FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010

Less than a year, football sport followers will be entertained with the most awaited football competitions in the planet. Held every four years and contested amongst the 32 best men's football national teams from around the world meets for the FIFA World Cup Trophy. The competitions will be only unique to the registered teams to Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

The main phase or so called the World Cup Finals only lasted for a month. What makes it more awarded would be the qualification phase or process lasted for three years before they can be included within the last 32 teams for the final spot.

Well known as World Cup or FIFA World Cup, it is believe to be the most widely-viewing sporting event in the planet. An estimated of more than 700 million people watched the 2006 final match, that far more than the number of individuals watching Olympic Games. For those who purchased the world cup 2010 tickets would be proud to have it and bon voyage for the South Africa trip where it will be held between 11 june and 11 july 2010.

Yesterday (5th December 2009) remarks the next year's world cup finals to make-up the eight groups held at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa - the first step for the decider match to qualify for the top 16. Here are the results of yesterday's draw:-

Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay & France

Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea & Greece

Group C: England, United States of America, Algeria & Slovenia

Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia & Ghana

Group E: The Netherlands, Denmark, Japan & Cameroon

Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand & Slovakia

Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast & Portugal

Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras & Chile

Also present to helps the Final Draw on the stage is the South African President Jacob Zuma, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke, Ethiopian athelete Haile Gebrselassie, England's David Beckham and the South African actress Charlize Theron. Presents for the draws is each team coaches except Diego Maradona after banned by FIFA to attend the draw and some other football related as well as FIFA officials.

The finals will get underway on the schedule date with the host nation, South Africa facing Mexico at Soccer City. The Johannesburg stadium also hosted the final on 11 July 2009.
p/s: Ball photo credit to fifa.com.

RBAF boat race team is no stranger to others

An annually event of Brunei's National Boat Race championship was again hits Brunei territoty. A national tradition boat race was as before organised by the Brunei national boat race association and Youth and Sports Department, again no doubtd attracted teams of Sarawak and Sabah best rowers team.

Serasa Water Sports complex in Muara was the focal point for the participating 10 teams, competing in 8 events. Namely Royal Brunei Armed Forces Team, Awat-Awat Sarawak Team, Kota Kinabalu Sabah Team and Tarap Bau Team.

Two categories were entertained this year.

RBAF Team grabbed the first place in the Traditional 800 Meter Open for 30 Rowers and 800 Meter Local Boats for 20 Rowers.

Traditional Open Marathon for 30 Rowers was won by Awat-Awat Sarawak Team. They also secured the title in the 800 Meter Traditional Open for 15 Rowers.

Kota Kinabalu Sabah Team won 800 Meter Febra Boat for 20 Rowers and 800 Meter Febra Boat Open for 15 Rowers.

Shadowing the 25th SEA Games

The 25th episode of the South-East Asian Games is just around the corner. Laos will be hosting the 10-day games, which will kicks-off on the 9th December 2009 and Brunei will be participating in the events.

Brunei athletes route to the big Asian games, 13 chosen athletes were sent to participated in the 10-day Asian Indoor Games, hosted by the Qyan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi. Kicked off on 29th October 2009, the Sultanate contingents which remarks its first participations only took parts in 3 sports event, 9-balls single events, Wushu and Pencak Silat.

The contingents bagged 1 silver medal from pencak silat-sisters Norleyermah & Norleyharyanti Binte Haji Raya combined with Nurul Aimi Zainidi. While 6 more medals came from Wushu participants.

Also participating was HRH Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office in the 9-ball singles event.

Favourite's, China finished the top table list with 48 gold, 25 silver and 19 bronze. Whilist, host Vietnam came second with 42 gold, 30 silver and 22 bronze. Kazakhstn were third with 21 gold, 16 silver and 21 bronze medals.

DPMM FC steal one points at Jurong

Jurong West Stadium in Singapore was bombarded with 6 goals, but the in-form performances from both teams, Gombak United FC and DPMM FC produced no winner as the game ended with a 3-3 draw in Thursday evening.

The host entertained about 2000 spectators in the third minutes through Emmanuel Emuejeraye close range strike. Despite DPMM FC efforts to equalise, Gombak double their lead when Gabriel Obatola made no mistake to put down DPMM FC goal keeper, Wardun Yussof.

Two goals down after 70 minutes, Vjeran Simunic side did an impressive come back. Shahrazen Said started the show in the 71st minutes. It was then Abdel Hamid turn to score putting 2-2 after 78 minutes.

Five minutes before the actual time ended, Gombak is back on the lead after Rene Komar fouled Agu Camir in the penalty box. Obatola easily tapped the ball for Gombak 3, DPMM FC 2. However, Shahrazen once again put his name on the scoring lists for the evening in the 90 minutes to bring back a deserving points for DPMM FC.

Another luck for a win draught playing away games will be against SAFFC at Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore this July 29.

Another 3 points at home...

Failed 2-1 to Tampines Rovers FC last week at Singapore, Brunei DPMM FC is still unbeaten at Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium after edging Albirex Niigata FC 2-1. Down one-nil two minutes after Rosmin Kamis was red-carded in the 38th minutes, Vjeran Simunic's side had to score twice to ensure the winning momentum playing at home.

It was Tetsuya Kishida who break the scoreless mark at the 40th minutes to lead the game. But the next half of the game belongs to the hosts. Haji Subhi Abdillah put his name on the scoring sheets at the 75th minutes. DPMM FC then only had to wait another 4 minutes before Ivan Jerkovic scored the winning goals and to rock the supporters.

This is the first appearance of the team after the dismissal of Korean Oh Ddog Yi from the club.

From there, DPMM FC now back to the third spots of the S-League chart with 35 points, 10 points behind from the leader-SAFFC, and with a game advantage. As for the next fixture, DPMM FC will hope the winning spirits is enough to overcome the hosts Gombak United on 23rd July who is just separated by one point under in the fourth positions.

Photo Courtesy of Infofoto.org.bn

Sengkang survived over Singapore League Cup champions

Hougang Stadium was the first loosing ground for the reigning League Cup holders, Brunei DPMM FC after the S-Leagues back to its business for the last two weeks.

Winning the first two home games 3-0 and 2-0 respectively over Geylang United and Balestier Khalsa FC, DPMM FC failed to maintain their winning runs to the host, Sengkang Punggol. FC Both teams faced the unfortunate injuries and suspensions to their first eleven players, thus showcased almost equal performances. It was Mamadou Diallo who got his name on the scoresheet 3 minutes before the first episod of the game ended. Murphy Wiredu then strengthen the Dolphin's lead at the 63 minutes, leaving the vistors mission for the next 3 points became hopesless. The only goals for Vjeran Simunic's side came in the 75 minutes through Mohd Shahrazen Said to wrap up the game with Geylang United FC 2, Brunei DPMM FC 1.

DPMM FC will stay at the 4th position spot after 17 games to share 32 ponits with their next rival on July 10th, Tampines Rovers FC at Tampines Stadiumn Singapore.