Vincent Tabak charged with the murder of Joanna Yeates

Last Thursday Vincent Tabak was arrested as a suspect in the case of Joanna Yeates. Last night the dutch architectual engineer has been charged for murdering Yeates.

The 32 year old neighbor of Yeates will appear at Bristol magistrates court tomorrow. Leading investigator Detective Chief Inspector Phil Jones said: 'I would like to pay tribute to Jo's family and Greg for their assistance and dignity in the most difficult of circumstances. Their support to us has been invaluable'. According to the father of Joanna they have never mentioned Vincent Tabak as their neighbor or that they socialise with him.

reaction: Vincent Tabak thought he could be getting away with this, by just keep living their and act like he doesn't know anything about the murder. That is what I think, and of course he has not been convicted yet, but i have some strong believes that he is the one. He even look a little bit like Joran with his smart smile. The smile of a ruthless killer. I hope that they have enough evidence to get a conviction and that he would be locked away for a very long time.

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jan/22/vincent-tabak-charged-murder-joanna-yeates

Manchester United deny £1.5bn takeover offer from Qatar

The story goes that Manchester United is approached by the Qatari royal family to buy the club for 1.5billion pounds, But Manchester denies that they have been approached by anyone.

A Qatari consortium is reported to have offered Manchester United 1.5bn pounds. Manchester current owners, the Glazer Brothers,  responds that they have not been approached and that the club is not for sale, and they would value the club at least 2.0bn pounds. The consortium is an investment group controlled by the royal family, who recently made a record shirtdeal with Barcelona for 125 million pounds.

reaction: I am glad that Manchester does not respond to these kind of offers. The midde east think that they can buy anything they want, and before you know it everything is owned by rich people who live in Abu Dhabi or Dubai. They just see everything as an investement instead of having heart for the club, and that is the most important thing if you ask me. Manchester has no financial problems so they do not even have to consider selling the club.

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/23/manchester-united-qatar-takeover-bid

Martin Kaymer has the edge in Abu Dhabi shoot-out

The two best youngest players in the world are competing today for the victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Martin Kaymer has to defend a five shot lead against Rory Mcllroy.


Both players have a different style. Irishman Rory style is graceful and has a natural power against the German's consistency. Now they are competing against each other, while they normally are friends in the ryder cup.Martin will start with a five lead shot at 18 under par and Rory is a little bit concerned, because even his talents has its limits. He did this before in the Quail Hollow Championship with a round of 62, but then Kaymer has to drive his worst round of the week.

reaction: The last day is always the most exciting day of the weekend. The real Champions stand up on this day and the losers cannot handle the pressure of the possibility of winning. They will choke eventually and loose it on the back nine. I do not think that these two players are going to choke, because they are already champions and know what they are doing. Martin is going to win if i have to place a bet.

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jan/22/kaymer-mcilroy-abu-dhabi-championship

Australian Open 2011: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic reach quarters

Djokovic and Federer reached the quarter finals with steady tennis. Both players will face some tough players.

Federer looked in complete control in the fourth round against the Spain Tommy Robredoafter and the first set went in a 6-3 win. In the second set Federer lost his concentration and let the Spain take three games in a row, but Federer picked up his games and won eventually with 3-1.

Novak Djokovic also played against a Spaniard. The former champion in 2008 rushed through these three sets in an impressive 3-0 victory for Novak. His focus is totally falling on Federer and Nadal.

reaction:Of course we are always looking to Nadal and Federer and we aks our selfs the question who is going to win this time? But there are a lot of players like Novak who are also great players and he has the ability to defeat both players on a good day. His matches are interesting to look at at, because he never gives up and he will always go for the victory even if he is two sets down. A real atlete and a great sportsman.

source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jan/23/australian-open-2011-federer-djokovic

UK wild bird numbers continue to fall

Goverment figures show that populations of woodland and farmland birds are at a record low, while seabirds are still above the level from 1970.

The farmlans birds had a peak in the 1970s, but fourty years later the populations has halved. The woodland birds are experiencing a 24% decline. according to RSPB the decline of farmland birds is more clear than for woodland birds. The habitats from farmland birds changes which means fewer nesting sites and food shortages were blamed from last summer. The solution for farmland birds could be rested on the farmers. They should get rewarded for managing their land in an enviromentally friendly way so the future for the farmland birds could be secured.

reaction: I always find this an interesting topic, because with these kind of things you can see how fragile nature can be. The slightest changes can have a huge impact for some animals. These changes can sometimes mean the extinction of a species. I find it great that there are people who are committed to these little birds to keep them alive and try to increase the amount of the populations.

source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jan/20/uk-wild-bird-numbers

Padraig Harrington disqualified from Abu Dhabi Championship

Three time major winner Padraig Harrington is for the second time in his career disqualified from an event he had a good chance of winning. He did not tee off in the second round because of an incident at the seventh green.

Padraig Harrington's hand brushed his ball on the seventh green after he replaced it in front of his marker. The ball rolled forward, but Padraig thought that the ball returned to its original position. The referees did not see this, and Harrington had signed his scorecard. A viewer brought the referees to the attention of the moving ball. On tv was clearly seen that the ball did not go back to its original position, and so Padraig did not get a two shot penalty but disqualification.

reaction: I play this game myself and the way the rules written down is sometimes quite confusing, but in most of the time quite clear. This moment with padraig is quite clear, and normally he would get a two shot penalty but he had already signed his scorecard. This means that he handed in a scorecard with the wrong score, and that results in disqualification. These things happens and he is lucky that it is not one of the Masters. You have to stay concentrated throughout the whole 18 holes and this also counts when you are just picking up your ball.

source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jan/21/padraig-harrington-abu-dhabi-championship

John Higgins' Wembley curse strikes again in defeat to Graeme Dott

Scots man John Higgins curse to lose at Wembleys is not over yet. He loses 6-4 in the opening round of the Ladbrokes Masters from his opponent Graeme Dott.

After six months of suspension John Higgins climbed back to the first place on the world ranking list after he defeated Dott on the UK Championship. In that tournament John defeated Dott 9-8, but in the Master John came till 4-4 with a chance to win the ninth frame and Dott finished the last two frames to his advantage.
Higgins has a poor record at Wembley, only one winning in seven visits.


reaction: I was hoping for an incredible Masters for higgins after the UK Championsip, because there he showed us that he is still the  best in the world and the suspension had no influence on him or his game. The case was that is game was really poor for what I am used to see from Higgins. It is too bad he did not win more in these Masters, but better luck next time.

Source
:http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jan/11/john-higgins-wembley-ladbrokes-graeme-dott?INTCMP=SRCH