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Oleh Norzie Mohd. Khasbi
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KUALA LUMPUR – Selepas mengadakan pertemuan hati ke hati dengan Presiden Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM), Datuk Seri Nadzmi Mohd. Salleh, jurulatih negara, Datuk Misbun Sidek akhirnya mula berlembut dan menyuarakan kesediaan untuk mempertimbangkan peletakan jawatannya.

Misbun meluahkan segala yang terbuku dalam pertemuan dengan presiden BAM itu, Rabu lalu dan selepas mengadakan perbincangan hati ke hati, Nadzmi percaya, krisis yang melanda jurulatih itu dan BAM sebenarnya boleh diselesaikan dan menuju ke arah positif.

Katanya, Misbun tidak pernah mempersoalkan struktur kejurulatihan yang baru, malah menghormatinya, beliau cuma memohon beberapa penambahan dalam program melibatkan jaguh No. 1 dunia, Datuk Lee Chong Wei – permintaan yang disifatkan oleh Nadzmi tidak keterlaluan dan boleh dipertimbangkan.

Menurut Nadzmi lagi, beliau percaya, krisis kedua-dua pihak boleh diselesaikan tanpa menyentuh struktur kejurulatihan, namun keputusan hanya akan diambil selepas mengadakan perbincangan terperinci bersama Pengarah Prestasi Tinggi BAM, Datuk James Selvaraj dan pengurus besar mereka, Kenny Goh.

"Saya beritahu Misbun agar mempertimbangkan peletakan jawatannya kerana beliau diperlukan untuk terus membimbing Datuk Lee Chong Wei yang ketika ini merupakan prospek terbaik kita untuk memenangi pingat emas di Sukan Olimpik London.

"Selepas bertukar pandangan dan berbincang secara lebih terperinci mengenai apakah yang dimahukan Misbun untuk merangka programnya dan apakah yang boleh ditawarkan BAM, saya percaya pertemuan ini berhasil dengan amat positif dan kami menuju satu keputusan terbaik untuk kedua-dua pihak.

"Misbun memerlukan program istimewa untuk menyiapkan Chong Wei menghadapi Sukan Olimpik 2012, bagi BAM, kami akan tengok apa yang boleh diberikan kepada mereka dari segi sparring dan akan cuba mendapatkan peruntukan tambahan jika diperlukan. Program akan cuba dilaksanakan tambah perlu menganggu struktur," kata Nadzmi ketika dihubungi.

Kata Nadzmi, selepas mengadakan rundingan bersama Misbun, beliau mendapati jurulatih itu sebenarnya tidaklah begitu bermasalah, cuma beliau mempunyai cara tersendiri dalam menjalankan kerja dan mahu ia dihormati, terutama Jawatankuasa Kejurulatihan dan Latihan (CTC).

Nadzmi tidak menyebut apakah memasukkan Misbun Ramdan Misbun ke dalam program kendalian jurulatih itu sebahagian daripada perkara yang dibincangkan, sebaliknya beliau menegaskan, ada beberapa perkara terlalu peribadi dan tidak wajar dikongsi.

Misbun menggemparkan sukan tanah air apabila menghantar surat peletakan jawatan pada 31 Disember lalu kerana tidak gembira dengan perubahan struktur kejurulatihan baru yang mengambil anaknya, Ramdan daripada programnya.

Badminton Terbuka Korea: Chong Wei kempunan hatrik

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Lee Chong Wei kempunan untuk melakar hatrik 2011 dan membawa pulang hadiah paling lumayan dalam sejarah badminton dunia apabila akur kepada tangan musuh tradisi, Lin Dan pada perlawanan akhir Terbuka Korea yang menawarkan hadiah keseluruhan AS$1.2 juta (RM3.8 juta), semalam.

Jaguh No. 1 dunia itu, yang memburu kejuaraan ketiga berturut-turut bulan ini selepas menjuarai Siri Super Masters Akhir (5-9 Januari) dan Terbuka Malaysia, minggu lalu bagaimanapun mempamerkan aksi menarik dalam pertarungan yang amat menghiburkan sebelum tunduk 19-21, 21-14, 16-21 dalam masa 1 jam, 15 minit.

Meskipun kalah, hadiah kemenangan AS$45,600 (RM140,000) yang dibawa pulang Chong Wei selaku naib juara tetap lebih besar berbanding hadiah yang diterimanya ketika menjuarai Terbuka Malaysia, minggu lalu – AS$30,000 (RM96,000), ini kerana Terbuka Korea adalah salah satu daripada empat kejohanan dalam kalendar Siri Super Premier.

Begitupun hadiah kemenangan yang dirangkul juara Olimpik, Lin Dan jauh lebih lumayan – AS$90,000 (RM275,000).

Malah, kemenangan itu membolehkan China membolot empat daripada lima kejuaraan yang ditawarkan dengan satu-satunya gelaran yang gagal diraih mereka adalah beregu lelaki, yang dimenangi pasangan tuan rumah, Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae.

Ini merupakan kejuaraan Siri Super ke-13 buat Lin Dan, kurang tiga gelaran di belakang Chong Wei. Namun, dia sudah menumpaskan musuh tradisinya itu dalam dua perlawanan akhir yang lebih besar – Sukan Olimpik 2008 dan Sukan Asia 2010.

Malah, Lin dan juga telah memiliki tiga kejuaraan dunia dalam koleksi.

"Walaupun gagal mencari kemenangan hatrik tetapi saya tetap gembira kerana berjaya merapatkan jurang permainan dengan Lin Dan. Perlawanan hari ini banyak memberi pengajaran dan pengalaman baru kepada saya.

"Memang memenatkan apabila terpaksa beraksi dalam tiga kejohanan berturut-turut dan selepas ini saya mahu rehat puas-puas untuk sambutan Tahun Baru Cina. Namun, cuti saya tidaklah terlalu panjang kerana saya perlu kembali ke latihan untuk persiapan All England.

"Saya tidak akan pulang ke Pulau Pinang, sebaliknya semua keluarga saya akan meraikan Tahun Baru Cina bersama di Kuala Lumpur. Saya hanya mahu memikirkan tentang keluarga sepanjang cuti nanti tetapi apabila kembali berlatih, sasaran saya adalah mempertahankan All England,'' kata Chong Wei.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with the winner's trophy after defeating Andy Murray of Britain in the final of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 31, 2011. — Reuters pic

"We brought two Serbian guys who played our traditional music for two hours ... We went out of the changing room at 2am. That's all I remember," said a glassy-eyed Djokovic of celebrations at Melbourne Park after his stunning straight sets victory over Briton Andy Murray. 

"I was carrying myself plus my bags and the trophy," he told a small group of reporters today. 

"I was handling myself under the circumstances quite good ... I could not really sleep because I was still under the great impression of winning a title, so it was hard because of the excitement." 

Wearing jeans and a T-shirt on a sweltering day, the lanky 23-year-old looked a little worse for wear as he sat next to the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 

He perked up enough to gush about having hit his stride after fighting years of doubt as a one-slam wonder since taking his first title at Melbourne Park in 2008. 

"It's been a period of ups and downs for me the last three years ... I haven't had that consistency and self-belief that I've needed to. 

"Right now and the last six months, I feel that I've reached that stage that I believe that I can really win it." 

"In last two months I'm probably playing the best tennis of my life and I cannot ask for a better start to the season. To be able to win the grand slam gives you a lot of confidence." 

Djokovic set up his title with a semi-final trouncing of Roger Federer, and his domination of Murray has fuelled talk of a new grand slam triumvirate, with the Serbian tipped to share more of the grand slam spoils with the Swiss master and Spaniard Rafa Nadal. 

While flattered, the Belgrade-born baseliner said he still needed to prove himself on all surfaces to feel comfortable about the compliment. 

"If the people want to call me a part of the big three, then that's great. I have big respect for Federer and Nadal, they are great examples of champions on and off the court in every sense. 

"If I want to become the best player in the world, I will have to win more grand slams," added Djokovic, who has never surpassed the semi-finals at Roland Garros or Wimbledon. 

"But yes, my goal you can say is (not only) to do well on clay, but to do my best result on Roland Garros." 

After beating Murray under the floodlights at Rod Laver Arena, Djokovic dedicated his victory to Serbia, drawing roars of approval from rows of countrymen clad in red, white and blue in the stands. 

Djokovic, who led Serbia to an emotional victory in the Davis Cup over France in December, grew up through the Balkan wars that ravaged the country and said the bitter times continued to spur him on as a player. 

"We've been growing up through two wars. When you turn around and analyse what you have been through, you appreciate some things more in your life and you know what your values are," he said. 

"Of course everybody loves their country. I don't love my country more than you love yours, but in my case it's a more special feeling because we've been through something different. 

"So to be able to help those people who I know how much they've suffered — and they still suffer because of some problems — it's our obligation in some way to give support and present as best we can." — Reuters   

SEOUL, Jan 31 — South Korean soccer captain Park Ji-sung formally announced his retirement from the national team today, but the Manchester United midfielder said he still has a few more years of soccer left in him. 

South Korea's coach Cho Kwang-rae had said at the Asian Cup last week that Park had retired from internationals, though the player had not said so himself. 

The 29-year-old represented his country for 11 years, highlighted by the side's semi-final finish at the 2002 World Cup finals co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. 

"It's been an honour to be playing wearing the national team uniform that I'd dreamed of as a young boy," Park told a news conference in Seoul. "I think this is the best decision for myself and for the national team. 

"I think I'll be playing at least three or four more years," he said, adding it would not be in internationals even if he were asked to represent South Korea at the World Cup finals. 

Park captained South Korea at last year's World cup finals in South Africa helping them reach the last 16. 

In 2009, he became the first Asian to play in the Champions League final but ended on the losing side when Barcelona beat United 2-0 in Roma. — Reuters   

KUALA LUMPUR: World number one Datuk Lee Chong Wei failed in a bid to bag his third consecutive Super Series title after losing to Lin Dan of China in a thrilling Korean Open Super Series final in Seoul, today.

Chong Wei who lost the first game 19-21, managed to level the tie by winning the second 21-14 and force the match into a deciding game but Lin Dan showed why he is the most feared player in the world when he clinched the third 21-16.

The Malaysian ace was gunning for his third consecutive title after having won the Super Series Grand Final in Taipei and the Malaysian Open Super Series last week but for Lin Dan, seeded sixth in the tournament, it was his first title of the year.

Meanwhile, local favourites Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae dumped world number one pair Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen from Denmark 21-6, 21-13 to clinch the men's doubles title in convincing fashion.

Apart from the men's singles, Chinese shuttlers also stamped their superiority by sweeping three more titles in matches that featured all-Chinese affairs.

The women's doubles was won by Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang who avenged their defeat in the Malaysian Open final to Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei, with a 21-18, 19-21, 21-4 victory while the women's singles title which was also a repeat of the Malaysian Open final, saw Wang Yihan reverse the score in Kuala Lumpur by beating Wang Shixian 21-14, 21-18.

The mixed doubles title went to Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei who beat Jiaming Tao/Tian Qing 21-17, 13-21, 21-19.

The Korean Open offered US$1.2 million in total prize money.

SEOUL: China's Lin Dan won US$90,000 - the richest winner's cheque in badminton history - when he beat Lee Chong Wei 21-19, 14-21, 21-16 in the Korean Open on Sunday.

Tne thrilling final lasted a gruelling 73 minutes.

Lin Dan won the first set 21-19 in 26 minutes against Chong Wei.

The Chinese ace was hardly in trouble in the first set and had the upper hand all the way.

Although Chong Wei took the lead briefly at 13-12, Lin Dan regained control again to forge ahead 17-15.

With the score tied at 18-18, Chong Wei misjudged a return to the back of the court by Lin Dan.

This proved to be costly as Lin Dan won the next two points to wrap up the set.

Chong Wei, however, came out flying in the second set.

Before long he was 14-10 ahead and extended his lead to 17-13 and 19-14.

The Malaysian and world No. 1 player then wrapped up the set 21-14 in 22 minutes when Lin Dan put the shuttle into the net while attempting a forehand return.

The rubber set was closely-fought, being tied at 5-5, 10-10 before Chong Wei went ahead 14-13.

But Lin Dan fought back to lead 17-16 and 19-16 before winning 21-16 in 25 minutes.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): Novak Djokovic won his second Australian Open title, breezing past Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 Sunday to extend Britain's near 75-year drought in men's singles Grand Slams.

Murray has now been runner-up in three Grand Slam finals - losing to Roger Federer at both the 2008 US Open and the 2010 Australian Open before his third disappointment Sunday which enabled Djokovic to add to his 2008 Australian title.

Djokovic had to overcome some big obstacles en route to the final, including a win over Federer in the semifinals. And this came just two months after leading Serbia to its first Davis Cup title.

"We have known each other for such a long time," Djokovic said of his Scottish rival. "It was difficult tonight."

Murray has not won a set in a Grand Slam final. Last year, Murray had tears after his loss to Federer. They weren't visible this year, but the hurt may have been just has bad after he lost seven straight games through the end of the first set and into the second and never appeared to be in the match.

The last British man to win a Grand Slam singles title was Fred Perry at the 1936 US Open - more than 270 majors ago.

Murray appeared to have some problems with his eyes during the match, rubbing them frequently during changeovers. But there was no mention of any problems in his presentation speech.

"I'll try to keep it togther this year," Murray said, speaking confidently and talking about "having more chances in the future" as the crowd yelled out "Andy, Andy."

Murray and Djokovic, who are each 23 and were born a week apart, are good friends and often practice together. At the coin flip ahead of the match, Djokovic smiled broadly for photos while Murray looked fidgety and nervous.

After the match, the two hugged, then Djokovic threw his racket, his shirt and then his shoes into the crowd.

The roof was closed on Rod Laver Arena for most of the day due to 38 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) temperatures, but was opened just before the match started and after the weather had cooled significantly.

Trailing 5-4, Murray double-faulted to lead off the 10th game of the first set. Then he hit a backhand into the net after a 39-hit point. Murray challenged the final point of the set when he thought his forehand stayed in on the backline, but Djokovic walked away with the set in 59 minutes.

Djokovic held serve on four straight points to open the second set, then went up 2-0 when he again broke Murray's service, finishing off the point when Murray's attempted drop shot was returned crosscourt for a winner. Murray had five unforced errors in the first two games.

The Serbian player went up 3-0, then continued his domination in the next game, breaking Murray in four straight points to go up 4-0 and held for 5-0, his seventh straight game win. Murray finally stopped the streak with an ace on game point to trail 5-1, then broke Djokovic in the next game to cut the margin to 5-2.

The third set started with Murray's second break of Djokovic's service in the match, but Djokovic ensure that Murray's advantage was short-lived by breaking him in the next game. After an unforced error wide, Murray pounded his fist and yelled out in disgust.

Things didn't improve for Murray, who held off six break points before Djokovic prevailed on the seventh in the fourth game, hitting a backhand down the line to pass a stretching Murray. Djokovic pumped his fist and let out a loud yell in celebration.

That, too, was short-lived, when Murray broke back in the next game to pull to within 3-2, then held through two break points to level the set at 3-3. Late in the match, Murray appeared to clutch his lower back after a low return on the baseline.

Djokovic soon broke serve again and then served it out.

Djokovic now leads the head-to-head series 5-3, ending a three-match streak for Murray.

LONDON – Belum ada kejelasan seputar transfer Fernando Torres ke Chelsea. Tapi, awak The Blues sudah siap menyambut kedatangan El Nino.
 
Baru-baru ini Liverpool memang menolak tawaran Chelsea yang kabarnya berkisar di angka 35 juta poundsterling.
 
Belakangan klub London Barat menaikkan mahar menjadi 50 juta poundsterling dengan tambahan Danie Sturridge demi memuluskan transfer mantan punggawa Atletico Madrid, meski The Reds sendiri lebih menginginkan Nicolas Anelka menjadi bagian dari transfer tersebut.
 
Tapi, isyarat gelandang Frank Lampard seolah mengklaim El Nino –julukan Torres- bakal mendarat di Stamford Bridge. Lampard menegaskan siap menyambut kehadiran Torres.
 
"Pemain papan atas dan kelas dunia akan selalu membantu skuad Anda," jelas Lampard, seperti disitat Goal, Senin (31/1/2011).
 
"Kita lihat apa yang akan terjadi dengan klub, siapa yang akan mereka bawa dan pelatih inginkan, tapi kami selalu menyambut kedatangan mereka," lanjut pemain internasional Inggris.
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MILAN – Delio Rossi bangga dengan penampilan Palermo, meski akhirnya kalah 2-3 dari Inter Milan dalam lanjutan Serie A, Minggu (30/1/2011).
 
Rosanero harus mengakui keunggulan La Beneamata setelah unggul 2-0 di babak pertama. Namun, Rossi sama sekali kegagalan timnya mencuri angka dari Giuseppe Meazza.
 
"Hari ini kami sangat spektakuler, kuat, dan naif. Ini pertandingan hebat melawan tim kelas dunia, tapi kami terlalu naif saat memegang keunggulan," jelas Rossi, dilansir Football-Italia, Senin (31/1/2011).
 
"Kami memiliki peluang untuk mencuri (angka), tapi semuanya dibuang sia-sia. Ini juga membuat kami paham bahwa di level seperti ini, kami harus lebih baik. Tim ini sudah membuang kesempatan besar," Rossi menambahkan.
 
"Kami harus mengembangkan efisiensi, tak cukup mengandalkan permainan indah dalam sepakbola. Kami harus bergerak, meski minim pengalaman," papar Rossi lagi.
 
Ketika ditanya penampilan penampilan Palermo yang seharusnya menerapkan pola bertahan saat unggul 2-0, Rossi mengaku itu bukan gaya permainan timnya.
 
"Kami memiliki banyak pemain kreatif dan akan sulit bagi mereka jika harus di belakang bola," pungkasnya.
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Pemain pengganti pada babak kedua Fabregas mencetak gol dari titik penalti pada menit 86 setelah tim League One Huddersfield dengan susah payah bangkit dari ketinggalan 0-1 untuk menyamakan kedudukan.

Gol penentu kemenangan yang diciptakan Fabregas itu terjadi setelah pemain belakang Jamie McCombe menjatuhkan Nicklas Bendtner di kotak penalti.

Arsenal, yang kehilangan Sebastien Squillaci karena diganjar kartu merah sesaat sebelum babak pertama usai, sebelumnya meraih keunggulan berkat gol bunuh diri Peter Clarke pada menit 22.

Huddersfield membalas melalui sundulan Alan Lee pada menit 66, membuat Arsenal terlihat menghadapi kemungkinan pertandingan ulang putaran keempat.

Tapi kemudian Fabregas mengungkapkan kelegaan kalau Arsenal, yang sudah mencapai final Piala Liga bulan depan dan akan menghadapi Barcelona pada 16 besar Liga Champions, bisa menghindari pertandingan ulang lagi.

"Hari ini kami menang dan kami senang tidak harus memainkan pertandingan tambahan," katanya pada ESPN. "Kami berada di Eropa dan bermain menghadapi tim terbaik Eropa, sehingga kami tidak memerlukan pertandingan tambahan."

Arsenal awalnya terlihat bermain nyaman dengan menggerakkan bola dengan mudah ke semua sisi lapangan dan menciptakan serangkaian peluang.

Andrei Arshavin sempat mendapat peluang namun hanya bisa membentur tiang gawang saat pertandingan berlangsung seperempat jam sebelum gol bunuh diri Clarke membuat Arsenal unggul.

Huddersfield mencoba bangkit dan sesaat sebelum turun minum mereka mendapat dorongan semangat saat Jack Hunt dihadang badan Squillaci saat akan bisa menembus pertahanan Arsenal.

Wasit Mark Clattenburg tidak ragu untuk mengeluarkan kartu merah dan Arsenal harus bermain dengan 10 pemain.

Dengan tanpa beban Huddersfield mengawali babak kedua dengan bagus dengan kiper Arsenal Manuel Almunia harus melakukan penyelamatan dari sundulan Lee dan dari hasil sepak pojok, Huddersfield kembali nyaris menciptakan gol melalui tembakan Joey Gudjonsson.

Pada menit 66, tekanan Huddersfield membuahkan hasil saat Lee melompat untuk menyundul bola hasil sepak pojok Anthony Pilkington.

Manajer Arsenal Arsene Wenger merespon dengan menarik keluar Abou Diaby dan memasukan Fabregas, dan Arsenal setelah itu terlihat lebih banyak mengancam gawang lawan.

Fabregas bisa mempertahankan ketenangannya untuk menjebol gawang dari titik penalti dan mengantar Arsenal ke 16 besar. (I015/K004)

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Posisi kedua Napoli juga meraih kemenangan dengan mengalahkan bekas klub Pazzini, Sampdoria 4-0, dengan striker Uruguay Edinson Cavani mencetak tiga gol.

Dalam salah satu pertandingan terbaik musim ini, posisi keempat Inter tertinggal lebih dulu pada babak pertama dari gol Fabrizio Miccoli dan Antonio Nocerino meskipun mereka mendominasi.

Pazzini, yang dikontrak pada hari Jumat, dimasukan setelah turun minum dan tidak lama kemudian mencetak gol sebelum sebuah tembakan penalti pemain Palermo Javier Pastore dapat diselamatkan Julio Cesar.

Kemudian Pazzini melepaskan sundulan tajam ke pojok bawah gawang dari tendangan bebas Maicon dan kemudian Samuel Eto`o memastikan kemenangan dari titik penalti 14 menit sebelum bubaran.

Pertandingan AS Roma melawan tuan rumah Bologna dihentikan setelah 18 menit karena salju.

Pada pertandingan lain, tim terbawah klasemen Bari terjatuh lebih jauh dengan kekalahan 1-2 di Cagliari, sementara tekan terus berlanjut pada pelatih Brescia Mario Beretta setelah tim dua dari bawah klasemen itu kalah 0-3 di kandang oleh Chievo.

Lecce bermain imbang 1-1 dengan pesaing degaradasi mereka Cesena, sementara Genoa yang berada di papan tengah merebut kemenangan 3-1 atas Parma. (I015/K004)

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Penyerang Inter Milan, Giampaolo Pazzini (kanan), merayakan golnya ke gawang Palermo, dalam lanjutan Serie-A, Minggu (30/1/2011).

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MILAN, KOMPAS.com — Presiden Inter Milan Massimo Moratti menilai penyerang barunya, Giampaolo Pazzini, memiliki segala yang dibutuhkan Inter dari seorang penyerang. Status kewarganegaraan Italia yang disandang Pazzini termasuk di antaranya.

Pazzini didatangkan Inter dari Sampdoria belum lama ini. Ia sudah melakoni satu laga, yaitu pertandingan Serie A melawan Palermo, Minggu (30/1/2011).

Pada pertandingan itu Inter sempat tertinggal 0-2, sebelum akhirnya menang 3-2. Pazzini berperan atas terciptanya semua gol Inter.

Sepasang gol pertama Inter dicetak oleh Pazzini. Pada menit ke-76, ia dilanggar Ezequiel Munoz di kotak penalti. Hadiah dieksekusi Samuel Eto'o dan membuahkan gol ketiga.

"Ia memiliki semua yang kami cari. Penyerang ideal untuk membantu kami menghadapi masa depan. Lebih-lebih, ia adalah orang Italia dan itu bagus," ujar Moratti.

"Kedatangannya membuat kami lebih kuat. Apakah kami bisa semakin mendekati (penguasa sementara) AC Milan atau tidak bergantung pada performa kami dan mereka pada sisa musim." lanjutnya.

Berkat kemenangan tersebut, Inter duduk di posisi keempat klasemen sementara dengan 38 poin, atau kalah sembilan angka dari AC Milan. (GL)

LONDON, KOMPAS.com — Striker Tottenham Hotspur, Robbie Keane, akhirnya berlabuh ke West Ham. Dia berada di klub London itu sebagai pinjaman sampai akhir musim.

Keane sudah kesulitan mendapat tempat inti di Tottenham. Pemain yang sempat membela Liverpool dan kembali ke "Spurs" itu dipinjamkan kepada klub Skotlandia, Celtic, pada Januari 2010 .

Masa pinjaman di Celtic usai, tetapi Keane tetap tak masuk rencana Pelatih Harry Redknapp. Beberapa klub sempat mengincarnya. Namun, dia akhirnya berlabuh ke West Ham.

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West Ham Dapat Robbie Keane
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Bergabungnya Keane ke Upton Park disampaikan ketua klub, David Gold, setelah skuad arahan Avram Grant itu mengalahkan Nottingham Forest 3-2 di Piala FA, Minggu (30/1/2011). "Kami senang sekali bisa mendapatkan seorang striker kelas dunia," ujarnya dikutip BBC.

Keane terlihat di tribun Upton Park di pertandingan tersebut dam rencananya akan diperkenalkan secara resmi kepada publik hari Senin waktu setempat. West Ham meminjam Keane sampai akhir musim dan diberi opsi kontrak permanen oleh Spurs untuk musim depan.

Semenjak kembali ke White Hart Lane di paruh kedua musim 2008/2009, setelah tak bersinar selama enam bulan di Liverpool, Keane tak kunjung menemukan kebintangannya lagi di skuad Lilywhites. Itu sebabnya ia dipinjamkan ke Celtic di paruh kedua musim musim lalu.

Di awal musim ini ia harus berjuang keras untuk memperoleh tempatnya lagi di barisan depan pasukan Harry Redknapp, tapi tak berhasil juga. Ia hanya dimainkan dua kali sebagai starter di Premiership dan tidak mencetak gol dari tujuh pertandingan.

Spurs sebenarnya mencoba berbisnis dengan West Ham dengan mengirim proposal pembelian untuk Scott Parker senilai 10 juta pondsterling. Namun West Ham tak ingin melepas gelandangnya itu, dan malahan berhasil meyakinkan Spurs supaya mengoper Keane pada mereka, biarpun harus menanggung gajinya yang 70 ribu poundsterling per pekan.

West Ham, yang saat ini mendekam di posisi terbawah klasemen sementara, sudah pula merekrut penyerang Senegal, Demba Ba, dari Hoffenheim di hari Jumat. Dua pemain lain yang juga didatangkan West Ham di bulan ini adalah Wayne Bridge dari Manchester City dan Gary O'Neil dari Middlesbrough.

Demba Ba dan Keane akan bersaing di level interen terutama dengan Carlton Cole dan Viktor Obinna, yang mencetak hat-trick saat West Ham menundukkan Forest malam ini.

( a2s / din )

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Debut Impian Pazzini
Andi Abdullah Sururi - detiksport

Dua hari setelah resmi menjadi pemain La Beneamata, Pazzini langsung dilibatkan pelatih Leonardo untuk pertandingan Seri A melawan Palermo di Giuseppe Meazza malam ini, Minggu (30/1/2011). Ia masih duduk di bangku cadangan ketika Inter tertinggal dua gol di babak pertama.

Usai turun minum Pazzini diturunkan, menggantikan Coutinho. Hanya dalam waktu 11 menit berada di lapangan, penyerang Italia berusia 26 tahun itu berhasil menjebol gawang lawan, dan melakukannya lagi di menit 73 untuk membuat kedudukan menjadi imbang 2-2. Sampai di situ saja Pazzini sudah melakukan debutnya yang gemilang.

Tiga menit dari gol keduanya, pemain yang dibeli dari Sampdoria itu kembali melakukan aksi berbahaya yang membuat pemain lawan menjatuhkannya di kotak penalti. Samuel Eto'o mengambil tendangan penalti itu dan Inter berbalik unggul. Skor 3-2 bertahan hingga pertandingan selesai.

"Mustahil untuk membayangkan sebuah debut impian seperti ini," cetus sang bintang baru itu kepada SkySport seusai laga. "Aku sudah memulai pengalaman Inter-ku dengan cara yang paling baik. Bahwa kami kemudian menang, itu menjadikan semuanya lebih baik lagi."

Pazzini mulai dilirik orang semenjak membela Fiorentina di tahun 2005, setelah mengawali karirnya bersama Atalanta. Setelah empat musim membela La Viola, ia digaet Sampdoria di musim panas 2009, dan di akhir musim mendulang 19 gol, yang menjadikannya pemain paling subur nomor tiga di musim itu.

Hingga paruh pertama musim ini ia sudah mengemas enam gol bersama Il Samp, dan baru saja menambahkan dua lagi dalam aksi pertamanya untuk Inter.

( a2s / din )

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Chong Wei secured his final berth with a clinical 21-10, 21-10 win over Du Pengyu of China in 34 minutes to set up an exciting clash against Lin Dan.

Lin Dan was forced to work hard for a 23-21, 20-22, 21-15 win over Simon Santoso of Indonesia in 75 minutes and may not have it easy against his opponent who has been brimming with confidence.

Chong Wei has won the World Super Series Masters Finals in Taipei and the Malaysia Open and will be aiming to defend the title that comes with a US$90,000 (RM275,000) purse.

The due were supposed to face off in the semi-finals of the Malaysia Open last week but an abdominal injury forced Lin Dan to concede a walkover to compatriot Chen Long in the last eight. Chen Long suffered a thrashing at the hands of Chong Wei.

The stats are in favour of Lin Dan with 15 wins opposed to Chong Wei's seven.

National singles coach Tey Siu Bock, in a telephone interview from Seoul, said Chong Wei has been in good form while Lin Dan has been struggling but feels it is to close to call.

"Chong Wei-Lin Dan's matches have been very close lately and it will be no different tomorrow (today). Chong Wei has reached the final fora second consecutive week and physically, he will be tested if the match goes the distance," said Siu Bock.

"One advantage is the last two matches involving Lin Dan went to three games while Chong Wei won comfortably.

"I feel that mental aspect will play a major part and the shuttler who can withstand the pressure will take it."

Meanwhile, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong's run came to an expected end as they fell 20-22, 21-9, 21-10 to South Koreans Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae in the semi-finals.

It was Kien Keat-Boon Heong's 10th defeat in 12 meetings and national doubles coach Rexy Mainaky, when contacted in Seoul, said the Malaysians didn't have the patience to counter the Koreans.

"Kien Keat and Boon Heong opted for long rallies and there was a lot of positive intent from the former and they managed to win the first game. However, they didn't stick to the game plan," said Rexy.

"The shuttle was slow and it is not easy to kill the rallies fast and they remained close until 8-9 in the second game. After that Kien Keat-Boon Heong got too impatient and lost it.

"They tried to revert to the game plan in the third but there was a bit of a draught and they were just unable to contain the Koreans."

Jae Sung-Yong Dae will play World No 1 Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen, who denied an-Korean final after beating Ko Sung Hyun-Yoo Yeon Seong 21-17, 21-19, today.

RESULTS -- (All S-Finals) Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei (Mas) bt Du Penyu (Chn) 21-10, 21-10; Lin Dan (Chn) bt Simon Santoso (Ina) 23-21, 20-22, 21-15.

Doubles: Mathias Boe-Carsten Mogensen (Den) bt Ko Sung Hyun-Yoo Yeon Seong (Kor) 21-17, 21-19; Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae (Kor) bt Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong (Mas) 20-22, 21-9, 21-10.

Women's Singles: Wang Yihan (Chn) bt Sung Ji Hyun (Kor) 21-5, 18-21, 21-18; Wang Shixian (Chn) bt Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (Tha) 21-7, 21-13.

Doubles: Wang Xiaoli-Yu Yang (Chn) bt Cheng Wen Hsing-Chien Yu Chin (Tai) 21-9, 17-21, 21-7; Tian Qing-Zhao Yunlei (Chn) bt Du Jing-Pan Pan (Chn) 21-12, 22-20.

Mixed doubles: Tao Jiaming-Tian Qing (China) bt Ko Sung Hyun-Ha Jung Eun (Kor) 21-18, 21-17; Zhang Nan-Zhao Yunlei (Chn) bt Xu Chen-Ma Jin (Chn) 21-14, 21-11.

UniKL's Philipp Stahr (left) tries to get past Maybank's Engku Abdul Malek Engku Mohamed in their match in Kuantan yesterday. — Picture by Luqman Hakim Zubir

The highly charged match, which saw six yellow cards flashed, was heading towards a 1-1 draw but a last minute penalty corner gave full points to the university side.

UniKL's German import Kevin Lim gave them the lead with a 39th minute penalty corner but 39-year-old former international Chairil Anwar equalised for Maybank with a 55th minute field goal.

The match turned robust after that, and six players were flashed the yellow card to cool down the situation.

From Maybank, K. Gobinathan (35th), Riduan Nasir (66th) and Hairul Nizam (41st) were shown yellow while UniKL's Khairil Anuar saw yellow twice (47th and 59th minutes) while Syamin Yusof was sent off in the 59th.

And just when Maybank were ready to celebrate their hard-fought draw, UniKL won a penalty corner in the 70th minute and Stahr flicked in the winner.

Maybank coach Wallace Tan attributed his team's erratic form to injuries, and inexperienced juniors.

"I am not making excuses for our worst season in a decade, but we have been bogged down by a string of injuries, six players to be precise, and have also fielded five juniors who lack match experience," said Tan.

"The young players made some basic mistakes which led to goals being scored against us. But I am still giving them maximum time, because I am looking at next season, where hopefully they will become more confident."

Tenaga Nasional bounced back from a 2-0 defeat to Sapura on Friday to hammer Nur Insafi 5-2.

Amin Rahim, the best flicker in the country, delivered a hat-trick in the 25th, 47th and 55th minutes, while the other goals were scored by Faizal Saari (58th, 67th).

Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club (KLHC) rested several key players against UITM, but won 6-1 with to strengthen their grip at the top of the standings.

PREMIER DIVISION -- RESULTS: Maybank 1 UniKL 2, Tenaga Nasional 5 Nur Insafi 2, Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club 6 UiTM 1, YNS 3 Armed Forces 1.

DIVISION ONE -- TODAY: Ipoh City Council v Bukit Jalil Sports School (Azlan Shah Stadium, 5pm), Bandar Penawar Sports School v Malacca CC (Bandar Penawar, 5pm), Armed Forces Juniors v Universiti Sains Malaysia (Tun Razak Stadium, 5pm).

SILVERSTONE – Paul di Resta siap membuat kejutan di ajang Formula One (F1) 2011. Di Resta mengaku tak ingin mengikuti jejak Jenson Button yang gagal pada percobaan pertama.
 
Ya, Di Resta menjadi pembalap Britania Raya ketiga setelah Button dan Lewis Hamilton di ajang F1 musim ini. Kini, pembalap anyar Force India tersebut bertekad tidak mau membuat kesalahan seperti Button yang gagal pada percobaan pertama.
 
"Anda pasti akan membuat kesalahan. Sebab, saya hanya seorang manusia biasa," demikian kata Di Resta mengomentari menjadi pembalap F1 sebagaimana dikutip Sportinglife, Minggu (30/1/2011).
 
"Namun, selama anda tidak melakukan kesalahan yang sama untuk kedua kalinya, maka anda pasti akan senang," lanjut pembalap 24 tahun tersebut.
 
"Kami bukan mesin. Bahkan, mesin juga bisa mengalami kegagalan," tandas pembalap yang memulai karier di ajang Karting tersebut.
(hmr)

MELBOURNE – Kim Clijsters memiliki ambisi lain setelah menjadi juara di Australia Open 2011. Clijsters mengaku ingin menambah anak lagi.
 
Ya, Clijsters baru saja meraih gelar Australia Open, setelah mengalahkan Li Na pada partai final di Rod Laver Arena, kemarin. Kini, merencanakan menambah momongan lagi di masa mendatang.
 
"Mungkin, saya ingin menambah anak lagi," demikian kata Clijsters yang baru memiliki satu putri itu sebagaimana dilansir news.theage.com.au, Minggu (30/1/2011).
 
Sejak menelan kekalahan pada final grand slam untuk pertama kali pada 2001 silam, petenis kelahiran Belgia itu berhasil menambah berbagai gelar, termasuk enam gelar juara grand slam sebelum ajang ini.
 
"Saya sama sekali tidak mengharapkan semua terjadi secepat ini," lanjut petenis 27 tahun tersebut.
 
"Saya sempat berpikir membutuhkan waktu untuk menemukan kembali performa terbaik. Mungkin, saya bisa kembali ke rutinitas berjalan bersama keluarga dan lainnya," tandas mantan petenis nomor satu dunia itu.
(hmr)