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Anuar rampas jersi raja pecut

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Anuar rampas jersi raja pecut

Anuar rampas jersi raja pecut

Oleh FERZALFIE FAUZI
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Anuar Manan mengangkat tangan di atas podium setelah dinobat sebagai pemilik baru jersi biru atau Raja Pecut LTdL 2001, sejurus tamat perlumbaan peringkat keenam dari Rawang ke Putrajaya, semalam.


PUTRAJAYA - Anuar Manan merampas jersi Raja Pecut yang dimenangi pada perlumbaan Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) tahun lalu, apabila menduduki tempat kedua pada perlumbaan peringkat keenam LTdL 2011 dari Rawang ke Putrajaya semalam.

Pelumba Terengganu Cycling Team (TSG) itu berjaya menyambar jersi biru dari seteru utamanya tahun ini Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli), walaupun pelumba dari Itali itu berjaya muncul juara pada perlumbaan sejauh 106.7 kilometer itu.

Anuar yang berasal dari Kuala Ibai, Terengganu berjaya menamatkan perlumbaan di tempat kedua manakala rakan sepasukan Guardini, Takashi Miyazawa di tempat ketiga.

Bagaimanapun, Anuar, 24, seperti belum puas dengan pencapaiannya setakat ini, kerana sasarannya ialah sekurang-kurangnya memenangi salah satu daripada 10 peringkat perlumbaan pada edisi kali ini.

Dia tetap berasa bersyukur kerana akhirnya dapat menyarung jersi biru selepas enam peringkat perlumbaan. Namun, dia tidak boleh terlalu gembira selagi sasaran memenangi satu peringkat perlumbaan, belum tercapai.

"Saya tidak puas hanya muncul naib juara pada perlumbaan hari ini (semalam)," jelasnya.

Anuar turut mencatatkan kedudukan yang sama pada perlumbaan peringkat ketiga dari Taiping ke Sitiawan, Selasa lalu.

Sehari sebelum itu, Anuar menamatkan perlumbaan peringkat kedua dari Kangar ke Butterworth di tempat ketiga, sekali gus membolehkannya menyarung Jersi Putih (pelumba terbaik Asia) selama dua hari berturut-turut.

"Saya lebih banyak mengekori Guardini pada perlumbaan hari ini. Ia adalah sebagai strategi untuk terus bersaing dengan pelumba kelahiran Itali berusia 22 tahun itu.

"Kadang-kadang Guardini memperlahankan kayuhannya kerana dia tidak mahu saya mengekorinya tetapi mujur saya dapat bersaing dengannya sehingga ke garisan penamat," kata Anuar.

Menurutnya, perlumbaan semalam juga agak sengit kerana semua pelumba bersemangat dan bertungkus-lumus untuk mengutip mata.

"Saya harus berterima kasih kepada rakan-rakan sepasukan dan juga penyokong-penyokong tempatan yang hadir memberikan sokongan sepanjang perlumbaan.

"Sokongan padu daripada mereka telah menaikkan semangat saya serta rakan-rakan yang lain dan kehadiran mereka tidak sia-sia kerana saya telah menghadiahkan sesuatu buat mereka," katanya.

Kata Anuar, dia tetap optimis mampu merealisasikan sasarannya pada LTdL 2011 dengan memenangi sekurang-kurangnya satu peringkat perlumbaan.

"Satu mata yang membezakan saya dengan Guardini bukan jurang yang besar, jadi saya harus bertindak lebih agresif jika mahu mengekalkan jersi biru.

"Bebanan semakin berat tetapi semua itu tidak mustahil untuk dicapai kerana saya yakin dengan kemampuan rakan-rakan sepasukan yang lain," ujarnya.

Anuar yang mewakili pasukan dari Korea Selatan tahun lalu, muncul pelumba pertama negara memenangi satu peringkat selain menjadi pelumba pertama dari Asia yang merangkul gelaran Raja Pecut.

Sementara itu, jurulatih TSG, Syed Mohd. Husaini Syed Mazlan berkata, dia telah menyusun strategi bagi membolehkan anak-anak buahnya memenangi perlumbaan peringkat keenam semalam.

"Sasaran kami mahu menang tetapi tidak ada rezeki lagi. Guardini memang jaguh pecut yang bagus dan terbaik ketika ini, susah buat pelumba kami terutama Anuar untuk menyaingi kehebatannya.

"Saya hanya berharap, kalau ada rezeki, salah seorang pelumba TSG akan menaiki podium selaku juara pada baki empat peringkat perlumbaan selepas ini," katanya.

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Karathu teruskan taktikal Sathianathan

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Karathu teruskan taktikal Sathianathan

Oleh YATIMIN ABDULLAH
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KOTA BHARU - Tempoh dua hari yang dimiliki oleh pengendali baru Red Warriors, Datuk M.Karathu mencukupi untuk beliau menyusun strategi bagi menghadapi Perlawanan Sumbangsih menentang Selangor di Stadium Shah Alam, hari ini.

Bekas jurulatih Perak itu berkata, pada pertembungan dengan Selangor, anak-anak buahnya akan turun dengan taktikal yang telah dirancang oleh bekas rakan sejawatnya, B.Sathianathan.

Menurutnya, beliau hanya sempat menjalani latihan selama dua hari bersama pasukan selepas mengambil alih tugas Sathia, yang digantung selama enam bulan oleh Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM).

"Bagi saya keputusan terbaik adalah mengekalkan taktikal yang digunakan oleh bekas jurulatih Sathia. Tempoh dua hari tidak cukup buat saya untuk mengubah keseluruhan corak permainan pasukan.

"Saya telah mengadakan perbincangan dengan Sathia dan Hashim Mustapa untuk pemain merencanakan taktikal terbaik apabila turun menentang Selangor malam esok (malam ini)," katanya ketika dihubungi semalam.

Tambahnya, tahap kecergasan pemain masih belum memuaskan untuk perlawanan yang berprestasi tinggi hari ini, iaitu aksi pertama musim ini.

"Masalah ini sering berlaku kepada pemain tempatan. Saya kira Selangor juga berdepan masalah yang sama," katanya.

Karathu menjelaskan, untuk perlawanan hari ini, pasukannya berdepan masalah apabila dua penyerang utama, Norshahrul Idlan Talaha belum pasti diturunkan, selepas mengadu kesakitan pada sesi latihan sejak dua hari.

Tambahnya, lebih memeritkan, beliau terpaksa melupakan khidmat pemain lincah, S. Chanturu yang masih cedera.

"Namun kami masih ada dua penyerang muda yang boleh diketengahkan iaitu Nizad Ayub dan Ramzul Zahini Adenan.

"Bagi saya ia satu situasi yang cukup baik apabila semua pemain mempunyai keyakinan untuk turun beraksi dan pentas akhir tidak sama dengan perlawanan biasa, saya mahu para pemain beraksi dengan gembira dan buktikan kemampuan," ujarnya.

Karathu menyifatkan Selangor memiliki kekuatan dari segi serangan kerana memiliki pemain yang bagus seperti Safee (Sali), Amri (Yahyah) dan Amirulhadi (Zainal).

"Ini bermakna barisan pertahanan kami perlu bekerja kuat untuk mengekang mereka," ujarnya.

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Tiger toils to another 69 after early sizzle

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 06:22 PM PST

Tiger Woods watches his shot from a sand trap to the 17th green in second round play on Torrey Pines South course during the Farmers Insurance Open PGA golf tournament in San Diego on January 28, 2011. — Reuters pic

SAN DIEGO, Jan 29 — It was just like old times for Tiger Woods as he ominously worked his way up the Farmers Insurance Open leaderboard yesterday until he suddenly lost ground after the turn.

In dazzling sunshine at Torrey Pines, the former world number one briefly closed to within two of the lead before ending the second round five strokes behind pacesetting fellow American Bill Haas.

Woods, who ended up in 10 bunkers on the day, ground out a three-under-par 69 on the South Course, one of two layouts staging the PGA Tour event, for a six-under total of 138.

Two birdies in the last three holes put a relieved smile on his face after he had dropped three shots in five holes from the 11th.

"I (was) grinding my way around the golf course pretty good today," Woods told reporters after hitting only six of 14 fairways and reaching 11 of 18 greens in regulation.

"I got off to a good start. I was making some putts, hitting some good shots. I lost it in the middle part of the round and then I got it back in the end.

"You know, it's a round that could have easily slipped away, but I got it back at 16 and 18."

A seven-times winner at the spectacular coastal venue, including his most recent major victory at the 2008 US Open, Woods made a wobbly start to his round.

With a light breeze blowing, he found bunkers off the tee and also with his approach at the first before coolly sinking a 10-foot putt to save par.

TRADEMARK FASHION

After another par at the second, he recorded four consecutive birdies from the third, a monster 28-footer at the fifth prompting him to pump his right fist repeatedly in trademark fashion.

Moments after his ball dropped into the cup, a fan screamed out: "That's my boy, Tiger."

Woods failed to birdie the par-five ninth after pushing his second shot into the right rough short of the green and reached the turn in four-under 32.

Wayward off the tee in the opening round, his driving problems again caught up with him as he struggled over the closing nine holes.

He bogeyed the par-three 11th and the par-four 14th, both times taking two shots to escape greenside bunkers, and also dropped at the 15th where he found the right rough off the tee. — Reuters


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Ferguson prepares for life without Scholes

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:00 PM PST

Manchester United's Paul Scholes reacts after a missed opportunity during their English Premier League match against West Ham United in Manchester on February 23, 2010. — Reuters pic

MANCHESTER, England, Jan 29 — Doubts about the future of Paul Scholes make Manchester United's FA Cup trip to Southampton today has become more complicated for manager Alex Ferguson.

Ryan Giggs, 37, has expressed a desire to extend his long United career and Ferguson had hoped 36-year-old Scholes would do the same thing but the Englishman has so far been non-committal.

Ferguson has already started looking for the next generation, including Southampton's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who will effectively be on trial in the fourth-round tie.

The 17-year-old has been linked with a move to Arsenal but has also caught Ferguson's eye ahead of the trip to the League One (third division) club.

"Yes, the boy's got potential of course, he's only young," Ferguson told a news conference.

"Southampton have done very well over the years bringing young players through and he's another one, along with Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott. Before that ... the two Wallace brothers, Alan Shearer, so they've been good at that over the years. They are doing a lot right."

Scholes said this week that he did not know what he would be doing next year.

"Paul's not made up his mind," said Ferguson. "I hope he stays on for another year, I think he can do that. But I will leave it with him."

FAMILY BEREAVEMENT

Scholes could play today but defender Patrice Evra will miss the game due to a family bereavement and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will not travel to the south coast.

Midfielder Michael Carrick, who missed the Premier League leaders' dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Blackpool on Tuesday with an ankle injury, should be fit.

The match (1715 GMT) pits United against the club they lost to in the 1976 FA Cup final when then second division Southampton sprung a major shock.

The Saints are challenging for promotion and Ferguson was impressed when he watched them in a 6-0 victory over Oldham Athletic this month in which Chamberlain scored.

"They are having a really good season, it won't be an easy game," Ferguson said.

"Away games in cup ties are never easy anyway so it should be a difficult but exciting game too because they definitely play good football and they have a go." — Reuters

 

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Mitsubishi Kejar Target 2 Juta Unit Penjualan

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:20 AM PST

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA-- PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors distributor resmi kendaraan Mitsubishi di Indonesia menargetkan dalam satu hingga dua tahun ke depan mampu membukukan penjualan semua jenis kendaraan hingga 2 juta unit.

Executive Marketing Director PT KTB Riswan Alamsyah di Jakarta, Kamis mengatakan, selama 40 tahun terakhir (1970-2010) penjualan seluruh jenis kendaraan Mitsubishi di Indonesia mencapai 1,8 juta unit.

"Oleh karena itu kami menargetkan mampu mencapai angka penjualan 2 juta unit dalam satu hingga dua tahun ke depan," katanya dalam Media Gathering 2011.

Menurut dia, tingkat penjualan tertinggi selama 40 tahun terakhir yakni colt diesel yang mencapai 700 ribut unit bahkan merupakan market leader di kelas light truck dengan pangsa pasar mencapai 50 persen.
Sementara itu untuk mencapai angka penjualan hingga 2 juta unit, Riswan mengatakan, pada tahun ini setidaknya mampu mempertahankan tingkat penjualan seperti tahun lalu.

Dikatakannya, pada 2010 total penjualan secara nasional mencapai 106.483 unit kendaraan atau naik sebesar 72 persen dibanding 2009 yang hanya 61.735 unit. Selama 2010, tambahnya, penjualan Mitsubishi ditopang tiga pilar yakni kendaraan penumpang (passenger car/PC), kendaraan niaga ringan (light commercial vehicle/LCV), dan kendaraan niaga (commercial vehicle/CV).

Menyinggung tingkat penjualan kendaraan selama 2010, dia mengatakan, untuk jenis kendaraan penumpang (PC) mencapai 11.692 unit atau naik 187 persen dibanding 2009 yang hanya 4.072 unit.

Sedangkan untuk jenis kendaraan niaga ringan (LCV) penjualan pada 2010 naik sebanyak 67 persen dengan total volume produksi 43.960 unit.

Sementara itu tingkat penjualan untuk jenis kendaraan niaga (CV) yang mana untuk kelas light truck naik 60 persen dari 28.703 unit pada 2009 menjadi 45.968 unit pada 2010 sedangkan di kelas medium truck tumbuh 84 persen dari 2.645 unit menjadi 4.863 unit.

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Simon Tantang Peter Gade di Perempat Final

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 06:44 AM PST

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID,JAKARTA - Pebulu tangkis peringkat 16 dunia, Simon Santoso, menantang unggulan ketiga Peter Gade pada perempat final Korea Terbuka Super Series Premier. Simon, yang pekan lalu mencapai semifinal di Malaysia Super Series, melangkah ke babak delapan besar setelah mengantungi kemenangan atas Rajiv Ouseph dari Inggris 21-19, 21-15 pada babak 16 besar di Seoul, Korea, Kamis (27/1) malam.

Sedangkan Peter, peringkat lima dunia, mengalahkan pemain India P Kashyap 21-16, 21-13 untuk memastikan tempat di perempat final bertemu Simon. "Mungkin tidak gampang mengalahkan dia. Karena, dia pemain yang matang. Saya akan tampil ngotot dan tanpa beban dan pastinya saya akan berusaha yang terbaik," ujar Simon yang terakhir kali mengalahkan Peter di Denmark Super Series 2007.

Dari sembilan pertemuan, Simon hanya dua kali mengalahkan pemain Denmark tersebut. Sedangkan, sisanya direbut Peter. Terakhir kali mereka bertemu di Singapura Super Series 2010.

"Paling kalau bukan saya yang menghajar dia, ya... dia yang menghajar saya," tambah Simon.

Sementara perempat-finalis lainnya asal Indonesia, Taufik Hidayat, akan melawan Lin Dan dari China. Laga perempat final ini merupakan pertemuan antara dua juara Olimpiade.

Taufik, juara Olimpiade 2004 Athena, memperoleh tempat di perempat final turnamen berhadiah 1,2 juta dolar AS tersebut dengan mengalahkan Wong Wing Ki (Hong Kong) 19-21, 21-18, 21-17 melalui perjuangan selama lebih dari satu jam. Sedangkan Lin Dan, juara Olimpiade Beijing 2008, menang atas Marc Zwiebler 21-9, 21-12 untuk maju ke delapan besar.

Pada turnamen pertama dari lima Super Series Premier terebut, Indonesia hanya mempunyai tiga wakil di perempat final. Selain Taufik dan Simon, ganda campuran Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir juga maju ke delapan besar setelah menyisihkan sesama ganda Indonesia Fran Kurniawan/Pia Zebadiah 21-14, 21-19. Mereka akan memperebutkan tempat di semifinal dengan pasangan China unggulan kelima Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei.

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Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:47 PM PST

Terry warns teammates of Everton danger at Goodison

Friday, January 28th, 2011 13:33:00

Football

NEXT TARGET, EVERTON: Terry (second from left) with teammate Frank Lampard after their match against Ipswich last week

LONDON: Champions Chelsea's captain John Terry warned the Blues of the danger posed by Everton ahead of their FA Cup clash at Goodison Park tomorrow.

Chelsea booked their place in the fourth round with a 7-0 thrashing of Ipswich earlier this month but Terry is prepared for a much tougher examination on Merseyside.

"Everton are in and out of form but against the big sides, especially at home, they do tend to raise their game so it is going to be a big test for us, but we are certainly up for the fight and we won't give up," he told his club's website.

"We have a great mix of players and one thing you can't take away is the winning mentality."

At the same time, Terry also insists he has not slipped this season. Some pundits feel Terry has struggled not only for fitness, but also form.

But the centreback is content with how he is playing.

"I've been impressed with my own form all season," he said.

Everton will enter the clash in high spirits after they came away with a point from Stamford Bridge early last month in the Premier League and midfielder Leon Osman is hoping the Toffees can repeat their 2009 FA Cup run which saw them reach the final, where they incidentally lost to Chelsea.

"Hopefully we'll have a good run again. Chelsea are one of the top sides in the country, if not Europe, but hopefully we'll get the crowd behind us and have a good cup tie," Osman told BBC Sport.

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, meanwhile, admitted he had been hurt by manager David Moyes' decision to leave him out of the first team on a regular basis.

The Russia international made just three starts this season as well as 16 appearances from the bench — his latest seeing him score in the 2-2 draw against West Ham last Saturday.

Bilyaletdinov joined Everton from Lokomotiv Moscow at the beginning of the 2009-2010 season for a fee believed to be around £8.9 million but he has failed to nail down a regular place.

However, with defender Leighton Baines recently stating his wish for a consistent left-sided partner following the departure of Steven Pienaar to Tottenham, the 25-year-old may now get his chance.

Bilyaletdinov was at a loss to explain why he has not been given more opportunities this season, but was hopeful that Pienaar's exit would give him the chance to start regularly.

"With the exit of Pienaar. I will have more chances and I am going to take a tight grip on them," he said.

"But at the same time I do not want that my return to the squad is connected only with the other man's exit.

"What do I feel? I feel hurt a bit.

"There are weeks when I fly in training, the manager speaks highly of me, but still I am not in the team. At such moments I try to focus on something positive, force myself to work even harder — for the future.

"The realisation that I am training in great conditions, in a strong team, participating in the strongest European league helps me."

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Hairdryer today, gone tomorrow

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:38 PM PST

United looking good for unblemished season

Friday, January 28th, 2011 12:44:00

Football

HAIR-DRYER HEADMASTER: Ferguson meets hairdressing students at Govan High School last year

Earlier this season, I was privileged to be given a personal tour around Old Trafford.

My ESPN crew and I were shooting a piece for our pre-match show ahead of live coverage of the Manchester United agianst Liverpool clash, and we thought it would be good to give viewers an insight on how the players spend their time immediately before a big match.

With our very own tour guide ushering us through some of the most famous corridors in the world of football, we found ourselves in the players' dressing room and staring at the white board, upon which, allegedly, Sir Alex Ferguson pens his tactics.

With a well practiced banter delivered in a semi-thick Mancunian drawl, he then pointed to a small cupboard below the board and deadpanned, "and this is where Sir Alex keeps the hairdryer."

Overcoming the temptation to ask, "Really… can we see it? Is it locked?" the incident nevertheless gave me an impression of the legendary status of the man who has been at the managerial helm of the club for more than 24 years, and for whom former players and the media have already created a mythology.

Obviously the hairdryer doesn't exist, and indeed Fergie's infamous bursts of anger have nothing to do with an electrical appliance, but you can easily forgive the less urbane Old Trafford tourists from imagining that he may have resorted to the use of props when delivering a tirade.

The fact is that the phrase the "hairdryer treatment" is derived from revelations made by former Red Devil Mark Hughes, who described a confrontation in the dressing room with Fergie.

"He would stand nose-to-nose with you and just shout and bawl; and you would end up with your hair behind your head."

It's a wonderful image, even if slightly colourful and even possibly apocryphal, but it's the stuff of legends and it inspires both fear and respect.

If Fergie, as he claims, has mellowed over the years, it's clear that he still retains the ability to get the best out of his players, as was witnessed on Tuesday night at Bloomfield Road.

United were 2-0 down at the break against Blackpool, having been played off the park in the first half.

Their unbeaten run in the league (United became only the seventh team in top flight history to go through 21 games of the season without suffering a defeat) was under serious threat, with Ian Holloway's Tangerines asking all the questions in the first 45 minutes, and the United thoroughbreds getting all the answers wrong.

Whatever was said in the dressing room at half-time, and whatever implements Fergie may have used, it worked.

United were a different side in the second-half, and received their just desserts.

The introduction of Ryan Giggs at halftime was key, as were the resources that United were able to call on as the match progressed.

Javier Hernandez came on and caused the Blackpool backline no end of problems with his expertly timed runs and youthful exuberance, and when you have the league's leading goalscorer in your ranks, you're always in with a chance.

What was possibly the most worrying aspect of United's performance over the 90 minutes – "worrying" for every other team in the Premier League – is the fact that there was an inevitability to their win.

Not one United player ever looked as though he didn't believe that not only were they not going to lose the game, but that they were going to emerge with all three points.

This is the belief that Fergie engenders, and whether he achieves it by lambasting individuals for a poor display, or putting his arm around them and telling them that he knows they can do better, he knows the way.

Even with 18 minutes remaining in the game against Blackpool, and United still two goals down, onlookers knew that it was only a matter of time before the visitors got back into the game.

Having dodged the Blackpool bullet, and having already achieved several results this season that were better than the performances may have merited, the question on everyone's lips is "Can United remain unbeaten in the league for the entire season?"

Fergie continues to play down any expectations of emulating Arsenal in 2003-2004, when "The Invincibles" won 26 games and drew 12 of their 38, but it must be in the back of his mind.

United, as we know from experience, get stronger as the season progresses, and at this juncture, they're already five points clear at the top.

With Dimitar Berbatov continuously scoring, and United having rather more strength in depth than any of us considered back in August 2010, a blemishless campaign could well be on the cards, while the hairdryer is almost certain to remain under lock and key.

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Wenger Berat Pinjamkan Vela ke Valencia

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:24 PM PST

LONDON - Pelatih Arsenal Arsene Wenger memang berencana menambah jam terbang Carlos Vela di klub lain. Namun, sang pelatih berat melepas penyerang internasional Meksiko menyebrang ke Spanyol.

Ya, Valencia adalah salah satu raksasa La Liga yang berminat mengamankan jasa Vela dengan status pinjaman. Tampaknya keinginan Los Che harus terhadang dengan keinginan Wenger, yang hanya mengizinkan klub Premier League sebagai pelabuhan pemain 21 tahun.

Alasan The Professor cukup sederhana, yakni agar tetap bisa memantau perkembangan Vela, yang gagal menembus skuad inti The Gunners sejak kedatangannya pada 2005 lalu. Pemilik nomor punggung 11 kerap melakoni masa pinjaman bersama klub Spanyol, Salamanca (2006-2007) dan Osasuna (2007-2008).

"Secara personal, saya berharap dia bisa bergabung dengan klub Premier League karena dia pemain hebat," ujar Wenger, seperti dilansir Goal, Sabtu (29/1/2011).

"Itu akan memudahkan saya mengikuti perkembangan performanya. Saya berharap kami bisa menemukan solusi tepat baginya di Inggris," tegas pelatih berkebangsaan Prancis, seraya mengingat ketertarikan sejumlah klub Premier League, seperti Everton dan Bolton Wanderers. (far)

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Valencia Tetap 'Buang' Renan

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:04 PM PST

VALENCIA - Valencia dipastikan membiarkan salah satu penjaga gawangnya, Renan Brito Soares berkelana di kampung halamannya, Brasil. Adalah Internacional yang bersedia menampung kembali mantan punggawanya tersebut.

Ya, sebelum hijrah ke Spanyol dan bergabung dengan Valencia pada 2008 lalu, Renan memulai karier profesionalnya bersama Internacional. Setelah menarik kembali pada Juni 2010, skuad arahan Celso Roth akan memperpanjang masa pinjaman pemain 26 tahun.

Renan urung menembus skuad inti Los Che dan sempat menjalani masa pinjaman bersama Xerez, sebelum kembali ke pelukan jawawa Copa Libertadores. Seperti dilansir Goal, Sabtu (29/1/2011), Renan tak keberatan meneruskan kiprah di tanah kelahirannya.

Skretaris teknis di Mestalla, Braulio Vazquez, dikabarkan sudah mengkonfirmasi ketertarikan Internacional memperpanjang kontrak Renan, dimana kesepakatan lebih lanjut segera dituntaskan. Kubu Samba disebut-sebut siap membayar kompensasi senilai 2,2 juta euro.

Keputusan Renan bertahan di Internacional memang tepat, mengingat persaingan ketat di bawah mistar gawang skuad besutan Unai Emery. Tercatat, tiga penjaga gawang harus berjuang merebut tempat di Starting XI, yakni posisi ketiga Vicente Guaita yang mendapat tekanan dari Muguel Angel Moya dan kiper veteran Cesar Sanchez. (far)

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Sevilla Gaet Rakitic Dari Schalke

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:24 AM PST

Madrid (ANTARA News/Reuters) - Sevilla menggaet gelandang Kroasia Ivan Rakitic dari Schalke 04 dalam sebuah kontrak hingga 2015, kata klub Spanyol itu, Jumat.

Pemain kelahiran Swiss berusia 22 tahun itu pindah ke klub tersebut dengan nilai 1,5 juta euro, demikian menurut laporan media.

"Saya mendapat banyak pilihan, beberapa klub dari liga lain meminta saya tapi saya ingin datang ke Spanyol dan Sevilla tampaknya jadi pilihan terbaik," kata Rakitic pada website klub (www.sevillafc.es).

Dia akan didampingi oleh gelandang asal Chile Gary Medel yang sudah lolos tes kesehatan sebelum membereskan kepindahannya dari Boca Juniors, di mana dia dipinjamkan dari Universidad Catolica.

Sevilla di posisi kedelapan dalam klasemen La Liga dan akan melakukan pertandingan kedua semifinal Piala Raja melawan tuan rumah Real Madrid pekan depan. (I015/Z002/K004)

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Korea Selatan Kalahkan Uzbekistan 3-2

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:42 AM PST

Doha (ANTARA News/AFP) - Korea Selatan mengalahkan Uzbekistan 3-2 pada pertandingan perebutan tempat ketiga Piala Asia, Jumat, dan juga mengamankan tempat otomatis di Piala Asia 2015 yang akan digelar di Australia.

Tim asuhan Cho Kwang-Rae itu terlihat seperti dalam akan meraih kemenangan mengesankan dengan unggul 3-0 pada babak pertama, tapi Uzbekistan bangkit dan memperkecil kekalahan.

Gol kelima Koo Ja-Cheol pada kompetisi tersebut merancang kemenangan Korea Selatan itu sebelum Ji Dong-Won menambah dengan dua gol yang dirancang dengan penuh seni.

Gol pada babak pertama dan babak kedua dari Alexander Geynrikh membawa Uzbekistan kembali ke permainan, tapi Korea Selatan dapat menahan keunggulannya dan merebut posisi ketiga kompetisi benua Asia itu untuk ketigakalinya dalam empat turnamen.

Australia akan bertemu juara tiga kali Jepang pada pertandingan final yang akan digelar Sabtu.

Kapten Park Ji-Sung tidak memperkuat tim Korea Selatan, meningkatkan kemungkinan kalau dia telah bermain pada pertandingan terakhirnya bagi negaranya. Dia sebelumnya diperkirakan akan mengumumkan pensiunnya dari pertandingan internasional setelah turnamen.

Koo memecahkan kebuntuan pada menit ke-17 di Stadion Al-Sadd, dengan tenang mengalahkan penjaga gawang Uzbekistan Ignatiy Nesterov setelah Lee Yong-Rae meluncurkan serangan balik sendirian dari dalam daerah Korea Selatan.

Sepak bola Kora Selatan mendapat pujian selama turnamen tersebut dan gol pertama Ji pada menit ke-28 merupakan contoh yang sangat bagus dari keahlian mereka.

Kerja sama bagus yang melibatkan Lee Young-Pyo, Ki Sung-Yueng, Lee Chung-Yong, dan Koo mencapai puncaknya pada Ji yang menerima bola di area penalti dan pemain berusia 19 tahun itu melesakkan bola ke sudut bawah gawang.

Penjaga gawang Korea Selatan Jung Sung-Ryong harus beraksi menghadapi serangan dari Azizbek Haydarov sebelum Ji mencetak gol kedua dengan sundulan yang luar biasa saat menyambut umpan silang Hong Jeong-Ho.

Sebuah pelanggaran yang dilakukan Hwang Jae-Won pada Olim

Novkarov membuat Geynrikh bisa membalas satu gol dari titik penalti pada akhir babak pertama.

Geynrikh mencetak gol kedua saat babak kedua baru berjalan tujuh menit memperkecil ketinggalan menjadi 2-3.

Uzbekistan terus menekan untuk menyamakan kedudukan tapi malah Korea Selatan yang nyaris menciptakan gol lagi, namun tendangan Ji hanya membentur tiang belakang. (I015/Z002/K004)

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Murray beats Ferrer, into Australian Open final

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 05:25 AM PST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Andy Murray will get another chance to end a near 75-year winless streak for British men in Grand Slam singles tournaments after beating Spain's David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (2) Friday to reach the Australian Open final.

The semifinal win put Murray into Sunday's final against Novak Djokovic of Serbia, the 2008 champion who holds a 4-3 edge in head-to-head matches. Murray, however, has won the last three.

No British male has won a Grand Slam singles title since Fred Perry in 1936 - more than 270 Grand Slam tournaments ago. The drought endured through British hopes including Tim Henman and most recently by Murray in last year's straight-set loss to Roger Federer at Melbourne Park.

Federer is gone from this tournament, beaten by Djokovic in the semifinals. Top-ranked Rafael Nadal, who was trying to win his fourth straight Grand Slam tournament, is gone too. He was hobbled by a thigh injury in his quarterfinal loss to Ferrer.

Friday night's semifinal was filled with long rallies and plenty of booming forehands that just cleared the net. Murray mixed it up enough at times that his looping lob on break point at 4-1 in the third set went high over seventh-seeded Ferrer's head, allowing the Spaniard to only watch as the ball bounced meters inside the line.

"My body was feeling it a bit at the end," said Murray. "Both of us did a lot of running."

The Murray match was so popular Friday in Britain - late morning and early afternoon there - that it crashed the British Broadcasting Corporation's website server's live footage.

"Change of server for our website in face of high traffic ... Love a change of server - means we're doing something right!" said a Twitter message from a BBC Sport's website editor.

Ferrer won the first set by breaking Murray's serve in the 10th game, and had a set point to go up 2-0 in the second. But Murray saved it and leveled at 5-5. The two exchanged service breaks in the next two games to send the second set to a tiebreaker, which Murray led 6-0 and easily prevailed.

Murray says he and Djokovic are good friends and often train together. "I think experience-wise we are similar," Murray said. "There won't be any secrets with our games but it's going to be a brutal match."

Earlier Friday, the top-ranked team of Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Italian Flavia Pennetta rallied from a set and 4-1 down to beat Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 for the women's doubles title.

It was the first Grand Slam title for the Dulko-Pennetta combination, who made it to the quarterfinals at all the Grand Slams last year and the Wimbledon semifinals. Dulko and Pennetta, ranked No. 1 and No. 2 among doubles players, were already up a break in the deciding set at 3-1 when they broke again when Kirilenko netted a backhand.

They held in their next service game, then broke Azaranka and Kirilenko again to close out the match.

Kim Clijsters, who will play the women's final Saturday against Li Na of China, thinks that 2011 will "probably" be her last full year on the tennis tour.

When asked Friday if the Australian Open women's final could be her last appearance at Melbourne Park, the 27-year-old Clijsters replied: "Yeah, it is."

"I know this is probably going to be my last full season on the tour, and then we'll see," Clijsters said ahead of Saturday's final against China's Li Na.

Fellow Belgian and former No. 1-ranked Justine Henin retired for a second time on Wednesday, citing a lingering elbow injury that forced her off the tour after Wimbledon last year. She won seven Grand Slam singles titles.

"Obviously it's a sad situation to see such a great player end her career in this kind of way," Clijsters said this week.

Clijsters only returned to the tour in late 2009 after a 2 1/2-year break, during which she go married and had a child. She won the U.S. Open in her third tournament back and has won five singles titles in all since her return, including the 2010 U.S. Open.

When she won the 2009 U.S. Open, she became the first mother to win a Grand Slam singles title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley at Wimbledon in 1980.

On Friday at her pre-final media conference, she said the birth of her daughter, Jada, and the death of her father, Leo, may have contributed to her return to the tour.

"Obviously so many things happened in those two years - the loss of my dad as well was something that kind of triggered me trying to do something different for a while to kind of get my mind off it and to try and put some time into kind of myself," she said.

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Ferrari unveils new F1 car for 2011 season

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:29 AM PST

MARANELLO, Italy (AP) - Ferrari unveiled its new car for the upcoming Formula One season Friday, and Fernando Alonso says he's hopeful it will help him make amends for the disappointing end to the 2010 championship.

The Italian team is the first F1 outfit to show off its 2011 car, naming it the F150 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Italy's unification.

The car features a new adjustable rear wing and has been modified for the use of the KERS system, which was banned last year but returns in 2011.

"F150 was created with a simple aim," team principal Stefano Domenicali said. "Our goal is to win the championships. We know it won't be easy, but that is definitely want we are aiming for."

Alonso came agonizingly close to achieving that aim last year, when he had a chance to clinch the title at each of the last two races. But he first failed in Brazil and was then overtaken by Sebastian Vettel after a failed pit stop strategy by Ferrari in Abu Dhabi.

Going into his second season with Ferrari, the two-time F1 champion said he's feeling more comfortable with his surroundings.

"I think I know the team better now and I feel far more integrated into the team," Alonso said Friday. "The development through 2010 was crucial to the new car.

"I'm feeling very motivated. 2010 was an interesting year for me. It was my first with Ferrari and I enjoyed the atmosphere. 2011 will be an important year with a new challenge after changes to the rules. We have to commit to everything we do and I think we are up to the challenge."

Ferrari finished the constructors championship in third place behind Red Bull and McLaren. It was also embroiled in controversy when it was accused of using team orders during the German Grand Prix.

The team was fined $100,000 after an official was heard telling Felipe Massa - who was leading the race ahead of Alonso - that his teammate had the fastest car. That was interpreted as an order to let Alonso pass, since he had a better chance to win the championship title.

Massa is going into his sixth season for Ferrari, but hasn't won a Grand Prix since 2008.

"Our two drivers are a good team and want to prove their worth," Domenicali said. "This year will be as difficult as 2010 if not more because I expect more teams to challenge in more races and I certainly believe that the title will come down to the last lap of the last race."

The Formula One season begins on March 13 in Bahrain and concludes after 20 races on Nov. 27 in Brazil.

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Liverpool-Ajax Sepakat Soal Suarez

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:15 AM PST

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Liverpool-Ajax Sepakat Soal Suarez
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Liverpool - Liverpool akhirnya mencapai kata sepakat dengan Ajax Amsterdam terkait pembelian Luis Suarez. Striker Uruguay itu tinggal menuntaskan kesepakatan pribadi dan tes medis sebelum resmi berseragam The Reds.

Liverpool harus mengeluarkan uang hingga 26,5 juta euro (sekitar Rp 323,7 miliar) untuk memboyong Suarez ke Anfield. Demikian dikabarkan oleh situs resmi The Kop.

Liverpool kini sedang menjalani negosiasi dengan Suarez terkait kesepakatan pribadi, yang di antaranya meliputi jumlah bayaran dan durasi kontrak. Setelahnya pesepakbola 24 tahun akan menjalani tes medis sebelum benar-benar resmi gabung dengan 'Si Merah'.

"Liverpool FC mengumumkan kalau siang ini kami telah mencapai kata sepakat untuk pembayaran hingga sebesar 26,5 juta euro dengan Ajax untuk transfer Luis Suarez, sang pemain masih akan melakukan tes medis."

"Liverpool telah diberikan izin oleh Ajax untuk membicarakan kesepakatan pribadi dengan pemain dan perwakilannya," demikian pernyataan resmi The Reds di situsnya.

Tercapainya kesepakatan antara Liverpool dengan Ajaxc menyudahi tarik ulur antara keduanya yang sudah berjalan sekitar satu pekan ke belakang. Liverpool memang butuh pemain depan tambahan setelah Ryan Babel dilepas ke Hoffenheim beberapa hari lalu. ( din / din )

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Diancam Sanksi UEFA, Ukraina Bisa Batal Gelar Euro 2012

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:43 AM PST

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Diancam Sanksi UEFA, Ukraina Bisa Batal Gelar Euro 2012
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Nyon - Karena intervensi pemerintah terhadap asosiasi sepakbolanya, Ukraina terancam sanksi UEFA. Jika hukuman tersebut benar-benar jatuh, maka hak negara tersebut menjadi tuan rumah Piala Eropa 2012 dipastikan hilang.

"Itu jelas jika Federasi Sepakbola Ukraina dibekukan keanggotaannya, maka rencana menggelar Piala Eropa 2012 di negara tersebut tak bisa dipertahankan," tegas Sekretaris Umum UEFA Gianni Infantino.

Diberitakan Reuters, Ukraina terancam sanksi pembekuan keanggotaan menyusul terjadinya intervensi yang dilakukan pemerintah setempat terhadap Asosiasi Sepakbola Ukraina (UFU). UEFA mengklaim memiliki bukti akan tuduhan tersebut yang diambil dari Kongres UFU tahun lalu.

"Intervensi politik dilarang, itu sesuatu yang tak bisa kami terima. Ini masalah yang cukup rumit. Tapi intinya ini adalah soal intervensi politik terhadap kerja federasi. Sebuah kongres yang dijadwalkan berlangsung 15 Desember 2010 gagal terselesaikan karena intervensi ini," lanjut Infantino.

UEFA mengambil langkah tegas terhadap kasus tersebut dengan memberi waktu pada UFU untuk menuntaskan masalah ini hingga 4 Februari mendatang. Jika sampai tenggat itu tak ada surat dari UFU yang memastikan telah tuntasnya masalah tersebut, maka Ukraina dipastikan akan dihukum.

"Kami sudah mendiskusikan hal ini dan telah menulis surat pada federasi sepakbola Ukraina, dan meminta, seperti halnya FIFA, langkah nyata yang harus dilakukan dan konfirmasi kalau kondisinya sudah membaik."

"Kami yakin kalau situasi ini bisa dipecahkan dengan baik dan memberikan kepuasan pada semua pihak," tuntas Infantino.

Selain intervensi politik, kemampuan Ukraina menjadi tuan rumah bersama Piala Eropa 2012 bersama Polandia juga diragukan banyak pihak. Itu terkait dengan molornya pembangunan berbagai sarana dan prasarana, termasuk stadion yang mundur dari jadwal.

Polandia dijadwalkan akan menggelar seremoni dan laga pembukaan Piala Eropa 2012 doi Warsawa. Sedangkan Ukraina kebagian jatah final dalam pertandingan yang bakal dilangsungkan di Kiev.

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Anuar belum puas

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ANUAR rampas Jersi Biru untuk bergelar Raja Pecut.


MESKIPUN berjaya merampas Jersi Biru untuk bergelar Raja Pecut daripada Andrea Guardini, pelumba pasukan Terengganu Cycling Team (TSG), Anuar Manan tetap tidak berpuas hati dengan keputusan yang dicatatnya pada saingan peringkat keenam Kejohanan Lumba Basikal Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2011, semalam.

Pada perlumbaan dari Rawang

ke Putrajaya sejauh 106.7 kilometer semalam, Anuar berjaya menamatkan perlumbaan di tempat kedua di belakang Guardini dari pasukan Farnese Vini-Neri Sotttoli.

Begitupun, kejayaan mengutip lima mata di zon pecut pertama di Ulu Klang, Kuala Lumpur membolehkan Raja Pecut 2010 ini merampas Jersi Biru yang disarung pelumba Itali itu sejak dari peringkat pertama lagi.

"Strategi kami (TSG) hari ini (semalam) separuh berjaya," kata Anuar.

"Kami meletakkan sasaran untuk menjadi pemenang peringkat dan memenangi Jersi Biru. Tetapi kami hanya memenangi satu daripada dua sasaran itu. Sudah tentu saya tidak gembira dengan keputusan itu.

"Perlumbaan hari ini sangat laju dan persaingan terutamanya daripada barisan pelumba pecut sangat sengit. Nasib baik rakan sepasukan saya memainkan peranan mereka dengan baik.

"Mereka bekerja keras untuk membantu saya mengutip mata di zon pecut pertama dan pada masa yang sama, mereka juga menghalang Guardini daripada menambah kutipan mata di dua zon pecut seterusnya."

Menurut Anuar, kegagalan untuk menjadi juara peringkat, sekali gus mengulangi pencapai tahun lalu nyata memberi sedikit tekanan untuk dia menghadapi baki empat peringkat pada LTdL 2011 ini.

Dalam pada itu, Anuar mengakui dia bakal berdepan tugas berat pada perlumbaan esok (hari ini) terutamanya bagi memastikan Jersi Biru itu tidak terlepas ke tangan pencabarnya.

Selepas melalui enam peringkat perlumbaan, Anuar berjaya mengumpul 70 mata, hanya satu mata di depan Guardini manakala Boris Shpilevcky (Tabriz Profesional Cycling Team) dan Kenny Van Hummel (Skil Shimano Cycling Team) masing-masing ditempat ketiga dan keempat selepas berkongsi 35 mata.

Sementara itu, jurulatih TSG, Syed Husaini Syed Mazlan berkata, mereka akan merangka strategi baru malam ini (malam tadi) dalam usaha memastikan Anuar mempertahankan Jersi Biru.

"Kami akan mengadakan perbincangan malam ini. Ia penting bagi memastikan Anuar dan rakan sepasukan lain berjaya mencapai sasaran untuk memenangi sekurang-kurangnya satu daripada empat baki perlumbaan tahun ini.

"Setakat ini, saya cukup berpuas hati dengan kerja keras yang ditunjukkan para pelumba. Segala-galanya mengikut perancangan."

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PEMAIN perseorangan utama negara, Datuk Lee Chong Wei (gambar) dan beregu utama negara, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong mara ke saingan separuh akhir Kejohanan Badminton Siri Super Premier Terbuka Korea Selatan.

Kejayaan tersebut hadir selepas Chong Wei menewaskan pemain China, Wang Zhengming 21-14, 21-19 pada saingan suku akhir manakala Kien Keat/Boon Heong menundukkan rakan senegara, Mohd. Fairuzizuan Mohd. Tazari/Ong Soon Hock 21-17, 12-21, 21-16, semalam.

Pada aksi separuh akhir hari ini, Chong Wei selaku Raja Siri Super yang diletakkan sebagai pilihan utama kejohanan dilihat berdepan halangan sukar apabila turun menentang pemain China, Du Pengyu.

Sementara itu, bayangan perlawanan akhir di antara Chong Wei dengan musuh tradisinya, Lin Dan semakin hampir menjadi kenyataan apabila pemain China itu turut mara ke peringkat separuh akhir.

Lin Dan yang merupakan pemenang pingat emas Sukan Olimpik 2008 di Beijing, China menewaskan Taufik Hidayat dari Indonesia 21-13, 8-21, 21-15.

Lin Dan dijangka tidak menghadapi masalah untuk mengenepikan pemain muda Indonesia Simon Santoso dalam saingan separuh akhir hari ini.

Sementara itu, dalam saingan acara beregu, Kien Keat/Boon Heong diberi tentangan sengit oleh gandingan baru Fairuzizuan/Soon Hock.

Meskipun menang set pertama 21-17, beregu No. 5 dunia itu diheret ke set penentuan setelah tewas pada set kedua 12-21.

Fairuzizuan/Soon Hock bagaimanapun gagal menyaingi kehebatan bekas beregu No. 1 dunia itu apabila Kien Keat/Boon Heong beraksi lebih garang pada set ketiga untuk menamatkan permainan 21-16.

Kien Keat/Boon Heong bakal berdepan beregu No. 7 dunia, Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae dari Korea Selatan dalam perlawanan separuh akhir.

Dalam satu lagi aksi separuh akhir acara beregu lelaki hari ini menyaksikan pertembungan diantara pasangan No. 1 dunia, Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen dari Denmark menentang gandingan Korea Selatan, Ko Sung Hyun/Yoo Yeon Seong.

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AMRI (kanan) tidak rela Piala Sultan Ahmad Shah terlepas ke tangan Kelantan.


KAPTEN Selangor, Amri Yahyah berpeluang melakar sejarah tersendiri menjulang trofi Piala Sultan Ahmad Shah buat kali ketiga berturut-turut apabila berdepan Kelantan di Stadium Shah Alam malam ini.

Amri yang sudah mencecah usia 30 tahun pada 21 Januari lalu dilantik sebagai kapten Selangor pada 2009 dan trofi pertama berjaya dijulangnya selaku kapten ialah Piala Sultan Ahmad Shah.

Pada ketika itu, Amri cemerlang meledak dua gol ketika Selangor menewaskan Kedah 4-1 pada aksi sumbangsih 2009 di Stadium Darul Aman, Alor Setar.

Musim lalu pula, Amri sekali lagi mengetuai Selangor untuk menewaskan Negeri Sembilan 2-1 pada aksi sumbangsih yang berlangsung di Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Paroi.

Justeru malam ini, Amri bertekad membawa Selangor menjulang trofi tersebut buat kali ketiga dan lebih bermakna, di gelanggang sendiri berbanding dua edisi sebelum ini.

"Saya dan rakan-rakan akan berusaha untuk mempamerkan aksi terbaik kami pada perlawanan esok (malam ini) dan sudah tentu kami mahu menang sekali lagi aksi sumbangsih untuk musim ini.

"Semangat kami kali ini pasti lebih membuak-buak kerana mahu membalas dendam kekalahan 0-3 kepada Kelantan pada aksi suku akhir kedua Piala Malaysia musim lalu.

"Atas alasan itu serta beraksi pula di tempat sendiri, kami semua akan beraksi habis-habisan untuk memastikan kemenangan milik Selangor," kata Amri pada sidang media di Stadium Shah Alam petang semalam.

Perlawanan malam ini turut bakal menyaksikan pertembungan pemain-pemain kebangsaan yang membantu Malaysia menjuarai Piala Suzuki AFF 2010 pada 29 Disember lalu.

Selangor memiliki enam pemain kebangsaan iaitu Amri sendiri, Safiq Rahim, Safee Sali, Asraruddin Putra Omar, Amirulhadi Zainal dan Razman Roslan manakala Kelantan memiliki Khairul Fahmi Che Mat dan Norshahrul Idlan Talaha.

Aksi malam ini turut penting buat Safee, penjaring terbanyak Piala Suzuki AFF 2010 yang mahu sambutan hari lahirnya yang ke-27 hari ini berakhir dengan kegembiraan menjulang piala.

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