Oscar Freire, triple world road cycling, announced today, Tuesday, in Torrelavega, his hometown, his intention to postpone its withdrawal until "at least" after the 2012 London Olympics.
After participating in the tribute that have rendered the Museum Vicente Trueba and members of more than twenty schools cycling Cantabria, Freire has stated that if there is no problem of falling or injury next season, "probably", attempts to participate in which would be his fourth Olympic Games.
The Rabobank rider has indicated that participate in this competition is something that "encourages any athlete" because it is an experience "totally different."
"We're practicing cycling. More or less you always feel in the cycling environment when you go to any competition and yet, when you're in one Olympics, meet other athletes is something that must be lived to tell," he insured.
On the possibility of sealing his career with an Olympic medal, said that is something that is missing from many runners, because they are "very expensive to get."
Despite speculation about his possible retirement, in October, he said there was a 90% chance that he left in 2011 - Oscar Freire has explained that after the season this year has assessed the situation and decided to proceed because, in his opinion, he is still paying "good."
"I won two important victories in various classical (his third Milan-San Remo and the first Paris-Tours) and, above all, I ended up wanting to go," said the Spaniard rider, but has acknowledged making a year, when things "were not going well", had been a withdrawal "100 by 100."
The Rabobank rider, who will open next season with the Challenge of Mallorca and the Vuelta a Andalucía, has also announced that "probably" not participate in the Tour de France in order to focus more on the end of the season, they struggle to get their fourth World Cup.
Although assured that this is the goal, has insisted that, besides the World Cup, there are other races and competitions throughout the year are "very important."
"Obviously when you win the World Cup win another and calling each time the bar is higher, but I would make a good classic that are also important," he added.
It has also confirmed their participation in the Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-San Remo, Italy, in addition to all the classic from Spain and has said he hopes to "improve" in 2011, a year after that will decide what to do.
World Sports brief 19H00 GMT
LONDON - Manchester City on Tuesday placed a temporary leader in his field after beating Aston Villa (15 º) by a comfortable 4-0 in the 20 th date of the Premier League, pending the outcome of his rival, City United, which is measured later in Birmingham (18 th). With a triplet of Ghana-born Italian striker Mario Balotelli and another defender Joleon Lescott, the men of peninsular Roberto Mancini also showed their good form and now pressure their neighbors and arch rivals, wards of Sir Alex Ferguson, who have least three matches to be imposed on his visit to Birmingham. In addition, the City, with 38 points, well ahead of Arsenal (3 º), who beat Chelsea (5 º) on Monday 3-1 at the 19 th date, which will shift the pitch of Wigan (17 °), Wednesday in one of the last matches of the present day. (AFP)
ANKARA - The Turkish Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced the violent attack perpetrated last week in Nicosia by Greco-Cypriot fans against a club in his country and added that it is an act "racist." Moreover, Erdogan criticized the responses of the European Union and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) for these incidents. "It is disturbing to see that racism and violence against the Turks progress in the Greco-Cypriot, while working in dialogue and reconciliation" between the two communities, said Prime Minister to Parliament. "Even an isolated incident shows who wants peace and who does not give a chance for peace in the island," Erdogan continued. Three young men of fifteen were arrested on 21 December after acts of vandalism recorded in which several people were injured and were in the Eleftheria stadium after the match between Apoel Nicosia and Pinar Karsiyaka, which resulted in victory first by 82-80. (AFP)
SANTIAGO - The Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, coach of the Chilean soccer teams, handed the responsibility of leading the U-20 in the South American category to be held in January in Peru, Chile César DT Vacchi said Tuesday the coach local. "He (Bielsa) decided that I was the person. He relied on my job and things were doing well," Vacchi said at a news conference. After renewing his contract after Chile's participation in the World Cup, the Argentine tactician was also in charge of the U-20, in addition to his work with the adult selection. However, Bielsa announced that he would resign if Jorge Segovia Spanish businessman won the elections for the National Football Association (ANFP) at the polls Nov. 4. Segovia won that election but was disqualified from taking office. Bielsa has not returned to talk about it, but relatives have said they would be willing to continue in case of achieving a consensus solution. On January 7 elections will be repeated. (AFP)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian striker of AS Roma, Adriano, denied on Tuesday having had contacts with the Corinthians with a view to possible links with Brazilian club in 2011. "I received no phone call from the people of the Corinthians. Just talked to Ronaldo who called me when I 'to Brazil, said" The Emperor "to the press. Adriano, who on Thursday will return to Italy, spent much of his vacation in Rio de Janeiro, in the slum where he grew up, Vila Cruzeiro. A week ago the player launched a social project to provide sports activities for 2,000 young people from the favela, located north of Rio and occupied by the police last November, supported by armored vehicles stormed the place looking for drug dealers to leave, they finally fled. (AFP)
MONTEVIDEO - The Argentine Juan Sebastian Veron and Andres D'Alessandro, and Brazilian Neymar him out a little ahead of Dario Conca and are favorites to claim the scepter to the best player in America, according to the traditional survey organized by the newspaper El country of Uruguay. Veron, who won the Argentine Apertura Estudiantes de La Plata, D'Alessandro, who won the Libertadores Cup with Inter de Porto Alegre, and Neyman, FIG Santos budding make up the shortlist from which emerge the king of continent, to be announced on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Uruguayan Mauricio Victorino, Universidad de Chile, Santiago Silva, Vélez Sasfield, approached Conca, so surely will have a place in the ideal of the continent, ahead of the newspaper. (AFP)
Semmering, Austria - The French Tessa Worley won the giant slalom Tuesday Semmering, Austria, its third consecutive victory in the discipline this season in World Cup skiing, and the fifth of his young career. Worley finished ahead of Germany's Maria Riesch and Kathrin Holzl with a lead of 62 and 68 cents, respectively. For its part, Riesch takes the head of the general classification at the expense of American Lindsay Vonn, who finished in seventh place at 1 seconds and 40 hundredths behind the winner. (AFP)
ANKARA - The Turkish Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced the violent attack perpetrated last week in Nicosia by Greco-Cypriot fans against a club in his country and added that it is an act "racist." Moreover, Erdogan criticized the responses of the European Union and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) for these incidents. "It is disturbing to see that racism and violence against the Turks progress in the Greco-Cypriot, while working in dialogue and reconciliation" between the two communities, said Prime Minister to Parliament. "Even an isolated incident shows who wants peace and who does not give a chance for peace in the island," Erdogan continued. Three young men of fifteen were arrested on 21 December after acts of vandalism recorded in which several people were injured and were in the Eleftheria stadium after the match between Apoel Nicosia and Pinar Karsiyaka, which resulted in victory first by 82-80. (AFP)
SANTIAGO - The Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, coach of the Chilean soccer teams, handed the responsibility of leading the U-20 in the South American category to be held in January in Peru, Chile César DT Vacchi said Tuesday the coach local. "He (Bielsa) decided that I was the person. He relied on my job and things were doing well," Vacchi said at a news conference. After renewing his contract after Chile's participation in the World Cup, the Argentine tactician was also in charge of the U-20, in addition to his work with the adult selection. However, Bielsa announced that he would resign if Jorge Segovia Spanish businessman won the elections for the National Football Association (ANFP) at the polls Nov. 4. Segovia won that election but was disqualified from taking office. Bielsa has not returned to talk about it, but relatives have said they would be willing to continue in case of achieving a consensus solution. On January 7 elections will be repeated. (AFP)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian striker of AS Roma, Adriano, denied on Tuesday having had contacts with the Corinthians with a view to possible links with Brazilian club in 2011. "I received no phone call from the people of the Corinthians. Just talked to Ronaldo who called me when I 'to Brazil, said" The Emperor "to the press. Adriano, who on Thursday will return to Italy, spent much of his vacation in Rio de Janeiro, in the slum where he grew up, Vila Cruzeiro. A week ago the player launched a social project to provide sports activities for 2,000 young people from the favela, located north of Rio and occupied by the police last November, supported by armored vehicles stormed the place looking for drug dealers to leave, they finally fled. (AFP)
MONTEVIDEO - The Argentine Juan Sebastian Veron and Andres D'Alessandro, and Brazilian Neymar him out a little ahead of Dario Conca and are favorites to claim the scepter to the best player in America, according to the traditional survey organized by the newspaper El country of Uruguay. Veron, who won the Argentine Apertura Estudiantes de La Plata, D'Alessandro, who won the Libertadores Cup with Inter de Porto Alegre, and Neyman, FIG Santos budding make up the shortlist from which emerge the king of continent, to be announced on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Uruguayan Mauricio Victorino, Universidad de Chile, Santiago Silva, Vélez Sasfield, approached Conca, so surely will have a place in the ideal of the continent, ahead of the newspaper. (AFP)
Semmering, Austria - The French Tessa Worley won the giant slalom Tuesday Semmering, Austria, its third consecutive victory in the discipline this season in World Cup skiing, and the fifth of his young career. Worley finished ahead of Germany's Maria Riesch and Kathrin Holzl with a lead of 62 and 68 cents, respectively. For its part, Riesch takes the head of the general classification at the expense of American Lindsay Vonn, who finished in seventh place at 1 seconds and 40 hundredths behind the winner. (AFP)
French Worley takes the victory in the giant slalom in Semmering
Tessa Worley French won the giant slalom Tuesday Semmering, Austria, its third consecutive victory in the discipline this season in the World Cup alpine skiing, and the fifth of his young career.
Worley finished ahead of Germany's Maria Riesch and Kathrin Holzl with a lead of 62 and 68 cents, respectively, and leads the World Cup Giant, tra 4 tests, with 332 points.
For its part, Riesch takes the head of the general classification at the expense of American Lindsay Vonn, who finished in seventh place at 1 seconds and 40 hundredths behind the winner.
- World generarl Classification (after 12 rounds of 37):
1. Maria Riesch (GER) 658 points
- World Cup giant Claificación (after 4 events)
1. Tessa Worley (FRA) 332 points
Worley finished ahead of Germany's Maria Riesch and Kathrin Holzl with a lead of 62 and 68 cents, respectively, and leads the World Cup Giant, tra 4 tests, with 332 points.
For its part, Riesch takes the head of the general classification at the expense of American Lindsay Vonn, who finished in seventh place at 1 seconds and 40 hundredths behind the winner.
- World generarl Classification (after 12 rounds of 37):
1. Maria Riesch (GER) 658 points
- World Cup giant Claificación (after 4 events)
1. Tessa Worley (FRA) 332 points
NFL: Union says it will negotiate seriously
A member of the union leadership of NFL players said Tuesday that both team owners and the union agree toyou should avoid following a strike that does not want to provoke the anger of the fans.
"I think common sense is what will prevail in the end. After all what has been said, we have clear who are the ones who feed us, " said Brian Dawkins, a senior safety for the Denver Broncos. "That's what drives us. "
Dawkins and his colleague Mike Vrabel alternated with expressions of optimism and frustration at proposals by the NFL during a teleconference in which he reviews the negotiations on a new collective agreement.
The current contract expires on March 4 and feared a lockout. One of the thorniest issues concerns the desire to expand the league season, currently 16 regular season games and four preseason. The new schedule would regulate 18 games and two exhibition.
Dawkins and Vrabel indicated that the league has not proposed anything in return for what the players consider shorter races will result in the NFL and therefore earn less money, since a longer season will expose them to injury.
"I think common sense is what will prevail in the end. After all what has been said, we have clear who are the ones who feed us, " said Brian Dawkins, a senior safety for the Denver Broncos. "That's what drives us. "
Dawkins and his colleague Mike Vrabel alternated with expressions of optimism and frustration at proposals by the NFL during a teleconference in which he reviews the negotiations on a new collective agreement.
The current contract expires on March 4 and feared a lockout. One of the thorniest issues concerns the desire to expand the league season, currently 16 regular season games and four preseason. The new schedule would regulate 18 games and two exhibition.
Dawkins and Vrabel indicated that the league has not proposed anything in return for what the players consider shorter races will result in the NFL and therefore earn less money, since a longer season will expose them to injury.
Peru hosting 6 world cups in 2011
Peru will host six world (two major and four juveniles), in the pool sports, weightlifting, swimming, surfing, volleyball and windsurfing.
For the organization of the World Cup and other international tournaments to be held in our country, the Peruvian Sports Institute will allocate an important economic item to the various sports federations, so that they can carry out without any complication and with the various respective success powers ahead next year.
The President of IPD, Arturo Woodman, said, "is the first time that our country will organize six different sports world, we are working to improve the infrastructure where sports competitions will be held for Peru is seen internationally as a country under development and is ready to organize a Pan American championship, as we are seeking in 2019. "
World Youth Championships Weightlifting open the season from 8 to May 14 in Chicago, then from 21 to 29 May will be held on ISA World Junior Surfing Games, where the best exponents of the table up to 18 years in a beach yet to be confirmed.
The world in our country will continue with the implementation of the World Snooker Championship LXIV to three individual bands, 12 to July 16 in Cusco, with the participation of the 48 best athletes in the world. Immediately, 21 to 30 July, will be held the Youth World Volleyball Lima and Trujillo, with the participation of the 16 best teams.
Also, from 16 to 21 August will be held in our capital the FINA World Junior Championships III Swimming and finally shall be the World Windsurfing, from 2 to 6 August in La Punta.
Also, our country will host several tournaments such as the South American Swimming, Synchronised Swimming and Water Polo will be held in our capital in March. It will also carry out a World Tour stop in May Professional Bodyboard.
Similarly, will host the South American Amateur Fight Over to be held in September in our capital, the South American Judo Child in November and the Pan American Youth Championship Chess in December, among other international tournaments to be confirmed.
For the organization of the World Cup and other international tournaments to be held in our country, the Peruvian Sports Institute will allocate an important economic item to the various sports federations, so that they can carry out without any complication and with the various respective success powers ahead next year.
The President of IPD, Arturo Woodman, said, "is the first time that our country will organize six different sports world, we are working to improve the infrastructure where sports competitions will be held for Peru is seen internationally as a country under development and is ready to organize a Pan American championship, as we are seeking in 2019. "
World Youth Championships Weightlifting open the season from 8 to May 14 in Chicago, then from 21 to 29 May will be held on ISA World Junior Surfing Games, where the best exponents of the table up to 18 years in a beach yet to be confirmed.
The world in our country will continue with the implementation of the World Snooker Championship LXIV to three individual bands, 12 to July 16 in Cusco, with the participation of the 48 best athletes in the world. Immediately, 21 to 30 July, will be held the Youth World Volleyball Lima and Trujillo, with the participation of the 16 best teams.
Also, from 16 to 21 August will be held in our capital the FINA World Junior Championships III Swimming and finally shall be the World Windsurfing, from 2 to 6 August in La Punta.
Also, our country will host several tournaments such as the South American Swimming, Synchronised Swimming and Water Polo will be held in our capital in March. It will also carry out a World Tour stop in May Professional Bodyboard.
Similarly, will host the South American Amateur Fight Over to be held in September in our capital, the South American Judo Child in November and the Pan American Youth Championship Chess in December, among other international tournaments to be confirmed.
Kobe Bryant and Michael Jackson
Kobe Bryant was one of the many personalities who mourned the death of Michael Jackson, with whom he maintained a strong friendship. But now, the Lakers star said that oddly enough, the''King of Pop''was key to their success in sports in the NBA.
Bryant, who actively participated in Jackson's funeral last year, said the singer was his mentor and protector when he arrived with 18 years in the NBA.
Speaking to yahoo.sports, published by Spanish daily Marca, the athlete said the late artist''realized that I was kidding about being different. Michael Jackson helped me reach the level to win three consecutive titles playing with Shaquille O'Neal.''
Bryant says he often visited Neverland to hear the singer talk about achievement, ambition and mentality to succeed. ''May sound odd, but Michael Jackson really was my mentor'', says the Lakers guard.
Chelsea draw with Newcastle the lead and says goodbye
The striker Andy Carroll opened the scoring for Newcastle in the sixth minute, before the Ivorian Salomon Kalou equalized for Chelsea at the end of the first part (45) in a field covered with snow.
The game of the''Blues''was disappointing, with Ivory Coast star Didier Drogba is still very far from his best football, but the London team did manage some clear chances in the second part that did not materialize.
Chelsea showed mainly lack of confidence in both defense and attack and Carroll's goal was the result of a serious error in the pass between the Brazilian Alex and the Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech, who used to mark the empty goal.
Kalou, despite his goal is in 45, also had a good afternoon and missed a clear goal ten minutes from time.
Despite this equality, the situation remains worrying Chelsea after defeats against Sunderland (0-3) and Birmingham (0-1).
"It was difficult at first because we made a mistake, but react. I thought we played well but we lacked luck. But it is true that in four games we have scored just one goal and it is not enough," coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted after the draw.
Italian men are now under pressure from Manchester United, the new leader after its 7-1 thrashing at Blackburn on Saturday.
In that game the Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov made history in the Premier League with five goals, a record that puts him at the height of legends like Alan Shearer, Andy Cole and Jermaine Defoe.
In addition to the many Bulgarian (min (2, 27, 47, 62 and 70) completed the rout South Korea's Park Ji-sung (23) and Portugal's Nani (48). The goal of honor was scored for Blackburn in the final stages of the match (83) French Veijeany Christopher Samba.
Defeated Arsenal 4-2 on Saturday at Aston Villa. The Gunners manager Arsene Wenger French prevailed thanks to goals from Russia's Andrey Arshavin, the Frenchman Samir Nasri, Moroccan Marouane Chamakh and English Jack Wilshere.
This victory is a balm for the Gunners''''after a bad week, which fell against the Portuguese Braga (2-0), on Tuesday in the Champions League in a defeat that puts them on the ropes in European competition.
In other matches Saturday, Manchester City failed to make the draw against Stoke (1-1) and is now fourth.
Pacquiao wins also in HBO sports
A pitching machine beats and make money. Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, not just the best fighter in the world, but now is the boxer's most watched television, according to figures announced by HBO Sports.
The Pacquiao beating by Mexico's Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13, in pursuit of the vacant middleweight title, generated at least 1.15 million and 64 million acquisition of national income in the form of pay-per-view, according to figures of the television.
These numbers may increase slightly once they are final, but Pacquiao has already secured its third consecutive year with at least a fight that breaks the one million mark shopping.
"It's amazing. There was not even room for this number on the worksheet," said HBO vice president Mark Taffet, whose work includes the management of pay-per-view broadcasts.
Pacquiao's victory over Oscar de la Hoya in 2008 generated 1.25 million purchases, and his knockout against Miguel Cotto last year was seen in 1.2 million households.
Taffet said the last five fights filipino in combination have created at least 5.1 million acquisition, which puts together Pacquiao De La Hoya, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr., as the boxers to have higher earnings generated in the history of pay-per-view. "
Of that group, Pacquiao is the only man not born in America. "He has become a world figure. That distinguishes it from the superstars before him, "said Taffet.
Recently, Sergio Martinez, middleweight champion of the World Boxing Council, put forward a challenge to Manny Pacquiao, who holds the junior middleweight belt also recognized by the WBC welterweight and endorsed by another agency.
"I win by knockout. And it would be total destruction. My dream is to become the best fighter in the world, pound for pound. I do not want to look like an idiot, but that's what I want, "Martinez told FanHouse.
The sexiest gimnast in the world
Almudena Cid The Spanish took the honors in the list prepared by the site bleacherreport.com.
Review is common in sports content rankings with the world's finest athletes. But today this site surprised to focus their gaze on the gymnasts, and a particular way.
This is the ranking to choose the "sexiest and flexible gymnast in the world", where he took the honors was the former Spanish gymnast, participating in four Olympics, Almudena Cid.
Although he retired in 2008, the Hispanic is remembered for its beauty and its "toasted Cid," which incorporated a proper element of discipline.
Following is the list of the ten chosen by the portal.
1. Almudena Cid, Spain
2. Nikki Childs, USA
3. Alicia Sacramone, USA
4. Kristina Baskett, USA
5. Corey Hartung, USA
6. Evgeniya Kanaeva, Russia.
7. Simona Peycheva, Bulgaria.
8. Sandra Izbasa, Romania.
9. Gina Nuccio, USA
10. Lauren Mitchell, Australia.
Nadal ends 2010 with one and a solid lead over Federer
Beyond the defeat in the final of the Masters, the Spanish reached the end of the season in the top of the charts with 12,450 points, surpassing the 3,305 Swiss units. The Spanish found perhaps the best season of his career.
The Spanish Rafael Nadal defeated despite losing Sunday's final of the Masters in London, finished 2010 in the first position of the ATP rankings, with 12,450 points and a solid lead over the second in the standings, Roger Federer Federer.
The Swiss, who won the Spanish in the final in the British capital continues after that triumph in the second position worldwide, a respectable distance from Nadal (3305 points), while the third place in the ATP completed this year Serbian Novak Djokovic.
Nadal and Federer are the highest positions in the ATP rankings since 2005, and the podium of the classification is the same since the end of the 2007 season.
For its part, Britain's Andy Murray, who lost to Nadal in the semifinals of the Masters, climbed one position thanks to its performance in the London tournament, to be fourth, leaving the Swede Robin Soderling as world number five.
The ranking is the first Argentine Juan Monaco, number 26, tied to 1,480 points with compatriot David Nalbandian (27 º).
The best Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci 2010 was, ending the year at the 31 th position, away from the first Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas (63 º), which ended a step above the best Colombian Santiago Giraldo (64 º).
Fernando Gonzalez ended 2010 in 68 th place world ranking.
- ATP world rankings of 29 November 2010:
1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 12 450 points
2. Roger Federer (SUI) 9145
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6035
4. Andy Murray (GBR) 5760 (1)
5. Robin Soderling (SWE) 5580 (-1)
6. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3955
7. David Ferrer (ESP) 3735
8. Andy Roddick (USA) 3665
9. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 3240
10. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 2920
11. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) 2785
12. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 2485
13. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2345
14. Marin Cilic (CRO) 2300
15. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 2160
16. Mardy Fish (USA) 1991
17. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 1965
18. Sam Querrey (USA) 1860
19. John Isner (USA) 1850
20. Bagdhatis Marcos (CYP) 1785
25. Albert Montanes (ESP) 1495
26. Juan Monaco (ARG) 1480
27. David Nalbandian (ARG) 1480
28. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 1415
31. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 1355
32. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 1300
33. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 1275
39. Juan Ignacio Chela (CHI) 1070
41. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 1021
50. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 915
58. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 844
63. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 790 (1)
64. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 785 (1)
66. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 725 (3)
68. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 720 (-1)
71. Pablo Andujar (ESP) 683
72. Pere Riba (ESP) 672
74. Eduardo Schwank (ARG) 655
76. Ricardo Mello (BRA) 642
77. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 638
86. Brian Dabul (ARG) 594 (2)
95. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 572 (-3)
98. Marcos Daniel (BRA) 564 (-2)
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