Xavi Aims degree Ballon d'Or

Barcelona midfielder, Xavi Hernandez, claim to be happy if successful awarded the Ballon d'Or in 2010.

As is known, the Spanish maestro who managed to play a record550 times with "El Barca" when faced with Athletic Bilbao's Ballon d'Or is a finalist for 2010. He competes with his own teammate, namely Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi.

As is known, Iniesta became a strong candidate to earn the prestigious title after scoring a goal in the historic 2010 World Cup final. Goal solo goal against Holland made him regarded as a hero "La Furia Roja".

Hayden promise in Season 2011

Nicky Hayden set a big target in the face of the MotoGP 2011 season. While not too ambitious to be a champion, former world champion for 2006 is promising to achieve better results than what was obtained last season.

Last season, the Ducati rider failed to realize his ambition to penetrate the top five positions. The result of the last round at Valencia in early November, which makes the United States rider was catapulted into seventh position the final standings, because she failed to podium.

However, what is achieved "The Kentucky Kid" (the position 7) is an achievement that is quite good. The reason, in his debut for the Italian team in 2009, Hayden could only be ranked 13. That is, Hayden make a drastic change.

Ducati worries Rossi Conditions

Ducati sport manager, Filippo Preziosi, asserted that current training programs she worried about Valentino Rossi, who might be disturbed. The reason is, "The Doctor" is still in the healing process of postoperative shoulder injury.

Italian rider, who has become the MotoGP legend, join Ducati next season after leaving Yamaha. However, preparations for the nine-time world champion motor racing was a bit annoyed at having to undergo shoulder surgery, after doing the post-season test at Valencia in November. Shoulder injury was caused by accident when the incident happened early Motocross season in 2010.

In an interview with Motosprint, Preziosi confirmed that the fitness Rossi alarming. This makes him somewhat pessimistic Rossi can not perform optimally in the official test debut in 2011 in Malaysia, beginning in February.

Henderson / Vita Retired in Denmark

Step mixed doubles Hendra Gunawan Aprida / Vita Marissa stopped at the first match of the Copenhagen Masters invitation tournament after losing to the host partner Joachim Fischer / Christinna Pedersen. Hendra / Vita, partner world number three, gave up two straight games 18-21, 16-21 in the champion pair of Hong Kong Super Series is in the game Monday night local time. "We played very well today, and since the beginning of our run of good tactics," said Pedersen was quoted as saying www.badmintondenmark.com Christinna.

While Joachim hopes to claim the title in the invitation tournament which was followed only four mixed doubles it. In the finals they will fight the winner of the match between pairs of other Danish Mikkel Delbo / Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam from Thailand who competed Tuesday night local time.

Sharapova Beat "Lucky Loser"

Beautiful Russian tennis player, Maria Sharapova, past the first round of the ASB Classic to get rid of the Italian tennis player, Alberta Brianti.

Brianti beat Sharapova in two sets, 6-2 6-3. He won in 90 minutes over the opponent dadakannya.

Sharapova actually have to face Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro, in the first round. However, because the fifth seed Anastasija Sevastova resigned because of illness, sweepstakes and then changed.

Suarez Navarro rose to eighth seed, while Sharapova faces Brianti who entered the tournament as a lucky loser after losing in qualifying.