Davis Cup 2013: Argentina, Serbia and Czech Republic reach semifinals

This weekend’s Davis Cup 2013 disputed their quarterfinal round that, for the moment, and leaves us three national teams qualified for semifinals. These are Argentina, Serbia and Czech Republic being to decide the tie facing Canada and Italy at the moment dominates the Canadian combined for two points to one.

The team had its simplest semi-finals was to the Czech Republic to beat Kazakhstan 3-1. The defending champions had not only used Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek in the doubles but it was still enough to get into semifinals as their rivals do not have any position player below 150 ranking.

Davis Cup 2013

The tie was chaps on the first day when as Lukas Rosol beat Andrey Golubev 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-7 (6) and Jan Hajek did the same to Mikail Kukushkin whom he defeated by a score of 3-6, 2-6 and 4-6. Radek Stepanek played doubles with Hajek but lost 7-6 (2) 6-4 6-3 but his ranking was not endangered as in Game Rosol certified the pass leading by 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 2-6 to Korolev. Read more »

Risks of running a marathon

Running has become fashionable and rare is the space of our city, whether urban or natural, that does not have several people practicing this sport. Thanks to this, have also increased investments in the different Marathons and fun runs held in world, leading many to try their hand at it without sufficient preparation.

Participate without properly trained not only will force us to abandon the race before, it can also pose serious risks to our health, as we are subjecting our bodies to a effort for unprepared.

Risks of running a marathon

The body will suffer more this effort will be the heart, with the risk of suffering a cardiovascular event, particularly if we have more than forty years. During the race can suffer from irregular heartbeat to suffer cardiac arrest resulting in death. Read more »

Motorcycle GP of Qatar 2013: Marquez, Nagakami and Salom, the fastest so far

On Thursday and Friday were conducted sessions qualifying Qatar Grand Prix motorcycle, the first test of the 2013 world championship. Tomorrow will be the time of the first qualifying session of the year, with a new format , and Sunday races will take place and the first points at stake in the three categories, in the afternoon.

The new format makes training practice sessions (FP1, FP2 and FP3) copper even greater importance. These sessions make the first selection, and then the top 10 in the overall calculation times will go directly to the QP2, which will host the pole. The QP2 will have 12 drivers, so that among the remaining drivers will be a QP1 in which the two best times will receive the prize of reaching that QP2.

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Explained this, which only affects MotoGP, let’s see how these workouts have been the first Grand Prix of the year, and the premiere of this new format that is meant to give you even more excitement to the ratings. Among the top ten are those who have to be, so there has been no surprise, considering normal and as Marc Marquez leads the list of the best around in the premier class. Read more »

Real Madrid wins 3-0 at Galatasaray and goes to semifinals

This Wednesday the Real Madrid football teams have put a foot in the upcoming Champions League semifinals. The set of Jose Mourinho has made good predictions given to him as clear favorite against Galatasaray and this has been confirmed by winning 3-0 with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Higuain. In the other match of the night, the Malaga scoreless draws against Dortmund.

The truth is that Real Madrid has won the victory but also the Turkish side, despite the result, also had their options to start something more positive marker for their interests.

Real Madrid

However, they were misguided in front of goal and the referee also brushed aside a penalty in the final stretch of the game so things have not been going for whites almost see in semifinals as evidenced by the fact that the forced yellow last minute match. Read more »

Barca draw in Paris, Bayern beat Juve

The Barcelona has going for her quarter-final Champions League with PSG after tying 2 in the Parc des Princes. However, the feeling that he has been to the Catalans is somewhat bittersweet, as they came to get ahead on the scoreboard twice.

Barca cost him take control of the game during the first moments, and even Lavezzi had a clear chance on a play that ended up on the stick. Gradually, the club began to knead the ball but did not generate any real chance of Sirigu’s goal, and even went so wrong somewhere to play against the Parisians.

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Still, the rest would go to Barca ahead with a goal from Messi after a great pass from Dani Alves . A Messi he played several minutes with a knee injury, injury that prevented him from going out there in the second half. Barca missed its star, and Alexis missed a couple of arrivals so the score did not move again until the final minutes. Read more »

Champions League 2012-2013: boot-leg quarterfinal with FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Malaga

2013 champions league final

This week’s Champions League reaches one of its high points as the fight starts to enter the semifinals. Between Tuesday and Wednesday will host the four first leg of the quarter-finals are immersed FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Malaga and other five teams that we invite you to remember checking out as was the draw for this round.

Unlike what happened in eighths, quarters all teams come into play in the same week. On Tuesday will the FC Barcelona that will face PSG in Paris at 20:45 hours, the same as other games. This match can be followed through La1 while the rest will crash through Canal + Liga Champions. Also Tuesday Bayern and Juventus will play in what promises to be a great match on Sunday while we double Spanish menu with Galatasaray Real Madrid and Malaga Borussia Dortmund.

2013 champions league final

The FC Barcelona travels to Paris to face a PSG contesting this round for the second time in its history. Barca, with five consecutive semifinals and three very recent titles are favorites in this tie that comes as good news as the return of Tito Vilanova and besides Abidal Xavi recoveries and Jordi Alba will travel to Paris. There Barca will meet old friends as Motta, Maxwell and, above all, Ibrahimovic, stiletto main French offensive that six years ago not lost at home in European competition. Read more »

How to start running

Jogging is a fun and inexpensive way to exercise while knows new places in the city. The problem is that when an activity is not guided by a monitor nobody usually knows how to start running properly avoiding the risk of injury or overtraining.

Instructions

  • Choosing the route: it’s nothing productive jogging without knowing the places that will make the sport, the first thing you should do before you start running is to take a map of the city and select a course of less 1 hour. To prepare an optimal route Avoid slopes, dangerous crossings and areas, cobblestones that may cause us damage.

how can i start running

  • Hydrate: The next step before jogging is drinking water at home. Thus, when performing the sport the body will have enough liquid to sweat and regulate its temperature and not produce the phenomenon called “dehydration”. Read more »

Serena Williams again beating champion Maria Sharapova

Jennifer Capriati in two occasions, Elena Dementieva, Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic and now Maria Sharapova. This is the list of victims that Serena Williams has accumulated in late 1000 Miami Masters on Saturday which was again proclaimed winner beating Sharapova and adding his sixth title at Crandon Park. On Sunday, the men’s champion will be announced that will leave the final faces David Ferrer and Andy Murray.

Serena Williams was a favorite in the women’s final after beating Maria Sharapova in their last ten games. The Siberian tennis started well in the match and planted much before the American battle but finally relented by 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 after two hours of play. With this defeat was the slump increases Sharapova in Miami which has lost five finals.

Serena Williams

Sharapova wanted to break that streak and the losses to Serena at all costs and the party went very toned. Russian tennis player dominated the early stages of the match with a forehand that moved and Serena hurt, something that earned him multiple options that do not break advantage at the beginning of September. Read more »

1000 Miami Masters 2013: David Ferrer and Murray finalists

The Alicante David Ferrer – seeded third – defeated in three sets to German Tommy Haas in a new waste of claw and pride for the first time reaching the final in Key Biscayne.

In the end I expect the Scot Andy Murray (2) beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet (8) in the main event of the Stadium Court.

David Ferrer

“Ferru” was another day of ups and downs but the tenacity she brings to the party is serving to cover up their mistakes especially when serving. And Haas did not shine today as against Novak Djokovic or against Gilles Simon. The reverse of the German did not work as expected and did not generate service too. Read more »

World Ranking 2014: Summary of South America, Asia, and Africa

Once the review of what happened in the UEFA zone, on to what happened in the rest of the world, where he continued the race for the World Cup Brazil 2014. The major point of interest was, of course, South America, particularly Bolivia, where Argentina again embarrassed in height and took out a draw which eventually was seen as a positive result.

And is that Argentina has already one foot in the World Cup, as it has almost Colombia, but lost to Venezuela yesterday, and as it has almost Ecuador, Paraguay yesterday thrashed 4-1. By the fourth and fifth place, giving the latter access and playoffs, fighting multiple selections and yesterday was an interesting Chile – Uruguay, which ended in victory for the Red 2-0.

World Ranking 2014

In Africa, there are 10 groups of 10 teams that will to be played in rounds, five seats for the World Cup. In Group A we have to Ethiopia ahead of South Africa or Tanzania Group C have to fight alongside Ivory Coast and Morocco, as most remarkable surprises for now, when it is half the contested finals. Read more »

 

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