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Wayne Rooney awaits potential ruling on elbow incident at Wigan

• Sir Alex Ferguson dismisses infraction as nothing
• Striker could miss three matches including Chelsea

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• Andy Hunter
• guardian.co.uk, Sunday 27 February 2011 23.01 GMT <li class="history">Article history
  
  The referee Mark Clattenburg, right, speaks to Wayne Rooney after he elbowed Wigan's James McCarthy, left. Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images Wayne Rooney could miss Manchester United's key Premier League games at Chelsea and Liverpool this week if the Football Association charges the England international with violent conduct for an elbow on Wigan Athletic's James McCarthy.
  The United striker raised an arm into the side of the Wigan midfielder's head when the pair collided in the ninth minute of the 4-0 win for the league leaders on Saturday. Although the referee, Mark Clattenburg, dealt with the incident at the time, Rooney is facing a possible three-match suspension under the FA's fast-track disciplinary system that would come into effect before Tuesday night's contest at Stamford Bridge.
  Clattenburg deemed the offence worthy only of a free-kick to Wigan and a warning to Rooney at the DW Stadium. However, the referee, once he has reviewed the incident, can recommend further retrospective punishment if he deems he did not see it properly. He is due to submit his official match report to the FA before 4pm on Monday.
  Should it receive such advice, the FA would charge Rooney with violent conduct and give the striker until 6pm on Tuesday to respond. The 25-year-old would commence a three-match suspension immediately if he accepts the ruling, keeping him out of the league games against Chelsea, Liverpool on Sunday and the FA Cup sixth-round tie with either Arsenal or Leyton Orient.
  Rooney would still be available to face Chelsea if he contests the charge as the FA's disciplinary panel would meet after the game. However, as Rio Ferdinand discovered last season when he challenged a retrospective charge of violent conduct for striking the Hull City player Craig Fagan, that action could bring a further one-match ban for making a frivolous appeal. That would raise the prospect of Rooney receiving a four-match suspension to include league games against Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United.
  Sir Alex Ferguson said "there is nothing in it" after the game on Saturday and accused the media of exaggerating the incident on account of the high-profile United player involved. The Wigan manager, Roberto Martínez, however, believes McCarthy – who was also on the receiving end of a late foul by Paul Scholes – was deliberately targeted by United at the DW Stadium and given scant protection by Clattenburg.
  Martínez claimed: "When you're playing in any football game you know who are the key players of the opposition and I think when you've got that sort of experience you can try to get a reaction from a player, you can put him off. When you've got two different players affecting the same player it's quite clear that you're using your experience to do that. I think that's very clever play. It's just that you've got a referee out there who needs to protect players and unfortunately we couldn't get that protection."
  
  

 

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Barcelona yapiga 3-0, kuikimbia Real Madrid kileleni Send to a friend Sunday, 27 February 2011 21:18

MADRID, Hispania

USHINDI wa mabao 3-0 wa Barcelona dhidi ya Real Mallorca umeisogeza pointi saba Barcelona mbele ya Real Madrid ambayo ilizuiwa kwa suluhu ya Deportivo Coruna.

Alikuwa mchezaji bora wa mwaka , Lionel Messi ambaye alifunga bao safi la kichwa, likiwa la 26 msimu huu kuiwezesha Barca ambayo imepungukiwa wachezaji kutokana na majeruhi kadhaa katika kikosi chake kushinda huku Real wakizuiwa La Coruna ambayo ngome yake ilikuwa imara kiasi cha kuwazima washambuliaji wenye uchu wa Real.

Kwa matokeo hayo, Barcelona imefikisha pointi 68 baada ya mechi 25 na kuwaacha wapinzani wao chini ya Jose Mourinho wakiwa na pointi 61.

Valencia, ilitarajiwa kuikabuili Athletic Bilbao jana, inashika nafasi ya tatu ikiwa na pointi 48.

Hata hivyo, Barca ilianza mchezo huo bila kuwa kiungo mchezeshaji wake, Xavi, beki wa kati Carles Puyol na kipa Victor Valdes ambao ni majeruhi.

Washambuliaji David Villa na Pedro walifunga mabao ndani ya dakika 17 pekee, likiwa bao la 13 kwa Villa msimu huu, yote yakichangiwa na juhudi za Messi.

Kocha wa Mallorca, Michael Laudrup ambaye aliichezea Barcelona miaka ya 1990 akiwa na kocha wa sasa, Pep Guardiola aliishuhudia Barca ikivunja mwiko wa kutoifunga Mallorca ikiwa chini ya raia huyo wa Denmark, ambaye aliwahi pia kuinoa Getafe.

Timu hizo zilitoka sare ya 1-1 kwenye Uwanja wa Nou Camp mwezi Oktoba, ukiwa mchezo mmoja kati ya mitatu ambayo Barca imepoteza pointi msimu huu.

Ujuzi wa Messi

Wachezaji wa Laudrup walifanya kazi ya ziada kuwazuia wapinzani wao kwa muda kwenye Uwanja wa Estadi Iberostar kabla ya Messi kufungua akaunti yake ya mabao dakika ya 38.

Alikuwa kiungo Seydou Keita ambaye alinasa mpira na kuihadaa ngome ya wapinzani na kumsogezea Messi aliyemiliki mpira huo kwanza kwa kichwa, akausogeza mbele, kisha kuunasa kabla haujatua chini na kumtungua kipa wa Mallorca, Dudu Aouate, raiam wa Israel.

Bao hilo limemsogeza Messi mbele ya Cristiano Ronaldo kwa mabao mawili katika orodha ya wafungaji bora wa ligi hiyo msimu huu.

Sergio Busquets aliichana ngome na kumlisha Villa ambaye alimzunguka Aouate na kuiandikia Barca bao la pili, dakika ya 57 na Pedro alipiga msumari wa mwisho, dakika ya 66.

Kwa sasa, Barcelona haijafungwa kwenye mechi 19 za ugenini, ikiwa imeifikia rekodi ya ligi ya Real Sociedad msimu wa 1979-80.

Kikosi cha wachezaji nyota cha Real, akiwamo Ronaldo, Kaka na Karim Benzema, walikuwa na wakati mgumu wa kuipenya ngome ya wapinzani wao kwenye Uwanja wa Riazor.

Ronaldo na mchezaji aliyetokea benchi Emmanuel Adebayor walipiga mashuti ambayo yaligonga mwamba katika sehemu ya mwisho ya mchezo huo huku Benzema akipoteza nafasi nzuri kwa Real aliposhindwa kuunganisha wavuni mpira wa Ronaldo.

Kocha Mreno Mourinho alikuwa kivutio kwenye benchi la ufundi, ingawa katika mojawapo ya matukio alikwaruzana na mwamuzi msaidizi.

ìHakuna shaka kwamba tumepata pigo ,î alieleza nahodha na kipa wa Real, Iker Casillas baada ya mchezo huo.

ìTulijaribu kadri tulivyoweza, tulitengeneza nafasi za kupata mabao, lakini mpira umegoma kuingia wavuni ,î aliongeza.

Mapema, Atletico Madrid na Sevilla zilikosa nafasi ya kujihakikishia tiketi za michuano ya Ulaya msimu ujao kwa sare ya mabao 2-2 kwenye Uwanja wa Calderon.

Timu hizo mbili zimekuwa zikitazamwa kama wapinzani wakuu wanaoweza kumaliza ubabe wa Barca na Real nchini Hispania, zinasaka tiketi ya michuano ya Ulaya.

Espanyol imeipindua Athletic Bilbao na kushika nafasi ya tano baada ya kuiadhiri Real Sociedad 4-1, huku Sporting Gijon na Real Zaragoza zikienda suluhu 0-0.

Kwa matokeo hayo, Espanyol wana pointi 40 baada ya mechi 25, mbili mbele ya Bilbao ambao jana waliikaribisha Valencia inayoshika nafasi ya tatu ikiwa na pointi 48. Sevilla ina pointi 35 inashika nafasi ya saba na Atletico ya nane kwa pointi 34.

 

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Simba yainyoosha Mtibwa


*Yakalia tena usukani wa ligi

Na Zahoro Mlanzi

MABINGWA watetezi wa Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara, Simba jana ilikalia tena usukani wa ligi hiyo baada ya kuinyuka Mtibwa Sugar mabao 4-1, katika
mechi iliyopigwa Uwanja wa Uhuru, Dar es Salaam.

Usukani wa ligi hiyo, sasa umekuwa kama mbio za kupokezana vijiti kwa timu za Simba, Yanga na Azam FC ambazo zimekuwa zikipokezana kila mara.

Kwa matokeo hayo, Simba sasa inaongoza ligi hiyo kwa kuwa na pointi 37, ikifuatiwa na Azam FC ambayo ina pointi 35 sawa na Yanga yenye pointi kama hizo, lakini ikizidiwa kwa uwiano wa mabao ya kufunga na kufungwa.

Simba ilipata bao la kwanza dakika ya 13 kupitia Mbwana Samatta, ambaye alipiga shuti lililogonga mwamba na kutinga wavuni baada ya kupokea pasi ya Amri Kiemba.

Kabla ya kuingia kwa bao hilo, Simba ilitikisa nyavu dakika ya tatu kupitia kwa Kiemba, ambalo hata hivyo mwamuzi alilikataa kwa madai kuwa Shija Mkina wa Simba, alimfanyia madhambi kipa Omary Ally kabla ya mpira kujaa wavuni.

Mchezo ulilazimika kusimama kwa dakika tano kutokana na kipa huyo kufanyiwa matibabu, lakini hata hivyo alishindwa kuendelea na mchezo na kutolewa nje kwa machela huku nafasi yake ikichukuliwa na Soud Slim.

Baada ya kushambuliwa mfululizo, Mtibwa Sugar ilizunduka na kuanza kuliandama lango la Simba, ambapo Salum Machaku nusura aifungie timu yake bao kutokana na shuti lake kugonga mwamba wa juu na kudunda ndani lakini hata hivyo, mlinzi Juma Jabu aliondosha hatari hiyo.

Kipindi cha pili kilianza kwa Simba kuingia na uchu wa kufunga mabao na kufanikiwa kupata bao la pili dakika ya 46, lililofungwa na Kiemba akiunganisha krosi ya Rashid Gumbo, aliyeingia badala ya Hilary Echesa.

Mtibwa ilipata bao la kufutia machozi dakika ya 55, kupitia kwa Hussein Java, baada ya kuunganisha krosi ya Machaku ambaye alimpiga chenga beki Juma Nyoso.

Dakika ya 66 Samatta, aliipatia Simba bao la tatu baada ya kuruka mbizi na kuupiga mpira kichwa akiunganisha krosi, iliyochongwa na Mkina.

Samatta aliiandika Simba bao la nne na la tatu kwake katika mechi hiyo kwa mkwaju wa penalti, baada ya kipa wa Mtibwa, Slim kumkwatua Mussa Hassan 'Mgosi', aliyeingia kuchukua nafasi ya Nico Nyagawa.

Ligi hiyo itaendelea tena leo katika Uwanja wa Jamhuri mjini Morogoro kati ya Yanga na Ruvu Shooting na endapo Yanga itashinda itakuwa inaongoza.

 

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Ashley Cole's airgun stunt is a symptom of the disorder at Chelsea

The defender's 'accidental' shooting of a student had a secondary victim in the shape of the manager, Carlo Ancelotti

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  • guardian.co.uk, Sunday 27 February 2011 20.56 GMT <li class="history">Article history
  
  The Chelsea defender Ashley Cole shot a student, Tom Cowan, with an airgun at the club's Cobham training ground. Photograph: Tom Hevezi/AP It was not the sort of rejuvenation Chelsea need. Instead of regaining his youth, Ashley Cole merely behaved like an adolescent. In fact the description is an unwarranted slur on countless teenagers who know better than to point an airgun at someone and pull the trigger. The defender backed a hunch that it was not loaded.
  In consequence he shot Tom Cowan, a sports science student who is spending a year with the club. His wound was still in need of treatment a couple of days later. Cole can be castigated for a reckless stupidity that as a 30-year-old he ought to have outgrown. It is also true that football has a knack of allowing people to hold on to immaturity, as if it promised eternal youth on the pitch. Men are always "the lads" in post-match interviews.
  Perhaps the vivacity of football depends on that outlook, but it does not relieve Chelsea of responsibility for events at their Cobham training ground. The episode has ramification because of the impression it conveys of how the club handle their affairs. The incident had a secondary victim in the shape of the manager, Carlo Ancelotti.
  Is it, for instance, feasible that such an episode would take place at Manchester United under the regime of Sir Alex Ferguson? There is much in which Ancelotti can take pride since Chelsea are, after all, holders of the Premier League and FA Cup trophies, but a more profound authority seems to have been lacking. As a worldly individual, who has already seen so much at Milan, he has an unruffled manner.
  Ancelotti is not expected to stay in the post beyond this season since the quest for a fourth&#8209;place finish is not what the owner, Roman Abramovich, had in mind when funding Chelsea, over the years, with £726m in loans that the club are not required to repay. The Cole issue will have been an unnecessary reminder of the change that has become essential at Stamford Bridge.
  Silverware has come since José Mourinho departed, but none of his successors has exercised such authority, although Guus Hiddink might have acquired equivalent power if his stay had not been in the capacity of gilded caretaker. Cole's conduct simply confirms the urgency of establishing a credible regime.
  While the squad is not uniformly old, it needs to be refreshed. That process is only beginning, although the sums produced to buy David Luiz and Fernando Torres illustrate that Abramovich retains a keen interest in this piece of his portfolio. He might be a touch late in proving that commitment, and there had always been a likelihood that the side could not sustain the verve with which they began this campaign.
  Cole's misconduct could presumably have happened in years gone by, but it has occurred at a moment when it will be taken as a symptom of mayhem at the core of the club. The disorder is severe enough to put in doubt Chelsea's qualification for the Champions League, since they are presently fifth in the Premier League, behind Tottenham Hotspur.
  Chelsea do happen to be better placed presently than any other English club in the Champions League, following the 2-0 win over FC Copenhagen in which Nicolas Anelka supplied the goals. At least they made the most of their opponents' lack of match practice following a winter break. Expertise told then, but more will be called for in the Premier League, where Chelsea play Manchester United at home on Tuesday .
  The need to assert themselves ought to ensure that Ferguson's team are confronted by a severe test. Beyond that, Chelsea have to rebuild a reputation for authority while they allow Torres and Luiz time to integrate themselves at Stamford Bridge. The three fixtures before the trip to Copenhagen comprised a home defeat to Liverpool and a pair of draws. There was just a single goal for Ancelotti's men in that sequence.
  The win in Denmark could have done Chelsea some good, but the accounts of Cole's behaviour convey an impression of irresponsibility at a club in danger of drifting. The left-back's conduct is the principal issue, but the timing of it was also harmful. At least there is an opportunity against United to create a wave of euphoria that washes away the club's deep concerns for an evening.
  
  

 

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Dortmund yaizima Bayern, kufufua matumaini Send to a friend Sunday, 27 February 2011 21:17

MUNICH, Ujerumani

BORUSSIA Dortmund imepiga hatua katika harakati zake za kusaka ubingwa wa kwanza wa Ligi Kuu, Bundesliga baada ya miaka tisa baada ya kuiadhiri Bayern Munich kwa mabao 3-1.

Kwenye mchezo uliofanyika kwenye Uwanja wa Allianz Arena, matokeo hayo yamezima ndoto za mabingwa watetezi kutwaa tena ubingwa msimu huu.


Huo ulikuwa ushindi wa kwanza wa Dortmund mjini Munich tangu 1991ambao umewapa uongozi wa pointi 13 dhidi ya Bayer Leverkusen, ambao wanacheza leo, wakiwa mbele ya Bayern kwa pointi 16.

Lucas Barrios aliipa uongozi timu hiyo ya Jurgen Klopp kwa bao la dakika ya tisa kabla ya Luis Gustavo kuisawazisha Bayern, dakika ya16.

Nuri Sahin aliipa tena uongozi Dortmund , dakika mbili baadaye na Mats Hummels alikamilisha ushindi na pointi tatu dakika ya 60 ya mchezo huo na kuiacha Bayern katika nafasi ya nne.

Hannover na Mainz zimeendeleza ndoto ya kufuzu kwa michuano ya Ligi ya Mabingwa Ulaya kwa ushindi wao mwisho wa wiki.

Bao la dakika ya 89 la Christian Schulz liliipa Hannover ushindi mgumu wa 1-0 dhidi ya St Pauli na ushindi wa 14 kwenye Ligi Kuu, Bundesliga msimu huu.

Mainz ilishinda 2-1 ugenini kwa Hoffenheim, kwa bao safi la Elkin Soto, dakika ya 86, kuwaacha Mainz wakishika nafasi ya tano.

Eugen Polanski aligonga mwamba kwa Mainz dakika ya 21, lakini walitangulia kupachika bao kupitia kwa Andreas Ivanschitz.

Hoffenheim ilielekea kupata pointi walau moja kwa kusawazisha bao kupitia kwake, David Alaba, dakika ya 83, lakini Soto alizima ndoto hizo dakika tatu baadaye.

Mashabiki wa Schalke 04 walishindwa kuficha hasira zao baada ya matokeo mengine mabaya ya sare ya 1-1 dhidi ya Nurnberg nyumbani.

Jens Hegeler aliwafungia wageni, dakika ya 37 na timu zote mbili zilizomewa na mashabiki wao .

Raul aliipa pointi Schalke 04 kwa bao la dakika ya 52, lakini waliendelea kupoteza nafasi nyingi, kiasi cha kushindwa kufunga mengine zaidi huku kocha Felix Magath akionyesha chuki na hasira mwisho wa mchezo.

Bao la Lukas Podolski liliipa Cologne ushindi wa kufurahisha wa bao 1-0 dhidi ya Freiburg , ukiwa wa tano nyumbani . Podolski alifunga bao hilo dakika ya 88, likiwa la sita kwake msimu huu.

Kwa matokeo hayo, Cologne hawajafungwa katika mechi nne, wakiwa wamepoteza mchezo mmoja kati ya saba, wana pointi 29.

Kaiserslautern walizuiwa kwa sare ya 1-1 dhidi ya Hamburg nyumbani na kuondoka katika hatari ya kushuka daraja.

 

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...Yanga waivamia kambini


Na Mwandishi Wetu

ZIKIWA zimebaki siku sita kabla ya mchezo wa watani wa jadi Ligi Kuu, Simba na Yanga kuumana, tayari vituko vimeshaanza ambapo viongozi wa
Yanga jana wamevamia kambi ya Simba iliyopo katika hosteli ya Lamada Dar es Salaam.

Simba iliingia katika kambi hiyo, wiki iliyopita kwa ajili ya kujiandaa na michuano mbalimbali ikiwemo ya Ligi Kuu, pamoja na mechi ya Klabu Bingwa Afrika dhidi ya TP Mazembe.

Kwa mujibu wa chanzo cha kuaminika kutoka hotelini hapo Dar es Salaam jana, kililiambia gazeti hili kwamba baadhi ya viongozi wa Yanga walionekana hotelini hapo wakifanya kikao chao cha Kamati ya Utendaji cha kujadili mambo mbalimbali likiwemo suala la mdhamini wao, Yusuf Manji ambaye alitangaza kujiondoa katika klabu hiyo.

"Tulishaanza kuwazoea Simba ambao wapo hapa kama wiki sasa lakini leo hii (jana), tunashangaa kuwaona viongozi wa Yanga nao wakija hapa tulipojaribu kuuliza tukaambiwa wana kikao cha Kamati ya Utendaji ambacho walipanga kufanyia hapa," kilisema chanzo hicho.

Kiliendelea kusema kuwa hali hiyo ya kuonekana kwa viongozi wa Yanga katika kambi ya Simba, ilitia hofu kubwa hata kwa baadhi ya wanachama wa Simba, waliokuwepo kambini hapo kuangalia mwenendo wa kambi hiyo.

Akizungumzia hali hiyo, Meneja wa Simba Innocent Njovu alisema kwamba viongozi hao hawana madhara yoyote kwao na pia wana haki ya kukutana popote nchini.

"Ni kweli tumewaona viongozi wa Yanga hapa, lakini nimesikia wao wana kikao chao cha Kamati ya Utendaji, kitu ambacho sisi hakitutii hofu yoyote ile," alisema Njovu.

Alisema wao kwa sasa nguvu zao wamezielekeza katika mechi zote zinazowakabili, hivyo hawatakaa kuwafikiria wapinzani wao Yanga wanachokifanya.

Nao viongozi wa Yanga, walipotafutwa kuzungumzia hali hiyo hawakuweza kupatikana baada ya simu zao za mkononi kuwa zimezimwa.

 

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Ashley Cole air rifle claim prompts police investigation

Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole said to have accidentally fired at Loughborough sports science intern at training ground

• Amelia Hill and Dominic Fifield
• guardian.co.uk, Sunday 27 February 2011 18.54 GMT <li class="history">Article history
  
  Chelsea defender Ashley Cole accidentally shot a club intern with an air gun, newspapers report. Photograph: Tom Hevezi/AP Police are to investigate reports that Ashley Cole accidentally shot and wounded a 21-year-old student with an air rifle at Chelsea football club's training ground.
  A Surrey police spokesman confimed that the force would be in touch with the club after a report that the England international fired the weapon at the man at close range on Sunday last week at the training facility at Cobham.
  "We can confirm that ... we will be contacting the club to establish whether any criminal offence has been committed," said a police spokesman, adding that officers would interview "whoever runs the training establishment at Cobham".
  The club said it was taking "appropriate action" in light of the report, which appeared in the News of the World.
  The Chelsea and former Arsenal left-back was said to have fired a high-powered air rifle at Tom Cowan, a Loughborough sports science student on a year's internship at the west London club.
  The incident was reported to have taken place in the dressing room as Cole was "larking around" with the rifle some 24 hours after Chelsea's FA Cup fourth-round defeat by Everton.
  An "insider" told the News of the World that Cowan screamed in agony and went into shock after being hit in the side by a pellet from the .22 calibre air rifle, which is the most powerful gun that can legally be owned in Britain without a licence.
  Cowan was reportedly given treatment by the club's in-house medical team. Two days later, however, Cowan needed further treatment, it was claimed.
  Cole reportedly brought the gun &#8211; which had a muzzle and nightscope &#8211; into the training ground hidden inside a box. He apparently did not realise the weapon was loaded.
  Cowan's father, Ronald, was said to be "furious" about the incident. Chelsea bosses were said to have held a three-hour meeting with the Cowans last Wednesday.
  Cole, who reportedly earns £110,000 a week &#8211; £5,720,000 a year &#8211; has played since the incident, in Chelsea's 2-0 victory at Copenhagen in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie last Tuesday. Chelsea are due to play Manchester United on Tuesday.
  It was claimed that sources close to Cole, 30, said the gun was not his and that the student had suffered "just a scratch and was not seriously hurt". The source insisted the incident had been "blown out of all proportion".
  A Chelsea statement read: "We have fully investigated the incident and we are taking appropriate action. We will not be commenting further as it is an internal matter."
  Last year, the Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti, hailed Cole &#8211; who is the former husband of the Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole &#8211; as the finest left-back in the world.
  He said the defender was a role model for all aspiring footballers. He added: "He is highly motivated, a very good player and a very good professional. I think everyone who appreciates football should appreciate him because he is also a very fair player. He never shouts at referees or makes bad tackles on opponents. On the pitch he is an example."
  
  

 

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Kenyans shine in Kili Marathorn Marathon Send to a friend Sunday, 27 February 2011 22:09

By Miguel Suleyman
The Citizen Reporter

Moshi.Kenyan runners proved their supremacy in athletics to claim all top titles in the 9th edition of Kilimanjaro Marathon that took place here yesterday.

Kenyan runners won both men and women titles in the 42km full marathon and went on to claim both women and men titles in the 21km half marathon.

The best placed runner from Tanzania was Banuelia Brighton who claimed the overall runner up position in the full marathon followed by Mary Naali who finished third in the half marathon.

Michael Kamau clinched the half marathon title after clocking 1 hour 3 minutes and 58 seconds ahead of his compatriot Leionard Muchiri who finished second in 1 hour,4 minutes and 26 seconds. Godfrey Ndungu was third overall in 1:04;40.

Tanzanians, Ismail Juma was 7th, Msenduki Mohamed 8th and Nassib Nkuhi who finished 10th overall.
In the women's half marathon, Kenyan runner Valentine Kipkemboi rallied to claim the title after clocking 1 hour, 15 minutes and 08 seconds beating her compatriot Doreen Kitula by 40 seconds. Mary Naali took the third position after posting 1:15:54.

Other Tanzanians in the top ten list were Poliness Chacha from Mara who finished 7th and Catherine Yukhu who ended 10th overall.
The 442km full marathon winner was Kipkemboi Kipsang who spent 2 hours, 17 minutes and 08 seconds, followed by Julius Kilimo who penned 2:l17: 10 while third overall was Stephen Hucke who carded 2;19:24.
Tanzanian Daudi Joseph was seventh overall.

In women full marathon, Banuelia Brighton smashed Kenya's 1-2-3 style when she finmished behind the winner Anna Kamau who spent 3 hours and 16 seconds to win the grueling race. Third overall was Olipa Oruice who clocked 3:05:29.
The minister for Sports and Culture, Dr Emanuel Nchimbi who graced the prize giving ceremony, urged Tanzanians to start preparations for the 2012 Olympic this time.

"We want medals and victory that will make Tanzanians proud of their country," he sauid.
Organised by Wild Frontiers , the event was backed by Tanzania Breweries Limited, Vodacom, Simba Cement and Executive Solutions.

 

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Ex-Tottenham, Wolves defender Richards dies Send to a friend Sunday, 27 February 2011 22:05

London. Former Tottenham defender Dean Richards died Saturday after a long-term illness. He was 36.
Tottenham confirmed the news in a statement that didn't specify the exact cause of death.

The center back made only 81 appearances during an injury-plagued four years for Spurs. Following dizzy spells and headaches, Richards was forced to retire in 2005 at the age of 30 after being told he had an "abnormality on the brain."

He collected on a 2 million-pound (then $3.5 million) insurance policy in 2006.
The 8.1 million-pound (then $11.3 million) fee that took Richards to Tottenham from Southampton in 2001 was the highest amount at the time paid for a player who hadn't featured for England.
(AFP)

 

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Samata hits hat-trick




By The guardian reporter



28th February 2011

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Simba players congratulate Mbwana Samata (21) who scored a hat-trick during yesterday`s match against Mtibwa Sugar at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam.


Evergreen striker Mbwana samata continued to polish his goal predatory skills with a hat-trick that sank Mtibwa Sugar by 4-1 goals in a Mainland premier soccer league match played at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
The comprehensive demolition has elevated Simba to the top of the standings table as they leapfrogged from the third spot.
Simba have attained 37 points to open a two-point gap over second placed Azam FC and Yanga who have tied at 35 points but are separated by goal superiority.
Azam have played one more match and face relegation-haunted Majimaji at the Uhuru Stadium tomorrow.
Samata who has maintained his scoring spree for the past four premiership games, started his hat-trick motion after 13 minutes when he was put through by
Amri Kiemba.
Simba led by the lone goal up to the half time as both sides resorted to a rough play.
Soon after resumption Kiemba increased the tally for Simba after connecting home Rashid Gumbo's corner kick.
Mtibwa sugar reduced the margin through Hussein Javu eleven minutes into the second half after combining well with
SaumMachaku.
Samata intensified his hat-tick bid with a second goal and the third for his side eleven minutes later after connecting home third after 66 minutes, Shija Mkina's goal-bound cross.
Coach Patrick Phiri replaced skipper Nicodemus Nyagawa for Musa Hassan who intensified attacks on Mtibwa goal.
Hassan or popularly known as Mgosi tormented Mtibwa goal with frequent attacks. His efforts paid dividends when he outpaced defender Salum Swedi the lobbied the ball past onrushing goalkeeper Ali Omary before he attempted to score only to be roughed inside the box.
Samata was summoned to take the penalty that ensured his hat-trick of the day deep in stoppage time for Simba to emerge victorious.
Line-ups:
Simba:
Ali Mustafa, Haruna Shamte, Juma Jabu, Juma Nyoso, Joseph Owino/MeshakAbel, Jerry Santo, Hilal Echesa/Rashid Gumbo, Mbwana Samata, Shija Mkina, Nico Nyagawa/ Musa Hassan and Amri Kiemba
Coach: Patrick Phiri
Mtibwa Sugar:
Omar Ali, Juma jaffer, Issa Rashid,
Obadia Mungusa,Salum Swedi, Shaaban Nditi, Jullius Mrope, MAsoud Mohamed, Hussein Javu, Salum Machaku and Vincent Barnabas.



SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN


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28th February 2011

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Young Africans host Ruvu Shooting at the Uhuru Stadium to wind up their 17th round match of the Mainland soccer league today.
Third placed Yanga would like to post a victory over the premiership new arrivals who are gazing the relegation borderline with four points cushion.
The Charles Boniface-coached Stars urgently need points to stay safe from the relegation and move into the safe horizon. However, Yanga would like to get psychological boost ahead of their next match against rivals Simba at the National Stadium on Saturday.
Today's match will also be kept on the vigil by title contenders Azam who will be playing against Majimaji at the same venue tomorrow.
The premiership title has turned out to be too close to call as the three teams of Azam, Yanga and holders Simba tightening their grip at this stage.
After today's game, Yanga will be left with five before the end of the season.
Simba regained the top spot yesterday with 4-1 goals, demolition over Mtibwa Sugar.
Shooting would be highly cautious to concede goals today as their premiership survival will be at stake



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Substitute Jonas scored his first goal for Valencia in a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league on Sunday.
Jonas, who led the Brazilian league in scoring before moving to Valencia in January, slotted home in the 81st minute from inside the box after goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz had failed to hold on to Tino Costa's long-range shot.
The win allowed Valencia to open up a four-point advantage in third place over Villarreal, which earlier rallied for a 2-2 draw at Racing Santander.

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Valencia goalkeeper Vicente Guaita was troubled by Fernando Llorente throughout the match, the Bilbao striker forcing an early save before scoring his 14th goal of the season. The Spain striker received the ball inside the box and held off defender David Navarro before turning to poke it home in the 14th minute.
Valencia had two penalty shouts waved away on a rainy night at the San Mames Stadium before Iraizoz denied Pablo Hernandez's long-range blast in the 45th minute in a match of relentless chances.
Llorente terrorized Valencia's defense - which was without Portugal fullback Miguel, who is serving out a club-imposed ban - and was denied from another shot in the 64th.
Valencia's pressure finally paid off in the 71st. Bruno Saltor sent Joaquin Sanchez speeding down the right, and the Valencia winger picked out Juanma Mata at the far post with a perfect cross pass for the equalizing goal.
After Brazilian striker Jonas put the visitors ahead, Guaita denied Igor Gabilondo and Llorente before Gabilondo fired a rising shot just wide of post.
While Valencia picked up its eighth win in 10 games, Bilbao endured a third straight loss but stayed sixth in the last European spot - two points behind Espanyol and three more than Sevilla.
Substitute Nilmar scored an injury-time equalizer as a lackluster Villarreal managed a 2-2 draw at Santander.
Brazil striker Nilmar jumped toward goal to help nudge a deflected corner over the goal line in the second minute of injury time after Giovani Dos Santos' 68th-minute goal had appeared to give Santander a third straight win since coach Marcelino Garcia Toral's arrival.
Pedro Munitis found Dos Santos in stride and the Mexico forward shot low past goalkeeper Diego Lopez, who made a number of important saves as Villarreal salvaged a point at El Sardinero Stadium.
Ariel Nahuelpan gave the hosts the lead after just three minutes when the Algerian striker raced into the area to head Pablo Pinillos' centering pass into goal.
Villarreal labored to a Europa League win over Napoli on Thursday and the team appeared drained from that physical match as it struggled to find its rhythm with Cani's shot on goal its only attempt of the first half.
Substitute Marco Ruben pulled Villarreal even after guiding Jose Manuel Catala's cross into goal with a 66th-minute header.

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After Dos Santos replied with his first Santander goal, both Lopez and Villarreal goalkeeper Antonio Rodriguez made saves down the stretch before a frantic finish paid off for the visitors, who still slipped to a fourth domestic game without a win.
"It was a very difficult, very open game," said Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido, who was sent off during the second half. "We kept a cool head."
Earlier, Felipe Caicedo scored the winner as Levante beat Osasuna 2-1 for its fourth win in five games.
The Ecuador striker took advantage of goalkeeper Ricardo Lopez's hesitation in the 50th for his 10th goal of the season.
Walter Pandiani headed Osasuna ahead after 41 minutes before Sergio Ballesteros struck the equalizer three minutes later at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium.
Levante moved one point above Osasuna - which hasn't won away in more than one year - and three clear of Zaragoza, which occupies the last relegation place.
Also, Getafe drew 0-0 at Hercules, which has one win in its last six to sit two points above Zaragoza.
Lionel Messi scored his league-leading 26th goal Saturday in Barcelona's 3-0 victory at Mallorca, which stretched the two-time Spanish champion's lead in the standings to seven points after Real Madrid drew 0-0 at Deportivo La Coruna.
The 25th-round of games ends Monday when Almeria plays Malaga in a match-up of the bottom two.
In Saturday's other games, it was: Espanyol 4, Real Sociedad 1; Atletico Madrid 2, Sevilla 2; and Sporting Gijon 0, Zaragoza 0.

 

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Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente hopes the comforts of home will help his side beat Valencia in Sunday night's Primera Division clash.

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Bilbao are looking to bounce back from successive away defeats when they host third-placed Valencia at San Mames.
Athletic had powered their way up to fifth spot on the back of a four-match winning streak, but losses at Real Mallorca and Barcelona in their last two outings have clipped the Basque side's wings a little.
They remain in fifth, but are now eight points behind Villarreal in fourth and only four ahead of fellow Europa League hopefuls Sevilla and Real Sociedad, who are in seventh and eighth place respectively.
Joaquin Caparros' side are now back at home for the visit of Valencia, though, and with nine wins from 12 games at San Mames this season, Llorente is in optimistic mood.
"We're playing at home again and we have to show that we are still strong there. It's not going to be easy but at home I think we can beat them. We need to be strong and aggressive and show from the first minute that Valencia can't think about getting anything out of the game," said Llorente, who also has a personal reason for wanting to do well this weekend.
The Spain international turns 26 today, while tomorrow is his mother's birthday and he admits it would be the "best present" if they can down in-form Valencia.
Los Che make the trip to the north of Spain having lost just once in their last 14 league matches, which was a 2-0 defeat at Real Madrid almost three months ago.
Unai Emery's side did suffer a disappointing result last weekend as they were held 0-0 at home by lowly Sporting Gijon, but despite that Valencia maintained their two-point lead over Villarreal in the race for third spot.
Valencia have some important fixtures coming up, with Barcelona visiting the Mestalla on Wednesday while they also have the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Schalke the week after next.
Striker Roberto Soldado insists they are not looking beyond Sunday's game though, saying: "In March we have five games in a very short space time, it's going to be very intense but we are taking it step by step.
"On Sunday, at San Mames, we must give it everything on the pitch before thinking about the Barcelona game.
"Winning at San Mames is crucial to getting into the Champions League. We can increase our advantage over Athletic and their morale would be damaged by losing at home to a direct rival.
"We know it's an important game against a very strong opponent, who are fighting for the same as us. It would give them hope if the beat us."

 

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At this rate, Arsenal may never win

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For months - it seems like years - Arsene Wenger has sung the same refrain, as if repeating the words often enough might actually make them true.
His youthful Arsenal team so carefully and patiently nurtured is finally coming to the boil, Wenger insisted. The boys were becoming men and this, at long last, could be the season when the London side actually wins something more than mere applause for its often beautiful, but at times frustratingly ineffective, football.
Then, in the space of a few seconds on Sunday, a giant but otherwise not particularly dangerous striker from Serbia made all of Wenger's talk look like nothing more than hot air and wishful thinking.
Nikola Zigic's glancing backheader caught Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny and defender Laurent Koscielny in that horrible no-man's land between ineptitude and indecision.
The pair's blunder in the 89th minute of a final that Arsenal should and could have won gifted the League Cup to Birmingham City. Not since 1963 had it won a trophy of any kind. Hardly believing their luck, Birmingham's blue-clad fans roared when Obafemi Martins latched onto the Arsenal defensive pair's catastrophic mistake to score the winner.
''People were crying. It was stunning, stunning,'' said the long-suffering team's manager, Alex McLeish. ''For the fans, it means everything. They have suffered so long. It's been what, 60 years? I could see the pain etched in their faces.''
For this defeat, Wenger shares some of the blame.
As loudly as the Frenchman has been insisting that his team is finally showing mettle and maturity, his critics have been warning that his defense, at times, still looks as fragile as blancmange.
They cautioned that Arsenal should invest in a world-class 'keeper to guard its goal while Wenger's quick and cunning midfielders and forwards run rings around opponents up front.
Wenger didn't listen. His trust in 20-year-old Szczesny looks sadly misplaced now.
So, too, does his reliance on young defenders like Koscielny, who two years ago was playing lower-league football in France. The 25-year-old is much improved after he was thrown in at the deep end with Arsenal, helping to fill in the gap left by the long-term injury to the more reassuring Thomas Vermaelen. Still, the defensive partnership of Koscielny and Johan Djourou that Wenger played for the Wembley final is not the solid foundation Arsenal needs at the back.
When at its best, Arsenal can deceive one into believing that it is capable of beating anyone and of great things. The world's best side, Barcelona, learned that to its cost in a 2-1 loss on Feb. 16 at the Londoners' Emirates stadium. Because it plays beautiful football more effectively than Arsenal, the Spanish side will still be favored to win when the two meet again in Barcelona on March 8, with a place in the Champions League quarterfinals as the prize.
But, against lesser teams, Arsenal can be ordinary, as against Birmingham. That is especially true when Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal's captain and conductor of its midfield, is missing because of injury, as he was on Sunday. Although Arsenal is not a one-man team, without Fabregas it lacks bite and does not look fully formed.
Arsenal's game-deciding mistake in the 89th minute reeked of naivety. There are many ways to lose a football match but this was cruel in the way it exposed Wenger's oversized faith in players who aren't quite ready, cool-headed or experienced enough.
Birmingham 'keeper Ben Foster had the ball. With the teams deadlocked at one apiece, it was blindingly obvious to everyone in the 88,855-strong crowd that he was going to hoof and hope - loft the ball to the 6-foot, 8-inch Zigic in the expectation that he might use his height advantage to make something of the last-gasp chance.
Somehow, as telegraphed as the tactic was, it still caught Koscielny and Szczesny by surprise. When the ball glanced off the top of Zigic's head, Koscielny got in the way of Szczesny, his 'keeper who otherwise might have caught it and perhaps could have avoided the mix-up by authoritatively yelling, ''MY BALL!''
Instead, it bobbled out of the Polish goalie's hands and landed at the feet of Martins. The Nigerian was never going to squander such a close-range gift.
''The easiest goal I've ever scored,'' he said.
Without naming names, Wenger made clear that Koscielny and Szczesny were at fault.
''A lack of communication and a lack of determination a little bit, as well,'' he said. ''When the ball is in no-man's land, somebody has to take responsibility and go for it.''
The League Cup was always the least important of the four trophies Wenger targeted this season. The Champions League, the FA Cup and the Premier League are more prestigious and, in theory at least, still not out of reach for Arsenal.
But that didn't make the defeat easier. Most of Wenger's players still don't know what it feels like to win a trophy with Arsenal, because they weren't around when the team last did it in 2005. So the idea was that winning the League Cup would give the young team a taste for it and that that would make it want more.
Instead, the wait for Arsenal to live up to its youthful promise goes on. But promise, alone, is no longer enough.
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John Leicester is an international sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jleicester(at)ap.org

 

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Sunday, February 27, 2011​

Week 25​

Ciutat de Valencia

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(44') Sergio Ballesteros

(50') Felipe Caicedo
Goals Walter Pandiani (41')

(41') Juanfran

(65') Javi Venta

(90') Iborra
Cards Josetxo (43')

Dejan Lekic (90')

(67') Jefferson Montero

Juanlu

(75') Pallardó

Xisco Muñoz

(85') Stuani

Felipe Caicedo

Substitutions Soriano (46')

Calleja

Dejan Lekic (66')

Masoud Shojaei

Krisztian Vadócz (81')

Javad Nekounam

José Rico Pérez

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(83') Cristian Pulhac

(90') Cristian Pulhac

(90') Noé Pamarot
Cards Cata Díaz (43')

Mané (54')

(58') Cristian

Olivier Thomert

(71') Kiko

Tote

(77') Matías Fritzler

Javier Farinós

Substitutions Manu (46')

Pedro Ríos

Parejo (75')

Colunga

Arizmendi (86')

Gavilán

El Sardinero

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(3') Ariel

(68') Giovani Dos Santos
Goals Marco Ruben (66')

Mario (90')

(24') Munitis

(90') Arana
Cards Marcos Gullón (43')

Mateo Musacchio (76')

Catalá (76')

(64') Giovani Dos Santos

Ariel

(69') Arana

Kennedy Bakircioglu

(77') Cisma

Munitis

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Cristóbal

Nilmar (71')

Marcos Gullón

Wakaso (80')

Catalá

San Mamés

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