The Morung ExpressSPORTSFriday18 February 201110 Dimapur

LONDON, FEBRUARY 17 (AGENCIES) : Arsenal struck two late goals to snatch an un-likely 2-1 win over Barcelona in the fi rst leg of their Champions League last-16 clash at The Emirates on Wednesday. Barcelona dominat-ed possession with wonderful passing, working tirelessly to harass the home side in their short spells on the ball, and deservedly led through a David Villa goal after 26 minutes.

They could have had three or four more but Arsenal levelled out of the blue through Robin van Persie in the 78th minute.

That would have been kind on Arsenal, beat-en 6-3 on aggregate by the Spaniards in last sea-son's quarter-fi nals, but they got a huge bonus seven minutes from time when substitute An-drei Arshavin swept in the second after a superb counter-attack. "They are the best side in foot-ball's history in my opinion. That is one game and this is halftime," Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas said. "It is a nice victory but that's all. If we show it here and not the Camp Nou, it is nothing for us."

Dutchman Van Persie, who missed both matches in last year's quarter-fi nal, said Arse-nal had beaten Barcelona at their own game. "In our opinion if you drop back too much they are so good they will beat you, " he said. "We had to beat them in their own style. It was a fantastic result in the end." Arsenal actually started well and it needed a good save by Victor Valdes to block a Van Persie shot after fi ve minutes fol-lowing a clever fl ick by Fabregas.

But it was a false dawn as the visitors quick-ly settled into their well-worn rhythm, moving Arsenal this way and that before slicing them open repeatedly with practically identical pass-es between the centre backs. Messi ran on to the fi rst from Villa after 15 minutes but though the striker's dummy took Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny out of the equation his dinked fi nish rolled inches wide. The goal came when Messi returned the compliment and Villa, in acres of space, tucked the ball away with the minimum

of fuss. It could have been more as Arsenal were chasing shadows with the Spaniards enjoying 61 percent of possession in the fi rst half and completing more than twice as many passes as their hosts during the match.

When Arsenal did begin to get some of the ball after the break Barca gave them another lesson, this time in the art of closing down, as they showed that like all great teams they know how to work hard and defend when they have to. The game seemed to be heading only one way until the ball broke to Van Persie wide on the left with little apparent danger but from a tight angle he lashed a shot that sneaked inside the near post of a fl at-footed Valdes. The goal lifted the crowd and Arsenal responded with a Bar-ca-style counter-attack that ended with Samir Nasri squaring for substitute Arshavin to sweep in the winner. "It is one of those special nights. It was a great game that did not disappoint," Ar-senal manager Arsene Wenger said.

"When you play Barcelona you are always on the border of collapsing but we showed great resilience. It's open now, we will go there and play our game because you can't go to the Nou Camp and just defend." Barca coach Pep Guar-diola, whose side's record 16-match winning sequence in La Liga was ended in a 1-1 draw with Sporting Gijon on Saturday, was not too troubled by defeat. "I think we more or less con-trolled the game and we just need to create the chances we did tonight in the Nou Camp and then take them," he said. "It will be an open game I am sure. Yes we have lost tonight, but we still have the second leg." The second leg at the Nou Camp Stadium is on March 8.

Arsenal's Robin Van Persie, celebrates after scor-ing a goal against Barcelona during a Champions League, round of 16, fi rst leg soccer match at Ar-senal's Emirates stadium in London, Wednesday, February 16.(AP Photo)

Late fi ghtback gives Arsenal 2-1 win over Barcelona

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DUBAI, FEBRUARY 17 (AFP): Ana Ivanovic, the 23-year-old for-mer world number one, admits she needs someone to understand her as she again ponders how to climb back to the top. A fading perfor-mance in a 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 fi rst round loss to Patty Schnyder on Tuesday left Ivanovic with a paltry return of two wins in fi ve matches in 2011, once more triggering analysis of what she needs to revive her un-doubted tennis talent.

Part of it involves physical is-sues, but more of it seems to in-volve emotional struggles, en-compassing o� -court professional relationships in her group as well as on-court sports psychology. "I just need someone to understand me as a person and understand what I need," said Ivanovic, who parted company with coach Anto-nio van Grichen last week.

"And I need someone who's going to be a little bit relaxed, be-cause I'm such an intense person. I'm such a perfectionist and over-analyse everything so I need some-one who's going to make sure I chill out a little." Ivanovic has tried sev-eral coaches in the last couple of years, which has created twin plat-forms - a return to the top 20 and greater knowledge as to what sort of person might suit her. "I actu-ally think it's good to have a male coach," she reckoned. If he's good then I think a male coach can help so much. Guys and girls have dif-ferent mentalities.

"Girls are so stressed about everything. Guys see everything

much lighter and they take every-thing much lighter. That's great and it's something we have to learn from. Asked if two women together might make her stressed, she replied: "Yes, exactly. I think it would be too much. One woman on a team is enough! Two would be too much!" It was pointed out that her fi tness coach, Marijana Lojanica, was a woman. "But that's differ-ent," Ivanovic asserted. "Tennis and fi tness are very di� erent. "Fit-ness is something that should be more relaxed and fun. You do work, but you can chit-chat in the mean-time. Tennis is more intense, it's more pressure and it's more stress-ful situations. I think two women working together would be hard."

Ivanovic's thinking may have been influenced by the time she spent in Perth recently with her Serbian compatriot, Novak Djokovic, just before he won last month's Australian Open.

"I just saw how Novak works and thought 'why am I so stressed about my own work?' Ivanovic said. "In Perth it was a small en-vironment and so you do hang out a lot. "I could see how he works, what he does for recovery and this kind of thing, and it's so much more relaxed than on the women's tour and so much more fun. They work really hard but in such a positive environment. "I thought, everyone around me is so stressed and down', and I'm like 'guys, just be more bubbly and happy and upbeat' because it a� ects you, the people that sur-round you, it a� ects you a lot. "So yes, I was speaking with him a lot and wanted to ask him how he does it, but it's very personal and hard for me to ask, but I'm sure he can give me good advice." Will she fi nd the right formula for her? "I really strongly believe I can, you know," she replied. "Lots of peo-ple ask when it's going to happen, and it's hard to say. "I just have to really believe in myself and make those changes. I have to kind of, you know, go through it again to reach what I want to reach."

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011Group Division:Group A: Group B:Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya.

India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands.

Date & Time Match Venue

Sat 19 Feb 02:00 PM IST IND vs BAN Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sun 20 Feb 09:30 AM IST NZ vs KEN MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Sun 20 Feb 02:30 PM IST SL vs CAN Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

Mon 21 Feb 02:30 PM IST AUS vs ZIM Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera

Tue 22 Feb 02:30 PM IST ENG vs NED Vidarbha Cricket Asso-ciation Stadium, Nagpur

Wed 23 Feb 02:30 PM IST PAK vs KEN Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

Thu 24 Feb 02:30 PM IST SA vs WI Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Fri 25 Feb 09:30 AM IST AUS vs NZ Vidarbha Cricket Asso-ciation Stadium, Nagpur

Fri 25 Feb 02:00 PM IST BAN vs IRE Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sat 26 Feb 02:30 PM IST PAK vs SL R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Sun 27 Feb 02:30 PM IST IND vs ENG M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Mon 28 Feb 09:30 AM IST ZIM vs CAN Vidarbha Cricket Asso-ciation Stadium, Nagpur

Mon 28 Feb 02:30 PM IST WI vs NED Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Tue 01 Mar 02:30 PM IST SL vs KEN R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Wed 02 Mar 02:30 PM IST ENG vs IRE M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Thu 03 Mar 09:30 AM IST SA vs NED Punjab Cricket Associa-tion Stadium, Mohali

Thu 03 Mar 02:30 PM IST PAK vs CAN R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Fri 04 Mar 09:30 AM IST NZ vs ZIM Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera

Fri 04 Mar 02:00 PM IST BAN vs WI Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sat 05 Mar 02:30 PM IST AUS vs SL R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Sun 06 Mar 09:30 AM IST SA vs ENG MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Sun 06 Mar 02:30 PM IST IND vs IRE M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Mon 07 Mar 02:30 PM IST CAN vs KEN Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Tue 08 Mar 02:30 PM IST PAK vs NZ Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Wed 09 Mar 02:30 PM IST IND vs NED Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Thu 10 Mar 02:30 PM IST SL vs ZIM Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Fri 11 Mar 09:30 AM IST WI vs IRE Punjab Cricket Associa-tion Stadium, Mohali

Fri 11 Mar 02:00 PM IST BAN vs ENG Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

Sat 12 Mar 02:30 PM IST IND vs SA Vidarbha Cricket Asso-ciation Stadium, Nagpur

Sun 13 Mar 09:30 AM IST NZ vs CAN Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Sun 13 Mar 02:30 PM IST AUS vs KEN M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Mon 14 Mar 09:00 AM IST BAN vs NED Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

Mon 14 Mar 02:30 PM IST PAK vs ZIM Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Tue 15 Mar 02:30 PM IST SA vs IRE Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Wed 16 Mar 02:30 PM IST AUS vs CAN M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Thu 17 Mar 02:30 PM IST ENG vs WI MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Fri 18 Mar 09:30 AM IST NED vs IRE Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Fri 18 Mar 02:30 PM IST NZ vs SL Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Sat 19 Mar 09:00 AM IST BAN vs SA Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sat 19 Mar 02:30 PM IST AUS vs PAK R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Sun 20 Mar 09:30 AM IST ZIM vs KEN Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Sun 20 Mar 02:30 PM IST IND vs WI MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Wed 23 Mar 02:00 PM IST A1 vs B4 (1st Quarter Final, C)

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Thu 24 Mar 02:30 PM IST A2 vs B3 (2nd Quarter Final, D)

Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera

Fri 25 Mar 02:00 PM IST A3 vs B2 (3rd Quarter Final, E)

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sat 26 Mar 02:30 PM IST A4 vs B1 (4th Quarter Final, F)

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Tue 29 Mar 02:30 PM IST Winner C vs Winner E (1st Semi Final)

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Wed 30 Mar 02:30 PM IST Winner D vs Winner F (2nd Semi Final)

Punjab Cricket Associa-tion Stadium, Mohali

Sat 02 Apr 02:30 PM IST SF1 vs SF2 (Final)

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

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Ana needs someone to understand her

DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 17 (MExN): Dimapur Dis-trict Invitational Veterans Badminton Tournament or-ganised by the Dimapur Dis-trict Badminton Association (DDBA) began Friday, Feb-ruary 17. The two-day long tourney is being hosted at the DDBA Indoor Stadium, Unit-ed Colony (formerly Half Na-garjan) under Ward 21.

Additional Commis-sioner, Income Tax Angam

Shaiza, IRS, graced the in-augural today as the chief guest. The chief guest in his address described badmin-ton as a ‘beautiful game’ with no age bar. The beauty of the game lays in the fact that people of any age can take it up as an active sport and can be played outdoor as well as indoor, he said. “Let us play in the right spir-it”, Shaiza urged the partici-pants, who is also an ardent

badminton player and also a member of the DDBA.

Eighty participants (forty teams) from Ko-hima, Tizit, Phek, ARTC, Dimapur and Ukhrul from neighbouring Manipur have turned up for the doubles’ only competition. The players are compet-ing in three age categories – sub-veterans (35-plus), veterans (45-plus) and su-per veterans (55-plus).

Veterans Invitational Badminton Tourney underway in Dimapur

Action from the opening sub-veterans match between Dimapur and Tizit. Asungba Ao & Kevi Soho of Dimapur defeated Akum & Savizo from Tizit 21-14, 21-11 in the match.

The 2nd Annual Sports Meet 2011 of Faith Theological College, Dimapur began Thursday, February 17 at the college campus located at Ura Villa colony. Y. Kikon, NCS, secretary & Ex-Offi cio Director, Science & Technology was the chief guest at the inaugural today. It will con-clude on February 19. (ABOVE) House captains are seen during the oath taking ceremony.