Gerrard tells Barry to join him at Liverpool
May 31, 2008
The Liverpool captain has been training with Barry and has been constantly asking him to join him at Liverpool and play in the Champions League.
Gerrard said..
“were good friends on and off the pitch and i would love him to sign for us”.
These comments from Gerrard will anger Villa manager Martin o’neil who is desperatly trying to keep Barry at Liverpool but the chance to play in Europe could see Gareth leave his beloved Villa and join Liverpool. This is a chance in a lifetime for Barry and im sure that he wont turn it down.
Andy Murray crashes out of French Open
May 31, 2008
British number one Andy Murray has crashed out of the French Open after a good performance against clay-court specialist Nicolas Almagro. The young scot was defeated in 4 sets 6-3,6-7,6-3,7-5.
After the match Murray was a bit disappointed but he also believed that his performances overall on clay have been good and that he is now looking forward to the grass-court season. Murray had a very good run in the French Open and he believes that his form can help him at Wimbledon because he could get into the top 12 seeds. Which would mean he could avoid he top four seeds until the quarter finals.
The young spaniard who defeated Murray now looks to Jeremy Chardy who defeated the talented Russian Dmitry Tursunov.
Rafa cruises through again
May 30, 2008
Rafael Nadal had no problems in dispatching the number 26th seed Jarkko Nieminen in the 3rd round of the French Open. Rafa dominated the finn and the scored proved it as he romped to 6-1,6-3,6-1.
Rafa cruised through the first set in just 35 minutes and Jarkko had no answers to the Spaniards powerful ground strokes. Jarkko then put up a mini fight back in the second after being broken by the Spaniard he broke back and held his own serve to lead 3-2 in the second set. But Rafa regained control and won the next four games to win the set 6-3. The final set was very easy for Rafa and Jarkko new he was beaten and didn’t but up much of a fight.
Next up for Rafa..
Rafa has a tough game next as he either comes up againt the 15th seed Youzhny or 22nd seed Verdasco. It will a good test for Nadal as he looks to win his fourth cosecutive French Open.
Pool League
May 29, 2008
Yesterday i played our 3rd game of the season as we played bottom of the table Bull Flanagans. It was a very easy match and they come short of players so before the game had even started we were 2-0 up.
Singles….
I went on first and to my surprise i had a very easy game and as soon as i got the two shots it was curtains. 1-0 in record time. Next up was the captain Lloyd who made no mistake in putting his 2-0 up. We continued to dominate and we won the next two to go 4-0 up. Then disater struck as we lost the fifth game of the night. 5-1 up because they only had five players so we had won after singles.
Doubles..
The “Skipper” decided to leave out some players and give others a game. We contiued winning ways and went 6-1 up. We were now playing for rack difference and when we won the next one we was very pleased. We lost the last one but still ended winning 7-2. Very good performance if i do say so myself.
After the match we all had a drink and a laugh and continued to discuss the good and bad shots throughout the eveing.
England defeat USA
May 29, 2008
England put in a “professional” performance as they overcame a poor USA side 2-0. Capello utilized his squad throughout the second half and is happy with the way his team played.
England’s goals..
Well a game with few chances and few shots made by both teams but the break through came in the 38th minute when a typical pin point ball from Beckham found it’s way to the captain John Terry who directed his header perfectly into the corner. England had to wait till the second half to double their advantage and it was Steven Gerrard who got it when he latched on to Gareth Barry’s ball and easily beat the USA goalkeeper Brad Guzan. The game frizzled out after that and England just cruised to a 2-0 victory.
The manager was clearly pleased with his side’s performance and applauded his player’s throughout the game.
Andy Murray through to third round of French Open
May 29, 2008
The young Scot put in possibly his best ever performance on clay as he crushed the well fancied Jose Acasuso 6-4,6-0,6-4. The British number one defeated the Argentine in just 1 hour and 38 minutes. The victory means he will now face Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in the third round.
How did Murray rate his performance..?
“I felt my performances on clay have been decent this year but I keep getting questioned why I’m not doing better,” he continued “I wanted to show I could beat a good clay court player.
“I’m very pleased, it was a great performance. I was very aggressive and my shot selection was great.”
Andy Murray seems to be really confident and judging by this performance there is no reason not to be.
Rafa into next round at the French Open
May 28, 2008
Rafael Nadal claimed his 22nd consecutive win on clay after a convincing win over Thomasz Belucci. The number 2 seed had little trouble has he romped to a 7-6,6-3,6-1 victory.
After the match Rafa said..
“You never know what can happen, I am just trying to do my best. It’s always hard in the first round,”
Thomasz Belucci played very well in the early parts of the match and really pushed the Spaniard. In the end his hard hitting ground strokes gave him the edge and he is still on course for his 4th consecutive French Open title.
England vs USA preview
May 28, 2008
The biggest news in the run up to this friendly is that John Terry will be the skipper under Fabio Capello’s 3rd game in charge. Capello hope’s that the honour of leading his country will “pick him up” after missing the vital penalty against United.
Capello’s decisions..?
He has decided to make Wayne Rooney his main man and will give him a partner in this game. His other decisios lie in whether to play Gerrard and Lampard together with Hargreaves and Barry also pushing for a start. He may play Brown at right back with Rio Ferdinand and John Terry the centre back pairing.
USA team..
Bob Bradley’s team will be a difficult task for England as USA are undefeated in 2008. Bradley has eight players who play football in the English league. It could be a very special night for Landon Donovan who looks set to make his 100th appearance for USA at just 26 years old.
This should be a good game for England as they warm up for the World Cup Qualifiers.
Maria Sharapova edges through French Open first round
May 28, 2008
The top seed Russian endured a diffucult first round match against unseeded rookie Evgeniya Rodina. She came through the match winning it 6-1,3-6,8-6 to get through to the second round.
How did Maria rate her performance..?
She said “i just hung in there,It was far from my best tennis but you just learn from your mistakes. I was very close to losing this match. Not many things were working for me today after that first set”.
Maria Sharapova had to work very hard in this match and she will hope that it didn’t take to much out of her as she looks to win the French Open.
Woods will return at the US Open
May 28, 2008
It’s something that pro golfers didn’t want to hear and every golf fan did. The return of Tiger woods!
When was the last time he performed..?
The last time he played was The masters which he come second place in. He didn’t play well and his “Grand Slam” attempt was ruined.
What has Woods said about his rehab..?
He said that everything is going perfect with his knee and that he is expecting to be fit for the US Open. He also stated that after a near two month lay-off that he will still be in good form and expects to shoot the lowest score in the tournament.
Even though he hasn’t played in two month’s he is still overwhelming favourite and is the player to beat at Torrey Pines.
