Benzema longs for the BBC
The BBC played together at Real Madrid during five seasons, in which they achieved 442 goals (249 of Cristiano, 105 of Benzema and 88 of Bale) and during which they raised up to 13 titles, four of them were from the Champions League. Karim Benzema, Real Madrid player, has used this Monday the social networks, Instagram this time, to remember the attacking trident that formed seasons ago with Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo. French striker posted a photograph in which the three celebrate a goal during the stage they shared at the white club. The nine Madridista accompanied the image with the text ‘Légendaire BBC’ (Legendary BBC) next to an emoticon of two crossed swords.
The Swiss Football League (SFL), detained like most of the European continent by the coronavirus pandemic, is ready to return to action on the pitch, and To this end, in cooperation with the Institute of Infectious Diseases of the University of Bern, it has submitted a detailed report to the Federal Office of Sports on possible scenarios for the resumption of training. and the organization of matches behind closed doors. The SFL, as indicated in a statement, which considers that this documentation can serve as a basis for making a decision on professional football, is pending the approval of the health authorities. The SFL project explicitly contains scenarios for the possible return to action and further considers that “it could also serve as a foundation for all Swiss sports”, as well as understands that they can be used as an aid to the general concept of sport, which aims to expose how training, competitions and sports activities can take place again within the framework of prevention measures that the authorities continue to apply. The Swiss League understands that with its resumption, albeit behind closed doors, combined with a risk management concept and under scientific supervision, a positive signal would be sent to return to normal soon.The SFL sent this documentation to their clubs and informed them of the procedures. In the coming days they will have a meeting to go further to specify the various issues and scenarios put on the table. In addition, he asked the authorities to send him his vision with a binding timetable for the resumption of training and matches.
The technician Paco Jémez, whom we additionally noticed supplied with a masks, supervised this return to coaching for which he might rely on all of the gamers of the primary squad, apart from the long-term injured (Alberto, Child and Ulloa). A primary session wherein preliminary preventive work was carried out (ten minutes wherein mobility and hip workout routines had been emphasised) and, subsequently, on the inexperienced, steady operating and particular actions alternated in accordance to the footballer. Solely the goalkeepers touched the ball, who labored (additionally individually) along with the coach in a discipline adjoining to the remainder of their teammates.Comesaña and Pozo, on the similar priceThe confinement has allowed each Pozo and Comesaña to end recovering from their respective accidents.. The playmaker suffered a break within the adductor main of the best thigh; whereas the midfielder had to endure surgical procedure due to a bilateral inguinal hernia. Though each gamers loved a primary landing on the pitch earlier than the pandemic, now they’ve already labored on the similar tempo as their colleagues with good emotions. The return to ‘normality’ is already a actuality in Vallecas. The Rayo gamers returned to work this Monday, from 08:30, within the Ciudad Deportiva. These particular person classes, lasting about 30 minutes, adopted a strict protocol for well being security. First there was a temperature management and, then they jumped onto the garden sporting gloves. One after the other. Stepwise. Attempting to forestall there being greater than 4 footballers on the sphere concurrently. To keep away from any sort of contact, they arrived dressed brief of their respective automobiles and, when completed, they left the amenities with out showering or stepping on the locker room.
WESTERN BUREAU:Edwin Allen High School’s girls continue to impress ahead of next month’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships at the National Stadium after dominating the high school categories at Saturday’s Milo Western Relays.They won five of six relay gold on offer, sweeping all the classes and establishing a new meet record 47.60 seconds to win the Class Four 4x100m. They finished in front of rivals Hydel High (49.26) and Holmwood Technical (50.67) seconds.The new record eclipsed their old standard of 48.35 seconds, which they ran in 2014, and signalled that their depth this year will make them hard to beat at Champs.Edwin Allen’s girls also won the Class One 4x100m relay in 46.34 seconds, with Hydel, once again, playing second fiddle with a time of 46.51, and Herbert Morrison taking third place in 47.56 seconds.In Class Three, they were equally impressive, winning in 45.98 seconds. Hydel, who finished second at Champs last year, looked good. They were timed at 46.84 seconds, with Manchester third in 48.25.Big surpriseCornwall College surprised everyone to win the Class One boys’ 4x100m ahead of powerhouse Kingston College in one of the races of the meet.Cornwall clocked 41.02 seconds in a driving finish from KC, 41.16, and Garvey Maceo, 41.21.That blip aside, the purple and white clad team from North Street was, at least, near their best.They ran a record 43.99 seconds to win the boys’ Class Three 4x100m event. Herbert Morrison took second spot at 44.84 and William Knibb third in 45.38.Munro won the Class Two 4x100m relay in a time of 42.31 seconds. KC’s time of 42.81 was god enough for second place, while fast-finishing Green Island High were third in 42.84.The Class Four title went to KC in 45.46 seconds. Herbert Morrison were second in 50.08 ahead of Munro, 50.86 seconds.St Elizabeth Technical High School were superb in the boys’ 4x800m relay, taking top spot in a new record 7:41.44 seconds, beating Spalding High’s old mark of 7:45.08, which they had set in 2014.Kingston College ran 7:47.57 for second place, and Holmwood Boys third in a time of 7:49.17 seconds.STETHS was again atop the podium, when their girls, led by the super-impressive Junelle Bromfield, made it look easy to win the Girls Class 4x400m relay Open event.Timed at 3:40.67 seconds, the STETHS quartet of Sethania Wright, Kenesha Chambers, Stacey Ann Williams and Junelle Bromfield won ahead of Edwin Allen, 3:41.36, with Holmwood taking third in 3:42.44.
TEAM’S MOTIVATION “We spoke to coach Warren Barrett the night before, and he said ‘No, we’ve finished third before’. So we were all aware of it as a team out there and … that’s been driving us on, and I think it helped us get us through it today,” said McAnuff. “I think you saw a real effort from everybody. That was motivating us. “It’s just a real togetherness,” the midfielder continued. “Throughout the tournament there’ve been a few ups and downs, but we’ve used everything to motivate us trying to turn some negative situations into positives ones, and I think you’ve seen that out on the pitch, and I think we’ve just got to continue to do that.” Highlighting their toughness and growth, McAnuff pointed to the period after half-time when they withstood constant US pressure. “That was key, and I think having that bit of experience in the squad, players who have been through (those) scenarios before, we knew we had to get through that next 10, 15 minutes conceding. We did it with a mixture of good defending and a bit of luck and a bit of woodwork here and there … but when you’re up against it, like we were, it was not just 11 players out there today, there were 68,000 fans, and the Boyz stood up to it well, and we’re just delighted to be in the final.” That game takes place on Sunday in Philadelphia against Mexico, the six-time champions. ATLANTA, Georgia: THE Boyz have really come of age. That’s one of the clearest signals from Jamaica’s historic 2-1 semi-final win over the United States of America (USA) in their CONCACAF Gold Cup encounter at the Georgia Dome on Wednesday night. The victory was Jamaica’s first against the US on American soil and made them the first Caribbean team to qualify for the final of the Gold Cup, the Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean championship in its 13th staging. One of the key players in the landmark achievement, midfielder Joel ‘Jobi’ McAnuff, says Jamaica needs to ensure continued growth of its stature in international football. “We want to make sure this is something moving forward for Jamaica. We’re no longer underdogs when it comes to playing against the USA. We’ve got a lot to be proud of and a lot to fear for the other countries when they come up against us,” McAnuff said. Only last year, the Reggae Boyz suffered an 8-0 thumping at the hands of France just ahead of the World Cup Finals. Things were a lot different then, with head coach Winfried Schäfer having to chop and change squads amid some crazy travelling schedules that denied their team rest, as well as its best players on a four-match tour. Three of the results were close, but the 8-0 stood out. In his own time, Schäfer has gone about moulding a team of inner strength, a team of character, with players willing to fight for each other and their country. By the Caribbean Cup last year, the signs of growth were evident and Jamaica went on to crown themselves champions. Then came a couple of practice matches, with the Reggae Boyz winning 3-0 and 2-1 over Cuba and Venezuela, respectively. If no one had been noticing, Schäfer’s graft emerged with greater definition at the Copa America, the South American championship, in June when Jamaica lost 1-0 in three group matches against Uruguay, Paraguay, and world number one Argentina, which was led by the world’s best player, Lionel Messi. It wasn’t just the scores either, but the way the team handled itself, drawing encores and rapturous applause from the appreciative football-cultured South Americans. They came to the Gold Cup with a best-ever finish of third, a placing earned in 1993 when they made one of two semi-final appearances. The 1998 Boyz who made first-time Jamaica qualification to the World Cup at France also made top four. Experts in the US predicted that Jamaica would only get two points and elimination at the group stage. The Boyz won their group with seven of the maximum nine points, and as they got to the semis, McAnuff said part of their growing reputation hinged on improving their Gold Cup best.
Past the finishing postWeather: fine Track: goodRace 1 1300 M (Purse $590,000) 3-Y-O & UP CLM($450,0-$400,0)/NB5YO-NW41. ROCKETEER BebHarvey4 52.02. TITANIC AndrePowell4 52.0 Neck3. ASIA’S DREAM OMullings 53.0 2 1/4L*4. ITALIANO AGray4 50.0 3 1/4LWIN: $900.00 PLACE: $188.00, $161.00, $92.00Final Time : 1:21.3,Winner : 6yo b mare – TRADITIONAL – RACEETrainer : TYRONE PRINCE, Owner : DIMPLE R RUDDOCKQuinella : (2,8) $5,448.00 Exacta : (8-2) $16,356.00Trifecta : (8-2-1) $10,734.00Race 2 1200 M (Purse $500,000) NB4-Y-O & UP MAIDEN CONDITION RACEAPPRENTICE RACE1. PEARLOFMYDREAMS DDawkins4 49.0*2. ALL FOR THE GLORY OEdwards4 52.0 1L3. IDON’TKNOW NBerger4 48.0 6L4. EAST SIDE GIRL OnBeckford4 51.0 2 3/4LWIN: $721.00 PLACE: $105.00, $54.00, $70.00Final Time : 1:18.1 ,Winner : 4yo ch filly – REGION OF MERIT – SHADE OF JADETrainer : STANKEY FINDLAY, Owner : STANLEY U FINDLAYQuinella : (2,7) $764.00 Exacta : (2-7) $1,994.00D/E : (8-2) $13,216.00Superfecta : (2-7-4-3) $11,200.00Race 3 1100 M (Purse $800,000) NB&IMP2-Y-O MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT1. DREAMING THE CODE HLewis 51.52. BIRD CATCHER BBell 51.0 12L3. ORPHEUS SEllis 53.0 1 1/4L4. ANOTHER FURY WHenry 51.5 1/2LWIN: $262.00 PLACE: $173.00, $238.00, $221.00Final Time : 1:06.0 , ,Winner : 2yo b filly – CODED WARNING – SEAOFDREAMSTrainer :CARL ANDERSON, Owner : CARL D ANDERSONBred by CARL D. ANDERSONQuinella : (7,10) $2,528.00 Exacta : (10-7) $4,374.00D/E : (2-10) $5,322.00Superfecta : (10-7-9-8) $19,402.00Rolling Triple : (8-2-10) $123,107.00Race 4 1000 M (S) (Purse $768,000) NB3YO MAIDEN CONDITION RACE-NOT EARNED $120,0 SINCE JUNE 30(DIV.I)1. RISING POWER AntThomas4 49.5*2. PRINCESS STATISTIC DAThomas 50.0 2 3/4L3. I HAVE A DREAM WHenry 50.0 3 1/2L4. BIG BUCK SMuir 52.0 3 1/4L5. JET LEE RLahoe 52.0 NeckWIN: $158.00 PLACE: $61.00, $67.00. $75.00Final Time : 1:00.4 ,Winner : 3yo b filly – BRIDLED QUEST – MORNING GRACETrainer : WELSH SOUTAR Owner : WELSH M SOUTARQuinella : (6,12) $194.00 Exacta : (12-6) $419.00D/E : (10-12) $1,196.00Trifecta : (12-6-10) $186.00Hi-5 : (12-6-10-5-8) $29,332.00Rolling Triple : (2-10-12) $16,838.00Race 5 1500 M (Purse $530,000) NB4-Y-O & UP RESTRICTED ALLOWANCE V(NW2)1. SPORTING CLAY LSteadman4 52.5 5/22. AWESOME CAT AndrePowell4 50.0 13 1/2L*3. GEORGIAMYLOVE OEdwards4 49.5 3L4. ONE GREAT TRAIN KParchment4 52.0 NeckDNF #8 GOOD LIFE HPottinger4 50.0 5/1WIN: $181.00 PLACE: $117.00, $62.00, $75.00Final Time : 1:34.2 ,Winner : 4yo b gelding – URBAN KING – DANCIN ROSETrainer : TYRONE PRINCE, Owner : CRAIG A RUSSELLQuinella : (2,5) $345.00 Exacta : (2-5) $722.00D/E : (12-2) $554.00Superfecta : (2-5-6-7) $5,418.00Rolling Triple : (10-12-2) $5,458.00Race 6 1000 M (S) (Purse $768,000) NB3YO MAIDEN CONDITION RACE-NOT EARNED $120,0 SINCE JUNE 30(DIV.II)1. SIR BUDGET SMuir 52.5*2. ABOGADO JErwin 53.0 1/2L3. CRUCIAL VALOR JPatterson4 50.5 3 3/4L4. MINY LEE ABudhu 52.0 3 1/2L5. ASKING ALEXANDRIA AndreePowell4 47.0 5 1/4L6. CONNOR DDawkins4 49.0 2 1/4LWIN: $580.00 PLACE: $100.00, $56.00, $58.00Final Time : 1:00.2 Splits : 23.0, 46.2, ,Winner : 3yo ch colt – BURNING MARQUE – VICTREEBELTrainer :MICHAEL BEECHAM, Owner : MICHAEL A BEECHAMQuinella : (4,7) $785.00 Exacta : (4-7) $4,013.00D/E : (2-4) $3,035.00Trifecta : (4-7-13) $2,013.00Hit-6 carry-over : $80,021.50Rolling Triple : (12-2-4) $41,955.00Pick-4 : (10-12-2-4) $305,128.00Super-6 : (8-2-10-12-2-4) $93,033.80 Carry-over : $1,395,507.75Race 7 1500 M (Purse $560,000) 3-Y-O & UP CLM($350,0-$300,0)/NB5YO-NW31. LEGENDARY PLEASURE OEdwards4 50.002. UNBREAKABLE OWalker 54.0 3 1/2L3. DOC HOLIDAY LSteadman4 52.5 Neck*4. MERU JErwin 55.0 *1/1 NeckWIN: $1,118.00 PLACE: $159.00, $108.00, $72.00Final Time : 1:34.2Winner : 5yo ch horse – WAR MARSHALL – FIGHT FOR PLEASURETrainer : ANDREW MCDONALD, Owner : BIG BUSINESSNOTE: DOC HOLIDAY CAME 1ST, BUT WAS DISQUALIFIED AND PLACED 3RD.Quinella : (1,3) $2,104.00 Exacta : (3-1) $8,465.00D/E : (4-3) $13,951.00Superfecta : (3-1-6-5) $18,882.00Rolling Triple: $3,314.00Race 8 1000 M (S) (Purse $500,000) 3YO&UP CLM($180,0)-NOT EARNED $120,0 SINCE JUNE 301. FABULOUSCONNECTION LSteadman4 53.02. STORMONTHESEA JAnderson 52.0 2L3. WINIT SMuir 55.0 1L4. CANTARE OnBeckford4 50.5 1 3/4L5. STAMP OF AUTHORITY DDawkins4 48.5 3LWIN: $201.00PLACE: $108.00, $111.00, $181.00Final Time : 1:00.1 ,Winner : 9yo b horse – SKIPPING – SPIRIT OF JAMAICATrainer : PAUL SMITH, Owner : DELETA BREWSTERQuinella : (6,11) $816.00 Exacta : (11-6) $1,074.00D/E : (3-11) $15,707.00Trifecta : (11-6-3) $1,784.00Hi-5 carry-over : $67,320.50Rolling Triple: $3,631.00FLOSSIE McNEIL MEMORIAL CUPRace 9 1200 M (Purse $768,000) NB3-Y-O & UP RESTRICTED ALLOWANCE II(NW2)-F&M*1. FEARLESS FURY WHenry 50.52. DASH BOARD RLahoe 53.5 2 1/2L3. RAISING THE BAR SEllis 53.0 Neck4. QUICK CHIC RHalledeen 52.5 2 1/2L5. COMMANDING AVIATOR AChatrie 52.5 3/4LLate scratch : #15 SONG BIRDWIN: $163.00 PLACE: $78.00, $163.00, $341,00Final Time : 1:14.0 ,Winner : 3yo ch filly – FEARLESS VISION – RAGING FURYTrainer : FITZROY GLISPIE Owner : FITZROY GLISPIE, GARY G. LEE-SIN & HAYDEN C. THOMASQuinella : (1,8) $1,501.00 Exacta : (8-1) $3,283.00D/E : (11-8) $864.00Trifecta : (8-1-9) $18,851.00Hi-5 : (8-1-9-14-2) $195,598.00Rolling Triple: $32,432.00Race 10 1200 M (Purse $530,000) 3-Y-O & UP CLM($250,0-$210,0)/NB5YO(NW2)&6YO&UP(NW4)1. ETERNAL JOY WHenry 52.0*2. CAMOUFLAGE RHalledeen 54.0 Neck3. ST. BERNARD LSteadman3 52.5 1 1/2L4. DI COBRE DDawkins4 52.0 2 1/2L5. CHANGE HIM NAME OnBeckford4 50.0 1 1/2LDNF: GREATER GLORY SEllis 53.0 5/1WIN $548.00 PLACE: $158.00, $80.00, $187.00Final Time : 1:15.0 , ,Winner : 4yo ch filly – TRADITIONAL – MAYKEN JOYTrainer :WINCHESTER McINTOSH Owner : T.A.P.E.Quinella : (1,7) $772.00 Exacta : (7-1) $2,533.00D/E : (8-7) $1,695.00Trifecta : (7-1-9) $4,259.00Hi-5 : (7-1-9-3-8) $51,917.00Rolling Triple : (11-8-7) $14,396.00Pick-4 : (3-11-8-7) $313,428.00Super-6: $418,996.50 Carry-over : $1,256,989.50Pick-9: $103,737.00; $997.50Carry-over : $1 MILLION
Despite staying in the game for the majority of the final quarter, it was the experience of Mico that prevailed in the end as the Annette Daley-coached team outscored their opponents by three to give their team a narrow win and kept their unbeaten record intact. It was indeed a good day for Mico, as earlier in the day they had two wins over home team G.C. Foster College. In the intermediate league, Mico B scored a convincing 49-15 win over G.C. Foster B before their junior team remained unbeaten this season after a 36-18 win over G.C. Foster C. In other matches on the day, G.C. Foster A stopped EXED Community College 47-30, CASE stopped Moneague Community College 22-16, Sam Sharpe Teacher’s College brushed aside Bethlehem 32-5, and Knox Community College dislodged Brown’s Town Community College 39-10. EARLY 7-2 LEAD It was the Conrad Parkes-coached UWI team which stole the early lead as, led by veteran Nadine Bryan at wing attack, goal shooter Thristina Harwood, and goalkeeper Shamera Sterling; they jumped into an early 7-2 lead before closing out the first quarter with a 14-11 advantage. With their home fans cheering them on, the Mico team, despite several errors in centre court, were able to come into their own in the second quarter as goal shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, starting for the first time this season, was bang on target as the home team outscored their opponents 13-10. Both teams went into the half-time break with the score tied at 24-24. It was tit for tat in the third quarter as both teams traded goals. Harwood was in terrific form finding her target quite easily, despite goal defence Vangelee Williams making some crucial stops. Bryan was also having a big game for the UWI team as it was another tie at the third quarter with the score being 36-36. MICO’S EXPERIENCE PRESEASON favourites Mico A had to dig deep at home on Saturday to deny UWI A in their top-of-the-table clash in the preliminary round of the Intercollegiate senior netball competition as Mico came away with a close 45-42 win over their opponents. Both teams came into their encounter unbeaten after picking up four consecutive wins each and with several former and present national senior representatives on show on both teams, an epic encounter was expected. Both teams were also coming off big wins in their previous match as UWI, playing away, had a close 34-31 win over defending champions G.C. Foster College, while, playing at home, Mico had an impressive 40-24 win over University of Technology.
WESTERN BUREAU:The sport of basketball in western Jamaica is mourning the loss of Hugh Smith, a stellar three-point specialist formerly of Holland High School in Trelawny, who drowned in Coopers Pen on Sunday.Smith spent five years playing for Holland at the Under-16 and U-19 levels and picked up a number of Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association individual awards along the way.He was also a perennial All-Star player for the Western Conference and held down the shooting guard role for the Holland Saints Basketball Club that won the Western Basketball Championship in 2015.Holland coach Ricardo Brooks said the news of his death has saddened the entire school and is a big loss to Saints Basketball.”Hugh was a very helpful, jovial and charismatic individual; anybody who came in contact with him would know that. He was well liked and will be sadly missed,” coach Brooks said.”It’s very shocking, to say the least, and our hearts go out to the family at this heart-wrenching time of loss,” added Brooks.The 20-year-old Smith, who last wore the deep blue of Holland High in last year’s Under-19 championship, went on to help launch Holland Saints Basketball Club, one of the most successful in the Western Conference.Brooks, who also coaches the Saints, said that Smith’s impactful play will be missed on court.”His presence on the basketball court was always a calming influence and that will be missed by the entire Saints team. We are mourning a really good human being and a great young player,” said Brooks.Smith, who was also head boy at Holland High, went fishing with friends on Sunday, when, according to reports, he fell and disappeared under water. His body was retrieved on Monday morning.
Considered one of the premium clay-shooting events here in Jamaica, today’s NCB Capital Markets Sporting Clays Open will feature an exciting and compact contest among Jamaica’s best. It will be staged at Woodleigh in Clarendon, which is adjacent to the Gun Range. Registration will open at 8 a.m., while Shotgun Start will be at 10.30 a.m. The entry fee is $1000, but ladies and juniors will enter free. Lunch will be provided. The competition involves Classes A to Hunters, Ladies, Juniors and Sub-juniors, who will be locked in their respective battles for titles, honours and bragging rights. “Each year, we all look forward to the NCB Capital Markets Sporting Clays Open with 16 interesting presentations,” said Khaleel Azan, Jamaica Skeet Club president. No doubt Azan said that a 60-80 feet articulated lift, sponsored by Zoukie, will provide shooters with international-type tower targets, while David Subaran will be providing scaffolding, enabling lower- tower type presentations. “Anyone that enjoys clay shooting should ensure that they are at this shoot,” stressed Azan. Many eyes will, no doubt, be on young Danzell Knight of Campion College, who is fresh off his first championship win and sub-junior Roman Tavares Finson of Hillel, who was runner-up in the junior inter-schools tournament recently. Meanwhile, David Subaran, who emerged top marksman at the recent Spectrum Systems Limited Sporting Clays to capture his first championship, will have to show his mettle against defending National Shotgun champion Christian Sasso, Bruce DuQuesnay, and Brett Thwaites.
Caymanas Track Limited and New Year’s Day title sponsor McKay Security Limited have combined to stage ‘A day to say, thank you’ at Caymanas Park today.The biggest purse of three trophy races scheduled is the $1m McKay Security Trophy for the lowest class of horses, $180,000 claimers.Jason McKay, chief executive officer, McKay Security Limited, said $180,000 claimers generate the most participation among horsemen, excitement among punters and income for the promoting company.”Targeting the lowest level of horses with a big purse also directly impacts the wide cross section of horsemen whose various professional associations have supported my company in its 21 years at the racetrack,” he pointed out.”They have more than supported this company in its quest to secure and maintain law and order, as best as possible, at a venue where Jamaicans from all walks of life intersect,” he said at last week’s press conference to launch the 16th McKay Security Raceday.”The associations have stood up and cooperated with McKay Security,” he added, pointing out that his firm holds the record of being the longest of any company to have served the track.”That’s one track record that won’t be broken anytime soon, one set by hard work and cooperation, through an understanding of the men and women on the ground, plus the surrounding communities,” he added.Caymanas Track Limited (CTL) has joined with McKay Security, making New Year’s Day its Fan Appreciation Day, offering free admission to the club and grandstand, along with reduced prices to the reserved area and North Lounge.In addition, CTL will have lunch and drink specials all day as well as soup on the house in the clubstand and North Lounge.Supporting feature races are the traditional New Year’s Day Trophy and the CTL Fan Appreciation Day Trophy.