Thursday, 30 May 2013
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Tottenham v Chelsea 5 May 13
Tottenham
v Chelsea 5 May 13
Gylfi Sigurdsson Tottenham’s captain got an amazing
late 80th minute equaliser to draw the game 2 – 2 with Chelsea on
Wednesday 08/05/13.
Tottenham came twice from behind to draw the game,
keeping England’s final two Champions League spots up for grabs.
Tottenham lost their control of finishing in top
four, but they are still finishing in really good position which is fifth in
the ladder just one point behind the fourth position Arsenal and Chelsea is
coming third.
Sigurdsson 80th minute goal flushed
Ramires’ hard working 39th minute goal down the drain. Which would
have earned Chelsea 3 points and that would have certainly secured them a place
in Europe’s top competition for an 11th straight season.
Chelsea is leading Tottenham by 3 points, so one
more win for Chelsea from the remaining 2 games against Aston Villa and Everton
will secure the 3rd position for them.
Chelsea had lots of chances to win this game and
they did their best to do so, but Tottenham’s strikers wouldn’t give up without
a fight and finally Tottenham drew the game with 2 all.
John Tomic headbutting incident
Bernard Tomic's father, John Tomic has come under scrutiny again after he allegedly headbutted Bernard's practice partner, Thomas Drouet who is a French tennis player. Thomas Drouet sustained some facial injuries including a broken nose, fractured vertebrae and stitches, and has since wished Bernard the best of luck despite his father's behaviour. John Tomic, who was Bernard's coach has now been stood down and is banned from all ATP events until further notice. Todd Woodbridge, head of men's professional tennis in Australia has said that they will help Bernard out and provide coaching assistance until they find a possible long term coach.
John Tomic denies the allegation saying he did it out of self defense and Bernard has since supported his father in his claims. John will likely face court today in Madrid, and is currently being held in custody at a Madrid hotel. Interestingly this incident comes just days after a Monte Carlo news outlet alleged that John Tomic had attacked his son Bernard previously. To add salt to the wounds, Bernard Tomic has subsequently lost his round 1 tennis match at the Madrid Masters to Czech Radek Stepanek 6-3 6-2.
By Kailaesh Raveendran
CHELSEA 2-2 TOTTENHAM: ALL SQUARE IN LONDON
CHELSEA 2-2 TOTTENHAM: ALL SQUARE IN LONDON
It took yet another late equalizer
for Tottenham to rescue a point handing the initiative to Arsenal and Chelsea
in the final two games of the season. Gylfi Sigurdsson scored an 80th minute
goal set up by a fantastic back heel by Emmanuel Adebayor. It was
arguably Adebayor’s best performance this season as he scored a wonderful 25 yard
strike and set up Sigurdsson for the goal.
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| Oscar's tap in header |
The goals began early
after Oscar scored an easy tap in header after Gary Cahill towered above
the Tottenham defense to set up a goal for Chelsea on 11th minutes
from a corner. Adebayor’s strike cancelled out Chelsea’s early lead but it was
not to last long. Quick passes and movement on the right wing by Chelsea led to
a Ramires goal on 39 minutes. It
looked like it was all over for Tottenham going into the 75th minute.
André Villas-Boas made two substitutes of Clint Dempsey and
Sigurdsson, which proved to be the decider as Sigurdsson went on to score.
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| Adebayor's incredible top corner finish |
This result puts a Top 4 finish and Champions league
qualification out of Tottenham’s hands as they sit 1 point behind Arsenal in fourth
and 3 points behind Chelsea in third with two games remaining. The remaining
fixtures for Arsenal include Wigan and Newcastle both of whom sit in the bottom
four of the league. Chelsea travel to Aston Villa on Saturday knowing a win
will secure a top 4 finish next season. Tottenham head to Stoke City which
could be a difficult fixture as recent history shows it is not an easy place to travel to especially in the mix of a relegation battle.
Whatever happens in the final two games will surely be exciting and nerve-racking
for the fans of these clubs. As a Tottenham fan it may be a bit disappointing
to see Tottenham not make the Top 4, but it has definitely been a successful
season for the manager and the club.
By Riyaz
Monday, 6 May 2013
Waterhouse-Singleton Stoush
It has been a bout a week since the big race in the Group One All Aged Stakes at Randwick and the controversy still continues. John Singleton, the high profile millionaire owner of the horse More Joyous has accused bookmaker Tom Waterhouse that he had secretly given information about More Joyous to his friends, concerning an injury. Singleton's claims are that the horse's trainer, Gai Waterhouse revealed this information to her son Tom, who then allegedly passed this information onto his friends and colleagues. More Joyous, who was one of the favourites of the race ended up finishing second last due to the injury.
John Singleton, so far refuses to name any sources as to where he got his allegation from but has mentioned hearing things from friends, a former top jockey and "internationally known figures." Both Tom and Gai Waterhouse deny the allegations and Tom has said he is considering legal action. The spat between Singleton and Waterhouse continued throughout the week, with Gai calling Singleton "an old...drunk" and "an absolute sham." Gai has also sworn "on the bible" that she had not spoken to her son until after the race.
There are currently calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the alleged Waterhouse leaks and all those involved in the spat must attend. This includes rugby league legend Andrew Johns, who allegedly told a number of people More Joyous could not win the All Aged Stakes. Meanwhile Singleton has split from Gai Waterhouse and is taking horses from the trainer's stable and is keeping them in his private farm in North Sydney.
By Kailaesh Raveendran
John Singleton, so far refuses to name any sources as to where he got his allegation from but has mentioned hearing things from friends, a former top jockey and "internationally known figures." Both Tom and Gai Waterhouse deny the allegations and Tom has said he is considering legal action. The spat between Singleton and Waterhouse continued throughout the week, with Gai calling Singleton "an old...drunk" and "an absolute sham." Gai has also sworn "on the bible" that she had not spoken to her son until after the race.
There are currently calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the alleged Waterhouse leaks and all those involved in the spat must attend. This includes rugby league legend Andrew Johns, who allegedly told a number of people More Joyous could not win the All Aged Stakes. Meanwhile Singleton has split from Gai Waterhouse and is taking horses from the trainer's stable and is keeping them in his private farm in North Sydney.
By Kailaesh Raveendran
Barclays Premier League - 7th May 2013
Chelsea
move one step closer to a Top 4 finish
It was a massive 3 points for Chelsea who managed to grab a late
goal against Manchester United in Sunday’s epic 0-1 match at Old Trafford. Juan
Mata’s 87th minute goal coming at a time when it looked like Chelsea
was going to drop 2 points in the race for top 4 football and Champions league
qualification.
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| Mata's 87th minute goal against Manchester United |
Chelsea now sits rather comfortably in third place three
points above Tottenham Hotspurs in fifth and a point off Arsenal in forth, yet
with Chelsea only having played 35 games to Arsenal’s 36 games; Wednesday’s
clash against Tottenham becomes ever so important to both teams. A win could
seal a top 4 place for Chelsea as Tottenham have a significantly lower goal
difference than the Blues (Chelsea). Manager Rafael Benitez was pleased with the
result and had this to say "we are in the driving seat now, if we can win
(against Tottenham), we can be there (in the Champions League)".
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| Gareth Bale shot from outside the box against Southampton |
Cheslea’s London rivals Tottenham managed a late
1-0 win against Southampton who outplayed Tottenham for most of the game. It
came down to a wonder strike from none other than Gareth Bale on 85 minutes to
seal a victory for Spurs(Tottenham). Arsenal played an already relegated Queens Park
Rangers side that has nothing to lose. The Gunners(Arsenal) scored an
incredible goal within 14 second of the game by Theo Walcott. The win sees
Arsenal extend their unbeaten streak up to 8 games at the most important time
of the season.
With all three teams winning this weekend and
games running out, it adds further pressure to Wednesdays clash between
Tottenham and Chelsea. Both teams know this is essentially a final and a win
for either one could boost their top 4 challenge significantly with two games
remaining.
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| Thursday, 9th May 2013 - 4:45 am (AEST) |
By Riyaz
Friday, 3 May 2013
NBA Oklahoma City Thunder vs Houston Rockets
In one of the latest games in the NBA, it was Oklahoma City Thunder against the Houston Rockets, which Oklahoma City triumphed in, with a score of 104-93.
Matthew Lee
Ok, so a recap of the game.
The two top scorers for the Thunders were Kevin Durant and Kevin Martin who scored 27 points and 25 points respectively. After trailling in the game to the Rockets, Oklahoma City opened up the fourth quarter strongly with a big run to take the lead and win the game.
Kevin Martin was able to give the Thunder someone to take scoring pressure off Durant for the first time since All-Star Russell Westbrook had season-ending knee surgery. He had 21 points by halftime and Westbrook's replacement, Reggie Jackson had also helped out by scoring 17 points. In the fourth quarter Derek Fisher and Durant both hit 3-pointers in that stretch. Houston missed six shots, including two layups, and had two turnovers as the Thunder built the lead. Harden made a 3-pointer after that, but the ball was stolen from him on the next possession and Durant took it down and finished with an exclamation point dunk, and Houston didn't threaten after that
This match was played in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,357 and this win for Oklahoma City sends them to the second round playoffs for a third season straight.
Matthew Lee
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