27 June 2012

Spain will combat Ronaldo: Maradona



Argentina legend Diego Maradona does not believe world and European champions Spain will change their game plan in an attempt to stifle the threat of Portugal`s influential forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

Seleccao captain Ronaldo has been in scintillating form of late, grabbing three goals in his previous two games to guide his side into the Euro 2012 semi-finals.

However, despite the obvious threat posed by the Real Madrid man, Maradona does not expect Vicente del Bosque`s side to alter their approach in an attempt to nullify his impact.

"They won`t double team him as it`s not their style," wrote Maradona in a coloumn. "They will try to dominate possession so he only sees the ball 10 per cent of the game."

But Maradona conceded that Ronaldo could well hold the key to the tournament hopes of Paulo Bento`s side, citing his desire to be crowned the best player in the world as the driving force behind his improved performances.

He continued: "Cristiano, in great form, will have to fight the entire game for the one ball that will give him a chance on goal.

"In the form he is in, given the chance, he will score. Cristiano wants to bring his team to the final and show why he should be considered the best player in the world."

21 June 2012

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Christiano Ronaldo Header Sends Portugal into Semi Finals..




WARSAW, Poland - After his fine footwork failed to find the target, Cristiano Ronaldo knocked in the only goal Thursday with a thrusting header, sending Portugal into the European Championship semifinals with a 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic.

After Ronaldo twice hit the post, he finally darted in from behind his marker in the 79th minute with all the instincts of an all out striker and headed a cross from Joao Moutinho straight at the ground and up past the flailing hands of Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech.

“I remember in the last game I hit the post twice, too,” said Ronaldo, who scored his third goal in the last two matches. “But the most important thing is I managed to score this time, we won and are in the semifinals. Now it is big smiles and good music.”

Portugal, which will play either Spain or France in the semifinals in Donetsk, Ukraine, next Wednesday, is one game away from reaching its second European Championship final in eight years.

Ronaldo already provided some leadership and two goals to get past the Netherlands in the decisive last group game, and his encore was the lone goal on Thursday.

His strike finally punished the negative tactics of the Czechs, who had parked most of their players in front of Cech for much of the game. The Czechs did not have a single shot on goal, and only two attempts during the whole match. The Euro 2004 runners-up had 20 attempts.



Still, for quite a while, the Czech tactics seemed to work, as even luck seemed to go against the Portuguese. In first-half injury time, Ronaldo deadened a cross from Raul Meireles on his chest, turned and with two touches set up a right-foot shot that had Cech beaten before it crashed against the near post. He threw up his eyes skyward in despair, and for long the desperation would continue.

In the 49th, Ronaldo clipped the post with a 25-meter free kick as pressure immediately increased in a match where the Czechs seemed to be looking for little else than a rare counterattack ahead of a penalty shootout.

“In the second half, we lost our strength and determination and they had one chance that decided the match,” Czech Republic coach Michal Bilek said.

When Ronaldo finally scored and was mobbed by his teammates, he went over to the camera with a beaming smile for a victory kiss to the rest of the world.

“We have suffered,” Portugal forward Nani said. “But we always wanted to win and that’s what we showed. We were superior, then we scored and we really deserved this result.”

  LR

20 June 2012

Mtn Ghana launches Fast and Free Facebook Mobile Access with (o.facebook.com/mtngh)




MTN Ghana has launched a new facebook page that allows its customers to interact with the company on facebook absolutely free of charge.

Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Ghana, Rahul De told Adom News it would be an avenue for MTN to also address customer queries online.

“Facebook is a place where a phenomenally huge numbers of people have access to the internet and what we intend to do is to address queries online on o.facebook.com/mtngh so that if other customers have similar queries, they also have access to the answers, unlike when customers call 111 and the answers given benefits only one person at a time,” he said.

The launch was virtual, and the first telecom service done live on radio and online simultaneously. A group of telecoms and ICT journalists were given an experiential session of how the new MTNGhana facebook page worked.

Rahul De noted that in-house research showed that several Ghanaians, most of whom were MTN customers had facebook accounts and had been browsing a lot on facebook, but also wanted the opportunity to do so for free.

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It's free: Thanks to the help of mobile operators we collaborated with, people can access 0.facebook.com without any data charges. Using 0.facebook.com is completely free. People will only pay for data charges when they view photos or when they leave 0.facebook.com to browse other mobile sites. When they click to view a photo or browse another mobile site a notification page will appear to confirm that they will be charged if they want to leave 0.facebook.com


We're launching 0.facebook.com in partnership with more than 50 mobile operators around the world, listed below.





19 June 2012

Wayne Rooney returned to action





Wayne Rooney returned from suspension Tuesday and scored the lone goal to give England a 1-0 win over Ukraine and a spot in the European Championship quarterfinals.

The Ukrainians thought they had equalized in the 62nd minute when Marko Devic's looping shot appeared to cross the line before it was hooked clear by John Terry. But the goal was not awarded by the referee or his extra assistant behind the goal.

The controversy will likely add to the pressure on UEFA President Michel Platini to reverse his opposition to goal-line technology.

''I was sad because the ball was in the goal by one meter,'' Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin said.

Rooney, who sat out his team's first two matches at Euro 2012, returned from suspension Tuesday and headed in the lone goal in the 48th. Steven Gerrard whipped a cross into the penalty area that went past two defenders before Pyatov let it slip through his hands as he crouched to collect the ball. Rooney was primed at the far post and put England ahead.

''There was a lot of pressure on Wayne,'' Gerrard said. ''But he stood up and when we needed him he was there.''

It was Rooney's first goal at a major tournament since scoring four at Euro 2004 as an 18-year-old rising star. He failed to find the net at both the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, while England failed to even qualify for Euro 2008.

With the victory, England won Group D and will next face Italy in Kiev on Sunday. France also advanced, despite losing to Sweden 2-0 in the other group match. Ukraine, however, will have to watch the rest of the tournament as spectators, just like co-host Poland.

''No one believed in us at the start but we're gaining momentum at the right time,'' Gerrard said. ''I don't think tonight's performance was fantastic, but we stuck together, got the job done and won 1-0 against a good team.

''We've been criticized in the past maybe for not turning up, underperforming, and we can take that. We're man enough. But you saw a reaction. When you get criticized it's not nice and you have to react by playing better and I think that's what we did.''

England is now unbeaten in five matches under Roy Hodgson, who took over the team last month following Fabio Capello's resignation in February.


''Most people didn't think we'd get out of the group,'' Hodgson said. ''We've won it on points instead of goal difference as well. This was an away game with a capital 'A.'

''There were (50,000) people in and only 4,000 brave England fans. When we needed a bit of luck, when the ball may have crossed the line, we got a bit of luck and went on to win the match.''

A draw wouldn't have helped Ukraine advance, but it would have given the team hope knowing that a victory was enough to put the co-hosts through to the quarterfinals.

Ukraine had never won at the Donbass Arena on four previous occasions, and failed to seize on its dominance when it mattered most.

With their fans dominating the crowd and captain Andriy Shevchenko on the bench at the start due to a left knee injury, the Ukrainians were in control from the outset, far more confident on the ball and containing England inside its own half.

But early efforts were from distance, with Denys Garmash and Yaroslav Rakitskiy striking over, while England midfielder Scott Parker had to throw his body into the path of Devic's low shot.

They were getting closer, though, and looking more even menacing going forward with Oleh Gusev getting into the penalty area and sending in a shot that just creep over Joe Hart's goal.

Before Rooney scored, England came close to testing Pyatov when Ashley Young sent in a low cross that was easily dealt with in the 11th minute.


As Ukraine attacked the England goal, Rooney was quiet in the first half of his first competitive match in more than a month until he sent a free header wide in the 28th from Young's cross.

At the 2010 World Cup, England midfielder Frank Lampard was denied a goal that would have leveled the match against Germany at 2-2. England ended up losing 4-1.

''To be successful you need a bit of luck,'' Gerrard said. ''Two years ago we were unlucky with Frank Lampard and we had to pack our bags.''

18 June 2012

Mario Balotelli closing the game out in the 90th minute to make it 2 – 0 to Italy with this INCREDIBLE side volley.(Euro 2012)




Quick profile

Name: Mario Balotelli
Position: Forward
Date of birth (age): 12/08/1990 (21)
Country: Italy
Squad number: 9
Club: Man. City (England ENG)


Height: 189cm
Weight: 88kg


Twitter: #Balotelli


UEFA competition debut:
Club: UEFA Champions League (Group stage)
01/10/08: Internazionale 1-1 Bremen
National team: UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Qualifying round)
05/09/08: Italy 1-1 Greece


Record in this competition
Campaigns (Appearances): 1 (5)
Goals: 1




Mario Balotelli closing the game out in the 90th minute to make it 2 – 0 to Italy with this INCREDIBLE side volley.