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Tottenham 1: Rate ref Andre Marriner’s display” plus 3 more- Chelsea 2 Tottenham 1: Rate ref Andre Marriner’s display - David Moyes insists Leighton Baines won’t join Liverpool - Madrid Masters: Can Nadal end Djokovic’s unbeaten run? - F1 news: Jenson Button wants to end his career at McLaren Chelsea 2 Tottenham 1: Rate ref Andre Marriner’s display Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:24 AM PDT Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The Sport Review wants your take on Andre Marriner and his officials’ refereeing display at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Cast your vote above and have your say on how Marriner and his team of officials got on during the Premier League clash between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur in the comments box below. Chelsea 2 Tottenham 1, Barclays Premier League, 30 April 2011 Referee: Andre Marriner Assistants: Mike Cairns and Martin Yerby Fourth official: Chris Foy Profile: Andre Marriner Marriner first took charge of a Premier League game back November 2004 in a 4–0 win for Charlton Athletic against Norwich City. The 40-year-old refereed the 2010 Championship Play-off final between Blackpool and Cardiff at Wembley. Ian Holloway’s men sealed a 3-2 victory and Marriner did not issue any cards. On 17 April 2011 he awarded the latest ever penalty in Premier League history in a clash between Arsenal and Liverpool at Emirates Stadium. The game was heading for a goalless draw until Marriner awarded Arsenal a penalty in the eighth minute of stoppage time which Robin van Persie converted. He then awarded a second spot-kick to Liverpool four minutes later, which Dirk Kuyt duly scored to give the visitors an unlikely point. David Moyes insists Leighton Baines won’t join Liverpool Posted: 30 Apr 2011 09:27 AM PDT Everton manager David Moyes has brushed off the prospect of Leighton Baines joining Liverpool this summer, insisting that he has the final say on the club’s transfers. The 26-year-old left-back has been linked with a move away from Goodison Park in recent weeks but the Everton boss has dismissed the possibility of the England international crossing the Merseyside divide. Baines, who has made 152 appearances since signing from Wigan Athletic for £6m in 2007, penned a new five-year deal with Everton last summer. “I can’t see it,” said Moyes. “It’s not for me that one and I think Liverpool know that as well. Nobody will leave the club unless I give it the go-ahead and that won’t change. “We have signed Leighton on a five-year deal. I don’t want to sell him and Everton don’t sell cheap. The chairman looks after the players and gives them what he can. So Leighton’s not for sale – and they know that as well.” Nicky Barmby and Abel Xavier are the only two players to have joined Everton from Liverpool with both clubs in the Premier League. Madrid Masters: Can Nadal end Djokovic’s unbeaten run? Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:38 AM PDT For an event with such a short history, the Madrid Masters and its Magic Box venue have won more than their share of headlines. The capital of Spain won tennis Masters status in 2002 and was paired with Paris as part of the European indoor swing in October. It was the first Masters in Europe to become a "mini Major" when the ATP joined with the WTA to make Madrid a combined event. Then, with the extension of the tennis calendar to the Far East, the Madrid Masters was moved to May and to clay in 2009, launching the stunning purpose-built Magic Box on the tennis world. However, the maiden year for the architecturally innovative Caja Magica was not universally admired. The courts in particular came in for criticism for being closer to concrete than clay, uneven and ill prepared. There were too few practice courts and there were unpopular experiments with bright blue clay designed to match the blue-themed venue. Many of these problems had been ironed out by 2010 and order was restored as home hero Rafael Nadal won the title for the first time since 2005. For the event's 10th anniversary, however, there has been yet another change. The Mutua Madrid Open is being played a week earlier, having swapped places in the calendar with the Rome Masters. The switch should improve the transition between the major events in the conclusion of the clay season, with the Rome courts and altitude closer to those at Roland Garros, the crowning glory of the spring swing. But the tennis at Madrid since it moved to the Magic Box has not lacked drama either. Its inaugural final saw Roger Federer beat Nadal on clay for only the second time in their 23-match rivalry. In the semis, it saw Nadal face beat Novak Djokovic in their third clay Masters showdown in the space of a month: this one lasted over four hours. Last year, the home crowd celebrated Nadal's revenge over Federer in the final and, this year, the scene is set for another crucial stage in the rivalry between those same three players. Nadal is on a 34 match-winning streak on clay and aiming for his 20th Masters title. Djokovic is unbeaten this year, is enjoying a 28 match-winning streak and beat Nadal in their previous two meetings: in two Masters finals. And Federer has something to prove. He's behind Nadal and Djokovic in the rankings and has lost to one or other of them in four consecutive tournaments this year. So, with every top-16 player fit and healthy and filling the top seedings, which of the triumvirate that has dominated the Magic Box will survive Madrid's draw? Quarter one: Rafael Nadal The top seed faces Marcos Baghdatis or a qualifier in his first match, which will not give him sleepless nights. His next match is a less attractive prospect. The strong segment contains Marin Cilic and Mikhail Youzhny but the big danger is unseeded Juan Martin Del Potro fresh from a useful opening clay run in Estoril where he was a straight-sets winner over top seed Robin Soderling. Clay is not his best surface, and he was beaten by Nadal in the semis in Indian Wells, but he's improving fast. Beyond Del Potro lies Jurgen Melzer or Richard Gasquet, both of whom should get the better of Andy Roddick in his first clay event of the year. Melzer's clay run includes his first Masters semi-final in Monte Carlo, taking the scalp of Federer, and he could well be Nadal's quarter-final opponent. Match to watch out for: Gasquet v Melzer, second round Semi-finalist: Nadal Quarter two: Roger Federer What an opening challenge for the No3 seed. Milos Raonic is the new face of 2011, rising from 153 at the start of the year to a current ranking of 27. The mature 20-year-old has a game suited to hard courts but has still made a good start on the clay, especially in reaching, at the time of writing, the semis in Estoril with a win over the tough Gilles Simon. In Feliciano López, though, he faces a man also in good form—he has reached the finals in Belgrade—before the chance to play Federer. After his loss to Melzer in Monte Carlo, Federer has some regrouping to do, and his opener is not the easiest way to do it. But Madrid has been a good venue for the Swiss so he should progress, and should next beat Fernando Verdasco. The bottom of this quarter has some challenging names, not least Nicolas Almagro who is enjoying his first month in the top 10 after an excellent clay run of three finals and two titles. Beyond him lie Soderling or Alexandr Dolgopolov, and it's just possible that Almagro could be Federer's quarter-final opponent: Match to watch out for: Raonic v López, first round Semi-finalist: Federer Quarter three: Andy Murray After a shocker of a hard-court run, losing his opening matches in Rotterdam, Indian Wells and Miami, Andy Murray made a strong return in his opening clay event in Monte Carlo, losing to eventual champion Nadal. He won the Madrid title in 2008 when it was an indoor event, and he won't fancy facing the gritty Simon, who has made a speedy return to form after injury in 2010, in his first match. The alternative is Ivan Ljubicic, who made a good showing in Monte Carlo before facing Nadal with a sore shoulder. If the Croat is fully fit, he is a dangerous man. Murray's next likely opponent is Viktor Troicki, though Florian Mayer has just had a great run to the final in Munich. In the top of Murray's quarter lie either Tomas Berdych—not hugely convincing in Monte Carlo—or Nikolay Davydenko—rediscovering some good form in Munich where he has reached the final. Ranked 40, he is always a dangerous 'sleeper' and, as long as a niggling ankle holds up, he may give this quarter a shake-up. But then the unpredictable Gael Monfils may do the same. Match to watch out for: Ljubicic v Simon, first round Semi-finalist: Murray Quarter four: Novak Djokovic The Serb has been nothing short of scintillating this year, and his unabated run—now at 29 matches after advancing to the Belgrade final with a walkover from an injured Janko Tipsarevic—should face few threats before the quarterfinal. His opening opponent may be Ernests Gulbis, though on present form, the Latvian is beatable by Kevin Anderson, who very nearly took out Verdasco in the quarters in Estoril this week. The next match is an interesting one, pitting Stan Wawrinka against Juan Carlos Ferrero, who has just made his return from surgery with a quarter-final finish in Barcelona. It's a big ask to get past the powerful Swiss, but Wawrinka has not had huge success on clay so far this year. Either way, Djokovic should progress to what is an intriguing top section in his quarter. The No6 seed, David Ferrer, is on a wonderful run this season, reaching the finals of both Monte Carlo and Barcelona. He should face another comeback star, Mardy Fish, who celebrated his first entry into the top 10 last week. On this surface, Ferrer ought to sail through and he will also give Djokovic his sternest test since Nadal in Miami. It has the makings of the quarter-final match of the draw, as long as the leg strapping Ferrer carried in Barcelona is gone. Match to watch out for: Ferrer v Fish, third round. Semi-finalist: Djokovic Final: Djokovic v Nadal Winner: Nadal F1 news: Jenson Button wants to end his career at McLaren Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:46 AM PDT Jenson Button has revealed he wants to remain with McLaren for the rest of his F1 career. The 2009 world champion is set to negotiate a new contract at the end of the season, and team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes re-signing Button will be a quick process with both sides happy to continue their partnership. "When I finish racing here, I won't be racing in Formula 1 anymore," Button told Autosport. "I'm very happy here. I want to enjoy my racing and I'm really enjoying my time here. I can't see any reason to be anywhere else. "I'm driving for one of the best teams in the world. It's a position that most drivers would love to be in and I've worked very hard for it. I might be around for three years, five years…I don't know." Tony Fernandes is set to rebrand his new GP2 team AirAsia Caterham after buying the iconic sportscar company. The AirAsia boss, also team principal of F1's Team Lotus, would not rule out a possible name change to his team if he loses the right to use the Lotus brand in the High Court next month. Bernie Ecclestone has offered some hope to the Turkish Grand Prix amid talk that it could leave the calendar in 2012 due to an increase in payments and poor attendances. An official from Istanbul's Chamber of Commerce said that they would not host a race after the fee to host the event had doubled, despite the circuit being popular with drivers and the global audience. "I think Turkey is a bloody good circuit,” said Ecclestone. “All the facilities there are good, everything is good except we don't have a big crowd. I would be disappointed if we lose it but we can't keep subsidising it.” The FIA has contradicted a statement from Ecclestone suggesting Bahrain could get more time to decide if its postponed grand prix can be held later in the season. Ecclestone had said the 1 May deadline could be extended, but an FIA spokesman said: "As far as we are concerned a decision is still due on Sunday. Because it's a weekend it may be Monday morning that we announce the decision, but we haven't spoken to Mr Ecclestone about any delay." Mercedes' Nico Rosberg will get the chance to be a part of Germany's DTM touring car series this weekend as a chauffeur of an AMG Mercedes C-Class to special guests at Hockenheim, but will not race. Rosberg is sure to come across familiar faces in Hockenheim with former Williams, McLaren and Red Bull driver David Coulthard taking part, as well as former Jordan, Williams, and Toyota racer Ralf Schumacher. Pirelli’s director of motorsport Paul Hembrey believes next weekend's Turkish Grand Prix could be the worst race this season for tyre wear. Pirelli will again take their hard and soft compounds to Istanbul. "I think Turkey will be similar to Sepang in terms of tyre wear, and if not even worse because of the very, very abrasive surface," he said. "What we realised in these last few races is we are missing three or four laps of durability, particularly with the harder compound on abrasive surfaces. What we don't want is the teams to adopt the same strategy." And finally… F1 will light up Turin on 30 April with a 'show run' in the Italian city from Red Bull and Nissan. The show, at Turin's Vittorio Veneto Square, will feature two G Cabrios from the Japanese luxury car manufacturer opening the exhibition before Red Bull's RBR7 is driven around a 2km circuit on the city's streets by Mark Webber and Jaime Alguersuari from sister team Toro Rosso. Four-time stunt riding world champion Chris Pfeiffer will also be at the event along with a parade of classic cars and a racing car developed by students of the Turin University. 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 5/01/2011 12:04:00 AM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gugukluhayat" group. To post to this group, send email to gugukluhayat@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to gugukluhayat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gugukluhayat?hl=en.
