Muralitharan To Risk Injury

Sri Lankan spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, announced today that he will fight through his injury just to beat India in tomorrows Cricket World Cup final; thereby topping his cricketing career in the best way possible, before heading into retirement. Muralitharan, 38, is expected to play in the Mumbai final, however he is still carring hamstring, knee and groin injuries sustained earlier in the competition.

Rangers Going Bust

Rangers chairman, Alastair Johnson, announed today that his club, Rangers FC, are very close to becoming bust. This came up when they club announced half-yearly figures showing that the club owes £29m. Alastair Johnson stated that in June the clubs debts will drop to around £22m. However, he is worried that the club could go out of business if the decision over tax payments goes against them.

Real Madrid trio to miss Tottenham match

It was announced today that Real Madrid trio; Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Marcelo will miss next weeks Champions League Quarter-Final first leg tie against Tottenham. Ronaldo has a hamstring injury, Benzema with a thigh problem and Marcelo with a sore rib. They should, however, return for the second leg, and they won't be available for Real Madrid's match on April 9th against Athletic Bilbao.

F1 Drivers' World Championship - Week 1

Vettel after Australian Grand Prix victory

1	Ger	S Vettel	25
2	GB	L Hamilton	18
3	Rus	V Petrov	15
4	Spa	F Alonso	12
5	Aus	M Webber	10
6	GB	J Button	8
7	Brz	F Massa	6
8	Swi	S Buemi	4
9	Ger	A Sutil	2
10	GB	P Di Resta	1

Malaysian Grand Prix

Satellite view of Sepang Circuit in Malaysia

Venue: Sepang, Kuala Lumpur
Race Date: Sunday 10 April
Lap length: 3.444 miles
Race laps: 56
2010 winner: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
First grand prix: 1999
Fascinating fact: Kuala Lumpur literally means "muddy estuary". The city's grand prix track was built on a 260-hectare swamp, a factor some have blamed for the increasing number of bumps on the track. Some people claim the circuit may be literally sinking.

Formula 1 - Drivers and Teams

Red Bull - Sebastian Vettel & Mark Webber

McLaren - Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button

Ferrari - Fernando Alonso & Felipe Massa

Mercedes - Michael Schumacher & Nico Rosberg

Renault - Nick Heidfeld & Vitaly Petrov

Williams - Ruben Barrichello & Pastor Maldonado

Force India - Adrian Sutil & Paul di Resta

Sauber - Kamui Kobayashi & Sergio Perez

Toro Rosso - Sebastien Buemi & Jaime Alguersuari

Team Lotus - Jarno Trulli & Heikki Kovalainen

Hispania Racing Team - Narain Karthikeyan & Vitantonio Liuzzi

Virgin Racing - Timo Glock & Jerome d'Ambrosio

Australian Grand Prix

Satellite view of Albert Park, Melbourne

With the 2011 F1 Grand Prix season about to begin tomorrow, and qualifying taking place today, I believe it is time I post a quick fact file about the Australian Grand Prix. I will be doing this for each race as soon as possible (not necessarily on the day of the race).

Venue: Albert Park, Melbourne
Race Date: Sunday 27 March
Lap length: 3.295 miles
Race laps: 58
2010 winner: Jenson Button (McLaren)
First grand prix: 1996
Fascinating fact: The race returned to Melbourne in 1996 when Martin Brundle was involved in a terrifying crash on the first lap, which split his Jordan car in two. Amazingly, the British driver was able to run back to the pits to collect the spare car for the restart - only to spin off at the same corner on the first lap.

Blackberry Messenger Available for Apple iOS and Android

This week is was revealed that Blackberry have agreed a deal with Apple and Android that it's famous Blackberry Messenger (BBM) will be accessable on all 3 top smartphone brands.

The news came out a few days ago, suggesting that Blackberry had sold all rights for BBM to Apple and Android, however, I can now confirm that they haven't. However BBM will soon be available on iPhone and Android. It is said that BBM on Blackberry's will have a few more unique features; only blackberry's will be allowed to send Photos & Videos over Blackberry Messenger.

As an iPhone user, I have looked into much depth about this discussion as when I heard about this a few days ago I couldn't believe it! With my contract running out soon, I was debating whether to switch over to Blackberry because of Blackberry Messenger. Hearing this news has made me decide to stick with my iPhone until the end of the contract, and I suggest you all do this.

Furthermore, recent news just got out that there will be a new iPhone 5, released in June 2011. Great news! (there will be a post in a few days on this).

Now, back to BBM. At this moment in time, Blackberry, Apple and Android are debating whether BBM should be available on a "one-off purchase" or whether they should have a monthly fee for it. With my experience of the App Store on iPhone/iPod, I strongly believe that they should sell it for a one off fee, however the amount you use it should be determined by the amount of "accessable internet" you have on your contract/pay-as-you-go. I have noticed a problem with pay-as-you-go for this, so I believe it could be a fairly high price - about £4.99 (at a max.) or £0.59 (at a min.). However, if Apple decide that they want to have a continuous charge depending on your internet tariff, I believe it should be a FREE app download from the AppStore. As I don't use Android phones, I don't know how the App store works there, but I believe it is the same as Apple and Blackberry.

Regardless of what happens, no doubt Apple will be able to convert all of the Blackberry Messenger coding into an Application within days. But, as the deal has not been expressed in much detail by the spokesman from Blackberry, one can only assume that BBM will be out as an app at the same date of release as the highly anticipated iPhone 5 which is expected to be out in June 2011 - NOT LONG LEFT!!! For more information on the iPhone 5, check out my post later on this week, with just a small bit of information about why people believe it will be out sooner rather than later.

Six Nations Results - Week 5

O'Driscoll celebrates Irish victory in Grand Slam against England

Here are the results from the 3 matches that took place this weekend in the RBS Six Nations last week of matches.

France 28-9 Wales

Ireland 24-8 England

Scotland 21-8 Italy

 

Here is the final RBS Six Nations Standings.

 

F1: Valsecchi Replaces Trulli or Kovalainen

Formula One racers, Trulli (left) and Glock (right) at a briefing

It was announced today that Italian GP2 driver, and F1 driver, Davide Valsecchi, will replace either teammate Jarno Trulli or teammate Heikki Kovalainen for Team Lotus. He is expected to fill in for the Friday morning practice ahead of both the Australian and Malaysian Grands Prix. I have taken the liberty of comparing his and Trulli's statistics.

Valsecchi:
Starts - 54
Wins - 2
Poles - 1
Fastest Laps - 0

Trulli:
Starts - 234
Championships - 0
Wins - 1
Poles - 4
Fastest Laps - 1

Champions League Semi-Final Draw

Below is the draw for the UEFA Champions League Semi-Final. Again, the team on the left will be playing the first leg at home. Ties will be played on 26/27 April and 3/4 May 2011.

Semi-Final 1:
Inter Milan or Schalke04 vs Chelsea or Manchester United

Semi-Final 2:
Real Madrid or Tottenham vs Barcelona or Shakhtar Donetsk

Champions League Quarter-Final Draw

Below is the official draw for the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final. The team on the left will have the first leg at home. The ties will be played on the 5/6 and the 12/13 of April 2011. Check out the next post for the Semi-Final draw.

Real Madrid vs Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea vs Manchester United

Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter Milan vs Schalke 04

Champions League Round of 16 Results



Below are the final results from the UEFA Champions League Last-16 Round. Check back tomorrow for the full list of the Quarter-Final draw.

Chelsea 0 - 0 FC Copenhagen (agg 2-0) Chelsea Win

Manchester United 2 - 1 Marseille (agg 2-1) Manchester United Win

Shakhtar Donetsk 3 - 0 Roma (agg 6-2) Shakhtar Donetsk Win

Barcelona 3 - 1 Arsenal (agg 4-3) Barcelona Win

Tottenham 0 - 0 AC Milan (agg 1-0) Tottenham Win

Schalke 04 3 - 1 Valencia (agg 4-2) Schalke 04 Win

Bayern Munich 2 - 3 Inter Milan (agg 3-3) Inter Milan Win (on away goals)

Real Madrid 3 - 0 Lyon (agg 4-1) Real Madrid Win

Bryan Robson Faces Throat Cancer

Bryan Robson coaching the Tailand national team

It was announced today that Manchester United and England great, Bryan Robson, has undergone surgery to fix a tumour in his throat. We have been told that the tumour is a treatable condition, and Bryan Robson will be able to continue his role as Thailand manager as well as being an ambassador at his old club, which he signed for a record tranfer fee of £1.5m in 1981, Manchester United.

Sir Alex Ferguson Handed Five-Match Ban

Ferguson during Man Utd's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea

The FA have given Sir Alex Ferguson a Five-Match touchline ban due to his improper conduct towards referee Martin Atkinson during his side, Manchester United, loss against Chelsea earlier this month. The ban starts on the 22nd March and runs through Manchester United's FA Cup Semi-Final match against rival, Manchester City. They have also fined Sir Alex £30,000 because of his actions.

England Nervous Ahead Of Ireland Match

Ben Youngs playing for England as Scrum-Half in the Six Nations

England's scrum-half, Ben Youngs, has admitted that England are nervous for their clash against Ireland this Saturday. If England manage to win, we will see Martin Johnson's side claim their first RBS Six Nations Grand Slam since 2003. To some people this may seem worrying, but, in my opinion, this is good news... Why? Well it shows that England are already fully focused on their tough match against the Irish, showing that we want to do well, and hopefully they can. Check this blog later on this week for the RBS Six Nations results and table.

2012 Olympics Tickets On Sale

Tickets for the 2012 London Olympics

Stats are out that 8.8 millions tickets are available for the London 2012 Olympics. Prices for these tickets range from £20 to £2,012 and events with so much publicity will be balloted. It is expected that the Olympic committee will make half a billion pounds from ticket sales alone.
Tickets for the London Marathon will be free, as always, and 2.5 million tickets will be priced at £20, others start at £30 to £50. Under 17s will be able to "pay-your-age" to early heats, while over-60s can watch the same events for £16.
6.6 millions tickets are available for the general public via the application process. The other 2.2 million tickets; half will be issued to the National Olympic Committees of each country, and half will be split between sponsers, the IOC, guests and hospitality partners.

Footballer Dies Due To Head Injury

Huw Thatcher "lived and breathed sport"

Today it was announced that Under-15 Sunday League footballer, Huw Thatcher, was killed due to natural causes. 15 year old, Huw Thatcher was playing for Hepworth United Juniors in a game at St Giles Road in Brighouse on Sunday when the incident happened. The school student was later taken to hospital, where sadly he passed away.

Let the 2012 Countdown Begin, or Not!

Clock counting down days until 2012 Olympics

Today, the clock counting down the days until the 2012 London Olympics was unveilved. It started at 500 days until the olympics, and then stopped within hours. The creaters, a Swiss-based Swatch Group, announced that the clock was fully tested beforehand and was fully working, they are now investigating into why the clock suddenly stopped. The clock was restarted, however, on Tuesday evening.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Greatest Game Ever

In-Game Picture from Call of Duty: Black Ops

Black Ops has now officially set the record for the highest selling video game in history. This, however, is according to the market research firm NPD, stating that it sold more than 13.7 millions copies across the United States alone. NPD said that within it's first 24 hours the game had began creating revenues of over £223 million. Within 6 weeks the game had turned over $1 billion of revenue. By creating $1 billion of revenue it was added to the elite group of 3 other entertainment releases; Michael Jackson's Thriller Album and James Cameron's 1997 hit, The Titanic & Avatar. Only Black Ops and Avatar have hit the billion dollar mark this quickly throughout all of history.

Vettel Stays With Red Bull



Mercedes were also interested in signing Vettel

Racing world champions Sebastian Vettel has extended his contract with Red Bull for a further two years, until the end of the 2014 Formula One season. Red Bull were keen to keep Vettel, 23, as they believe he is one of the best drivers at the moment. Red Bull Team Boss, Christian Horner stated that "Sebastian feels very comfortable within the team and the team feels very comfortable with him."

Six Nations Results - Week 4

England Flanker, Croft, powers over the top of Parks to score for England

Here are the results from the 3 matches that took place this weekend in the RBS Six Nations.

Wales 19 - 13 Ireland
Italy 22 - 21 France
England 22 - 16 Scotland

Here is the current RBS Six Nations standings.

The FA Cup Semi-Final Draw

This is the complete draw for the FA Cup Semi-Final sponsered by Eon. All of these matches will be played on neutral ground at Wembley Stadium, London.

  Manchester United              vs        Manchester City
    


         Bolton                 vs            Stoke City
   

FA Cup Quarter-Final Results

Richards breaking the deadlock 16 minutes from time against Reading

Birmingham City 2 - 3 Bolton
Elmander 21, Jerome 38, Davies (pen) 66, Phillips 80, Lee 90.

Manchester United 2 - 0 Arsenal
Fabio da Silva 28, Rooney 49.

Stoke City 2 - 1 West Ham United
Huth 12, Piquionne 30, Higginbotham 63.

Manchester City 1 - 0 Reading
Richards 74.

Knosavvy Site Started

Hello readers,

As I have now hit a total of 1,000 views over 2 months, I feel it is time to expand this url from knosavvy.blogspot.com to knosavvy.com !!! Big news, I have recently bought the site name, and now I am in the progress of creating it in a great, user friendly, format. However, I will be changing posts, here is a specification of my new posts:

- Catchy Title
- Summaries (going to be a brief overview of the news)
- Up-to-date news/events
- Clear quality pictures
- 2 Posts every day
- Simple to read

This is what I hope to achieve in my new posts, however, there will be a weekly segment of "Top 5", as I have been doing. It will contain the Top 5 gadgets (of a certain category) each week. So far there are 2 up, so check them out!!!

Now, to reach 2,000 views or even 1,000 in 1 month! Keep reading! I will leave update with the news on my new site! Enjoy!

Top 5: Toys of the Year

Hello Readers,

I was thinking, I can't let my loyal readers go without a blog post for so long, even though I do have exams. So now, I give you my list of the Top 5 Toys of 2010. These are my thoughts from what I saw at the Toy Fair 2011 - with loads of toys; lifesize lego ninja's :D If you have any views on this feel free to comment.

5. Street Surfing Whiplash Scooter ... £69.95 (best price)

4. Air Picks ... price TBA

3. Zing Air Benda Blaster ... £6.99 (best price)
 
2. AppToyz AppGun ... £20 (best price)
 
1. iBall 3 ... price TBA

Break - Sorry!

Hello readers,

Lately I haven't been posting as throughout the weekend and today, and tomorrow. I have to prepare, and take, exams. I can promise you that I have a great post in line for tomorrow and should have it up before 9PM GMT. Hope you are all ok, and enjoy reading some other posts!

2011 is the Year of the iPad

Hello readers,

Today I round up what was mentioned and revealed at the Apple event in San Francisco; iBooks, iPad 2, iOS4 & Apps.


The iPad 2; The Thinnest, Lightest & Fastest

iBooks:
They mentioned how many new developers and publishers have released 70,000 new books into iBooks. These have already been noticed by many Apple product owners but these will be completed to the list within a few days. Titles include; Dan Browns 'The Da Vinci Code'.

iPad 2:
This has been widely awaited for, above there is a picture of the new iPad and a picture below...enjoy! It is now 33% thinner than the original iPad. It has dual-core processor, the only tablet at the moment to have this. It is now the fastest tablet created. The iPad 2 has back and front facing cameras used to facetime in HD over Wi-Fi to iPhones, iPods & Macs. Photo-booth has now been added as a built-in app allowing you to edit up to 9 pictures at a time using weird and cool effects. There are now 65,000 apps made for the iPad alone. Still remains a 10hour battery life. It comes in either Black or White. Best of all; THE SAME PRICES. The iPad 2 will be in-stores in and around the 25th March - so early!!!
For a full list of iPad specs: Click here
For any more information on the iPad: Click here

No, this isn't slimmed down, this is the actual thickness of the iPad 2

iOS4:
There is a quicker multitasking system installed with iOS4 allowing users to quickly change through Apps and Safari pages without any hastle. Furthermore, FaceTime is quicker and crisper. Folders have also been added. iOS4 now allows users of the iPad 2 to have instant power on, just like the MacBooks. Its safer, allowing your iPad never to be hacked by anything, unless you muck around with it. Any more further iOS updates can be quickly added by connecting your iPad to your computer with iTunes installed onto it. It will be out within a few days as the latest software. It will also be available for iPad 2, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 2nd & 3rd Gen.

Apps
As I mentioned above, Apple have introduced other built-in apps including Photobooth and "Find my iPad". 2 other apps were released and are available from March 11th. iMovies - this allows you to do exactly what you would do on your Mac, on your iPad. With added functions that allow you to post videos in 1080p quality and post onto YouTube in HD. Next, Garageband - Apple have made this so that you can act as though you are stringing a guiter, playing the piano or adjusting the amplifier. GarageBand on iPad now has everything on the Mac but on a tiny A4 sheet of paper - with added loops and built-in tracks.

Injured: Walcott, Van Persie & Fabregas

Hello readers,

As I live in the UK, today the news was released here that Arsenal's 3 top players; Robin Van Persie, Theo Walcott and captain Cesc Fabregas could all miss their 2nd Leg Champions League match against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.



Van Persie injured knee after scoring his goal against Birmingham on Sunday

 Theo Walcott is suffering a strained ankle ligament, as am I, and is expected to be out for 3 weeks; missing the match against Barcelona, and a key match against Leyton Orient tomorrow night in the FA Cup.
Robin Van Persie has injured his knee, even though it was expected to be a pulled hamstring. RVP injured himself in the League Cup defeat to Birmingham City on Sunday. He is out for 3 weeks and is definately out of Barcelona, unless a miracle happens.
Cesc Fabregas, the captain and possibly the biggest loss, is out for atleast a week - meaning he will miss the FA Cup replay against Leyton Orient and "possibly" the match against his home club, Barcelona.

If we hear any more information on these 3 big injury blows, I will report it as soon as possible. How do you think this will affect the team? Leave a comment.

Top 10: iPhone Apps of All Time

Hello readers,

As an Apple iPhone/iPod lover, and an owner, I am always looking for lists online that show the best apps of all time for me to either purchase for FREE or BUY from the Apple App Store.. This list includes a few apps that have been top of the charts for many weeks.Today I thought I will make a post containing two lists; top 10 paid & top 10 free of all time. These are the top 10 in my opinion but as I have had an iPhone since the original, I thought, why not. Any apps you feel should be here, just leave a comment. NB. this is for iPhone/iPod and iPad.

Top 10 Paid Apps
1. Angry Birds - highly-addictive game whereby you must destroy pigs using a slingshot of different types of angry birds, hence the name.
2. Doodlejump - jump to the top with a hybrid-puzzle game.
3. WhatsApp Messenger - exchanges messages with friends without paying for SMS (just like BBM, between both iPhone/iPod and Blackberry's).
4. Tap Tap Revenge 3 - tap falling notes to keep up with a songs beat, great for music lovers.
5. Pocket God - an interactive game allowing the user to take control of island folks.
6. TuneIn Radio - tune in to more than 30,000 radio stations on your iPhone.
7. Flight Control - a strategy game in which the user has to direct many planes into landing.
8. Bejewled 2 + Blitz - match multiple gems for dazzling fun.
9. Traffic Rush - navigate your way through rush hour traffic.
10. Tap Tap Revenge 2.6 - an earlier version of Tap Tap Revenge 3

Top 10 Free Apps
1. Facebook - most popular social network application.
2. eBay Mobile - buy and sell from your iphone/ipod with ease.
3. Google Mobile - everything to do with Google, but on your phone.
4. Shazam - forgotten the songs name? Shazam is here to help.
5. Google Earth - see the world in photographs from above.
6. Skype - make phone calls using the internet for FREE.
7. Movies by Flixster - all the information on the latest movies, great for movie lovers.
8. Paper Toss - an addictive game in which you must throw balled-up paper into a bin.
9. Bump - send information from handset-to-handset easily...by bumping.
10. Sky News - the ultimate news source.

New MacBook Pro - The Most Eco-Friendly?

Hello readers, just a quick post about the new MacBook Pro that Apple have recently released, ahead of the event in San Francisco on March 2nd. I'm not quite sure why they would do this but maybe they have bigger plans for the event? Maybe there will be an iPhone 5G coming out soon?

The New Apple MacBook Pro - The Most Environmentally Friendly Made


Above you can see 3 pictures of the New MacBook Pro. It contains a new system called "Thunderbolt" which lets you connect high-resolution displays and high-performance peripherals to a single port - with data transfer rates up to 10Gbps. It is said that this new system will not be released on any other make of computer until 2012...and it's only the beginning of 2011! Furthermore, all the screen sizes contain an i7 processor, and the 15-inch to 13-inch can have a choice of i5 or i7 processor... no more slow i3!

I'm in a rush today to make this post so i'm not going to analyse every detail of this laptop, however I will analyse all that is revealed at the Apple event. As I never want to disappoint my fantastic readers, I have decided to leave links to information I think you would find important.

Tech Specs: Click Here

How it helps the Environment: Click Here

Design: Click Here

Features: Click Here

MacBook Pro Hompage: Click Here

That is my list of the links I feel you would all love to look at. If not, leave a comment with what you think of the new MacBook Pro and maybe what you think could be revealed on March 2nd.

Tech in 2011

Hello readers,

Today I would like to post a small list of 5 gagdets that are believed to soon take over our lives in 2011 and we will be thinking "How did I live without this in the past years?" The list is taken from The Gadget Show (Channel 5, Mondays at 8PM GMT).

#5. Cloud Computing e.g. OnLive (an online system which allows you to play high end games on any computer as long as they have a fast enough browsing speed)

#4. Handheld Gaming e.g. Sony NGP (a new system to be released which is a portable PS3, a successor to the PSP)

#3. 3D e.g. Nintendo 3DS (a new 3D Nintendo DS which allows you to play games in 3D without the need of those annoying glasses.

#2. IPTV e.g. YouView (streaming a TV show to your home tv or computer)

#1. Tablets e.g. iPad (a sort of portable computer the size of an A4 sheet of paper, set to take the gadget world by storm!)

Please leave a comment on what you think of this list!

2011 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar

Hello Readers, today I thought I would do a basic post, just a list of all the F1 venues for this seasons 2011 World Championships. Starting from March ending in November. I have set this out in a basic format with the name of the race, the city it will be held in (in brackets) and the dates of the event. If you want anymore information, feel free to comment or visit the official Formula 1 Website.

01	QANTAS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne)	25 - 27 Mar
02	PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur)	08 - 10 Apr
03	UBS CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) *	15 - 17 Apr
04	TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul)	06 - 08 May
05	GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA 2011 (Catalunya)	20 - 22 May
06	GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2011 (Monte Carlo)	26 - 29 May
07	GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2011 (Montreal)	10 - 12 Jun
08	GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia)	24 - 26 Jun
09	SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone)	08 - 10 Jul
10	GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2011 (Nürburgring)	22 - 24 Jul
11	ENI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2011 (Budapest)	29 - 31 Jul
12	BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps)	26 - 28 Aug
13	GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2011 (Monza)	09 - 11 Sep
14	SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore)	23 - 25 Sep
15	JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Suzuka)	07 - 09 Oct
16	KOREAN GRAND PRIX (Yeongam)	14 - 16 Oct
17	GRAND PRIX OF INDIA (New Delhi) *	28 - 30 Oct
18	ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX (Yas Marina Circuit)	11 - 13 Nov
19	GRANDE PRÊMIO DO BRASIL 2011 (Sao Paulo)	25 - 27 Nov

* Subject to circuit approval

Check Out This Site - True Football Manager

Hello Readers,

Today I present a new segment in which I will post, when I feel is necessary. I will post a link to a certain site, accompanied with my own comments and a screenshot of the site. The blog post is called "Check Out This Site" due to the fact I am presenting a site which I feel deserves to be mentioned.

My first site to present is one written by Vitaliy Mokosiy, from Ukraine. His site of a blog format and is written in perfect English - considering he doesn't speak English as his first language. His site is a Football Manager blog where he posts; his own story & his tips. It is called True Football Manager.

Above is a screen shot of his website, showing his post about his most recent club Boston United. He has many posts starting from 2007 all about Football Manager with the occasional joke. Vitaliy has become one of the top Football Manager bloggers and is now an official "SI Gold Affiliate".

His website/blog is http://www.truefootballmanager.com/

I have been reading his blog for almost a year now and it has encouraged me to view football in a different way and tought me a new approach to playing Football Manager. I would enjoy seeing him as a manager one day as he goes into so much depth about information we would glaze over, however he analyses everything possible and this allows him to become one of the top Football Manager bloggers.

And so, to end this post. CHECK OUT HIS SITE! Leave a comment.

iPad 2 - What Will 2011 Be The Year Of?

Over the last week, many people have been discussing over the web if it is true that on March 2nd 2011 Apple will be holding an event in San Francisco. I can now confirm that this is TRUE and the event will be be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts at 10:00 am where Apple have launched products before.

Apple have confirmed the event however they will not tell what they will be releasing. Many people believe the iPad 2 will be released, as do I, however I seem to believe that is not all will be released. I feel they could possibly show pictures of a new iPhone (maybe 4GS or a 5G).

Whatever happens, you can be sure to find out about it here, or no doubt Apple will stream a video to YouTube with all the information. Check out this site on 3rd March for an entire round up of the event, and as always, Leave A Comment.

The London Velodrome - The Greatest Ever?

Sir Chris Hoy went to check out the London Olympic Velodrome, which has been completed far ahead of schedule, with fellow riders Victoria Pendleton and Jason Kenny, as well as a team of British spring stars training for 2012 success.

All the athletes have stated that they believe the Velodrome is one of the greatest made and Lord Coe said that it is a "a stunning venue built for champions". Sir Chris is hoping that due to its fabulous condition, if it can remain in top shape, many records can be broken and we may be in luck to see them broken at the 2012 London Olympics.

The London 2012 Velodrome, completed and being used by the British sprint squad.

Having seating wrapped all the way round the track should also help to create a crowd atmosphere during events, it is also hoped.

Building work began on March 2009 and develpoment was handed over to the London 2012 organisers. Sir Chris Hoy is part of this group and as mentioned how he took part in designing the buildings dynamic shape. It took a team of 26 carpenters eight weeks ot install the track and more than 350,000 nails have been used to install its 56km of timber surface.

The VeloPark is expected to be on budget at around £93million and the 6,000-seated velodrome, with its sweeping roof designed to reflect the curve of the track, is the first venue at the Olympic Park to be complete.

What are your thoughts on the Velodrome? Is it good news to see the Velodrome being made in such quick time? Leave a comment below with your thoughts

Olympic Stadium - For Fighters or Strugglers.

Fellow blog readers, after quite some time off blogging, I have decided to return with a key feature in the news - besides Mubarek's resignation. The decision over the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 London Olympics.


The two teams fighting for the stadium are; West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspurs. 


In my opinion Tottenham deserve the stadium due to the financial aspects. They would be guaranteeing full capacity almost every fortnight allowing income due to ticket prices. It also adds as another stadium for a World Cup to be played in, creating income through advertising and several matches being played there. Lastly, Champions League football will be added to the long list of possible events there. The only downside is Tottenham want to demolish the running track, therefore turning the stadium into a purely football, or rugby, venue.


On the other hand, the stadium could easily be given to West Ham United (the favourites) because they will be maintaining the running track, which will allow the prestigious stadium to be used as a football/rugby/athletics ground. However the financial benefits, in my opinion, are not as great due to the fact West Ham will not be able to offer sell out crowds (60,000) as they, at the moment, seem to be taking a turn down a division to the nPower Championship. Furthermore, they cannot offer Champions League football. The upside is the ground can be used for numerous events and will link a newly regenerated Stratford, to a newly regenerated West Ham United.


These are my opinions, I am curious to hear what you have to say about this dilemma. Post your comments below.