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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

31 October 2006

Football - UEFA Champions League
Group A
77' Barcelona 2 - 1 Chelsea
77' Levski Sofia 0 - 3 Werder Bremen
Group B
Spartak Moscow 0 - 1 Inter Milan
77' Bayern Munich 0 - 0 Sporting Lisbon
Group C
77' Liverpool 3 - 0 Bordeaux
77' PSV Eindhoven 1 - 0 Galatasaray
Group D
77' AS Roma 1 - 1 Olympiakos Piraeus
77' Shakhtar Donetsk 2 - 2 Valencia

Monday, October 30, 2006

30 October 2006

Football - Premier League
Mancheste City 1 - 0 Middlesbrough

Sunday, October 29, 2006

29 October 2006

Snooker - Aberdeen GP Today will be the final os the Scottish Grand Prinx. Surprising finalists Neil Robertson and Jamie Cope will play for the trophy.
Neil Robertson 9 - 4 Jamie Cope

MotoGP - Valencia GP
125cc:
Faubel won the race, Gadea came in 2nd and Mika Kallio 3rd. Alvaro Bautista is world champion.
250cc: De angelis finished 1st, Locatelli 2nd and Barbera 3rd. Jorje Lorenzo is world champion.
MotoGP: Today we could observe the difference between 2 great world champions. Just a week ago, in his final Formula 1 race, Michael Schumacher had to virtually restart the race, after a flat tire forced him back to 20th place. Today, Valentino Rossi made the biggest mistake of his entire career. After the most dezasterous season start of his whole career, being 51 points behind Nicky Hayden, he managed to make the biggest comeback in MotoGP history. Before today's race, he was 8 points ahead of the American. But, in the 2nd lap, il dottore fell off his bike. He started to reduce the gap immediately and did everything he could to get into points. From 20th place, he finished 13th. Thus, Nicky Hayden who finished 3rd became world champion. Here, once again, we can see the class of the Formula 1 champions, who managed to finish 4th. But Rossi is still young and he still has got enough time to learn...

WRC - Australia Rally The frenchman did it again! Sebastien Loeb admitted that he was more relieved than anything else to win his third straight world rally championship today.

Football - Premier League
West Ham U. 2 - 1 Blackburn R.

Football - Serie A
Ascoli 0 - 1 Siena
Cagliari 1 - 0 Sampdoria
Catania 1 - 1 Torino
Fiorentina 2 - 3 Palermo
Lazio 0 - 0 Reggina
Messina 2 - 1 Chievo
Parma 3 - 1 Atalanta
77' Livorno 0 - 0 Empoli

Football - Primera Division
Celta de Vigo 1 - 2 Sevilla
Getafe 2 - 0 Deportivo La Coruna
Levante 0 - 0 Espanyol
Real Betis 0 - 1 Mallorca
Real Sociedad 0 - 1 Villarreal
Osasuna 1 - 1 Athletic Bilbao
47' Atletico Madrid 0 - 0 Zaragoza

Football - I. Bundesliga
Arminia Bielefeld 5 - 1 Alemannia Aachen
Stuttgart 3 - 0 Schalke

Football - Ligue 1
Nice 2 - 1 Marseille
47' Lyon 1 - 0 Nancy

Football - Liga I
FC Arges Pitesti 3 - 1 Otelul Galati
Poli Timisoara 1 - 0 Jiul Petrosani
Rapid Bucuresti 3 - 1 CFR Cluj

28 October 2006

Snooker - Aberdeen GP
Semifinals:
Jamie Cope 6 - 3 Mark King
Neil Rbertson 6 - 2 Alan McManus

Friday, October 27, 2006

27 October 2006

Snooker - Aberdeen GP The fans who hoped to see another final between main favorites John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan were deeply disappointed. Here are today's results:
Neil Robertson 5 - 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Jamie Cope 5 - 4 Joe Perry
John Higgins 2 - 5 Mark King
Ian McCulloch 2 - 3 Alan McManus -> LIVE

Thursday, October 26, 2006

26 October 2006

Snooker - Aberdeen GP
Last 16 results:
Ryan Day 3 - 5 Ian McCulloch
Matthew Stevens 4 - 5 John Higgins
Alan McManus 5 - 1 Mark Selby
Stephen Lee 3 - 5 Mark King

Formula 1 - Ferrari have confirmed that technical director Ross Brawn is to leave the team following the end of the season. The Briton, who is widely credited for making the Scuderia a dominant force in Formula One, is saying good bye to motor sport, following Michael Schumacher. Frenchman Jean Todt was today unveiled as Ferrari's CEO, and will also take a temporary role as managing director of the manufacturer's sporting teams.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

25 Octombrie

Snooker - Aberdeen GP Just six of the world's top 16 have reached the knockout stage of the Grand Prix at Aberdeen with world number one Stephen Hendry finishing bottom of his group after two more losses. Here are the clashes we will see in the following days:
Last 16:

Alan McManus - Mark Selby

Ryan Day - Ian McCulloch

Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 - 2 David Gray

Neil Robertson 5 - 3 Andrew Norman

Matthew Stevens - John Higgins

Stephen Lee - Mark King

Robert Milkins 0 - 5 Jamie Cope

Joe Perry 5 - 0 Ken Doherty

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Michael Schumacher - good bye to a living legend

Michael Schumacher - good bye to a living legend

One of the great champions of our time has left the stage. One of the greatest legends in motor sport history has left the racing scene. After a fabulous, never before seen career, the 7 times Formula 1 World Champions Michael Schumacher has decided to retire and spend more time with his family and friends.

At this point, although I am sad as all the Schumi fans are, I would like to post my personal thanks to this great champion. Michael Schumacher was the reason I started watching Formula 1. And I has the pleasure of living the Schumacher era and enjoying every drop of it. Thank you for all the special moments I spent in front of the TV, watching you fight for every second of a lap. Thank you for all the times I screamed out loud and cheered at every victory. Thank you for the 16 years in which you wrote hundreds of pages in Formula 1 history (250 GPs, 91 wins, 68 poles and many other records). Thank you for letting us be a part of your incredible Formula 1 career and for offering us some unforgettable moments.

Michael Schumacher has every right to be named Mr. Formula 1! He dominated this sport like nobody else before him. With in immense talent, discipline of steel and even a happy family, he is the ideal sportsman. Always in top form, always eager to earn new hard-worked victories, never too tired for his fans.

Although he didn’t finish on podium in his last race, in was one in pure Schumacher style. When others would have given up after the flat tire, knowing his chances are close to 0, the champions kept on fighting. After coming out of the pit lane in 20th place, with leader Felipe Massa almost a whole lap ahead, he was eager to prove us all, he still si the best man on the circuit! Proving once again his great skill in front of millions of fans, taking every risk that was necessary, with one lap record after another he managed to fight himself up to 4th place! He didn’t miss the chance prove his follower, Kimi Raikkonen, that, despite being the oldest Formula 1 driver this season, he still is the fastest. Sadly, the laps ran out and he didn’t have enough time left to finish 3rd. Even so, in his last race, he proved us all, once again, what a great driver he is!

In the following days i will also publish a history of Michael Schumacher. I invite all the Schumi fans to write comment, suggestions or just a thanks message for this great champion.

24 Cocober 2006

Snooker - Aberdeen GP
Shaun Murphy 3 - 2 Jamie Jones
Graeme Dott 3 - 1 Andrew Norman
John Higgins 3 - 1 Barry Hawkins
Mathew Stevens 3 - 0 Mark Selby
Peter Ebdon 3 - 0 Anthony Hamilton
Stephen Hendry 3 - 0 Wenbo Liang

Monday, October 23, 2006

23 October 2006

Snooker - Aberdeen GP Mark Williams has pulled out of the Grand Prix because of an injured left wrist. The double world champion - a left-handed player - sprained ligaments during fitness training ten days and had been playing through severe pain. Today's main results:
Graeme Dott 1 - 3 Stephen Maguire
Ken Doherty 2 - 3 Neil Robertson
Steve Davis 1 - 3 Michael Holt
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 - 2 Marco Fu
Stephen Hendry 0 - 3 Matthew Stevens
Peter Ebdon 1 - 3 David Gray

Sunday, October 22, 2006

22 October 2006

Formula 1 A legend has left the scene! An era has ended. Michael Schumacher drove today in his last GP, in front of millions of fans, who have been by his side from the beginnings of his 16 year and 250 GPs long Formula 1 career. Due to numerous technical problems he finished 4th and didn't have the chance to ritire as he would have deserved: as a world champion. Formula 1 will never be the same without him... More to come on this topic.

Snooker - Aberdeen GP Group Stage
Graeme Dott 3 - 0 Mark Allen
Ding Junhui 2 - 3 Andrew Norman
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 - 0 Michael Holt
Marco Fu 1 - 3 Jamie Cope
Stephen Hendry 2 - 3 Andy Hicks
Matthew Stevens 3 - 1 Wenbo Liang
Ken Doherty 3 - 0 Judd Trump

Football - Premier League
Manchester U. 2 - 0 Liverpool
Blackburn R. 0 - 1 Bolton W.
Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Newcastle U.
Tottenham H. 1 - 0 West Ham U.
Reading 0 - 4 Arsenal

Football - Serie A
AS Roma 1 - 1 Chievo
Atalanta 3 - 2 Sampdoria
Catania 3 - 1 Lazio
Fiorentina 3 - 0 Reggina
Livorno 0 - 0 Siena
Parma 1 - 0 Ascoli
Udinese 0 - 0 Inter Milan
AC Milan 0 - 2 Palermo

Football - Primera Division
Athletic Bilbao 0 - 1 Celta de Vigo
Espanyol 2 - 2 Racing Santander
Mallorca 0 - 0 Real Sociedad
Recreativo Huelva 1 - 2 Getafe
Sevilla 2 - 1 Gimnastic
Valencia 1 - 0 Osasuna
Real Madrid 2 - 0 Barcelona

Football - I. Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 2 Hamburger SV
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 2 Nurnberg

Football - Ligue 1
Auxerre 0 - 0 Paris S.G.
Marseille 1 - 4 Lyon

Football - Liga I
Politehnica Iasi 0 - 0 Rapid Bucuresti
Otelul Galati 2 - 1 Steaua Bucuresti
Ceahlaul Piatra-Neamt 2 - 1 UT Arad

Tennis - Madrid Masters
World number one Roger Federer continued his domination when he defeated Chile's Fernando Gonzalez 7-5 6-1 6-0 in the Madrid Masters final.

Tennis - Zurich Masters
US Open champion Maria Sharapova held off a late charge to defeat Daniela Hantuchova 6-1 4-6 6-3 and win the Zurich Open.

Saturday, October 21, 2006

21 October 2006

Snooker - Scottish GP Aberdeen The Snooker Grand Prix of Scottland has opened its gates today! We've seen some of the favorites play and offer us a sample of what is jet to come. Here are some of today's results of the group stage:
John Higgins 3 - 0 James Wattana
Peter Ebdon 2 - 3 Robert Milk
Graeme Dott 3 - 0 Ding Junhui
Stephen Hendry 3 - 2 Mark Selby
Ronnis O'Sullivan 3 - 1 Steve Davis
Shaun Murphy 0 - 3 Ryan Day
Marco Fu - 0 - 3 Michael Holt
Mark Williams 0 - 3 Stuart Bing
Ken Doherty 3 - 2 Nigel Bond

Gymnastics - Aarhus World Championships Denmark The last individual apparatus finals. Here are the results:
Men's Vault: Romanian Marian Dragulesc took his second gold at the World Championships, after winning the final. Dimitri Kaspiarovich (BLR) finished 2nd and Germany's Fabian Hambuechen 3rd.
Men's Parallel Bars: Chinese Yang Wei took the gold, followed by Hiroyuki Tomita (JPN) and Yoo Won Chul (KOR).
Men's Horizonla Bar: Philippe Rizzo (AUS) won the final, Aljaz Pegan (SLO) took the silver medal and Greek Vlasios Maras took bronze.
Women's Beam: Ukraine's Iryna Krasnianska won the gold medal. Romania's Sandra Raluca Izbasa won the silver medal and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (CAN) won bronze.
Women's Floor Exercise: Cheng Fei (CHN) won the final, Jana Bieger (USA) finished 2nd and Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) 3rd.

Football - Premier League
Wigan Athletic 4 - 0 Manchester C.
Charlton Athletic 0 - 0 Watford
Chelsea 2 - 1 Portsmouth
Everton 2 - 0 Sheffield U.
Aston Villa 1 - 1 Fulham

Football - Serie A
Messina 2 - 2 Empoli
Cagliari 0 - 0 Torino

Football - Primera Division
Villarreal 1 - 1 Levante
Zaragoza 2 - 1 Real Betis
HT Deportivo La Coruna 0 - 0 Atletico Madrid

Football - I. Bundesliga
Alemannia Aachen 1 - 2 Energie Cottbus
Arminia Bielefeld 1 - 0 Mainz
Hertha BSC 2 - 1 Monchengladbach
Schalke 2 - 1 Hannover
Werder Bremen 3 - 1 Bayern Munich
Wolfsburg 1 - 1 Stuttgart

Football - Ligue 1
Lille 1 - 0 Lorient
Monaco 1 - 3 Toulouse
Nancy 1 - 0 Nantes
Rennes 1 - 0 Nice
Saint-Etienne 2 - 0 Le Mans
Sedan 2 - 2 Lens
Sochaux 2 - 1 Bordeaux
Valenciennes 3 - 1 Troyes

Football - Liga I
CFR Cluj 2 - 0 FC Arges Pitesti
Gloria Bistrita 0 - 1 Dinamo Bucuresti
Pandurii 1 - 0 Poli Timisoara
FC National 1 - 2 Universitatea Craiova

Friday, October 20, 2006

20 October 2006

Gymnastics - Aarhus World Championships Denmark Today were the individual apparauts finals. Here are the results:
Men's Floor: Romanian marian Dragulescu won the bronze medal with a 16.250 score. He was followed by Brazil's Hypolito Diego and Canadian Shewfelt Kyle.
Men's Pommel Horse:
China's Xiao Qin took the gold, followed by Australian Sellathurai Prashanth and American Alexander Artemev.
Men's Rings: Chinese Chen Yibing won, Bulgaria's Jordan Jovtchev finished 2nd and Yuri van Gelder (NED) 3rd.
Women's Vault: Cheng Fei won gold, followed by Alicia Sacramone (USA) and Oksana Chusovitina (GER).
Women's Uneven Bars: Britain's Elizabeth Tweddle won the final, Anastasia Liukin (USA) finished 2nd and Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) 3rd.

Football - I. Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Bochum

Football - Liga I
Unirea Urziceni 1 - 0 FC Vaslui
Farul Constanta 0 - 0 Jiul Petrosani

Thursday, October 19, 2006

19 October 2006

Gymnastics - Aarhus World Championships Denmark China's Yang Wei shrugged off years of frustration to win the men's all-round title at the World Gymnastics Championships in Denmark. He was in front of last year's champion, Hiroyuki Tomita of Japan, with Fabian Hambuechen of Germany taking the bronze.
Vanessa Ferrari became the first Italian gymnast, man or woman, to win the world all-around, putting on a dazzling show to capture the gold medal and edge out overlooked American Jana Bieger, who took silver. Romanian Sandra Raluca Izbasa took the bronze medal.

Football - UEFA Cup

Group A
Livorno 2 - 3 Rangers
Maccabi Haifa 3 - 1 Auxerre
Group B
Besiktas 0 - 2 Tottenham H.
Club Brugge 1 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
Group C
AZ Alkmaar 3 - 0 Braga
Liberec 0 - 0 Sevilla
Group D
OB Odense 1 - 2 Parma
Osasuna 0 - 0 SC Heerenveen
Group E
Wisla Krakow 1 - 2 Blackburn R.
Basel 1 - 1 Feyenoord Rotterdam
Group F
Austria Vienna 1 - 4 Zulte-Waregem
Sparta Prague 0 - 2 Espanyol
Group G
Panathinaikos 2 - 0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Rapid Bucuresti 0 - 0 Paris S.G.
Group H
Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 2 Palermo
Newcastle U. 1 - 0 Fenerbahce

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

18 October 2006

Gymnastics - Aarhus World Championships Denmark Yang Wei rallied China to the men's team title at the Gymnastics World Championships on Tuesday, its fourth major crown in seven years and avenging a fifth-place finish at the Athens Olympics.

Football - UEFA Champions League
Group A

Chelsea 1 - 0 Barcelona
Werder Bremen 2 - 0 Levski Sofia
Group B
Inter Milan 2 - 1 Spartak Moscow
Sporting Lisbon 0 - 1 Bayern Munich
Group C
Bordeaux 0 - 1 Liverpool
Galatasaray 1 - 2 PSV Eindhoven
Group D
Olympiakos Piraeus 0 - 1 AS Roma
Valencia 2 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

17 October 2006

Football - UEFA Champions League
Group E
Dynamo Kyiv 0 - 3 Lyon
Steaua Bucuresti 1 - 4 Real Madrid
Group F
Celtic 3 - 0 Benfica
Manchester U. 3 - 0 FC Copenhagen
Group G
CSKA Moscow 1 - 0 Arsenal
FC Porto 4 - 1 Hamburger SV
Group H
Anderlecht 0 - 1 AC Milan
Lille 3 - 1 AEK Athens

Monday, October 16, 2006

15 October 2006

MotoGP - GP of Protugal
125cc:Alvaro Bautista underlined his status as 125cc world champion with a dominant performance at Estoril in Portugal. Faubel finished 2nd and Mika Kallio completed the podium.
250cc:Andrea Dovizioso put in the performance of his life to win the 250cc Grand Prix of Portugal by 15 thousandths of a second from Hiroshi Aoyama and keep himself in the running for the world title. De Angelis finished 3rd and overall leader Jorje Lorenzo finished only 5th.
MotoGP:Toni Elias took his maiden Moto GP victory after an incredible race that saw him beat Valentino Rossi by two thousandths of a second after passing the world champion on the finish line. Still, il dottore was the true winner of this race, securing the overall lead and taking advantage of a double abandon in the Repsol Honda team, caused by Dani Pedrosa. Thus Valentino Rossi leads the championship table by 8 points and is almost sure of his 8th world title!

Football - Premier League
Newcastle U. 1 - 2 Bolton W.

Football - Serie A
Ascoli 0 - 2 Livorno
Empoli 1 - 2 Fiorentina
Inter Milan 2 - 1 Catania
Palermo 2 - 3 Atalanta
Parma 0 - 3 Udinese
Reggina 1 - 0 AS Roma
Torino 1 - 0 Chievo
Lazio 0 - 0 Cagliari

Football - Primera Division
Celta de Vigo 3 - 2 Valencia
Gimnastic 2 - 3 Athletic Bilbao
Levante 0 - 1 Mallorca
Osasuna 0 - 1 Racing Santander
Real Sociedad 1 - 3 Zaragoza
Villarreal 0 - 0 Espanyol
Barcelona 3 - 1 Sevilla
Real Betis 1 - 1 Deportivo La Coruna

Football - I Bundesliga
Energie Cottbus 2 - 3 Borussia Dortmund
Nurnberg 1 - 1 Arminia Bielefeld

Football - Ligue 1
Le Mans 0 - 0 Nancy
Lens 1 - 1 Marseille

Football - Liga I
FC Arges Pitesti 0 - 2 Politehnica Iasi
FC Vaslui 3 - 1 Otelul Galati
Poli Timisoara 1 - 1 FC National

Saturday, October 14, 2006

14 October 2006

MotoGP - Portuguese GP Valentino Rossi stormed to his fourth pole position of the year, followed by team-mate Colin Edwards. In the 250cc class, Locatelli claimed his maiden pole in this class and Alvaro Bautista will start from pole in the 125cc race.

WRC - Turkey Rally Marcus Gronholm ended the second day of Rally Turkey with a huge lead (2:05.2 over his team-mate Mikko Hirvonen), after Petter Solberg crashed out of second place late in the afternoon.

Cycling - Giro Lombardia World champion Paolo Bettini retained the Giro di Lombardia in emotional circumstances in Como.

Football - Premier League

Wigan Athletic 1 - 3 Manchester U.
Arsenal 3 - 0 Watford
Aston Villa 1 - 1 Tottenham H.
Liverpool 1 - 1 Blackburn R.
Manchester C. 0 - 0 Sheffield U.
Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Everton
Portsmouth 2 - 0 West Ham U.
Reading 0 - 1 Chelsea

Football - Serie A
Sampdoria 1 - 1 AC Milan
Siena 3 - 1 Messina

Football - Primera Division
Getafe 1 - 0 Real Madrid
44' Atletico Madrid 0 - 0 Recreativo Huelva

Football - I. Bundesliga
Bayern Munich 4 - 2 Hertha BSC
Bochum 0 - 6 Werder Bremen
Hamburger SV 1 - 2 Schalke
Hannover 1 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Monchengladbach 3 - 1 Wolfsburg
Stuttgart 3 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen

Football - Ligue 1
Lyon 2 - 1 Saint-Etienne
Bordeaux 1 - 0 Monaco
Nantes 0 - 2 Sochaux
Nice 3 - 0 Lorient
Paris S.G. 4 - 2 Sedan
Rennes 3 - 1 Auxerre
Toulouse 3 - 0 Valenciennes
Troyes 1 - 1 Lille

Football - Liga I
Jiul Petrosani 0 - 2 Pandurii
UT Arad 1 - 0 Unirea Urziceni
Dinamo Bucuresti 2 - 1 Farul Constanta

Friday, October 13, 2006

13 October 2006

Football - I Bundesliga
Mainz 1 - 3 Allemannia Aachen

Football - Liga I
Universitatea Craiova 1 - 0 Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt
Steaua Bucuresti 4 - 2 CFR Cluj

Thursday, October 12, 2006

12 October 2006

Football - Liga I
Rapid Bucuresti 4 - 0 Gloria Bistrita

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

11 October 2006

Football - Euro 2008 Qualifiers
Group A
Kazakhstan 0 - 2 Finland
Serbia 3 - 0 Armenia
Poland 2 - 1 Portugal
Belgium 3 - 0 Azerbaijan

Group B
Ukraine 2 - 0 Scotland
Georgia 1 - 3 Italy
France 5 - 0 Faroe Islands

Group C
Malta 2 - 1 Hungary
Turkey 5 - 0 Moldova
Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 - 4 Greece

Group D
Ireland 1 - 1 Czech Republic
Slovakia 1 - 4 Germany
Wales 3 - 1 Cyprus

Group E
Andorra 0 - 3 Rep. of Macedonia
Russia 2 - 0 Estonia
Croatia 2 - 0 England

Group F
Iceland 1 - 2 Sweden
Liechtenstein 0 - 4 Denmark
Northern Ireland 1 - 0 Latvia

Group G
Belarus 4 - 2 Slovenia
Luxembourg 0 - 1 Bulgaria
Holland 2 - 1 Albania

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

10 October 2006

Snooker Paul Hunter died on Monday night after losing his battle with cancer. Hunter, one of the great players of our times, won the Wembley Masters three times and was also a World Championship semi-finalist who firmly believed he would one-day win at the Crucible. Before being diagnosed with cancer of the stomach in March 2005, the Englishmanwas ranked 5th in the overall world ranking. He was an example for all suffering from this deadly disease, always smiling and one of the most charismatic players in the history of this sport. And most important of all, despite his health problems, he kept on doing what he liked most: playing snooker! Snooker was for him a way of living. The disease couln't hold him away from the green table. This Saturday he would have been 28 years old. In memoriam Paul Hunter: we will miss you.

Sunday, October 08, 2006

8 October 2006

Formula 1 - Japan GP Suzuka In the last season of this famous track, which has brought Michael Schumacher so many satisfactions over the years, the German has lost what may have been his last chance to retire as a world champion... With 17 laps to go, comfortably leading as always and with his rival Alonso on 2nd position, the unbelievable happens: his Ferrai motor lets him down. The sad image of his car on the side of the track, with the broken down engine, and the look on the German champion's face dominated the race. Alonso had no problems winning, Felippe Massa finished 2nd and Giancarlo Fisichella completed the podium. But for all Schumacher/Ferrari fans, this was a sad day, as the 38 year old champion, unbeaten on track, had to abandon the race due to technical problems. He deserved better... Now he only has theoretical chances to retire with an 8th world title. Sad, but true: in two weeks will be our last chance to see him race. So let's all tune in and hope for a wonder to happen.

Tennis - ATP Tokyo World number one Roger Federer overpowered Britain's Tim Henman 6-3 6-3 with ruthless efficiency to win the Japan Open, his ninth title of the year.

Tennis - WTA Stuttgart Fourth seeded Russian Nadia Petrova ended the impressive run of French teenager Tatiana Golovin to claim the Stuttgart Grand Prix title with a 6-3 7-6 win.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

7 October 2006

Formula 1 - Japanese GP Qualifiers Felippe Massa managed to snatch the pole in front of his teammate Michael Schumacher. Still, Ferrari have proven they have the best car, the best drivers and (thanks to their top notch Bridgestone tyres) managed to take over the first line of the grid. Places 3 and 4 were occupied by Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli, while Fernando Alonso qualified just 5th, just in front of Fisichella. Tomorrows race promises to be very interesting, maybe even decisive for the outcome of this season.

Football - Euro 2008 Qualifiers
Group A
Kazakhstan 0 - 1 Poland
Armenia 0 - 0 Finland
Serbia 1 - 0 Belgium
HT Portugal 2 - 0 Azerbaijan

Group B
Faroe Islands 0 - 1 Lithuania
Scotland 1 - 0 France
Italy 2 - 0 Ukraine

Group C
Moldova 2 - 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Hungary 0 - 1 Turkey
Greece 1 - 0 Norway

Group D
Wales 1 - 5 Slovakia
Czech Republic 7 - 0 San Marino
Cyprus 5 - 2 Ireland

Group E
Russia 1 - 1 Israel
England 0 - 0 Rep. of Macedonia
Croatia 7 - 0 Andorra

Group F
Denmark 0 - 0 Northern Ireland
Latvia 4 - 0 Iceland
Sweden 2 - 0 Spain

Group G
Romania 3 - 1 Belarus
Bulgaria 1 - 1 Holland
Slovenia 2 - 0 Luxembourg

Thursday, October 05, 2006

5 October 2006

Football - Retirement Fabien Barthez has retired from football with immediate effect after failing to find a suitable contract to prolong his career. The decision was announced on Thursday, a week after Barthez had intimated that he was on the bring of calling it a day despite offers from home and abroad.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

4 October 2006

Football - Friendlies
Iraq 0 - 2 Iran
Japan 0 - 1 Ghana

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

3 October 2006

Football - UEFA Cup Group Draw

Group A: AJ Auxerre (France), Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), Partizan Belgrad (Serbia), Livorno (Italy), Maccabi Haifa (Israel)

Group B: Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), FC Bruges (Belgium), Besiktas Istanbul (Turkey), Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania), Tottenham Hotspur (England)

Group C: FC Sevilla (Spain), AZ'67 Alkmaar (Holland), Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic), Grasshopper Zurich (Switzerland), Sporting Braga (Portugal)

Group D: FC Parma (Italy), RC Lens (France), SC Heerenveen (Holland), Osasuna Pamplona (Spain), Odense BK (Denemark)

Group E: Feyenoord Rotterdam (Holland), FC Basel (Switzerland), Wisla Cracovia (Poland), Blackburn Rovers (England), AS Nancy (France)

Group F: Ajax Amsterdam (Holland), Sparta Praga (Czech Republic), Espanol Barcelona (Spain), Austria Viena (Austria), Zulte-Waregem (Belgium)

Group G: Panathinaikos Atena (Greece), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Rapid Bucuresti (Romania), Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel), Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic)

Group H: Newcastle United (England), Celta Vigo (Spain), US Palermo (Italy), Fenerbahce Istanbul (Turkey), Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)

Monday, October 02, 2006

2 October 2006

Tennis - ATP Mumbai Russian Dmitry Tursunov won his first Tour title today, afterdefeating Czech world number 13 Tomas Berdych 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the rain-interrupted final of the inaugural Mumbai Open.

Football - Premier League
Watford 3 - 3 Fulham

Sunday, October 01, 2006

1 October 2006

Formula 1 - Chinese GP Shanghai Schumacher is ready for the title! If anyone had any doubts about it, today the 7 times world champion proved everyone that he can still mingle with the best. Not only this, he actuall IS the best! On a wet surface, with his Birdgestone tyres not giving him full grip and startin from 6th place in the grid - despite these conditions, Michael Schumacher managed to bring home the victory, with a comfortable distance in front of 2nd placed Fernando Alsonso. This brings the two competitors at a points draw (116 each), but the german leads the driver's standings, thanks to his 7 victories this season (Alonso has just 6). With two races to go, anything is possible! Still, Schumi seams to be the one who has the moral advantage and every chance to retire with an unbelievable 8th world title! Here are the full results:
1 M. Schumacher (GER) Ferrari 1:37:32.747
2 F. Alonso (ESP) Renault +3.121
3 G. Fisichella (ITA) Renault +44.197
4 J. Button (GBR) Honda +1:16.0
5 P. De La Rosa (ESP) McLaren +1:17.1
6 R. Barrichello (BRA) Honda +1:19.1
7 N. Heidfeld (GER) BMW +1:21.9
8 M. Webber (AUS) Williams + 1 lap
9 D. Coulthard (GBR) Red Bull + 1 lap
10 V. Liuzzi (ITA) Toro Rosso + 1 lap 1
11 N. Rosberg (GER) Williams + 1 lap
12 R. Kubica (POL) BMW + 1 lap
13 R. Doornbos (NED) Red Bull + 1 lap
14 S. Speed (USA) Toro Rosso + 1 lap
15 C. Albers (NED) Midland + 3 lap
16 S. Yamamoto (JPN) Super Aguri + 4 lap
* Note: Takuma Sato has been disqualified from 14th place in the Chinese Grand Prix for his part in a last-lap collision that saw six cars involved, and Nick Heidfeld spun out of fifth place.

Football - Premier League

West Ham U. 0 - 1 Reading
Blackburn R. 2 - 1 Wigan Athletic
Manchester U. 2 - 0 Newcastle U.
Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Portsmouth

Football - Serie A
AC Milan 0 - 0 Siena
AS Roma 1 - 0 Empoli
Cagliari 1 - 1 Inter Milan
Fiorentina 3 - 0 Catania
Messina 0 - 1 Livorno
Sampdoria 3 - 2 Parma
Udinese 0 - 0 Ascoli
Chievo 0 - 1 Palermo

Football - Primera Division
Deportivo La Coruna 2 - 0 Real Sociedad
Espanyol 0 - 0 Osasuna
Mallorca 1 - 2 Villarreal
Racing Santander 1 - 1 Celta de Vigo
Real Madrid 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid
Recreativo Huelva 2 - 0 Real Betis
Sevilla 1 - 0 Getafe
Zaragoza 2 - 2 Levante
Valencia 4 - 0 Gimnastic

Football - I. Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 1 Schalke
Hertha BSC 2 - 2 Stuttgart

Football - Ligue 1
Auxerre 1 - 0 Nantes
Marseille 3 - 0 Toulouse
Nancy 2 - 1 Lens
Saint-Etienne 1 - 0 Paris S.G.

Football - Liga I
Unirea Urziceni 1 - 2 Universitatea Craiova
Politehnica Iasi 1 - 1 Steaua Bucuresti
Dinamo Bucuresti 3 - 1 Rapid Bucuresti

 
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