Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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Candice Swanepoel — Victoria’s Secret Photoshoot

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Dr Br Ambedkar Open University Eligibility Test 2011 Results

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), formerly known as Andhra Pradesh Open University has published Eligibility Test 2011 Results. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University Eligibility Test Exam Results announced on 26th April, 2011. For knowing more about the results, visit the University’s official website: http://www.braou.ac.in

Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), formerly known as Andhra Pradesh Open University, is located in the city of Hyderabad. With a wide network of 206 study centers spread throughout the state of Andhra Pradesh, the University has for its motto "Education at Your Doorstep". The University, the first of its kind in the Country was brought into being through an act of Andhra Pradesh State Legislature in August,1982.

Link

http://www.schools9.com/abd2604.htm

VTU Revaluation Results 2011 for BE / BTech 5th to 8th Sem Exam

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has published B.E/B.Tech V, VI, VII, VIII Semester Examination Results for All Region for the year 2011. VTU Revaluation Results 2011 announce on 27th April, 2011. For knowing more about the results one can visit the University’s official website: http://www.vtu.ac.in/.

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is one of the largest and prestigious technological universities in India with 186 engineering colleges affiliated to it.

To get VTU Revaluation Results 2011 for BE and BTech Sem exam :

http://results.vtu.ac.in/vitavireval.php

Krishna Kanta Handiquri State Open University BBA I Semester Exam Result 2011

Krishna Kanta Handiquri State Open University BBA I Semester Exam Result 2011

Krishna Kanta Handiquri State Open University (KKHSOU), Assam has announced Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) I Semester Examination Results 2011. KKHSOU BBA 1st Semester Exam Result published on 27th April, 2011. To know more about the results, visit the university’s official website: http://www.kkhsou.org

Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University (KKHSOU) in Assam, is one of the leading open universities of the state. It was established by Assam Legislative Assembly with the passing of Act (XXXVII of 2005) on September 7, 2005. The University was founded with the aim to encourage Open University and distance education in the state. It offers programmes in wide range of disciplines at different degree levels.

To get Krishna Kanta Handiquri State Open University (KKHSOU) BBA I Sem Exam Result 2010 :

http://ser1.indiaresults.com/Assam/KKHSOU/kkhsou20110427bba.htm

Bharat Electronics Limited Recruitment 2011

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) invites applications for Recruitment 2011 of Engineers Post. Vacancies are in disciplines of Electronics (80 posts), Mechanical (30 posts), Computer Science (40 posts). There are total 150 posts for BEL Recruitment 2011 for Engineers. Written exam will be held on 26th June 2011. Bharat Electronics Limited Official website is http://www.bel-india.com/.

Qualification required is first class B.E / B.Tech / B.Sc Engineering Graduate in Electronics / Electronics and Communication / Electronics & Telecommunication / Communication / Telecommunication / Mechanical / Computer Science / Computer Science and Engineering. Age limit is 25 years as on 01/04/2011.

First class in AMIE / GIETE in above mentioned disciplines are also eligible to apply. SC/ST/PWD candidates with pass class in the above degree/ disciplines are eligible to apply.

Candidates who are appearing in the final semester/year of BE/B.Tech/B.Sc engineering are also eligible to apply.

Application fee is Rs. 500 (Rs.200 for SC/ST/PWD candidates). Fee should be submitted through Demand Draft of State Bank of India, payable at SBI, New Delhi, in favor of Bharat Electronics Limited.

Candidates can apply Online for BEL recruitment from 27th April, 2011to 10th May. 2011.

Complete printed BEL Online Application should be sent to “Post Box No: 4334, Kalkaji Head Post Office, New Delhi-110019″ before 16th May 2011.

For details regarding BEL Recruitment 2011 for Engineers Post visit at the following link:

http://www.specialtest.in/bel2011/DefaultNext.htm

For BEL Recruitment 2011 for Online Form visit at the follwoing link

http://www.specialtest.in/bel2011/Instruction.asp

Tamil Nadu Open University BPP 2011 Results

Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) has announced the result of BPP 2011 Exam. Tamilnadu Open University BPP 2011 Result published on 27th april, 2011. Candidates can check the results available in the University’s official website: http://www.tnou.ac.in

The Tamil Nadu Open University was established by an Act (No.27 of 2002) of the Legislative Assembly of the Government of Tamil Nadu to benefit those who have been deprived of and/or denied the access to higher education especially destitute, physically challenged, working men and women, economically weaker sections of the society, and those who discontinued education for various reasons, etc. In the main, it aims to reach the hitherto unreached. The University offers many Programmes in various disciplines.

Link :

http://www.schools9.com/tnopen27042011.htm

Bhavnagar University BSc, BCom Exam 2011 Results

Bhavnagar University has published B.Com III Year Examination (M.J. comm colg) (External) March, 2011, I Yr. Commerce Exam (M J Commerce College) April 2011, I Yr. Commerce External Exam (Bhavnagar University) April 2011 and II Yr. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Exam (Sir P.P.I.S Bhavnagar) March 2011. To know more about the results, one can visit to the university official website: http://www.bhavuni.edu.

Bhavnagar University, Gujarat is one of the excellent centres of higher education in the state. The University came into existence in 1978, with the aim to offer quality educational programmes. It offers programmes in various disciplines like Science, Arts, Commerce, Engineering, Medicine, Management, Rural Studies and Law etc, through its numerous affiliated colleges and institutes.

Link :

http://ser1.indiaresults.com/gujarat/Bhavnagar/2011/Results27042011.htm

All India Management Association (AIMA) MAT Admit Card 2011

All India Management Association (AIMA) MAT Admit Card 2011

All India Management Association (AIMA) has issued MAT Admit Card 2011. AIMA MAT (Management Aptitude Test) Admit Card issued on 27th April, 2011 on the official website at http://www.aima-ind.org/. Candidates can download the AIMA MAT Admit Card 2011 from the direct link given below.

All India Management Association (AIMA) MAT 2011 Exam is schedule to be held on 1st May, 2011 and 7th May, 2011. Paper-Based Test will be held on 1st May, 2011 and Computer Based exam will be held on 7th May, 2011.

Link :

http://www.aima-ind.org/mat_centre.aspx

Kerala SSLC / 10th Results 2011 to be Declared on May 2

Kerala Board is likely to announce the SSLC Examination Result 2011 on 2nd May, 2011 Monday. SSLC Results 2011 Kerala will be also be made available in the website: http://www.kerala.nic.in

Kerala SSLC Results 2011 will be announced on May 2011 by The State Education Board published the Kerala 10th Results last time on 3rd May. This year also its expected to announce the Matriculation SSLC 2011 Results around that time, it can be changed due to the assembly election dates. Kerala SSLC Result 2011 will be available through the official site http://www.keralaresults.nic.in.

This years SSLC exam will start on May 14 and ends on March 26

Kerala SSLC 2011 Results will be also be made available in the following website :

RDVV Result 2011

Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (RDVV), Jabalpur has published B.Com, BA, MA, MBA , B.Sc, MBBS, MCA and MSc Examination Results 2011. To know more about the results, one can visit the University’s official website: http://www.rdunijbpin.org/.

Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, formerly known as Jabalpur University has been engaged continuously in disseminating knowledge to all. This University is situated on the banks of Narmada, the ancient-most river of our country and is also surrounded by thickly populated tribal belt, which has a rich and vivid culture and value system. In a way we have the best amalgam of various streams of Indian culture.

Link :

http://www.rdunijbpin.org/result.asp

AP Intermediate Second Year Results 2011

Board of Intermediate Education of Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) Second Year Intermediate Public Examination Results April 2011 will be available shorlty. AP Inter 2nd Year Examination Results 2011 available at 12:00 PM.

Results of Second Year Intermediate will be released at 12:00 PM. on Thursday. The results will be available on websites and both marks and grades will be made available to students.

Andhra Pradesh Intermediate Second Year Results 2011 will be also be made available in the following website :
1. http://www.exametc.com/
2. http://www.schools9.com/
3. http://www.examresults.net/

AP Intermediate Second Year Results 2011 will be available on the following official website :
1. http://www.examresults.ap.nic.in/
2. http://www.aponline.gov.in/
3. http://www.results.cgg.gov.in/
4. http://www.results.apit.ap.gov.in/
5. http://www.portal.ap.gov.in/
6. http://www.esevaonline.com/

Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2011 Live Score

Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2011 Live Score

Delhi vs Kolkata IPL 2011 Live Stream Highlights DD vs CSK 28 April



DD vs CSK Delhi vs Kolkata IPL Youtube live cricket match Streaming and scores, Set Max, Highlights video

Watch DD vs CSK IPL 2011 T20 Live Streaming and Cricket Score Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Set Max live, Highlights video here. The Delhi Daredevils will host the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 33rd game of the Indian Premier League. The game will be played at the Feroz Shah Kotla and will see the two teams try to shrug off a losing streak – Delhi have lost four of their six games, whereas Kolkata have lost three of their six.

The Daredevils will need to get going with the batting at the top of the order. Their problem is that they have not been able to get too much from the middle order and that will make it difficult for the side.

On the other hand, the Kolkata Knight Riders will need to start batting well at the top. A lot depends on the likes of Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis and unless they can get going with the runs, it is going to be difficult for the side.

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Genelia unveils Platinum Jewellery at Joyalukkas Stills

Genelia unveils Platinum Jewellery at Joyalukkas Stills



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Watch out for Azarenka on clay

I think Victoria Azarenka has looked as if everything is clicking together - although it is still a bit too soon to be looking ahead to her chances at Roland Garros.

The French Open is so much about form and how the claycourt season evolves week by week by week and there's a lot of time between now and then.

But for me Azarenka is definitely the one to watch heading into this claycourt season, despite her retirement with a shoulder niggle in Stuttgart last week.

If I had to pick a winner for the French Open right now, and not Kim Clijsters, it would be Azarenka.

I would say that Clijsters is a bit like Serena Williams in that she doesn't need any practice to do well in a Grand Slam. If she comes in to Roland Garros undercooked and unprepared but fit, for me she is the favourite to win it. If she's not fit or doesn't play then it's wide open.

It was great to see Agnieszka Radwanska playing well in Stuttgart again. She played really well and beat Francesca Schiavone easily.

It didn't look as though the spark was there for Schiavone. She was obviously trying very hard and there was no sense that she had lost her 100 per cent commitment approach but it definitely looked like the spark had gone and Radwanska just mopped her up.

When Schiavone won the French Open last year I thought it was going to be a one-off thing but she surprised me after that as she continued to play really well. She played some unbelievable tennis, especially in Australia this year. It was incredible from someone who had achieved her dream and could have been on a swansong for a year.

And so up until about two weeks ago I thought she had a genuine chance of doing it again on clay this year, of defending her title at Roland Garros, because there was no other real favourite and because she has the form and the experience and the talent.

And yet that seems to have coincided with this lack of form. So as we speak right now the jury is out. There is still time for her to get her form back but it looks at though she is going in the wrong direction.

You can never count out Caroline Wozniacki of course. She is playing a little bit more inconsistently than we've seen before but she reached the final in Stuttgart and you can never write her off even though she's never won a Slam and that will be a topic of conversation again the nearer we get to Roland Garros.

I'm not sure about Vera Zvonarea. I see her once again as the nearly person, playing well throughout - but I don't see her as the winner of Roland Garros in a month's time.

Sam Stosur reached the final at Roland Garros last year and the semi-final the year before but her confidence has completely gone this year. It's all mental for her and it can come back in a rush.

So I wouldn't write her off but what I would say about Sam is that whenever the pressure has been at its highest, whether it's the Fed Cup, the Australian Open or the final of the French Open, she has struggled and she's struggled consistently.

Until she proves us wrong, you'd have to think that that's going to happen again. I can't see a repeat of those hurrahs once again from Sam this year.

Of course it could be like last year when someone comes from nowhere to dominate the season - Julia Goerges was fantastic in Stuttgart last week. It might well be that someone comes through unheralded but hits big form at just the right time.

Source : uk.eurosport.yahoo.com

Gajdosova reaches quarters in Estoril

Gajdosova, competing under her maiden name once again after the breakdown of her marriage, needed just 69 minutes to book her place in the last eight as she eased to a 6-2 6-4 win over Dellacqua.
The 24-year-old, who broke her opponent's serve six times, will face Monica Niculescu in the next round, after the Romania posted a 6-4 6-4 win over American qualifier Sloane Stephens.
Top seed Alisa Kleybanova also progressed to the quarter-finals despite being forced to recover from a set down before beating Frenchwoman Mathilde Johansson 5-7 6-3 6-2.
The Russian dropped her serve an incredible 10 times before eventually battling past Johansson in just over two-and-a-half hours.
Awaiting Kleybanova in the last eight is Kristina Barrois, the German dispatching sixth seed Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-3.
Greta Arn, the eighth seed, also departed the tournament as she was forced to retire whilst trailing Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-2 1-0.
Claycourt specialist Medina Garrigues will take on third seed Klara Zakopalova in the last eight, the Czech player recovering from a sluggish start to beat Belarussian qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova 2-6 6-4 6-1.
The final quarter-final will be contested between Russian Alla Kudryavtseva and Johanna Larsson, both of whom progressed in straight sets. Kudryavtseva needed a second set tie-break to beat Romina Oprandi of Italy 6-4 7-6(3) while Swede Larsson beat Urszula Radwanska 6-4 6-4.

Petzschner downs Youzhny in Munich

Petzschner broke Youzhny's serve three times as he booked his place in the last eight much after two hours and 16 minutes to the delight of the home fans.
Only two other matches were completed on a rain-interrupted day with Potito Starace booking a place opposite Petzschner after a 6-4 6-2 win over sixth seed Sergiy Stakhovsky.
Bulgarian teenager Grigor Dimitrov produced a thrilling comeback when he saved two match points to shock fourth seed Marcos Baghdatis 3-6 7-6(6) 6-2.
Dimitrov trailed by a set and 6-4 in the second set breaker before reeling off four straight points to snatch the set and then going off to seal the match.
"It was a great match, especially when I won it in the end," Dimitrov told the ATP World Tour website.
"It's just an unbelievable feeling. I was two match points down and I found a way to get back up right away and turn the match in a way that I really wanted to.
Fifth seeded Florian Mayer's match against Teimuraz Gabashvili was postponed until Thursday due to the persistent rain.

Source : uk.eurosport.yahoo.com

Soderling sets up Del Potro clash

After a brilliant start to the season when he won 18 out of his first 19 matches, the Swedish world number five has won just two matches in his last three tournaments and needed nearly two hours to battle past Chardy.
Sodering enjoyed two incredibly dominant sets in his first match in Portugal; as top seed he received a bye into the second round.
Unfortunately for Soderling those two sets were interrupted by a lapse in concentration, with Chardy leading 4-1 in the second set before the Swede bounced back to force the decider.
Soderling will face another stiff challenge in the last eight when he comes up against Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro.
Eighth seed Del Potro, returning to form after an injury-riddled 2010, eased past Colombia's Alejandro Falla 6-2 6-1 in 71 minutes.
Del Potro, who dropped just six points on serve against Falla, enjoys a 3-1 head-to-head record against Soderling, including a straight sets victory over the Swede at the Miami Masters last month.
Third-seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, awarded a wildcard into the tournament, was sent packing after a 6-2 7-6(0) loss to Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas.
Awaiting Cuevas in the last eight is Thomaz Bellucci, the Brazilian winning an epic encounter with Argentine Euouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3 5-7 7-5 in two hours and 58 minutes.


Source : uk.eurosport.yahoo.com

Djokovic stretches unbeaten run

The 23-year old Serb, who was given a first-round bye in the tournament organised by his family, looked rusty at times in his first match since he won the Miami Masters on April 3 and dropped serve twice in light drizzle on a windy evening.
Coming off an impressive run in which he also captured the Australian Open, the Dubai Championships and the Indian Wells Masters, Djokovic hit just one ace and only 59 per cent of his first serves.
Having raced into a 3-0 lead in the opening set, the home crowd favourite allowed world number 175 Ungur to make it 3-2 with a break of serve before he moved up a gear and won six of the next seven games.
The Serb hit several trademark winners in the closing stages of the second set, drawing a warm round of applause from around 4,000 fans who turned up at Belgrade's tennis complex built by the banks of Danube River.
Djokovic, who won the inaugural tournament in 2009 but retired in the early stages last year with illness, will meets Blaz Kavcic for a semi-final berth, after the Slovenian beat Ricardo Mello of Brazil 7-5 6-3.
Fourth seed Albert Montanes also booked his place in the last eight, being forced to recover from a set down to beat Michael Berrer 3-6 6-2 6-2, and will next face Feliciano Lopez, after the Spaniard beat Fernando Gonzalez 6-4 7-6(4).

Source : uk.eurosport.yahoo.com

Vermaelen set for Arsenal return

Vermaelen has been given the green light to play in the match at Altrincham after almost eight months out with an Achilles injury that defied treatment.
The 25-year-old was initially expected to be sidelined for a matter of days but he endured several aborted comeback attempts and was eventually forced to undergo minor surgery in January in a bid to cure the problem.
Should the Belgium defender come through Thursday's match unscathed, manager Arsene Wenger may decide to hand him a place in the first team before the end of the season.
Vermaelen has been badly missed by Arsenal this term, especially during the last two months, which has seen their quadruple quest disintegrate.

Source : uk.eurosport.yahoo.com

Prem clubs could face big drop in TV cash

The deal for 2012-2015 is understood to be worth £400 million, similar to the current agreement. But William Gaillard, adviser to UEFA president Michel Platini, said a European Court of Justice case could force a major shake-up in the sale of TV rights across the continent.
Gaillard said: "This may force us to sell the rights on a Europe-wide basis, which would prevent us from identifying individual national TV pools. That will be bad news for clubs in big TV markets such as England."
The Premier League also fear the case - their legal battle against Portsmouth pub landlady Karen Murphy who has used a Greek satellite decoder to screen live matches - could affect their TV income.
The European Union's advocate general Juliane Kokott has already advised that the case means that selling TV rights in separate countries within the EU goes against European law. The case is now being dealt with by the ECJ with a decision expected in the late summer.
At the moment, UEFA splits Champions League payments among the 32 clubs in the group stage, half depending on far they progress and half on the value of their country's TV deals.
The current £400m deal with Sky and ITV for the UK rights is the biggest in Europe and has seen English clubs earn between £20 million and £35m annually from the Champions League alone. Beyond 2015, the future is uncertain.
Under the new deal, ITV will have first pick of the match to show live on Tuesday night and highlights, while Sky Sports have the rights to broadcast live all Champions League matches except for the games on ITV. Sky also has the rights for delayed broadcasts and highlights on both nights.
Gaillard fears that those who say the ECJ often do not follow the advocate general's advice may be burying their head in the sand.
He said: "Most of the time the ECJ follow what the advocate general has said, and the rest of the time partially follow that advice."


Source : uk.eurosport.yahoo.com

Slick Fulham hammer Bolton

A brace from Clint Dempsey and a header from Brede Hangeland gave the Whites the three points in a game they largely dominated, putting them on 42 points and effectively securing Premier League football for an 11th consecutive season.
Bolton, meanwhile, lacked confidence and guile and were comprehensively outplayed. Owen Coyle’s side stay eighth, four points clear of Fulham but nine shy of fifth-placed Tottenham in the Europa League slot.
Victory was all the more important given Fulham's difficult run-in, which includes trips to Sunderland and Birmingham - who are fighting for their lives - and tough home clashes with Liverpool and Arsenal.
Both sides were missing key, in-form forwards - Fulham duo Bobby Zamora and Andy Johnson only deemed fit for the bench, Bolton’s Daniel Sturridge missing out altogether - but that did not impact on their attacking threat.
Indeed, there were chances galore as Mark Hughes’s team took a deserved lead into half-time after an entertaining first half that saw Bolton create a few opportunities too.
The visitors should have opened the scoring after 45 seconds, but Fabrice Muamba fluffed his lines by firing straight at Mark Schwarzer after he was given a simple finish by Johan Elmander’s backheel.
Fulham responded immediately as Dempsey forced Jussi Jaaskelainen into a smart low save, while former Trotters forward Eidur Gudjohnsen spooned what should have been a straightforward finish up in the air from six yards out.
The veteran Icelander was denied another simple finish, this time by the toe of compatriot Gretar Steinsson after Chris Baird’s excellent cross.
Soon afterwards Fulham made the breakthrough as, from the resultant corner, Bolton failed to clear their lines. Baird popped up on the right and sent in a cross that was deflected into the path of Dempsey, who showed fine technique to bury his volley from 12 yards.
Bolton launched an attack from the kick-off, with Chung-yong Lee - whose dead-ball delivery was poor all half - drilling a cross shot beyond Elmander and wide of the far post.
But Fulham soon took charge again as Moussa Dembele and Gudjohnsen were denied by Jaaskelainen in quick succession, with the latter a superb tip on to the inside of the post after the Whites forward raced clear of the back four.
The West Londoners - excellent at home but woeful away - were enjoying themselves, Dembele seeing a finish deflected over after one of several eye-catching, one-touch moves.
They were dangerous at set-plays too, as Hangeland and Aaron Hughes headed over from corners, while leading into the break Simon Davies saw a cross-shot spin across goal but beyond his team-mates after a heavy spell of home pressure.
In the second half Fulham picked up where they left off as Dembele saw an effort deflected off the bar, while Zat Knight was alert to put behind for a corner under pressure.
The hosts doubled their lead from that set piece, a clever short routine that saw Simon Davies drill in a low ball that Gudjohnsen backheeled towards goal, Dempsey in the right place to finish from close range.
Bolton offered little in reply - Kevin Davies particularly anonymous - as Dembele fired just wide after a sharp turn, while Simon Davies deserved a goal when he showed great skill to cut inside from the wing and fire a shot that was deflected past the post.
And it was game over with 25 minutes left when Hangeland met a Murphy free-kick with a trademark looping header - although strangely Bolton responded to the third goal by bossing the latter stages.
Suddenly they were getting everything right, particularly from the set pieces which had previously been rotten from both Lee and Matthew Taylor: Tamir Cohen and Elmander headed wide from excellent corners, Gary Cahill doing likewise from a free-kick.
Zamora made an entrance and made a spectacular impact, brilliantly controlling a far-post cross with his chest before firing an unstoppable finish into the roof of the net: unfortunately referee Anthony Taylor mistakenly booked him for handball, denying one of the goals of the season.
Later, Dempsey’s eyes lit up in hope of a hat-trick but it was not to be as he struck wide, while in the final minute Steve Sidwell spooned over after Simon Davies laid up a good chance from 12 yards.
It mattered little as Fulham closed out an easy win to move clear of Stoke on goal difference and maintain their excellent home run in the league - their last defeat at Craven Cottage was on December 26, to lowly West Ham.
Bolton, meanwhile, must regroup: three of their last four matches are regional derbies against Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool and Manchester City.

Source : uk.eurosport.yahoo.com

Messi gives Barcelona advantage in Madrid

The World Player of the Year guided the ball home at the near post with 14 minutes remaining to break the deadlock before he reverted back to type from his goal-poaching cameo for the second on 87 minutes, a wonderful individual effort that saw him dance through the Madrid defence and finish past Iker Casillas.
The Argentine's match-winning brace - his 16th and 17th goals in his last 16 appearances in the competition - gives his side a clear advantage heading into the second leg at the Camp Nou next week.
Madrid will be missing midfielder Pepe for that game after the Portuguese received his marching orders for a studs-up challenge on Dani Alves after just over an hour of play.
Barca also had a man sent off, substitute goalkeeper Jose Pinto, following an unsavoury scuffle as the teams headed down the tunnel at half-time, while Madrid coach Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands for his sarcastic protestations in the aftermath of Pepe's dismissal.
That a game billed as a meeting of two of Europe's most exciting sides soon descended into an ugly pitch battle was regrettable but, given the frequency with which the two teams have met over the past week, hardly surprising.
Victory for Barca was their first in this four-match mini-series of Clasicos, going some way to avenge Real's win in the Copa del Rey final after the first meeting ended in a draw in La Liga.
With Ricardo Carvalho suspended, Raul Albiol came in at the back for Real and the defensively-minded Pepe was employed as a holding midfielder just in front of the back four.
Madrid's aim was clear from the outset: stop Barca playing. And Mourinho's tactics worked well enough during a tense, cagey opening 45 minutes that was far from easy on the eye.
Pepe, Lassana Diarra, in for Sami Khedira, and Xabi Alonso did a good job of stifling the creative instincts of the visitors and given their reluctance to get forward and support Mesut Ozil, Angel Di Maria and Cristiano Ronaldo, they barely troubled the Barca back line.
Just once was Victor Valdes called into action during the opening period, the keeper doing well to beat away Ronaldo's swerving drive from 25 yards as the half-time whistle approached.
At the other end, and despite Barca's far superior possession, goalscoring chances were also at a premium as their celebrated attack force - missing the injured Andres Iniesta's vision - was largely frustrated.
David Villa, fresh from breaking his scoring drought at the weekend, cut inside and flashed a shot wide of the upright on 10 minutes before Messi managed to unlock the defence with a superb pass through for Xavi on 24. The World Cup winner brought his international team-mate Casillas into his first action of the night with a sharp shot that required an equally smart save.
But otherwise, the first half was far from a classic 45 minutes of football.
Given the pattern of play during the opening period and the bad blood between the two sides, frustrations boiled over as the players headed down the tunnel at half-time. The melee, which saw Pinto square up to a member of Madrid's staff, ended with him being sent off and a crotchety, niggly second half ensued.
Pepe also saw red on 61 minutes although, despite the clear feelings of the Barca players who surrounded referee Wolfgang Stark, his challenge on Alves was probably more worthy of a booking than a straight red card.
Mourinho was as incensed at the decision as the home crowd, and his mocking of the fourth official ended with him being sent to the stands, where he sulked for the remainder of the game.
A man down, and the writing seemed to be on the wall for Real, although they nearly hit back with a Ronaldo header that flew over the bar soon after.
That proved as much as they could muster, as Villa stung the fingers of Casillas and Pedro headed wide from the rebound to signal Barca's intentions to grab a crucial away goal.
It came soon after, Messi adopting the unfamiliar guise of poacher to turn substitute Ibrahim Afellay's cross in at the near post on 76 minutes.
And a second duly arrived with three minutes remaining as Messi gave a stark reminder of his immense talent, gliding through the ragged Madrid back line before slotting past Casillas to furnish the game with at least a brief touch of class and send his side a step closer to a third final in five years.

Source : uk.eurosport.yahoo.com

Real Madrid 0-2 Barcelona Champions League Highlights 27 April 2011

In the champions League semifinal we will have wo Spanish giants taking on each other in what will be a European Elclassico it will be a huge match which will be played at at the Santiago Bernabue on 27th April 2011 and it will be interesting to see how this match goes about. First Leg is always hold the importance because if you lose too much ground the 2nd leg becomes useless. In the other SemiFinal United scored two away goals and now are favourites to go into the 2nd leg and have one leg in the Final in Wembly and it will be interesting to see how this tie goes about as the winner of this match will be taking on Manchester United at Wembley which is huge.

Jose Mourinho and pep Guardiola have been in war of words and they will be hoping to keep the good run of form going, Real Madrid are coming into this match on the back of a Copa Del Rey win against FC Barcelona when they managed to win the final and lifted the trophy after so much time. While We have huge match as Real Madrid will be taking on Barcelona for the big match.

FC barcelona are playing at top of their game at the moment, but from the last few games they have been undersome kind of pressure at the moment and with Jose Mourinho in good form, like they showed against Valenica when the scored 6 goals with Gonzalo Higuain scoring a Hattrick in his return to first team football.




Source : lets-kickoff.blogspot.com

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