Friday, 31 October 2014

Sports/football: Balotelli Scores At Last For Liverpool

AFTER going six weeks without a goal Mario Balotelli was mightily relieved to “finally” regain his scoring touch against Swansea City and save Liverpool from an English League Cup fourth-round exit.
The Italy striker, who had previously netted once in 11 appearances for the Reds, came off the bench to equalize with four minutes remaining at Anfield on Tuesday night.
The goal helped Liverpool turn the tide and Dejan Lovren grabbed a stoppage-time winner to secure a 2-1 victory and a place in the quarterfinals.
Officials in Kinshasa have revealed the ring used for "The Rumble in the Jungle" has been stolen as boxing fans Thursday marked 40 years since one of the most famous and brutal bouts in the sport's history.
As the sporting world remembers Muhammad Ali's epic showdown with George Foreman the search is on for the ring which the two boxers climbed into at dawn on October 30, 1974.
The ring "was stolen a few years ago," Barthelemy Bosongo, manager of the Tata Raphael stadium which staged the fight, told AFP.
"We don't know where it's gone, but it's no longer in Kinshasa," he added. "We're in the process of setting up a judicial investigation."
A leading sports official in the Democratic Republic of Congo who wished to remain anonymous believes the bulky piece of sporting memorabilia "is in South Africa".
- See more at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/othersports/rumble-in-the-jungle-ring-stolen-as-fans-mark-anniversary/article1-1280805.aspx#sthash.7J7QRcBs.dpuf
Officials in Kinshasa have revealed the ring used for "The Rumble in the Jungle" has been stolen as boxing fans Thursday marked 40 years since one of the most famous and brutal bouts in the sport's history.
As the sporting world remembers Muhammad Ali's epic showdown with George Foreman the search is on for the ring which the two boxers climbed into at dawn on October 30, 1974.
The ring "was stolen a few years ago," Barthelemy Bosongo, manager of the Tata Raphael stadium which staged the fight, told AFP.
"We don't know where it's gone, but it's no longer in Kinshasa," he added. "We're in the process of setting up a judicial investigation."
A leading sports official in the Democratic Republic of Congo who wished to remain anonymous believes the bulky piece of sporting memorabilia "is in South Africa".
- See more at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/othersports/rumble-in-the-jungle-ring-stolen-as-fans-mark-anniversary/article1-1280805.aspx#sthash.7J7QRcBs.dpuf

No comments:

Post a Comment