Tuesday, May 18, 2010

SPORTS 100518

Football first and with 24 days left to the FIFA World Cup – Germany’s captain Michael Ballack has been ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury.


Ballack’s injury was caused by a reckless tackle from Kevin-Prince Boateng in Saturday's FA Cup final victory over Portsmouth.

Boateng is in Ghana's squad for the summer showpiece in South Africa, with Germany drawn in the same group.
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Back home in the S-League – SAFFC’s title defence took a sharp turn for the worse yesterday, as Tampines Rovers defeated them 1-nil in their own Warriors Arena.

Aleksandar Duric – once a hero for the Warriors - scored the all-deciding goal four minutes from time.

The win for the Rovers now puts them 7-points clear of nearest rivals Etoile FC at the top.

Looking ahead tonight – Etoile can close the gap at the top when they play away at the Woodland’s Stadium against the Rams;

And Geylang United will want to keep pace with the leaders with a victory at home at the Bedok Stadium when they host the Young Lions.

Both ties will kick-off at 7:45pm.
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Finally in NBA Basketball – in the Western Conference Finals – The Los Angeles Lakers have won Game 1 – thrashing The Phoenix Suns 128 to 107

Playing at the Staples Centre in LA, the Lakers cruised to victory with Kobe Braynt scoring a high of 40 points.

Game 2 takes place in LA on the 19th.
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