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Panga pangua Ligi Kuu kama kawa

Imeandikwa na Evance Ng'ingo; Tarehe: 2nd February 2011 @ 08:26

SHIRIKISHO la Soka Tanzania (TFF) limefanya marekebisho ya ratiba ya Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara ambapo mechi kati ya Azam FC na Toto African ya Mwanza iliyokuwa ichezwe leo itachezwa keshokutwa.

Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari jana Ofisa habari wa TFF Boniface Wambura alisema kuwa mechi hiyo ya 85 imesogezwa mbele kutokana na mabadiliko ya kawaida ya ratiba hiyo na kwamba itachezwa Uwanja wa Uhuru.

Mechi nyingine iliyobadilishwa ni kati ya Polisi Dodoma na Simba ambayo ilipangwa kuchezwa Februari 5 mwaka huu kwenye Uwanja wa Jamhuri mjini Dodoma ambayo kwa sasa imepangwa kufanyika Februari 6 katika uwanja huohuo.

Wambura alisema, mabadiliko ya mechi hiyo ya Polisi Dodoma ni kutokana na taarifa waliyopata kuwa Chama Cha Mapinduzi kitautumia uwanja huo kwa ajili ya sherehe za kuzaliwa kwa chama hicho.

Wambura alisema kuwa katika mchezo wa 90 ambao ni kati ya JKT Ruvu na African Lyon uliokuwa ufanyike Februari 5 Uwanja wa Uhuru Dar es Salaam sasa utafanyika Februari 7 kwenye uwanja huohuo.

Pia alisema, mabadiliko mengine ni katika mechi kati ya Kagera Sugar na Yanga iliyokuwa ichezwe Februari 16 mwaka huu katika Uwanja wa Kaitaba mjini Bukoba imesogezwa mbele kwa siku moja na sasa itachezwa Februari 17 katika uwanja huohuo.

Aidha Wambura alisema marekebisho zaidi huenda yakafanyika baada ya Chama cha Soka cha Ethiopia kutaja terehe ya marudiano ya mechi ya Kombe la Shirikisho kati ya Dedebit na Yanga itakayofanyika kati ya Februari 11, 12 au 13.

 

TFF yawaonya watakaopanga matokeo

Imeandikwa na Anna Makange, Tanga; Tarehe: 2nd February 2011 @ 08:26
SHIRIKISHO la Soka nchini (TFF) limeonya timu na waamuzi wanaoshiriki michuano ya Ligi Daraja la Kwanza inayoendelea kwenye Uwanja wa Mkwakani mjini hapa kuwa halitasita kuwawajibisha watakaobainika kufanya mbinu zozote za ushindi kinyume na taratibu zinazoendesha mashindano hayo.

Kauli hiyo ilitolewa na Mjumbe wa Kamati ya Utendaji ya TFF, Blassy Kiondo ambaye ndiye msimamizi wa kituo hicho alipokuwa akizungumzia msimamo wa TFF kwenye michuano hiyo inayokutanisha timu tisa.

Alisema, TFF haitakuwa tayari kumfumbia macho mwamuzi au timu husika endapo watabainika kushiriki kufanya mbinu za kujipatia ushindi isivyo halali kinyume na kanuni zinazosimamia mashindano na kudai kuwa mhusika atawajibishwa.

"TFF haitamfumbia macho yeyote akatayejaribu kushusha hadhi ya soka kwenye mashindano haya hasa kwa baadhi ya zile timu zitakazojaribu kufanya vitendo vya kujipangia matokeo, kwa kweli wahusika wakibainika watawajibika kulingana na taratibu zinazoendesha mashindano haya," alisema Msimamizi huyo wa kituo.

Kiondo alisema lengo la TFF kutangaza msimamo huo ni kuhimiza wahusika kufuata taratibu zote za mashindano pamoja na kulinda hadhi ya mchezo wa soka ambayo inadidimia kutokana na baadhi ya timu kujihusisha na vitendo vya kupanga matokeo.


 
Kocha Morani adai joto limewaponza

Imeandikwa na Anna Makange, Tanga; Tarehe: 2nd February 2011 @ 08:26

KOCHA wa timu ya soka ya Morani FC, Mussa Rashid ambaye timu yake ilimenyana juzi kwenye Uwanja wa Mkwakwani dhidi maafande wa Oljoro JKT amesema hali ya hewa ya joto ndio iliyowachanganya wachezaji wake kiasi cha kushindwa kufanya vizuri uwanjani.

Katika mechi hiyo iliyopigwa hapo juzi alasiri kwenye mwendelezo wa michuano ya fainali za Ligi Daraja la Kwanza Tanzania Morani FC iligeuka kuwa kapu la magoli baada ya kufungwa mabao 4-0 na maafande hao.

Akizungumza baada ya mchezo huo Kocha Rashid, aliliambia gazeti hili kuwa licha ya wao kuingia kwa mara ya kwanza kushiriki michuano hiyo vijana wake walijiamini na kucheza vizuri isipokuwa umakini ndio ulikuwa mdogo.

"Kwa ujumla kikosi kilijituma sana wakati wote wa mchezo ila umakini wao ulikuwa ni mdogo na hali ya hewa ya joto imewaathiri sana kimchezo kwasababu wamezoea huko Arusha tulikotoka kuna baridi kali," alisema.

Kutokana na matokeo hayo aliwashauri wachezaji wake wasivunjike moyo kwasababu hiyo ndiyo mechi yao ya kwanza na kuwataka waitumie nafasi hiyo kurekebisha makosa na kujijengea uwezo ili waweze kufanya vizuri kwenye michezo mingine saba itakayowakabili.

Kocha Mkuu wa JKT Oljoro, Ali Mohamed alipozungumza na waandishi wa habari kuhusu mchezo wao huo alisema amefarijika sana kupata fursa ya kuanza michuano hiyo vizuri hasa kutokana na ushindi walioupata.

Mabao ya JKT Oljoro yaliwekwa wavuni na wachezaji Mohamed Mohamed katika dakika ya 11, Sunday Paul dakika ya 51, Nasoro Said dakika ya 60 pamoja na Nurdin Selemani kwenye dakika ya 84.

Alisema anawashukuru sana vijana wake kwa kujitahidi kutumia makosa na udhaifu wa Morani FC uwanjani uliosababisha kuwafunga bao 4-0 na kudai kuwa kikosi chake kitaendelea kujipanga ili kuhakikisha hakipotezi michezo yake saba iliyosalia.

 

Watakaopanga matokeo waonywa

Imeandikwa na Anna Makange, Tanga; Tarehe: 1st February 2011 @ 23:35

SHIRIKISHO la Soka nchini (TFF) limeonya timu na waamuzi wanaoshiriki michuano ya Ligi Daraja la Kwanza inayoendelea kwenye Uwanja wa Mkwakani mjini hapa kuwa halitasita kuwawajibisha watakaobainika kufanya mbinu zozote za ushindi kinyume na taratibu zinazoendesha mashindano hayo.

Kauli hiyo ilitolewa na Mjumbe wa Kamati ya Utendaji ya TFF, Blassy Kiondo ambaye ndiye msimamizi wa kituo hicho alipokuwa akizungumzia msimamo wa TFF kwenye michuano hiyo inayokutanisha timu tisa.

Alisema TFF haitakuwa tayari kumfumbia macho mwamuzi au timu husika endapo watabainika kushiriki kufanya mbinu za kujipatia ushindi isivyo halali kinyume na kanuni zinazosimamia mashindano na kudai kuwa mhusika atawajibishwa.

"TFF haitamfumbia macho yeyote akatayejaribu kushusha hadhi ya soka kwenye mashindano haya hasa kwa baadhi ya zile timu zitakazojaribu kufanya vitendo vya kujipangia matokeo, kwa kweli wahusika wakibainika watawajibika kulingana na taratibu zinazoendesha mashindano haya," alisema Msimamizi huyo wa kituo.

Kiondo alisema lengo la TFF kutangaza msimamo huo ni kuhimiza wahusika kufuata taratibu zote za mashindano pamoja na kulinda hadhi ya mchezo wa soka ambayo inadidimia kutokana na baadhi ya timu kujihusisha na vitendo vya kupanga matokeo.

 
Ligi ya Kriketi yaanza kwa kishindo

Imeandikwa na Evance Ng'ingo; Tarehe: 1st February 2011 @ 23:25

TIMU ya kriketi ya Hennessy Hitters juzi iliifunga timu ya Not So Hot Chills kwa pointi 135-89 katika mchezo uliofanyika kwenye kiwanja cha Funkys.

Mchezo huo ulikuwa ni kwanza kwa timu hiyo inayoshiriki katika ligi ya ndani ya kriketi.

Mchezaji Imran Hirjezi na Nadia Hirji waling'ara zaidi kwa kuwa waliiwezesha timu hiyo kupata pointi nyingi zaidi.

Timu ya Not So Hot Chilly ilionekana kuzidiwa zaidi lakini hata hivyo Hennessy ilipata nguvu na kufanikiwa kuongeza kufunga pointi baada ya kuingia mchezaji Kevin Patel.

Timu ya Hennessy Hitters inacheza tena leo na timu ya Coca Cola katika uwanja huohuo mchezo unaoonekana ni wa kusisimua.

Ligi hiyo ya ndani ya kriketi inashirikisha timu 21 na ilianza juzi na itamalizika Aprili mosi.

 
...Simba yaivutia kasi Lyon Tuesday, 01 February 2011 20:55

Jessca Nangawe
SIMBA inakutana na Afrikan Lyon kesho baada ya kurejea kutoka Comoro katika mchezo wa Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara kabla ya kufunga safari ya kwenda Dodoma ambako wamedai watatumia michezo hiyo kujiandaa vyema kukabiliana na mchezo wao wa marudiano utakaochezwa hapa nyumbani.

Simba ambayo ilitoka sare dhidi ya Wacomoro hao ikiwa ugenini ina kibarua cha kuhakikisha inashinda mchezo wake wa nyumbani ili kuweza kusonga mbele katika hatua ya pili ya michuano hiyo ya klabu bingwa Afrika.

Afisa habari wa klabu hiyo, Cliford Mario Ndimbo alisema wana michezo miwili kabla ya marudiano na anaamini kuwa itawapa mwanga na kuwa moja ya maandalizi yao ili kuhakikisha wanashinda nyumbani na kusonga mbele.

Alisema suluhu hiyo itakuwa changamoto kubwa kwa wachezaji kuzidi kuongeza juhudi na kuhakikisha kabla ya kukabiliana na Wacomoro hao wanashinda mechi zao za ligi ili kujiweka katika nafasi nzuri kwani bado wanataka kurudisha hadhi yao ya kurejea kileleni katika msimamo wa ligi kama awali.

"Tumejiandaa kukabiliana na African Lyon pamoja na Polisi na timu itaondoka keshokutwa kwenda Dodoma," alisema.

Simba inashika nafasi ya pili katika msimamo wa ligi ikiwa na pointi 26 juu ya watani wao Yanga ambao kwa sasa wapo kileleni wakijidai na pointi 31.
 
Kenny: Rebuilding will continue
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Updated Feb 2, 2011 8:19 AM ET
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish says owners Fenway Sports Group are fully committed to continuing the rebuilding job at Anfield in the summer.

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FSG broke the club's transfer record with the £35million purchase of Newcastle striker Andy Carroll, having already secured a £22.8million deal to bring in Ajax forward Luis Suarez.
The £50million sale of Fernando Torres and the £6million brought in by Ryan Babel's transfer to Hoffenheim means the net spend in January was only £1.8million.
It would have been more had they managed to convince Blackpool to part with captain Charlie Adam.
However, Dalglish - whose chances of getting the manager's job on a full-time basis at the end of the season appear to have been boosted by the significant transfer outlay - believes there will further strengthening in the summer.
"The owners have been fantastically supportive during this window, which was busy but I think very beneficial to the football club," said the Scot.
"In fact they may be slightly disappointed they didn't get someone else.
"Anyone who had any doubts about hunger or anybody taking this club forward, they're gone now. In the summer we'll be looking forward to trying to enhance what we've got."



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  • Report Abuse henryuja
    • 2/2/2011 9:31:27 AM
    gOOD LUCK PRYING mACHEDA AWAY FROM mAN u LOL
  •  Report Abuse Soccer_Taz
    • 2/2/2011 8:51:29 AM
    Good luck pulling Johnson away from City. He is too important to the project. They need him to stayin the top 4 and succeed in the CL next season. They got two good strikers now they need Macheda, Diouf, Pato or pedro leon and have them play more than they are playing for their current clubs and in a couple years you are set.
  •  Report Abuse Soccer_Taz
    • 2/2/2011 8:46:42 AM
    Good luck pulling Johnson away from City. He is too important to the project. They need him to stayin the top 4 and succeed in the CL next season. They got two good strikers now they need Macheda, Diouf, Pato or pedro leon and have them play more than they are playing for their current clubs and in a couple years you are set.
  •  Report Abuse AREACODE876
    • 2/2/2011 8:31:16 AM
    Any league you coach in it's best to get the brightest young LOCAL talent on your team. he needs a good English winger like A. Johnson from Man City.
  •  Report Abuse AREACODE876
    • 2/2/2011 8:27:33 AM
    Finally a smart person in charge of Liverpool FC. He may have over paid for the two he got but he was over paid for Torres anyway.
  •  Report Abuse Kresho77
    • 2/2/2011 7:21:43 AM
    Kranjcar was available, a much needed position on the left side, but Adam seemed to be in Kenny's sights haha
  •  Report Abuse sirhc1892
    • 2/2/2011 5:44:04 AM
    Sounds good to me! as long as in the Summer you pick up a winger to provide Carroll/Suarez like i've been saying Arda Turan is a good choice maybe even Keisuke Honda just a thought! looking forward to the game tonight and seeing what kind of damage Suarez can make! YNWA!!
 
Rooney focus on grabbing more goals
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Updated Feb 1, 2011 7:49 PM ET
Wayne Rooney does not intend to be deflected from the goal trail after beginning to answer Sir Alex Ferguson's call to reach double figures for Manchester United this season.
Rooney had just three to his name - two of which were penalties - prior to tonight's Barclays Premier League victory over Aston Villa.
It took the England star just 50 seconds to add to his haul with a fine finish, before tapping home another in first-half injury-time as United recorded a 3-1 win that kept them in charge of the title race and extended their unbeaten run to a club record-equalling 29 league games.
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Nemanja Vidic also scored with a superb effort, while Darren Bent scored his second goal since joining Villa.
"I have been happy with my play but obviously I want to score," said Rooney.
"As a striker you want to score goals but I have been happy with my performances, apart from the Blackpool match last week when I just couldn't get back into the game.
"I am delighted to have scored and hopefully I can go on a run now and help the team to win games."
Rooney was honest enough to hand out the credit to Edwin van der Sar for his punt forward that created his first, and a brilliant Nani cross that left him with the simplest of finishes for his second.
"I have had a few chances off Edwin," he said.
"It is something we have been trying for the past few years. It was a great ball by him and thankfully I was able to put it away.
"It was also a great ball from Nani. That is something he can do really well and it would be great to see him do more of it.
"He has got great dribbling skills but he is also a great crosser of a ball. If he mixes that up he will be really difficult for defenders to mark."
It leaves United on top of the table, although Rooney is expecting a stiffer challenge from Chelsea, who remain 10 points adrift but have been reinforced by their £70million outlay on Fernando Torres and David Luiz.
"We certainly haven't written Chelsea off," he said.
"They are a big, strong side and we know if anyone is capable of going on a good run then it is them.
"But we know it is up to us where the title goes and hopefully we can win it back."


Villa boss Gerard Houllier acknowledged his side had unwittingly provided Rooney with a helping hand on his way back to form.
"Wayne Rooney was the difference today. He was awesome," said the Frenchman.
"But we have helped his confidence. What he needed was a goal. We gave him one. He took it very well."
United remain five points ahead of Arsenal. But with Rooney now rediscovering his goalscoring touch, Houllier is expecting more of the Red Devils.
"They have managed to win a lot of games and remain unbeaten without him," he said.
"With him, wow.
"He was on top of his game today. He had everything. He can control, turn, twist, play the pass. He defends, he works hard. It was an example for what kids should do. The workrate and link play. Everything."
Houllier will get no argument from Sir Alex Ferguson, who was also delighted with Vidic's superb strike, which ensured United were able to claim the win after a nervy period around Bent's goal at the start of the second-half.
"I have not seen too many like that from Nemanja," he said.
"It was a fantastic finish. He got the first header and knocked it down for Wayne, who teed it up for him. It was a great strike at a very important time.
"They had scored the goal to make it 2-1 but we responded right away to really kill the game."
It was also confirmed that Ferguson has included injury-striken star Owen Hargreaves in his 25-man squad for the remainder of the Premier League campaign, having opted to make Anders Lindegaard his only purchase of a frantic January transfer window.
"Obviously the Darren Bent transfer sparked these escalating fees," observed Alex Ferguson.
"People were saying if Darren Bent is worth £24million, my player is worth £24million-plus. It created a chain reaction right throughout the country."



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  • Report Abuse Yankshire_Pud
    • 2/2/2011 10:31:52 AM
    Well done Rooney. Only a very special talent can triple the number of goals he has scored, in all competitions, in the last 9 months in just one match.
    No wonder they pay him so handsomely.
    If only the owners, manager and other Man Utd players could match his talent and ambition.
  •  Report Abuse Soccer_Taz
    • 2/2/2011 8:29:40 AM
    Rooney has deserved the scrunity. Somehow SAF gets the team to come through no matter who is playing: Berbatov, Nani, Park, Chicharito and many others put in that one cruical goal to get the three points. United are amaizing this year. With the squad and the injuries I didn't think they would be unbeaten and on top of the league right now. Almost making me forget my anger about how Teves was treated.
  •  Report Abuse DRIZZ_IS_M.I.A
    • 2/2/2011 8:22:03 AM
    Rooney was easily man of the match. Took part in all three goals and the guy is still criticized. Short of a hat trick tonight he couldn't have had a batter game. Haters are going crazy right now.
  •  Report Abuse manutd1107
    • 2/2/2011 8:07:13 AM
    Obviously I'm talking about Rooney when I say "slump" not Chicha
  •  Report Abuse manutd1107
    • 2/2/2011 8:06:36 AM
    he is adjusting*
  •  Report Abuse manutd1107
    • 2/2/2011 8:06:07 AM
    All you nay-sayers are morons. Yes, Rooney is not scoring as many goals as he did last year. BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN HE IS NOT PLAYING WELL! he is setting up others while constantly demanding the ball. HIS ONLY BAD GAME WAS AGAINST BLACKPOOL. I really like watching Chicha play as well but this is his first season, he WILL get burned out if he plays ALL the time. He is adjust very nicely but let's be real FIRST YEAR IN THE EPL DOESNT PROVE ANYTHING...Remember Ronaldo? How about Nani?(even though I'm still not a hige fan of his). Let's just hope and pray Chicha can keep it going for a long time. BUT EVERY PLAYER GOES THROUGH A "SPLUMP". So if you are true United fan, stop being for f'ing fair-weathered.
  •  Report Abuse rkujay
    • 2/2/2011 6:03:45 AM
    Beauty of a cross by Nani. Wonderful setup by Rooney for Vidic's goal.
  •  Report Abuse AverageJim
    • 2/2/2011 5:23:29 AM
    MixedNutz, you are RIGHT! Two hundred thousand quid a week for this? Some big, big matches are coming up. Let Chicharito play. The kid's foot is afire and he's got a fire in his belly, too. Bench Rooney so that he can have some time to count the money he's not rightfully earning. GGMU!
  •  Report Abuse MixedNutz419
    • 2/1/2011 11:56:59 PM
    Rooney had just three to his name - two of which were penalties - prior to tonight's Barclays Premier League victory over Aston Villa. Anyone else with that kind of rubbish form would be benched - "Rooneys back" is exactly what everyone said when he scored his first pk...then they said it when he got his first goal in the run of play.... come on people..even rooney didnt run screamin after he scored like last time...lol he is a poster boy and will never be bench not matter how much Chicharito out-shines the rubbish
  •  Report Abuse SpidermanItalia
    • 2/1/2011 6:34:42 PM
    Sell him to Malaga
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Arsenal 2-1 Everton






Updated Feb 1, 2011 7:46 PM ET
Arsenal came from behind to beat Everton 2-1 at Emirates Stadium and stay in striking distance of leaders Manchester United on Tuesday night.
Louis Saha had put the visitors ahead on 24 minutes when he slotted home, despite being clearly offside.
However, the Gunners turned the game around through substitute Andrey Arshavin and Laurent Koscielny's header.
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The Gunners made some 10 changes from the side which had laboured to a 2-1 win over Huddersfield in the FA Cup here on Sunday.
And it was Everton - who have lost only six games, but find themselves in the lower half of the table because of some 12 draws - who started brightly.
With Diniyar Bilyaletdinov offering support to both Saha in attack and then making up the numbers in midfield, it was easy to see why David Moyes' men are hard to beat.
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere was in the referee's book after just five minutes when he clattered through the back of Mikel Arteta, which would set a trend for the evening.
Everton continued to make all the running during the opening exchanges.
Arsenal finally got some passing together as Bacary Sagna was played in down the right, only to be chopped down by Sylvain Distin who was immediately shown a yellow card by Lee Mason.
Koscielny glanced a header through the six-yard box from a corner, before Cesc Fabregas then dragged a shot wide after a clever backheel from Robin van Persie.
The Gunners were now on top, but just lacked a decisive pass when in the final third.
Theo Walcott broke into the right side of the penalty area, but Tim Howard stood up well at the near post.
Everton, though, were ahead on 24 minutes in controversial fashion.
Saha was offside when Seamus Coleman chipped the ball through, but it spun off Koscielny's boot as he attempted to clear, falling to the Frenchman who slotted a low effort past Wojciech Szczesny.
Despite the protests of the Arsenal players, and consultation with his assistant Stephen Child on the far side, referee Mason allowed the goal to stand.
Arsenal felt more than a sense of injustice and centre-half Koscielny almost made amends when inches away from converting a corner with a diving header at the far post.


The frustration for the home fans continued after Fabregas burst into the Everton box only to drag his shot wide.
Van Persie then did brilliantly to collect a high, angled pass on his chest, but it would not drop and he could only loop the ball over.
Arsenal made a change at the restart, with Abou Diaby replacing Alex Song, who appeared to pick up an injury towards the end of the first half.
Rosicky spun away from his marker and charged forwards, but then dragged a 20-yard strike wide.
The home side continued to press, Diaby powering a header over the bar.
Arteta then went into the book after tripping Fabregas as the Arsenal captain set off on a quick break.
There was then a confrontation when van Persie went in on the Spaniard, and was also shown a yellow card by busy referee.
With 28 minutes left, Tomas Rosicky was replaced by Arshavin and Everton then sent Leon Osman on for Bilyaletdinov.
Diaby cut inside from the left and set himself, but then drilled his 20-yard shot wide.
Arsenal were finally level when Arshavin slotted home after Rodwell's backheader from Fabregas' chip fell to him in the six-yard box.
Osman tripped Walcott in full flow, and became the seventh man in Mason's notebook.
Van Persie sent the resulting free-kick towards the top right angle, which Howard did brilliantly to tip over.
Arsenal, though, were not to be denied and turned the game around when Koscielny headed home from the resulting corner on 75 minutes.
Rodwell glanced a header wide at the far post, but it was Arsenal who closed out the match and collected what could be three crucial points in the title race.
 
Samba signs new Rovers deal




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Updated Feb 2, 2011 8:15 AM ET
Blackburn captain Christopher Samba has committed his future to Rovers by signing a new contract that will keep him at Ewood Park until 2015.

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There had been speculation about the centre-back after he suggested to the French press last month that he was looking to move.
However, Samba has ended any doubts by agreeing an extension to his current deal.
"This is more great news for us," Rovers manager Steve Kean said.
"Chris is a major part of the picture at Rovers and his form has created a lot of interest from around the football world.
"The fact that he wants to be part of what we are trying to build here is further evidence of the exciting times that lie ahead."
 
Terry: Blues buzzing right now




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Updated Feb 2, 2011 11:06 AM ET
Chelsea skipper John Terry has revealed that the dressing room is "buzzing" after the arrivals of Fernando Torres and David Luiz at the club.
The Spanish striker and Brazilian defender arrived at Stamford Bridge on transfer deadline day for a combined fee of around £75million from Liverpool and Benfica respectively to signal Chelsea's determination to get back in the title race.


The goings-on off the pitch seemed to have the desired effect on the field, with the Blues battling to win 4-2 at Sunderland on Tuesday without the presence of their two newest recruits, with Terry grabbing the third.
It was a much-needed statement of intent by the Blues, who had fallen off the pace in the Premier League and had not seen the kind of investment from Roman Abramovich in recent times that became synonomous with the club.
It was Chelsea's biggest splurge in the market since 2006; something Terry feels has boosted morale and sent a message to the rest of the footballing world that they mean business, both domestically and in Europe.
"To sign Torres and Luiz is a huge statement for the club," Terry told the London Evening Standard.
"It has let everyone know we're in the market again, we're buying and competing with Manchester City, who have been spending an awful lot.
"There is a buzz around the camp and it is great that we're in the market again for two massive signings.
"Everyone has been going on about the ageing players and we have just brought in two very young players who are hopefully going to be around the club for a long time. They can bring so much going forward and defensively.
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"No-one is getting too carried away but everyone is upbeat. There is a spring in our step, there is a boost around the club worldwide, not just England. It sets a massive tone.
"From a club point of view, reading things like the Bolton quotes that they didn't fear Chelsea no more - we say don't fear us at your peril."
"Everyone is fighting for places with some big games coming up. For myself, for the other defenders and the strikers it is very good competition and that's very important at a big club. It gives the manager great options and very difficult ones at that.
"You want to get training and playing with these guys and hopefully stay in the team."
Commenting on Torres, Terry was happy to see the player on the same side as him, after the Spaniard scored seven goals in seven games against Chelsea whilst on Merseyside, including one on his home debut in 2007.
"I'm delighted Fernando is on the same side. We have had some great battles. I was very impressed when he made his debut against us and scored," Terry added.
"He is one of the strongest out there. His pace is frightening, his heading is unbelievable for his height and his finishing is top drawer, as we have seen against us a few times.
"I'm just delighted [we've signed him] because there were rumours that a few other clubs had been chasing him."
 
Fabregas won't face FA action


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Updated Feb 2, 2011 11:06 AM ET
Cesc Fabregas is in the clear after referee Lee Mason made no special mention of the Arsenal captain's behaviour against Eveton on Tuesday.
Everton boss David Moyes suggested Fabregas should have been red-carded for comments the Toffees boss claimed he made to match officials in the tunnel at half-time on Tuesday night.
Home manager Arsene Wenger denied Fabregas had even spoken to the officials, stressing it was he and not the Spanish midfielder who had his say at the interval.


And the FA have confirmed they received no extraordinary incident report from referee Lee Mason of any confrontation involving Fabregas.
Fabregas has no doubt Arsenal's battling 2-1 victory over Everton proves they have the character needed to push Manchester United all the way in the race for the Premier League title.
The Gunners rallied after going behind to what looked an offside effort from Louis Saha to net twice in the space of five minutes during the second half.
Victory kept them five points behind Manchester United, who extended their unbeaten run this season to 24 league matches after a 3-1 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
Wenger praised his team's new-found resilience as they chalked up a six successive win, achieved without 14-goal midfielder Samir Nasri who will be sidelined for three weeks with a hamstring injury and so miss the first leg of the Champions League clash against Barcelona.
And Fabregas is confident Arsenal have what it takes to last the distance.
"We were not up for it at the start against Everton and we were very sloppy. We know that we could have paid for it, but fortunately the team stepped up," Fabregas told Arsenal TV Online.
"We realised that if we kept playing like that, we would be going nowhere.
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Arsenal 2-1 Everton |Recap
Man United 3-1 Aston Villa | Recap
Sunderland 2-4 Chelsea | Recap
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Birmingham vs. Man City
Blackburn vs. Tottenham
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Bolton vs. Wolverhampton
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Liverpool vs. Stoke City
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"It is a very inspiring comeback and maybe we needed something like that to lift us and see that even with injuries and suspensions, we can still have a really strong squad.
"Now we have three days to recover for what will be a big game on Saturday [at Newcastle]."
Front-runners United still have to play Chelsea twice, matches which could have a major say in the title race, but Fabregas maintains Arsenal are only focused on what they can achieve.
"We are just concentrating on ourselves, even if the other teams draw, lost or won, it does not matter," he said.
"The good thing is we are up there fighting for the championship because we really want to go for it."
Arsenal levelled through Andrey Arshavin's volley before Laurent Koscielny headed home what proved to be the winner from a corner.
The French centre-half, whose attempted clearance had led to Saha's controversial goal, believes only the Gunners can overhaul United.
"It looks like we are the last contenders - United are five points ahead of us and they are more points ahead of Chelsea, Manchester City and the others," said the summer signing from Lorient.
"Those teams can come back strong as well, but we look like we could challenge United.
"We have to keep focused on our games and not look too much at theirs.
"We have to keep winning and hopefully they will drop points at some point."
Koscielny, 25, explained: "We have to keep working together - that is the key because if we don't concede goals, we will always have an opportunity to score ourselves.
"Between now and the end of the season, it is going to be a big fight."
Arsenal will be hoping both midfielder Alex Song (leg) and Theo Walcott (ankle) recover from knocks picked up last night to be able to feature at St James' Park.
However, it appears goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski could be sidelined for the rest of the season, with reports in his native Poland suggesting the 26-year-old will need surgery on a shoulder problem.
 
Kocha Yanga aisifu mipango ya Simba Afrika Wednesday, 02 February 2011 20:38

Jessca Nangawe
KOCHA wa zamani wa Yanga, Kenny Mwaisabula amesema Simba ina nafasi kubwa ya kuvuka raundi ya pili ya michuano ya Ligi ya Mabingwa Afrika kutokana na morali na juhudi walizoonyesha katika mchezo wao wa awali huku akidai Yanga inahitaji kuongeza juhudi na kushikamana zaidi kutokana na kutawaliwa na migogoro ndani ya klabu hiyo.

Simba na Yanga zote zinakabiliwa na michezo ya marudiano baada ya wote kutoka sare katika mechi zao za awali. Simba itakuwa nyumbani ikimenyana na Wacomoro wa Elan wakati Yanga wataifuata Dedebit ya Ethiopia mjini Addis Ababa wiki ijayo.

Mwaisabula alisema timu hizo zinakabiliwa na changamoto kubwa ya kuhakikisha zinaiwakilisha vema Tanzania na kuvuka hatua ya pili hivyo zina kazi kubwa mbele yao katika kufanikisha hilo.

Kwa upande wake, alisema tofauti na Yanga, lakini Simba imeonekana kuwa na morali kubwa na kujituma zaidi hivyo kupewa nafasi ya kufika mbali ikilinganishwa na Yanga ambao walicheza chini ya kiwango na kusumbuliwa na migogoro inayoendelea kuikumba klabu hiyo.

Naye Kanakamfumo alisema kwa kiasi kikubwa, migogoro imesababisa kucheza chini ya kiwango tokea mchezo wa awali na endepo hawatajipanga na kucheza kwa ushindani ni wazi watayaaga mapema mashindano hayo.

Alisema kocha Msaidizi wa timu hiyo anatakiwa kuendelea na mfumo aliouacha Kosta Papic na kinyume na hapo atawachanganya wachezaji na kujikuta wakipoteza mchezo wa marudiano.

"Sisemi hivi ili kuwavunja moyo Yanga bali natoa kama hadhari kwao kuweza kujipanga mapema na kutambua makosa yao.

Yanga wanakabiliwa na migogoro inayoendelea ndani ya klabu hiyo na kwa kiasi kikubwa inaadhiri hata matokeo kuwa mabaya kwa timu hivyo ni vyema wakaangalia na ukubwa wa mashindano haya ili kutambua nini wanapaswa kufanya kwa sasa:alisema Kanakamfumo.
 
Mwamuzi aondolewa 9Bora Tanga
Wednesday, 02 February 2011 20:36

Calvin Kiwia
IKIWA leo ni siku ya mapumziko Fainali za ligi Daraja la Kwanza zinazoendelea kutimua vumbi lake uwanja wa Mkwakwani Tanga, Kamati inayosimamia ligi hiyo, imemwondoa mwamuzi msaidizi, Richard Kayenza kutokana na kupindisha sheria 17 za soka.

"Sisi kazi yetu kuu ni kuhakikisha masuala yote yanakwenda vema kwenye kituo hiki kwa wachezaji na waamuzi wanachezesha kwa kufuata sheria?," alisema Kiondo.

"Tumemwondoa kwenye orodha zetu mwamuzi wa pembeni, Richard Kayenze kutoka Kigoma aliyechezesha mchezo kati ya Coastal Union na Villa Squad, kwa kosa la kupindisha taratibu na sheria 17 za soka kwenye mchezo huo uliomalizika kwa wenyeji kushinda bao 1-0 ," aliongeza.

Alisema kuwa kuondolewa kwa mwamuzi huyo, itakuwa fundisho kwa waamuzi wengine wenye lengo tofauti na sheria 17 za soka.

Hata hivyo, alisifu ushindani uliopo kati ya timu shiriki za ligi hiyo inayoshiorikisha timu tisa. Timu nne ndizo zitakazopanda Ligi Kuu.

Ligi hiyo itaendelea kesho kwa kuwakutanisha maafande wa Oljoro JKT dhidi ya Tanzania Prisons mchezo unaotarajiwa kuwa mkali na wakusisimua kutokana na timu hizo kutandaza kabumbu la kueleweka.
 
Yanga yakwaa kisiki


*Yapigwa bao 1 na Mtibwa

Na Zahoro Mlanzi

VINARA wa Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara, Yanga jana ilikwaa kisiki baada ya kufungwa bao 1-0 na Mtibwa Sugar katika
mechi ya ligi hiyo iliyopigwa Uwanja wa uhuru, Dar es Salaam.

Mtibwa ilipa bao hilo dakika ya 70 kupitia kwa Hussein Java, aliyechukua nafasi ya Mgwao, baada ya kuunganisha krosi ya Juma Abdul.

Katika mechi hiyo Yanga, ndiyo ilikuwa ya kwanza klubisha hodi katika lango la Mtibwa baada ya David Mwepe na Jerison Tegete kushindwa kufunga katika dakika ya kwanza wakiwa ndani ya eneo la hatari.

Mtibwa walijibu mashambulizi ya nguvu ambapo dakika ya 15, Omari Matuta kupiga kichwa kilichotoka nje baada ya kuunganisha krosi ya Yusuf Mgwao huku Julius Mrope akikosa bao baada ya kubaki na kipa lakini akashindwa kuitumia nafasi hiyo.

Kipindi cha pili kilianza kwa timu zote kushambuliana kwa zamu ambapo katika dakika ya 52, Nurdin nusura aifungie timu bao lakini mpira wa kichwa alioupiga ulitoka nje ya lango.

Mtibwa nayo ilijibu shambulizi hilo dakika ya 54, ambapo mshambuliaji wake Omari Matuta alishindwa kupachika mpira wavuni baada ya kutoa mpira nje akiwa na kipa.

Dakika ya 61, Juma Abdul wa Mtibwa alikwamisha mpira wavuni, lakini hata hivyo bao hilo lilikataliwa na mwamuzi wa mchezo huo alilikataa kwa madai kwamba mfungaji kabla ya kufunga alikuwa ameotea.

Kwa matokeo hayo Yanga bado ipo kileleni kwa kuwa na pointi 31, ikifuatiwa na Simba yenye pointi 27 huku Mtibwa Sugar na Azam FC zikifungana kwa pointi 26 lakini Azam inaongoza kwa tofuati ya mabao ya kufunga.

Mechi nyingine ya ligi hiyo, inatarajia kuendelea tena leo katika uwanja huo ambapo mabingwa watetezi, Simba wataumana na African Lyon ambayo ipo katika nafasi ya nane katika msimamo wa ligi.
 
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