Red Bull Webber looked to be headed for this third straight win at Istanbul Park until a collision with his teammate Sebastian Vettel which forced him to pit for a new nose cone.
However he managed to finish the race in third place behind the McLaren pair of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
After the race, he is still on top of the Formula One standings.
Vettel went off and did not finish, meaning he has slipped to fourth in a close title race which is dominated by Red Bull and McLaren after seven rounds.
Hamilton's victory, his first of the season and first since Singapore last year, has massively boosted his title chances as he moves up to third place.
Reigning champion Jenson Button has closed up in second place, five points adrift of Webber, who is bidding for his first crown.
Red Bull also lost the lead in the constructors' championship after the disastrous error, with the McLaren one-two leaving them one point ahead.
Ferrari, who could only finish seventh and eighth through Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso, slip to third in the team standings with Alonso also falling off the pace in the drivers' race.
Michael Schumacher ended the race in fourth place, the highest finsihed in his come-back races. He managed to beat his teammate, Nico Rosberg at fifth place.
Turkish Grand Prix Results (Top 10):
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Jenson Button
3. Mark Webber
4. Michael Schumacher
5. Nico Rosberg
6. Robert Kubica
7. Felipe Massa
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Adrian Sutil
10. Kamui Kobayashi
Drivers' Championship (after seven rounds):
1. Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 93 points
2. Jenson Button (GB) McLaren 88
3. Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren 84
4. Fernando Alonso (Sp) Ferrari 79
5. Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 78
6. Robert Kubica (Pol) Renault 67
Constructors' Championship:
1. McLaren 172 points
2. Red Bull 171
3. Ferrari 146
4. Mercedes GP 100
5. Renault 73
6. Force India 32
Sunday, May 30, 2010
My Dream Final - NBA
There are against Boston Celtics on 3-June-2010 for their game 1 in NBA Final.
This is my dream final, both are my favorite teams. And it also a rematch for last year final which was won by Lakers.
This year I hope Boston will beat LA because most main Boston players are getting older, their playing careers are near to the end.
Championship won:
Boston 17
LA 15
Last Championship won:
Boston 2008
LA 2009
Last Season:
Boston : Lost in Eastern Conference Semi-Final
LA:Won NBA Championship
Main Players:
Boston : Rajon Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins.
LA: Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Liverpool going after Man City SWP
Reds plan shock swoop for City ace
Liverpool are reportedly considering a move for Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.
The England international is thought to be surplus to requirements at Eastlands, and Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is ready to bring the 28-year-old to Anfield.Wright-Phillips is currently fighting for a place in England's World Cup 23, but is widely expected to miss the cut after falling down the pecking order for both club and country.
Reds midfielder Yossi Benayoun has recently spoken out over a potential move to Chelsea, and his potential departure leaves Benitez with limited wide options in midfield. It is even speculated that the Israeli could be offered in a part-exchange deal should Roberto Mancini be interested.
Former Chelsea Wright-Phillips flourished in Manchester under Mark Hughes, but the arrival of Italian Mancini saw his opportunities become limited.
The Merseyside club would have to pay around £8 million for Wright-Phillips, which is similar to the fee the Citizens paid to take their man back to the club for a second time back in 2008.
With 30 international caps to his name, Wright-Phillips has good pedigree and bags of Premier League experience. The signing would represent a fairly minimal risk for Benitez, whilst giving Ian Wright's son the opportunity to get his club career back on track.
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Torres beats Gerrard
A whopping 42 per cent of fans requesting a player on the back of their new jersey have plumped for the Spanish ace.
Scouse hero Steven Gerrard is in second place with 34 per cent, followed by vice-captain Jamie Carragher on 4.2 per cent.
Here's the top 10 with percentages:
Torres - 42
Gerrard - 34
Carragher - 4.2
Mascherano - 3.5
Agger - 2.6
Aquilani - 2.4
Johnson - 2.3
Reina - 2.2
Kuyt - 1.9
Maxi - 1.7
by liverpoolfc.tv
INTER MILAN the European Champion of 2009/10
Bayern Munich 0 - 2 Internazionale
Diego Milito scored both goals as Inter Milan sealed an historic treble and ended a 45-year wait to be crowned kings of Europe after defeating Bayern Munich in the Champions League final in Madrid.
Milito struck in the 34th and 70th minutes as Inter became the first Italian team to win the treble of league, cup and European Cup in the same season, whilst ending German double-winners Bayern's hopes of doing likewise.The victory was the third time Inter have won the trophy, following their successes in 1964 and 1965, and could also have marked a winning farewell for coach Jose Mourinho.
The Portuguese, who becomes only the third coach to win the European Cup with different clubs, has been the subject of intense speculation linking him with a summer move to Real Madrid.
Mourinho left Porto for Chelsea soon after leading them to the 2004 Champions League title.
For Bayern coach Louis Van Gaal, the defeat ended his chance to conquer Europe with two separate clubs having won the title with Ajax in 1995.
The match was billed as a clash of contrasting styles between the attacking philosophy of Van Gaal and the defensive proclivity of Mourinho, but there was little to separate the two sides early on.
The biggest threats came from two players who were returning to the Bernabeu having last summer been jettisoned by Real Madrid in the wake of the Spanish giants' 250million euro spending spree.
For Bayern, winger Arjen Robben was proving a persistent menace down the right, while for Inter, playmaker Wesley Sneijder was superb throughout.
And it was the Nerazzurri playmaker who came closest to breaking the stalemate during an evenly-fought opening 30 minutes.
The dead-ball specialist tried his luck from a free-kick 35 yards out, and Bayern goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt needed to dive to his left to parry the ball away after it had taken a slight deflection off his team-mate Hamit Altintop.
Sneijder, who was one of four former Madrid players in an Inter side without a single Italian, was involved in most of his side's attacks and it was no surprise to see him play a key role in the opening goal of the game.
Julio Cesar's long punt forward was headed down by Milito to Sneijder, who immediately set his team-mate through the heart of the Bayern defence.
The 30-year-old Argentinian powered into the area before leaving Butt with no chance to save with a rising shot.
Bayern, who were without suspended French star Franck Ribery, tried to respond quickly but, after long-range efforts from Altintop and Robben had failed to worry Julio Cesar, they almost found themselves trailing 2-0 just before the break.
Once again it was Milito and Sneijder involved, but with the roles reversed this time.
Milito picked out Sneijder running into the box and it needed a good block by Butt to keep out the former Ajax man's left-footed shot.
Bayern, who were out much quicker than Inter following half-time, had created little to test Julio Cesar in the first half but they almost fashioned an equaliser 25 seconds after the restart.
Ivica Olic's clever flick found Altintop in space and the Turkish international then fed the unmarked Thomas Muller on the edge of the Inter area, but the 20-year-old was denied by the feet of Julio Cesar.
Moments after that Inter launched a breakaway that almost resulted in a second goal, Goran Pandev's shot being superbly tipped over one-handed by Butt.
That was a thrilling start to the second period and Bayern were enjoying plenty of possession as they sought an equaliser.
However, the Inter defence, like it was in the semi-final second leg against last season's European champions Barcelona, was proving tough to break down.
Robben almost managed it with a curling 20-yard effort that brought a brilliant save out of Julio Cesar, while Muller saw a goal-bound effort blocked by the head of Esteban Cambiasso.
Bayern were dominating possession but they were hit with the ultimate sucker punch in the 70th minute as Inter broke away to double their lead.
Milito still had plenty of work to do when he picked up Samuel Eto'o's pass 35 yards out but he superbly turned Daniel van Buyten inside out before coolly finishing past Butt.
There was no way back for Bayern after that as Inter held on to end their long wait for European football's top trophy and perhaps give Mourinho a winning send-off.
| Teams | |
| Bayern Munich | Internazionale |
| 22 Jorg Butt | 12 Julio César |
| 6 Martin Gaston Demichelis | 25 Walter Samuel |
| 5 Daniel van Buyten | 6 Lucio |
| 28 Holger Badstuber | 26 Cristian Chivu |
| 21 Philipp Lahm | 13 Maicon |
| 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger | 19 Esteban Cambiasso |
| 17 Mark Van Bommel | 4 Javier Zanetti |
| 8 Hamit Altintop | 22 Alberto Diego Milito |
| 10 Arjen Robben | 10 Wesley Sneijder |
| 25 Thomas Müller | 27 Goran Pandev |
| 11 Ivica Olic | 9 Samuel Eto'o |
| Substitutes | |
| 18 Miroslav Klose | Marco Materazzi 23 |
| 1 Michael Rensing | Dejan Stankovic 5 |
| 23 Danijel Pranjic | Francesco Toldo 1 |
| 33 Mario Gomez | Ivan Cordoba 2 |
| 13 Andreas Görlitz | Sulley Muntari 11 |
| 44 Anatoliy Tymoschuk | Mario Balotelli 45 |
| 26 Diego Contento | McDonald Mariga 17 |
| Substitutions | |
| Miroslav Klose for Hamit Altintop (63) | Dejan Stankovic for Cristian Chivu (68) |
| Mario Gomez for Ivica Olic (74) | Sulley Muntari for Goran Pandev (79) |
| Marco Materazzi for Alberto Diego Milito (90) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Martin Gaston Demichelis (25) | Cristian Chivu (29) |
| Mark Van Bommel (78) | |
by soccernet.com
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