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Chelsea Hits Steaua Four Goals …As Barca Pips Celtic
Ramires scored twice as Chelsea recorded their first points of this season’s Champions League group stage with victory over Steaua Bucharest.
The Brazil midfielder opened the scoring when he poked in after initial good wing-play from Andre Schurrle.
Daniel Georgievski then found his own net after a Samuel Eto’o shot was parried into his path before Ramires fired in the third after the break.
Frank Lampard slotted in the fourth off the post in stoppage time.
Messiless Barca pips Celtic in Glasgow
Celtic had captain Scott Brown sent off as Barcelona avenged last season’s defeat in Glasgow with a narrow Champions League Group H win.
Cesc Fabregas was the match-winner, heading in with 15 minutes left.
The breakthrough for the Catalans only arrived after Brown had been shown a straight red card for kicking out at Barcelona forward Neymar.
Brown flailed a foot that caught the Brazilian on the arm and, despite Celtic protestations, he was dismissed.
Barca’s victory may well have come regardless of Brown’s dismissal, with the Spanish champions enjoying 82% possession, and the hosts being forced to survive a sustained period of pressure.
It was only Celtic’s second ever home defeat in the group stage of the Champions League, the first also having come at the hands of Barcelona in 2004.
Celtic’s sense of injustice over the red card would scarcely have been diminished by Neymar’s part in the winning goal.
He picked the ball up in space, deep in home territory, spun and fed Alexis, whose perfect cross was headed back across Forster by Fabregas and into the net
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Rivers Referee Academy To Produce FIFA Graded Referees Soon
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RSG Set To Host School Sports Competition Soon
Rivers State Government has reiterates its commitment to host schools sports competitions in August this year, to boost grassroots sports development with the view to discover hidden talents.
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Chess Championship: Dan-Jumbo Emerges Best Female Player
The third edition of Naphtail Chess Open Championship which ended on Wednesday in Port Harcourt saw Rivers State born Queen Dan-Jumbo emerged best female player in the tournament following her impressive performance.
It was clash of the Titans as top Chess players in Nigeria gathered to chase honours.
The three days competition was held at Vee Hotel, Trans Amadi ,in Port Harcourt and over 80 players in Nigeria registered for the tournament this championship was recognised by International Chess Federation (FIDE).
Speaking with Tidesports in an exclusive interview on Saturday, Dan-Jumbo said her dream was to become Grand Master in Chess worldwide.
According to her, she started playing Chess at the age of 15 but went into it professionally in 2009 as she represented Rivers State in National Sports Festival (NSF) in Kaduna, the same year.
“I started playing Chess in the early 2000s. I picked the interest through my my elder brother as him and his friends always play Chess in our compound so I began to learn it.
” In 2009 I went to National Sports festival in Kaduna represented Rivers State and I won a silver medal on my board.
“In 2011 and 2012 NSFs I won two Gold medals each hosted by Rivers and Lagos States respectively. While in Edo NSF I won bronze medal” Dan-Jumbo said.
The Asari-Toru, in Rivers State born Chess player use the forum to advice upcoming Chess players to be focus, saying losing a game is part of every competition but the most important thing was that you don’t lose hope.
“My advice for upcoming chess players was that don’t lose focus. Even when you lose, find a way to adjust and get back out”, she added.
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