Sports 4G: October 2013

Thursday, 31 October 2013

Mike Tyson: I'm Really an Animal, Just Dressed Up Nice

Former world heavyweight boxing champion, convicted rapist, sex addict and alcoholic reveals details of his savage upbringing in his memoirs but does Mike Tyson want to be reviled or revered?

It is curious to imagine Mike Tyson ever being a fan of Édith Piaf, yet when he first watched Marion Cotillard’s tender depiction of the troubled chanteuse in La Vie en Rose, he sobbed uncontrollably.

Paris St Germain will be without injured striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic when they host lowly Lorient in Ligue 1 on Friday, the French champions said in a statement.

The Sweden striker, who has been suffering from knee pains lately, was not included in the squad announced on Thursday.

Martina Hingis has been questioned by Swiss police after her estranged husband said he was attacked by the five-time Grand Slam champion and her family.

A Schwyz canton police spokesman, Florian Grossmann, has revealed that Hingis, her mother Melanie Molitor and her mother's boyfriend, Mario Widmer, were interviewed last week.

How does an international superstar footballer eclipse scoring a league hat-trick for Real Madrid?
It's OK, I'll answer that one for you: launch his own underwear range.

Cristiano Ronaldo dazzled the supporters at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night with a thrilling treble and he was back in front of the cameras soon after to launch his line of briefs.

Novak Djokovic dispensed with the Darth Vader mask but still proved too daunting an adversary for American John Isner when he reached the Paris Masters quarter-finals with a 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 victory on Thursday.

The Serbian world number two, who entered the Bercy arena last year as the infamous Star Wars villain, survived a barrage of aces from the towering Isner before ruthlessly dispatching him.

Chelsea have signed teenage Burkino Faso international Bertrand Traore on a four-and-a-half year deal.
Traore, who made his international debut as a 15 year-old, has long been on the Blues' radar and impressed during their pre-season tour of Asia, when the attacking midfielder scored a spectacular goal in an 8-1 thrashing of the Indonesia All Stars.

Virat Kholi smashed an unbeaten 115 off just 66 balls as India chased down a massive 350 to beat Australia in the sixth one-day international in Nagpur.

Shane Watson (102) and George Bailey (156) put the Aussies in control as they made 350-6 off their 50 overs. But Kohli’s 18 fours and one six, and a century from Shikhar Dhawan saw India home with three balls to spare.

The battered image of football in Russia has been further tarnished by the latest shocking outbreak of hooliganism which saw a cup match suspended when Spartak Moscow fans let off flares, clashed with police and hurled seats.

The disgrace at Spartak's away Russian Cup match at second tier outfit Shinnik Yaroslavl on Wednesday came almost at the same moment as Uefa punished Moscow rivals CSKA for the racist abuse by fans of Manchester City star Yaya Toure.

Jermain Defoe has received a whopping £5million-a-year offer to quit Spurs for Major League Soccer in January. Toronto FC have put a stunning package - including £90,000-a-week in salary - on the table to try to tempt the “incredible” England striker away from the White Hart Lane club.

The Boston Red Sox sealed their third World Series in 10 years after beating the St Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 and Fenway Park.

The Red Sox went in to the game knowing a win of any sort will eradicate the need for a seventh and will end their 95 year wait to win a World Series in Boston.

A furious Diego Maradona has labelled Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero ‘a wimp’ on the day the controversial ‘Hand of God’ forward turned 53.

Aguero was married to Giannina, Maradona’s daughter, for four years and has a son, Benjamin, with her, but the two split earlier this year.

The world's most expensive footballer Gareth Bale finally makes his mark at Real Madrid on Wednesday, only for Cristiano Ronaldo to upstage his two-goal performance with a hat-trick in a 7-3 victory over Sevilla.

The Welshman welcomed his first league start at the Santiago Bernabeu by scoring twice and setting up two more. Ronaldo passed Ferenc Puskas to go fifth in league goals scored for Madrid with 157.

The Premier League big-guns all avoided each other in the draw for the League Cup quarter-final.
Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will all start as favourites to reach the last four in the competition, but the quartet will have to come through tricky looking ties to move a step closer to Wembley.

[EXCLUSIVE] Top 10 Sportsmen in the World: Tiger Woods Still Riding High.....

1. Tiger Woods

Tiger Wood's 15-year association with Electronic Arts may have brought in almost $771 million but he is unlikely to struggle too much without its support.

He is still by far the highest earning athlete in the world according toForbes magazine with earnings totalling $78 million. He earned more than $65 million since 2012 from endorsements while his resurgence on the golf course increased his prize money over the last 12 months to $13.1 million, double his total from the previous year.

Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at last season's Champions League runners-up until 2018, the club said on Wednesday.

Klopp, who joined Dortmund in 2008, won the Bundesliga with them in 2011 and the domestic league and Cup double in 2012 before losing to German rivals Bayern Munich in this year's Champions League final.

Chelsea will offer Xabi Alonso a three year-deal which could come as early as in January according to Metro. The Spanish midfielder's contract expires next summer and Jose Mourinho is keen to be reunited with his former player.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has apologised to Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid after "light-hearted" comments he made about the player prompted a furious attack by the club.

Madrid president Florentino Perez branded Blatter's remarks "unacceptable" and even claimed they could influence the voting for the Ballon d'Or, with the Portugal international hoping to end Lionel Messi's domination of the award.

The first pro boxer to die in a UK ring for 18 years was heading for victory, an inquest heard yesterday.
Michael Norgrove, 31, had floored his opponent Tom Bowen before he collapsed in the light-middleweight bout in March.

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has denied that Mario Balotelli could leave the club in January amid reports that Chelsea will make a move for the Italy international. The striker has been linked in the Italian media with a possible move abroad after being constantly in the spotlight for his actions on and off the pitch.

The Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night in one of the NBA's opening games of the season with a 107-95 victory. After they got their well deserved Championship rings which were earned last season, they went on the court and showed that they are dedicated and determined as they have ever been.

A former professional footballer's head has been severed and left on the doorstep of his home in a rucksack.
The horrified wife of Joao Rodrigo Silva Santos, 35, made the gruesome discovery as she left the house in Rio de Janeiro for work early yesterday morning.

Out in the Cold: Turkish outfit Besiktas to target Spurs outcast Adebayor in January

Besiktas will again try to lure Emmanuel Adebayor away from Tottenham in January. The 29-year-old turned down the proposed move to Turkey in August preferring to wait for other offers. However, his lack of game time may prompt him to reconsider.

EA Sports will not renew their partnership with golfing superstar Tiger Woods at the end of their current deal, bringing an end to their 15-year partnership.

Electronic Arts confirmed that it would be calling it a day after a decade-and-a-half of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour computer game series.

Cheick Tiote has vowed to lead by example while Newcastle captain in the absence of Fabricio Coloccini - so he will be relieved to have narrowly avoided jail.

The Ivory Coast midfielder has warned his team-mates not to dwell on the derby defeat by Sunderland as they prepare for the Capital One Cup clash against Manchester City tomorrow and a league date against Chelsea on Saturday.

When Jose Mourinho's Chelsea travel to Arsenal on Tuesday night in the League Cup, with 9,000 fans in tow, it will evoke memories of the 2007 final.

A pulsating clash with several flashpoints; three players being sent off, Abou Diaby kicking John Terry in the head, Theo Walcott's first Arsenal goal, Didier Drogba producing his very best to win Chelsea the silverware.

Former Manchester United and France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez has been crowned champion of France’s GT motorsport series. Barthez and Sofrev ASP team-mate Morgan Moullin-Traffort finished fifth and eighth in the last two races of the series' final weekend at the Paul Ricard circuit to seal the championship by 21 points.

Six players from Bayern Munich's treble-winning team were included among the 23 nominees for the World Player of the Year award announced by FIFA on Tuesday.

Jose Mourinho was included on the shortlist for Coach of the Year despite failing to win any major trophies with Real Madrid last season, a performance the Portuguese himself described as "disastrous". The only British player to make the list was Wales international Gareth Bale.

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Cape Verde have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the FIFA ruling which resulted in them being kicked out of the World Cup qualifying competition.

The Lausanne-based tribunal said on Tuesday it had registered the protest, although it could not yet give a date for the hearing and decision.

The couple got married in May and it wasn't long before the blushing bride got 'knocked up' by the world champion boxer - it's the stuff of fairytales. Boxing legend Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Makhdoom have announced they are expecting a baby.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has hit out at the scheduling of his team's League Cup match with Arsenal 48 hours after their game with Manchester City. Jose Mourinho believes the fixture list has hampered Chelsea's bid for Capital One Cup glory and handed Arsenal an advantage in the hunt for the season's first trophy.

Mario Balotelli Crashes Car While Waiting at a Set of Traffic lights in Italy

Despite being stationary and waiting at a set of traffic lights, the AC Milan striker reportedly crashed into the back of another car. According to reports in the Italian press, former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has crashed his car at a set of traffic lights in Brescia, Italy.

Darren Flecther has started for Manchester United's U21 side in their clash with Fulham tonight. The midfield ace has only played 13 matches since December 2011 as he has been sidelined with a chronic inflammatory bowel condition and his return to action will act as a major boost for David Moyes' side.

Roger Federer has dropped to number five in the latest ATP world rankings following his second-round defeat at Wimbledon 2013 – his lowest ranking for a decade.

Federer has not been outside the world’s top four since 2003 and many will use this as further evidence for the claim that he is no longer a competitive rival for the world’s best.

Joe Hart faces serious competition for his England place as Roy Hodgson prepares to trial Celtic keeper Fraser Forster next month. Although this is not a knee-jerk reaction to Hart’s latest high-profile error against Chelsea on Sunday, Hodgson is expected to give Forster his England debut at some point during the clash against Chile on November 15.

Arsenal forward Serge Gnabry has signed a new long-term contract with the Premier League leaders, the club said on Monday.

The 18-year-old Germany youth international signed his first professional contract in mid-2012, and has made four league appearances, scoring in the 2-1 victory over Swansea City in September.

SERBIA’S new national carrier, Air Serbia, has named its first plane after Novak Djokovic, the Balkan country’s best-ever tennis player who is second-ranked in the world.

An Airbus A319 plane bearing a double-headed eagle logo in Serbia’s national, red, white and blue colors is making its first flight Saturday to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, marking the company’s official launch.

David Beckham had a stroke of bad luck as he was leaving his home Saturday afternoon. The former soccer player got into a car accident as he pulled out of the driveway of his Beverly Hills home, reportedly crashing into another SUV.

Comparison are odious but sportsmen live or die by them; on Saturday, they weren’t favourable to Gareth Bale. Barcelona signed Neymar in the summer, spending £48.6million on a player who looked too lightweight, too inexperienced outside Brazil and too frivolous to ever justify the outlay.

Former Test paceman Merv Hughes says he is dumbfounded by Australia`s Ashes build-up and has given his countrymen little hope of beating England in the series starting next month.

Hughes, a one-time selector, said he was incredulous that Australia were playing in a one-day series in India while England were in Perth preparing for the Tests.

Germany's Sebastian Vettel roared into the record books as Formula One's youngest four-times world champion after winning the Indian Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Sunday. The 26-year-old's Red Bull team also took the constructors' world championship for the fourth successive year.

"You've done it in style," Red Bull principal Christian Horner shouted over the team radio as Vettel took the chequered flag with a massive 29.8-second lead over compatriot Nico Rosberg for Mercedes.

Top seed Juan Martin del Potro won the Swiss Indoors for the second straight year as the Argentine beat five-time champion Roger Federer 7-6 (7/3), 2-6, 6-4 on Sunday.

The re-run of last year`s title match, which ended with a similar result, took two hours, 20 minutes with Federer sealing his fate at the start of the third set, dropping serve as he delivered two double faults in the opening game.

In an era when lengthy winning sequences are becoming almost commonplace, Serena Williams has contributed her own masterwork this year. The world No1 delivered a fitting finale to 10 months of personal dominance on Sunday when she beat Li Na to claim the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul.

Bundesliga: Bayern Edge past Hertha, Dortmund beat Schalke

Mario Mandzukic scored twice as nervous Bayern Munich struggled past Hertha Berlin 3-2 on Saturday to stay top of the Bundesliga with second placed Borussia Dortmund claiming a 3-1 victory against Schalke 04.

Substitute Mandzukic, who had come on for injured Arjen Robben in the 26th minute, headed in three minutes later to cancel out a quick Hertha lead through Adrian Ramos.

Sir Alex Ferguson is a manager whose fierce words can stir a team even in retirement.Perhaps only standings at the season’s end will mark whether old scores have truly been settled. Yet Liverpool took this opportunity to stress a few points.

Steven Gerrard, not top, top class. Jordan Henderson has an odd posture. Liverpool eight players away from challenging for the Premier League title. All were the opinion of Ferguson.

Organisation and resilience replaced dazzling attacking play as Arsenal eased to a 2-0 victory at struggling Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.

A week after their free-flowing passing style dismantled Norwich City, Arsenal made heavy weather of beating a Palace side reeling from the departure of their manager in midweek and with seven defeats from their opening eight matches.

Barcelona ended a run of five games without a win against Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory at Camp Nou on Saturday evening, ensuring Gareth Bale's first Clasico ended in defeat.

Goals in each half from Neymar and Alexis Sanchez extended Gerardo Martino's unbeaten start to the Liga campaign, with Jese Rodriguez's late strike for Real little more than a consolation.

Javier Hernandez came off the bench to score a late header and seal a dramatic comeback win for Manchester United against Stoke. United boss David Moyes was staring another Old Trafford defeat in the face when first Peter Crouch and then Marko Arnautovic fired the visitors in front.

Will the real Gareth Bale please stand up? Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid, says he trusts the moment is at hand for the world’s most expensive footballer to start justifying that suffocating price tag on Saturday night in the most searing of all spotlights at Barcelona’s Nou Camp.

Arsene Wenger has warned people not to be too surprised to see his old rival Sir Alex Ferguson return to football in the near future. Ferguson retired after 26 years at the end of last season and was succeeded by David Moyes, but the former Everton boss has struggled to get going in his debut season at Old Trafford.

Struggling Sunderland have recruited the Pope in a desperate bid to escape relegation from the Premier League. The leader of the catholic church was given a red and white Black Cats’ shirt outside the Vatican this week, after Sunderland’s club chaplain went in search of divine intervention.

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