DAN a disputat 4 meciuri în 2008 şi a obţinut patru victorii dintre care două prin KO.
sursa: Mediafax
De asemenea, actualul challenger obligatoriu, Devon Alexander, poartă negocieri pentru a boxa la titlul WBC interimar în luna martie sau aprilie 2009.
Dacă acest meci se concretizează, poziţia de challenger obligatoriu va deveni vacantă, iar "Jo Jo" Dan va putea disputa un meci pentru desemnarea următorului lider al categoriei super-uşoare la WBC.
Campionul en-titre al WBC, Timothy Bradley, va boxa în această primavară cu campionul WBO, Kendall Holt, pentru unificarea centurilor WBC-WBO.Ion Ionuţ "Jo Jo" DAN a disputat 4 meciuri în 2008 şi a obţinut patru victorii dintre care două prin KO.
sursa: Mediafax
marți, 13 ianuarie 2009
Refuz pentru Real Madrid
UEFA have rejected Real Madrid’s latest bid to register both new signings Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Lassana Diarra for the Champions League knockout stages.
UEFA’s appeals body said on Tuesday the Spanish club’s request “to be able to register two players who have already competed in UEFA competition this season” had been rejected.
Champions League regulations say clubs can register up to three new players for the knockout rounds by Feb. 1 but only one who has already played this season in Europe with his previous club. Real, who play Liverpool in the last 16 of the Champions League, have already suggested they could take the case all theway to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
sursa: reuters
UEFA’s appeals body said on Tuesday the Spanish club’s request “to be able to register two players who have already competed in UEFA competition this season” had been rejected.
Champions League regulations say clubs can register up to three new players for the knockout rounds by Feb. 1 but only one who has already played this season in Europe with his previous club. Real, who play Liverpool in the last 16 of the Champions League, have already suggested they could take the case all theway to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
sursa: reuters
vineri, 9 ianuarie 2009
Liderul clasei auto de la Raliul Dakar-2009, exclus din competiţie
Pilotul Nasser Al Attiyah (BMW), liderul clasei auto la Raliul Dakar, a fost exclus din competiţie în seara celei de a şasea etape, desfăşurată între San Rafael şi Mendoza (Argentina), după ce a ratat mai multe puncte de trecere obligatorii, au anunţat organizatorii cursei.
Al Attiyah, câştigătorul primei şi celei de a treia etape, a întâmpinat unele probleme la radiatorul autovehicolului de concurs la debutul etapei de joi şi a preferat să nu parcurgă nouă puncte de trecere obligatorii prevăzute de-a lungul specialei. Una dintre aceste treceri obligatorii era un punct GPS.
Această încălcare a regulamentului i-a permis sporivului din Qatar să realizeze cel mai bun timp al specialei.
În urma descalificării lui Al Attiyah, noul lider al clasei auto devine sud-africanul Giniel De Villiers (Volkswagen Touareg), în faţa spaniolului Carlos Sainz.
sursa: Mediafax
Al Attiyah, câştigătorul primei şi celei de a treia etape, a întâmpinat unele probleme la radiatorul autovehicolului de concurs la debutul etapei de joi şi a preferat să nu parcurgă nouă puncte de trecere obligatorii prevăzute de-a lungul specialei. Una dintre aceste treceri obligatorii era un punct GPS.
Această încălcare a regulamentului i-a permis sporivului din Qatar să realizeze cel mai bun timp al specialei.
În urma descalificării lui Al Attiyah, noul lider al clasei auto devine sud-africanul Giniel De Villiers (Volkswagen Touareg), în faţa spaniolului Carlos Sainz.
sursa: Mediafax
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