Arsenal vs. Chelsea

Arsenal travel across the capital to Stamford Bridge in Saturday's early kick-off and Djourou feels victory would put them back on track after a less than convincing start to the new season.Whilst the Gunners were securing a 3-1 win over Stoke City on Sunday, Chelsea limped to a 1-0 defeat at West London rivals Queens Park Rangers. Several players of arsenal among who is Johan Djourou says The most important thing is playing our game. If we can stick to that and play the way Arsenal play we are going to be dangerous.I think it would prove that the team is getting back on track, he said.We shouldn't put too much pressure on ourselves because we have a game on Tuesday first which is very important as well.It is a massive game like any other but they are a top-four team and we want to get a result."

Drogba and Chelsea

When Didier signed from Marseille in the summer of 2004 he was a big man with a growing reputation, Though a groin operation forced him out for two months midway through his first Chelsea season and it took time to reach full power again, he ended the league-winning campaign with 16 goals to his name in all competitions, including one in the victorious Carling Cup Final against Liverpool.
In 2005/06 his season's tally was again 16, 12 coming during the successful defence of the Premiership, but before that triumph, there was also adversity.
Chelsea came back from a goal and a man down to win that game 4-1, prompting then manager Jose Mourinho to say: 'Didier should go home, switch on the TV, listen to the pundits, buy every single paper tomorrow and listen and read to see if the same people who wanted to kill him have now the common sense to say what he deserves.'
The 2006/07 campaign was when it all came together for the Ivorian, whose pace, strength and aerial power had made him the type of forward not seen at Chelsea for some time. He netted 33 times in all competitions after moulding a strike partnership with newly-arrived Andriy Shevchenko.
His 20 goals in the league won him the Premier League's Golden Boot for the first time. His 60 games tally was the second highest appearances in a season in the club's history - and he ended the campaign with the first club goal at the new Wembley as Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 in stoppage time of the 2007 FA Cup Final.
There were high hopes that he could reach the heights again in 2007/08 but knee injuries and an African Nations Cup meant it was hard to put a run of games together, and he ended a disrupted season with 15 goals, including another at Wembley in the Carling Cup Final defeat to Spurs.
If there had been ups and downs in that campaign, 2008/09 would be even more extraordinary.
Lacking match fitness, Didier found it hard to make an impact in the first half of that season, eventually doing so against Burnley in the Carling Cup, but after a fine individual goal, he reacted to coins thrown from the away end and was punished with a three-match ban that further hinder his involvement.
Controversy though was never far away. Eliminated from the Champions League in injury time of the semi-final against Barcelona, again he did not react well, confronting referee Tom Henning Ovrebo in front of the TV cameras. Another three-match ban followed, reduced on appeal from four.
Still there was one more twist to come, as he powered home a header in the FA Cup Final against Everton, levelling up Louis Saha's opener for his fourth goal in as many Wembley visits. Chelsea lifted the Cup once more.
The early season formation adopted by the Dutchman's successor, Carlo Ancelotti, allowed Didier to play close to Anelka and he locked into an incredibly consistent run of scoring. By Christmas he had found the net 18 times in 21 games as he departed for the African Nations.
On his early return to club duty at Hull, he scored his third direct free-kick of the season before he went on the rampage against Arsenal with a brace - making it 12 goals in 12 games against the Gunners.
However as Champions League ambition faded once again, Didier was sent off near the end of defeat by Inter, maintaining what was almost becoming a traditional ban for the start of the next Euro campaign. It was his one red card of the season.
Back in the middle of a three-man attack for the league run-in, Didier netted a vital winner at Old Trafford that put Chelsea on top of the table and with our destiny in our own hands.
An historic 8-0 win against Wigan on the final day and a second-half hat-trick was a great way way to reclaim both the Premier League and the Golden Boot.
Voted the club's Player of the Year by the fans, his 37 goals is the second best total in Chelsea history and included strikes at Anfield, the Emirates and Old Trafford.
Following hernia surgery that saw him miss most of pre-season, he began 2010/11 with a hat-trick against West Brom, followed by a hat-trick of assists at Wigan in the first away game. It looked like being another scary season for defences around Europe.

However illness struck in the autumn in the form of malaria. Didier battled on and was captain for a spell with Terry and Lampard both injured, but his power was down and Chelsea's flying start to the campaign gave way to an extended period of well-below-par results with important players missing. Coming on as a sub away to Spurs before Christmas, he scored to salvage a point but frustratingly missed out on a winner when his penalty was saved, a rare spot-kick failure indeed.

Didier was on the bench for a Champions League quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford and although he came on at half-time and scored, Chelsea went out. It was a sad way to mark his 300^th appearance for the club.

Although 13 goals in all competitions and no medals in 2010/11 suggests an indifferent season by his standards, his combined league total of goals and assists was still the second highest by any top-flight player in that season. His 109 shots were the most attempts on goal. Physically a match for any defender and able to score any type of goal, his ability to make and take chances as well as take on the opposition backline single-handed has marked Didier down as one of the world's very finest strikers for many seasons.

The start of the champions

After the great year that the Boston Bruins succeeded in their quest and finished the season as champions, now they are in early toruble.This year so far is a little disappointing. The "original six" team has won only three of its eight matches and neither Lucic nor Zdeno Chara are showing what they did to Vancouver last year. Of,course the regular season is just starting and the Bruins have to play 76 matches, but the patience of the bruins fans is running out.
This year that battle for the Stanley Cup will be fearce and ruthless. The teams are ready to fight and battle for the puck. The main contendors for the cup are Vancouver, Philadelphia, with their new sighnings and many other teams: Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings,San Jose, etc. NHL fans be ready for the greatest show on earth.

LIverpool's dominance in Carling Cup

Liverpool advanced to the 1/4 in Carling Cup tournament. The Reds won against Stoke City at Britannia Stadium in a tough game. The first goal, quite surprisengly, was scored by Stoke in the 44th minute of the first half: Kenwyne Jones' header sent the ball into the net after a good attack following a mistake of Liverpool's defender Coates. The second half was characterized by a lot of Liverpool attacks and dominance and the equalizer was scored in the 53th minute. Luis Suarez used his brilliant technique to pass through one of the Stoke's defenders and then eliminated the goalkeeper with a powerful shot from the border of the penalty area. Again the Uruguayan striekr was the one who scored the second goal for Liverpool: in the 85th minute of the match, after a precise assist from Jordan Henderson.

R.I.P. Super Sic

Last MotoGP ended in the tragic death of the motorcycling star Marco Simoncelli. He died of his injuries on the 23rd after a crash with Collin Edwards and Valentino Rossi. One of the most talented racers lost his life on the track. In 2008 Super Sic became world champion in 250cc and in 2009 he was 3rd. We'll miss you, champion!

Noi ci dimenticheremo MAI di te, Guerriero!
RIPOSA IN PACE.

Berbatov ended his goal drought against Aldershot, United win 3-0

Manchester United won over Aldershot with 3-0 and partially showed that their form is not that bad. Berbatov scored in the 15th minute, ending his goal drought because she scored last in April this year. The forwards that started were Michael Owen and Dimitar Berbatov, and the team was completely changed since the disaster loss against their rival Manchester City with 1-6 at Old Trafford. United had complete control of the match and in the 41st minute, Michael Owen scored from a pass from Berbatov. With Cleverley at the midfield, United seemed more attractive and aggressive, and they had complete control. In the 48th minute Valencia scored 3rd goal for Manchester United, leaving no questions, which the winner of the match will be. Aldershot had some opportunities, and played with high spirits, due to the fact that they were playing with one of the greatest teams in the world at their stadium. until the end of the match the guest team had some very good chances, but the playing level drastically went down. Berbatov and Morrison had good chances for scoring but the final result was maintained and "The Red Devils" went through defeating the low division Aldershot, and they are waiting their next opponent, which will be decided this weekend.

Marcus Ehning

Marcus started riding when he was seven. He took riding lessons in the riding club of Borken. Marcus was very ambitious and as a result, he once received a special award although he had fallen off the horse three times. The pony “Narmit” brought Marcus safely to success. Marcus’ first adult horse was "Lord" and he made him the confident to compete. Marcus then rode “Metaxa,” who was very special to him but also for sale. When she was good for selling, Marcus lit a candle for her every night and was sitting often next to her in the stable. Marcus' father then didn't sell her.

Marcus won the Gold Medal in the European Championships in both 1990/91 with the pony "Starlight". With “Starlight” and “Queen” he triumphed in several medium level shows. He finally won the German Championships in 1991 with his third pony “Bright Ruby.”
With “Cygan” Marcus competed for the first time in high level competition. When he was sixteen, Marcus started riding adult horses. Marcus won the Gold Medal in the European Championships four times with these three horses. “Sandro Boy”, "Sabrina", "Vulkano", "Leconte" and "Plot Blue" belong to Marcus’ top level horses as well as “Nolte"s Küchengirl”. In his spare time, Marcus plays soccer and basketball.

Zvonareva became number one, again

Based on the title do not think that I am disappointed or that I do not approve of what happened on the 26^th in Istanbul. Vera Zvonareva clearly overpowered the defense of Caroline Wozniacki due to the powerful backstrokes she used against her. Of course Wozniacki did not just give up. She started to play more aggressively in the second set of the final game, however it was still not enough and Zvonareva with a 4-1 lead in the end. An interesting match no doubt and now Zvonareva has guarantied her victory in the championships in Istanbul due to Sharapova withdrawing because of a sprained ankle. A very unfortunate happening for Sharapova after having supposedly healed from the previous sprain in Tokyo, but a very lucky development for Zvonareva who practically won first place in the rankings for the second time in two straight years.

Angel di Maria with most assists in La Liga

Real Madrid's Angel di Maria is the player with the most assists after ther first 9 matches in the Spanish Primera Division. The midfielder has 5 assists and shares the first place in the ranking with his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. However, di Maria played less than the other two - 441 minutes playing time. It's interesting that all of №22's assists ended with goals of either Cristiano Ronaldo or Gonzalo Higuain. Di Maria hasn't scored a goal for Real Madrid yet, though.

Last season the right winger scored 6 goals and had 10 assists.

Tennis - a way of life

Tennis is a very popular sport that many people play and follow, however it does not get as much recognition on a mass scale. Soccer can be considered one of the most popular sports worldwide, it has many followers, fans and even fanatics, but not all of them are "true" followers. Some just join the group and or become a fan of a certain soccer team just because it is popular. In my opinion the only certain fans of a sport, can be seen if the sport is not so popular. Sure every person can follow a team if all their friends follow a team such as Manchester United, Real Madrid and etc. , however it takes a true sports fan to follow sports that are not popular on a wide scale such as hockey, american football or even cricket. In those kinds of sports can one show his true colors and shine as a real "sport fan".

AHLMANN CLAIMS ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP IN THRILLING FINALE

Christian Ahlmann from Germany won the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping 2010/2011 title in an amazing finale in Leipzig on first of
May 2011 with excellent jumping from his stallion, Taloubet Z. His compatriot Marco Kutscher finished second although Christian, the 36-year-old rider made just four faults and made a briliant jump-off performance and finish with less faults from the Olympic champion Eric Lamaze from Canada. The Netherlands' Jeroen Dubbeldam on the other hand climved up from 11th place to finish third and go to the hall of fame on the final. There was huge disappointment for Kutscher because his luck ran out at the very end. "Today's jumping was about scope, speed, courage, accuracy and, most importantly, the rideability of the horses." In the end Ahlmann's 11-year-old Taloubet Z presented all of those qualities to win the title.

The magical game on ice

Many people do not know what is this sport called hockey, but I can assure you that this is one of the most intriguing and attractive sports. This is the most famous winter team sport. It has a great history, which includes the battles on the ice between the Soviet Union and the USA, battles which were always more than just a match as politics were part of the sport until the end of 20th century. In order to be a hockey player you need not only to be accurate, strong but also very innovative as it is not easy to make something that will surprise the goalkeeper. I will talk a lot about the most famous league in the world - National Hockey League. So if you want to understand more about the game I am here to help you.

Arsenal Resurrects against Stoke City

The Gunners, who have been experiencing great problems this season and have disappointed many of their fans, won a very important game against Stoke City. Robin van Persie scored twice after coming as a substitute in the 66th minute.

The other goal for the team was scored by Aaron Ramsey.

The game proved that Arsenal depends greatly on Van Persie; their main hope is that he remains uninjured till the end of the season. The duet of Gervinho and Van Persie proved to be very effective for the offensive gamestyle Arsenal wants to apply. With this home victory, Arsenal climbed to the seventh place in the Premiership and shows signs of recovery from the crisis in the beginning of the season. For now, Arsene Wenger remains on the post of manager of the team. He is one of the symbols of Arsenal and has achieved the team's greatest ever successes, namely the final in the Champions League against Barcelona and the title in Premiership in 2004.

Why Johnny Evans?

Johnny Evans is a player of Manchester United. But after every match he plays all people ask themselves the same question - Why is he even playing? This defender has an interesting history in the team as his fate was supposed to be decided by Alex Ferguson. The manager of "The Red Devils" was supposed to choose between Gerard Pique and Johhny Evans. Well, it seems he made a wrong decision as now Johnny Evans is probably the most horrible defender in the world and Pique plays for the dominating team of Barcelona. Johnny Evans has never probably had a real great match. He has only had "okay" matches and real horrible matches. Unfortunately, the horrible ones take greater dominance in his career. He is a reserve in Manchester United and most of the times he is left to play in unimportant matches. On the 23rd of october in the year of 2011, Johnny left the mark of his "skills" ,yet again. Manchester United had a match against their city rivals, Manchester City. It was a mystery to all people watching why he was even on the field. City scored one goal in the first half and the reason was Johnny Evans as he left Balotelli all the space he needs to shot and score a goal. In the beginning of the second half he got a red card for a fault he never should have commited. Then Manchester United paid the price as they suffered the pain of losing to their rivalries 1-6 on the "Theather of Dreams". And all people were wondering: " Why Johhny Evans?" .

Match Report : QPR 1 Chelsea 0

Chelsea lost 0-1 the derby with Queens Park Rangers on 'Loftus Road’; thereby Andre Villa-Boash missed the opportunity to climb to the second place. Extremely exaggerated penalty incurred by Heydari Helguson in the 10th minute brought the three points of QPR and Chelsea was left with only nine men in the 40th minute after a controversial red card for Drogba and Bosingwa.

The first half turned into a nightmare for Chelsea after the guests’s penalty and two red cards. Each of the decisions of the referee Chris Foy chief, however, was controversial to varying degrees. First, the arbitrator ruled for the QPR absurd penalty after David Luiz. Helguson nudged slightly in back, which was enough for the attacker fell to the penalty box. Foy awarded a penalty kick, realized in the 10th minute Helguson. The next controversial point was the 33rd minute when Jose Bosingwa received a straight red card after tackling Shaun Wright-Phillips. The referee, however, considers that defender has committed a violation as the last defense of Chelsea and showed him a red card. In 41 minutes Drogba followed Bosingwa after he was expelled for rough entry into the feet of Taarabt.

Chris Foy continued give out cards and then, and the guests had claims for two penalties - against Lampard and David Luiz, as in the second situation the offense against Chelsea defender was obvious. In the 76th minute Helguson failed to double the advance of pure QPR position. Anelka did not manage to reduce in the 80-minute, sending the ball head in the hands of Kenny. David Luiz was also near the bar after acrobatic scissor. In the sequel, Ashley Cole also failed to bring a point of Chelsea.

So Chelsea failed to take the opportunity to oust Manchester United from second place. Arsenal remains third in the standings in the Premier League with 19 points - one less than United and five away from Manchester City. QPR is in 10th place with 12 points.

The Wings that City flew on

Manchester City absolutely slaughtered the neighbours of United. I believe the main conflict that would have won the match either team were Clichy-Nani. Lacking a creative offensive midfielder like David Silva, United strongly rely on their wings to score goals. Nani was the catalyst for every good thing that happened to United last season as a top assisstant in the League and with 12 goals. On Sunday he was crushed by a brilliant Gael Clichy. An extremelly offensive Clichy who often sought opportunities to make a break and deliver a cross. On a numerous ocassions Smalling left empty corridors which Clichy utilized perfectly. United's game depends strongly on Nani. This match, he couldnt even reach teh ball. Clichy was always first to the ball, and was not in a single moment fallen behind Nani.

CSKA(Sofia) - Cherno More (Varna)

The friday game between CSKA(Sofia) and Cherno More(Varna) didn't offer the spectators any spectacular football and emotions. In the awful in terms of grass field of "Ticha" stadium, the final score was 0:0. The game began with a significant ammount of fighting for the tactical advantage and a lot of tough physical interventions. The were only two clear chances for goal in both pitches, but both of them ended up hitting the crossbar. Towards the end the match turned out of control, as the players from both teams started to tackle too hard, and in the 89-th minute Alexander Alexandrov from Cherno More(Varna) was sent off the pitch, for a disastorous tackle against Gregory Nelson from CSKA(Sofia). The match was a bad hit for the ambitions for the title of CSKA, as this round they lost another 2 points, and the last one they were beaten up with 2:1 by Slavia(Sofia). The last weak games of the reds caused their headcouch to be fired, so the one of the legends of the club, Dimitar Penev, to take lead of the team.