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Munster and Wasps battle top

Written By sitemp3 on Selasa, 09 November 2010 | 03.18

The exciting scrum-half Eoin Reddan will find himself in an unusual position on Saturday when his former club Munster face his new club Leinster in their mammoth Heineken Cup semi-final clash at Croke Park (kick-off 0pmReddan, who joined Wasps from Munster in 2005, edging past former Wasp Matt Dawson to become the first-choice scrum-half, has enjoyed four seasons with London Wasps taking with him Powergen Cup, Heineken Cup and Guinness Premiershipwinners medalsWhilst with London Wasps year-old Reddan made 106 appearances, scoring 16 tries, playing an integral role within the squad.On his departure from the Guinness Premiership giants, Eoin Reddan said: “It is tough for me leaving Wasps. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my last four years and I can’t overstate how great a club it is.I am looking forward to representing Leinster next season. They are a top club who have proved that year-in year-out on the European stage and they may even go on to win the Heineken Cup come the end of the season“The fitness team, physio staff and back room team are top class and make it easy for you your best week-in week-out in what is a long season.The coaches have helped me personally and supported me over the last four years and I would like to thank them for all their help and support, particularly in my decision to go home to look to further my international career.
“The biggest thing I will take away from Wasps is the experience of playing on the biggest day of the season, playing in the biggest games and performing consistently as a team.”
Wasps’ Director of Rugby and British and Irish Lions head coach Ian McGeechan said that while they were sad to see Reddan depart the club is, and always will be, one which supports a player’s international ambitionsEoin Reddan made his full Irish debut against France as part of the 2006 Six Nations squad. He also played twice for his country at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in FranceMeanwhile Munster will today name their squad for Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final showdown with LeinsterOpponents Leinster will be without their Lions full-back Rob

Munster and Wasps battle

Man U held at Blackburn gallery

Who would’ve thought that would be the most popular score in the Premier League thus far? Definitely not me – but it is clear that Chelsea are on the hunt for an emphatic League title defence. After only games they are already points ahead of the rest as the only team to have won both their games. Manchester City will have captured the interest of their closest rivals as they quite simply dominated a lacklustre Liverpool. Arsenal showed their pedigree against Blackpool whilst a classy Gareth Bale brace gave Spurs a valuable away win against Stoke.
Liverpool were dominated by Manchester City during the week and it’s looking like it might be another long season for the Reds. West Brom followed an opening day thrashing with an impressive win in their first home game. Travelling to Anfield is never easy and Liverpool will be looking to get some momentum going after two tough opening fixturesThe Toffees first game was marred by a goalkeeping howler as Tim Howard handed Blackburn gift of a winner at Ewood Park. Wolves claimed a valuable 3 points against Stoke and will be hoping to steer clear of the relegation zone throughout the season. Everton are sure to come back with a vengeance and will fancy themselves against anyone at Goodison Park. The points should stay in Merseyside.
Wigan were terrible in their opening fixture and they were embarrassed by Premier League newcomers Blackpool. Roberto Martinez will be feeling the pressure already. On the other hand, Chelsea asserted their dominance with a win on the opening day against WBA. Didier Drogba started the season with a hat-trick and will be looking for more this week. Wigan shocked Chelsea in the corresponding fixture last year but the thrashing they received on the final day of last season will be fresh in the memory. The Blues will expect nothing less

Man U held at Blackburn

Sale Sharks v London Irish 2010

Written By sitemp3 on Sabtu, 06 November 2010 | 01.04

returns to the side in place of Paul Sackey, who is unavailable after suffering a calf injury in England’s 14-13 defeat to IrelandDanny Care, who was sin-binned for a barge on Marcus Horan at a crucial stage in Dublin, has survived calls for his head and retains his place on the bench.Shaw’s only appearance for England since Johnson took charge was off the bench against South Africa in the autumn, when he won his 50th Test capUncapped Newcastle scrum-half Lee Dickson has been called into the England training squad preparing for next Sunday's RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against Italy in RomAnd Dickson is joined by London Irish back Shane Geraghty and Sale Sharks flanker Magnus Lund.All three players have joined the squad at their base in Bath for morDickson, 22, was born in Germany, and represented Scotland at the 2004 Under-19 World Cup before switching his international allegiance to England and being part of their Under-21 World Cup campaign a year laterHe helped England Saxons record an impressive 31-13 victory over Ireland A last Friday night, a game that saw Geraghty named man of the matchGeraghty, who switched from centre to fly-half when Gloucester's Ryan Lamb went off injured, won two caps as a replacement last season against France and Wales.And he could be involved in Rome, especially if Jonny Wilkinson is cited today for a tackle on Wales

Sale Sharks v London Irish

Wallabies Captain's Run 2009

Lachy Turner stretches during an Australian Wallabies Captain's Run at ANZ Stadium on September 10, 2010 in Sydney, AustraliaBerrick Barnes of the Wallabies passes the ball during the Australian Wallabies Captain's Run at Canberra Stadium on June 12, 2009 in Canberra,
Australia's rugby union team has flown out of Sydney this morning en route to Hong Kong as a precursor to its spring tour of Europe.Richard Brown of Australia passes the ball during the Australian Wallabies Captain's Run at Canberra Stadium on June 12, 2009 in Canberra,
The Wallabies will play New Zealand in Hong Kong on Saturday evening in the final Bledisloe Cup match before travelling to Europe.Lote Tuqiri, Wycliff Palu and Peter Kimlin are expected to miss the game against the All Blacks on Saturday through injury.Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock says the training leading up to the tour has been intense."It's been a very testing period for the whole group," Mortlock saidHaving been through that I think everyone's better for it"We know we need to have the ability to execute under test match conditions and under fatigueTo replicate those situations you've got to push yourself hard and that's what we've done.James O'Connor of the Wallabies arrives at the Australian Wallabies captain's run at the Sydney Football Stadium on June 5, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/GettyBerrick Barnes of the Wallabies runs the ball during the Australian Wallabies Captain's run at Etihad Stadium on June 19, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.Carlos Roca of FC United of Manchester beats Gary Jones of Rochdale during the FA Cup 1st Round match sponsored by e-on at Spotland Stadium on November 5, 2010 in Rochdale, England.
(November 4, 2010 - Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images Europe)
Quade Cooper of the Wallabies pas James O'Connor of the Wallabies catches the ball during the
(June 12, 2009 - Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images AsiaPac) ses the ball during the Australian Wallabies Captain's run at Etihad Stadium on June 19, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia

Wallabies Captain's Run

Barcelona v Valencia - La Liga new

Valencia vs Barcelona, Spanish La Liga, Oct , Live Score, Highlights, Videos, Result Barcelona takes on Valencia in Spanish La Liga fixture on Saturday, October . Barcelona are in first position in La Liga table with points from six matches and they have not lost any game in the La Liga and looking for a win to continue their winning start in 2009 season
The reigning champions of the Spanish Primera Liga Barcelona will play against Atletico Madrid on th September.Barcelona has had a superb start to the league; they won both of the matches played so far and are obviously placed on top of La Liga table with six points. Their previous match against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League was a draw. But they had a comfortable win in the Spanish league match against the Getafe with 2 goals over nil.On the other hand, Atletico Madrid has not had a pleasant start so far; they are yet to win a match in the league. Their last match in the UEFA Champions League Group match against the Apoel Nicosia had bee a tough one to say the least and it ended in a draw.Their match in the Spanish league against Racing Santander also ended in a draw. So considering these, Sunday’s match will be a great challenge, as Barcelona will do everything to maintain their top position in the league.

Barcelona v Valencia - La Liga

Reggina Calcio v Calcio best 2010

Written By sitemp3 on Jumat, 05 November 2010 | 23.37

Carlos Valdes of Reggina and Ricardo Quaresma of Inter compete for the ball during the Serie A match between Reggina and Inter at the Stadio Granillo on November 01, 2008 in Reggio
How disappointing… man did we lay an egg in this one. I’m not sure what that means, but I think it’s bad which is why I’m saying it. Another match that we were expected to take, at home, and we threw it away. 3 points that will prove to be critical when spring rolls around. We’re clearly not clicking as a team right now and we need to figure this shit out. This loss was embarrassing for the team and for the fans that went to watch on a Tuesday afternoon.
Why was this the first match in a few weeks that I actually got to watch? Disgraceful. I don’t recall even threatening to score aside from a Cacia header early on that challenged the goalkeeper. Vicenza was causing all sorts of problems for us. And the loss of Brienza early on was the worst thing that could have happened. It’s clear that without Brienza there is no creativity in the attack.We fell 1-0 when Alessandro Sgrigna, a player we were trying to sign just a few weeks ago, collected a long pass with a great first touch to easily score a goal in a 1 on 1 situation. As we flooded forward to equalize we were caught on the counter attack and Vicenza threw the knockout punch to make it 2-0… even when it was 1-0 it was obvious there was little to no hope for this team to come backPagano was subbed out early again, was this his last chance? Brienza is hurt…. let’s hope he makes a quick recovery. Capelli was also subbed out real early, but he was probably just as bad as everyone else. It’s hard to write anything when I’m so I hope we turn this around. It’s only 1 loss but such an ugly one. There are already calls from the tifosi on

Reggina Calcio v Calcio

Spain v Turkey pics

Spains triumph on Sunday evening in Austria was a win for football in a year that’s seen attacking play rewarded and will hopefully push the cautious approach even further back in the tactics of successfully teams.Chelsea’s cautious, and in truth boring, approach had threatened to take the entertainment value out of a sport that has become big business first and entertainment almost as an after thought. The same style, a 4-5-1 disguised as a 4-3-3, was readily being used in international football, where the pressure to succeed as brought about a low risk style of football amongst the big teams.With Manchester United following up back to back English Premier League titles with this seasons Champions League, paving the way for the likes of Arsenal to persevere with beautiful football and not revert to the less aesthetic type played out by most teams, Chelsea ended up trophy less, losing in the final of the League Cup, the Champions League, and the league. Their owner, Abromovich, has long called for attacking football, knowing that it will improve the brand name, increase their popularity around the world, and make them value for money. Mourinho, who delivered silverware, including back to back titles, was unable to deliver this, and Grant spoke about it, but if anything made them more boring. United were not only the top scorers, but also had the best defense.
Tuncay (R) of Turkey duels for the ball with Xavier Hernandez of Spain during the FIFA2010