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| add to favorites | Lionel Messi double puts Barcelona top in three-wa | Hardware - Hard disks |
Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona went back to the top of La Liga in a three-way title race with a 4-1 victory at Sevilla Sunday. The win drew them level on points with Real Madrid and Atletico, but at the summit because of a superior goal difference. The margin of victory in atrocious and wet conditions would have also helped the defending champion's cause but they had to come from behind to secure the win. Alberto Moreno had put the hosts into an early 15th minute lead as his low strike deflected past Victor Valdes,Nike Norge. More might have followed as Carlos Bacca hit the post with a header but Barca were level as Messi's free kick found Alexis Sanchez,Nike Shox, who appeared to be in an offside position before scoring. Messi,Billige Nike Free, returning to his best after his injury layoff,Nike Sko, put the Catalans ahead before the break with a superb half-volley. He hit the third early in the second half and Cesc Fabregas rounded off the scoring to make the three points safe. Read: Real go top after Atletico slip to defeat With 15 rounds remaining of the tightest Spanish title race in years,Billige Nike Air Max, all three teams at the top have 57 points. All three are also still involved in the Champions League at the last 16 knockout stage as the season on a domestic and European level moves to an exciting climax. In Italy's Serie A,Nike Air Max, defending champions Juventus maintained a nine-point advantage over Roma at the top despite being held to a 2-2 draw at Verona. Argentina star Carlos Tevez put Juve two up inside 21 minutes,Nike Free Run, but second half goals from Luca Toni and substitute Juan Gomez in stoppage time, salvaged a point for the home side. Roma were held to a goalless draw by Lazio and failed to make up ground. Meanwhile in France's Ligue 1, champions Paris Saint German played out a 1-1 draw with nearest title rivals Monaco. An own goal from PSG captain Thiago Silva cost them three points after Javier Pastore put them ahead after eight minutes. But they still lead big-spending Monaco by five points with 14 rounds remaining. |
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| add to favorites | Third time lucky for Li Na at Australian Open | Hardware - Hard disks |
Li Na took advantage of her second chance at the Australian Open. The Chinese tennis trailblazer was a point away from exiting in the third round but survived against Lucie Safarova and didn't lose another set the rest of the tournament. The world No. 4 beat diminutive dynamo Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (7-3) 6-0 in Saturday's final to collect a second grand slam title following her success at the 2011 French Open. Li also made it third time lucky in Melbourne after defeats in the 2011 and 2013 finale. "At least,Billige Nike Shox, you know, I made it," Li told reporters. "Not like the last two times, always feeling (there was) one more step. But this time I'm so proud myself." The 31-year-old was a popular champion -- receiving the lion's share of applause when the players were introduced at Rod Laver Arena -- and likely attracted even more fans thanks to her comical post-match speech on court.
"Max,Nike Sko, my agent, thanks for making me rich," said Li,Nike Air Max, named last year by Forbes as the third richest female athlete in the world behind Sharapova and Serena Williams with takings of $18.2 million. Li later mentioned her husband Jiang Shan, who in the past has been the butt of the baseliner's jokes. "Now of course my husband is even famous in China,Billige Nike Air Max," she said. "You are a nice guy. Also you are so lucky to find me!" The 5-foot-3 Cibulkova was appearing in her maiden grand slam final and a victory would have made the 24th-ranked Slovakian the joint shortest singles winner at a major in the Open Era. No one would have begrudged her the title,Nike Free Run, too, since she had topped four players inside the top 20 including Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwanska. Li, meanwhile, didn't face anyone inside the top 20. "This was just a fantastic two weeks of my life,Nike Shox," said Cibulkova, who cried as she addressed the crowd. "This means a lot for our country and I'm happy I could be the one here for Slovakia. "Maybe tomorrow morning I will be 100% proud of myself," she later told reporters. "But now it's just maybe like 50%." Expected to defeat Cibulkova -- she had won all four previous meetings with the 24-year-old -- Li proceeded to break early and took a 2-0 lead. |
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| add to favorites | Roma beat Verona to close gap on Juventus | Hardware - Hard disks |
Cote d'Ivoire striker Gervinho provided the attacking flair with a goal and an assist as Serie A's second placed side won 3-1 on the road at Hellas Verona,Nike Shox. Reigning champions Juve could only draw 1-1 with Lazio in the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday and Rudi Garcia's side made the most of the slip. Adam Ljajic opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime tapping in Gervinho's cutback, but it wasn't long before Verona were back on level terms as Emil Hallfredsson slotted home four minutes after the break. Former Arsenal striker Gervinho put Roma back in front on the hour mark drilling a low shot through a crowd of players before Francesco Totti guaranteed all three points -- the veteran midfielder putting away a 83rd minute penalty following a foul on Greek international Vasileios Torosidis. Roma,Nike Free Run, whose only league defeat this season came against Juventus at the beginning of the month, now have 50 points while Antonio Conte's side have 56. The Turin-based team also have a potentially tricky league match next weekend against Inter who played out a goalless draw against bottom-of-the-table Catania at the San Siro on Sunday. Walter Mazzarri's side will be desperate to reinvigorate a season which has been stuttering along since the end of November -- their last nine league games yielding just eight points. In Sunday's other games,Nike Free, city rivals AC Milan recorded back-to-back league wins for the first time this season with a 2-1 at Cagliari. The result nudges them up the table to ninth with 28 points,Nike Sko, four behind Torino who beat Atalanta 1-0. Elsewhere,Billige Nike Free, Sampdoria and Bologna drew 1-1, but there were more positive results for struggling Livorno and Parma. Second-from bottom Livorno's 3-1 against Sassuolo was their first since the beginning of November while Parma's 1-0 win moves them up to seventh with 32 points,Billige Nike Shox. Meanwhile in the two Bundesliga fixtures played Sunday,Billige Nike Air Max, mid-table Werder Bremen drew 0-0 with bottom side Braunschweig while Schalke are up to fifth on 31 points after beating 16th place Hamburg 3-0. |
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| add to favorites | Bayern Munich move 10 points clear as Bundesliga r | Hardware - Hard disks |
Bayern Munich recorded a comfortable 2-0 win against Borussia Monchengladbach at Borussia Park on Friday as the Bundesliga resumed after its annual winter break,Nike Shox. After being soundly beaten 3-0 by Red Bull Salzburg in a friendly match last weekend, Pep Guardiola had called for his side put the passion back in their play,Billige Nike Shox, and they duly delivered against the league's third-place side. Any nerves traveling Bayern fans were feeling were quickly eased as Mario Gotze scored in the seventh minute, hitting a low first-time shot home from Thomas Muller's cut back. Despite dominating possession for the rest of the half,Billige Nike Free, Bayern failed to find another opening but they soon had their noses further in front after the break. Granit Xhaka's blatant handball in the 52nd minute earned the visitors a spot kick with Thomas Muller stepping up to send Marc-Andre ter Stegen the wrong way and double their advantage. Gladbach immediately set about trying to repair the damage,Nike Air Max. Patrick Herrmann hit the post with an effort in the 63rd minute before being played in by Raffael two minutes later only scuff his shot. But it was Bayern who continued to dominate proceedings hogging two thirds of possession for the majority of the match,Nike Sko. In the final ten minutes, Guardiola brought on Arjen Robben who returned to action following a six-week layoff after gashing his knee in December. The win takes Bayern to 47 points, ten points clear of second-place Leverkusen. Sami Hyypia's side travel to Freiburg on Saturday while fourth-place Borussia Dortmund will leapfrog Monchengladbach if they beat Augsburg at the Westfalenstadion,Nike Free Run.  ,Nike Free; |
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| add to favorites | Size doesn't matter for Dominika Cibulkova | Hardware - Hard disks |
Cibulkova thumped Agnieszka Radwanska in the women's semifinals Thursday to move one match away from becoming the joint shortest grand slam singles winner in the Open Era. The 5-foot-3-inch Cibulkova needed a mere one hour, 10 minutes to dispose of the world No. 5, winning 6-1 6-2 to set up an encounter Saturday against now three-time Australian Open finalist Li Na. Li, the ouster of Canadian upstart Eugenie Bouchard 6-2 6-4,Nike Sko, hasn't lost to Cibulkova in their four outings but the 20th seed will be buoyed by victories over former Wimbledon finalist Radwanska and four-time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova this fortnight. Only a year ago on Australian soil in Sydney,Nike Air Max, Cibulkova didn't enjoy her time on court with Radwanska, handed a 6-0 6-0 double bagel defeat in the final of the Melbourne warmup event. Cibulkova is an anomaly in the current generation of women's tennis. A sparse three women in the top 100 -- American Lauren Davis and Japanese duo Misaki Doi and Kurumi Nara -- are shorter than Cibulkova,Nike Norge. Last year,Billige Nike Free, the women's grand slam winners were all 5' 6" or taller. Li is just under 5' 8". And since the Open Era began in 1968, no player shorter than 5' 3" has claimed a major. Nancy Richey and Mima Jausovec, the same height as Cibulkova, claimed the 1968 French Open and 1977 French Open, respectively. "It's not about how tall you are," Cibulkova, 24, told reporters. "It's just you have to really believe in it. There is nothing more important than this." According to seven-time tour winner Chanda Rubin, not a giant herself in tennis terms at 5' 6", Cibulkova limits weaknesses and generates ample power. "Obviously it's more difficult at times,Nike Shox," Rubin, who peaked at No. 6 in the world, told CNN. "You have to cover a lot more ground. You have to be quicker. You can't take a big step and cover half the court. You have that challenge. "But when you see a player get to this level and see what she's achieved, it's because she's able to minimize any deficiencies and has those special skills -- the speed, the ability to create a little extra power even if she's not as tall, the ability to compete. Indeed, Cibulkova isn't the type to solely retrieve. Her power baseline game can leave opponents bamboozled. Cibulkova owns a 3-3 record against the 6' 2" Sharapova, has downed world No. 2 Victoria Azarenka twice and tallied 11 of the first 14 games against the Belorussian in Miami in 2012 before nerves -- missing in Melbourne this year, judging by her sojourn -- intervened. Cibulkova attacked Radwanska's second serve, winning 14 of 16 points. Radwanska had beaten Azarenka on Wednesday to snap a seven-match losing streak against the two-time Australian Open champion. "I feel like in slow motion today," Radwanska told reporters. Cibulkova said she wouldn't significantly alter her pre-match routine ahead of a maiden appearance in a grand slam final. The same could be said of her coach,Nike Free, Matej Liptak. He declined to be interviewed because he hasn't spoken to reporters during the Australian Open and didn't want to jinx his charge,Nike Free Run. |
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| add to favorites | Chelsea punish Manchester United with Samuel Eto'o | Hardware - Hard disks |
Chelsea kept the pressure on English Premier League title rivals Arsenal and Manchester City with a dominant victory over Manchester United -- and heaped more trouble on the defending champions. Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o grabbed his first hat trick for Chelsea to seal a 3-1 win Sunday which edged Chelsea to within two points of league leaders Arsenal,billig nike free. Manchester United had started strongly at Stamford Bridge and the opening strike from Eto'o,nike free run, which took a heavy deflection, came against the run of play. United pressed on and both Belgian teenage winger Adnan Januzaj and England striker Danny Welbeck came close to equalizing but it was effectively game over when Eto'o pounced again on the stroke of halftime, poking in Gary Cahill's cross. The pair combined again after the break, with Eto'o dinking in Cahill's rebounded header before dancing away to celebrate his hat-trick. The home side took their foot off the gas in the closing stages of the match and Javier Hernandez slid in to grab a consolation goal for United. But United boss David Moyes could only roll his eyes in despair when his captain Nemanja Vidic was shown a straight red card for a late challenge on Eden Hazard in the closing seconds of the match. Chelsea's victory also brought up 100 EPL victories for manager Jose Mourinho in just 142 matches.
For United, who are seventh in the table and 14 points off Arsenal's lead, and Moyes,nike schuhe, victory over their chief rivals would be tonic enough for now. "Of course 100 matches is nice,nike air max, it's one more fantastic thing for my career,nike free," Mourinho told broadcaster Sky Sports. "But the most important thing is to win the match. "It now opens a little gap between us, Man Utd and Liverpool and we are in contact with Arsenal and Manchester City." Commenting on the title defense, Moyes added: "It's a long way away. We'll never say it's gone for us and we'll do our best to get back in it if we can."
Emmanuel Adebayor scored twice while Swansea defender Chico Flores inadvertently turned the ball into his own net. Tottenham are unbeaten in the EPL since Tim Sherwood replaced Andre Villas-Boas at the helm while Swansea,air max, under the leadership of Michael Laudrup,billig nike shox, have now gone eight league games without a win and hover near the drop zone. Atletico Madrid threw away a golden chance to take the lead in the Spanish league as they settled for a draw with Sevilla. David Villa found his scoring boots again to fire the home side into the lead only for a rash challenge from Juanfran to undo his good work. The defender pulled back Sevilla's Carlos Bacca in the box late on and Ivan Rakitic coolly slotted the resulting penalty beyond the reaching fingertips of keeper Thibaut Courtois |
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| add to favorites | Patrick Kueng and Ted Ligety tune up with Wengen w | Hardware - Hard disks |
He may not have started from the top of the mountain but it was still a dream downhill for Patrick Kueng as he skied to victory at the World Cup event in Wengen. The course at the Swiss Alpine resort is renowned as the longest downhill course on the World Cup calendar at 4.4 kilometers (2.12 miles) long but high winds Saturday meant the skiers had to start their runs lower down the slope. Victory still tasted sweet for Switzerland's Kueng,billige beats by dre, who beat Austrian Hannes Reichelt and Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal with a time of one minute 32.66 seconds. "Since I was a kid,beats norge, I've been watching this race," the 30-year-old told reporters. "My first dream was to race it and my second dream was to win it. "In 2006 I had a terrible accident in which I broke one leg and broke the ankle in my other leg,beats by dre solo. I ended up in a wheelchair and my thoughts did turn to quitting. "It was a very tough time, but when I decided to continue, it was nothing but 100 per cent. Eventually I got a World Cup spot and now I'm here!" Keung has never represented Switzerland at a Winter Olympics and is hoping that two World Cup victories this season will be enough to book his place on the plane to the Sochi Games next month. American Ted Ligety,beats by dre pro, a 2006 Olympic gold medallist in the combined, tuned up for his next tilt at the Games with a decisive victory in the super-combined in Wengen Friday. The 29-year-old clocked a combined total of two minute 44,beats by dre.74 seconds in the slalom and downhill. "It's good to get this win,beats by dre studio, definitely,beats studio," Ligety said. "Hopefully it will change the momentum for me. "I've finally won a combined. I've won the Olympics and world championships but I haven't won a World Cup before and it's nice to get that." Ligety is third in the overall World Cup standings behind leader Svindal and Austrian Marcel Hirscher. |
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| add to favorites | Nike ShoxCristiano Ronaldo dedicates goals to Euse | Hardware - Hard disks |
Cristiano Ronaldo -- the man known as CR7. So while he managed to take his career goals tally to 400 with a double in Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Celta Vigo Monday, it's rather ironic that he has never scored in the seventh minute of a professional football match. In fact, Ronaldo has registered in every single minute of a football match throughout his career -- but never in the seventh. Ronaldo, who brought up the landmark in his 653rd match for club and country, has scored 230 goals for Real, 118 for Manchester United, five for Sporting Lisbon and 47 for Portugal. The 28-year-old has scored against 109 different teams, in 87 different stadiums with 332 goals coming from inside the penalty area. Real's victory in its first game back since the winter break, came courtesy Ronaldo's double and an opening strike from Karim Benzema. I dedicate these 2 goals to you Eusébio but in fact you were the one who scored them. You'll always be in my heart. pic.twitter.com/VDbTBIOzPG Ronaldo dedicated his goals to fellow countryman Eusebio -- one of Portugal's greatest players, who passed away at the age of 71 on Sunday. Real, which has played 18 games,Nike Free Run, sits third, five points behind leaders Barcelona and city rival Atletico. "It was not a good performance and we need to learn how to be tighter at the back," Real coach Carlo Ancelotti told a news conference. "We lacked balance as we had a lot of players going forward and were open to the counter-attack. ",Billige Nike Air Max;Celta defended deeply and it wasn't easy but we should have been more balanced when we pressed,Nike Shox." Arsenal In England, Arsenal star Theo Walcott has been ruled out for up to six months after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The winger,Nike Air Max, who suffered the blow during the 2-0 FA Cup win over fierce rival Tottenham on Saturday, is also a huge doubt for the World Cup. In a statement on its website, Arsenal said: "After coming off injured in Saturday's 2-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, the Club regrettably announces that Theo Walcott has sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. |
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| add to favorites | nike shoxItaly's Lazio fires Vladimir Petkovic but | Hardware - Hard disks |
Lazio, which has slumped to mid-table after collecting one win in its last eight Italian league games, fired manager Vladimir Petkovic and replaced him with veteran Edoardo Reja. "Lazio communicates that it has terminated the employment contract with Vladimir Petkovic for just cause following the conclusion of a disciplinary procedure," the club said in a statement on its website. It added that it had heard the ",nike free;justification" of concerned parties but didn't say what the "just cause" was,nike shox. Petkovic, who in December signed a contract to become Switzerland's manager following the 2014 World Cup, is reportedly planning to take Lazio to court. Petkovic led Lazio to the Italian Cup last season -- it beat city rival Roma in the final -- and a seventh-place finish in the top flight. This season, however, has seen Lazio suffer lopsided losses to Juventus, Roma and Napoli -- currently the top three in Serie A. In its last league outing prior to the Christmas break,nike air max, Verona thumped Lazio 4-1. Reja has coached about 20 teams in a roughly 25-year career and guided Lazio before Petkovic's arrival,nike free run. The 68-year-old's first game in charge comes Monday against Inter,billig nike shox. Atletico regains Liga lead In Spain, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona continue to play musical chairs atop La Liga. Atletico regained the lead Saturday when it scored midway in the second half to beat Malaga 1-0 on the road. But this time it wasn't leading scorer Diego Costa who found the back of the net. Instead, Koke registered the winner off a rebound from close range in the 70th minute. Atletico rose to 49 points,billig nike free, though Barcelona can go top if it defeats Elche at home Sunday. The top two meet next week in Madrid. "It would be so much nicer to be in this position at the end of the season, but there's a long journey ahead," Atletico manager Diego Simeone told the club website. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi won't be risked for the game against Elche but Barca manager Gerardo Martino says the multiple world player of the year has looked like an "assassin",nike schuhe; in training since returning from a leg injury. "Messi has the eye of an assassin," Martino told the club website. "He's come back in good shape. He's done well in three training sessions." |
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| add to favorites | nike air maxOle Gunnar Solskjaer appointed as Card | Hardware - Hard disks |
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rescued Manchester United in 1999 to help the club win the Champions League,nike free, and he has now been charged with the task of saving Cardiff City from relegation into English football's second tier. The 40-year-old Norwegian famously came off the substitutes' bench for United in Barcelona to score the winner in stoppage time, giving them a 2-1 victory against Bayern Munich -- a win that wrapped up the Treble for Alex Ferguson's men. Cardiff's Malaysian owner Vincent Tan will be hoping Solskjaer,nike schuhe, who has been given a 12-month rolling contract,nike free run, can work similar magic for the struggling Welsh side after appointing the former Molde boss as Malky Mackay's successor on Thursday. Cardiff, who lost 2-0 to Arsenal on Wednesday,billig air max, currently sit one point and one place above the English Premier League relegation zone. Solskjaer, who attended the match at the Emirates Stadium alongside Tan, promised the Cardiff fans a positive brand of football. "I'm really looking forward to the challenge ahead. I'm going to bring my energy and enthusiasm to the club,billig nike shox," he told reporters. "I'm a very positive manager. I want to play a good style of football and yesterday [against Arsenal] we showed what a threat we can be." Solskjaer's side also face a trip to Manchester City 10 days before that, while his first game in charge sees Cardiff visit Newcastle on Saturday in the FA Cup third round. The FA Cup is England's second major competition. "We've got some of the toughest trips in world football coming up this month. They're games we'll relish and look forward to," Solskjaer said. "We want to push this club forward and up the Premier League. The quality of the staff and players is high here." Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman was given the task of recruiting a new manager after Tan decided to sack Mackay last month. "There was only one name in my head from the very beginning. We're delighted to welcome Ole to Cardiff,air max," Dalman told reporters. "I've seen Ole play for many, many years. I like his style of football and his ideas on the game. He is an extremely good communicator. Common sense, pragmatic discussions and trust were the key in bringing Ole here." Read: Late goals keep Arsenal top Read: Anelka gesture divides French opinion |
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| add to favorites | Nike FreeRelentless Rafa; Nadal focuses on Qatar t | Hardware - Hard disks |
He may be world number one and with the Australian Open just around the corner, but the Spaniard wants this particular title in his trophy cabinet for the first time and showed his typical steel to see off the dangerous Ernests Gulbis Thursday in the quarterfinals. Nadal was fully extended by the talented Latvian,Nike Free Run, who had chances in the opener and led 3-0 in the second set, before he turned up the heat in typical style. Fists pumping with every winner, he ran off five straight games before sealing the match 7-5 6-4 to reach the last four. Read: Djokovic beats Nadal in 2013 ATP World Tour Finals "This is a tournament I really like to play in but have never had the chance to win,Nike Sko," he said. "I'm just thinking about Doha at the moment and not looking ahead to the Australian Open,Nike Air Max." Nadal lost in the 2010 final to Nikolay Davydenko and has found it hard to produce his best form in the season-opener, but with three wins under his belt this time around at the Khalifa Tennis Complex, he does indeed look well set for a crack at a 14th grand slam title later this month. He will now play qualifier Peter Gojowczyk, who earlier beat dreadlocked Dustin Brown 7-5 in the third set tie-breaker in an all-German encounter. The other semifinal will pit Florian Mayer,Billige Nike Air Max, who beat third seed Andy Murray in the second round,Nike Norge, against Gael Monfils of France. Read: Can Federer roar back in 2014? Germany's Mayer survived a lengthy three-setter against Victor Hanescu, eventually beating the Romanian 6-4 6-7 6-4. Monfils, who followed Nadal on court, breezed past German Daniel Brands 6-2 6-1 in just 48 minutes in impressive style. In other ATP Tour action, Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt upset sixth seed Feliciano Lopez of Spani 7-5 6-3 to reach the last eight of the Brisbane International. The former Wimbledon champion battled back from 5-3 in the opener to claim victory in one hour and 39 minutes. He will face Romanian qualifier Marius Copil, who caused an upset as he ousted third seed Gilles Simon 7-5 6-3 in 88 minutes,Billige Nike Free, for a place in the semifinals. Nadal's great rival Roger Federer is top seed at the Australian Open warm-up event |
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| add to favorites | Air MaxSleepy Serena skips New Year celebrations i | Hardware - Hard disks |
A jet lagged Serena Williams skipped any New Year celebrations for a good night's sleep after starting her 2014 WTA campaign in Brisbane Tuesday with a win over Andrea Petkovic,Nike Free Run. The top seed was extended by her German opponent before winning the second round match in straight sets, 6-4 6-4 and admitted she was heading to her hotel for an early night. "I don't celebrate New Year's Eve, so usually I'm in bed at midnight," Williams told the WTA official website. "I always hear the fireworks though. They wake me up at midnight. Hopefully I can sleep through them tonight,Nike Air Max. "I'm a very serious player. I never leave my room during a tournament, so I'm not going out,Billige Nike Free," she added. Former top 10 player Petkovic proved a strong opponent for a season-opener and Williams dropped her service early in the match,Air Max. But she quickly recovered and also made inroads on the Petkovic service, as well as sending down 11 aces of her own. "It was an intense match, which was really good," Williams said. "She's a good player. She's been in the top 10 before and she was on her way to being even better. So it was a really good match for me." Williams will next play ninth seed Dominika Cibulkova, who had to battle for two hours 14 minutes to beat 43-year-old Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm, 6-3 1-6 6-3. Despite her desire for some shut eye, Williams will be hoping to have got back to more regular sleep patterns after only flying into Australia Saturday ahead of the tournament. She tweeted: "I keep going to sleep around 8:30 or 9pm... Ughhh I'm so tired trying to stay awake... #jetlagisreal." Third seed Maria Sharapova is on the comeback trail after an injury layoff so may have mixed feelings about the withdrawal of her schedule second round opponent,Nike Free, Australian teenager Ashleigh Barty, who has torn a left abductor muscle. The Russian superstar will now advance to the quarterfinals, where she will play 2012 champion Kaia Kanepi of Estonia. In other matches Tuesday, fourth seed Jelena Jankovic beat Elina Svitolina, 6-1 6-3 and Kanepi saw off eighth seed Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2 6-2. |
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| add to favorites | billige beats by dreCentral Coast and Perth provid | Hardware - Hard disks |
The New Zealand international midfielder,beats by dre, just one game away from leaving Central Coast for a stint in the J-League with old coach Graham Arnold, was a deserved hero with a thumping right-foot strike from inside the box deep in injury time in Gosford. It all looked to have gone pear-shaped for the Mariners in the 83rd minute, when replacement defender Marcel Seip conceded a penalty by fouling Glory's Chris Harold in the box, allowing Steven McGarry to powerfully convert for a 1-1 scoreline. Seip was strangely yellow-carded as he entered play in the second half for injured Central Coast goalscorer Trent Sainsbury, for coming on before the change was put on the board by the fourth official. Yet his nightmare turned to jubilation thanks to man-of-the-match McGlinchey, who followed up decisively after Josh Rose hit the post with a header. Not long after Seip's seemingly fatal foul, Perth captain Jacob Burns was sent off in bizarre circumstances. The Glory skipper left the field twice to have his head bandaged following a stray elbow from Mile Sterjovski, with Mariners striker Matt Simon at one point claiming Burns had wiped blood on him. Start of sidebar,billige beats by dre. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar,beats by dre studio. Return to start of sidebar,beats by dre pro. But as he waited on the touchline to re-enter the field, Burns received a second yellow card for dissent from referee Shaun Evans, with the Mariners going on to grab the winner just moments later. It was just all part of the circus as the new year was brought in with a stunning match that marked reigning champion Central Coast as a threat again in 2014,beats norge. Get all the stats and video highlights from Gosford in our match centre,beats studio. The Mariners only had to wait until the 12th minute to open their account, with defender Trent Sainsbury the unlikely hero by scoring his first A-League goal in his 56th game. After a sustained barrage following a corner, towering Zac Anderson was the unlikely playmaker as he deftly laid a pass inside the box for his central defensive partner to make a cool, close-range finish. It was a surprise way for Anderson to impress, having made his first start under new coach Phil Moss. The game lost direction in the second term and Sainsbury gave the Mariners cause for concern when he was replaced in the 64th minute due to a hamstring strain - leading to Seip's odd card. Seip was lucky not to be sent off for his penalty challenge, having clearly clattered into Harold,beats by dre solo, but luckier still when McGlinchey brought the house down with his winner. The little attacking midfielder showed he will be sorely missed when he departs after Sunday's home game against Melbourne Heart. The Mariners managed their victory despite benching out of sorts talisman Marcos Flores for the clash. The Mariners also lost Anderson to cramp in the second half. |
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Roger Federer has become the latest tennis star to turn to a former legend for help with the 17-time grand slam champion adding his "childhood hero" Stefan Edberg to his coaching team for the upcoming season,Nike Free Run. The 32-year-old Swiss announced the move on Facebook,Billige Nike Shox, revealing that Swede Edberg will join the team for the first grand slam of 2014 in Australia next month. "I am happy to announce that beginning in Melbourne, Stefan Edberg will join Severin Luthi on my coaching team," Federer posted. Read: Can Federer find his old form in 2014? "Severin, who has been part of my team for the last seven years, will do most of the weeks and Stefan has agreed to work with us for at least 10 weeks. "Stefan was my childhood hero, and I am really looking forward to spending time and learning from him." Federer endured a difficult 2013 and dispensed with the services of American coach Paul Annacone in October. But Swiss Davis Cup captain Luthi has remained in the fold and told Federer's official website that he was looking forward to working alongside Edberg,Billige Air Max. Read: Back is hindering Federer: Serena's coach "Like Roger,Nike Sko, I have a tremendous amount of respect for Stefan and I am sure he will bring a lot to our team as Roger continues to chase titles in 2014," he said. Edberg spent a couple of days with Federer in Dubai earlier this month and his hiring follows a recent trend,Nike Air Max, started when reigning Wimbledon champion Andy Murray took on Ivan Lendl before the start of the 2012 season. Six-time grand slam champion Edberg will be hoping that his involvement with Federer will prove as successful. "I'm really excited to be part of Roger's team and I hope together we can bring out his best tennis," he told Federer's official website. Read: All change on coaching front for 2014 Others leading stars have also followed suit although Maria Sharapova's association with Jimmy Connors lasted just one match. Earlier this month, ATP World Tour Finals champion Novak Djokovic hired German great Boris Becker to his coaching team. Former French Open Michael Chang is helping Kei Nishikori of Japan while another clay court ace, Sergi Bruguera, is in Richard Gasquet's team. Becker has been watching Djokovic in action this week at the big exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi and the Serbian reached the final Friday with a 7-6 6-3 win over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Read: Sharapova hires Connors as new coach He will play David Ferrer, who upset fellow Spaniard and world number one Rafael Nadal with a 6-4 6-4 win on a fast indoor surface. Djokovic, who ended 2013 with 24 straight wins, revealed he will not play any further warm up events ahead of his defense of the Australian crown. But he believes Becker's experience will take him to even greater heights next year. "He had a great serve and he can help me in different parts of my game on court as well, including the mental aspect,Nike Shox," Djokovic told gathered reporters. Meanwhile Murray,Billige Nike Free, returning after injury wrecked the back end of his 2013 campaign, finished fifth in the six-man field when he beat Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3 6-4. |
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Andy Murray's first match since undergoing back surgery in September ended in a straight sets defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi Thursday. The reigning Wimbledon champion went down 7-5 6-3 to the Frenchman, who himself was plagued by injury at the back end of this year. Murray, who has dropped to No.4 in the rankings,beats pas cher, lacked sharpness after his layoff and was broken in the 12th game of the opening set to fall behind. The British star has been training at his base in Florida to prepare for the upcoming season and looked set to even the match up when he gained an early break of service in the second set. Read: Murray to step up comeback But Tsonga hit back with two breaks of his own to wrap up victory in 72 minutes at the Zayed Sports City complex. "The courts here are very fast and you have to react quickly," said 26-year-old Murray. "Jo was sharper than me today,beats by dre pas cher, he served very well. "It's always good fun here. It's great preparation for the season as you have to play against the best in the world,Beats by Dr Dre Solo." The organizers of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship have indeed attracted a stellar field with the top two ranked players, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, in the line-up. Read: Meet Andy Murray's mum David Ferrer of Spain won the opening match Thursday as he beat Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 7-5 6-1 to set up a semifinal clash against compatriot Nadal,Beats by dre. Tsonga's win over Murray has earned him a match against Serbia's Djokovic, while Murray will gain much-needed match practice against Wawrinka in the fifth place playoff. Murray, recently voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year back in the UK, became the first British man to win the Wimbledon title in 77 years when he triumphed at the All England Club back in July,beats studio pas cher, but his season took a turn for the worse as he became troubled by a long-standing back problem. |
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Barcelona star Andres Iniesta unwrapped an early Christmas present Monday as he inked a new deal with the Spanish football club. The 29-year-old added an extension to his current deal that will see him stay with his boyhood club until the end of June 2018. "Today is a magical day!" Iniesta wrote on his Twitter page. "My life and my club... Thank you for the love you have given me since I arrived at 12 years old." Iniesta, regarded as one of the global game's most gifted and versatile players, was first spotted by Barcelona scouts in 1996. He soon left his home to train with the Barcelona youth academy and made his debut for the first team in 2002. Since then Iniesta has become one of Barcelona's stars as part of a side that has won six Spanish league titles, lifted Spain's Copa del Rey twice and won the European Champions League title three times. A key international player, he also scored the only goal in a tense 2010 World Cup final to give Spain a narrow victory over the Netherlands. The 29-year-old brought along his parents and daughter Valeria to help him celebrate the start of a new era with Barcelona as he signed the deal at the club's offices. Barcelona said in a statement on its website: ",Nike Free;Iniesta was due to end his contract in 2015. This extension until 2018 means the FC Barcelona midfielder will have spent more than half of his life on the club's books. "From 2017/18, his contract will be automatically extended provided he has appeared in a certain number of matches over the course of the season just ended." Switzerland future planning The main protagonists in international football may be focused on next year's World Cup but Switzerland is already planning for life after Brazil. With coach Ottmar Hitzfeld bowing out after the World Cup,Nike Air Max, the world No. 8 team has named Lazio manager Vladimir Petkovic as his successor. The Swiss Football Association said in a statement that the 50-year-old would take over on 1 July 2014 but that if he guided Switzerland to the 2016 Euros his deal would continue until the end of the European championships,Nike Sko. Petkovic,Nike Free Run, who describes himself as a Swiss Bosnian-Croat, began his career in the former state of Yugoslavia as an attacking midfielder before continuing his playing career in Switzerland,Billige Nike Free, where he also turned to coaching. Many of Switzerland's squad also come from the country's Balkan migrant community. Petkovic, who has been in charge of Italian club Lazio since 2012, said of his new appointment: "It has never been easy for anyone to follow Ottmar Hitzfeld. "It will not be easy for me, but I am absolutely convinced of the potential of the players and the team. This quality will also help me. I firmly believe that we can succeed together." |
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Tim Sherwood said he wants to become Tottenham's next permanent manager. Beating Southampton in his first league game in charge as caretaker on Sunday wouldn't have hurt his chances. And not only did Spurs win, but they did so in style, rallying to edge the struggling Saints 3-2 away from home. It was the first time Tottenham scored three goals in an English Premier League match this season and the lack of goals was one of the reasons Andre Villas-Boas got the sack last week. "I really enjoyed it today,monster beats, but one swallow does not make a summer," Sherwood,beats by dre studio, a former England midfielder, told Sky Sports. Sherwood threw caution to the wind and fielded an attacking lineup,beats by dre solo, starting strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado -- Villas-Boas usually just played with one up front -- as well as Erik Lamela and Gylfi Sigurdsson. "I like to set teams up like that," said Sherwood. "There are no rules,beats by dre wireless, there are different ways to win a football match. You have to do what you believe." The previously out-of-favor Adebayor scored twice, adding to his strike in the League Cup under Sherwood, and Tottenham was in charge after drawing level in the first half. Tottenham reclaimed seventh from Manchester United and trails new league-leader Liverpool by six points. The top five in England are separated by a mere three points. "I am very happy for the new manager," Adebayor, who has also lined up for Real Madrid, Manchester City and Arsenal, told Sky. "First day he told me to,beats by dre, 'Get out there and play football, you know how to do it because of the clubs you have played for.'" Adam Lallana gave Southampton the lead in the 13th minute with a long-range effort but Tottenham wasn't behind for long. Adebayor volleyed Soldado's cross in the 25th minute and central defender Jos Hooiveld scored into his own net under pressure in the penalty box early in the second half. Southampton, against the run of play, equalized when Lallana set up Rickie Lambert for a tap in before Adebayor's winner in the 64th minute. Soldado, who like Lamela has struggled since a big money move in the summer, then squandered three good opportunities but Southampton failed to make Tottenham pay. Once occupying a Champions League spot, Southampton is now ninth and winless in its last six. Everton moved into fourth, ahead of Chelsea, when it beat Swansea 2-1 later Sunday. Ross Barkley scored the winner with a stunning free kick in the 85th minute. The Toffees have the fewest losses in the league under newish boss Roberto Martinez -- one. On Monday, Arsenal hosts Chelsea. The Gunners need to win to leapfrog Liverpool and head the standings at Christmas. |
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Ozil's seamless arrival in the Premier League from Real Madrid, where he played under Mourinho, has "completed the puzzle" for Arsene Wenger's Arsenal, the Portuguese believes, firmly establishing the Gunners as title contenders. Mourinho said: "He arrived, Arsene gave him the shirt, immediately he starts playing and immediately the team becomes better. "He's a phenomenal player. He's one of those players that you buy and you complete the puzzle of your team." It was Mourinho who signed Ozil for Real - from Werder Bremen after impressing at the 2010 World Cup - and the Chelsea boss suggested the Germany forward has no faults in his game. Mourinho said: "I know his strong points. Not the weaknesses,Beats by dre. "I think I know how to try to stop him to be in the game (for) 90 minutes, with 90 minutes of direct influence. "But it's impossible to stop him for 90 minutes, because these kind of players they will have always a moment or a couple of moments where you cannot stop them and they end up showing why they are so good. "To stop him completely, I don't believe we can." Mourinho left Real Madrid to return to Chelsea in June before Ozil followed a similar path to London, albeit to Arsenal in a club-record deal worth in the region of ¡ê43million. "I was surprised, but at the same time I understand what Real Madrid is," said Mourinho of Madrid's decision to allow the playmaker to leave. "It's a club that needs to do by their philosophy what they did with Gareth Bale, what they did with Isco. "When you buy Isco, when you buy Bale, to keep also Mesut,beats studio, maybe they made their decision because of that." Asked whether he was surprised Wenger spent such a figure on one player, Mourinho said: "It's improved his team. There are many ways to improve your team. "One of the ways is to work young people and give them time to grow up and to improve. "Another way is to go directly to the market and buy an end product in the top moment of their careers. They had the chance to do it with Mesut and they did it very well." Mourinho believes it is necessary to both recruit leading players and nurture young talent to be successful. "If you are just building, building, building, probably you're not going to get there," he said. "He got an important player that's changed his team clearly,beats solo. "Eight years developing his players and making the kinds of (Theo) Walcott, (Kieran) Gibbs, (Aaron) Ramsey and his boys become men and really very good players and at the same time buying people like Mesut. That's why they're good (this season). "In my time here, Walcott was a kid. He's now a man. And these other guys, now they are players in the best moment of their careers. "(Jack) Wilshere, Ramsey, Walcott,beats studio pas cher, Gibbs. All these guys they are at the perfect age. "I'm not saying Mesut transformed the team completely. I'm saying the manager and the club gave these players conditions and time to have great stability in their evolution. "Now when you come and you buy (Olivier) Giroud and you buy Ozil and you buy some other players, your team becomes much better and ready to be doing what they're doing, which is to fight for the title." Wenger has been cautious when questioned on Arsenal's title credentials. "Maybe it's a strategy," Mourinho said. ",Beats by Dr Dre Solo;But I think in the depth of their souls they believe they can (win) and they believe they have conditions to do it." |
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Luis Suarez committed his "long term",Nike Sko; future to Liverpool Friday by signing a new four-and-a-half year deal with the English Premier League giants. The 26-year-old Uruguayan international has bagged a league-leading 17 goals in 11 EPL starts this season to lead Liverpool's title challenge. Suarez was the subject of two bids in the last transfer window from Arsenal, who currently top the standings, two points clear of second-placed Liverpool. Read: Suarez double fires title push But after his superb start to the current campaign he has chosen to extend his current contract, which was due to expire in 2016. "I am delighted to have agreed a new deal with Liverpool and have my future secured for the long term," Suarez told Liverpool's official website. "We have some great players and the team is growing and improving all the time. I believe I can achieve the ambitions of winning trophies and playing at the very highest level with Liverpool. My aim is to help get us there as quickly as possible," he added. Manager Brendan Rodgers was naturally delighted to persuade Suarez to sign on the dotted line, with the striker integral to his plans for the club. Read: Luis Suarez: Flawed genius? "Luis is a world-class talent and securing his services is crucial for what we are trying to achieve here," he said. "What's most important and most exciting is that, at just 26 years old, his best years are still ahead of him and we now know we'll be seeing him reach that potential in a Liverpool shirt." Suarez was signed by then Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish from Ajax Amsterdam in January 2011 and immediately impressed observers. But his time on Merseyside has also been marked by two highly controversial incidents, resulting in lengthy bans. He was found guilty by the English Football Association (FA) of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra at a match in October 2011 and given an eight-game suspension. At the end of last season,Nike Shox, Suarez appeared to bite Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic in an EPL game at Anfield and was banned for 10 games by the FA for violent conduct. Read: Suarez hit with 10-game bite ban With Suarez set to miss out on the start of the new EPL campaign and reportedly wanting to leave Liverpool,Billige Nike Free, Arsenal tabled a record bid of ¡ê40 million ($65.38 million) plus ¡ê1 bid, designed to invoke the exit clause in his contract. It was rejected by Liverpool, who proceeded to make a strong start to the season, boosted by the eventual return of Suarez in late September after his ban. He has acquired hero status with the Liverpool fans -- desperate for success after seeing arch-rivals Manchester United take over as the most successful club in English football. Suarez said their support had "influenced his decision,Nike Free." Suarez, who is expected to star for Uruguay in next year's World Cup where they will meet England in the group stages,Billige Nike Air Max, added: "We have a special relationship; they have love for me and in return I love them back." |
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The Jets continued their recent dominance over Brisbane and are now unbeaten in their past four matches against the Roar, a run of games that has included three victories. Despite Brisbane dominating possession,Nike Norge, the Jets hung tough and were rewarded for their diligence in recording their fifth A-League win of the season. Having grabbed the lead in the 34th minute via an own goal from Roar defender James Donachie, the Jets sealed their win in the dying stages with a goal from substitute Joey Gibbs after some excellent work from the impressive Josh Brillante. While an ordinary playing surface due to two recent concerts didn't help the Roar's renowned passing game, the hosts lacked composure in front of goal as they lost for the third time this season and for the first time at home since in 11 months. "I don't think we have to have any losses,Billige Nike Free," Mulvey said. "What this is, is a wake-up call for us. This is our home ground. We want it to be a fortress. It was up until now." Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar,Nike Free. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar. "We'll take our medicine,Nike Air Max. We're big enough and ugly enough to deal with that. "I take full responsibility for the result, and we will fix it on the training paddock, and we will get ready for Sydney on Thursday (at Allianz Stadium)." Brisbane had the first chance of the contest in the eighth minute after a brilliant build-up involving more than half of the Roar team. Working their way from one side of the field to the other, the Roar eventually managed to get behind Brisbane's defence via a Besart Berisha cross which found Ivan Franjic beyond the far post. Franjic then laid the ball back into the path of midfielder Liam Miller, who seemed certain to score. But with only Jets goalkeeper Mark Birighitti to beat, Miller failed to hit the target with his shot. "If that goes in it's a different story because they game with a particular game plan,Billige Nike Air Max," Mulvey said. Realising his side's early problems, Jets coach Gary van Egmond changed formation, abandoning his narrow diamond midfield shape and opting for what was in essence a five-man midfield when Brisbane were in possession. It worked immediately, with the Roar no longer having space on the flanks to create havoc. The Jets were able to work their way back into the contest and took the lead in the 34th minute. Jacob Pepper found Andrew Hoole, who got the better of Brisbane skipper Matt Smith before firing a dangerous low cross across the face of Brisbane's goal. While the ball didn't reach intended target Adam Taggart, it forced Donachie into an outstretched clearance that ended up in his own net. It continued Donachie's run of outs against the Jets, with the youngster having gifted Newcastle their winning goal when the two sides met at Hunter Stadium last month. The Jets continued to absorb pressure before Gibbs ensured the visitors their win with his 87th-minute goal. "It was a fantastic effort by the players defensively," van Egmond said. |
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