“We’re really proud to return to the Commerce Casino with our third event. It’s an excellent venue that allows us to present world class professional boxing to the outstanding sports fans in the Southern California area” said Chet Koerner, President of TKO Boxing Promotions, curators of the nationally acclaimed “Hometown Heroes to World Champions” boxing series .

And before predicting or make assumption about which team would qualify to the finals let us look in to the booty that each team will make in course of the event.

Every team was awarded $ 1 million towards preparations, the team that get expelled in the group stage will receive $ 8 million, for the team that qualify to the Round 16 will receive $ 9 million, quarter finalists will get $18 million, semi-finalists will receive $20 million, runners-up will get $ 24 million and the winners of the World Cup 2010 will get bag a staggering $ 30 million.

The seeded teams are most likely to cross the hurdle of the group stage of course unless and until we do not have surprise performances from the weaker teams.

Group A has France (7th rank) and Mexico (15th rank) that look like strong contenders. Argentina with 8th rank and Nigeria holding 12th rank will move ahead strongly from Group B.

From Group C it could be England (9th rank) and the USA (14th rank), Serbia and Germany with 20th and 6th rank respectively will march ahead.

In Group E Netherlands (3rd rank) and Cameroon (11th rank) seem most likely to make it. Italy with 4th rank and Paraguay with 30th rank are strong teams from Group F.

In Group G Brazil with 5th rank and Cote d’Ivoire with 16th rank have a great chance and from Group H No.1 ranked team Spain and Honduras might take a leap.

After taking a 5-3 defeat to the Americans the Canadians avenge their loss at the hands of the over matched Germans. With an 8-2 final, they set up a huge battle on ice between Alex Ovechkin and the Russians.

Canada was all over the German club from the drop of the puck out shooting them 14-4 in the first but would only leave the period with a 1-0 lead on a Joe Thornton goal.

But unlike in the game against the Americans the Canadians would finish their chances in the second. Scoring three straight goals in a span of only 6:18.

Canada’s first goal of the period which lead to a 2-0 lead was off the sick of Shea Weber as he unleashed a cannon from the point that would actually go though the mesh of the net and the play would have to be reviewed to see if it did go in. But there was no question to the goal as this blazing shot from the point went right though the netting.

Jerome Iginla would put home the next two Canadian goals that would add up to a 4-0 lead.

The Germans would get one back on a wrap around attempt for a 4-1 game as they started getting some shots on goal. Only being out shot by one in the period they still trailed by three in the game. Down three goals the Germans new it would be a tough feat to come back from as they haven’t scored more than three goals in a game during the tournament.

Crosby, Richards, Niedermayer and Nash would all tally in the third to put this game well away for an 8-2 whipping.

Roberto Luongo made his return between the pipes after Martin Broduer’s under par outing to the US. He will be in goal again against the Russians. Luongo faced a total of 23 shots letting in two while Canada put up 39 shots on goal putting home eight.

The Hockey world will all be watching when the two Hockey powers go at it. Who you ask? The Russians and the Canadians. While many expected this game would be for Gold, it comes three rounds early. One of these two teams will go home with nothing.

Weather it’s the Penguins and Capitals or the Canadians vs the Russians this is the Super Bowl of Hockey! Crosby vs Ovechkin in a best vs best battle. Winner will move on the Loser goes home or in Canada’s case they won’t have to travel to far with a loss.

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Five times world cup soccer champion Brazil is lucky to host the World Cup event for a second time. It hosted the event earlier in 1950.

When FIFA Congress nominated South America to host FIFA World Cup 2014, all nine football federation countries of South America backed Brazil to be the host nation. There were some doubts when Brazil President expressed inability to host the grand event due to lack of world class stadia that can host the event.

Putting end to all confusion World Cup returns to the land of Pele. The last time a South American nation hosted was in 1978 by Argentina.

Although there were many speculations with regards to the logistics and infrastructure to support an event of that magnitude and also about the conditions that could pose difficulty to European playing sides as regards climate, the football loving nation has started its efforts of gearing up for the big event and looking forward to prove to the rest of the world that it is capable of hosting the event.

From a list of 17 cities, 12 cities were confirmed to host the world cup matches in Brazil. These cities include: Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Cuiabá, Manaus, Curitiba, Natal, Salvador and Recife.

“I would not want to speculate on the exact quantum or timing of this,” Hill-Wood said. “How we will use this surplus remains undecided but, in addition to investing in the team, I think we will examine investment in club projects and infrastructure both in and around Emirates Stadium.”

Manager Arsene Wenger has so far refrained for the most part from spending big money on high-profile players, but the availability of cash could give his club an edge in the market over top-four Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool.

Bud Selig will be retiring in 2012, and he has stated that the proposal is rather a real issue rather than just a dream.

And the Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato disclosed to the media that the proposal was made to him when the two met in Milwaukee. Selig has emphasised the need of the World Series, which is not only vital for the US and Japan baseball but it is also important for the rest of the world.

MLB has been organizing the so called World Series since 1903, which were primarily between the American League clubs and the national League clubs, but eventually the sport started reaching to countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and also across the Asia-Pacific regions.

Since 1950 the Central and Pacific League champions were contested between the Japan series.

Japan has been the defending champion of the World Baseball Classic twice. With Bud Selig as the commissioner for MLB for another couple of years the Global World Series can well become a reality but not before there is an agreement made between the union and the management of US clubs and their Japanese counterparts.

Playing on Sunday
AC Milan      v Atalanta Bergamo (1400)
Chievo Verona v Cagliari         (1400)
Genoa         v Bologna          (1400)
Livorno       v Siena            (1400)
Napoli        v AS Roma          (1400)
Parma         v Sampdoria        (1400)
Udinese       v Inter Milan      (1400)
Juventus      v Palermo          (1945)