Here is some good news for all fans of David Robert Joseph Beckham. Tonight, Beckham will become the fifth Englishman to win 100 caps for the Three Lions. Coach Fabio Capello has reportedly refused to comment on whether or not Beckham would start, but the LA Galaxy midfielder will definitely play in the game. When he steps onto the pitch, Beckham will become the fifth English player to be capped 100 times after Peter Shilton, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton and Luke Wright.
Archive for March, 2008
Tottenham vs Portsmouth match review
An early kickoff on Easter weekend saw Portsmouth travel to White Hart Lane to play Spurs. With Jermain Defoe forced to watch the match from the stands due to a ruling that prevents on loan players from appearing against their former club until the transfer is officially registered, Redknapp chose to start with Utaka and Kanu, with Milan Baros on the bench.
Flamini will stay at Ashburton Grove- Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he is confident that French midfielder Mathieu Flamini will sign an extension to his contract and will stay with the Gunners.
Gautam Gambhir not in the squad for playing South Africa
You have a talented left handed batsman, who specialises in the one position that you have struggled to fill over the years. He can bat at No.3 as well. He helps you win the T20 World Cup, a tournament where you had been written off even before the first ball was bowled. He is the highest run getter in an ODI tri series which also includes the current World Champions and two time World Cup runners up. He plays a pivotal part in you winning the series, and then the time comes to select a squad for the next home test series. What you do ? Drop him. Inexplicable as it seems, that is precisely what India have done with Gautam Gambhir.
Problems with injuries in CM’ 03-04 ?
Do you have a player who has excellent stats on paper but seems to have tons of injury problems ? Many a time, I have bought excellent players to the club only for them to suddenly face tons of injury problems. The length of the injury would vary- anything between 2 and 8 eight months, and once the player recovered, it would happen again.
It serves as a waste of money, for the player continues to earn his wages.
Do one thing- once the player gets an injury, click on his profile and ” Get a Physio Report “.
First batsman to be ” Mankaded ” no more
Bill Brown, the first batsman in the history of test cricket to be out ” Mankaded ” has passed away at the age of 95 in Brisbane.
Champions League quarterfinal draw announced in Nyon
Champions League 2008-09 quarterfinal draw can be found <a href=”http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2009/03/20/uefa-champions-league-2008-09-quarterfinal-draw/”>here</a>.
Arsenal vs Liverpool.
That is the tie that everyone will keep their eyes focussed on. Wenger vs Rafa, Gerrard against Fabregas and Torres vs Adebayor. It is also the first time that two teams from the same country are meeting each other in a Champions League quarterfinal since Milan played Inter in the last eight during the 2004-2005 Champions League. Curiously enough, the last meeting between two English sides at this stage also featured Arsenal- when the Gunners played Chelsea in the 03-04 quarters.
Bolton out, Rangers lose but go through
After seeing Tottenham and Everton being penalised on penalties, Bolton and Rangers were the only British clubs with any hope of making it to the last eight.
A late goal from Bruno Pereirinha saw the Trotters lose 1-0 away at Sporting Lisbon. The Portuguese side won the tie 2-1 on aggregate, after having drawn the first leg at the Reebok stadium.
Driver Lineup for the 2008 season
The 2008 Formula One season is set to get underway in Melbourne on March 16. Valencia and Singapore will the new circuits this year. Here is the list of drivers for each team. Plenty of existing drivers have switched teams, new drivers have also been inducted. If you didn’t know this information, read it before switching on your television sets.
Ferrari– Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa
McLaren – Lewis Hamilton, Heikki Kovalainen
Renault– Fernando Alonso, Nelson Piquet Jr.
Sauber– Nick Heidfeld, Robert Kubica
Chelsea hit Derby County for a six
Prior to this game, Derby had gone 25 games without a win in all competitions. Yesterday night, 25 became 26 at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea put six past Paul Jewell’s hapless side.
The win sees Chelsea move to 61 points, five behind leaders Arsenal. The Blues do have a game in hand, and so do Manchester United, who are on 64.
Derby have scored only 10 points all season, and relegation to the Championship looks all but guaranteed for the Rams. They simply do not have the resources to compete successfully at the highest level, not in this season at least.
Frank Lampard scored four, with Joe Cole and Salomon Kalou contributing one each. David Jones scored a consolation goal for the visitors.
Spurs and Toffees shot out of the UEFA Cup
The penalty shootout is probably one of the cruelest ways to determine the winner of a football match, for it never guarantees that the best team wins in the end. And much to their agony, Carling Cup champions Tottenham Hotspur and David Moyes’ Everton were knocked out of the UEFA cup by PSV Eindhoven and Fiorentina respectively. The two losses leave Bolton and Rangers as the only British sides with a chance of progressing to the last eight.
Smith and McKenzie break long standing Indian record
The South African duo of Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie have broken Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy’s record opening stand of 413, made against New Zealand in Chennai over four decades ago, in Chittagong. The Proteas are in Bangladesh to play two tests, and this record came in the first innings of the second test.
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