Announcement

Posted on May 8th, 2006 in Announcement by yeehan

I may not be able to update my blog as frequently as I can since I will be going for a holiday. So in the meantime, hope you all have enjoyed what I have written so far (though I know there are quite a lot of irrelevant stuff) Till then, cheers. =)

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7 May 2006- Red Day

Posted on May 8th, 2006 in Announcement, Sports by yeehan

I should announce that 7 May 2006 is a Red Day. First, in badminton, we have China who beat Denmark 3-0 to retain the Thomas Cup. Secondly, in Formula 1, we have Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher who drove to his second successive victory in European Grand Prix. Third, in soccer, we have Manchester United who thrashed Charlton 4-0, Liverpool who won 3-1 against Portsmouth and Arsenal (they used to be in red) beating Wigan 4-2.

China has been quite a dominant force in badminton. In the semi-finals, they won 3-0 against Indonesia as well. But I am still proud of Malaysia for making it into the semi-finals although they lost 3-2 to Denmark. I guess results could be otherwise had Wong Choon Han not injured his leg during the quaterfinal clash against South Korea. Yeap, no holiday for Malaysia this time again. Well, at least the final four in Thomas Cup comprises of the world’s top four badminton countries. That’s what I think. Full report.

In Formula 1, it’s great to see that Ferrari are back in the title race. Michael Schumacher drove to a great strategy to give Ferrari their second succissive victory. Although in the race, it seems Renault’s Fernando Alonso would be holding on to his third win of the season. However, a great pit-stop strategy by Ferrari allows Michael to overtake the champion and win the race in Nurburgring, Germany. And Alonso was 3.7 seconds behind. Great race by Alonso as well. He’s quite a great driver, having been first or second in all races this season so far. Full report.

In English Premier League, Manchester United secured the second spot of automatic qualification for Champions League despite Liverpool’s win over Portsmouth. The Red Devil is without striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy, whose future is in doubt after he drove off from Old Trafford before the match. Rumour was that Ferguson would put him on the bench instead of the starting eleven. As for Liverpool, despite winning the final match, they had to settle for 3rd place. So, they will have to go through Champions League qualification stages next season. And finally, Arsenal managed to steal the final spot of Champions League qualifying place after they won 4-2 against Wigan and Tottenham lost 2-1 to West Ham. I feel sorry for Tottenham as they had been on the 4th place since December, only to lose the spot to Arsenal on the final day. Being in Champions League guarantees big cash and prospects of signing good players. Now, they had to settle for the less appealing UEFA place. Results.

7th of May might be a Red Day, but it’s definitely not a Blue’s Day. Firstly, Renault failed to win the race despite starting from pole position. As for soccer, Chelsea lost 1-0 to Newcastle, their fifth lost this season. Most red colour teams won today while the blue teams lost. Coincidence? Perhaps.

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