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Manchester City have rejected a transfer request in writing by his star striker, Argentine Carlos Tevez, the club announced Sunday.

“It is with disappointment that we confirm to our supporters that Carlos Tevez Tevez gave us a transfer request in writing. The club also confirmed that it was rejected,” said Manchester City in a statement.

Eight days ago, Tevez did not hide his anger when his coach Roberto Mancini had left at the end of the match against Bolton. The incident was interpreted as a sign of deteriorating relations between Argentina and Italy.

The British press also argues for several months that Tevez was homesick and suffering from the absence of his two daughters remained in Argentina.

“Roberto Mancini and the whole club have shown and continue to be sensitive to the situation Carlos, including the fact that his family is abroad,” said City in a statement.

Suspended for Saturday’s game at West Ham (3-1), Tevez was given permission to travel to South America, said the club.

“The transfer request in writing contrasts sharply with the position posted by Carlos both in public and within the club,” added Manchester City.

In an interview with the club’s official magazine, published earlier this week, Tevez, still under contract for three and a half years, said he had no return permanently to Argentina or retire.

Manchester City has challenged “representatives” of the player, who asked several times in recent months a “renegotiation”. “In keeping with club policy is not to renegotiate contracts in mid-season, it was not accepted,” said City.

Manchester City has joined an interim head Saturday in the Premier League, trailing only on goal difference from Arsenal.

Tevez is second in the Championship scoring charts with ten goals for England.

Arrived from Manchester United 18 months ago, Argentina has made it essential for City, scoring 39 goals in 60 matches.

South African, Michael Anthony kept her head tournament Malelane event on the European Tour golf, after the second round played on Friday.

Michael Anthony, reported a 69 shots (3 under par) on the course of the Leopard Creek Country Club in Malelane. He digs and a point ahead of its main rivals, fellow Alex Haindl and Dawie van der Walt and Englishman Robert Rock, who makes both shots.

Standings after 2 round (72):

1. Michael Anthony (RSA) 135 (66-69)
2. Alex Haindl (RSA) 137 (71-66)
3. Robert Rock (ENG) 137 (67-70)
4. Dawie van der Walt (RSA) 137 (67-70)
5. Marius Thorp (NOR) 138 (67-71)
6. Neil Cheetham (ENG) 139 (71-68)
7. Oskar Henningsson (SWE) 139 (69-70)
8. Keith Horne (RSA) 139 (68-71)
9. Scott Jamieson (SCO) 139 (71-68)
10. Pablo Martin (ESP) 139 (69-70)
11. Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) 139 (71-68)

Iniesta, Xavi and Messi, who all play in Barcelona, are the three players nominated for the Ballon d’Or, to be awarded January 10, announced Monday and FIFA Soccer France, from shareholders this year the award.

This is only the third time in the history of this award only three players from one club will end the first three places of the Ballon d’Or after the two triplets of AC Milan in 1988 and 1989, with Marco Van Basten winner twice, Frank Rijkaard third each time, Ruud Gullit second in 1988 and Franco Baresi, second in 1989.

FIFA, now that was a partner in the bi-weekly France Football French for the occasion was unveiled on October 26 the list of 23 nominees to succeed Messi.

The revelation of this trio on Monday, comes as the Gazzetta Dello Sport, great sports newspaper in Italy, had said Sunday, claiming leaks that Iniesta would the Ballon d’Or Messi and Xavi and stay ahead. La Gazzetta had at least the three good names.

Andres Iniesta, who scored Spain’s winner in the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa (1-0 against the Netherlands), is like a big favorite for this title honoring the best player of the year.

Xavi is also part of the Spanish world champion but was less prominent qu’Iniesta.

Lionel Messi chains the benefits of high fly to Barcelona but has completely missed the World with a team coached by Argentine Diego Maradona and humiliated in the quarterfinals by Germany (0-4).

The biggest loser of the passage of 23 to 3 players from the list of suitors – which does not already figured the double scorer in the finals of the Champions League, never Diego Milito French – is the Dutchman Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan).

Sneijder had won everything-or almost-club in last season with the Italian Cup, the Italian league and the Champions League. At the World Cup in South Africa, he wore the ‘Oranje’ to the final. But since then, he drags his sentence in a club.

On the occasion of the Golden Ball will also be appointed on January 10, in particular, the coach of the year.

Again, France Football and FIFA have cut Monday its list of 10 to 3 names: there is Vicente del Bosque, Spain coach world champion, Pep Guardiola, coach of Barcelona, Jose Mourinho, who coached last season Inter Milan took control of Real Madrid this season.

Recall the list of 23 nominees (in alphabetical order):

Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid / ESP), Daniel Alves (Barcelona / BRA), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid / ESP), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid / POR), Didier Drogba (Chelsea / CIV), Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan / CMR), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal / ESP), Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid / URU), Asamoah Gyan (Rennes and Sunderland / GHA), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona / ESP), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan / BRA), Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich / GER), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich / GER), Maicon (Inter Milan / BRA), Lionel Messi (Barcelona / ARG), Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich / GER), Mesut Özil (Werder Bremen and Real Madrid / GER), Carles Puyol (Barcelona / ESP), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich / NED), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich / GER), Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan / NED), David Villa (Valencia and Barcelona / ESP), Xavi ( Barcelona / ESP).

Recall the list of 10 coaches nominated:

Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea / ITA), Vicente del Bosque (Spain / ESP), Alex Ferguson (Manchester United / SCO), Pep Guardiola (Barcelona / ESP), Joachim Loew (Germany / GER), Jose Mourinho (Inter Milan and Real Madrid / POR), Oscar Tabarez (Uruguay / URU), Louis van Gaal (Bayern Munich / NED), Bert van Marwijk (Pays-Bas/NED) Arsene Wenger (Arsenal / ENG)

Tiger Woods begins to resemble what it once was in the Chevron World Challenge.

Woods had a great start on Friday and avoided bogeys at the second round to put a 66 (minus-6), sufficient to enable it to widen the gap to four shots in the head last tournament of the season on the PGA Tour.

The American was then left with a cumulative 13-under (131), its highest score after 36 holes this season – by six strokes.

“I’ve already found here before, so it’s a funny feeling,” Woods admitted. This is the kind of situation where we say we will apply the same game plan tomorrow, by going on field and finding a way to maintain momentum while addressing the par-5. ”

Woods hit a 4-iron to a difficult position and saw his ball stop about eight feet from the cup for an eagle on the second hole. He posted a cumulative under-5 on the par-5 in a second round in a row.

Woods therefore has a four-shot lead on the Open champion United States Graeme McDowell, who played 69.

“Sometimes during a tournament of four rounds, there is a day where you’re not at our best,” said McDowell. I am therefore pleased to have played less-3, although it was not my better performance. ”

Rory McIlroy, who was in the same group as Woods for the first time, committed a double bogey on the 18th that forced him to close the second round to 70. It lags a blow to McDowell, like Luke Donald, who shot a 66.

Paul Casey scored a hole in one on the 12th en route to a second round of 65 (under-7). Bubba Watson has achieved one of the hardest shots in golf – an albatross – when he stalled his second shot from the fairway on the par-5 16th hole. This enabled it to deliver a 69, which does not prevent however to be still at 14 strokes of Woods.

The others can think what they want. Roger Federer believes that for its part had a very good 2010 season, which began with a victory at the Australian Open and he entered Sunday with a victory at the expense of Rafael Nadal in the Finals of the ATP.

“Whenever people say losing speed, I’m able to bounce back,” Federer told Monday during a telephone interview as he waited to catch his flight out of London.

The winner of 16 Grand Slam titles has admitted that Nadal was sovereign in 2010, reviving the global leader in favor of three major titles.

But Federer said he was happy to have overcome a loss of power in mid-season – defeated in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon – to finish the season strong. Federer has been at the expense of those defeats Robin Soderling at Roland Garros and face Tomas Berdych in London after reaching at least the semifinals of 23 consecutive Grand Slams.

Also, Federer has dropped a little laugh at the assertion that he only played well early in the season and the end of 2010.

“For some, it’s almost as if I had offered to poor performance throughout the summer or that I had not played at all. It’s hardly the case. I played again and again. I had some good matches, “he said. And then I suffered a few defeats tough, some guys have played better than me, and suddenly the first half of the season was over. But I really feeling of having had some good weeks. ”

Following his disappointment at International of France and Great Britain, some are again put to doubt him. Federer did not let these comments bother him.

He is aware that opinions are changing.

“I’m not angry. As an athlete, we must remain open to criticism because it’s not everyone who shares the same opinion. Everybody does not like the same players,” said Federer, who has slipped to third in the world after Wimbledon, but that will end the year at the second position.

“The rankings are changing rapidly. Right now I’m focusing on the long term and, by doing that, I keep my composure in difficult times.”

He maintained a perfect 5-0 and won 10 of her 11 sets in the final tournament of the season in London, crowning the whole by a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Nadal Sunday.

“It’s special to play the last game of the season against Rafa, because you can enjoy it more instead of running to play the next tournament,” Federer said.

The top two players in the world have a record of 1-1 against each other in 2010. During his career, Nadal leads the series 14-8.

“When he plays well, it’s hard to find solutions against him,” said Nadal.

Manchester City stayed in the Big Four Championship in England after its 4-1 win over Fulham on Sunday at the 14th day and fight for the title with Chelsea, beaten 1-0 at Birmingham, “MU” , winner of Wigan 2-0, and Arsenal defeated Tottenham by 2-3.

During a one-sided first period, the Citizens have scored three goals for Tevez, Abaleta and Yaya Toure. The second period was enough for Carlos Tevez to make a double and take sole lead the scoring charts. With 25 points, Mancini’s men are just a length of Arsenal (3rd), Chelsea and Manchester United, the duo head with three ahead of City.

Saturday, “ManU” took full advantage of Chelsea’s defeat to Birmingham, his third in four games, and the first loss at home to Arsenal coming up for the Blues lead the Championship (28 pts).

This is the kind of day that Sir Alex Ferguson relishes. In 24 years at the helm of MU, the Scottish manager has been very afternoon when his team takes advantage of the mistakes of his rivals for the title.

Far from being great, the Red Devils, thanks to Patrice Evra (his first goal in three years) and small Javier Hernandez, won a decisive victory for the rest of the season.

Again, as since the beginning of the season, the game offered by “MU” has been disappointing, even against 9 to 11 for thirty minutes. United now waiting for the return to fitness of Wayne Rooney, standing ovation for his coming into play in the 56th minute and missed an opportunity late in the game.

For its part, Chelsea, the defending champion, lost for the third time in the last four league games after suffering the law of Liverpool (2-0) and Sunderland (3-0).

Championship relaunched

The Blues have conceded a goal yet and, especially, were once again unable to register a to a team from Birmingham, only 14th. Even if Chelsea retain his place at the top of the Premier League, the crisis is here and there.

The Gunners, they were leading 2-0 at half time against Tottenham before sinking and bowing 3-2. This defeat, the first at home against their hated neighbor for 17 years, recalled all the shortcomings of this team, young and bright, but suffers from a lack of maturity and experience crying.

Not the players Arsene Wenger would have lost this match. Yet they lost, cashing purposes of chicks and they missed the opportunity to take the lead in the Premier League.

Bolton, now fifth, has signed a stunning victory over Newcastle (5-1). The Trotters, which produce a very nice football, are currently the biggest surprise of the season. Liverpool, West Ham won easily 3-0, continuing its recovery and now points to ninth place.

The day also marked the first appearance of the 1998 world champion Robert Pires with Aston Villa (13th), which did not prevent the “Villans” to lose 2-0 against Blackburn (11th).

After the penalty miss in Singapore and Hong Kong’s Open last week, the winner of the PGA Championship Martin Kaymer put on a tournament victory this week in Dubai to achieve his first European Tour fellows.

This tournament has a total prize of U.S. $ 7.5 million starts Thursday as the German ahead of Graeme McDowell of $ 395 395 and Lee Westwood of $ 1.25 million.

McDowell, the Open champion United States, is the only one able to join Kaymer, aged 25 years. McDowell could be sure of the title by winning the tournament stock or finishing second only to the extent Kaymer is no better than tied for third.

Kaymer, who decided not to participate in the Hong Kong Open to rest for Dubai, described this week “the most important of my career so far.” He added that winning the title would enable him to achieve the three objectives it set itself: to win a major tournament, winning the Ryder Cup and become the No. 1 golfer in Europe.

“The goal is to reach two-thirds and I hope this week to win the Race to Dubai and become the No. 1 golfer in Europe,” he said. It would be great to pass it all the same year. ”

Kaymer is aware that he had not obligated to win the tournament, but he admits he can not rely on a relaxation of McDowell. The latter finished fifth in Hong Kong after playing a final round 68 and he raised his game in recent weeks. He got the winning point in the Ryder Cup and has since won the Masters Andalucia.

“I do not need a win but that’s my goal,” said Kaymer. I can not count on a performance-cons Graeme. It offers high quality golf in recent weeks. “

Roger Federer and Andy Murray both won their first match in the finals of ATP on Sunday, each with victories in two innings in the first day of the tournament which concludes the season.

Federer beat David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 on the ground inside the O2 Arena, while Murray defeated Robin Soderling 6-2, 6-4.

Murray, Federer, Soderling and Ferrer in group B.

In group A, hostilities begin Monday: The number one Rafael Nadal will take on Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, while play against Tomas Berdych.

Sunday, Murray has limited success with the forehand of Soderling, who has signed only five shots of winning this way.

The Swede reached the final at Roland Garros and has won the Paris Masters this year.

“I played very intelligently,” said Murray. In the second set, there were many long rallies and I was often on the defensive, but I kept the same tactics and I survived. ”

The Briton has faced only one break point, converting itself three of its six occasions like that.

“He defended himself very well,” said Soderling. Sometimes I was hitting the ball very hard, I tried to be aggressive. Every time I went to the net, he left a very good shot. I did better in the second set but it was better than me. ”

In doubles, the American favorites Bob and Mike Bryan were right Austrian Jurgen Melzer and German Philipp Petzschner, 6-3, 7-5.

Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski defeated the Czech Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes of India 6-3, 7-6 (3).

The Swede Robin Soderling moved Monday to 4th place in the ATP rankings to Britain’s Andy Murray with a win at Paris-Bercy on Sunday.

This is the highest ranking of his career Soderling successor awards at the Paris tournament to Novak Djokovic eliminated in the round and remains third.

Ranking first eight can still move by the end of the year based on their performance at the Masters which begins Sunday in London.

Note also expected to tumble Nikolay Davydenko (22nd) coming out of the Top 20 for first time since January 17 … 2005.

Rankings on November 15

1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 11 450 pts

2. Roger Federer (SUI) 7645

3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 5635

4. Robin Soderling (SWE) 5380 (1)

5. Andy Murray (GBR) 5360 (-1)

6. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 3755

7. David Ferrer (ESP) 3735

8. Andy Roddick (USA) 3665

9. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 3240

10. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 2920

11. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) 2785 (1)

12. Gael Monfils (FRA) 2485 (2)

13. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 2345

14. Marin Cilic (CRO) 2300 (1)

15. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 2160 (1)

16. Mardy Fish (USA) 1991 (2)

17. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 1965

18. Sam Querrey (USA) 1860 (2)

19. John Isner (USA) 1850

20. Bagdhatis Marcos (CYP) 1785 (1)

Sebastian Vettel Red Bull has won the drivers’ championship in Formula One, Sunday, triumphing at the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi to become the youngest driver to collect such an honor.

Vettel, from pole, won the title by four points ahead of Fernando Alonso, who finished the race in seventh place.

“It’s been an incredible adventure,” said German winner. The season has really been very intense and mentally tough. ”

Initiating the event with Alonso 15 points clear at the top, but he hurt his cause by returning too early to wells, which was trapped behind Nico Rosberg and Vitaly Petrov for nearly 40 laps.

Vettel was joined on the podium by McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button finished second and third.

Mark Webber of Red Bull was eighth in the race and third in the title race, 14 points of his teammate. Rosberg, Mercedes, finished in fourth place Sunday.

Vettel has experienced moments of nervousness in the end to be seen whether Alonso could erode enough places in the final round to finish fourth, which would have earned enough points to win the title. The celebrations were finally able to begin when he heard the message hoped.

“Weltmeister” (world champion in German), “exclaimed Vettel’s team on the radio of the car, when Rosberg has reached the finish line fourth.

“Unbelievable!” Thank you, “Vettel said in a tired voice, while the engineers and team members were going to Red Bull warm hugs.

Vettel, 23 years and four months, six months younger than Lewis Hamilton was when it was consecrated in 2008.

Four pilots began the race with the hope of kick ass. Hamilton finished fourth overall, 16 points Vettel.

“We had an incredibly tight title race. I do not know how many times there was a different leader,” said Vettel. The fight has been difficult with Ferrari. I think we could all write a book on such and such race where we could do better. ”

Vettel said Hamilton deserved the full title of world champion.

“Our team has not had its most spectacular season, but I congratulate Sebastian, he really did a fantastic job throughout the year,” said Hamilton. For me and Jenson is a great way to finish season. We put LOTS of effort. “