In a grotesque end room, in which only scored five points, the Barcelona has run out of options the win in Krasnodar , where he succumbed 81-67 Lokomotiv Kuban front, with what you can not play the final phase of the Euroleague.
The match Xavi Pascual is a summary of your season. His basketball moves in a continuous slide, capable of the best and the worst. Today started badly (50-39 at halftime), fought back and took the lead in the third quarter (58-62), but skirted the ridiculous in about last ten minutes in which conceded a partial 23-5 loss forcefully by 81-67 in the fifth game of the series.
The departure of the Russians was meteoric. All players saw the big basket and scoring from any position. Highlighting Randolph, Voronov and Broeckhoff, and the three scored 20 of the 26 points of his team in the first ten minutes.
With 80 percent of success in field goals and 75 triples, the club resisted as could rush a team featuring a state of grace and assigned Perperoglou, the lifeline of Barca when things got complicated.
The maximum advantage of Lokomotiv in the first quarter totaled eight points (24-16) and cut Barca thanks to the success of Abrines and five points down (26-21) went at the end of the first ten minutes.
The beginning of the second quarter was promising for Xavi Pascual. He entered the rotation pivots Dorsey. He accumulated a partial 0-7 Barca to stand for the first time ahead in the score (26-28), but in the blink of an eye, everything fell apart.
Unsportsmanlike fouls Dorsey, a pair of fouls in attack, very fast entry into bonus and every encouragement for local from the free throw that allowed the Lokomotiv not only resist but get a 9-0 and open gap marker (35-28).
It was four minutes without scoring Barca and that was too much. Without Randolph, but with Delaney cash and triple Broeckhkoff, the Russians escaped on the scoreboard without either Xavi Pascual and his team could stop the bleeding and rest Lokomotiv income was already eleven points (50-39) , the maximum until then.
Barca knew they had to improve the defense and managed to stop the Russians. In addition, it began to work outside game, with a very active Navarro.
A partial put Barca 0-9 in readiness (52-48), although the successes of Broeckhoff gave respite to his team without Delaney nor Randolph, its main stars, shine.
Tomic dominated under the basket and two shots ahead Navarro put his team. The maximum advantage reached the 57-62 and Barca had three attacks to open space against a Lokomotiv was very touched.
In the fourth quarter, he appeared Singleton. Barca could not stop his outside game and the Russians a 59-64 passed to a 73-64, 14-0 partial Singleton with 11 points.
Barca were five minutes without scoring - a basket two and three Libres and never met again shots. They lost by 81-67 and will see the final stage of Berlin from home after losing the last two games, one of them in the Palau.
- Data sheet:
81 - Lokomotiv Kuban (26 + 24 + 8 + 23): Delaney (17), Broeckhoff (14), Voronov (7), Claver (1), Randolph (9) -starting five-, Bykov (5), Draper ( 2), Singleton (16), Janning (10) and Zubkov (-).
67 - FC Barcelona Lassa (21 18 + 23 + 5 +): Satoransky (8), Navarro (12), Perperoglou (13), Doellman (4) Tomic (8) -starting five-, Abrines (9), Oleson (6), Dorsey (2), Arroyo (-), Lawal (-), Ribas (-) and Samuels (5).
Referees: Lamonica (ITA), Lottermoser (ALE) and Latisevs (LAT). Eliminated: Draper (min.35).
Incidents: Game Five of the knockout quarterfinal match at the Basketball Hall of Krasnodar (Russia) to 7,495 spectators.
miercuri, 27 aprilie 2016
"If I had not doped I would not have won anything," Di Luca's confession that hurts cycling
Danilo Di Luca, Italian exciclista perpetuity sanctioned for doping, has presented an autobiographical book where it has its relationship with doping and where it leaves shocking phrases, harshly criticizing and denouncing the system that governs the sport. And even he says he has no regrets of doping on several occasions.
Danilo Di Luca exposes the story of his cycling career marked by doping in an autobiographical book entitled "Beasts of victory." Di Luca tested positive for EPO Giro 2013, and for being a repeat offender was banned for life, that is, without competing again.
The fact is that the runner nicknamed 'The Killer', was already stripped of second place in the Giro 2009 and previously won the Italian race in 2007, although in this case was not caught in any doping control.
Confessions of Di Luca:
Danilo Di Luca exposes the story of his cycling career marked by doping in an autobiographical book entitled "Beasts of victory." Di Luca tested positive for EPO Giro 2013, and for being a repeat offender was banned for life, that is, without competing again.
The fact is that the runner nicknamed 'The Killer', was already stripped of second place in the Giro 2009 and previously won the Italian race in 2007, although in this case was not caught in any doping control.
Confessions of Di Luca:
Doping improves performance between 7% and 12%. If I had not doped I would have never won. I do not regret anything. I lied, I betrayed, I've done what I had to do to get the firstWhen managers say 'I know nothing', they lie. Doping leads to lie, we lie to women, family, journalists, the masseurs, the mechanics, even to colleagues. Lying is as natural as breathing. The truth is that all dope and that all would do so again. We are animals, we are beasts. We are not heroes, we are crazy unchainedI tell myself that if I had a good doctor would have known before, or if it had been a good team, I would have protectedI never could have not doparmeIn cycling everyone knows the truth, but the truth is unacceptableI do not regret anything I've done my job as all you athletes. Biking now is no longer the sport I loved. I'm tired of loneliness, of lies, of hiding and not of cycling, because the bike has given me everything in life, it is the only thing that has given me everything
An attack on the family home of Colombian soccer player Wason Rentería leaves one dead
The family of Colombian soccer player Wason Rentería striker Boyaca Chico, located in Quibdo, capital of Choco department, was attacked by unknown assailants who fired repeatedly , killing a family of player , official sources said .
In the attack, which occurred on Sunday, died Manuel Salas Palacios, 21, cousin of the player, the team said in a statement.
"The family of Boyacá Chicó Soccer Club sympathizes with the player Wason Rentería, member of the official staff of our club after the attack who were victims yesterday their parents and relatives in the city of Quibdo," says team .
"A Wason and his family will express our solidarity and support," he added
Meanwhile, Eduardo Pimentel, one of the team owners asked the authorities to protect the family front.
"We urge the authorities in Quibdo provide appropriate protection and family care Rentería Cuesta" Pimentel tweeted.
Carlos Renteria Wason brother told Caracol Radio some details of the attack.
"Some guys (men) They approached the platform, went on a motorbike shot and made all the people who were there. They reached to hit a shot to a cousin who unfortunately died," said Carlos, who is also a footballer.
Authorities are investigating whether Salas was the target of the assassins and what are the motives for the crime.
Wason Renteria, who has played for teams like Porto and Sporting Braga of Portugal , Santos of Brazil and Racing of Argentina , among others, traveled to Quibdo to learn about the situation of their families.
In the attack, which occurred on Sunday, died Manuel Salas Palacios, 21, cousin of the player, the team said in a statement.
"The family of Boyacá Chicó Soccer Club sympathizes with the player Wason Rentería, member of the official staff of our club after the attack who were victims yesterday their parents and relatives in the city of Quibdo," says team .
"A Wason and his family will express our solidarity and support," he added
Meanwhile, Eduardo Pimentel, one of the team owners asked the authorities to protect the family front.
"We urge the authorities in Quibdo provide appropriate protection and family care Rentería Cuesta" Pimentel tweeted.
Carlos Renteria Wason brother told Caracol Radio some details of the attack.
"Some guys (men) They approached the platform, went on a motorbike shot and made all the people who were there. They reached to hit a shot to a cousin who unfortunately died," said Carlos, who is also a footballer.
Authorities are investigating whether Salas was the target of the assassins and what are the motives for the crime.
Wason Renteria, who has played for teams like Porto and Sporting Braga of Portugal , Santos of Brazil and Racing of Argentina , among others, traveled to Quibdo to learn about the situation of their families.
Bale denies having problems with Ronaldo and claims that their relationship is "good"
The Welsh striker Real Madrid Gareth Bale has denied having problems with teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and assured that take "very well".
"We get along very well. The press many things invented. We have never had any problems and I have never discussed with him. He's a very passionate person on the pitch, everyone knows that," Bale said in an interview published Monday in the British newspaper the Times.
"What gives everything on the pitch, and that was reflected on Wolfsburg. I was in the right place at the right time to us we do not care who scores the goals, all we want is to win titles" insisted the Cardiff footballer.
Bale, 26, held on Tuesday , his first official match in a stadium of Premier League since leaving Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 when he takes the field the Etihad Stadium in the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League against the Manchester City .
Author of 18 goals and 10 assists this season, Bale hopes to help Real Madrid to qualify for the final of the Champions League Milan .
"The Champions League means everything to this club. It is the priority every year. The have won 10 times, more than any other team, but once you get there you realize its importance. At first when I arrived, the two words more he heard were 'The Tenth' "he said.
"However, as we won 'The Tenth' thought people would be happy, but it was not. It is in the nature of the club, they want to win the European Cup every year," said British footballer.
"When I go to the Bernabeu, 0 see the ten European Cups exposed and notes that is special to the club. The European nights feel that they are special, the atmosphere is a little better" he said.
Bale also analyzed the two technicians who had this season in the white set, the Spanish Rafa Benitez, ousted last January, and Frenchman Zinedine Zidane .
"He won the Champions League as a player and also as an assistant (Carlo) Ancelotti, and knows how important it was both. He knows the club better than anyone," he said of his current coach.
"It has a special aura, an aura of respect because he was a great player. We all greatly respect and trust what it tells us to do on the pitch. He trusts us, and that is reflected in our performance "he added.
About Benitez said he gave "more responsibility" that was "what he wanted" and that he "liked working with him": "I spoke with Benitez on the position where I would play because in the previous season (2014/2015) I felt I did not touch the ball a lot. I was a bit isolated in the band and he could do what he wanted or help the club as I would have liked ".
"He listened to me and gave me more responsibility, which was what I wanted. He had a good relationship with him. He speaks good English, which helped me a lot. I liked working with him," he said.
Asked about his opponent tomorrow in the semifinals of the continental showpiece, Bale stated that the City "has great players" and are aware "that are a threat."
"The City has great players like Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva , who are in a good form. If this were not so they would not be in the semifinals. We know they are a threat, but we are prepared" concluded international Welsh.
"We get along very well. The press many things invented. We have never had any problems and I have never discussed with him. He's a very passionate person on the pitch, everyone knows that," Bale said in an interview published Monday in the British newspaper the Times.
"What gives everything on the pitch, and that was reflected on Wolfsburg. I was in the right place at the right time to us we do not care who scores the goals, all we want is to win titles" insisted the Cardiff footballer.
Bale, 26, held on Tuesday , his first official match in a stadium of Premier League since leaving Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 when he takes the field the Etihad Stadium in the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League against the Manchester City .
Author of 18 goals and 10 assists this season, Bale hopes to help Real Madrid to qualify for the final of the Champions League Milan .
"The Champions League means everything to this club. It is the priority every year. The have won 10 times, more than any other team, but once you get there you realize its importance. At first when I arrived, the two words more he heard were 'The Tenth' "he said.
"However, as we won 'The Tenth' thought people would be happy, but it was not. It is in the nature of the club, they want to win the European Cup every year," said British footballer.
"When I go to the Bernabeu, 0 see the ten European Cups exposed and notes that is special to the club. The European nights feel that they are special, the atmosphere is a little better" he said.
Bale also analyzed the two technicians who had this season in the white set, the Spanish Rafa Benitez, ousted last January, and Frenchman Zinedine Zidane .
"He won the Champions League as a player and also as an assistant (Carlo) Ancelotti, and knows how important it was both. He knows the club better than anyone," he said of his current coach.
"It has a special aura, an aura of respect because he was a great player. We all greatly respect and trust what it tells us to do on the pitch. He trusts us, and that is reflected in our performance "he added.
About Benitez said he gave "more responsibility" that was "what he wanted" and that he "liked working with him": "I spoke with Benitez on the position where I would play because in the previous season (2014/2015) I felt I did not touch the ball a lot. I was a bit isolated in the band and he could do what he wanted or help the club as I would have liked ".
"He listened to me and gave me more responsibility, which was what I wanted. He had a good relationship with him. He speaks good English, which helped me a lot. I liked working with him," he said.
Asked about his opponent tomorrow in the semifinals of the continental showpiece, Bale stated that the City "has great players" and are aware "that are a threat."
"The City has great players like Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva , who are in a good form. If this were not so they would not be in the semifinals. We know they are a threat, but we are prepared" concluded international Welsh.
Forlan is Unicef ambassador in Uruguay
The Uruguayan footballer Diego Forlan , his country 's ambassador to the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF), visited Monday the town of Dolores, in the southwest of the South American state, where the April 15 tornado swept a third of the buildings on the site.
UNICEF is providing support to the emergency living several areas of the country due to flooding arising from temporary and within the framework of that activity the player went to Dolores, where he also serves international organization, to deliver boxes of materials intended for affected children.
The craft and delivered packages contain educational games, musical instruments, pencils for drawing and recreational books.
The international organization works in coordination with the National Emergency System of Uruguay (Sinae) and also develops guidelines for families and manuals for educators with the intention of contributing to psychosocial support for children is provided, highlights a statement Unicef sent Efe.
The guidelines have given guidance on "how to recognize the normal changes that have children to traumatic situations like this and how to act to help them understand their emotions, cope with their anxieties and restore confidence," says the text.
Diego Forlan, one of the footballing idols of the country in recent years and currently plays for Penarol after a successful career in Europe, "he thrilled the children with the surprise visit and was on hand to present the content the boxes".
On the other hand, UNICEF Uruguay recalls that "the help of everyone is needed" and that "has opened several avenues of donation for those wishing to work with children affected".
The Uruguayan government estimated at about 100 million dollars the cost of repairs so the tornado in Dolores as floods that have left thousands of displaced people in different parts of the country.
Dolores tornado took place on April 15 and swept a third of the buildings in the town. The Executive said it will allocate about 90 million pesos (about 2.8 million dollars) to meet the reconstruction and repair of all the 800 houses affected.
UNICEF is providing support to the emergency living several areas of the country due to flooding arising from temporary and within the framework of that activity the player went to Dolores, where he also serves international organization, to deliver boxes of materials intended for affected children.
The craft and delivered packages contain educational games, musical instruments, pencils for drawing and recreational books.
The international organization works in coordination with the National Emergency System of Uruguay (Sinae) and also develops guidelines for families and manuals for educators with the intention of contributing to psychosocial support for children is provided, highlights a statement Unicef sent Efe.
The guidelines have given guidance on "how to recognize the normal changes that have children to traumatic situations like this and how to act to help them understand their emotions, cope with their anxieties and restore confidence," says the text.
Diego Forlan, one of the footballing idols of the country in recent years and currently plays for Penarol after a successful career in Europe, "he thrilled the children with the surprise visit and was on hand to present the content the boxes".
On the other hand, UNICEF Uruguay recalls that "the help of everyone is needed" and that "has opened several avenues of donation for those wishing to work with children affected".
The Uruguayan government estimated at about 100 million dollars the cost of repairs so the tornado in Dolores as floods that have left thousands of displaced people in different parts of the country.
Dolores tornado took place on April 15 and swept a third of the buildings in the town. The Executive said it will allocate about 90 million pesos (about 2.8 million dollars) to meet the reconstruction and repair of all the 800 houses affected.
Aguero is reunited with the team that wanted to play and never won
Sergio 'Kun' Agüero, Argentine international striker Manchester City , will meet again in the semifinals of the Champions League with Real Madrid , the team in which he wanted to play after leaving Atletico Madrid and which has failed to defeat in twelve matches.
"If it were me, I'd be playing at Real Madrid," confessed Aguero on his last visit to the Bernabeu in the mixed zone.
Earlier, in May 2011, he announced in a letter his desire to leave Atletico Madrid after five seasons and took steps marked by madridista directive to his signing.
But Miguel Angel Gil, CEO of Atletico Madrid, refused to negotiate his exit to Real Madrid and President of the white club, Florentino Perez , would not create a conflict paying 45 million euros of the termination clause of the player.
Finally, the Argentine striker got tired of waiting and committed with Manchester City.
Aguero has played twelve matches against Real Madrid, before which now wants to show off. Although he has scored four goals, you do not know what is to defeat the madridista set (four draws and eight defeats).
Atletico played eleven games against Real Madrid, ten and one League Cup , with three draws and eight defeats. In the cup competition, I was defeated 3-1.
The last time I crossed paths with Real Madrid was in the group stage of the Champions League 2012-13. He could not play the game of the first round to be injured and in the second got the equalizer for City in the Ettihad Stadium (1-1).
"If it were me, I'd be playing at Real Madrid," confessed Aguero on his last visit to the Bernabeu in the mixed zone.
Earlier, in May 2011, he announced in a letter his desire to leave Atletico Madrid after five seasons and took steps marked by madridista directive to his signing.
But Miguel Angel Gil, CEO of Atletico Madrid, refused to negotiate his exit to Real Madrid and President of the white club, Florentino Perez , would not create a conflict paying 45 million euros of the termination clause of the player.
Finally, the Argentine striker got tired of waiting and committed with Manchester City.
Aguero has played twelve matches against Real Madrid, before which now wants to show off. Although he has scored four goals, you do not know what is to defeat the madridista set (four draws and eight defeats).
Atletico played eleven games against Real Madrid, ten and one League Cup , with three draws and eight defeats. In the cup competition, I was defeated 3-1.
The last time I crossed paths with Real Madrid was in the group stage of the Champions League 2012-13. He could not play the game of the first round to be injured and in the second got the equalizer for City in the Ettihad Stadium (1-1).
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