Raul Joins Al-Saad For 1 year Contract

Raul Have Joined Al-Saad For 1 Year Contract till the end of season 2012-2013.The press conference to introduce the forward will be held on Sunday, May 13.A move to the Middle East has been rumored for some time now, but Qatar emerged as the front runner over the last couple of months. When he announced that he would be leaving Schalke and European football just before the end of the Bundesliga season, the general belief was that Al-Sadd in Qatar would be his destination, and today it is official. Al-Sadd finished fourth in the 2011-2012 Qatar Stars League and missed out on the 2013 Asian Champions League by only three points. Al Gharafa, the sixth place finisher, also qualified for the Champions League by winning the 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup.

Pep Guardiola's Final Match In La Liga Ends with draw.

Pep Guardiola's Team Barcelona Had last match In La Liga With Real Betis Which Unfortunately Ended as A draw By 2-2.Ten-man Barcelona scored an injury-time goal By Keita.Sergi Busquets got an early goal for the Catalans before they had Dani Alves sent-off early in the second-half.Ruben Castro took full advantage of the numerical difference to score twice for Betis in the final 20 minutes, leaving Guardiola staring at defeat until Seydou Keita headed in an equaliser in the dying moments.The departing coach can look back with satisfaction on four seasons in which he has won 13 trophies including three leagues titles before Real Madrid triumphed this season.His final game will be on May 25 when his side take on Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Cup final.Lionel Messi was unable to add to his 50 league goals on a quiet night for the Argentine.Ibrahim Affelay had already missed a good chance a minute before Busquets put Barca ahead on nine minutes, flicking home a near post header from a Xavi corner.Messi tried from distance on 17 minutes and Xavi went close with a floated free-kick just moments later.On 31 minutes, full-back Adriano burst into the area and curled a right-footed shot that produced a top draw save from Casto Espinosa in the Betis goal.Then Xavi again went close with a curling free-kick as Barca dominated the first period.Casto came to Betis' rescue again just after the break saving well from Keita, before Betis burst into life.Victor Valdes saved at the feet of Ruben Castro before Dani Alves received his marching orders for a second booking after a clumsy foul on Jefferson Montero.Betis levelled on 70 minutes as Castro chipped Valdes on being sent clear from a long ball out of defence.Four minutes later and Castro made it 16 for the season when he coolly slipped the ball past Valdes after a delightful pass from Benat Etxebarria.Messi almost levelled when he slammed a free-kick against the post in the final minute, before Keita scored with a powerful header in time added-on to save a point for Guardiola.In the night's other game, third-placed Valencia slumped to a 1-0 loss at Real Sociedad.Antoinne Griezmann got the only goal from close-range in the second half after good wing play by Xabi Prieto.Sociedad captain Mikel Aranburu said goodbye to the home crowd after 14 consecutive seasons in the San Sebastian club's first-team.It was also the final game for Valencia coach Unai Emery who confirmed this week that he will be coaching Spartak Moscow next season.Valencia's defeat means that they are the side finishing third with the worst points total -- 61 -- since the Spanish league moved to a 20-team format in 1987-88.Ex-player Mauricio Pellegrino will lead Valencia into the Champions League next season.

Borussia Dortmund Beats Bayern Munich In the DFB-Pokal final.

Borussia Dortmund The German League champions have Won the DFB-Pokal final By beating Bayern 5-2 Which now Humbles Them In Champion's League Final Next week against Chelsea.This was the first time Dortmund has won the league and Cup in the same season. It was Dortmund’s fifth consecutive win over Bayern, which plays in the Champions League final against Chelsea in Munich next Saturday.Japan’s Shinji Kagawa opened the scoring in the third minute before Arjen Robben tied it for Bayern on a penalty kick in the 25th minute. Mats Hummels put Dortmund in front with another penalty kick in the 41st. Lewandowski’s first goal came during first-half injury time.The Pole scored again in the 58th and 81st minutes. The outburst sealed the outcome after Franck Ribery struck for Bayern in the 75th.

Berdych edges Del Potro to reach Madrid Open Final while Federer also earns win

Tomas Berdych reached the final of a Masters event for only the third time when he edged out Juan Martin Del Potro 7-6 7-6 in a gripping claycourt slugfest at the Madrid Open on Saturday.The Czech sixth seed, who won the Paris Masters in 2005 and was runner-up in Miami two years ago, produced it when it counted in the tiebreaks as the powerfully-built pair, who are both just under two metres tall, sent the ball rocketing back and forth over the blue clay at the Manolo Santana show court.Del Potro, the 10th seed, looked to be struggling more than his opponent with the slippery surface and also clashed with the umpire over a couple of line calls, refusing to shake his hand at the end of the match.It was a desperately close contest, in which both players won a total of 79 points and broke each other's serve twice, but Berdych managed to club 41 winners to Del Potro's 30 and smashed down 15 aces to the Argentine's six.He will play third seed Roger Federer of Switzerland or seventh-seeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic, who stunned world number one and compatriot Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals, in Sunday's title match.Djokovic and great rival Rafa Nadal have slammed organisers over the introduction of blue clay for this year's edition, which they say creates a dangerously slick surface, and both have threatened not to return next year unless the traditional red dirt is reinstated.Nadal was beaten in the third round by Fernando Verdasco, his first loss to his Spanish compatriot in 14 meetings and his first defeat on clay in 23 matches."I always say that the conditions are the same for everyone but it's there for all to see that's it very difficult here," Del Potro told a news conference.

Euro dream over for Smalling after groin injury

Chris Smalling.

Chris Smalling's hopes of breaking into England's Euro 2012 squad were dashed on Friday after the Manchester United defender was ruled out with a groin injury.The versatile Smalling, regarded as one of the brightest prospects in English football, had been tipped for inclusion in Roy Hodgson's squad for his ability to offer options at right back and centre-back.United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said a groin injury which flared up in last weekend's victory over Swansea was more serious than initially thought and meant he would be unavailable for England duty."Chris has suffered a bad injury," said Ferguson."It is a groin muscle injury and he will miss the European Championships."We are assessing what to do at the moment but it is a bad injury."Ferguson meanwhile confirmed striker Danny Welbeck would be available for this summer's tournament despite an ankle knock that had ruled him out of this week's trip to Sunderland."He is still out just now but he should be fit for the Euros," Ferguson said.

Kenya and Namibia Series Postponed

The Kenyan capital has been hit by several grenade attacks since the country sent troops into southern Somalia 

The series Between Kenya and Namibia Next Month has Been Postponed Due to security issues and Problems."The International Cricket Council has raised the issue of security after the recent foreign embassies' warnings of pending attacks on Nairobi," Cricket Kenya (CK) chief executive Tom Sears said.The Kenyan capital has been hit by several grenade attacks since the country sent troops into southern Somalia last October to battle the Al Qaeda-affiliated insurgents it blames for cross-border attacks.The latest attack on April 29 left one person dead and 15 others injured when a grenade was hurled inside a church near the Nairobi Gymkhana club, where the June 6-16 matches were to be played.Sears said the ICC has indicated the series would now be played in the coastal town of Mombasa in September.The two teams will also play two unofficial Twenty20 matches.

Richard Pybus to be appointed as a Bangladesh Cricket Team Coach.

Richard Pybus is due to decide within a week

Richard Pybus Has set all talks with Bangladesh Cricket Board and is set to Join Bangladesh cricket team For Coaching.None of the other candidates who were shortlisted - Mick Newell and Mark Greatbatch - are due to be interviewed, and Pybus' appointment is likely to be confirmed within a week."There won't be any more interviews, nobody else is coming. We want one person and I'm sure we will succeed," BCB president AHM Mustafa Kamal said. "We have spoken to him [Pybus] and we are quite interested to get him. We can get a concrete decision from him in six to seven days."After arriving  late on Thursday night, Pybus spent time with Kamal at his residence. On Friday, he visited the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur to check out the facilities and meet some of the directors. In the evening, he met with some of the senior Bangladesh players in Dhaka. He is due to head back to Cape Town on Saturday afternoon."This is nothing official nor is it an interview," Pybus told reporters. "This is a fact-finding mission on my behalf and I am here to meet the president and the support staff. I want to make an informed decision and find out whether I can make a valid contribution."It is about meeting people and finding a common ground. I have a family back in South Africa and I will go back and tell them whether it is feasible."The living situation is the only hitch in an otherwise done deal as the BCB chief confirmed that there won't be any more interviews or meetings with the other candidates.Pybus has seen Bangladesh up close a few times as Pakistan's coach, most famously when Bangladesh upset Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup in a group game in Northampton. Before heading to Bangladesh, he spoke the wife of the late South Africa allrounder Eddie Barlow, who was Bangladesh's coach after that World Cup."Eddie Barlow was a friend of mine in South Africa and before he passed away, he spoke very highly about Bangladesh cricket," Pybus said. "I spoke to his wife Cally last week and she only had good things to say about the people in Bangladesh."Pybus will be coaching an international side for the first time since 2003. He was impressed with Bangladesh's performance of late and said that he has a passion for the top job."There is a lot of raw talent, and they have started to play some good cricket, build on the work done by Stuart [Law] and the support staff on the progress of the boys. It (Shere Bangla Stadium) is a wonderful, world-class stadium. It is nice to be here and nice to be in a country where the passion is incredible."There's never a shortage of hunger there. There's always a challenge but it is about making a valid contribution. Those are the important things," he said.

David Villa Unfortunately Misses The Final

Barcelona will be without injured Chile striker Alexis Sanchez (thigh) and reserve keeper Jose Manuel Pinto (ankle) for their trip to play Real Betis on Saturday , though both are expected to be fit for the King's Cup final on May 25.Spain striker David Villa, close to a return to action since breaking his leg in December, did not make the squad for the last league outing of the season."He is doing very well, within the scheduled time frames," coach Pep Guardiola said on Friday. "But the doctors are better placed to talk about when he might return to play again."* Fourth-placed Malaga can assure themselves of Spain's last Champions League qualification berth with a win at home to relegation-threatened Sporting Gijon, 19th, on Sunday . Malaga are two points clear of fifth-placed Atletico Madrid.The newly-crowned Europa League champions could overhaul them with a victory at struggling Villarreal, as they also hold the edge in the head-to-head results between the sides should they finish level on 56 points. Seventh-placed Levante, on 52 points, have an outside shot at the Champions League if they can overcome Europa League finalists Athletic Bilbao at home on Sunday .The tiny, Valencia-based club, three points adrift of fourth, have to win and hope Malaga and Atletico lose. They also have the head-to-head advantage over Malaga.Sixth-placed Real Mallorca, also on 52 points, play at Champions Real Madrid on Sunday  and they, along with eighth-placed Osasuna , who visit already-relegated Racing Santander, are in the running for the Europa League berths. Real Zaragoza, 18th, came out of administration on Thursday with media reporting their debts were now just below 100 million euros, and can secure their top-flight status with a victory at Getafe on Sunday ."(The team) cannot only play with their hearts, because they could end up losing their heads," coach Manolo Jimenez said. "The team are in good physical and tactical shape but need the composure to make the most of all this in the last game." Rayo Vallecano were outside contenders for a place in Europe two months ago, but have lost nine of their last 10 games and battle to avoid a swift return to the second division at home to fellow strugglers Granada on Sunday ."It will be difficult for us to think of it as just another game," Rayo forward Emiliano Armenteros said. "The two teams will be a little anxious. We will looking for the win and try to make as few mistakes as possible."