Monday, April 27, 2015

Liverpool without Daniel Sturridge till the end of the season

The main striker in the selection of Liverpool Daniel Sturridge is unlikely to play with the team of the "reds" till the end of the season. Bad news said the club manager Brendan Rodgers. 25-year-old England international has spent much of the campaign sidelined, because of various injuries and played in only 18 matches for Liverpool in all competitions. But his problems continued and he almost certainly will not play more for his team in the remaining five matches until the end of the championship. Liverpool still has hopes to qualify in the `Champions League`, although their chances are minimal.

At the moment Sturridge has problems with hip that took him out of the last three games of Liverpool - against Newcastle (2:0) and West Brom (0:0) in the Premier League and the semi-final of the "FA Cup" with Aston Villa (1:2).

"The situation is very difficult. Daniel is a good boy that wants to play and help the team, but the season is bad for him in terms of his health. He had serious problems and we must daily check his situation. When he is healthy is always brilliant. The important thing for us is to restore him completely and this will continue for a long time. Would it be till the end of this season, or the preparation for the new is not yet clear, "said Rogers.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

The champion Nishikori in the quarterfinals in Barcelona

The lieder in the scheme and champion of the tournament in Barcelona last year`s Kei Nishikori qualified ease for the quarterfinals of the competition on clay category "ATP 500".

In a repeat of the finals of the 2014 the Japanese deal again No15 Santiago Giraldo of Colombia, this time with 6:2, 6:1 for 83 minutes. Nishikori made the breakthrough five of nine opportunities and allow to the opponent to make only one break.

Last year, the Asian won the title after 6:2, 6:2 against Giraldo.

On Friday Kei Nishikori will play against the seventh placed Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut who has side the Argentinian with Uruguayan passport Pablo Cuevas with 7:6 (5), 6:2.

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Lyon - St Etienne (Ligue 1)

Lyon welcomes St Etienne in the last match of the 33rd round of the French Ligue 1. The game will be played at the "Stade de Gerland" and as all meetings of the league will be forwarded directly on the site of Bet365.com where we can find odds of 1.80 for the home side, with a draw at 3.50 and 4.75 for the victory of the guests.

Lyon continues with its leadership in the league and as everyone expected has no problems in the past 32nd round when won at home with 2:0. "The kids" had no problems against Bastia and victory was deserved, as the team dominated in the whole match. One of the creative midfielders in the face of Clement Grenier is already online, after an absence of nearly three months. The Frenchman was released a few minutes in the last round, but against St Etienne will be a hard holder. Grenier is the right weapon, which is required by Hubert Fournier to keep the position of leadership. In staffing plan there are no problems before Fournier and the only injured in his composition is the defender Mouhamadou Dabo.

St Etienne takes the fifth place and they have very little chance to qualify in the top four and to ensure participation in the European tournaments. Undoubtedly, the team play a good season, but in the last two rounds showed surprisingly poor performance, especially against the 10th Nantes, against who won with the minimum 1:0. Christophe Galtier wants presence in the Champions League, which is more or less far-fetched, even with the fact that in the ranks of Saint Etienne are many talented players in each position. Out against Lyon is the defender Franck Tabanou, who was injured last week.

The battles between Lyon and St Etienne are always interesting and intriguing derbies no matter in what shape are the players. Saint Etienne can always serve problems for today`s rival, as did recently with Marseille and Monaco. Earlier in the season, Lyon received a sonorous slap from St Etienne with defeat by 3-0, so now will seek revenge with strong win in this match.

Recommended bet: For Lyon @ 1.80 at bet365

Friday, April 10, 2015

Kvitova revealed the mystery surrounding her absence from the court

The Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova finally clarity about her physical condition. The Czech woman refused participation in both strong tournament in the US - Indian Wells and Miami, as revealed no specific reason for the decision.

This logically gave a bunch of speculation, as at one point said that Kvitova may be is a pregnant or even think about quitting. But here is the truth retiled by herself Kvitova:

"My problems have started at the end of last year, in December. During the preparation for the new season, I felt very tired and empty. After my victory over Gajdoshova in Sydney, I was talking with my team; we sat at the table and carefully analyzed the problem.

We tried different solutions, but the only one right of them was to stop for a while. This decision was taken at all not easy, I was thinking about it a few days and nights. Is not true, however, that I thought about quitting. For a joy, I`m healthy and I can play. "

Kvitova will return to the court for a semi-final clash between Czech Republic and France, from the tournament "Fed Cup" next week.

"I think the best way to get back on the court is in" Fed Cup ", especially when we play at home. The matches in this tournament are always exciting. I hope that Ostrava will be able to see my best side. I`m not one of the most consistent players; I cannot be compared to Carolina Wozniacki. For example, I train a lot less than the others. This is precisely why I and my team decided to aim at specific tournaments. "

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Official: Xavi signed with Qataris

The captain of Barcelona and one of the biggest legends of the "blue-red" club - Xavi Hernandez, certainly leaves from "Camp Nou" after the end of the season. The news was officially confirmed by his new club Al Sadd SC to which he will join in the summer.

"Al Sadd signed with the captain Tchavi, with our sports director Ghulam Muhammad," wrote the manager of Qatari club Al-Berwick in to your Instagram, forward "Mundo Deportivo".

The 35 years old Catalunian midfielder has went to the Arab country a few days ago to sign an official contract with Al Sad. Xavi will play football to 2018 with an annual salary of 10 million euros. Then the mythical Spaniard will make the first steps in his coaching career, again in the Persian Gulf.