Nadal bows out in Montreal

Rafael Nadal has been knocked out of the Rogers Cup in the second round by Ivan Dodig. The unseeded Croatian lost the first set 1-6 but came back strongly after a rain interruption taking the second in a tie break. Dodig continued to capitalize on his serve to win the deciding set which too went to tie break. Meanwhile, third seed Roger Federer progressed with a straight set win over Vasek Pospisil of Canada 7-5, 6-3.

Spain suffer double blow

In the other anticipated encounter, Spain went down to Italy 2-1.
Riccardo Montolivo netted after 11 minutes to cap a good start by Italy, before Chelsea striker Torres was withdrawn, apparently suffering from concussion.
Xabi Alonso levelled from the spot eight minutes before the break, but the night took a turn for the worse for the Spanish as Pique was also withdrawn.
Liverpool misfit Alberto Aquilani grabbed a winner 6 minutes from time to create another upset for the night.

MS Dhoni admits England tour toughest

India captain MS Dhoni has conceded that the
ongoing series in England is one of the most
difficult tours of his career.

Dhoni admits injuries, fitness and form have combined
together to deal a severe blow to the team.



The 2011 world cup winning skipper says he finds it difficult to remember when he was last faced with a situation with back-to-back defeats with some key players either missing or in poor form.
Dhoni also admitted the tour has placed extraordinary demands on the team to seek comeback measures.

Real round off their China tour in style

Real Madrid rounded off their pre-season tour
of China with a resounding 6-0 win over
Tianjin Teda at the Olympic Stadium in Tainjin.
Goals from Gonzalo Higuain, Kaka, Angel di
Maria, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema -
who netted twice for the second game in a row -
ensured Jose Mourinho's side would sign off their
Chinese campaign in style.
Real can now look ahead to next weekend's Spanish Super Cup clash with Barcelona with some confidence after seven pre-season friendlies and seven victories.

Violence affects Carling Cup fixtures

Two football matches have been postponed and questions raised over other sporting events after a third successive night of rioting in London.
Today's games at Charlton and West Ham were called off on police advice.
The FA will be guided by police advice, but at this stage is planning for Wednesday's game to go ahead.
England defender Rio Ferdinand has expressed shock and disappointment at the rioting.
Alongwith team mate Wayne Rooney he has issued an appeal to rioters to stop the violence.

Chelsea back in for Modric: report

Chelsea will make a third offer for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Luka Modric early this week and will bid £30million, according to Sky Sports. 
 Last season's Barclays Premier League runners-up have already failed this summer in approaches of £22m ($A35m) and £27m ($A42m) for the Croatian playmaker.
But Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas views Modric as an integral part of his plans for remodelling his squad at Stamford Bridge and is refusing to give up.

Kiwi Dixon wins mid-Ohio

Kiwi IndyCar ace Scott Dixon claimed the win in commanding fashion after bad luck struck down all challengers in mid-Ohio.

Points leader Dario Franchitti finished second ahead of Ryan Hunter-Reay,  Takum Sato and Tony Kanaan.

will power and Ryan briscoe were among the front runners, but were caught out and unable to pit when the safety-car was called for the spinning car of Graham Rahal.
That left the two Australians mired out on track behind the pace car while the rest of the field pitted, and when they took their turn a lap later, dropped down to 16th and 17th, with Power ending the race 14th and Briscoe 16th.
James Hinchecliffe was another on track for a win until he spun into gravel on the re-start, leaving Dixon virtually unchallenged ahead of teammate Dario franchitti
Dixon claimed the win 7.6 seconds clear of Franchitti who increases his points lead over Power.

Liverpool unveil new signings

With 10 days to go until the start of the Premier League season, Liverpool unveiled their four summer signings.

Manager Kenny Dalglish has spent a reported $43 million on three British midfield players: Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam and Stewart Downing.

Brazilian goalkeeper Doni on a free transfer is expected to act as understudy to Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina.

The Reds start their Premier League season with a home game against Sunderland on 13^th August.

Zim show no sign of rust

Zimbabwe's debutant opener Tinotenda Mawoyo pulls the ball to the midwicket fence en route to an attractive 43 during the first day of the only Test against Bangladesh at the Harare Sports Club Ground yesterday

Barcelona Upset In Friendly

UEFA Champions Barcelona has been defeated 1-4 in a world football friendly by Mexican football club CD Guadalajara. David Villa put Barca ahead in the third minute.
Marco Fabian tied the match at 1-1 in the 60th minute and then doubled his tally with an overhead kick from eight yards out to move Guadalajara in front 2-1.
10 minutes later the Mexicans were three one up and then put the game beyond the Spanish giants with Ulises Davila converting a corner kick in the 90^th minute.

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PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: David Villa Sanchez
Position: Forward
Place of birth: Tuilla, Langreo
Date of birth: 03-12-1981
Height: 175cm
Weight: 69kg
Debut: FC Barcelona-Sevilla FC (4-0, Spanish Super Cup), 21/08/2010
Personal Website: http://www.davidvilla7.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/David-Villa-Sanchez/20714737025

 

 

 

David Villa Sanchez

David Villa, 28, moved to FC Barcelona on 21st May 2010, just five days after the team won the second consecutive league title of the Guardiola era.

David Villa Sanchez made his first division debut with Zaragoza but really made his name with Valencia. However, his roots are in the mining region of Asturias in northern Spain where his father was a miner. He joined the youth teams of local club Sporting Gijon and soon made his way up the ranks to the first team.

He’s the 11th Asturias –born player to defend the Barca colours – previous famous compatriots in recent years being Quini, in the 80’s and former Barca captain Luis Enrique. Both of them recommended Barca to Villa.

David Villa’s career has been characterized by his unerring ability to score plenty of goals. In his seven seasons in the first division before joining Barca he never scored less than 15 a season.

He joins Barca in his prime – he’s 28 – and is a proven striker. He spent two years with Zaragoza (2003-05) and five with Valencia (2005-10), scoring 140 goals in 239 matches.

Despite his individual talent, he has collected relatively little silverware – two Cup medals and a Spanish Super Cup. So he joins Barca with plenty of hunger for honours.

His honours were dramatically extended after just one year at Barça. In 2010/11, playing on the left side of attack under Josep Guardiola, Villa won the Spanish Supercup, the league and the Champions League. He ended the season with a cracking goal in the Wembley final against Manchester United.

Villa is also a key part of the international team and, after the South African World Cup, has scored more World Cup goals than any other Spanish players. He played a huge role in Spain’s victory. His five goals made him Spain’s top scorer and – together with Müller (Germany), Snejder (Holland) and Forlán (Uruguay) – also the tournament’s top scorer.

 

    

PROFILE
He’s not especially big for a striker (1.75 m and 69 kg). His main virtue is his ability to shoot with both feet. As a child, he had a medical problem with his right leg so he focussed on his left, eventually becoming two-footed. In addition he’s an excellent header of the ball – an authentic goal machine.

Apart from his shooting ability, ‘El Guaje’ (The Lad) as he is affectionately known, is amazingly fast and mobile – a player who looks for the pass into space. Unpredictable. Off the ball, he works hard for the team and applies constant pressure to the opposing defence. He’s a charismatic player, a winner, who can turn a game at any moment.

HONOURS

FC Barcelona 2010/11 Champions League
2010/11 Liga
2010/11 Spanish Super Cup

Valencia 2007/08 Kings Cup

Zaragoza 2004/05 Spanish Super Cup
2003/04 Kings Cup

Spanish national team 2010 World Cup   2008 EURO 2008

Individual honours 2010 WC Silver Boot
2010 WC Bonze Ball
2009/10 Zarra Trophy
2009 Bronze Boot Confederations Cup
2008/09 Zarra Trophy
2008 Top scorer EURO 2008
2006/07 Zarra Trophy
2005/06 Zarra Trophy

CAREER
2010-11 FC Barcelona
2009-10 Valencia CF
2008-09 Valencia CF
2007-08 Valencia CF
2006-07 Valencia CF
2005-06 Valencia CF
2004-05 Real Zaragoza
2003-04 Real Zaragoza
2002-03 Sporting Gijón
2001-02 Sporting Gijón
2000-01 Sporting Gijón

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