Hard feeling in lendu

9 september 2014
Wattsapp audience yesterday I was very impressed because I have been a chance to more closed with my girl classmate bella she was very pretty her face like arabic girl and more physically like typical malay girl.If I looked at her  behaviour closely like my mum. Ohh I miss my mum so much.I hope once day I can grabe her heart.Hard to say at mount but I try my best. I know I not handsome like Justine Bieber because just want to be who I am.
I hole I can be better person once day.

Truely
Irham Mohamed

Manchester City take the lead to face down Uefa over break-even rules

Manchester City need only to draw with West Ham on Sunday to win the Premier League and, while the ghosts of calamities past hovered during the goalless first hour of Wednesday's 4-0 victory over Aston Villa, there is no longer genuine dread at City that something has to go wrong.

Sergio Agüero slayed many of City's demons with his stoppage-time winner in that nerve-shredding final game against Queens Park Rangersto seize the title two years ago and the talk has not, as in 2012, been all about the trophyless years since the 1970s. Six years and a still barely believable £1bn into the club's ownership by Sheikh Mansour, of Abu Dhabi's ruling Al Nahyan family, this is a transformed Manchester City.

Expected to claim their second title in three seasons, the League Cup won, a place in the Champions League knockout stage secured, City are where Mansour's executives, led by the chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, targeted them to be by now. They have world-class footballers in each position, a manager they sought – whose calm and charm has been admired – a "brand" going global, with clubs bought in New York and Melbourne, while attending to thankful fans and local roots: a modern, corporate sports organisation, growing accustomed to getting what it wants.

That is why the talk during the run-in this time – raining on City's planned parade – about Uefa's "investigatory chamber" finding the club's £151m loss in 2011-12 and 2012-13 in breach of the financial fair play rules, has upset the ownership so markedly. Uefa set a deadline of Friday for City to accept a €60m (£49m) settlement to be paid to the European governing body over three years, a 21-player limit to next season's Champions League squad and a wage cap to the current level.

City's executives are understood to argue emphatically that they have not breached the rules, and are particularly affronted that their sponsorships with Abu Dhabi companies and the country's tourist authority have been called into question – and, on Friday, the deadline passed with no action by Uefa. It is now said that Uefa will decide on Monday what to do next; whether to stick with its finding and refer City to potentially tougher sanctions from its "adjudicatory chamber", which the club's ownership will almost certainly fight.

While, in crude terms, the Abu Dhabi relaunching of Manchester City is the most spectacular injection of cash by an owner to buy rapid success in football history – anathema to traditionalists and influential German clubs that are still owned by their supporters and have always sought to break even, financially – inside City, they pride themselves on having done things professionally and properly.

Uefa's break-even rules – the stated aim of which is to encourage financial responsibility and dampen down player wage inflation – limits clubs' losses to €45m between 2011 and 2013. City are understood to be adamant, however, that their £151m loss is brought within that much smaller limit after they discount major expenditure on youth development, community work and infrastructure, which is allowed by Uefa to encourage long-term progression.

The rules also say clubs will be considered "favourably" if their £37m deficit is due to their loss in 2011-12, and was due to player wages on contracts signed before the rules came into force. City, who lost £99m in 2011-12 and £52m in 2012-13, are understood to believe this applies to their situation.

Galling to City was the apparent Uefa determination that the sponsorships with Abu Dhabi companies – including the airline Etihad's £35m a year naming rights for the stadium, shirt and new training campus – are not "fair value"; that they are more lucrative given their connections with Mansour. City insist their sponsorships were properly agreed, and that Etihad receives good value, as opposed to the Qatar tourist authority's €200m per year deal with Paris Saint-Germain, which looks flagrantly overpriced.

Uefa's investigators are also thought not to have accepted the two deals that City's accounts stated had earned them £47m in 2012-13: £22m selling their branding, football and other expertise to their own women's and New York teams; £25m selling players' image rights to third-party agencies. Again, City executives argued these were genuine transactions for good corporate reasons.

More generally, they argue that they have shaped their football project the right way, whatever people feel about the gulf states' extraordinary super-funding to claim English and European trophies. They point to City's extensive community activities and the enormous campus – a £200m development on 80 acres taking concrete shape across Ashton New Road – where they will aim to develop young players. One corner, on 5.5 acres, has been given to a new college, sports centre and swimming pool, at a £20m cost to City, improving a blighted area of east Manchester.

After the loadsamoney talk of the first few days after Mansour's 2008 takeover – fronted then by the Dubai entrepreneur Sulaiman Al Fahim – Al Mubarak, a senior government advisor on his country's image and strategy, has steered a more seemly course, Manchester City being the most far-reaching, globally televised projection of Abu Dhabi. The country has been criticised by human rights groups alleging a repressive crackdown on dissent – long prison sentences for people found guilty in disputed trials of planning to overthrow the ruling regime – and for the historically low pay and poor conditions of migrant workers. In Manchester, they have been keen not to put a foot wrong: City are the only Premier League club committed to paying all staff a recognised living wage.

Across Manchester, the Glazer family bought United with £525m of borrowed money and have caused almost £700m to drain out of the club in interest, fees and other charges. Yet, because that has not pushed United into big losses in 2011-13, they face no sanction.

Uefa do approve of City's community investment, but, simply put, the club breached the rules, which were agreed in 2010 by the 200 top clubs in the European Club Association, and the European Professional Football Leagues, which includes the Premier League.

Eight of the nine clubs sanctioned, including PSG, have apparently settled, but City's ownership faced down Friday's deadline. They expect to win the Premier League on Sunday, and face Uefa again on Monday. Such is the state of the new Manchester City.

Manchester City crowned champions on EPL final day

Manchester City are the champions of England once more after clinching the EPL title on the season's final day.

City defeated West Ham 2-0 at the City of Manchester Stadium Sunday putting them out of reach of second placed Liverpool who themselves defeated Newcastle United 2-1 at Anfield.

Goals from Samir Nasri and Vincent Kompany gave City the victory on a day that was less dramatic than the last time the blue half of Manchester secured the Premier League crown (City scored two injury time goals against QPR to win the title in the final game of the 2012 season) but the celebrations were just as jubilant and colorful.

Triumphant City fans invaded the pitch to congratulate their heroes at the final whistle, setting off flares and blue smoke bombs before clearing away so the trophy could be presented.

"It's an amazing feeling. There is no word to explain our feeling right now," City's French midfielder, Nasri told Sky Sports after the final whistle.

I'm just so happy for the manager (Manuel Pellegrini) as well because its his first title in Europe. He's done an amazing job. He remained calm all season."

The triumph marks City's second title win in three seasons but just the fourth in the clubs 134-year-history.

Bankrolled by the immense wealth of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the Abu Dhabi Investment Group, City have been a near unstoppable attacking force all year.

Big money signings such as Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero, Alvaro Negredo, David Silva and Samir Nasri -- all brought to the club in the time since Sheikh Mansour's reign began in 2008 -- have each been outstanding.

"I manage a great group of players and a great institution," said City manager, Pellegrini. "(It's a) very special group. Maybe they were in a difficult moment when I arrived. They believe in the way I play and we try to play the year in the right way."

"This whole year comes from a lot of work without and within ... at the last, this was the best team in the league.

City's captain Vincent Kompany added to his manager's sentiments: "I'm so happy. I think this team has more than just talent. It's got heart and real soul."

Liverpool fall short

Over at Anfield, the mood was decidedly less celebratory despite the home side coming from behind to beat Newcastle United 2-1.

Eleven consecutive victories had made Liverpool favorites for the title before they dropped points at home to Chelsea and then away Crystal Palace in recent weeks.

Victory on the final day means they finish the season two points behind City in second place.

Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard was magnanimous in defeat although put perspective on what was ultimately a successful year for the Anfield club whose main aim was to finish in the top four and secure a Champions League place for next season.

"(I'm) absolutely devastated, I can't sugar coat it. (But) we can't be too down its been a fantastic season. We need to bounce back and try go one better (next year)."

"We have to congratulate Manchester City. They been the best over 38 games so congratulations to them."

Manager Brendan Rodgers echoed Gerrard's sentiments: "We've been on an incredible journey this year."

"To get to the top four was the aim. Its a real compliment that people have seen us challenging," Rodgers added.

Final day roundup

Elsewhere in England, Norwich City's relegation was confirmed by a 2-0 defeat at home to Arsenal.

The Canaries required victory and a massive swing in goal difference to have any chance of beating the drop.

Goals from Aaron Ramsey and Carl Jenkinson, however, ensured Arsenal would go into the FA Cup final with Hull in two week's time in buoyant mood.

The only team that Norwich could have caught, West Brom, lost 2-1 at home to Stoke although the result was of little relevance due to Arsenal's victory.

Ryan Giggs' time in temporary charge of Manchester United came to an end with a 1-1 draw at Southampton. England striker Rickie Lambert gave the Saints the lead before Juan Mata equalized for United.

Giggs is widely expected to be replaced in the United hotseat by current coach of the Dutch national team, Louis van Gaal in the coming weeks.

Everton secured fifth position and a place in next season's Europa League with a 2-0 victory away to Hull City while Tottenham overcame Aston Villa 3-0 at White Hart Lane.

In the day's remaining fixtures, Chelsea came from behind to beat already relegated Cardiff City, Fulham and Crystal Palace drew 2-2 while Swansea defeated in-form Sunderland 3-1 at the Stadium of Light.

Real Madrid top soccer's rich list

Not only are Manchester United's fortunes sliding on the pitch, their fortune could also be dwindling off it.

Despite seeing a rise in revenue to $574 million, for the first time in 17 years they can no longer count themselves among the top three richest football clubs in the world.

For an organization that once spent eight years on top of the annual money table -- compiled by business advisory firm Deloitte -- it represents a financial blow for one of soccer's most decorated clubs.

Spanish giants Real Madrid came top for a record ninth consecutive year -- despite winning no silverware last season -- with a total revenue of $702 million, $47 million ahead of domestic rivals Barcelona in second.

Chelsea's Premier League title hopes dip

Even when Chelsea held a nine-point lead over Manchester City atop English football's Premier League, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho always maintained his team wasn't the favorite.

He is being proved right -- with Saturday not helping the Blues.

Chelsea suffered a shock 1-0 loss at relegation threatened Crystal Palace and hours later saw Manchester City gain a point thanks to a 1-1 draw at Arsenal. It might have been worse for Chelsea, since City led 1-0.

"I think it is now impossible to win the title," Mourinho told Sky Sports before the Manchester City game. "We depend too much on other results."

Chelsea still leads the standings by a point over Liverpool and two over City but City has two games in hand and Liverpool will go top if it earns a point Sunday at home against Tottenham.

Manchester City, fresh off a convincing victory in the Manchester derby, took a deserved lead in London in the 18th minute when David Silva was the quickest to react after Edin Dzeko's left-footed shot struck the post.

Arsenal appeared listless, perhaps the result of losing 6-0 at Chelsea last week and then dropping more points against Swansea.

But the Gunners were a different side in the second half, leveling through defensive midfielder Mathieu Flamini in the 53rd. And Arsenal almost took the lead, Joe Hart stopping Lukas Podolski with City creaking.

In the end City seemed happy to take a point judging by manager Manuel Pellegrini's substitutions.

"We played better in the first half," Pellegrini told Sky Sports.

Although Chelsea tallied more than 20 shots, only two were on goal and none managed to beat keeper Julian Speroni. Speroni twice thwarted Chelsea's offensive star, Eden Hazard.

John Terry, so solid for Chelsea this season, gave Palace a valuable three points with an own goal in the 52nd minute.

Mourinho didn't blame Terry and in fact praised his four main defenders as a whole. However, he added: "You have other players who are fantastic in some matches and disappear in other matches."

Manchester United has struggled in its first season under David Moyes but there were boos when a banner flew above Old Trafford calling for the Scot's departure.

Wayne Rooney -- a week after his wonder goal from the halfway mark against West Ham -- scored twice in United's 4-1 lunchtime win over Aston Villa. Rooney was substituted in the second half, days ahead of United's Champions League quarterfinal against title holder Bayern Munich.

Elsewhere, English trio Rickie Lambert, Jay Rodriguez and Adam Lallana shone for Southampton again in a 4-0 home win against Newcastle; and relegation contenders West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City played to a 3-3 draw after both scored deep in injury time.

Stoke and Swansea further eased their relegation worries by defeating Hull 1-0 and Norwich 3-0, respectively

Michael Schumacher shows 'moments of consciousness and awakening'

He has been in a medically induced coma for over three months, but former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has shown "moments of consciousness and awakening," his agent said Friday.

Schumacher, 45, suffered severe head trauma in a skiing accident at the French Alps resort of Meribel on December 29.

His agent Sabine Kehm's latest update follows recent unsourced newspaper reports describing Schumacher's medical condition in more gloomy terms.

"Michael is making progress on his way," said Kehm. "He shows moments of consciousness and awakening.

"We are on his side during his long and difficult fight, together with the team of the hospital in Grenoble, and we keep remaining confident."

A seven-time world champion whose F1 career ended in 2012, Schumacher has been treated in Grenoble, France, since his accident.

But recently, former Formula 1 chief doctor Dr. Gary Hartstein said the prognosis for Schumacher was grave.

"As time goes on, it becomes less and less likely that Michael will emerge to any significant extent," he said in a March 24 blog post.

The "longer one remains in a vegetative state, the less the likelihood of emerging, and the higher the chances of severe ramifications if the patient does in fact emerge.

"Most definitions consider the vegetative state to be permanent one year after the injury.

"Patients who are in a persistent/permanent vegetative state have lifespans that are measured in months to a few years.

"This depends on baseline function (extraordinary in the case of Michael, of course), the quality of nursing care, and other imponderables. They usually die of respiratory or urinary infections. Longer survivals have been described, but are exceptional."

In early January, a French prosecutor investigating the accident said that speed was not a reason for Schumacher's fall.

His investigative team says it thinks the experienced skier hit a rock hidden beneath the snow while traversing an area between two marked pistes, which catapulted him face first onto another rock.

Schumacher ended up 9 meters (30 feet) from the edge of the piste, prosecutor Patrick Quincy said.

Footage from a small camera attached to Schumacher's helmet has been used to help the investigators' analysis.

As in Kehm's previous statements, Schumacher's agent asked the media to respect the privacy of the F1 legend's family.

"We would like to thank you all for the continuous sympathies," Kehm said. "At the same time, we again ask for understanding that we do not intend to disclose details.

"This is necessary to protect the privacy of Michael and his family, and to enable the medical team to work in full calmness."

Australia leads Flight 370 search

Four weeks to the day since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, the trawling for clues goes on.

The search for physical evidence continues Saturday -- both on the surface of the southern Indian Ocean and deep below it.

The search for digital clues on the hard drives of a flight simulator in the home of one of the pilots turned up nothing conclusive. There was no "we got it" information, a U.S. official with knowledge of the investigation told CNN late Friday.

There were some "curious" things, given the situation, the official said. The captain, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, had programmed several alternate routes into the simulator, but it appeared he had done so to come up with safe plans of action in case of emergencies aboard the plane, the official said.

The searches appear to be what an experienced and professional pilot would do, the official said.

In the choppy waters of the Indian Ocean, the hunt is not letting up.

The British Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo and the Australian naval supply ship Ocean Shield began scouring for the plane's pingers and possible wreckage about 6,500 feet to 13,000 feet deep on the ocean floor Friday.

The search was along a single 150-mile (240-kilometer) track, said retired Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, the head of the Australian agency coordinating the operation.

Time is ticking fast to find the missing Boeing 777's locator pingers: If functioning as expected, their batteries will run out of juice in the next few days.

The Ocean Shield has high-tech gear borrowed from the United States. That includes a Bluefin-21, which can scour the ocean floor for wreckage, and a Towed Pinger Locator 25, with its underwater microphone to detect pings from the jet's voice and data recorders as deep as 20,000 feet (6,100 meters).

"It is a very slow proceeding," U.S. Navy Capt. Mark M. Matthews said of the second tool, which is towed behind a vessel typically moving at 1 to 5 knots.

Bill Schofield, an Australian scientist who worked on developing flight data recorders, said: "If they do find it, I think it'll be remarkable."

Up to 10 military planes and three civilian aircraft -- in addition to 11 ships -- will be looking Saturday for any sign of Flight 370, according to the Australian government.

The search area will be just under 84,000 square miles (217,000 square kilometers), which is slightly less than the area searched Friday, and will focus some 1,050 miles northwest of Perth. This is about 50 miles further from the western Australian city than was the case a day earlier.

Is this the right spot? Will they find anything? So far, all efforts to locate signs of the airliner have proven unsuccessful. Still, those involved have vowed to keep trying.

"Really, the best we can do right now is put these assets in the best location -- the best guess we have -- and kind of let them go," U.S. Navy Cmdr. William Marks told CNN. "Until we get conclusive evidence of debris, it is just a guess."

'Long way to go'

Officials have repeatedly warned that the massive international search to find signs of the Kuala Lumpur-to-Beijing flight may not conclude any time soon.

In the case of Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, officials found debris on the surface after five days of searching. But it took them nearly two years to find the main pieces of wreckage, the flight recorders and many of the bodies of those on board.

With Flight 370, the search teams have even fewer clues.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned that "we cannot be certain of ultimate success in the search" for the Malaysian aircraft. He described it as the most difficult search "in human history."

Authorities have yet to explain why the plane flew off course or where it ended up.

Investigations into the 227 passengers and 12 crew members have yielded no suggestion that any of them might have been behind the disappearance.

Kolej Tun Perak (TPK)

Hah ni kolej tun perak kat uitm kampus alor gajah macam2 cita misteri kat sini. Kolej ni untuk budak part 1 yang baru masuk. Senior saya kat sini kata kat ground floor ade nenek kebayan.gan ade budak kecik pompuan. Saya nak kongsi pengalaman misteri yang pernah saya alami di sini . Setiap kali kul 3 pagi ke atas entiti amat amat lah aktif . Saya pernah terserempak gan entiti ini yang berbentuk seorang wanita tua yang lebih famous lagi gan panggilan nenek kebayan.Tapi tak lama lah sebab bilik saya kat ground floor jadi saya dah biasa gan entiti ini.Senior di sini ade beri tahu kat saya kalau kita terserempak gan dia kita kena  buat tak tahu.Sem ni ramai juga yang kene rasuk pengalaman paling mengerikan apabila saya lihat sendiri bagaimana keadaan pelajar yang di rasuk .

Tenangkan Fikiran di muzium alor gajah

Time ni baru habis kelas aku gan member aku ni gi jalan di muzium alor gajah kat sini banyak lah barang tradisional .Reka bentuknya rumah lama masyarakat melayu melaka.

Surau mawaddah uitm lendu melaka

Surau ni baru gaklah kat uitm ni . Surau ni diuruskan oleh pelajar kolej tun perak. Seki kat sini amat bertanggungjawab menguruskan surau ni .Solat subuh sampai isyak mereka akan uruskan kadang2 pelajar kat sini.

Dewan bentara di uitm lebdu

Di dewan inilah tempat aku makan, kebanyakan masanya di uitm lendu ni ade kisah misteri gak yang pernah aku dengar di sini apabila berjalan sorang 2 jam 12 ke atas ke rasa macan jauh je last last ade kat dalam surau. Tak pasti lah betul ke tak itu yang aku dengar dari senior kat sinilah allah muallam..

Lima hari agy di lendu

Pas ni exam math gan akaun pas tu habis lah sem satu harap harap dapat perform lagi better sem depan trust your seft dude

resepe nasi lemak

Nasi Lemak Recipe (Malaysian Coconut Milk )

As a self-proclaimed Malaysian home cook, it’s a shame that it took me so long to preparenasi lemak, the de facto national dish of Malaysia. In my opinion, a truly remarkable nasi lemak is not to be taken lightly; it should fulfill a few requisites: quality, texture, flavors, and, of course, the right ingredients. This past weekend, I finally found the time and dedication to make this legendary dish.

The difference between a good nasi lemak and an exceptionally marvelous nasi lemak lies in the use of pandan leaves/screwpine leaves. Possessing highly fragrant floral smell, these leaves are used abundantly in Malaysian cuisine to infuse rice dishes or desserts with the signature aroma; a nasi lemak will not be a true nasi lemak without their presence. The other main ingredient of nasi lemak is dried anchovies, or known locally byikan bilis. These little salted fish are used in the sambal.

As sambal is of the essence when making nasi lemak, I was extremely zealous when preparing it. I shun away from electrical appliances. Nasi lemak deserves better, it deserves to be prepared the traditional way, that is, with mortar and pestle.

I gathered all the ingredients for my rempah (spice paste), patiently and gracefully pounded away just like any traditional Malaysian home cooks do. This very exercise brought back a flood of memories. As a child, I loved observing my grandmother, my mother, and my aunt when they prepared their rempah with batu giling (a flat surfaced granite grinding stone); I would always volunteer to help them with the chore as it was pure fun playing real life masak-masak (cooking). As I reminisced back those childhood days in my family’s kitchen, I came to realize that it was probably the beginning of my life-long passion for cooking.

Misteri 90 saat sebelum transponder dimatikan

Petaling Jaya: Apa berlaku dalam tempoh 90 saat sebelum transponder MH370 dimatikan? Itulah persoalan yang timbul kerana transkrip komunikasi antara kokpit dengan Pusat Kawalan Udara (ATC) selepas tengah malam 8 Mac lalu, tidak menunjukkan sebarang keganjilan.

Tempoh komunikasi terakhir dari kokpit pada jam 1:19:29 hingga jam 1.21 pagi apabila transponder MH370 dilaporkan tidak lagi mengeluarkan isyarat, juga terus menjadi misteri. 

MH370: Lebih 50 waris penumpang hadiri taklimat DCA

PUTRAJAYA: Lebih 50 ahli keluarga penumpang pesawat Penerbangan Malaysia (MAS) MH370 diberikan taklimat mengenai perkembangan terkini tragedi pesawat berkenaan di Hotel Everly di sini, sebentar tadi. 

Taklimat selama lebih tiga jam bermula jam 8.30 malam itu diberikan oleh Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Penerbangan Awam, Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, selain turut dihadiri Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pengangkutan, Datuk Seri Long See Wool dan pengurusan tertinggi MAS. 

Melaka dan Coconut Shake...

Hai guys nama aku irham aku seorang pelajar uitm lendu melaka. Apa yang membuat aku taksub datang sini first time datang sini aku fikir pasal coconut shake haha... Gabungan antara kelapa ,ais krim vanila dan ais seterusnya di blend. Selepas kuliah je sah 2 aku akan minum coconut shake ni baru lah rasa macam kat melaka bet taw. kalau tak minum tak rasa macam kat melaka. so you guys have to try this . ummmm...

Spurs fans in the dock for shameful attack Read more: Spurs fans in the dock for shameful attack

LONDON: Mark Clattenburg has included the shameful scenes at the Emirates in his referee's report after Tottenham supporters showered Arsenal's Theo Walcott with coins.

The FA will examine video footage of the incident involving Walcott, who was pelted as he made an innocuous gesture indicating the score while being carried round the perimeter track.

Walcott, out for up to four weeks with a knee injury, was by the side of the pitch waiting for a stretcher when Spurs fans, angry at their team's 2-0 surrender, began hurling coins, a lighter, a water bottle and a bread roll at him.

The Arsenal forward, who will miss four league games and the FA Cup tie at home to Coventry if scans reveal strained knee ligaments, responded by smiling and raised two fingers to signal the score.

He is not expected to be charged with misconduct by the FA but they could charge both clubs with failing to control supporters following the distasteful incident.

According to those close to the incident, a minority of Tottenham supporters were chanting "let him die" as Walcott received treatment.

Walcott, who started the game up front because Olivier Giroud was ill and Nicklas Bendtner injured, took it all in good humour.

Arsenal have CCTV footage of the section, which housed 3,000 of the 5,000 visitors, but admit it will be a painstaking process to identify the missile-throwers so Spurs can deal with the culprits.

Last season Arsenal banned one of their own supporters after he threw a banana at then Spurs winger Gareth Bale at White Hart Lane on March 3.

Walcott's teammate Jack Wilshere was banned for a one-fingered insult aimed at Manchester City supporters during their 6-3 defeat at the Etihad Stadium last month. Wilshere reacted under intense provocation but was still punished by the FA.

Wilshere said: "Theo's a bit smarter than me, I suppose, but I think the Spurs fans were giving him a bit of stick.

"He'll be an Arsenal legend now. They were giving it to him and he's given a little bit back. People have got to look at it as banter. The Arsenal fans will love that. They love Theo and this is only going to help him."

Tottenham were put away when Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla finished off a lovely team move in the first half and Czech ace Tomas Rosicky netted for the first time this season after the break, seizing on a mistake by Danny Rose.

Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood was condemned after the defeat for playing a 4-4-2 formation, but he insisted that was not the case.

Sherwood, who has been knocked out of both domestic cups since taking over from Andre Villas-Boas, said: "We just had 11 players on the field and tried to rotate to fill up every area of the field. Manchester United have been playing 4-4-2 and won everything for the last 10 years.

"I don't think we ever had just two players in midfield. We showed we can mix it with the best team in the league. We weren't disgraced."

City boss keeps faith in injury plagued Jovetic

LONDON: Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists he has not lost faith in injury plagued Stevan Jovetic (pic), but admits his opinion could change by the end of the season.

The Montenegro forward arrived at the Etihad in a STG22 million (RM119 million) deal this summer, but has only managed five appearances after suffering a series of injuries and a bout of illness.

Pellegrini has admitted that he could begin to lose patience if the problems persist and has challenged the 24-year-old to prove his fitness during the second half of the season.

"It is very difficult to know with Jovetic," Pellegrini told the Sunday Mirror.

"But I believe what the player says and if he says he has a muscle problem I'm absolutely sure he has a muscle problem.

"We hope it was bad luck for the first part of the season and we can use him in the second half of the season because he is a very important player.

"It's impossible for the players to be 100 per cent for every game, but there are different degrees of injuries. I am optimistic.

"At the end of the season, maybe I change my opinion. But at the moment, I continue trusting him." Daily Mail

Syria rebels besiege Qaeda-linked jihadists

Syrian rebels laid siege to jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in their northern stronghold Monday, hoping to crush the Al-Qaeda affiliate accused of widespread abuses.

A broad coalition of moderates and Islamists opposed to President Bashar al-Assad is seeking to drive ISIL -- which is accused of kidnapping, torturing and killing rival rebels and civilians -- from its stronghold in the northern city of Raqa.

The new front in Syria's increasingly complex civil war opened less than three weeks away from a planned peace conference, for which the United Nations has started sending out invitations, excluding Assad's ally Iran.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels in Raqa managed to free 50 Syrian prisoners held by the Sunni extremists, who are believed to be holding hundreds of prisoners, including foreign journalists.

Raqa is the only provincial capital lost by the regime since the conflict began in March 2011 with peaceful protests demanding democratic reform but escalated into a full-blown war when Assad's forces launched

a brutal crackdown on dissent.

The city later fell into the hands of ISIL, the latest incarnation of Al-Qaeda's Iraq affiliate, which joined the fight against the regime in late spring 2013.

The rebels initially welcomed the battle-hardened jihadists, but tensions mounted as ISIL was accused of imposing a reign of terror in areas where it operates, especially Raqa.

Three powerful rebel alliances on Friday launched what activists called a second "revolution," and have advanced quickly, expelling ISIL from checkpoints and bases across Aleppo, Idlib and Hama provinces.

The Observatory said the main group besieging ISIL's Raqa headquarters is Al-Nusra Front, which is also affiliated with Al-Qaeda but is seen as less extreme and has long competed with ISIL to represent the global terror network in Syria.

ISIL has struck back, including with a car bombing at a rebel checkpoint in Darkush, Idlib that killed an unknown number of fighters on Monday, the Britain-based Observatory said.

In Aleppo, a 16-year-old ISIL suicide attacker detonated himself at a rebel checkpoint, killing one opposition fighter and wounding several more.

A key complaint among the rebels fighting ISIL is that the self-styled Islamic state sought hegemony over areas under its control, while activists and rights groups accused it of torturing and killing its rivals, including with public executions.

On Monday, the body of a decapitated child was found near ISIL's headquarters in Kafranbel, Idlib, the Observatory said.

The rebel side also committed abuses, executing two ISIL fighters and burning one of their bodies in the Haydariyeh district of Aleppo, "in front of neighbourhood residents", the group added.

While many in the opposition welcomed the war on ISIL, some fear it threatens to distract from the battle with Assad's forces, which have continued to bombard rebel-held areas.

In rebel-held Bazaa in Aleppo province, an air raid killed 12 people including three children, the Observatory said.

It was the latest in a regime air campaign against Aleppo that killed some 550 people between December 15 and January 2, according to the monitoring group.

The Syrian conflict is estimated to have claimed more than 130,000 lives, and has forced millions more to flee their homes.

A security official in Damascus told AFP the fighting between the rebels and ISIL was "expected, and will become more violent".

UN leader Ban Ki-moon, meanwhile, started sending out invitations to the so-called Geneva 2 peace talks, but Assad's key ally Iran was not on the first list, UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said.

Iran brushed off the move, saying it would only accept an offer to participate that respected its "honour".

The decision may help pave the way for the opposition National Coalition, which has repeatedly stipulated Iran must not be invited, to participate.

The Coalition, which re-elected Ahmad Jarba as its leader on Sunday, will discuss Tuesday whether to attend the talks, although a key group -- the Syrian National Council -- has already announced its boycott.

The 30 countries invited to the Geneva talks include Saudi Arabia, a major backer of the Syrian opposition, as well as Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- the five UN Security Council permanent members -- and Syria's neighbours such as Turkey, Iraq and Jordan.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet on January 13 in a bid to decide Iran's role in ending the nearly three-year-old war, said UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq.

Tehran's role has been one of many obstacles that have bedeviled efforts by Ban and UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to organize the conference.

The makeup of the Syrian opposition and governm

ent delegations has also called friction.

300 sick in Japan after eating contaminated food

More than 300 people across Japan have fallen ill after eating frozen food products contaminated with pesticide, reports said Tuesday.
Shoppers have reported vomiting, diarrhoea and other symptoms of food poisoning after eating food produced at a plant in Gunma, north of Tokyo, according to surveys carried out by the Asahi Shimbun and other local media.
The plant, run by a subsidiary of the nation's largest seafood firm Maruha Nichiro Holdings, is at the centre of the nation's latest food poisoning scandal.
Japanese police have launched an investigation into the company after it revealed last month that some of its frozen food products were tainted with malathion, an agricultural chemical often used to kill aphid in corn and rice fields.
According to local media, police suspect the pesticide was mixed into the products at the plant, which pro
duced frozen foods including pizza and lasagna.
Asahi Shimbun said it found the number of people who fell sick "exceeded 300", while national broadcaster NHK said Monday that 359 people had taken ill.
Maruha Nichiro said that it had received some 460,000 phone calls from consumers in connection with the incident, including complaints about sickening after eating the products, a company spokesman said.
Calls also included complaints about the unusual odour of some products and ways to return the products, the spokesman said.
The food maker had so far recovered some 1.2 million packages of potentially tainted products out of 6.4 million it wants to recall, he added.
Maruha Nichiro said that the products in question had not been shipped overseas.
The spokesman declined to comment on a possible impact of the incident on the company's earnings, only saying: "We have to specify the cause first."
While incidents of food poisoning have occurred in Japan, including in August 2012 when E. coli-contaminated cabbage killed seven people and sickened dozens, food standards are relatively high.
However, the country's reputation for safe and high quality food suffered a body-blow from the after-effects of the Fukushima atomic disaster, in which acres of farmland were polluted by nuclear fall-out.