Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Michael Schumacher confirms 2010 Formula1 participation for Mercedes

Mercedes have confirmed the participation of Michael Schumacher for the 2010 season alongside fellow German driver Nico Rosberg. There had been rumors which had suggested that Schumi would return to team up with Ross Brawn  once Mercedes had purchased Brawn GP. Schumacher who has 7 world titles and 91 race wins would be returning to Formula1 at the age of 41 after having retired at the end of 2006 season.
Michael Schumacher had planned to step in this year for the injured Massa but had to drop his plan after realizing that he had still not recovered from his neck injury.
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Friday, December 11, 2009

2010 points system in Formula1

With the expansion of Formula1 teams on the grid the points system  has also been changed for the 2010 season. Following are the important points:
  • Race winner will be awarded 25 points
  • Runners-up will be awarded 20 points
  • 3rd place will be awarded 15 points
  • 4th place will be awarded 10 points
  • 5th place will be awarded 8 points
  • 6th place will be awarded 6 points
  • 7th place will be awarded 5 points
  • 8th place will be awarded 3 points
  • 9th place will be awarded 2 points
  • 10th place will be awarded 1 point.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Ind-SL-Bangladesh tri series schedule 2010

Mon  Jan 4  15:30 local time ---  1st Match - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

Tue   Jan 5  15:30 local time ---  2nd Match - India v Sri Lanka

Thu   Jan 7  15:30 local time ---  3rd Match - Bangladesh v India

Fri    Jan 8  15:30 local time  --- 4th Match - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka

Sun  Jan 10 15:30 local time ---  5th Match - India v Sri Lanka

Mon Jan 11 15:30 local time ---  6th Match - Bangladesh v India

Wed  Jan 13 15:30 local time ---Final

Friday, December 4, 2009

South Africa 2010 Football World Cup Groups and Schedule

Welcome to South Africa for the 2010 Football World Cup.
Below you can find World Cup Soccer schedules and about South Africa 2010 Football World Cup participating teams.





2010 World Cup Soccer Teams


Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
South AfricaArgentinaEngland


Germany
MexicoNigeriaUSAAustralia
UruguayKorea RepublicAlgeriaSerbia
FranceGreeceSloveniaGhana

Group EGroup FGroup GGroup H
NetherlandItalyBrazilSpain
DenmarkParaguayKorea DPRSwitzerland
JapanNew ZealandIvory CoastHonduras
CameroonSlovakiaPortugalChile

2010 World Cup Soccer Dates and Schedule

Group A
June 11 - South Africa vs. Mexico (Johannesburg)
June 11 - Uruguay vs. France (Cape Town)
June 16 - South Africa vs. Uruguay ( Tshwane/Pretori)
June 17 - France vs. Mexico (Polokwane)
June 22 - Mexico vs. Uruguay (Rustenburg)
June 22 - France vs. South Africa (Mangaung/Bloemfontein)

Group B
June 12 - Argentina vs. Nigeria (Johannesburg)
June 12 - Korea Republic vs. Greece (Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth)
June 17 - Greece vs. Nigeria (Mangaung/Bloemfontein)
June 17 - Argentina vs. Korea Republic (Johannesburg)
June 22 - Nigeria vs. Korea Republic (Durban)
June 22 - Greece vs. Argentina (Polokwane)

Group C
June 12 - England vs. USA (Rustenburg)
June 13 - Algeria vs. Slovenia (Polokwane)
June 18 - Slovenia vs. USA (Johannesburg)
June 18 - England vs. Algeria (Cape Town)
June 23 - Slovenia vs. England (Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth)
June 23 - USA vs. Algeria (Tshwane/Pretoria)

Group D
June 13 - Germany vs. Australia (Durban)
June 13 - Serbia vs. Ghana (Tshwane/Pretoria)
June 18 - Germany vs. Serbia (Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth)
June 19 - Ghana vs. Australia (Rustenburg)
June 23 - Ghana vs. Germany (Johannesburg)
June 23 - Australia vs. Serbia (Nelspruit)

Group E
June 14 - Netherlands vs. Denmark (Johannesburg)
June 14 - Japan vs Cameroon (Mangaung/Bloemfontein)
June 19 - Netherlands vs. Japan (Durban)
June 19 - Cameroon vs. Denmark (Tshwane/Pretoria)
June 24 - Denmark vs. Japan (Rustenburg)
June 24 - Cameroon vs. Netherlands (Cape Town)

Group F
June 14 - Italy vs. Paraguay (Cape Town)
June 15 - New Zealand vs. Slovakia (Rustenburg)
June 20 - Slovakia vs. Paraguay (Mangaung/Bloemfontein)
June 20 - Italy vs. New Zealand (Nelspruit)
June 24 - Slovakia vs. Italy (Johannesburg)
June 24 - Paraguay vs. New Zealand (Polokwane)

Group G
June 15 - Cote d'Ivoire vs. Portugal (Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth)
June 15 - Brazil vs. Korea DPR (Johannesburg)
June 20 - Brazil vs. Cote d'Ivoire (Johannesburg)
June 21 - Portugal vs. Korea DPR (Cape Town)
June 25 - Portugal vs. Brazil (Durban)
June 25 - Korea DPR vs. Cote d'Ivoire (Nelspruit)

Group H
June 16 - Honduras vs. Chile (Nelspruit)
June 16 - Spain vs. Switzerland (Durban)
June 21 - Chile vs. Swizterland (Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth)
June 21 - Spain vs. Honduras (Johannesburg)
June 25 - Chile vs. Spain (Tshwane/Pretoria)
June 25 - Switzerland vs. Honduras (Mangaung/Bloemfontein)

Round of sixteen/second round

26/6/2010 Group C winner(C1) vs (D2)Group D runner up (Rustenburg)
26/6/2010 Group A winner(A1) vs (B2)Group B runner up (Port Elizabeth)
27/6/2010 Group B winner(B1) vs (A2)Group A runner up (Johannesburg)
27/6/2010 Group D winner(D1) vs (C2)Group C runner up (Bloemfontein)
28/6/2010 Group G winner(G1) vs (H2)Group H runner up (Johannesburg)
28/6/2010 Group E winner(E1) vs (F2)Group F runner up (Durban)
29/6/2010 Group H winner(H1) vs (G2)Group G runner up (Cape Town)
29/6/2010 Group F winner(F1) vs (E2)Group E runner up (Pretori


World Cup quarter finals
2/7/2010 Winner Match 1 vs Winner Match 2 (Johannesburg)
2/7/2010 Winner Match 5 vs Winner Match 6 (Port Elizabeth)
3/7/2010 Winner Match 7 vs Winner Match 8 (Johannesburg)
3/7/2010 Winner Match 3 vs Winner Match 4 (Cape Town)


World Cup semi finals

6/7/2010 Winner Match A vs Winner Match B (Cape Town)
7/7/2010 Winner Match C vs Winner Match D (Polokwane)



3rd place play off

10/7/2010 Loser Match 1 vs Loser Match 2 (Port Elizabeth)

2010 World Cup Final

11/7/2010 Winner Match 1 vs Winner Match 2 (Johannesburg)

More details FIFA

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Formula One (F1) Teams for 2010 season

FIA has announced the name of 12 F1 teams and their probable drivers for the 2010 season. BMW Sauber will be the 13th team on the grid and will be replacing Toyota.

Formula 1 Teams

Formula 1 Drivers

Mclaren Mercedes
Jensen Button,Lewis Hamilton
Brawn Mercedes Benz
Nico Rosberg,Michael Schumacher
Red Bull Racing Renault
Sebastian Vettel,Mark Webber
Ferrari
Felipe Massa,Fernando Alonso
Williams Cosworth
Rubens Barichello,Nico Hulkenburg
Renault
Robert Kubica,TBA
Force India Mercedes
Adrian Sutil,Vitantonio Liuzzi
STR Ferrari
Sebastien Buemi,TBA
Lotus Cosworth
Jarno Trulli,Heikki Kovalainen
Campos Dallara
TBA,Bruno Senna
US F1 Cosworth
TBA,TBA
Virgin Cosworth
Timo Glock,Lucas Di Grassi
BMW Sauber
TBA,TBA
*TBA - To Be Announced