SPORTS UPDATE WITH EMMAH ATAI: Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho has been fined £10,000 after his sarcastic appraisal of officials following the loss to Sunderland. The FA announced yesterday that Mourinho had been fined in relation to his congratulatory comments made about the match officials following the 2-1 Premier League defeat on April 19. Mourinho, 51, congratulated referee Mike Dean after Chelsea had been beaten 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. A Football Association statement said his comments brought the game into disgrace and the Portuguese was guilty of a charge of improper conduct. Football Association chairman Greg Dyke warns that failure to adopt his plans to improve English football could lead to a bleak future for homegrown talent. Dykes proposals, which include a new tier within the Football League to accommodate Premier League B teams, have provoked lots of criticism. Liverpool have made a £20 million bid for Southamptons Adam Lallana as Brendan Rodgers sets about bolstering his squad for an assault on the Champions League. Sam Allardyce insists he is planning for next season at West Ham. The Hammers boss is set to be axed after the final game of the season at champions elect Manchester City due to continued supporter unrest over his tactics. But Allardyce says he is in conversation with West Hams owners and doesnt feel his position is insecure. Manchester United interim manager ,Ryan Giggs says Phil Jones and Wayne Rooney will both be fit to play for England at this summers World Cup in Brazil. United defender Jones, 22, injured his shoulder in Tuesdays 3-1 win against Hull, while forward Rooney, 28, has had a minor groin problem. England manager Roy Hodgson will name a provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup on Monday. Barcelona are ready to blow Arsenal out of the water in the battle to sign Javi Martinez with a £30million-plus bid for the unsettled Bayern Munich defender at the end of the season. With Lars Bender insisting he will remain with Bayer Leverkusen next season, and isnt ready for the challenge of moving to a major club, Arsenal have been alerted to Martinezs possible availability and are believed to have enquired about him. TENNIS: Andy Murray admitted he is possibly lacking direction without a permanent coach after losing 6-3 6-2 to world number 46 Santiago Giraldo in Madrid. The Scot, who resumes his French Open preparations in Rome next week, added that he hopes to have a new coach soon. BASKET BALL: To some Basket ball fans, the 2014 National Basketball League officially starts tonight. Tiger Head Power faces City Oilers at 8:30pm and one recurrent thought is that these heavy weights will hopefully score points with more offense than defense. KIU Rangers will also face A1 Challenge at 6:30PM. Cranes coach Micho Sredojevic said the latest FIFA ranking that tied Uganda down on 86th place in the world is nothing to worry about. The record CECAFA holder has 395 points, a position above Gabon (386 points) and still remains the best rated nation in the entire East African region. The last game to officially close the FUFA Super League has been scheduled for May 9th at the Wankulukuku Stadium. The match that was abandoned over a month ago after fans stormed the pitch will have no bearing for the Masaka LC team that was relegated on Tuesday. Police FC, who beat Kiira Young 3-0 yesterday, are placed ninth on the log and winning the last game will have no bearing for them. The former regional CECAFA Kagame Club Championship champions Police FC have 39 points, Masaka LC are third from the bottom with only 24 points. Meanwhile, FUFA Vice President in charge of the Super league, Mujib Kasule,has resigned. Kasule, one of the directors at Super League clubs Proline FC, said there are a lot of issues involved but the major one was the need to concentrate on personal business. Sources say Kasule ceased being the Super League Club Representative because his club Proline was relegated from Super League to Big League by Jinja Declaration which governs association football.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 10:30:10 +0000
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