US Montmélian are not an exceptional team.  In fact they are bottom of their group in Fédérale 1, the top amateur rugby league in France.  Yet, their match today against Marseille has attracted a lot of attention as it is the first match Jonah Lomu has played for Marseille since he arrived there less than a month ago.  To celebrate this occasion the match was broadcast on French Eurosport.

The Montmélian players were clearly overwhelmed by the fact that they were on television with the commentators even mentioning how much better the game would be if the cameras were not present.  This was as tough a match as I’ve ever seen.  Three players (two from Montmélian, one from Marseille) were taken off with serious injuries, two having been knocked unconscious and one after landing on his shoulders/neck when he was tackled in the air.  Everyone knew that the semi-professional team of Marseille would be too strong for the Montmélian side which trains for just 4 hours twice a week.  However, the difference in strength is unfathomable.  And this is all before you even consider who was wearing the number 13 shirt for Marseille.

The worst defeat Montmélian had suffered at the hands of Marseille was 42-22 earlier on this season.  Today they lost 63-18.  The loss of two key players in the first half hour due to the aforementioned injuries and the sending off of another for inflicting one of the two concussions meant that they were always on the back foot.  Of the 63 points Marseille scored, Lomu contributed none.  In fact, he only touched the ball a few times.   So why did Marseille win by such a margin?  It would seem that Lomu’s presence on the field was enough to inspire them.  He may not have done much with the ball but he did spend a lot of the match instructing players around him, which clearly paid off.  The fact that anytime he did get the ball it took up to four Montmélian players to stop him, left quite a few gaps, allowing other Marseille players capitalise.  They did so, by scoring nine tries.

Marseille are a club on a mission.  In a city where football is the game of choice this club has undertaken a ‘grand projet de rugby’ as their president calls it.  Lomu is not the only former professional, with several players now living out their retirement in Marseille and playing with a team which aspires to reach the professional leagues within the next two seasons.  This is a good team and Lomu when asked about his impact on the game claimed that he ‘didn’t really have to do much.’  He is just one of many good players on the team and today was certainly not the best.  It has been a long time since he has played so even this ‘living legend’ as a teammate called him, was a bit rusty.

Can Montmélian take anything away from this game?  They really never got into any kind of rhythm, conceding very early in both halves and losing three players early in the game.  They did score 18 points, all penalties and all taken by the same player.  Their number ten converted six of the seven penalties today and he did so in style.  While the team bus may be full of disappointed players and lacking a couple of others who are being hospitalised at present, one player may very well be on the phone to a professional club.  Being on Eurosport may have scared his teammates but his composure on this big occasion would put our own Ronan O’Gara to shame.

Le défenseur Antar Yahia a offert mercredi à l’Algérie sa première qualification pour le Mondial depuis 1986 grâce à une victoire serrée (1-0) contre l’Egypte, lors d’un match d’appui tendu .

Eurosport zendt vanavond live de enige play-offwedstrijd voor het WK uit de Afrikaanse zone uit: Egypte-Algerije. De landen eindigden in hun poule samen bovenaan met evenveel punten en hetzelfde doelsaldo, dus moet een beslissingswedstrijd uitkomst bieden. Eurosport zendt de beladen wedstrijd zowel op televisie als op internet uit. Het Noord-Afrikaanse onderonsje begint om 18:30 uur.

Het duel wordt op neutraal terrein gespeeld, in de Soedanese hoofdstad Khartoem. Daar zijn 15.000 man politie aanwezig om beide supportersgroepen uit elkaar te houden. Zaterdag werd bij de laatste poulewedstrijd tussen beiden landen de spelersbus van Algerije bekogeld. Gevolg: 3 spelers gewond. Na de wedstrijd kwam het buiten het stadion, in Algerijnse steden en in Franse steden tot grote ongeregeldheden. Dat wil de politie vanavond voorkomen.

Vanavond worden ook de andere landen bekend die zich via play-offs alsnog weten te plaatsen voor het WK. In Zuid-Amerika verdedigt Uruguay in eigen land een 1-0 voorsprong tegen Costa Rica. In Europa proberen Bosnië-Herzegovina en Ierland beiden een lastige 0-1 achterstand ongedaan te maken tegen respectievelijk Portugal en Frankrijk. Rusland verdedigt een 2-1 voorsprong in en tegen Slovenië. Bij Oekraïne-Griekenland is nog alles mogelijk, de heenwedstrijd eindigde onbeslist: 0-0.

Eurosport HD es uno de los canales que se incorpora a la oferta de Digital+

Lo adelantamos el pasado 5 de noviembre y en post anteriores. Ahora lo confirma mundoplus.tv, una de las web de referencia en información sobre televisión digital. Digital+ estaba preparando la entrada de nuevos canales de alta definición, puesto que en un entorno tan competitivo, a corto plazo, es el diferencial más claro que tiene para intentar captar nuevos abonados.

A la oferta ya existente en alta definición en la plataforma (Canal+, Canal+ DCine, Canal+ Deportes y Canal+ Liga) se suman ahora cuatro nuevos canales, que emitirán, al menos de momento, en exclusiva a través de Digital+. Conviene recordar que los únicos canales ajenos a estos que emiten en alta definición en España son AXN y Gol TV, ambos a través de Imagenio y sólo disponibles para un reducido número de hogares en el paquete “Trío Futura”, y el autonómico TV3, que también emite en alta definición a través de TDT sólo para Cataluña.

Con la llegada de estos 4 canales, prevista para el próximo 17 de noviembre, Digital+ enriquece su oferta de alta definición que estará compuesta por Canal+, Canal+ DCine, Canal+ Acción, Canal+ Deportes, Canal+ Liga, Eurosport, Fox y National Geographic.

En paralelo, se espera la puesta en circulación del terminal HD+ que teóricamente ayudará a llevar esta tecnología a un mayor número de hogares, toda vez que en la actualidad el acceso está condicionado a la compra del descodificador iPlus (descodificador HD con doble sintonizador de Digital+ y TDT, 160 GB de disco duro para grabar tanto en definición estándar como en alta definición, cuyo precio es de 295 euros).

25 octombrie 2009

Fotbal live pe Eurosport

live online pe onmysite.ro/sport

17:30 Fotbal: Turcia – Burkina Faso | Eurosport Online
19:00 Fotbal: Iran – Gambia | Eurosport Online
20:00 Fotbal: Columbia – Olanda | Eurosport Online
22:00 Fotbal: Costa Rica – Noua Zeelanda | Eurosport Online

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99 Luftballons?

Un ballon de plage rouge, lancé par un supporter de Liverpool a provoqué la défaite de son équipe samedi à Sunderland lors de la 9e journée du championnat d’Angleterre. (Visioner le but en bas de cet article)

Alors que le score était encore de 0-0, le tir de l’attaquant de Sunderland Darren Bent fu dévié par ce ballon traînant dans la surface, prenant complètement à contre-pied le malheureux gardien Pepe Reina.

L’entraineur de Sunderland Steve Bruce a déclaré au quotidien Daily Mail:

“It’s one of the most bizarre incidents I’ve ever seen in football.”

Inutile de dire que l’entraineur de Liverpool, l’espagnol Rafael Benitez, n’a pas du tout apprécié. Parallèlement, plusieurs voix se sont élevées dont celle de Jeff Winter, ex-arbitre, qui sur les ondes de BBC 5 a déclaré qu’un match doit etre arreté en cas d’interference.

“But the laws of the game clearly state that if there’s an outside interference the game has to be stopped.”

Il va de soi que les supporters, non-liverpooliens, s’en donnent a cœur-joie. Le par exemple Sunderland Echo est a la recherche de l’individu qui a lancé ce ballon.

Enfin, selon Eurosport, ces ballons rouges sont en rupture de stock au magazin officiel de Liverpool. Ils auraient tous été acheté par les supporters adverses pour narguer Liverpool lors de ses prochains matchs.

the black satellites goal celebration has been one of the tournament highlights

A few weeks back I posed the question; can an african side win a world cup on african soil? Well tonight that question will be answered when Ghana’s under 20 side (the Black Satellites) take on the mighty Brazil in Cairo.

Ghana have light-up the tournament with their attacking approach, winning the support of many neutrals who will no doubt be cheering the Ghanaians on enthusiastically later tonight. If they win Ghana will become the first African side to be crowned FIFA Under 20 World Cup champions.

It really is a fascinating match-up; the most free scoring team in the competition, Ghana, with 16 against one of only three team to concede just 3 goals in the whole tournament. Ghana have not yet come up against a side as well organised – both defensively and offensively – as Brazil, but on the flip-side the Brazilian defence has not been tested defensively to the degree that Adiyiah and Osei will hopefully do.

As many of you have already pointed out, the area most likely to determine the outcome of this game is the Ghanaian defence. Both Inkoom and Addy will have their hands full with Teixeira, not only in general build up play, but more potentially in the transition. We’d all hope Jonathan Mensah will start after returning from suspension, the Black Satellites best central defender will control that defensive line far better than his colleagues did in the second half against Hungary.

The hope is that after Brazils less than convincing performances against Germany and Costa Rica that they’ve run out of steam, but we all know that you should never right-off the Brazilians at any level.

For those of you who do not have Eurosport, you can stream the match from one of the following website:

Rojadirecta

Justin TV

COME ON GHAHA!

An diesem Wochenende steht einer der letzten Großkampftage um eine Fahrkarte nach Südafrika auf dem Programm und wie gewohnt werden zahlreiche Spiele unverschlüsselt übertragen.

Astra 1 (19,2° Ost):
17:00 Russland – Deutschland (ZDF)
20:30 Österreich – Litauen (ORF1)
21:45 Portugal – Ungarn (RTPi)
00:00 Argentinien – Peru (Sky)
00:00 Ecuador – Uruguay (Sky)

Hotbird (13° Ost):
17:30 Bahrain – Neusseeland (OFC/AFC Play-Off) (Abu Dhabi Sports 1)
18:00 Armenien – Spanien (Armenia 1 TV)
20:30 Serbien – Rumänien (RTS Sat)

In manchen Kabelnetzen:
17:45 Luxemburg – Schweiz (SF2)
20:30 Slowakei – Slowenien (Slovenia 2)
20:30 Griechenland – Lettland (SF2)

ISCL 2009 INTERNATIONAL STRONGMAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

WEMBLEY ARENA – LONDON – ENGLAND. 18^th OCTOBER 2009

AN EXPLOSION OF POWER!

The Strongman Champions League series finally makes its debut in London, becoming the biggest Strongest Man competition ever held in the uk, at the only venue big enough to contain such power Wembley Arena!

ISCL 2009 CAMPEONATO INTERNACIONAL DE LIGA DEL HOMBRE MÁS FUERTE

WEMBLEY ARENA – LONDRES – INGLATERRA. 18 de octubre de 2009

¡UNA EXPLOSIÓN DE PODER!

¡El Campeonato de Liga del Hombre más Fuerte finalmente hace su estreno en Londres, llegando a ser la mayor competición del Hombre Fuerte que se haya realizado nunca en U. K., el único lugar bastante grande para contener tal poder Wembley Arena!

Bringing together the elite of the Strongman World with the biggest upcoming stars from all over the world, the London leg of the Strongman Champions League promises to be the most spectacular in the series!

With thousands in attendance, over 83 million watching across Europe via Eurosport & up to 44 million watching on SKY TV, the ISCL ‘09 is going to be like its competitors, massive!

Series leader Andrus Murumets is threatening to steal away the title from reigning ISCL champion & holder of 19 Strength World Records Zydrunas Savickas! The rest of the elite lineup looks to steal away the title of ISCL Champion 2009, the biggest International Strongman event ever to take place in the UK!

Reuniendo a la élite del Hombre Más Fuerte del Mundo con las estrellas próximas más grandes de todo el mundo, la edición en Londres del Campeonato Liga del Hombre Más Fuerte promete ser lo más espectacular en su género!

¡Con miles de espectadores, más de 83 millones de miradas en Europa por el canal de televisión Eurosport y hasta 44 millones de miradas por la SKY TV, eL ISCL 09 va a ser tan masivo como los competidores!

¡El líder Andrus Murumets y el titular de 19 récords mundiales de Fuerza, Zydrunas Savickas, amenazan con hacerse con el título de campeones del ISCL! ¡El resto de la alineación de la elite también intentarán hacerse con el título de Campeón de ISCL 2009, el mayor acontecimiento de Hombre Más Fuerte Internacional que se ha celebrado en el Reino Unido!

Can England’s Strongest Man of 2009 Terry Hollands claim a victory on home turf? Or will UK legend Mark Felix rise up to the challenge in front of a home crowd?

Also staking their claim for the title of ISCL ‘09 champion are:

Latvia’s Strongest Man 2008 & 2009: ‘Crazy’ Agris Kazelniks

Slovakia’s Strongest Man 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 & 2009: Golier Branoslav

Spain’s Strongest Man 2008 & 2009: Juan Carlos Heredia

Belgium’s Strongest Man 2008 & 2009: Jimmy ‘The Belgian Beast’ Laureys

Ukraine’s Strongest Man 2009 Kostiantyn Ilin

Giants Live Champion 2009 & 7 – time World’s Strongest Man competitor Jarek Dymek

Bavarian Stones record holder, Martin Wildauer from Austria

Don’t miss the first ever ISCL competition in the UK!

¿Puede el Hombre Más fuerte de Inglaterra de 2009 Terry Holand hacerse con la victoria sobre el césped de casa? ¿O se elevará la leyenda británica Mark Felix hasta el desafío delante de una muchedumbre de casa?

Otros aspirantes para el título de campeón del ISCL ‘ 09 son:

El Hombre Más fuerte de Letonia 2008 y 2009: ‘ Chiflado ‘ Agris Kazelniks.

El Hombre Más fuerte de Eslovaquia 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 y 2009: Golier Branoslav.

El Hombre Más fuerte de España 2008 y 2009: Juan Carlos Heredia.

El Hombre Más fuerte de Bélgica 2008 y 2009: Jimmy ‘ la Bestia belga ‘ Laureys.

El Hombre Más fuerte de Ucrania 2009 Kostiantyn Ilin.

El Campeón del Giants Live 2009 y 7 veces competidor en el Hombre Más Fuerte del Mundo, Jarek Dymek.

Campeón de Las Piedras de Bávaro, Martin Wildauer de Austria.

¡No olvidéis la primera competición del ISCL en el Reino Unido!

Visit the official ISCL Site: http://www.strongmancllondon.co.uk/

Vizionam aseara optimea de finala a Campionatului Mondial de fotbal sub 20 ani si ma intrebam de ce nu e prezenta si Romania acolo. Intrebarea si-au adresat-o si comentatorii partidei transmise pe Eurosport. Intr-o oarecare masura si datorita unui fapt remarcat si subliniat de un invitat al emisiunii “Legile Jocului” de luni seara, la TEN, si anume ca baza materiala in suferinta a fotbalului romanesc nu inlesneste deprinderea corecta a lovirii si “imblanzirii” balonului de catre copii, la invatarea abecedarului jocului. Intr-adevar…

Pe terenuri desfundate sau denivelate, jucatorii de maine ai “tricolorilor” deprind cu metehne manevrarea mingii. La halal gospodari ai jocului in tara noastra, asemenea rezultate… Si acum, tineti-va bine!

Romania eliminata cu 0-12

Caci Romania a capotat lamentabil in grupa preliminara de calificare ce avea drept finalitate accederea la turneul final in plina desfasurare din Egipt. Patrulaterul s-a disputat in nordul Angliei, unde junii “tricolori” erau spulberati cu 6-0 de Albion, cu 4-0 de Belgia si cu 2-0 de Islanda. Da, 0-12, in conditiile in care in grupa s-au aflat si pescarii islandezi, buni amici ai lui Dinamo.

Acum imaginati-va ce-ar fi fost ca Romania sa onoreze cu prezenta in Egipt… Nu de alta dar Anglia, invingatoare la scor impotriva “tricolorilor”, a fost surclasata la randul ei in Tara Faraonilor, 0-4 cu Ghana. S-ar fi facut de ras ca Tahiti, ce a luat-o constant pe coaja nucii de cocos, cu opt la zero.

Vizionam asadar aseara optimea de finala opunandu-le pe Cehia si Ungaria, selectionate de care aminteam saptamana trecuta, pe aceeasi tema a impotentei federatiei noastre, in blogul “Cehia + Ungaria < Romania. Dar vizionati Mondialul?”, si am inteles de ce “tricolorii” nu s-au aflat intre cele 24 reprezentative calificate.

In primul rand, Cehia si Ungaria ajunsesera in Egipt gratie calificarii in semifinalele Campionatului European la aceeasi categorie de varsta, performanta intangibila pentru “tricolori”, spulberati in grupa preliminara a continentului nostru. Din nou, daca am face diferenta intre rezultatele unora si ale altora, ne-ar lua cu ameteala.

Cehii si maghiarii au dovedit deprinderea corecta a lovirii balonului iar Mate Kiss, in special, cu un mondogol de la 30 metri, o ghiulea a la Hagi ce a pulverizat particulele de aer intr-o miscare lipsita de rotatie a mingii. 1-0 in minutul 15. Echilibrul valoric a fost reliefat de egalarea survenita repede, gratie loviturii de cap a lui Jan Vosahlik: 1-1 in minutul 26. Asa s-a si terminat.

Ungaria, dupa prelungiri si penaltyuri contra vecinilor, in sferturi

In prelungiri, imediat, o alta centrare de pe dreapta a adus Republica Ceha in avantaj, in minutul 92, prin Michael Rabusic. Ca un facut, peste sapte minute, Ungaria a egalat si ea, prin capitanul ei, Vladimir Koman. Ce naste din pisica soareci mananca iar Vladimir e fiu de ex-fotbalist profesionist.

2-2 si lovituri de departajare. Unde Peter Gulacsi, salvand suturile lui Marecek, Moravek si Reznik, ultimul la moartea subita, a dovedit ca este o laudabila rezerva a lui Pepe Reina, la Liverpool. Cu numarul 42. Baietii lui Sandor Egervari, triumfatori cu 4-3 si asteptand sfertul de finala de vineri, contra Italiei, la Suez, desi tocmai nouarul Krisztian Nemeth, vedeta achizitionata tot de Liverpool, si-a vazut a cincea lovitura a maghiarilor salvata de Vaclik. Asadar macar o selectionata europeana in semifinala, daca nu chiar doua, depinzand de traiectoria Germaniei, fata in fata in optimi cu dezinvoltii ghanezi.

Iata-i pe invingatori, cu cluburile de provenienta… Gulacsi (Liverpool) – Kiss (Gyori), Szekeres (MTK), Presinger (Videoton), Szabo (Paksi) – Gosztonyi (MTK), Futacs (Werder Bremen), Koman (Bari), Simon (Szombathelyi) – Dudas (Gyori), Nemeth (Liverpool). Au mai intrat Andras Simon (Liverpool; imprumutat Cordobei), Zambo (Gyori) si Balajti (Diosgyori).

Ungaria, cu trei baieti inhatati de Liverpool, in sferturi de finala. Anglia, eliminata din grupe. 0-4 cu Ghana, 0-1 cu Uruguay si 1-1, tras de par, cu Uzbekistan. A se citi egaland-o in minutul 88, prin Alex Nimely, de la Manchester City. Un punct, un gol cand calificarea se disipase si o intoarcere in insula. Explicatia ar putea veni si tocmai din aceste importuri de tineri jucatori din toate zarile. De cand cu sosirea lui Arsene Wenger in Albion, insula n-a mai avut tarmuri. S-a facut una cu continentul, s-a globalizat. Fabregas a luat calea Arsenalului la 16 ani, de la detinatoarea la zi a Champions League, CF Barcelona. Cati altii n-au luat calea Albionului, de la grupari inzecit mai mici!?

Anglia: prea multe importuri, neconvocari, terenuri desfundate si antrenori depasiti

O alta problema a Albionului ar putea ramane acea deprindere defectuoasa a lovirii mingii, de care aminteam in privinta Romaniei. Cu atatea ploi, destule terenuri desfundate, innamolite. Circumstante atenuante. Caci altfel, bani ar fi din belsug in insula, pentru intretinerea unor gazoane de Doamne Ajuta. Cum ti-i cresti, asa ii ai…

Si ar mai fi antrenorul. Nimic rau cu Brian Eastick, dar ma indoiesc ca dumnealui are in maneca bagajul tehnico-tactic deosebit de variat, cu artificiile de rigoare aplicabile la turnee finale, posedat de selectionerii unor reprezentative ce tind sa se impuna si la alte categorii de varsta. Deja de la sub 20 de ani, Anglia invata lectia amara a inclinarii steagului. Cu o deprindere perfecta a esecului, eliminarile la seniori nu mai sunt de mirare. Eastick e de scoala veche, cea cu mingi lungi si “focul la ei”, practicata pana mai ieri in Albion. Un tehnician care a activat intre aceste limite nu se poate schimba in preajma retragerii, doar prin sosirea in insula a unora ca Wenger sau Mourinho. O fi activat el la academiile lui Birmingham City, in perioada cu Trevor Francis manager, si la Newcastle United, pe vremea lui Sir Bobby Robson, plus ca secund la tineretul Republicii Irlanda, in umbra lui Don Givens, dar n-avea experienta de turneu final. Caci, in calitate de secund al lui Brian Hamilton la reprezentativa Irlandei de Nord, n-a avut parte de bucuria calificarii…

Faceti o combinatie a acestor factori, plus a faptului ca marile cluburi n-au cedat reprezentativei jucatorii de lot, ca Gibbs si Wilshere, de la Arsenal, Stanislas si Sears, de la West Ham, Welbeck, de la Man United, Scott Sinclair, de la Wigan, Sturridge, de la Chelsea, ori Carroll, varful lui Newcastle, si aveti explicatia eliminarii rusinoase a uneia dintre cele 6 reprezentante ale Europei. Unica necalificata din grupe. 1-6 ca la tenis. Dar Romania, cu 0-12?

De fapt, dintre neconvocatii citati mai sus, unii au fost deja imprumutati ori pasaportati, semn ca primele indicii ale nu foarte bunei lor acomodari intre profesionistii seniori le-a dat de gandit antrenorilor. Zola l-a trimis pe Sears la Palace iar Chelsea pe Sinclair, la Wigan. E drept, si Beckham era trimis de Sir Alex Ferguson la Preston North End, scotianul avand poate o premonitie ca se va folosi candva chiar de un bocanc pentru a-l trimite pe David in Victoria lui.

Dar de ce n-au fost unii deplasati in Egipt, tocmai ne-am lamurit. Nationala de tineret sub 21 ani, antrenata de Stuart Pearce, tocmai a jucat in preliminariile C.E. 2011, vineri seara, pe Ricoh Arena din Coventry, in fata a putin peste 20.000 spectatori, cu cativa dintre jucatorii tocmai amintiti in teren. Gibbs si Wilshere au inceput jocul, la fel ca Theo Walcott, un alt “Tunar”, insa inlocuit la pauza. A mai fost si numitul Carroll, chiar marcator, iar Welbeck a intrat pe final. Anglia s-a impus, cu 6-3 in fata Macedoniei, dupa 2-0 in 30 de minute si 3-3 dupa o ora de joc, desprinderea cu o “dubla” reusind-o in ultimele 5 minute Zavon Hines, descoperirea lui Zola la West Ham. Cu un 2-1 in deplasare in aceeasi Macedonie si un recent 1-1 in Grecia, Albionul poate aborda increzator in noiembrie jocurile cu celelalte adversare din grupa, Portugalia (acasa) si Lituania (in deplasare).

La sub 19 ani, Albionul a ajuns macar in finala Europei

Ca o completare, Eastick gestiona in vara si prezenta Angliei la turneul final al C.E. sub 19 ani, unde beneficia de cateva nume strecurandu-se ici colea in formulele de start din Albion. Un Dan Gosling la Everton, de exemplu. 1-1 cu Elvetia, apoi 2-2 cu Ucraina, unde s-a desfasurat turneul reunind 8 selectionate, fiind egalata de ambele, si-apoi un 7-1 cu Slovenia. In semifinala cu Franta, acelasi Nathan Delfouneso de la Aston  Villa a reusit o “dubla” in prima repriza de prelungire, devenind golgeter al turneului, cu patru reusite, si calificandu-i pe insulari in finala contra gazdelor, ce-i invinsesera tot cu 3-1 pe sarbi.

In ultimul act, cu Welbeck de la Manchester United in formula de start, Anglia a cedat cu 2-0, Ucraina devenind campioana europeana la categoria sub 19 ani. Dar roata morii se invarte si zilele urmatoare, intr-un patrulater in Slovenia, Anglia se va alinia in grupa preliminara de calificare a editiei de anul viitor, din Franta. Insularii vor da piept cu Slovenia, Finlanda si Slovacia. Interesant insa de vazut cate cluburi vor fi dispuse, ca si in cazul turneului egiptean, sa le dea “verde” junilor. M-as mira ca Jack Rodwell de exemplu, de la Everton, sa figureze in lotul lui Noel Blake…

TARGETSPORTS are delighted to confirm for the fourth consecutive year we will be attending the Braveheart Cycling Fund Annual Ride and Dinner on Saturday 31st October.

The Braveheart events are a highlight of the UK Cycling calendar and are always well attended by Club and Leisure riders as well as a host of Cycling Celebrities. This years star attraction is GB Olympic Champion Bradley Wiggins, fresh from his 4th place finish in the Tour de France.  He will be joining regular attendees and former Tour de France Green Jersey Winner Sean Kelly, Eurosport Commentator David Harmon and Team Sky Manager Scott Sunderland.

The evening fund-raising dinner has sold out, but there is still time to register for the 20 or 44 mile rides:

http://www.braveheartfund.com/EventDetail.asp

Se siete degli appassionati di sport, vi sono un sacco di applicazioni sull’AppStore per tenervi aggiornati direttamente dal vostro iPhone. Una delle migliori è Eurosport, una delle più scaricate App gratuite. Eurosport vi permette infatti di tener controllate tutte le news del mondo sportivo, nonchè di seguire i commenti in diretta degli eventi mondiali e di visionare classifiche e risultati di tutti i maggiori sport a livello mondiale. Veramente comoda.

Nu har sändningen börjat och jag kommer nog följa sändningen på SVT. Är aningen less på duon Vacchi Adamsson och jag väljer så ofta det går att se en annan sändning. Det som är bäst med Vacchi gentemot andra är att han har stenkoll på alla cyklister och kan se vem som attackerar på en gång. Sånt gillar jag skarpt, men det tugg som uppstår mellan Vacchi och Adamsson genom sändingarna är tröttsamt. Då föredrar jag mer traditionell sportkommentering som andra erbjuder.

Hur kommer det gå för svenskarna då? Troligen rätt dåligt, ska man köra för Lövkvist blir det väl som bäst en tioendeplats, om ens det. Vårt hopp får nog stå i att Ljungqvist hänger med in mot mål, fast frågan är om inte backarna är för tuffa för honom. Det som talar för honom är väl att han ofta är rätt grym när det blir riktigt riktigt långt och har en avslutning att komma med.

Mitt tips blir:
1. Samuel Sanchez
2. Damiano Cunego
3. Philippe Gilbert
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10. Lövkvist
DNF Kessiakoff
DNF Ljungqvist

Comisia de anchetă a activităţii şi cheltuielilor Ministerului Turismului solicită Camerei Deputaţilor să facă demersurile pentru începerea urmăririi penale împotriva ministrului Elena Udrea şi să aprobe revocarea acesteia din funcţie, a anunţat, astăzi, preşedintele Comisiei, liberalul Ludovic Orban.

Comisia parlamentară solicită începerea urmăriri penale pentru ministrul Turismului, Elena Udrea, pentru abuz în serviciu, neglijenţă în serviciu, instigare la infracţiunea de abuz contra interesului public şi conflict de interese.

De asemenea, Comisia recomandă şi revocarea Elenei Udrea din funcţia de ministru al Turismului. Potrivit Constituţiei, însă, premierul este cel care solicită preşedintelui revocarea din funcţie a unui ministru.

Raportul final votat, astăzi, de Comisia parlamentară de anchetă are 169 de pagini şi 19 anexe. Documentul este structurat pe 17 puncte, ultimul cuprinzând concluziile şi propunerile finale ale Comisiei.

În raport, Comisia solicită Camerei Deputaţilor să aprobe sesizarea Curţii de Conturi pentru verificarea modului în care a fost realizată execuţia bugetară de către Ministerul Turismului, verificarea oportunităţii şi legalităţii cheltuirii banilor publici cu ocazia campaniei de promovare a evenimentelor derulate de Ministerul Turismului între care “Romania the Land of Choice”, desfăşurat la Paris, în 25 iunie 2009, contractele de publicitate internaţională de pe Eurosport şi CNN, programul “Paşte în Bucovina”, contractul pentru organizarea evenimentului “Lumină la Malul Mării”.

De asemenea, Comisia cere verificarea modului în care au fost cheluiţi banii publici pentru desfăşurarea concertului de la Mamaia al lui Goran Bregovici, precum şi cheltuirea banilor publici în în cadrul tuturor celorlalte contracte de achiziţii publice care fac obiectul cercetării din raportul Comisiei, precum şi cofinanţarea unor investiţii în infrastructura turistică.

Ni skrattar kanske, många gör det, när jag säger att jag älskar och kolla på cykel.

Såg nog hälften av Le tour-etapperna i sin helhet i somras och man blir lika imponerad varje gång. Kanske inte va cyklisterna utan av radarparet Roberto Vacchi och Anders Adamsson som guidar oss tittare mellan allt från medeltida kyrkor som svischar förbi till hemligheten med olika typer av växelsystem.

Kommentatorerna med stort K!

Därför kändes det lite tungt att inse att min nya lägenhet här i Sundsvall inte var utrustad med Eurosport. Lite tröst i bedrövelsen var att SVT hade köpt rättigheter till cykel-VM.

Föga anade jag vad som väntade!

Där var hon, Susanne Ljungskog. Maken till mer opersonlig och dålig expertkommentator har nog inte tv-sportens värld sett sen Malin Ewerlöf “mmm”:ade sig igenom en hel friidrotts-gala på Eurosport häromåret. Jag har försökt sen klockan två (i skrivande stund 1,5 timmar) att titta/lyssna på sändningen från damernas tempo – men det går inte!

Hon knäcker mig, hon äter upp all min lust till cykelsporten. Jag går in och läser gamla inlägg på Vacchi och Adamssons eminenta bloggar bara för att jag kanske ska få tillbaka någon lust att se slutet på tävlingen.
Jag vill höra anekdoten om tempo-vm 97 när minsanna det och det hände…jag vill få en åsikt om den kanadensiska mästartröjan och dess alla brister. Istället får jag osammanhängande entoniga svar på frågor som förtjänar så mycket mer….

Avslutningsvis vill jag hylla SVT för initiativet att sända VM och salutera den stackars kommentatorn som försöker driva sändningen framåt trots Ljungskog!

Edit: Där kom droppen! Ljungskog: ” Zijute… intressant namn det där…låter som hon har celluliter överallt” *högt skratt* -*skriande skratt* -*pinsam tystnad*. ARRRGGHHH

There’s been plenty of talk in recent months of the rise of the freelance cricketer, with first Andrew Symonds, then Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff being linked with the idea. Now it seems that the latter is set to lead the way, having turned down an ECB contract in favour of what some might call a mercenary existance.

On his official website, Flintoff has said that “I said when I retired from Test cricket that my ambition was to become the best one-day and Twenty20 player in the world and playing in all these different countries can only help”, keeping mention of the potential millions on offer if he plays for six teams on five continents as it has been suggested he might.

Just in case the IPL millions don’t quite cover Freddie’s bar bill, though, he is also set to take on a second job commentating for Eurosport on the Twenty20 Champions League next month. The retirement fund seems to be coming along nicely, although it remains to be seen whether Flintoff’s popularity with England fans takes a knock from this news.