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Mamia wamzika Abuu Semhando

Imeandikwa na Mwandishi Wetu, Muheza; Tarehe: 19th December 2010 @ 23:48

MAMIA ya waombolezaji wakiongozwa na wabunge Idd Azzan na Steven Ngonyani ‘Prof. Majimarefu' jana walishiriki kwenye maziko ya mwanamuziki Abuu Semhando kijijini kwake Kibanda, Muheza mkoani Tanga.

Semhando alifariki dunia usiku wa kuamkia juzi kutokana na ajali baada ya pikipiki aliyokuwa akiendesha kugongwa na kisha yeye kuangukia barabarani na kukanyagwa na gari iliyokuwa ikitoka upande mwingine.

Tukio hilo lilitokea eneo la Tangi Bovu, Kinondoni Dar es Salaam wakati mwanamuziki huyo alipokuwa akirejea nyumbani kutoka Africana, ambako bendi yake ya African Stars ‘Twanga Pepeta' ilikuwa ikitumbuiza.

Ilikuwa ni huzuni ya aina yake wakati mwili wa Semhando ambaye alikuwa mpiga drams mahiri, ulipowasili mapema jana asubuhi kisha kwenda kuswaliwa na baadaye kuzikwa majira ya saa nane mchana.

Prof. Majimarefu ambaye ni Mbunge wa Korogwe Vijijini alimuelezea Semhando kama mtu aliyekuwa akiipenda kazi yake na asiyekuwa na makuu.

Naye Azzan ambaye ni Mbunge wa Kinondoni, akitoa salamu za wananchi wa Kinondoni alimuelezea Semhando kwamba alikuwa kipenzi cha wengi na kwamba kifo chake ni pengo kwa fani ya muziki nchini.

Alielezea kuwa kifo cha Semhando sit u kimeshtua familia yake bali pia fani ya muziki kwa ujumla.

Naye Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa bendi ya Extra Bongo, Ally Choki aliuelezea msiba wa Semhando kuwa si wa Twanga Pepeta pekee bali wanamuziki wote na Watanzania kwa ujumla.

"Nimefanya kazi na Semhando, imeniuma sana, alikuwa mshauri mzuri na kwa kweli wanamuziki karibu wote tulimpenda, lakini ndio dunia ilivyo," alisema Choki akizungumza na gazeti hili juzi.

Wanamuziki mbalimbali wa bendi ya Twanga Pepeta na bendi nyingine nchini walikuwapo kwa wingi kwenye maziko hayo.

Mwanamuziki huyo aliyejiunga na Twanga Pepeta karibu miaka 12 iliyopita akitokea bendi ya Diamond Sound kwa muda mrefu ndiyo Katibu wa bendi hiyo.

Alishiriki kikamilifu katika nyimbo mbalimbali kwenye albamu karibu zote za Twanga Pepeta kuanzia Kisa cha Mpemba mwaka 1999 hadi Mwana Dar es Salaam iliyozinduliwa Juni mwaka jana.

Albamu nyingine za bendi hiyo na miaka yake katika mabano ni Jirani (2000), Fainali Uzeeni (2001), Chuki Binafsi (2002), Ukubwa Jiwe (2003), Mtu Pesa (2004), Safari (2005), Password ya Maisha (2006) na Mtaa wa Kwanza (2007).

Mwanamuziki huyo aliyezaliwa mwaka 1953 pia amepata kupigia bendi mbalimbali zikiwemo Matimila, Vijana Jazz , Orchestra Tomatoma, Safari Sound Orchestra na Tancut Almasi.

 

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Polisi Iringa yataka Ligi Daraja la Kwanza izuiwe

Imeandikwa na Oscar Job; Tarehe: 19th December 2010 @ 23:30

TIMU ya Polisi Iringa imewasilisha rufaa Shirikisho la Soka Tanzania (TFF), ikipinga msimamo wa Ligi Daraja la Kwanza Tanzania Bara Kundi A uliowaweka nafasi ya nne na kutaka TFF izuie ligi hiyo.

Katibu Mkuu wa timu hiyo, Msafiri Timilai, alisema mwishoni mwa wiki kuwa rufaa hiyo waliiwasilisha TFF Oktoba 17 mwaka huu, wakipinga kunyimwa pointi katika mchezo wao na Bukinafaso na pia mchezo na Manyema Rangers ambao haukumalizika kutokana na vurugu.

Alisema kutokana na hatua hiyo, wanaomba kupewa pointi tatu na mabao matatu kwa kila mchezo uliovunjika na kwamba watakuwa wamepata pointi sita.

Alisema timu hiyo ikipewa pointi hizo sita itafikisha pointi 10 sawa na Moro United lakini wanadai wao wana uwiano mzuri wa mabao ya kufunga.

Alisema hawaoni sababu yoyote ya TFF kuwaweka nafasi ya nne badala ya nafasi ya tatu kama utaratibu unavyokuwa katika michuano hiyo pamoja na mingine yote inayosimamiwa na shirikisho hilo.

Kulingana na TFF timu tisa zitashiriki hatua ya fainali ya ligi daraja la kwanza mwezi ujao, huku Kundi A likitoka timu za TMK United iliyoongoza kundi, Villa Squad na Moro United.

Timu kutoka makundi mengine ambazo zitashiriki fainali hizo ni Tanzania Prisons, Coastal Union, Moran FC, JKT Oljoro, Polisi Moro na Rhino Rangers FC.

 

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Uchaguzi Mkuu ZFA moto

Imeandikwa na Mwandishi Wetu; Tarehe: 19th December 2010 @ 23:00

UCHAGUZI Mkuu wa Chama cha Soka Zanzibar (ZFA) unaotarajiwa kufanyika Desemba 31 mwaka huu kisiwani Pemba unaonekana utakuwa wa vuta nikuvute.

Tayari wanamichezo sita wamejitosa kuwania nafasi za juu, ambapo kulingana na Katibu Mwenezi wa ZFA, Maulid Hamad Maulid hiyo ni ishara kwamba uchaguzi utakuwa na changamoto za aina yake.

Maulid aliwataja wanaowania urais kuwa ni Ali Ferej Tamim ambaye anatetea wadhifa huo, Suleiman Mohamed Jabir na Hafidh Kassim, ambapo mwisho wa kuchukua na kurudisha fomu ni leo.

Nafasi ya Makamu wa Rais inawaniwa na Haji Ameir Haji na Mkurugenzi wa timu ya Ocean View FC, Amani Ibrahim Makungu na Katibu Mipango wa Mlandege Ali Khatib Dai.

"Naamini ushindani utakuwa mkubwa, ni changamoto nzuri kwa maendeleo ya soka la Zanzibar.

"Ni jukumu la wapiga kura kusikiliza hoja za wagombea wote kisha kufanya uamuzi siku hiyo," alisema Maulid. Uchaguzi utafanyika Uwanja wa Gombani, Pemba.

 

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Rwanda pip Tanzania in CAN U-17 warm up

From FINNY MUYESHI in Kigali, 19th December 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 125

TANZANIA'S Serengeti Boys suffered a 1-0 defeat to Rwanda as the three-nation Cecafa Under-17 football tournament kicked off at the Amahoro Stadium, Kigali on Saturday.

The Serengeti Boys were down in the 19th minute when Rwanda captain Emery Ranyisange slotted home a penalty past goalkeeper Saleh Malande.

The match could have ended on a better score line but for either missed chances or good saves from especially the Tanzanian goalkeeper.

The tournament that also includes Kenya is being used to shape up the Rwandese ahead of the African Under-17 Championships that they host from the second week of next month. It is fully sponsored by the Rwanda Ministry of Youth and Sport.

"I want to believe that as a team we have given the Rwandese good practice," said Tanzania coach Jamhuri Kihwelu.

"It was a tough match that we are unfortunate to have lost but more important is that we have accorded Rwanda a chance to assess themselves," he added.

Kihwelu has been appointed to lead the youth team in the absence of the head coach, Rodrigo Stockler, who has travelled to his native Brazil to attend his father, who is said to be in poor condition.

Rwanda tactician Richard Tardy was happy with the win but noted that he was still to get the right rhythm for the African challenge.

"We have the challenge of doing well in Africa and we can not do that if we continue wasting begging chances," he said.

Serengeti Boys are set to play Kenya today. The African finals bring together eight nations that will be divided into two groups of four each.

The groupings for the championship were revealed following the draw held on November 27 at the Lake Kivu Serena Hotel in Gisenyi, Rwanda.

Group ‘A' brings together hosts Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Egypt, whilst reigning champions, Gambia, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire and Mali are in Group B.

The tournament will be staged from January 8 to 22 January, 2011 and matches will be played at the Amahoro National Stadium, Umuganda Stadium in Gisenyi and Stade de Kigali (Nyamirambo).

The semi-finalists will represent the continent Fifa Under-17 World Cup from June 18 June to July 10 in Mexico. Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda withdrew from the tournament.

 

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Simba, Yanga to learn CAF fate

By DAILY NEWS Reporter, 19th December 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 93

ALL eyes will be on the Africa's largest city of Cairo on Monday as the draw for the 2011 edition of the Orange Champions League and the Confederation Cup takes place in Egypt, with four Tanzanian clubs set to learn their fate for preliminary rounds of the competitions.

Premier League champions, Simba and their archrivals Young Africans, who are the Mainland's flag bearers in the Champions League and Confederation Cup respectively, will get the glimpse of their continental campaigns, and where they kick off.

The Dar es Salaam giants will be keeping their fingers crossed that they avoid tough hurdles for the preliminary rounds of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) inter-clubs competitions scheduled to kick off in January, next year.

Zanzibar Ocean View and KMKM will complete the four teams hailing from the United Republic of Tanzania during the draw.

The former will be making their maiden in the continental premium football next year, whilst the compatriots are set to battle it out in the Confederation Cup.

Over 100 clubs from the 53 National Associations affiliated to CAF will be involved in the draw for the two club championships; CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

Simba and Yanga, boast unimpressive record in African football, hence the 2011 championships will present them with the opportunity, to try and kill their jinx at the continental stage.

Despite of their shared, unmatched dominance in local football scene, the two have struggled to duplicate their home success in the continental game. Yanga, who previously represented the country in Champions League, were sent packing by FC Lupopo of DR Congo in the preliminary round, beaten 4-2 on aggregate.

Simba, who had been given a bye in the preliminary round of the Caf Confederation Cup, saw off Lengthens of Zimbabwe in the first round, but could not make into the group stages, after losing their second round tie 6-3 (on aggregate) to Egyptians Haras El-Hadoud.

The highest level of success that Simba achieved was getting to the final of the CAF Cup in 1993, where they lost to Stella Abidjan of Ivory Coast.

It was the highest achievement on continental competitions reached by any Tanzanian team. One of the most memorable years for the club was 2003, when they knocked off the then reigning champions Egyptian giants Zamalek on their way to qualify for the group stages of the CAF Champions League.

Yanga's best achievement was reaching the group stage of CAF Champions League in 1998. The Jangwani Street outfit have won slightly more Tanzanian Premier League titles than Simba, however, it is the Msimbazi Street men who have faired much better on the continental stage than their archrivals The deadline for the registration of participation in the 2011 continental club championships was November 30.

 

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Six pick nomination forms for ZFA polls

By DAILY NEWS Reporter, 19th December 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 27

ELEVEN days have remained before the Zanzibar Football Association (ZFA) hold their elections for new office bearers.

And the elections surrounding the post of president and vice president is becoming a really interesting contest with six candidates putting their names forward for the posts.

ZFA spokesperson, Maulid Hamad Maulid named the three names for the president hot seat as incumbent ZFA president Ali Ferej Tamim, Suleiman Mohamed Jabir and Television Zanzibar's presenter Hafidh Kassim.

While today has been set the last date for filling applications, three candidates who have so far collected nomination forms in the post of vice president. Current ZFA vice-president Haji Ameir Haji is seeking re-election.

The post has attracted the director of Zanzibar premiership holders, Ocean View FC, Amani Ibrahim Makungu, as well.

The third candidate to throw his hat into the fray is Mlandege Sports Club planning secretary Ali Khatib Dai.

"We're expecting a tight race in the coming elections, the tension ahead of the polls is very high," said Maulid over the phone on Sunday, adding "There is possibility of changes in the office as some football stakeholders are uncomfortable with the current regime."

Maulid said the applications will be scrutinized on Saturday ahead of the elections to be held in Gombani Pemba, on December 31.

Tamim has been in power for more than two decades. He has reportedly sought re-election as he believes he is still the one capable of doing the job and who can fulfill the task on hand.

Both Makungu and Kassim have joined the race for ZFA slots, seeking to change the image of the Isles' football governing body.

Makungu said recently that Zanzibar needs leaders with vision and committed to promote football development in the isles.

 

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Drumist Abuu Semhando laid to rest at his home village

By DAILY NEWS Repoter, 19th December 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 37

FORMER musician, founder and leader of The African Stars Band, "Twanga Pepeta', Abuu Semhando was laid to rest on Sunday at his home village of Kibanda, Muheza in Tanga region.

Friends and family were out in full force to bid him a final farewell. Among those who attended the burial ceremony were Idd Azzan Zungu and Steven Ngonyani alias ‘Prof Majimarefu', Members of Parliament for Kinondoni and Korogwe Rural constituencies. The late Semhando passed away on Saturday morning in a road accident.

His motorcycle was hit by a car at around 3 O'clock as he was riding back home after performing in a show with his Banda, African Stars on the night just hours before he met his death.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof Majimarefu said the country has lost a great drumist who was dedicated to his work.

Reading out a message of condolence from Kinondoni residents, Zungu said Semhando's death, which came few days after the passing of another legendary musician Dr Remmy Ongala, was a big blow to the country's music industry.

"This was a man who was excellent drumist and it is a loss to us musicians, because he was so good," former African Stars leader, Ali Choki paid tribute to the fallen Semhando.

During his hey days, the late Semhando, a drumist, expertly featured with several bands including Sola TV, Vijana Jazz and Super Matimila under Dr Remmy.

 

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Dar es Salaam women cricketers lose to Zimbabwe

From a Correspondent in Nairobi, 19th December 2010 @ 12:00, Total Comments: 0, Hits: 29

LACK of confidence among women's national cricket team resulted to the defeat of the Tanzanian team to Zimbabwe on Saturday.

Tanzania lost their must-win match to Zimbabwe to miss out on next year's ICC Women World Cup global final in Bangladesh.

An experienced fast bowler, Hawa Said said here that an early dismal of batsman Said Khamis during the match saw some players despair.

"Some players among ourselves do not believe in our own performances, despite to the fact that Khamis is one of the key-holders of the team's success, we were supposed to stand out as a team", said Said, whose brilliant performance enabled her to become among top bowlers with 12 wickets.

Khamis is one of the key players who enabled Tanzania in the winning of the African championship in 2006.

She was the key for the Tanzania's first win over Uganda in the ended Nairobi qualifiers after scoring 65 runs before the Ugandans dismissed her with three overs to go to the end.

Zena Hassan, an upcoming young bowler with six wickets in the recently ended Women's World Cup Qualifiers for Africa region, also shared the same sentiments.

Hassan, who also steered for the country's triumph in the U-19 East African tournament held in Dar es Salaam a month ago said that the team had a high morale winning against Zimbabwe but an early dismal of the senior key players demoralized the whole team.

"We started the match on a sound note, but minor mistakes on batting and bowling cost us dearly, otherwise, we had good chances to win.

Tanzania, which lost twice, was required to win the match in order to qualify for the Bangladesh series but locked itself out of the crucial qualifiers alongside Uganda after the defeat.

Tanzania tossed to field as the Zimbabweans hit 165 runs in the 50-alloted overs with eight wickets down. But Zimbabweans dismissed their three crucial wickets of team captain Aneth Banali, Saida Khamis and Monica Pascal barely 20 minutes after the second inning.

Aneth Banali, national team captain said poor refereeing was one the reasons behind their defeat.

"I was totally disappointed when the referees counted that I was hit by the ball to serve a wicket for the Zimbabwean, while in a real sense, the ball had not hit me", said Banali.

South Africa and Zimbabwe managed to sail through to the next level of the qualifiers in Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh qualifiers will attract two teams from every continent to scramble for another qualification for the 2013 World Cup finals.

South Africa beat Zimbabwe in the formality final match. The two teams had secured a ticket for next year's global final to take place in Bangladesh while Uganda beat Kenya in the third place play off. The Tanzanian cricketers return home on Monday.

 

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Tevez needs your support - Mancini's call to City fans

Published 23:00 19/12/10 By David McDonnell

Roberto Mancini has urged Manchester City fans to lay off Carlos Tevez tonight as they chase top spot in the Premier League.
City can go top of the table at Christmas for the first time since 1929 if they beat Everton at Eastlands.
And Mancini has pleaded with their fans to back want-away striker Tevez - despite him demanding to leave.
Mancini will strip Tevez of the captaincy, handing the skipper's armband to Vincent Kompany, while the City striker's future remains unresolved following his bombshell demand.

Although Tevez insisted he wants to move when the transfer window re-opens next month, City remain adamant they will not consider selling the £50million-rated forward until the end of the season.
The Argentine star has yet to respond to Mancini's insistence that he should remain at the club until then.
And although Tevez can expect a hostile reception from some sections of the Eastlands crowd, Mancini believes his leading scorer will give 100 per cent and has called on City's fans to back him.
"It's important that we are focused on Everton and the supporters are focused too," said Mancini. "We should forget this [Tevez] because we must focus on the game.
"Everton beat us twice last year - it will be a difficult game and a tricky one."
Defender Micah Richards added: "I'm sure Carlos will be in the starting eleven.
"We need him in our team if we want to achieve what we want to achieve. He's our main man and our captain."
Chelsea have no interest in signing Tevez, despite the striker's determination to leave, while Manchester United have no desire to take back their former striker.





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City v Everton is ON!

Published 10:08 20/12/10 By MirrorFootball

Manchester City will get their chance to go top of the Premier League at Christmas for the first time ever after their game against Everton tonight was given the go-ahead.
Despite temperatures of -5 in the city - expected to drop to -11 by kick-off - only a heavy snowfall would prevent the North-West battle going ahead.
And forecasters predict no more snow for the area until later this week.
City have yet to confirm who their captain will be against Everton, but Vincent Kompany is expected to wear the armband after Carlos Tevez's rejected transfer request.

The game will be only the third Premier League fixture of the weekend to go ahead after England was gripped by record low temperatures and heavy snowfall.

 

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Pienaar urges big Everton buys

Published 13:18 20/12/10 By MirrorFootball

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar hopes the club will be able to make a greater investment in players to enable them challenge for a place in the Barclays Premier League top four.
David Moyes' side are currently 15th in the table after a run of seven matches without a victory, having won just three times all season.
The Toffees have finished in the top 10 six times in the last eight seasons but only once - in 2005 - did they make it into the top four.
Moyes has never had as much to spend on his squad as many of his top-flight rivals but Pienaar hopes that will be able to change in the future.

"I think the quality is here at the club," said the 28-year-old.
"The only problem, like everyone seems to know, is the money issue - we need more players.
"Hopefully that will change in the next few years and the team can go on to challenge."
As a result of their recent struggles there has been some speculation about the future of Moyes and whether his time at Goodison Park, approaching nine years, had run its course.
However, Pienaar - whose own future at the club is less certain as he has yet to sign an extension to his contract which expires in the summer - believes the Scot can go on to achieve greater things in management.
"I think he's a workaholic, he works around the clock, and I think he deserves the two [manager of the year] awards he got," he told fifa.com.
"I think there is a lot more he will achieve and I think he will become one of the best managers in the world - I've never seen a coach work as hard as him."
On his own situation Pienaar said: "I've not enjoyed my football more than this before."







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Agent: Rafa not sacked yet

Published 13:11 20/12/10 By MirrorFootball

Rafael Benitez's agent claims the Inter Milan coach is unfazed by growing speculation in Italy that he will be out of a job before the Serie A season resumes in January.
Benitez has come under pressure after demanding that the club either back him in the transfer market next month or sack him.
The 50-year-old Spaniard's outburst came shortly after he led Inter to a 3-0 triumph over Congolese side Mazembe in the FIFA Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
While the Italian media think Benitez's ultimatum to club president Massimo Moratti may have backfired, with Gazzetta dello Sport reporting Moratti has decided to dismiss the Spaniard, his agent insists nothing has changed.

Manuel Garcia Quilon said: "Benitez is under contract with Inter and the situation is the same as it was before.
"Benitez said what he said and he does not need to explain himself further.
"I have not been contacted by anyone."
Reports in Italy have strongly linked former Roma coach Luciano Spalletti, now at Zenit St Petersburg, with a return to Italy as the number one candidate to replace Benitez.
The former Liverpool manager has endured a difficult start at Inter since replacing Jose Mourinho in the summer.
Inter have been decimated by injuries this season and Benitez expects reinforcements to arrive next month.
The Nerazzurri are 13 points adrift of city rivals AC Milan in the Serie A title hunt, albeit having played two games fewer than the Rossoneri.
They now have a winter break and next take to the field against Napoli on January 6.
Earlier, Benitez received backing from Renzo Ulivieri, the head of the Italian Coaches' Association, who believes the Inter boss is right in asking for backing from the club.
"Benitez has always been calm and civil," Ulivieri told La Repubblica.
"He has my support but he doesn't need it because he can stand on his own two feet. He is a world club champion.
"If he asks for respect it's because obviously he has been lacking it.
"He has only asked for normal things."
Benitez has come under fire recently with Inter lying seventh in Serie A a season after claiming the Scudetto, Coppa Italia and Champions League crowns under Mourinho.
Moratti refused to answer questions regarding Benitez's future today.
He said on the club's official website, F.C. Internazionale Milano - Sito Ufficiale "I will not speak today.
"I do not wish to create any controversies with anyone."


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Liverpool Boxing Day trip to Blackpool could be off

Published 12:15 20/12/10 By MirrorFootball

Liverpool could have a second consecutive match postponed by the weather after Blackpool admitted they fear their Boxing Day clash with the Anfield giants may be called off.
The Premier League newcomers do not have undersoil heating and have already had two matches postponed because of adverse weather - last Saturday's scheduled visit of Tottenham and the Manchester United game earlier this month.
Blackpool are currently in discussions with the Premier League about procedures ahead of Sunday's match.
"We can almost certainly guarantee the pitch will be playable but it is the prevailing conditions once the covers have been removed and whether the pitch will freeze before the end of the game taking place," chairman Karl Oyston told Sky Sports News.

"That is one we are talking to the Premier League about to see what their standpoint and inspection protocol will be."
Liverpool's home game against Fulham was postponed on Saturday because of the heavy snow which fell in the North West.

 

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Becks: I'd only return to England with United

Published 12:10 20/12/10 By MirrorFootball

David Beckham wants to play for a European club this winter in a bid to win back his England place, the midfielder has revealed.
Beckham has spent the last two winters on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy at AC Milan but accepts that move will not happen again - and he has ruled out all Premier League clubs apart from Manchester United.
The 35-year-old, who last night received the BBC sports personality's lifetime achievement award, said: "I won't be going back to AC Milan this time because is not possible to go onto the roster for such a short length of time.
"But I will be going back somewhere as I want to keep myself fit and keep myself in with a chance of getting called up for England again. To do that, I have to be somewhere so fingers crossed I can sort something out."

Beckham, whose Major League Soccer season with the Galaxy does not begin again until March, has trained with Arsenal in the past to regain his fitness but he will resist offers to play for any other Premier League club apart from United, and he concedes the chances of that are remote.
He added: "I have always missed playing in the Premier League since I left it almost eight years ago.
"It is a great league and one of the most competitive in the world. Maybe one day I will come back here but I have always said that it will only be for Manchester United. I am not holding my breath on that one, but we will have to wait and see.
"But definitely not Preston [where he played on loan as a teenager] - it's too cold up there!"
Beckham has not played for England since suffering a torn Achilles tendon in March that kept him out of the World Cup, but he made a successful return for the Galaxy.
"My body feels great after my injury," Beckham said. "I always said I needed to get that back into order and keep my fitness and we will see."
Beckham was teary-eyed after receiving a standing ovation that lasted more than two minutes from the great and the good of British sport at the BBC awards last night - and he admitted to being dumbfounded at the depth of feeling towards him.
"That was one of the best reactions I have had from an audience and I have to thank them because it was incredible," he said.
"I had to try to hold back the tears because I could see my wife getting emotional and my mum bawling as usual. My children were sat there, too, and it tipped me over the edge.
"One of the things I said I was going to say and then forgot was that receiving a lifetime achievement award is something you normally get at the end of a career.
"I still feel that I am starting a new chapter, to be honest. I still feel that I am playing well and playing on and can still do it. I have not finished yet.
"I wake up every day and want to achieve something. I have to be a good role model for my children and other children out there.
"I love the game and am not done with playing the game yet. I might be 35 years old but I still feel that I can play at the top level for another couple of years. Hopefully, I can do that."

 

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Kuyt: Good Xmas will lift us to top four

Published 10:59 20/12/10 By MirrorFootball

Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt is confident the Merseysiders can make a significant move towards the top four over the festive period.
The Reds' four matches in 11 days see them host Wolves and Bolton and travel to Blackpool and Blackburn.
And although they are currently nine points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea Kuyt believes a healthy return of points will close the gap.
"This period is one of the most important of the season," said the Holland international.

"If we can produce a good run I'm sure we will be up near the top four.
"I'm sure a lot of the top teams will drop some points this month. If we could get four good results in a row, then who knows? Certainly the gap will be closer."
The Dutchman is one of the squad's hardest-working players and so several matches in quick succession hold no problems for him.
"December is always a special month in the Premier League and one I always look forward to," he told the Liverpool Echo.
"It's hard work with four games in 10 days but that's what you want.
"I love to play games and always want to play as many as I can.
"Hopefully at the beginning of the new year we can look back and say it was a great time for us and we climbed the table."






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Monday's gossip column - transfers and rumours

TRANSFER GOSSIP
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is set to offer Newcastle £20m for striker Andy Carroll and could use forward Peter Crouch as part of the deal.
Full story: Daily Express
West Ham are lining up a January swoop for Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Full story: the Sun
Blackburn want to start their rebuilding process by signing Blackpool's Scottish midfielder Charlie Adam.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Nottingham Forest are keen to keep Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey on loan as he continues his recovery from long-term injury.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Birmingham will bid £6m to pinch Tottenham forward Robbie Keane from under the noses of neighbours Aston Villa.
Full story: the Sun
Manchester City are reportedly planning a January move for AC Milan forward Ronaldinho.
Full story: caughtoffside
Bolton will resist all offers for central defender Gary Cahill in the January transfer window. (the Times - subscription)
Arsenal's Brazilian midfielder Denilson is attracting the interest of Spanish giants Barcelona.
Full story: imscouting
The Gunners will use the money from Denilson's sale to Barcelona to fund a move for Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott.
Full story: Metro
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly interested in securing the signing of Zenit St Petersburg's attacking midfielder Danny.
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Chelsea have put a possible £15m move for Blackburn defender Phil Jones on hold after his season-ending knee injury.
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Bayern Munich are lining up a £9m offer for Everton defender Leighton Baines.
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Liverpool striker Milan Jovanovic could be allowed to leave in the January transfer window, having failed to make an impact since joining in the summer. Teams in Germany and Italy are interested in the Serbian.
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Meanwhile, Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is planning a double swoop for Tottenham striker Peter Crouch and Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.
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Bayern Munich have joined the race to sign Liverpool's unsettled defender Glen Johnson.
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Wolves are interested in United States' former Salt Lake City striker Robbie Findley.
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West Brom are set to make a January offer for Celtic striker Georgios Samaras.
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Aston Villa are keen on Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton.
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Tottenham Hotspur are said to have put a deal on the table to lure Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta to White Hart Lane.
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Chelsea are set to battle Manchester City for the signing of Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko.
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Manchester United are also interested in the powerful striker and are planning a club-record £35m offer for the 24-year-old.
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Arsenal and Liverpool are weighing up bids for Southampton attacking-midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
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FC Lorient forward Kevin Gameiro has spoken out of his desire to leave the club with reports stating Bordeaux, AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are weighing up offers for the Frenchman.
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Manchester United are planning to sign Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric for £30m in the summer.
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Liverpool are keeping tabs on Manchester United forward Danny Welbeck - who is currently on loan at Sunderland.
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Fergie: I will go on and on

Published 10:45 20/12/10 By MirrorFootball

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he has shelved all thoughts of retirement.
Ferguson yesterday became the longest-serving manager in United's history and on New Year's Day will celebrate his 69th birthday.
It is almost nine years since he famously reversed a long-standing plan to quit.
Yet the fire still burns fiercely in the Scot's soul and with his team now favourites to secure a record 19th league championship this season and having completed a smooth passage to the last 16 of the Champions League, Ferguson insists thoughts of walking away have long since been banished.

"The older you get the more worried you are about retiring," he told MUTV.
"You start to realise that whilst you have got your health and good fitness, you should carry on in your job. All thoughts of retirement are in the back of my mind.
"It (saying he was going to go) was a mistake. At the time there were some reasons for it. It was one of those things."
Ferguson's record includes 11 titles and two Champions League triumphs, pushing him right to the forefront as one of Britain's most successful managers.
He still has reservations about some decisions though, even when he gets them right.
Most recently it was dumping Dimitar Berbatov on the bench for last week's win over Arsenal.
It was a very brave move considering the Bulgarian became only the fourth player to score five in a Premier League match during the previous outing against Blackburn.
Ferguson's move was justified by the 1-0 win that took United top of the table. But telling Berbatov was not very easy.
"Management is about making decisions," he said.
"Sometimes they are positive and good. Sometimes you feel you have made the wrong decision and should have attacked it a different way.
"Picking teams for instance. We made the decision the other night to leave Berbatov out of the team. It was not an easy one and was very difficult to explain.
"The only way I could do that was by saying I felt it was going to win us the match. Although it was proved right you are never sure."






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Simba, Yanga zang'arishwa


na Makuburi Ally

KAMPUNI ya bia Tanzania (TBL), kupitia bia yake ya Kilimanjaro jana ilikabidhi vifaa mbalimbali vya michezo kwa timu za Simba na Yanga vyenye thamani ya sh milioni 70 ikiwa ni maandalizi ya mzunguko wa pili wa Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara inayotarajiwa kuanza Januari 15 mwakani. Akizungumza katika hafla ya ugawaji ya vifaa hivyo, Mkurugenzi wa Masoko wa TBL, David Minja, alisema vifaa hivyo ni kwa ajili ya kuendeleza jukumu la maendeleo ya michezo hapa nchini, ikiwa ni sehemu moja ya udhamini kwa timu hizo mbili.
"Jukumu la maendeleo ya michezo nchini si la serikali, Shirikisho la Soka Tanzania (TFF), peke yake, bali ni la kila mdau wa michezo hapa nchini, hivyo kwa kutambua hilo ndio maana tumeanza na Simba na Yanga vinara wa soka hapa nchini," alisema Minja.
Minja alitaja vifaa hivyo kuwa ni pamoja na jezi seti mbili kwa ajili ya mechi za Ligi Kuu, jezi seti mbili za mazoezi, jezi 30 kwa ajili ya kupashia misuli, mabegi 35 ya mazoezi na kaptula 10 kwa maofisa wa kila timu.
Vingine ni ‘Bermuda Pants' 35, mabegi ya mipira matatu, fulana za Polo 45, ‘Kill Training' 60 kwa kila timu, fulana za maofisa 10 kwa kila timu, suti za michezo 40, soksi 120, ‘stop watch' nne, filimbi nne na gloves sita za makipa kwa kila timu.
Vingine vitamba vya manahodha vitano, vikinga ugoko 30 kwa kila timu, vihunzi seti tatu, koni 20, ‘ankle supporter' 15, ‘knee supporter' 15, mipira 30, viatu vya kuchezea 35 na viatu vya mazoezi 35 kwa kila timu.
Kwa upande wake, Katibu Mkuu wa Yanga, Lawrence Mwalusako, alisema vifaa hivyo wanavyopewa na TBL vinafanikisha kufanya vema na kupunguza baadhi ya gharama za maandalizi ya timu zao.
Mwalusako alitoa wito kwa TBL, kuzisaidia na timu nyingine za Ligi Kuu Tanzania Bara japo kwa kiwango kidogo cha msaada.
Naye Katibu Mkuu wa Simba, Evodius Mtawala, alisema TBL wamejitahidi kutekeleza sehemu ya mkataba wao na klabu hizo ambao unafanikisha maendeleo ya timu hizo.
Kaimu Katibu Mkuu wa TFF, Sunday Kayuni, alisema ugawaji wa vifaa hivyo umepunguza msuguano wa kutoa fedha mfukoni kununua vifaa vya michezo.
Kayuni alizitaka klabu zizingatie msaada huo kwa kufanya vizuri na kukuza vipaji zaidi sambamba na kuondokana na kushiriki michuano ya kimataifa na kuishia raundi za kwanza.

 

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Stars yaalikwa Misri
• Poulsen kuanza kibarua na wenyeji

na Mwandishi wetu, NAIROBI, Kenya

TIMU ya taifa soka ya Tanzania ‘Taifa Stars' ni kati ya timu tano zitakazoshiriki michuano maalumu ya Nile Basin itakayorindima jijini Cairo, Misri kuanzia Januari 5 hadi 17. Mbali ya wenyeji Misri, timu nyigine ni Sudan, Kenya, Uganda na Tanzania itakayoanza kibarua dhidi ya Misri.
Ingawa Shirikisho la Soka Tanzania (TFF), halijathibitisha, michuano hiyo ni kipimo kizuri kwa Stars kujiandaa na kampeni ya Kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika (CAN).
Stars chini ya kocha wake Mdenish Jan Poulsen, kwa sasa inakamata nafasi ya tatu katika kundi lake la nne, ikitanguliwa na Afrika ya Kati na Morocco huku Algeria ikiwa ya mwisho.
Katika mechi ijayo, Stars itacheza na Afrika ya Kati, kati ya Machi 25 na 27, mwakani hapa nchini.
Kwa mujibu wa ratiba ya michuano hiyo ya Misri, siku ya ufunguzi, kutapigwa mechi mbili; Sudan itacheza na Kenya Uwanja wa Jeshi, huku Stars ikicheza na Misri Uwanja wa Taifa wa Cairo.
Januari 8 kutakuwa na mechi mbili kati ya Uganda dhidi ya Sudan itakayochezwa kwenye Uwanja wa Shule ya Kijeshi.
Michuano hiyo itaendelea tena Januari 11 kwa mechi kati ya Kenya na Uganda kwenye Uwanja huo huo wa Jeshi.
January 14, itakuwa zamu Kenya kukipiga na Tanzania kwenye Uwanja huo wa Chuo cha Jeshi, wenyeji Misri dhidi ya Kenya.
Januari 17 Stars itaivaa Uganda huku mechi ya itapigwa uwanja wa taifa wa Cairo, kati ya wenyeji dhidi ya Sudan.

 

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Kaburu ampeleka Uhuru India


na Mwandishi wetu

MAKAMU mwenyekiti wa mabingwa wa soka Tanzania Bara, Simba ‘Wekundu wa Msimbazi' Geofrey Nyange ‘Kaburu', alitarajiwa kuondoka jana jioni sambamba na Uhuru Selemani kwenda India kwa ajili ya matibabu ya mchezaji huyo. Mshambuliaji huyo mwenye kasi na chenga, amekuwa akisumbuliwa na majeraha ya nyama za paja na kumfanya kuwa nje ya dimba kwa muda mrefu.
Akizungumza jijini Dar es Salaam jana, Kaburu alisema kwa mujibu wa daktari wa Uhuru hapa nchini, ametoa ruhusa ya kwenda kutibiwa zaidi nchini India na atakaa huko kwa siku saba.
Makamu huyo mwenyekiti aliongeza kuwa wakati Uhuru akikaa kwa siku saba yeye baada ya siku mbili atarejea nchini ili kuendelea na majukumu mbalimbali ya klabu yake.
Mchezaji huyo alikuwa mchango mkubwa kwa klabu yake na hata timu ya taifa, Taifa Stars, ambako mara amekuwa akiitwa, kabla ya kupatwa na majeraha hayo.