Poor old Sydney FC misses out in A-League and has to go to Hawaii instead!
Sydney FC was knocked out of the Hyundai A-League finals series following its loss to Queensland Roar last Friday and will now turn its attention to the Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii.
Sydney FC will take on MLS (USA) teams Houston Dynamo and LA Galaxy (David Beckham’s team) as well as Japan’s Gamba Osaka in the four team tournament. The team will leave Sydney on Sunday as Australia’s representative in the inaugural Pan Pacific Championships, to be staged in Hawaii from February 20-23.
Sydney FC qualified for the four-team tournament by virtue of being the first team knocked out of the Hyundai A-League semi final series.
Sydney FC will play reigning MLS Champions Houston Dynamo in the first match on February 20 (Feb 21 Australian time) before playing either LA Galaxy or Japan’s Gamba Osaka in the final or 3rd/4th playoff on February 23 (Feb 24 Australian time).
Sydney FC will fly to Hawaii without experienced midfielder Ufuk Talay, who has been released from his contract to take up a one year deal with Japanese second division team Avispa Fukuoka.
Sportslive wonders how many of Sydney’s singing Cove supporters will make the trip! Sportslive contributors nominated for Best Action Photograph Awards
Sportslive’s basketball contributors, Noel Rowsell and Marion McNeill (www.photoexcellence.com.au) are among the nominees for the Best Action Photograph from the 2007-2008 Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) competition.
Their four nominated photographs are:
• Rohanee Cox (Townsville Fire) and Michelle Musselwhite (Sydney Uni Flames)
• Natalie Porter (Sydney Uni Flames)
• Porter and Musselwhite (Sydney Uni Flames) defending the hoop
• Carnage on the court in the game between Sydney Uni Flames and Townsville Fire
Past stories and action photos from NBL, WNBL, SL, WNWBL and NWBL basketball competitions can be found on www.parramatta.sportslive.com.au/index.pl?page=288 Cricket Humour
Exchange between well known rivals South African Daryll Cullinan & Shane Warne:
As Cullinan was on his way to the wicket, Warne told him he had been waiting 2 years for another chance to humiliate him.
"Looks like you spent it eating," Cullinan retorted. More Stories?
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