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can still win Premier League title, insists John Terry” plus 4 more- Chelsea can still win Premier League title, insists John Terry - Brady slams Spurs’ ‘money-driven’ Olympic Stadium bid - Australian Open 2011: Murray and Nadal reach quarters - Ian Holloway warns Liverpool over Charlie Adam saga - Joe Hart: Man City’s trophy hunt could be over in weeks Chelsea can still win Premier League title, insists John Terry Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:38 PM PST Chelsea captain John Terry claims the Blues are still in with a chance of retaining their Premier League title. Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Nicolas Anelka and Ramires all scored as Carlo Ancelotti’s men sealed a convincing 4-0 victory at Bolton on Monday to close the gap on leaders Manchester United to seven points having played a game more. Chelsea are yet to face Sir Alex Ferguson’s men this season and Terry believes a combination of good fortune and positive results against United can blow the title race wide open. “In the past we’ve never given up,” said Terry. “Manchester United are playing well at the moment and getting the right results, maybe getting a bit of luck too. But things can change and if we can win both games against them we’ll be right back in it.” Meanwhile, manager Ancelotti believes his side have now “turned the corner” following their difficult spell in the league after leading his side to back-to-back victories – and insists the Blues will still fight for all available silverware this season. “I think we’ve turned the corner,” said Ancelotti. “We are playing good football with a good attitude and a good mentality. The performance was very good and now I think we are coming back to fight for everything. “It is not easy to close the gap but we have to try. We are playing well and are in good condition, so we will try to do everything to close the gap.” Brady slams Spurs’ ‘money-driven’ Olympic Stadium bid Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:32 PM PST West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady claims Tottenham’s bid to inherit the Olympic Stadium is purely money-driven and has branded the north London club’s proposal to rebuild the arena as “outrageous”. Brady’s comments are the latest in a bitter war of words between the two clubs as they wrangle over the future of the stadium in Newham. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp had last week warned that the Hammers would turn the site into a “desolate graveyard”. But Brady has hit back by insisting that West Ham’s bid offers something for the whole of the east London community, while Tottenham’s is based purely on financial considerations. “Tottenham have clearly decided north London is no longer good enough, which is why former legacy champion Sir Keith Mills and Daniel Levy have their eyes on moving closer to Canary Wharf,” Brady wrote in The Sun. “Is football only ever about money? “Theirs is a spur of the moment money-making bid. Ours is a phenomenal partnership proposal which came together with a true united approach. The former Birmingham City chief executive added: “To demolish the Olympic Stadium would be an outrageous waste of money and resources. The energy used to build it for £500m, knock it down and then rebuild a football ground would be the equivalent of running the Olympic Stadium for nigh on 90 years.” The decision on the future use of the stadium—originally scheduled for Friday—was postponed by the Olympic Park Legacy Company after it said it needs more time to study both bids. Tottenham plan to demolish the £537m stadium and build a football-only arena in its place, while West Ham have pledged to retain the ground’s athletics track and turn it into a 60,000-capacity venue for football, athletics, concerts and community use. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy insists athletics stadiums are not suitable venues for football. “Football and athletics cannot co-exist successfully in the same stadium,” said Levy. “There are examples all over the world of where clubs have removed tracks or moved stadiums simply because of the poor spectator experience and the lack of sustainability in the long-term due to decreasing attendances. We never considered for one moment placing our fans in such a stadium environment.” But Brady is unconcerned by the criticism of running tracks within football stadia. She added: “Uefa and Fifa clearly don’t think they [running tracks] are an issue. Champions League and World Cup finals only go to the best venues – and they generally have tracks, including next year’s Euro 2012 final.” Meanwhile, London 2012 chairman Lord Coe has publicly voiced his support for West Ham’s bid by claiming there is a “moral obligation” to preserve the site as a multi-sport facility. “It’s really serious that we deliver on what we said we were going to deliver, unless we are prepared to trash our international reputation,” he said. “The bid was very clear and unambiguous. This was a community facility, multi-sport, track and field. “I remember delivering a vision to leaders of world sport about a generation of young people being inspired to take up Olympic sports. I remember talking about young people in east London fashioning their futures through sport. “I’m prepared to revisit my words that day, but I genuinely don’t recall a whole heap about bulldozing down a publicly-funded facility, replacing it with a Premiership football club and inspiring a generation of Tottenham season ticket holders, however many there may be on a waiting list.” Coe added: “We must be really clear here. What we pledged in Singapore was not ambiguous. I took those words very seriously – I delivered them.” Australian Open 2011: Murray and Nadal reach quarters Posted: 24 Jan 2011 10:22 AM PST British No1 Andy Murray kept up his fine form at the Australian Open to reach the quarter-finals after crushing world No11 Jurgen Melzer in straight sets in Melbourne. Murray dictated play from the off, drawing his Austrian opponent all over the court as he raced to a 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 victory in just 103 minutes. The Scot, who is yet to drop a set in Melbourne, was delighted with his triumph. “I am very pleased,” said Murray. “It was a match expected to be difficult but I was intense from the start and I dictated a lot of points on my forehand and didn’t make many mistakes. “It was quite windy and I didn’t want to get behind in any of the sets. I enjoyed it in the end and it was one of those matches where everything I hit went right.” World No5 Murray will now play the unseeded Alexandr Dolgopolov in the last eight after the Ukrainian upset fourth seed Robin Soderling 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2. Dolgopolov is playing his first ever Australian Open but has already defeated top seeds such as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga along the way – and Murray knows he will have to continue his emphatic form to overcome his next opponent. “If I keep playing like I am I will give myself a good chance to win matches,” he said. “It was one of the best I’ve played but I need to be switched on for the next match.” Meanwhile, top seed Rafael Nadal joined Murray in the last eight with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 victory over the rejuvenated Marin Cilic. Serving at 73 per cent Nadal looks in supreme form entering the later stages of the grand slam as fans look to a possible semi-final showdown Murray. But the world No1 will first have to overcome fellow countryman David Ferrer in the quarter-finals. The Spaniard has been suffering with a virus since the New Year but on Monday said: “Today was the first day I felt perfect physically.” World No2 Roger Federer faces fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka on Tuesday as third seed Novak Djokovic takes on Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych for a place in the semi-finals. Ian Holloway warns Liverpool over Charlie Adam saga Posted: 24 Jan 2011 06:51 AM PST Ian Holloway has told Liverpool to “put up or shut up” over their pursuit of Charlie Adam after Blackpool turned down a transfer request from their captain on Monday. The 25-year-old midfielder submitted his request to leave the Seasiders on Monday afternoon but the Blackpool manager says the club will not allow him to leave unless their valuation of the player is met. “If I was the Liverpool manager I would want to buy him because they have never replaced Xabi Alonso,” said Holloway. “But you have to come up with the right amount of money. I don’t want to stand in his way, but they have to put up or shut up.” Adam has attracted the attention of a number of Premier League clubs this January transfer window and both Birmingham and Aston Villa have registered their interest in the Scotland midfielder, but Liverpool are the favourites to sign the Scot after having a £4m bid rejected at the weekend. Blackpool are thought to want around £8m for their star player and are holding firm with their efforts to hold on to Adam, who has scored four goals this season. Holloway also revealed that he has not considered dropping Adam for Tuesday night’s Premier League clash with league leaders Manchester United at Bloomfield Road. “Not a chance,” he said when asked about the prospect. “If I tried to stop that boy playing against Manchester United he would probably kill me. Charlie loves this club and just because he puts a transfer request in doesn’t change that.” Joe Hart: Man City’s trophy hunt could be over in weeks Posted: 24 Jan 2011 05:39 AM PST Joe Hart has warned his Manchester City team-mates that they must improve and get results or risk losing out in their hunt for silverware this season. Roberto Mancini’s men succumbed to their fifth league defeat of the season at Villa Park on Saturday leaving them three points behind leaders Manchester United having played two games more. City were unable to break down Aston Villa’s resolute rearguard despite having dominated for long spells – and Hart believes the Eastlands club need to focus on converting possession into goals if they are to keep chase with their rivals. “In three weeks, we could be out of the running on all three fronts, so we need to keep getting results,” the England international said in The Sun. “Villa were a team in desperate need of results but so are we. They threw everything in the way of the ball, defenders and strikers. He added: “We are gutted and there is anger that we’ve dominated the second half and not scored. There is no shoulda, woulda, coulda. “We’ve got to come here and get results. We’ve hammered them but not put the ball in the net.” You are subscribed to email updates from The Sport Review To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 -- Posted By Mas Item Arekjowo to The Sport Review at 1/24/2011 11:06:00 PM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gugukluhayat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gugukluhayat?hl=en.
