Saturday, October 2, 2010

Milan Start Finding his rhythm

Parma - AC Milan's 1-0 win over Parma greeted with joy by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He said, Milan are now beginning to find a rhythm game.

The victory was achieved at the Stadio Ennio Tardini, Saturday (02/10/2010) local time, also became the second in a sequence which Milan won. In previous weeks, they also won 1-0 against opponents he faced was Genoa.

The three points above Parma feels more special because the Rossoneri are now sitting on top of Serie A with a value of 11, one point ahead of Inter Milan and Lazio who will compete on Sunday (3 / 10) of this.

"It's important to win this match. For now, we are top of the standings, then we'll see what happens later," Ibrahim said at the official club website.

"This team continues to grow. If we find our rhythm, we will achieve good results," he said.

For Ibrahim himself, the victory over Parma also be the result of the special because he was celebrating his birthday on October 3. The former Inter player is now 29 years old.

"I will celebrate my birthday tomorrow. For me, this is the same as other days, although I'll be older!"

source : detiksport

J.K. Rowling Tells Oprah More Harry Potter Is Possible

The world of Harry Potter might not be done expanding.


The interview with the British author by Ms. Winfrey airs on her show today, Friday. Rowling, who rarely does interviews, spoke with Oprah at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. She admitted that she wouldn't rule out returning to the Potter universe, despite the last book being an extremely emotional experience to write.

"I'm not saying I won't. I love writing them," J.K. Rowling told Oprah. She went on, saying the characters are "in my head still."

Bruce regret draw with Manchester United

Sunderland - For the fourth time in a row, Sunderland back swallowing a draw. A draw final, against Manchester United, Steve Bruce a little regret because his team appear relatively dominant.

In the game at the Stadium of Light on Saturday (10/02/2010) night local time, Sunderland are driven by Steed Malbranque and Darren Bent 21 printing of simple shots throughout the fight, in which three of the status on target. The amount is far more than the MU which generate only 12 shots throughout the match.

Stoner Convinced Can Still Better

Motegi - Casey Stoner claimed satisfied to get start from the position during the race tomorrow. But the Ducati rider was also felt that the bike could still be better during the race later.

Stoner ride Ducati GP10 MotoGP qualifying session in Japan with 1 minute and 47.105 seconds. He was 0.104 seconds adrift of Andrea Dovizioso who occupied pole or just .050 with Valentino Rossi in second place.

Dani Pedrosa undergoes surgery on broken collarbone

Dani Pedrosa has undergone successful surgery on a broken collarbone.
Repsol Honda rider suffered injuries  in the MotoGP practice in Japan on Friday but returned home to Barcelona for this procedure.

Title battle is 'completely open', says Jenson Button

Jenson Button's ruling world champion said he thought that the title race still wide open, even though he was lying fifth in the standings with four races left.

The next race is in Japan, where the McLaren driver Button has never won a race, but he said he felt confident.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez upsets Rafael Nadal in Bangkok

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez stunned world number one Rafael Nadal 2-6 7-6 6-3 to reach the Thailand Open final.

This looks like being another routine win for Spain Nadal, who completed the career Grand Slam at the U.S. Open this month, when he took the opener.

Friday, October 1, 2010

China launches Moon mission

A Chinese rocket carrying a probe destined for the Moon has been flown into space.
A Long March 3C rocket with the Chang'e-2 probe took off from the Xichang launch center at about 1100 GMT.
The rocket will shoot into orbit plane trans-months, after which the satellite is expected to reach the Moon in about five days.
Chang'e-2 will be used to test the key technologies and gather data for future landings.
China says it will send a rover on the next mission, and also has the ambition to put humans on the lunar surface of the body in the future.
The Xinhua News Agency said the Chang'e-2 will circle just 15 kilometers (nine miles) above the gravel to take photos of possible landing sites.

It is China's second lunar probe - the first was launched in 2007. The craft stayed in space for 16 months before being intentionally crashed on to the Moon's surface.
Space ambitions

China launched its first manned flight into low-Earth orbit in 2003; and two more followed, with the most recent one in 2008.

So far, only three countries have managed to independently send humans into space: China, Russia and the US.

In 2008, a Chinese astronaut, fighter pilot Zhai Zhigang, performed a spacewalk - the first in his country's history.

He stayed outside the Shenzhou-7 capsule for 15 minutes; the exercise was seen as key to China's ambition to build an orbiting station in the near future.

 source : BBC

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney may be fit to play for England

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney may be fit to play for England in their Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro on Tuesday, October 12.

24 years set to be out for up to three weeks with an ankle injury, but United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said Rooney could be available for England.

Rooney took the injury in the second half United's 2-2 draw at Bolton last weekend.

He will not be fit in time to play for United against Sunderland on Saturday.

"Wayne trained on Thursday and he wants to play on Saturday," said Ferguson. "But I have to take the view that this injury has been niggling away for the time and he kept playing.

"I should be dead sure that I did the right thing because Wayne has not done himself justice I think. Within a week he'll be fine. Obviously we did not play in a week, so until [England boss] Fabio Capello if he wanted him.

"The Montenegro match is another 10 days away and by that time I would expect Wayne to be 100%."

The news is a huge boost to Capello, considering he is unable to select Frank Lampard, Theo Walcott, Jermain Defoe and Bobby Zamora because of injuries.

Newcastle striker Andy Carroll has been tipped to win his first call-up to the senior squad after he was left out of Stuart Pearce's Under-21s.

Rooney has endured a poor start to the season for United but he scored on his last England appearance, the 3-1 Euro 2012 qualifying win over Switzerland in September.

Ferguson admitted last week that Rooney was feeling the strain of being in the media spotlight after allegations about his private life.

The United boss will also be without veteran midfielders Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs at Sunderland as they are both injured, while he will monitor the fitness of Rio Ferdinand, Anderson and Michael Carrick who have all recently returned from lay-offs.

source : BBC

Manchester City reveal financial losses of £121m

Manchester City have announced losses of £ 121m for the 12 months prior to May 31 this year, after spending more on wages than their entire turnover.

Financial losses, up from £ 92.5m the previous year, is one of the toughest in the history of the Premier League.

Wage costs of £ 133m turnover exceeds £ 125, which in most businesses will become unsustainable.

But the City is owned by Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi's wealthy, who want to see the club compete at the very top.

He has spent more than £ 300 million on players since buying the City - which has not won a trophy for 34 years - from ex-minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra in late 2008.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

A giant penguin plumed in earth tones

A giant penguin fossils with feathers reveal the first glimpse of what well-dressed diving bird wearing before tuxedo.

36-million years old fossil of a new species including a good part of the skeleton with a skull and fins, the researchers report online September 30 in Science. Perhaps most interesting, though, is the fossil feathers. They are so well preserved that scientists have been able to study the pigment-bearing microscopic nubbins called melanosomes which gives their coat color.

Lotus has launched five new sportscars

UK-based Lotus has launched five new sportscars - Elite, Elise, Elan, Esprit and Eterne - in Paris.

The cars, which will hit the road for a period of five years, marking a new beginning for car manufacturers, Lotus said :

Computer game 'Myst; finally made movie

EXCLUSIVE: Myst, the all-time top selling computer adventure game franchise, has been optioned for film treatment of live action. Producer Hunt Lowry and Mark Johnson have partnered with Adrian Vanderbosch and Isaac Testerman of Mysteria Film Group. Mysteria get right from the game developer Cyan Worlds. Myst debuted in 1993 and expanded with four best-selling sequel. It established a market for CD-ROM games multi-platform and continue to be the biggest selling adventure games ever.

Warner Bros. Offers Ben Affleck Tales From the Gangster Squad

We just heard that Warner Bros. is very pleased with Affleck, The Town (worldwide gross to date: almost $ 60 million) that it offers a Tales from Gangster Squad, a script about the squad of the Los Angeles Police Department's off-the-books who tried to pursue the famous gangster Mickey Cohen outside the city in four decades.

Messi is ready to perform with Barcelona against Mallorca

Lionel Messi will be performing with Barcelona against Mallorca this weekend after he played a role in the 1-1 Champions League draw against Russia's Rubin Kazan.

Xavi to miss Spain's Glasgow trip

Xavi is a surprise omission from Spain coach Vicente del Bosque for their 2012 Euro qualifiers against Lithuania and Scotland next month.
Barcelona playmaker, who is said to suffer from tendinitis, joining fellow midfielder Cesc Fabregas and defender Raul Albiol on the injury list.


The newly discovered planet 'habitable'

The scientists describe the conditions in Earth-like planet orbiting a nearby star as a "right" for life to flourish.



Astronomers have discovered the first planet outside the solar system with the potential to support life.

The planet orbits a red dwarf star called Gliese 581, 20 light-years from Earth, in the middle of the habitable zone of stars, which means that the temperature at the surface just right for life to flourish.