Valentino Rossi of Italy ditandu post-accident (AP Photo / Antonio Calanni)

Senior rider Valentino Rossi had to perform surgery to restore his right leg injury after a severe accident at the Mugello Circuit, Saturday, June 5, 2010. Operations performed in a hospital in Florence for 2.5 hours.

Operated on by Dr. Rossi. Assisted by Dr. Roberto Buzzi. Claudio Costa. They also conduct initial inspection when Rossi had just arrived by helicopter at the Careggi Hospital. Both estimates that if Rossi will be out of hospital within 10 days.

"(After the initial examination) we proceed with the surgery to see the cracks in his right foot," he said as quoted CrashNet Dr.Buzzi.

"We did a spinal block and then clean and wash the cracks. The later we were straight and stabilize with a pin," she said.

Rossi crashed on the bend 13 during a session the Italian GP Free Practice II. Without apparent reason, the world champion in 2009 was flying from his motorcycle and was thrown out of trajectory.

When lying on the sand, Rossi looks at the pain he could not even stand up. Officers around the incident immediately to help the man nicknamed The Doctor's.

Despite undergoing surgery for 2.5 hours can not be ascertained how long can back up Rossi's trajectory.

"It is difficult to predict how long the rehabilitation of patients after surgery. We need to evaluate the progress of the patient and the results of X-ray examination," said Dr.Buzzi again.

I hope Rossi can quickly recover and fight back in Moto GP competitions.

PARIS (AP)—Trailing Maria Sharapova 0-2, love-40 in the third set at the French Open, Justine Henin was well aware that things were looking pretty dicey for her.

“Yeah,” Henin acknowledged Sunday, “looked like it was going to be fast.”

Sure did.

Right there, right when she needed to, Henin began to turn the third-round showdown her way. She emerged with a 24th consecutive victory at Roland Garros— a streak that dates to 2005, before her 20-month hiatus from tennis—by beating Sharapova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in a match contested over two days.

“I definitely played some good tennis, but it wasn’t enough to win,” Sharapova said. “At the end of the day, no matter how good or bad you play, you know, she’s the one with the ‘W.”’

More than that, only five months into her comeback, Henin is compiling further evidence that she quickly has regained her status as one of the best in the game, regardless of her No. 22 seeding at the French Open. Remember: She was ranked No. 1 and the owner of seven Grand Slam titles, including four in Paris, when she abruptly left the tour in 2008.

So here’s what everyone wants to know: Is Henin as good now as she was then?

“I don’t want to compare, because everything is so different. I’m not yet as consistent as I was. … I still need some time,” said Henin, who reached the Australian Open final in January in the first major tournament of her return. “I know there are still ups and downs, and I’ll work on it.”

There were significant swings of momentum in this match between two former No. 1 players who own a total of 10 Grand Slam titles. On Saturday, Henin controlled the first set, and Sharapova the second, as they played through rain, wind and fading light before the match was suspended because of darkness.

“Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it got worse,” is how Sharapova described Saturday’s conditions.

“The ball is heavy. There’s tons of clay on the court. It’s raining. It’s not just drizzling—it’s pouring for about 10 minutes. That doesn’t really help matters for the rest of the match. Then it gets dark,” she added. “You’ve got all sorts of things, and you add the wind—and you add the opponent.”

When action resumed Sunday, though, it took all of 11 minutes for Sharapova to seem to seize control by winning 11 of the afternoon’s first 15 points.

On the first of what would be four break points for Sharapova in the final set’s key third game, the Russian put a backhand into the net to lose a 16-stroke exchange. Henin began rushing forward, and two volley winners erased two more break points, while a 109 mph service winner took care of yet another.

“I came to the net, and that gave me my confidence back. I really needed that game,” said Henin, who next meets No. 7 Sam Stosur of Australia. “After that, everything was easier.”

After holding there, Henin broke Sharapova twice in a row, all part of a stretch in which the Belgian took 18 of 24 points and went ahead 4-2.

There was more shakiness for Henin, though: She dumped a forehand into the net to give Sharapova a break point, then ceded the game with a double-fault to cut her lead to 4-3.

Right when it looked as if it all might be slipping away, Henin broke right back, delivering one of her trademark one-handed backhands down the line for a winner that made it 5-3. She then served out the victory, and tapped her right palm over her heart while thanking the crowd for its support.

“I certainly had my opportunities in this match,” Sharapova said. “It’s definitely frustrating when you feel like you had them and just didn’t take them — or was a little bit hesitant.”

Still, Sharapova demonstrated that she, too, is on her way back to where she used to be—the big-hitting, baseline-covering, full-of-grit player who won Wimbledon in 2004, the U.S. Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008.

The best news of all for Sharapova is that she wasn’t hampered by her surgically repaired right shoulder or the injured right elbow that kept her off tour earlier this season.

“I’ve been serving much better, and my arm has been feeling good,” she said. “I feel, like, physically, nothing really bothers me.”

Source : http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=ap-frenchopen-henin

PHILADELPHIA -- Mike Richards said the heck with superstition and had his hands all over the conference championship trophy.

Some teams refuse to as much as touch one until they have a firm grip on the Stanley Cup.

Not these Flyers.

"It took a lot to get here. It's not the trophy we want, but we haven't done anything conventional all year especially in the playoffs," a laughing Richards said. "So we'll go against the grain one more time.

The Philadelphia Flyers have rekindled some of their old "Broad Street Bullies" championship days and are back in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 13 years.

Richards had a highlight-reel goal early, Arron Asham and Jeff Carter scored 84 seconds apart in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals and the Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 last night.

The Flyers, who needed a shootout win in the last game of the regular season to clinch a playoff spot, will play the Western Conference champion Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 on Saturday.

The Flyers have not won the Stanley Cup since consecutive titles in 1974 and 1975.

Michael Leighton allowed a goal 59 seconds into the game, then shut down the Canadiens, who showed a resilient comeback spirit in the first two rounds.

The Flyers took a 3-1 lead into the third period, leaving the final 20 minutes as one raucous coronation party. Nearly 20,000 giddy fans dressed in pumpkin-orange giveaway T-shirts chanted "Let's Go Flyers!" but couldn't exhale until the end.

Once Carter scored an empty-netter in the final seconds, the crowd exploded in a championship frenzy.

The finals seem a fitting result for a Flyers organization that still has some "Broad Street Bullies" in their bloodlines.

Down 3-0 in the conference semifinals vs. Boston and trailing 3-0 in Game 7, the Flyers rallied to win in one of the sport's all-time great comebacks.

Carter, Simon Gagne and Ian Laperriere all pushed through potential series-ending injuries to return earlier than expected and deliver a shot at the Stanley Cup to Philadelphia.

Richards, their gritty gold medal-winning captain, scored a goal that will surely be shown over and over during the finals.

Playing short-handed and just trying to clear the puck from along the boards, Claude Giroux fired the puck about 175 feet down the ice and that sent Richards scrambling.

Montreal goalie Jaroslav Halak inexplicably skated toward the top of the circles to try and stop the puck. Richards dived head first and slid perfectly between Halak and Canadiens defenseman Roman Hamrlik. The puck squirted away from the crashing Canadiens, Richards sprang up from his belly and tapped it into an empty net to make it 1-1.

Asham scored from close range 3:07 into the second and Carter, who made a quick return after breaking his right foot last month, quickly made it 3-1. Richards fed Carter a nice pass, and he fired on one-knee to stun Halak.

The Flyers' run to the Cup finals has been solidified on second-period scoring. The Flyers outscored the opposition 26-7 in the middle period this postseason.

Down 3-1 in the series and 3-1 in the third, Montreal kept playing for one more comeback.

The Canadiens got in as the eighth seed and then knocked off Presidents' Trophy-winning Washington after falling behind 3-1 in the series. Montreal trailed Pittsburgh 3-2 before advancing past the defending Stanley Cup champions in the second round.

Source : http://www.silive.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/05/philadelphia_flyers_make_stanl.html

Ribery was sent off in the semi-final first leg against Lyon after a tackle on Lisandro Lopez and was handed an automatic one-match ban,then a subsequent three-game ban after a UEFA disciplinary panel met late in April.

He challenged the decision, hoping to be available to play against Inter Milan in the final on May 22, but UEFA threw out his appeal during a hearing in Nyon on Wednesday afternoon.

Representations to the panel were made by a delegation that was led by club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and included Ribery himself.

Rummenigge indicated to assembled media in Nyon that the club would appeal the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in a bid to have Ribery eligible for the final at Madrid's Bernabeu stadium.

Ribery also stands to miss the first European game of next season if his appeal to CAS fails. Rummenigge said in a statement released by the club: "Franck Ribery as well as our in-house counsel Dr Gerlinger have in my view put an impressive case to the court that we are not dealing with violent conduct but merely a foul.

"The committee rated this case as a borderline case. Nevertheless the three-person committee unfortunately did not follow FC Bayern's plea. We are very disappointed by this judgment and still cannot comprehend that this foul was judged as violent conduct.

"We told UEFA immediately after the verdict that we will also appeal against this judgment. We will continue to fight for justice so that Franck Ribery, despite the confirmation of the ban, can still play in the Champions League final.''

Source : http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=782184&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=4716

LONDON (AFP) – Fabio Capello has named Ledley King, Jamie Carragher and Scott Parker among his provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup finals.

Capello has opted to take a gamble on Tottenham centre-back King even though he struggles with a degenerative knee problem, while Liverpool defender Carragher has been persuaded to come out of international retirement.

There is also a surprise place for West Ham midfielder Parker, who been in fine form for his club this season but had rarely been mentioned as a contender for Capello's squad.

There is no place for Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves despite predictions the injury-hit star would be a shock inclusion.

Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry does make the squad even though he is expected to be out of action for up to four weeks with an ankle injury.

Barry's City team-mate Adam Johnson is one of two uncapped players in Capello's squad, the other being Tottenham defender Michael Dawson.

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole, who hasn't featured for England since September 2008, makes the squad after suggestions his lack of playing time for the Premier League champions would force Capello to leave him out.

Neither Carragher nor King has played under Capello, although the Tottenham star was called into England's squad for a double header against Slovakia and the Ukraine last year, only to be forced out later on fitness grounds.

However, with doubts over the fitness of first-choice defenders Rio Ferdinand and John Terry, and Wes Brown and Joleon Lescott ruled out through injury, Capello is keen to have a closer look at the pair.

Carragher quit England duty in 2007 after growing unhappy with his lack of playing time under previous England coaches Sven Goran Eriksson and Steve McClaren.

But Capello and his assistant Franco Baldini wanted Carragher back in the squad as he can also play at right-back and have managed to tempt him to come out of self-imposed international exile.

Carragher said: "The FA got in touch a few weeks ago and asked if I would have a rethink, due to injury problems. I said I would make myself available.

"The World Cup and Champions League are the highest levels of football. I'm not getting any younger, we have no Champions League football next season and I am keen to work under Fabio Capello."

Capello believes that King proved he can cope with the demands of an international tournament, which will include several games in quick succession, by playing four games in 15 days to help Tottenham qualify for the Champions League.

Only three goalkeepers - David James, Robert Green and Joe Hart - have been named, whilst attempts to talk Wayne Bridge out of making himself unavailable following Terry's alleged affair with his ex-partner have been unsuccessful.

Amongst the players who were mentioned as candidates but did not receive a call were Manchester United right-back Gary Neville, Aston Villa trio Stewart Downing, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young and West Ham striker Carlton Cole.

Bobby Zamora's fine contribution to Fulham's run to the Europa League final didn't persuade Capello to call up the striker, who has been struggling with an Achilles injury.

Sunderland's Darren Bent, who has 25 goals this season, has taken the last of Capello's five forward places.

Capello will run the rule over his group at a training camp in Austria and in friendlies against Mexico and Japan before finalising his 23-man squad for South Africa by June 1.

England's provisional 30-man World Cup squad:

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Man City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham)

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa)

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Man City), Michael Carrick (Man Utd), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Man City), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Scott Parker (West Ham), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Man City)

Forwards: Darren Bent (Sunderland), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)

Source : http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100511/ts_afp/fblwc2010eng

SALT LAKE CITY – The Los Angeles Lakers played more like they were trying to avoid a sweep rather than complete one.

The Lakers stormed out to a 22-point lead in the first half, then withstood a brief surge by Utah in the third quarter before regaining control in the fourth and winning 111-96 on Monday night, sweeping the second-round series and advancing to the Western Conference finals for the third straight year.

"With close-out games, you have a tendency to lose focus," said Kobe Bryant, who scored 32 for the Lakers. "We kept our concentration and paid attention to detail."

Pau Gasol added 33 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, who are off until hosting the Phoenix Suns next Monday in Game 1 of the West finals.

The Lakers quickly ended Utah's hopes of extending the series by dominating the second quarter both offensively and defensively, holding Utah to just 17 points in the period. Utah's push in the third made it at least competitive and exciting for a little while, but the Jazz couldn't sustain the comeback against the defending NBA champions.

"We're a playoff team and they're a championship team. They're just better than we are," said Deron Williams, who had 21 points and nine assists for the Jazz.

The Lakers made very few mistakes and didn't give the Jazz many chances to rally.

Los Angeles had just six turnovers and made 29-of-36 foul shots while knocking Utah out of the playoffs for the third straight year.

"We had one of our better games tonight," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "This is the first really consistent game we have played, except for a six-minute stint in the third quarter. We controlled the game and forced our will on our opponent."

Carlos Boozer had 10 points and 14 rebounds, and Kyrylo Fesenko added 12 rebounds for Utah, which was swept for the first time in 21 years.

The Jazz lost the first three games by single digits but never found a way to slow down Bryant, who scored 30 or more in all four games. The Lakers finally got a blowout in the final game and by doing so earned a week of rest.

Shannon Brown scored 12 and Lamar Odom added 10 points for the Lakers.

C.J. Miles scored 15, Wesley Matthews had 12 and Paul Millsap scored 21 off the bench.

Utah fans started leaving early and the small contingent wearing gold Lakers' jerseys chanted "Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!" The Jazz hadn't been swept since Golden State knocked them out 3-0 in the first round of the 1989 playoffs.

"We knew they were a great team and I don't think anybody had us picked to beat them," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "We had some good moments and some moments that weren't very good."

After a dreadful second quarter, the Jazz came out in the third and made it close for at least a little while. Utah opened the third with an 11-2 run to get back within range, then cut the lead to 70-65 on a layup by Boozer. But the Lakers withstood the push and finished the period on a 10-2 run and led 80-67 entering the fourth.

Derek Fisher, who finished with 10 points, opened the final quarter with a 3-pointer, then drew a foul by Williams behind the arc and made all three foul shots to put the Lakers back up 86-69. Los Angeles led by at least 10 the rest of the way.

The Lakers took control early and showed they were intent on finishing the series in Utah rather than having to go home for Game 5. The Lakers discouraged Utah from trying to get inside with some early blocks, and once the Jazz stopped trying, Los Angeles began to pull away.

"We all were discouraged. It was kinda deja vu," Williams said. "It's always hard to get down 10, 12 points against this team and try and come back."

Shannon Brown leaped for dunks at the end of the first and start of the second during an 8-0 run, then the Lakers added seven straight points later in the period while building a 22-point lead. The Lakers outscored the Jazz 29-17 in the period and Utah grew more dejected with every empty possession.

NOTES: Gasol came up just short of his career high of 36 points in the playoffs. ... The Lakers were 12 for 23 in the paint in the first quarter and outscored the Jazz in the paint 18-14. ... The Jazz outdid the taller Lakers in blocks 8-5. ... The Jazz went 18 for 27 from the foul line.

LONDON, KOMPAS.com - Stadion Stamford Bridge penuh gairah, ditingkahi teriakan hati merekah. Untuk pertama kalinya sejak 2006, Chelsea kembali merengkuh gelar Premier League. Didier Drogba dkk melengkapi pesta ini dengan kemenangan 8-0 atas Wigan Athletic pada partai terakhir dan penentuan, Minggu (9/5/2010).

Di klasemen akhir, John Terry dan kawan-kawan duduk nyaman di puncak klasemen dengan 86 poin. Mereka unggul satu poin dari Manchetser United yang di tempat lain mengalahkan Stoke City 4-0. Pesta makin lengkap karena Didier Drogba tampil sebagai top skorer dengan 29 gol.

Ini sukses sempurna buat Chelsea. Mereka seolah benar-benar mempersiapkannya. Maka, Chelsea langsung turun dengan skuad utamanya. Trio Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, dan Salomon Kalou langsung dipasang sejak menit pertama oleh Pelatih Carlo Ancelotti. Baru lima menit laga berjalan, "The Blues" sukses memaksimalkan peluang pertamanya yang diawali dari proses tendangan bebas.

Tendangan itu dieksekusi Drogba dan bola membentur pagar betis Wigan. Bola memantul dan kembali disundul Michael Ballack ke dalam kotak penalti.

Florent Malouda berhasil mengontrolnya, lalu memberikannya ke Anelka yang mendapat ruang tembak. Tanpa ragu, penyerang asal Perancis itu langsung menghajarnya dan gol, 1-0 untuk Chelsea.

Meski unggul, "The Blues" tak menurunkan intensitas serangannya. Gelombang serangan terus coba dibangun kubu tuan rumah. Namun, Chelsea cukup mengalami kesulitan karena Wigan tampil taktis dalam merapatkan barisan pertahanannya.

"The Blues" mencoba bermain melebar dengan mendalkan kecepatn Anelka di kiri dan Kalou di kanan. Alhasil, beberapa crossing tajam berhasil dikirimkan ke depan gawang
Michael Pollitt namun tak ada penyelesaian yang sempurna.

Di menit ke-30, "The Blues" mendapat hadiah penalti setelah Frank Lampard dijatuhkan Gary Caldwell di kotak terlarang. Wasit Martin Atkinson langsung mengganjar Caldwell dengan kartu merah dan memberi Chelsea hadiah penalti. Lampard yang maju sebagai eksekutor sukses melaksanakan tugasnya, 2-0 untuk Chelsea.

Gairah Stamford Bridge makin terlihat setelah gol ini. Para pemain "The Blues" pun makin bersemangat menggempur Wigan. Sayangnya hingga jeda skor masih 2-0 untuk keunggulan kubu tuan rumah.

Setelah turun minum Wigan mencoba bangkit. Namun, hal ini justru menjadi bumerang, karena Chelsea sanggup menemukan banyak celah di lini pertahanan mereka. Diawali dari gol Salomon Kalou di menit ke-53. Selang dua menit kemudian, Anelka kembali menambah keunggulan Chelsea menjadi 4-0.

Pesta gol Chelsea tak berhenti sampai di situ. "The Blues" tak henti-hentinya menggempur lini pertahanan Wigan. Didier Droga yang sepanjang pertandingan cukup frustrasi karena tak kunjung mendapat gol, akhirnya mampu membuka keran golnya di menit ke-63 setelah menerima umpan manis dari Frank Lampard.

Selang lima menit kemudian, Chelsea mendapat penalti kedua setelah Ashley Cole dilanggar di kotak terlarang. Penalti kedua pun diambil oleh Drogba. Tanpa ragu, penyerang asal Pantai Gading itu mengirim bola dengan keras ke pojok kiri gawang Pollitt dan gol, 6-0 untuk Chelsea.

Kehadiran pelatih Pantai Gading, Sven-Göran Eriksson, benar-benar menambah semangat Drogba untuk membuktikan ketajamannya. Ia pun melengkapi hat-tricknya di menit ke-80 memanfaatkan bola liar hasil tembakan Lampard, 7-0 untuk Chelsea. Ashley Cole menutup pesta gol Chelsea lewat tendangan volinya di menit ke-90.

Susunan pemain
Chelsea:  1 Petr Cech; 26 John Terry, 33    Alex, 3 Ashley Cole, 2 Branislav Ivanovic (Juliano Belletti  59); 8 Frank Lampard, 13 Michael Ballack (Nemanja Matic 70); 15 Florent Malouda; 39 Nicolas Anelka, 11 Didier Drogba, 21 Salomon Kalou (Joe Cole 59)

Wigan Athletic: Michael Pollitt, 5 Gary Caldwell, 2 Steve Gohouri, 17 Emmerson Boyce, 25 Mario Melchiot, 24 James McCarthy, 27 Mohamed Diame (Paul Scharner  72), Ben Watson (Hendry Thomas 62), 31 Maynor Figueroa, 14 Charles N'Zogbia, 20 Hugo Rodallega

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