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P15 Layout 1 TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014 SPORTS Liverpool announce Rossi has damaged England ‘will struggle’ India tie-up collateral knee ligament at World Cup: Fowler LONDON: India’s growing importance to the English Premier League was emphasised FLORENCE: Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi has damaged ligaments NEW DELHI: Former England striker and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler said yes- in his right knee, though the injury is not as bad as first thought.Rossi when leading club Liverpool announced yesterday their first marketing deal with an terday he expected England to struggle at the World Cup in Brazil as he tipped one of was thought to have ruptured the cruciate ligament in his right knee Indian company. The Reds have signed a three-year agreement with smart mobile firm the top Latin sides to win. He predicted that England could qualify from the group for a third time but tests yesterday revealed that the American-born XOLO which will allow supporters in India to enjoy tailored content on their phones, stage, where they face Costa Rica, Italy and Uruguay, but “beyond that they will buy merchandise and have the chance to meet leading Liverpool players. Although forward has a collateral ligament injury. While still serious, Rossi could avoid a third surgery on that knee and may return in three struggle”. India is best-known in sporting terms for its mass enthusiasm for cricket, the globally Liverpool legend said that there were other international teams which were popular football Premier League has started to make inroads in recent years into the months rather than six. Fiorentina said Rossi will soon be seen by the same surgeon who car- “stronger, better”. “Spain, Brazil and Argentina... I would say lucrative Indian market. one of these teams could win, are strong contenders,” he Liverpool, currently fourth in the table, have also set up an ried out the second operation “in order to correctly evaluate the extent ‘International Academy’ in the western Indian town of Pune. of the injury and the prognosis.” Rossi limped off in tears in Sunday’s 1-0 said. He was also asked if current Liverpool attackers Luis “Through this partnership we will deliver exclusive LFC content win over Livorno following a strong tackle from Leandro Rinaudo. “We Suarez and Daniel Sturridge could become one of the best and exciting opportunities for fans to visit our home, Anfield,” said are more optimistic,” Rossi’s agent, Andrea Pastorello, said as the pair left ever strike forces for his former club, which he tipped as Liverpool chief commercial officer Billy Hogan yesterday. “We have the hospital to applause from fans.Rossi tore the anterior cruciate liga- serious contenders for the English Premier League title. millions of fans in India and we are committed to bringing the Club ment in his right knee in 2011, and did so again in training six months “Definitely,” he said. “What I like about both of them is... closer to them. Teaming up with XOLO and launching our very first later before he had returned to first-team football. The 26-year-old Rossi when Daniel came last January and played a large portion International Academy in Pune represent the start of our journey in is the top scorer in Serie A this season with 14 goals in 17 matches and of matches without Suarez he scored goals and whenever India to make fans feel like their club is right on their doorstep.” had returned to the Italy team. He was expected to be a key part of Suarez has played alone he too has scored goals.” The left- Liverpool’s aim is for the academy to be a “world class purpose- Cesare Prandelli’s World Cup plans. footer, who scored 183 goals in 369 appearances for Liverpool, built residential complex”, featuring full-size pitches, practice “Because of what’s happened, Giuseppe has a great strength of char- also dismissed recent reports linking him with the man- areas, classrooms, changing rooms, a gym, canteen, lec- acter,” Prandelli said. “He knows how much we value him. I’ll say now: ager’s job at struggling Torquay United in ture theatre, residential and medical facilities. —AFP stay strong Giuseppe, we’re waiting for you.” — AP England league two football. —AFP Former grand slam champs knocked out in Sydney SYDNEY: Former grand slam champions Svetlana Kuznetsova and Francesca Schiavone ended their competitive Australian Open prepa- rations early with first round losses at the Sydney International yesterday. Double grand slam winner Kuznetsova, who had a good second half of 2013 to enter the Sydney tournament inside the top 20 after bat- tling back from knee injuries in 2012, was sur- prisingly beaten 6-3 3-6 7-5 by American lucky loser Varvara Lepchenko. Schiavone, the 2010 French Open champion, was bundled out by Lucie Safarova 6-4 6-4. The 33-year-old Italian was also knocked out of the first round of the Brisbane tournament last week by former world number one Jelena Jankovic. Serbia’s Jankovic, the fourth seed in Sydney, is due to face Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova on the main Ken Rosewall Arena court later on Monday, Caroline Wozniacki while Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki will face Germany’s Julia Goerges. Wozniacki through at Australia’s Samantha Stosur’s bid to ensure she was not the third grand slam champion to leave a tournament in the first round yesterday Sydney International was proving a struggle against American Madison Brengle at the Hobart International. SYDNEY: Former world number one Mattek-Sands will now face defending Rain had disrupted play in Tasmania with SYDNEY: Christina McHale of the US hits a return against Alize Cornet of France during their Caroline Wozniacki opened her season with champion Agnieszka Radwanska who, fresh Stosur and qualifier Brengle forced off court for women’s singles match at the APIA Sydney International tennis tournament yesterday. — AFP a win over German Julia Goerges in the first from the final of the Hopman Cup in Perth, more than two hours with the Australian hold- tournaments in Sydney, Brisbane and the in my wrist in Perth and it hasn’t had time to round of the Sydney International yestern- said she was expecting a tough match. ing a 2-1 lead in the first set. Australian Open. recover so sadly I have to withdraw,” Pennetta day. Danish sixth seed Wozniacki, who “I think Bethanie is playing well. I defi- The 23-year-old Brengle, however, took She lost all three of her matches in the said. The 33-year-old Williams was beaten in the became engaged to golf star Rory McIlroy nitely have to play good tennis,” she said. advantage of the break to regroup and raced to Hopman Cup in Perth before entering Hobart, final of the Auckland Classic by Ana Ivanovic on on New Year’s Eve, lost the first set to Radwanska, the top-seed at the Sydney a 6-5 lead in the first set to place the top seed which had attracted a strong field before a rash Saturday and said she could not have withstood Goerges but rallied to come through 3-6, 6- International and world number 5, played a under immense pressure before rain again of late withdrawals. another tournament so went directly to 2, 6-4. The 23-year-old, who withdrew from thrilling final for Poland at the Hopman Cup forced them from the court. a WTA event in Brisbane last weekend due with Grzegorz Panfil on Saturday, but lost to Fifth seed Flavia Pennetta was the latest with- Melbourne to prepare for the season-opening drawal from the tournament on Monday with a grand slam. to a shoulder injury, was making her sixth France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Alize Wrist Injury wrist injury, following seven-times grand slam Champion Elena Vesnina, who arrived in straight appearance at the Sydney tourna- Cornet. Stosur, the 2011 US Open champion, has not champion Venus Williams, who pulled out on Hobart last week to prepare for her title defence, ment as she prepares for the Australian But Cornet could not continue her run advanced beyond the fourth round at home in Sunday. Pennetta had been due to face Williams is scheduled to play Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig Open. But fourth-seeded Serb Jelena on Monday and lost to American Christina the past five years, with six first round exits in 14 Jankovic’s preparations for Melbourne hit a McHale who took the match 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, in the first round. “Unfortunately I felt some pain later yesterday. — Reuters hurdle yesterday when she was beaten by 7-5. German fifth seed Angelique Kerber world number 23 Ekaterina Makarova in beat last year’s runner-up Slovakia’s straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Jankovic, who is Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 while ranked eighth in the world, was 3-1 down in qualifier Lauren Davis from the United 5 things to know about the second set and was never back in the States took on Australian wildcard Jarmila game as Makarova held her nerve to serve Gajdosova, winning 6-4, 7-6 (10/8). out for the match, winning with an ace. Romania’s Sorana Cirstea went down to “I tried to be aggressive and not let her Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-1 and League Cup semifinals attack, because she’s really good playing American Victoria Duval lost to Kaia Kanepi down the line from the backhand,” from Estonia 6-1, 6-3. MANCHESTER: The oft-derided League their support for the coach in an open letter 11 matches in the league and cup.
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