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text-decoration:none; } img {border:none;} The Sport Review: “Hicks &
Gillett stall Liverpool sale with restraining order” plus 4 more- Hicks & Gillett stall Liverpool sale with restraining order - Liverpool given green light to sell to new owners - Serbia facing UEFA sanctions over crowd trouble in Genoa - Robbie Keane struggles as Ireland seal draw in Slovakia - Top 20 men fight for the spoils in shimmering Shanghai Hicks & Gillett stall Liverpool sale with restraining order Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:14 PM PDT Just as Liverpool’s board were ready to confirm the sale of the club co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett announced they have been granted a temporary restraining order by a Texas Court to stop the deal. Hicks, a native of Texas, and his business partner Gillett had earlier lost a High Court battle in London with the club’s principle lender RBS. Following the restoration of the board of directors the independent members, Purslow, Ayre and Chairman Martin Broughton, met in the offices of legal firm Slaughter and May in central London to conclude the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures – the owners of the Boston Red Sox. But just as it was believed the board were about to announce the conclusion of the club’s sale Hicks released a statement confirming he had been awarded a restraining order to block the deal and revealed plans to sue RBS, Broughton, Purslow, Ayre, NESV and Philip Nash for damages totalling $1.6billion. Dallas Judge Jim Jordan granted the injunction, though no date has yet been set for legal proceedings to take place. Following the news of the injunction, a Liverpool statement read: “Following the successful conclusion of High Court proceedings today, the Boards of Directors of Kop Football and Kop Holdings met tonight and resolved to complete the sale of Liverpool FC to New England Sports Ventures. “Regretably, Thomas Hicks and George Gillett have tonight obtained a Temporary Restraining Order from a Texas District Court against the independent directors, Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and NESV to prevent the transaction being completed. “The independent directors consider the restraining order to be unwarranted and damaging and will move as swiftly as possible to seek to have it removed.” Liverpool given green light to sell to new owners Posted: 13 Oct 2010 07:15 AM PDT Liverpool’s board will meet tonight to try and finalise the club’s sale following the Royal Bank of Scotland's High Court win against Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The decision in London today allowed Chairman Martin Broughton to call a meeting tonight in which the members of the board are expected to finalise the sale of Liverpool to Boston-based New England Sports Ventures. Earlier in the month Hicks and Gillett attempted to remove two members of the board, managing director Christian Purslow and commercial director Ian Ayre, with the intention of blocking a proposed deal which would see the club sold to NESV for a reported fee of £300m. Today at the High Court Mr Justice Floyd ordered the American duo to consent to reinstate the board by 8pm this evening after stating that Hicks and Gillett had breached undertakings given to RBS. "The true position is that in order to ensure additional loans the owners have released absolute control of the sale process that they are now seeking to regain," Mr Justice Floyd stated. "When it became clear that the sale process was proceeding on a basis unpalatable to them they sought to renege on that agreement. There is no basis to find that what they did was justified." The board will now have to discuss the way forward for the club, with both NESV and Singapore businessman Peter Lim tabling offers for the club. It was revealed on Tuesday night that Lim had made an improved bid for the club, though NESV remain confident they will be successful in their attempts to take control at Anfield. “NESV welcomes today’s High Court judgment, which is a huge step forward for Liverpool FC,” an NESV statement read. “NESV has a binding agreement in place with the Board of Liverpool FC and we are looking forward to concluding the deal. “We are ready to move quickly and help create the stability and certainty which the Club needs at this time. It is time to return the focus to the Club itself and performances on the pitch.” Following the judgement at the court, Peter Lim also released a statement. “I welcome the decision of the court,” he said. “I hope that when the board is reconstituted tonight that it will not simply ratify a sale to NESV but will consider all the offers before them. “I am asking the board to run a full and fair process that enables all of the offers to be considered on their merits before the future of the club is decided. “I have delivered my offer to the board and believe that my ownership represents the best option for the future of the club and its supporters.” Serbia facing UEFA sanctions over crowd trouble in Genoa Posted: 13 Oct 2010 06:18 AM PDT Serbia could be disqualified from Euro 2012 following the crowd trouble that led to Tuesday night’s match between Italy and Serbia being abandoned. The game was brought to a halt after only six minutes of play when a flare was thrown onto the pitch near Italy goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano. Kick-off had already been delayed by 35 minutes after Serbian hooligans clashed with Italian police outside Genoa’s Stadio Luigi Ferraris. A UEFA statement read: “UEFA has immediately opened a full and thorough disciplinary investigation into the incidents of serious disorder witnessed at the match and the circumstances surrounding it. “Once the full dossier is completed, with the assistance of both the referee and delegate reports, the matter will be put before the independent UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body for further review and possible sanctions. “The sanctions that are available to the Control and Disciplinary Body range from a reprimand or fine, up to a stadium closure or disqualification from competitions in progress and/or exclusion from future competitions.” Tomislav Karadzic, the president of Serbian football, denounced the travelling fans’ actions and admitted the events were not a complete surprise. “We had indications that this would happen,” said Karadzic. “These fans are just the executors, it was planned in Belgrade.” “This has brought embarrassment and shame on our country. We had problems during training, before the match, and now this…the state must react.” Robbie Keane struggles as Ireland seal draw in Slovakia Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:51 AM PDT UEFA EURO 2012 QUALIFIER, 12 October 2010 Slovakia 1 Republic of Ireland 1 Robbie Keane’s first-half penalty miss and subsequent wastefulness restricted Ireland to a solitary point against Slovakia in Zilina. Both of the Group B outsiders were looking for a victory to keep them within touching distance of overwhelming favourites Russia. The visitors were in front inside 12 minutes after Sean St Ledger pounced on a loose ball from a Keith Fahey free-kick – the Preston defender duly swept the ball past the Slovakian goalkeeper Jan Mucha. Ledger’s opportunism allowed Ireland to settle into a counter-attacking style, content to soak up Slovakian pressure while looking to unleash Shane Long and Aiden McGeady. Tottenham have not relied upon Keane of late and his lack of playing time this season may be to blame for the Ireland captain and all-time top scorer’s lacklustre display. When a wayward clearance from an under-pressure Mucha fell to Keane the 30-year-old failed to capitalise on an empty net after mis-controlling the ball. And moments later a dreadfully defended corner by Ireland allowed the home side to equalise. Juraj Kucka flicked on Marek Hamšík’s cross to Ján Ďurica for the centre-back to nod past Shay Given. It was a cheap manner in which to concede after a strong first-half performance from Ireland. Despite the setback Keane was handed the chance to restore the visitor’s lead just before the break. McGeady was brought down in the box by Mucha but Keane’s tame attempt was palmed away by Slovakian goalkeeper. Keane then spawned two wonderful second-half opportunities as Giovanni Trappatoni’s men were forced to settle for a point. An out-of-sorts Keane was the main talking point in the post match interviews and Trapattoni admitted he may be forced to drop his skipper. “Missing penalties is not a problem,” explained Trapattoni, 71. “The problem is I know he is not 100% fit, he didn’t play like he can.” “I could have given him a rest, I could have changed one or two players and in the future it’s possible I could try this situation.” “The last game he scored a goal so the goalkeeper knows where he placed the last penalty. He was tired and I could have changed him. But psychologically it’s like killing him.” Top 20 men fight for the spoils in shimmering Shanghai Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:52 AM PDT The race is on, and the scramble for those prestigious eight places at the World Tour Finals in London's O2 at the end of November is becoming more frenetic by the week. The penultimate Masters of the year in Shanghai—capping the action-packed and tightly-packed exotic swing in the Far East—will therefore provide the perfect backdrop for one of the most keenly contested tournaments of the year. Only five men have found their way to the rostrum in one of the 11 Masters or Slam events so far this year, and they are all playing in Shanghai: Rafael Nadal—with a jaw-dropping three Masters and three Grand Slams; Roger Federer—boasting one Slam and one Masters; and Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, and Ivan Ljubicic with one Masters apiece. Add in six of the seven men who have won a 500 event in 2010 and you have the makings of a top-class tournament. Indeed, Shanghai is the first event of the year to include all top 20 players. How appropriate, then, that this landmark occasion should take place in one of the finest arenas in tennis. The monumental centre court of the Qi Zhong stadium comes into view at night like a glowing colosseum. Its interior is a vast, elegant purpose-built court uncluttered by any obvious support, and guarantees a perfect, unimpeded view from every seat. The steel roof made from eight petal-shaped pieces resembles a magnolia, the symbolic flower of Shanghai, and its opening represents the magnolia's blooming. With the first round of the Masters now complete, the tennis too is about to bloom as the big guns enter the fray in Round Two. So who will be the last men standing when the top half of the draw meets the bottom half in the semi-finals? And who will move one step closer to the London finale? First quarter: Rafael Nadal, ATP No1, Race ranking No1 Nadal's most recent title, just last week in Tokyo, notched up his seventh of the season and the 43rd of his career. Not only was his place booked for London back in June, he is guaranteed—5,200 plus points clear of the opposition—to be world No1 at least until the French Open. In all honesty, Nadal does not appear to have anyone in his quarter to derail him. He faces Stanislas Wawrinka in his first match, and that may be his biggest threat. The Swiss found some outstanding form in the US Open, and has already rushed through Gilles Simon—a winner in Metz last month—in Shanghai. But he has not beaten Nadal in six previous attempts. Nadal was scheduled to meet either Fernando Verdasco or Nikolay Davydenko in the quarters but his compatriot has already crashed out in the first round. The Russian, however, beat Nadal here in last year's final, and went on to beat him at the WTFs and in Doha. But this is different Nadal and a different Davydenko. While the former has taken off like a rocket during 2010, the Russian has suffered a fractured wrist and a fractured spirit. He went out early in both Kuala Lumpur and Beijing, so unless he finds the same surge he produced this time last year, it should be a walk in the park for Nadal. Second quarter: Andy Murray ATP No4, Race ranking No4 Coach-less Murray played some aggressive and imaginative tennis on his way to the Toronto Masters title, and led the US Open Series. He then lost out to a battling Wawrinka at Flushing Meadows, and only reached the quarters on his return to the tour in Beijing last week. He does, however, have a very decent draw in Shanghai so he should become the fourth to qualify for the WTFs. He cannot face a seed until the quarter-finals, where he could meet Sam Querrey, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or the Kuala Lumpur winner Mikhail Youzhny. But Murray, on one of his favoured surfaces, should reach the semis comfortably. Third quarter: Roger Federer ATP No3, Race ranking No2 Federer is the only top player to enter Shanghai with no warm-up event in Asia. He had a gruelling US swing, winning the Cincinnati Masters and reaching the final of the Toronto Masters, so he is not in bad shape, despite losing to Novak Djokovic in the US Open semis. He claims to be well rested and making good progress with new coach Paul Annacone. He also arrived in Shanghai early to get in some extra court time. He does, however, face a tough quarter. His first match is against John Isner, the world No20 who reached the Beijing semis last week. Thereafter lies either Robin Soderling, playing on his favourite surface and keen to put on points for his WTF campaign, or David Ferrer. The Spaniard has reached the finals in Beijing and the semis in Kuala Lumpur. He has entered the top 10 for the first time in two years, and has overtaken Verdasco into the No8 position for the WTF race. So many pitfalls for Federer, but he likes the Shanghai tournament, and because he was unable to play here last year due to injury, he could regain the No2 ranking with a good run. It would be a shock to see him fall before the semis. Fourth quarter: Novak Djokovic ATP No2, Race ranking No3 If there's one player as confident as Nadal at the moment, it is the extrovert Serb. After a lean year for titles—just Dubai back in February—Djokovic seems back to his best. With a win over Federer in New York, and a final of high quality against Nadal, Djokovic rose to No2 in the world. By winning the Beijing title last week, he also ensured his berth at the WTFs. If he's to match his semi-final finish in Shanghai last year, however, he will have to overcome stiff competition from Ljubicic, then either Richard Gasquet or Gael Monfils—all very dangerous players on their day. Next in line could be Roddick or Tomas Berdych, both capable of serving Djokovic off the court. Both, too, need points to qualify for London. But in his present form, Djokovic will be very tough be beat—by anyone. Vying for one of the five remaining WTF places Robin Soderling: Race ranking No5 The Swede is hot on Murray's tail, and likes the indoor season. His steady progress under Magnus Norman should seal his London place with ease, and could guide Soderling to a new end-of-year high ranking. Tomas Berdych: Race ranking No6 The big Czech has suffered a dip in form since his Roland Garros and Wimbledon runs. He is struggling with a stomach upset in Shanghai, and faces a tough draw, so needs to beware the chasing pack if he's to get to London for the first time. Andy Roddick: Race ranking No7 Roddick qualified for London last year but injury prevented him from playing. He will need that serve to be hitting the high 130s because he has some work to do to make the WTF cut. David Ferrer: Race ranking No8 Ferrer's runner-up finish in Beijing and semi finish in Malaysia have boosted the hard working Spaniard's chances. Right now, he looks a good bet for London, and certainly a stronger contender than… Fernando Verdasco: Race ranking No9 Verdasco now seems to have thrown away any chance he had of repeating last year's last-minute qualifying act. With first round losses in Bangkok, Beijing and now Shanghai, he will surely be overtaken by… Mikhail Youzhny: Race ranking No10 Not since February 2008 has Youzhny been inside the top 10. He has now matched his all-time high of No8 following a win in Kuala Lumpur. If he can repeat his good end-of-season run of last year, the fluid, all-court Russian could be a popular WTF participant. You are subscribed to email updates from The Sport Review To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 -- Posted By Mas Item Arekjowo to The Sport Review at 10/14/2010 12:07:00 AM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gugukluhayat" group. 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