Paul the ‘psychic’ World Cup octopus dead

Posted on October 27, 2010, Wednesday

BERLIN: Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during this year’s football World Cup in South Africa for his flawless record in predicting game outcomes, has died, his aquarium in Germany said yesterday.

“Management and staff at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre were devastated to discover that oracle octopus Paul, who achieved global renown during the recent World Cup, had passed away overnight,” the aquarium said in a sombre statement.

“Paul amazed the world by correctly predicting the winners of all Germany’s World Cup clashes, and then of the final,” said Sea Life manager Stefan Porwoll. — AFP

Joseph Kallang on FAS’ radar

by Simon Ingka Crown.
The Borneo Post
Posted on October 27, 2010, Wednesday

KUCHING: The Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) is keen to lure midfielder Joseph Kallang back to the state from TTeam Terengganu.

An FAS source said it was likely Sarawak would attempt to sign the talented midfielder to strengthen the Crocs for the 2011 Mleague.

Kallang still has a one-year contract to run with T-Team.

“Should Terengganu FA agree to release him, we will definitely take him back,” the source said.

However, it added, TTeam were not likely to agree to a free transfer for Kallang and the contract between the two FAs on the player’s future movement had to be studied thoroughly.

Persatuan Bola Sepak Sarawak Haram???

KUCHING: Persatuan Bola Sepak Sarawak (FAS) adalah persatuan haram berdasarkan peraturan dan perlembagaan penubuhan persatuan.

FAS telah mengadakan Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan (AGM) di Hotel Dormani Kuching pada 21 Ogos 2010 untuk pemilihan pucuk pimpinan (presiden) dan ahli-ahli majlis tertinggi persatuan itu.

Walaupun dilihat mesyuarat agung itu berjalan dengan lancar, tetapi ada kecacatannya kerana Persatuan Bolasepak Bahagian Kuching yang belum disahkan pendaftarannya menghadiri mesyuarat itu.

Pemilihan itu menyaksikan jawatan presiden dimenangi oleh Datu Sudarsono Osman yang menewaskan Naib Presiden FAS Dr. Paruwadi Haji Musa dengan kelebihan enam undi.

Datu Sudarsono merupakan Pengerusi Kumpulan Pengurusan Bola Sepak Sarawak (FMG) Sdn Bhd (sebuah syarikat berkaitan kerajaan – GLC) ditubuhkan di bawah Kementerian Pembangunan Sosial dan Urbanisasi (KPSU) Negeri Sarawak.

Sufizal serahkan gelaran juara Piala Sarawak 2010 kepada Kuching

Pemain simpanan Sarawak Sufizal Ismail telah menghampakan pasukan BDR FC dari Samarahan apabila pemain tersebut gagal menyempurnakan dua peluang keemasan untuk meranapkan peluang pasukan lawan Kuching memenangai Piala Sarawak dalam perlawanan akhir yang berlangsung petang tadi.

Keputusan perlawanan masih terikat 0-0 sehinggalah ke separuh masa kedua apabila Macswyzee Riot berjaya mengambil kesempatan dari pergelutan di depan pintu gol untuk meletak Kuching di hadapan.

Walau bagaimanapun kegembiraan Kuching tidak berpanjangan apabila Abang Mohd Zafari Abang Othman berjaya membuat jaringan kira-kira 10 minit selepas itu.

Pada ketika peminat merasakan perlawanan akan berkesudahan dengan jaringan 1-1, Sufizal telah memeranjatkan pemain pertahanan Kuching apabila berjaya membolos kawalan ketat untuk berdepan dengan penjaga gol Awang Mohd Tarmizi.

Malangnya, pemain muda tersebut gagal menyempurnakan peluang apabila bola gagal dihantar kearah kawasan kosong di bahagian pintu gol tetapi terus kepada Awang Mohd.

Nigerian footballer sentenced to death in Malaysia

Posted on October 23, 2010, Saturday

SHAH ALAM: A Nigerian footballer-turned-drug trafficker was sentenced to death by the High Court here yesterday, after he was found guilty of trafficking in 530.14 grammes of heroin in Puchong last year.

Justice Datuk Abdul Alim Abdullah said at the end of defence case, Danny Phiri, 25, had failed to raise any reasonable doubt on the prosecution case.

He was charged with drug trafficking under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drug Act 1952, which carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

He had committed the offence at an apartment unit of Block A-3A-08, Koi Tropikana, 3rd mile Jalan Puchong, Puchong at 12.35am on May 15, last year.

According to the facts of the case, the police, acting on a tip-off, had forced their way into the apartment unit and detained the accused and his Filipina girlfriend.

Piala Sarawak 2010 - Keputusan Perlawanan Hari Ini

KUCHING:

(a) Sri Aman seri dengan Mukah 3-3 (Stadium Sarawak)
(b) Limbang seri dengan PDRM 2-2- (Stadium Negeri)
(c) BDR (Samarahan) kalahkan Miri 4-0 (Padang C)
(d) DBKU kalahkan Sibu 3-0 (Padang D)