Manager of Manchester City Roberto Mancini, has admitted that the future of striker Carlos Tevez could be decided in the next ten days if AC Milan are willing to buy the player rather than simply take him on loan.

The football club are hoping to get rid of Tevez as their star striker and captain in time for the January transfer window since he refused to play as a substitute during Man City’s match against Bayern Munich at the Etihad Stadium this season.

Tevez’s disruption on the squad has seen Sergio Aguero step-up as striker with Tevez all but forgotten by the league challengers and Man City fans.

Mancini recently told Sky Sports that ” We hope AC Milan will take him but they cannot take him on loan.”

AC Milan are keen to sign the Argentine and there has been dialogue between the two clubs about his future, but so far they have been trying to pursue different deals.

Source: Sky Sports

Liverpool striker, Luis Suarez has been banned by the Football Association (FA) and fined £20 000 for a gesture he made during a match against Fulham, directed at the opposition’s fans at Craven Cottage earlier this month.

This ruling, announced on Wednesday, comes just over a week after the Uruguayan was handed an eight-game suspension, that is currently on hold,  for racially abusing Manchester United player Patrice Evra in October. Suarez denied the racism rant and was supported by Liverpool who were angered by the suspension and made an official statement.

Suarez has already admitted to the latest charge of improper conduct during the match and Liverpool FC have also been fined £20 000 for failing to control their players in the same match with a charge related to the dismissal of midfielder Jay Spearing. The latest ban means that Suarez will be missing the upcoming Premier League match against Newcastle United on Friday. Liverpool made no comment on either Suarez’s punishment or the fine imposed on the club.

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John Terry is about to face the soccer public for the first time since being charged with alleged racism comments when he captains Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur in the upcoming Premier League match on Thursday.

The 31-year-old England captain was charged with a racially aggravated public order offence by the Crown Prosecution Service yesterday during an incident with Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match back in October. Terry will appear at the magistrates court in West London on the 1st February where he is expected to plead not guilty to the alleged racism comments which he vehemently denies. He is sure to a receive a hostile reception at White Hart Lane, where he has been sent off for Chelsea twice in the last five seasons.

Terry’s case made the front and back pages of most of Thursday’s papers, with some supporters’ groups calling for him to be stripped of the England captaincy. However, Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas believes that Terry can cope with the stress of the case in addition to having to come out victorious against Tottenham. ”John has told me he is in the right frame of mind to play and has shown fantastic commitment to the team,” said Villas-Boas.

Tottenham have warned fans that stewards will adopt a “zero tolerance” policy towards any abuse against Terry and will be wearing headcams to record and monitor the crowds.

source: Supersport

SuperSport has officially acquired the broadcasting rights to all the 26 sports of the 2012 Olympics Games that will be hosted by the city of London. The broadcast will run for the duration of the games from the 27th July to the 12th August.

SuperSport will devote multiple TV channels on Multichoice’s DStv to show the games, including a 24-hour channel and one in high definition (HD) with live feed produced by the International Olympic Committee.

SuperSport will also produce a special Olympics weekend show, “London Calling”, that will include special guests and athletes.

SuperSport will also have four crews on location to cover the games especially to follow the teams from South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with additional daily highlights packages.

In the meantime, SuperSport’s Olympic build-up commences with legacy programming from 16th December.

source: SuperSport

World Cup winning fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has officially retired from international rugby. The 32-year-old player of 91 caps for England as well as six Test appearances for the British and Irish Lions confirmed his decision in an announcement on his website on Monday.

Some of the post read as follows: “I would like to take this opportunity to announce my retirement from International rugby. To do so fills me with great sadness but I know that I have been blessed in so many ways to have experienced what I have with the England rugby team. I never ever believed that I would be able to give up on this dream which has driven me to live, breathe, love and embrace the game of rugby from the earliest days that I can remember…”

Wilkinson’s drop goal in the 2003 World Cup Final against Australia, saw England lift the trophy for the prestigious tournament. Wilkinson who leaves Test rugby as the second highest points scorer of all time behind the All Blacks’ Dan Carter, will continue to play for French club Toulon in the Top 14.

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Approximately 60,000 spectators came out in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire over the weekend to see Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel and seven-times GP winner Mark Webber drive their Red Bull Racing cars on the city’s streets.

Milton Keynes hosted the free event in honour of another Championship winning season where Vettel and Webber came directly from the end-of-term FIA awards’ ceremony in Delhi.

The team members, celebrating their double World Champion success, were joined by David Coulthard, who drove a Nascar, Red Bull stunt rider Chris Pfeiffer and F1 presenter Jake Humphrey.

“It’s great to be here in Milton Keynes which is where the cars are built and everyone from the factory works. It’s nice to say thank you and to see all the fans from the area,” said Sebastian Vettel commenting on the event.

source: Supersport 

Today, SA Football Association (Safa) vice-president Danny Jordaan withdrew his candidacy at the very last minute for the position of president of Cosafa just as voting was about to commence. Jordaan was due to stands against current incumbent Suketu Patel.

Jordaan was a key figure in organising the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but his attempts to extent his profile into the global sector have been stifled, having been left in last place in voting for a place on the CAF Executive Committee. Jordaan remains a vice-president of Safa, but it is suggested that he is only using the position to try and win a place on the CAF and FIFA executives.

source: Supersport