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14/12 Semi-Final 18:00 ---------------------- Vietnam 4 : 1 Singapore Macth1 19:00 ---------------------- Laos 1 : 3 Malaysia Macth2 Third Place 17/12 15:00 ---------------------- Singapore 3 : 1 Laos Final 18:00 ---------------------- Vietnam 0 : 1 Malaysia SO THE CHAMPION IS MALAYSIA.

1. Thailand ----- Gold = 86 ----- Silver = 83 ----- Bronze = 97 Total = 266. 2. Vietnam ----- Gold = 83 ----- Silver = 75 ----- Bronze = 57 Total = 215. 3. Indonesia ----- Gold = 43 ----- Silver = 53 ------ Bronze = 74 Total = 170. 4. Malaysia ----- Gold = 40 ----- Silver = 40 ----- Bronze = 59 Total = 139. 5. Philippines ----- Gold = 38 ----- Silver = 35 ----- Bronze = 51 Total = 124. 6. Singapore ----- Gold = 33 ------ Silver = 30 ----- Bronze = 35 Total = 98. 7. Laos ----- Gold = 33 ----- Silver = 25 ----- Bronze = 52 Total = 110. 8. Myanmar ----- Gold = 12 ----- Silver = 22 ----- Bronze = 37 Total = 71. 9. Cambodia ----- Gold = 3 ---- Silver = 10 ----- Bronze = 27 Total = 40. 10. Brunei ----- Gold = 1 ----- Silver = 1 ----- Bronze = 8 Total = 10. 11. East-Timor ----- Gold = 0 ----- Silver = 0 ----- Bronze = 3 Total = 3.

3/12 13:30 ---------------------- Thailand 14 : 0 Malaysia 15:45 ---------------------- Laos 1 : 1 Myanmar 6/12 13:30 ---------------------- Thailand 2 : 2 Myanmar 15:45 ---------------------- Malaysia 0 : 8 Vietnam 8/12 13:30 ---------------------- Myanmar 1 : 1 Vietnam 15:45 ---------------------- Thailand 4 : 1 Laos 11/12 13:30 ---------------------- Laos 5 : 0 Malaysia 15:45 ---------------------- Vietnam 2 : 2 Thailand 13/12 15:45 ---------------------- Vietnam 3 : 0 Laos 14:30 ---------------------- Myanmar 7 : 1 Malaysia 16/12 Final 16:30 ---------------------- Thailand 0 : 0 Vietnam Penalty: ------------------------------------- Thailand 0 : 3 Vietnam SO THE CHAMPION IS VIETNAM

Group B 5/12 15:00 ------------------- Singapore 2 : 2 Indonesia 17:45 ------------------- Laos 1 : 1 Myanmar 7/12 15:00 ------------------- Myanmar 1 : 2 Singapore 17:45 ------------------- Laos 2 : 0 Indonesia 10/12 15:00 ------------------- Myanmar 3 : 1 Indonesia 17:45 ------------------- Laos 0 : 0 singapore

Group A 2/12----------- 15:00 Malaysia 11 : 0 East Timor. --------------- 17:45 Thailand 1 : 1 Vietnam. 4/12----------- 15:30 Thailand 4 : 0 Cambodia. --------------- 17:45 Vietnam 4 : 0 East Timor. 6/12----------- 15:00 Vietnam 3 : 1 Malaysia. --------------- 17:45 East Timor 1 : 4 Cambodia . 8/12----------- 15:00 East Timor 0 : 9 Thailand . --------------- 17:45 Cambodia 0 : 4 Malaysia . 11/12---------- 15:00 Cambodia 1 : 6 Vietnam . --------------- 15:00 Malaysia 2 : 1 Thailand.

1. China Gold: 48 Silver: 25 Bronze: 19 Total: 92. 2. Vietnam Gold: 42 Silver: 30 Bronze: 22 Total: 94. 3. Kazakhstan Gold: 21 Silver: 16 Bronze: 21 Total: 58.

8 - 14 November 2009 at National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh. Schedule and Result Date 8/11: 15:30------------------- The Vissai Ninh Binh 1 : 1 Laos U23 18:00------------------- Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2 : 3 Cambodia U23 Date 10/11: 15:30------------------- The Vissai Ninh Binh 0 : 3 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 18:00------------------- Cambodia U23 2 : 1 Laos U23 Date 12/11: 15:30------------------- Laos U23 0 : 3 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 18:00------------------- Cambodia U23 0 : 1 The Vissai Ninh Binh Date 14/11: 15:30------------------- Laos U23 0 : 1 The Vissai Ninh Binh 18:00------------------- Cambodia U23 3 : 2 Hoang Anh Gia Lai

by Ally White Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova finally (re-)experienced success after a 10-month layoff from tennis. The unseeded Sharapova took the title at Saturday's Pan Pacific Open final after 7th-seed Jelena Jankovic retired in the first set due to a wrist injury. Her withdrawal did not, however, bring joy to Sharapova, who wanted to win the final through her own efforts. Nevertheless, the Russian understood the need for withdrawal; the tennis star had had surgery on her should last October, not returning to tennis until May. The title is Sharapova's first since her surgery and the 20th of her career. Her last title was attained in April of 2008 at Amelia Island. Sharapova got off to a rough start; the Servian Janovik began strong, breaking her Russian opponent's serve and taking a 2-0 lead. Sharapova, however, rallied and took the next four games. By the time Jankovic took a timeout to have her right arm examined by her trainer, Sharapova had taken the lead in the ...

by Simon Lowenstein The 2016 Summer Olympics have been awarded to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, over Chicago in the United States, Tokyo in Japan, and Madrid in Spain. Many viewed Rio as the favorite to become the host of the 2016 Olympic Games, since the Olympics have never been held in South America; Rio is also a cosmopolitan city host to many cultural events such as the Brazilian Carnival, or "Carnaval", a yearly celebration of culture where people wear costumes and have a massive block party. It also helps that Brazil is emerging as a world power, economically and politically, which certainly helped Rio's cause in the race to be the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. But was Rio De Janeiro a good choice? There are reasons why it was, and a few good reasons why it probably will be risky. But all in all, since South America has never played host to the Olympics, it probably was time for them to join the party. With an ethnically diverse population of over 6 million inhab...

by Harry Football has now become the most bet on sport in the world. This is basically down to the excitement and action it brings which has given rise to it's popularity in almost every, if not all countries across the globe. When they think of betting, most people think of traditional fixed odds betting where you bet your stake on the odds given for a particular market and then your winnings are calculate from the stake multiplied by these odds. For example, if Manchester United are listed to win against Everton at 1.5 to 1, then for every £1 you bet you will get £1.5 back. Manchester United are favourites here with Everton listed at 5.5 to 1 for the win. Because United are favourites the odds are low and you don't get much back if they win. Spread betting acts to make each site of the market more equal. When you spread bet you will see a set of two numbers like this: SELL 60 - 65 BUY. You are basically betting on if you think you think the actual result will fall higher or l...

by Giorgio Pirelli He's one of the greatest players in the world and has now taken over as coach of the Argentinean national team. The legendary wearer of the number 10 soccer shirt, Maradona, is back in action for this country. He dreams of winning the FIFA World Cup one more time - this time from the sidelines as he steers his team to victory and makes soccer history... Now, 48 years of age, Maradona is a seasoned man with a look of having been through it all and survived it. Beset by addiction problems, he seems to have fought his demons hard and won over them. He's even cheated death on occasion! As Maradona himself admits, the worst has already happened... His daughter actually pulled him out from the bottom of the sea... His fans and countrymen have every reason to rejoice as he takes the field again to teach the younger lot. After all, who can forget this legend's on pitch skills? Maradona enjoyed the years when he was playing for Argentine the most, but now duty cal...

by Tim Lefoe The World Cup 2010 is now only less than a year away with the qualifying campaigns coming to an end soon. Thus, it might be the best time to see who has done well and who might struggle. With the finalised teams to be decided once the playoffs are done, some of the eventual qualifiers could be considered as trophy favourites. When trying to decide who might have the best chance of becoming champions, one of the first factors to consider would be the World Cup's location. The 2010 edition marks a landmark event as it will be the first time the competition is hosted in Africa. This could be a boost for African teams while those from Europe and the Americas could face travel fatigue. The same could have been said when the tournament was first held in Asia in 2002. The end result was more of the same as the European and South American teams continued to dominate. But African teams have continued to evolve since then and are now a serious threat to countries from the two ma...

by Zdenka Tottova Everyone knows that soccer games are won by scoring goals. Therefore it is one of the basics of soccer coaching to improve your team's chances of hitting the back of the net, get them to have more shots and be more accurate in shooting. The first step is to get your player to start taking shots and aim the ball at the areas the goalkeepers find most difficult to reach- this will pay dividends in time as your chances of success will improve. However, when coaching youngsters, it is common to find that players are scared of taking difficult shots, which is attributed to their fear of failure, consequently affecting their attitude. To overcome the fear factor... * Boost their confidence by praising them when they take a shot- even if they miss * Prevent other team mates from moaning if they miss- it will benefit team morale in general if they learn to support each other from an early age. * Tell players it's better to shoot and miss than not to shoot at all. Anot...

by Audrey Nolan Despite a very juicy offer from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic would move from Inter only to Barcelona. The player said on Monday that Barca was the only team that could take him out of Italy, and the only team capable of making him a better player. Ibrahimovic made his debut with the Spanish team on Wednesday as a substitute against Manchester City. He set up Lionel Messi for two points against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Now, he is preparing himself for a final against Shakhtar Donetsk in the European Supercup on Friday. The player wants to demonstrate that he is in sync with Spanish football as well as with his new teammates. Ibrahimovic was brought in to replace Samuel Eto'o, who was transferred to Real Madrid in a multimillion-dollar deal. Eto'o had helped Barcelona win eight major trophies, including two Champions League titles. Ibrahimovic had been with Internazionale since 2006; he was brought to Inter from Juve...

by brono pisino With less than 300 days to go to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa is in top gear in terms of preparation and spirit. Receiving a shot in the arm for successfully hosting and organizing the recently held Confederations Cup, the country is all set to deliver on its promise to host a spectacular World Cup for fans worldwide. Even US President Obama is expected to attend the opening ceremony! Wonder if he'll get into the spirit of the game and wear a soccer shirt or the South African makaraba hat?! Or, who knows, maybe he'll even have his own vuvuzela to blow on! Dr Danny Jordaan, Chief Executive Officer of the Organizing Committee, stressed that the 300 day mark should serve as a reminder of the important work completed and more that still needs to be done in the build up to the tournament. "It is important to record this milestone as a significant one in our country's history, but for those involved in organizing the tournament - from the constructio...

by brono pisino You've seen him in advertising campaigns for Nike, Coke, FIFA Street 2, Extra Joss, and of course, his bare-chested appeal in the Pepe Jeans ad. According to advertising and marketing experts and football agents, Cristiano Ronaldo has the 'X factor' that could well replace David Beckham as the footballer who earns the most from endorsements. Considering Ronaldo's teenybopper appeal and this age group's importance as the advertisers' main target audience, it might just happen... and soon. Experts feel there is currently a need for a central soccer brand. Beckham's 34 years of age and current career phase doesn't exactly make him a hot youth icon anymore. Sure, no one can deny his good looks and knee weakening ability among adults, but he's past the stage of driving 13 year olds crazy. And that's where Ronaldo can step in and fill Beck's shoes. The 24 year old Portuguese has all the right qualities to appeal to kids and teens - ...

by Anney Mannings Planning to watch FIFA World Cup 2010, you have chosen the best option to have a break from your hectic schedules. It will be full of excitement and lots of fun. FIFA world cup is going to be held in South Africa. It will be the 19th world cup scheduled to be held in the largest cities like Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Bloemfontein, Kimberley, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria (two venues), and Rustenburg of South Africa. You can go there by getting a cheap flight deal to South Africa. You can explore its beautiful cities like Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, etc. You must visit Johannesburg. It is the provincial capital of Gauteng and the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is served by OR Tambo International Airport for both domestic and international flights. On visiting Johannesburg you will get the opportunity to explore Cape Town and Durban as these places are easily reachable from here. FIFA world cup is scheduled to take place betwe...

by Footballss Manchester United Football club is one of the most successful and rich clubs in English football. The club was established in 1878 by the workers of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, and was called Newton Heath LYR. In 1885, the club has reached the final of Manchester Cup competition, and won it the following year. In 1902, the club was renamed and became Manchester United Football Club. John Henry Davies, a wealthy brewery owner, bought the team, saving it in time from large debt, and replacing its colors to the famous kit we today tend to associate with the club: red shirt and white trousers. Man utd has won its first league in 1908; then followed many other trophies, starting from FA Cup in 1909. During its long history Manchester United Football Club has won the Premier League 16 times, and became the first English club to win the European club. The attacking style of their game brought them success; in the 90's, Manchester United won the Premiership,...

by Simon Lewis 1906's FA Cup Final, saw Everton win for the first time, when they won against Newcastle United in a game played at Crystal Palace. Everton's goalscorer in a 1-0 win was Alex "Sandy" Young. Newcastle was playing in its second final in two seasons, having lost the previous year's final (and with it the prestigious League and FA Cup double) to Aston Villa. The Geordies were also the hot favourite for the Cup. The first decade of the new century was indeed a golden period in the club's history. In total the Magpies won the league 3 times (1904-05, 1906-07 and 1908-09), were runners up in three Cup finals - 1905 and 1908 as well as 1906, before finally winning the FA Cup in 1910. But enough about Newcastle, this was Everton's day. The journey to the final had seen a defeat for West Brom 3-1 in the first round before a tricky away tie at Chesterfield was negotiated with a 3-0 win. In the next round, a narrow 1-0 win spelled the end for Bradford C...

1. Ali Al Hasbi (Oman). 2. Mark Schwarzer (Australia). 3. Lee Woon-jae (South Korea). 4. Seigo Narazaki (Japan). 5. Ignatiy Nesterov (Uzbekistan). 6. Seyed Mahdi Rahmati (Iran). 7. Dương Hồng Sơn (Vietnam). 8. Noor Sabri (Iraq). 9. Markus Horison (Indonesia). 10. Majid Hasser (UAE).

1. Safina Dinara ( RUS ). 2. Williams Serena ( USA ). 3. Williams Venus ( USA ). 4. Dementieva Elena ( RUS ). 5. Kuznetsova Svetlana ( RUS ). 6. Jankovic Jelena ( SRB ). 7. Zvonareva Vera ( RUS ). 8. Azarenka Victoria ( BLR ). 9. Wozniacki Caroline ( DEN ). 10. Petrova Nadia ( RUS ).

1. Nadal Rafael ( ESP ). 2. Federer Roger ( SUI ). 3. Murray Andy ( GBR ). 4. Djokovic Novak ( SRB ). 5. Del Potro Juan Martin ( ARG ). 6. Roddick Andy ( USA ). 7. Simon Gilles ( FRA ). 8. Verdasco Fernando ( ESP ). 9. Tsonga Jo-Wilfried ( FRA ). 10. Gonzalez Fernando ( CHI ).

by Steve Yates There are many reasons why Manchester United are the most successful football team in England - and have been for as long as most people can remember. And especially since the development of the Premier League, the club has entered an era of almost unprecedented success. The Old Trafford Stadium keeps expanding - its current capacity is over 76,000 - and the demand for tickets shows no sign of slowing down, despite the economic downturn. Much has been made, quite rightly, of the influence over the club of the legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson. A blunt, at times irascible Scotsman, Ferguson has been at 'The Theatre of Dreams' since November, 1986 - a tenure almost unprecedented in any era of the game. He has managed to stay hungry, determined and, most importantly, in total command during that time and will, when he does eventually decide to stand down, undoubtedly be hard to replace. Ferguson's main attribute, for me, has been to keep United at the top whil...

by Fran Walker The premier league English football club Manchester Uniteds home ground is called Old Trafford that resides in Trafford, Manchester. Affectionately known as The Red Devils, they boast over 300 million international fans. Managed by Sir Alex Ferguson, the Man-u team has won 21 major titles since being under his reign from 1986 becoming one of the most successful football teams in English football history. During Manchester Uniteds remarkable history, many famous players have run out in the just as famous Manchester united shirt, which can trace its roots back to when the football club was named Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club. During the Newton Heath days (1878-1892) The shirts were made of Yellow and Green sections (that reappeared a century later) before toying with blue shorts and red/white shirt combo (1892-1894) and then briefly white shirt and a red sash. At the turn of the century the Manchester United kits were experimented with, with t...

by Paul McIndoe For any soccer fan, a visit to the new Wembley Stadium is a must. Not only is it one of the world's most outstanding modern stadiums, but is host to the best of English football and features a veritable 'footie-fest' of the nation's leading cup finals and Football League play-offs every season. The Football Association - the sport's governing body - is planning a £12million move of its administrative headquarters from Soho Square to the new Stadium during July 2009. As Wembley is also the home venue for all of England's international fixtures - including the qualifying games for the 2010 World Cup Finals - the move will firmly establish the stadium as the 'home of English football'. As the English football season progresses towards its climax in May, Wembley hosts a number of prestigious finals including the traditional finale to the football season - the FA Cup Final. But, before that the cup final season begins in either late February o...

by Jane Hilton With today's technology, the Internet has made it easier for Football die-hards to talk about their beloved game through football blogs. Blogs have become a very popular trend. Everyday Joe's can blog about football, basketball, their mothers cooking, and dance recitals. I have even seen blogs that are written in a horse's perspective. Football blogs are very popular and you can find blogs on college, high school, pro, or semi pro football. When searching for a football blog you might be looking for one of two things, information or intelligent conversation. Like many things found on the web, not everything is 100% correct. A blog is a personal diary/information of what is happening in someone's life, the world, or on the web. Blogs allow the reader to read someone's personal information, sometimes a blog will allow for comments and communication with other blog readers. Football blogs can be about anything from "A Day in the Life of a College Fo...

by Justin Wong Qualifying for the 2010 International Tournament kicks-off this March The world's most watched sporting event, the FIFA World Cup of soccer, is only a year and a half away. Over 200 teams will begin qualifying matches for the final 32 spots beginning March 28, 2009. Matches take place across Europe so fans everywhere have a chance to be a part of the action! Held in South Africa, this will be the first time the international tournament will be hosted by a country in the Confederation of African Football, leaving the Oceania Football Confederation the only FIFA confederation yet to host. There have been many rumours circulating over whether or not the tournament would be moved from South Africa due to some FIFA executives expressing concerns with regard to the organization, planning and pace of the preparations, though FIFA representatives have been strongly denying it. The final tournament runs from June 11 - July 11, 2010 in 9 different cities across South Africa. A...

by Yesu Das I am a self proclaimed sport addict. I love everything about sports…tuning in for the big game with a big drink and a bag of chips. Getting together with friends, watching alone or catching the old ball game with my dad are some of the best memories of my lif!. Who can resist a friendly wager with a friend who cheers for a rival team? And what is better than reading the paper the next day when your team wins? A few years ago when I had to move abroad for my studies, I started feeling the pain of no longer being able to watch the best games from my favourite football, basketball, hockey and baseball teams. This made living abroad such a drag for me. Sports are such a huge part of my life that it feels like someone ripped out a piece of my soul. The local cable company here wanted a ridiculous amount of money for the official sports package and then I had to watch the sports that THEY chose for me! After several months of searching and spending lots of money on stupid systems...

by Peri Witny The Super-Serb trio of Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic and Novak Djokovic has captured the fantasy and imagination of the tennis fanatics, and all three will be showing their talent in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships title started from 15th to 28th of this month. Both Jankovic and Ivanovic have already increased to world number one position, and there is little fear that Djokovic is ready to participate in this event in the distant future. Ivanovic has showed excellent performance in her top 100 debut in the year 2004 after her four Sony Ericsson WTA Tour events and following Wimbledon in 2005. In this way she was declared a player who crashed into the world's top 20 in tennis history first time. Bizarrely, in that season got victory over Hungary's Melinda Czink in the final game of qualifying round held in Canberra and before this, she has already defeated her again in the final to win her first career title. These online live tennis scores will bring momen...

by Naveen Marasinghe Construction began at the 6,760 square meters (1.67 acres) plot of land on top of the Robson Heights, near the Lorong Bellamy in 1981. The site looks over the Jalan Syed Putra or the federal Highway. The building that was constructed was the Thean Hou Temple. The temple is a Chinese temple and has six levels. Construction at the site was completed in 1987; however the Thean Hou Temple was formally opened to the public in 1989. The Thean Hou Temple is situated in the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and is a major attraction. The land and building is owned by the Persatuan Hainan Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan or in English known as the Selangor and Federal Territory Hainan Association, and the site is also maintained by this same group. The Thean Hou Temple was constructed by the Hainanese community that lives in the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Thean Hou Temple is consecrated to the Chinese goddess Tian Hou who known as the Heavenly Mother. The Thean Hou Temple com...

by Victoria Cochrane Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Manchester United in August 2003, the £12million winger has never been far from the headlines. Making his debut in the first game of the 2003/04 season, in a comfortable 4-0 win over Bolton, Ronaldo came off the bench to replace Nicky Butt to become the first ever Portuguese player to represent the Red Devils. From the raw talent signed by Sir Alex Ferguson - after being passed over by the then-Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier and almost being bought by Arsene Wenger at Arsenal - Ronaldo has turned into one of the modern day greats who is among the very best in world football. This claim has been verified by the fact that in 2008 Ronaldo received the Ballon d'Or, often called the European Footballer of the Year Award; although, nowadays players from any nationality playing in any country can win the accolade. The previous year Ronaldo had come second to the Brazilian Kaka. Ronaldo became the third Portuguese international (...

For Man the best player is Christian Ronaldo. For Woman the best player is Marta ( Brazil).