Ukubwa wa uharibifu Gaza waonekana

Wanajeshi wa Israel wakiondoka Gaza

Ukubwa wa uharibifu kufuatia mashambulio ya wiki tatu ya Israel huko Gaza, sasa umeweza kuonekana baada ya pande zote mbili Israel na Hamas kutangaza kusimamisha mapigano.

Afisa wa Umoja wa Mataifa John Ging amesema watu nusu milioni hawana maji tangu mzozo huo ulipoanza na wengine wengi hawana umeme.

Nyumba elfu nne zimeharibiwa kabisa na kubakia magofu na maelfu ya watu hawana makazi.

Msemaji wa serikali ya Israel Mark Regev amesema ana matumaini mpaka kwa ajili ya kupitishia misaada utafunguliwa baadae leo.

Waziri Mkuu wa Israeli Ehud Olmert amesema anataka majeshi ya nchi yake kuondoka haraka iwezekanavyo na baadhi wameshaondoka.

Israel ilitangaza kusimamisha mapigano siku ya Jumamosi na ikajigamba imefikia malengo yake ya kivita.

Baadae Hamas ilitangaza mpango wake wa kuacha mapigano huku mmoja wa viongozi wake akidai "wamepata ushindi" dhidi ya Israel.

Source: BBC

Simba yatwaa pointi tatu kwa Polisi Moro

SIMBA jana ilianza vyema mzunguko wa pili wa ligi kuu Tanzania Bara, kwa kuifunga Polisi Morogoro kwa mabao 3-2. Ushindi huo ni mwanzo mzuri kwa kocha mpya wa timu hiyo, Patrick Phiri, na pia umetimiza dhamira ya timu hiyo ya kutaka kushinda mechi zote za mzunguko wa pili. Hata hivyo mchezo huo umedhihirisha kuwa kocha Phiri bado ana kazi kubwa ya kuunoa mstari wa ushambuliaji, ambao ulipoteza nafasi nyingi.

Mchezo huo uliochezwa Uwanja wa Taifa, Dar es Salaam, ulishuhudia Simba ikibisha hodi langoni kwa wapinzani wao dakika ya sita, kupitia kwa Mussa Hassan 'Mgosi' aliyekosa bao la wazi baada ya kubaki na kipa.Simba iliendelea kufanya mashambulizi langoni mwa wapinzani wao, ambapo dakika ya tisa Nico Nyagawa alipata nafasi ya kufunga, lakini shuti kali alilopiga lilipaa hewani.

Dakika ya 33 Mgosi alipata nafasi nyingine ya kufunga baada ya kupokea pasi safi ya Nyagawa, lakini mabeki wa Polisi walikuwa makini kuokoa hatari hiyo.Polisi ilijibu mashambulizi hayo kwa kufanya mashambulizi ya kustukiza langoni kwa Simba, lakini mabeki Kevin Yondan na Juma Nyoso waliondoa hatari hizo.

Hadi kipindi cha kwanza kinamalizika timu zote zilienda mapumziko zikiwa hazijaona lango la mwenzake.Kipindi cha pili kilipoanza, Simba ilifanya mabadiliko kwa kumtoa Adam Kingwande na nafasi yake kuchukuliwa na Orji Obinna, aliyewanyanyua mashabiki wa timu yake vitini.Alifunga bao la kwanza dakika nne tu tokea kipindi hicho kianze kwa kuunganisha pasi ya Nyagawa.

Dakika tatu baadae, Polisi ilisawazisha bao hilo kupitia kwa Nico Kabipe, aliyefunga kwa kichwa baada ya mabeki wa Simba na golikipa wake Deo Bonventure, kuchanganyana. Kufuatia bao hilo, timu zote zilizidisha mashambulizi na dakika ya 61 Simba iliandika bao la pili kupitia kwa Obinna, aliyepokea pasi ya Mgosi.

Hata hivyo, funga nikufunge iliendelea kwani bao hilo halikudumu, na dakika ya 71 Ally Moshi aliyetokea benchi aliisawazishia Polisi kwa kuweka wavuni bao la pili. Baada ya bao hilo, Polisi ilijizatiti na kufanya mashambulizi ya hapa na pale, ila umaliziaji mbovu uliifanya timu hiyo kukosa mabao ya wazi.Mgosi alifunga bao la tatu dakika ya 75, baada ya kupokea pasi ya Nyagawa, na kuifanya timu yake kuibuka na ushindi katika mchezo huo.

Licha ya Simba kuibuka mshindi katika mchezo huo, timu hiyo haikuweza kuonyesha kandanda safi baada ya wachezaji wake kuonekana kutoelewana, na wakikosa mabao mengi ya wazi kupitia kwa Mgosi.Akizungumzia mchezo huo, Kocha Mkuu wa Simba, Patrick Phiri, alisema licha ya timu yake kushinda, mchezo ulikuwa mgumu kwa timu yake.

Phiri alisema baada ya mchezo huo anatarajia kukifanyia marekebisho kikosi chake kwa ajili ya kujiandaa na mchezo mwingine dhidi ya Villa Squad, utakaofanyika keshokutwa.

Simba ilipangwa hivi: Deo Bonventure, Juma Jabu, Kevin Yondan, Henry Joseph, Juma Nyoso, Said Nassor, Jabir Aziz, Adam Kingwande/Obinna, Mgosi na Nico Nyagawa.

Polisi Morogoro: Benjamin Haule, Nahoda Bakari, Haji Mbelwa, Juma Mkeketa/Tofaya Daud, Seleman Kissi, Adam Juma, Delta Thomas, Fred Agai/Thobias John, Mokati Lambos/Ally Moshi, Sammy Kessy na Nico Nabipe.

King Kong-ed out: Liesel, Budapest's oldest gorilla, goes under the knife

The patient may not have been in any condition to appreciate it, but the surgical team treated her as carefully as a newborn baby.

Unlike a newborn baby, however, it took three vets to lift her on to the operating table.

And to ensure there was no chance of Liesel the lowland gorilla waking up inconveniently they made sure the 32-year-old was given a hefty anaesthetic.

Heavy! Veterinarians lift Liesel onto the operating table

Once she was under and flat on her back, the operation proceeded smoothly, with Liesel fast asleep.

The three-hour procedure was to remove a tumour in her uterus and was carried out in Budapest, Hungary.

Budapest Zoo spokesman said that when Liesel came to them in 1989 from Germany's Frankfurt Zoo, she may have a malignant tumour on her right ovary, and it was now a danger to her.

Surgeons remove the tumour - Liesel will be kept away from the other gorillas in the zoo for at least a week

Liesel, whose name is a short version of Elizabeth popular in the 17th century, is the oldest gorilla in the Eastern European country and the operation was a first for its veterinarians.

She will be kept under observation and apart from the rest of gorillas at the zoo for about a week.

More exams will be needed to determine why the mother of three - Dango, Gorka and Ebobo - has not given birth since 2000.

Most kinds of lowland gorillas are critically endangered, although a census of western lowland gorillas, which are found in the northern part of the Republic of Congo, found populations are doing much better than anyone expected.

The census found 125,000 of the apes alive and well in two adjacent areas of the Congo in an area covering 47,000 sq km.

A census in the 1980s estimated that about 100,000 remained, but numbers were since thought to have halved.

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Baller on Baller: Hargreaves at Suns Game

Owen Hargreaves was spotted at the Denver Nuggets/Phoenix Suns game in Colorado (where he is getting his second knee surgery at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Vail) last night.

Apparently he was sitting with former Suns point guard, Rex Chapman (don’t bother looking him up… not cute). Hargreaves is yet another footballer who adores the game of basketball, and more specifically thee Phoenix Suns. (Didier Drogba is a Boston Celtics fan, while John Terry and David Beckham prefer the Los Angeles Lakers.) But the Man United star has taken his obsession a step farther by writing a blog about the Suns. Alas, the media were unaware that they had an internationally renowned athlete in their midst. There are no pictures, and the only way we know that he was in fact there, was that the cameras were more intrigued by the Suns alum sitting next to him. Tisk tisk paps, get on it!

Owen is close friends with Steve Nash (pictured above), a player for the Suns, but also a devout Tottenham Hotspurs fan. Interesting.

Pinda ziarani Zanzibar

WAZIRI Mkuu Mizengo Pinda akilakiwa na Waziri Kiongozi wa Zanzibar, Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, kwenye Uwanja wa Ndege wa Zanzibar. Kushoto ni Naibu Waziri Kiongozi, Ali Juma Shamhuna.


WAZIRI Mkuu Mizengo Pinda akikagua kadi za wanachama wa chama cha ushirika wa kuweka na kukopa (SACCOS) ya Meli nne, Zanzibar, juzi. Kushoto ni Waziri Kiongozi wa Zanzibar, Shamsi Vuai Nahodha na kulia ni Mhazini wa ushirika huo, Shemsa Hilali.


MKE wa Waziri Mkuu Mama Tunu Pinda akikagua mpunga katika bonde la Cheju, mkoa wa Kusini Unguja.

Alex Gerrard in Bumper Brush

Seems that the Gerrards are all out of luck this month. First Stevie’s brawl arrest, then Lexie had about of the flu, and now Alex has gotten herself in a bit of a bumper bind on the A565 Formby bypass. On her way to take Lilly-Ella to school, Mrs. Gerrard was stuck in traffic and there was a small collision with her £55,000 Range Rover. Nobody was injured in the minor accident and the two drivers exchanged details before going their separate ways.



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Coleen's Bro Tied to Gerrard Brawl

Anthony McLoughlin, 19, was arrested and held for questioning yesterday at the Southport Police Station in connection with the brawl that took place at the Lounge Inn, which saw Steven Gerrard charged with assault and affray. McLoughlin was released without charge and neither him nor any relating party would comment.

Apparently the younger McLoughlin was dining with Gerrard when the fracas took place.

picture via The Sun

Who's sending Amy head over heels? Winehouse is put through gymnastic workout on the rings

The zest for life that Amy Winehouse has displayed during her spell in the Caribbean seems to increase every day.

After revealing herself to be a bit of a dab hand on a trapeze, the singer tried out another piece of exercise equipment during her Caribbean workout.

Amy, who is on holiday in St Lucia, took to the gymnastic rings the help of an instructor.

Upside down: Amy Winehouse fearlessly takes to the gymnastic rings in St Lucia

Through the ringer: Amy tries out a number of moves

Dressed in a pair of denim shorts and red cropped top, she swung herself up into the air and fearlessly tried out some leg exercises as she hung upside down.

She also attempted some floor exercises, throwing some impressive shapes on the mats.

The limber singer tried a number of yoga-style stretches, and her instructor even helped her through a tricky handstand.

Despite kicking off the day with the best of intentions, however, it apparently goes downhill from there.

According to the Sun, she begins drinking alcohol at lunchtime, and continues hitting the bottle well into the evening.

Throwing shapes: The singer attempts some yoga-style stretches

Yoga bunny: Amy proves she is a dab hand on the gym mat

Amy has taken to grabbing people's drinks and begging guests to order alcohol for her after hotel staff refused to serve the singer, it is reported.

One source said: ‘We keep catching her crawling past bars, or hiding behind chairs. She grabs guests’ drinks and runs off, like a squirrel with a nut.’

And guests are said to be baffled by her mood swings, watching the 25-year-old go from being friendly one to minute to 'throwing things and swearing her head off the next'.

The Back to Black singer recently revealed she was having the time of her life during her extended stay on the paradise island.

While her jailbird husband Blake Fielder-Civil has instructed his lawyer to begin divorce proceedings, Amy has been pictured kissing new hunk Josh Bowman, 21, who has since left the resort.

The limber 25-year-old manages a handstand with the help of her trainer

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Stars yalinda heshima, yashinda 3-2

TIMU ya soka ya Taifa ya Tanzania Bara ‘Kilimanjaro Stars’, angalau jana iliwafariji Watanzania baada ya kuibuka na ushindi wa mabao 3-2 dhidi ya Burundi hivyo kushika nafasi ya tatu katika michuano ya Kombe la Chalenji iliyomalizika jana.

Mchezo huo wa kusisimua wa kutafuta mshindi wa tatu ulifanyika kwenye Uwanja wa Mandela nje kidogo ya mji wa Kampala, ambapo hadi mapumziko Burundi ilikuwa mbele kwa mabao 2-1.

Stars inayonolewa na Mbrazili Marcio Maximo ilitangulia kupata bao dakika ya pili, mfungaji akiwa Mrisho Ngasa, lakini kabla hata watazamaji hawajatulia vizuri vitini, Burundi ilisawazisha dakika ya tano kwa mkwaju wa penalti.

Penalti hiyo ilitolewa baada ya Henry Joseph kumuangusha Nahimana Claude katika eneo la hatari, ambapo Irambona Abdallah alipachika wavuni penalti hiyo. Warundi ambao katika nusu fainali walinyukwa mabao 5-0 na Uganda, walipachika bao la pili dakika ya 42, mfungaji akiwa Jaffar Jumapili kwa shuti.

Jerry Tegete aliyeingia kipindi cha pili alipachika bao la pili dakika ya 68, kabla Danny Mrwanda kupachika bao la tatu dakika ya 76.

Gesi yaanza kusambazwa tena Ulaya

Mitambo ya gas ya Urusi na Ukraine

Saa chache baada ya kutangaza kwamba imerejesha usambazaji wa gesi, kampuni kubwa ya gesi ya Urusi Gazprom sasa imeilaumu Ukraine kwa kufungia bidhaa hiyo kuingia barani Ulaya.

Ukraine Kwa upande wake imesema Urusi imebadilisha njia ya kusambazia gesi hiyo bila kuijulisha mabadiliko hayo.

Urusi ilisimamisha usambazaji wa gesi hiyo wiki moja iliyopita baada ya kuilaumu Ukraine kuiba bidhaa hiyo ikiwa njiani Ulaya.

Source: BBC

Cristiano Ronaldo Crowned FIFA World Player Of The Year

The Manchester United star has been named as the FIFA World Player of the Year at tonight’s gala in Zurich.

Cristiano Ronaldo beat off competition from Lionel Messi, Xavi, as well as Fernando Torres, and last year’s winner Kaka, to win the FIFA World Player of the Year Award with a total of 935 vote points.

In second place was Barcelona star Lionel Messi with 678, while Liverpool striker Fernando Torres finished third with 203.

AC Milan star Kaka was not far behind in fourth with 183, while Barcelona's Xavi ended up fifth with 155.

The attacking wideman had a magnificent 2007/08 season, scoring 42 goals for Manchester United, and capturing the Premier League, Champions League and European Golden Boot. He followed this up this term by lifting the Club World Cup in Japan.

Ronaldo caps off a clean sweep of the major awards, having also picked up the prestigious Ballon d'Or (European Footballer of the Year) at the end of 2008.

The 23-year-old becomes the first English-based player to be named FIFA World Player of the Year, and only the second Portuguese, following in the footsteps of Luis Figo, who triumphed in 2001.

In the women's category, Brazilian sensation Marta was victorious, winning for the third year in succession.

The FIFA Fair Play Awards went jointly to the Armenia and Turkey Football Federations for the work they did in helping bring the two countries together politically, socially and football-wise.

The FIFA Presidential Award was presented to the United States Women's National Team.


Source: Goal.com

Best dressed Jennifer Lopez dazzles in a daring backless gown at the Golden Globes (but still no wedding ring)

Jennifer Lopez ruled the red carpet as Hollywood's biggest and most beautiful stars donned their finest for the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills last night.

The singer, who was the opening presenter of the night, dazzled in a daring plunge V-neck, gold-bead gown by Marchesa that cut away at the back.

She put on a show of unity with husband Marc Anthony in an apparent effort to silence rumours of martial woes between the high-profile couple, who welcomed twins less than a year ago.

However there was one notable item missing from her impressive collection of Lorraine Schwartz jewels - her wedding ring.

Midas touch: Jennifer Lopez dazzled in a gold Marchesa gown and Lorraine Schwartz jewels

Show of unity: Jennifer arrived with husband Marc Anthony amid rumours of marital woes, but she didn't wear her wedding ring

Still, her ensemble, which took inspiration from a Globe statuette, managed to impress fashion observers.

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'Jennifer Lopez looks exactly like you want Jennifer Lopez to look,' said Hal Rubenstein, fashion director at InStyle.

Elsewhere on the red carpet there were lots of hues of ocean blues, tropical shades and sandy neutrals, strapless corset-style gowns, one-shoulder numbers and a little glitz thrown in.

Power couple: Brad Pitt arrived with Angelina Jolie, who wore a simple silver-beaded dress by Versace

Full length and fabulous: Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker wore Reem Acra while Anne Hathaway opted for a Giorgio Armani Prive dress

























Frock stars: Salma Hayek led from the front in Bottega Veneta while Eva Mendes showed off her curves in white strapless Dior

The jewels - big chunky earrings and oversized necklaces - apparently are recession-proof.

'I've never seen such a sophisticated Golden Globes. It's like it was the Oscars,' said stylist Mary Alice Stephenson.

Penelope Cruz went for a more subtle gold in a slim column gown by Giorgio Armani Prive with the occasional beaded horizontal stripe

























Gumtree mafia: Former Home and Away actresses Isla Fisher opted for champagne and ruffles while Melissa George kept her cool in ice blue Giorgio Armani Prive

























Blonde ambition: Gossip Girl star Blake Lively wore a Nina Ricci strapless satin dress while Cameron Diaz settled on bright pink Chanel

Megan Fox wore a ripped-from-the-runway delicate Ralph Lauren gold dress.

A blond Drew Barrymore channeled Marilyn Monroe with a pouffed-out hairdo and dove gray off-the-shoulder John Galliano for Dior gown.

'She created a moment,' observed Stephenson.

Young guns: Miley Cyrus in Marchesa and Hayden Panettiere in Gianfranco Ferre

























Monroe moment: Drew Barrymore took inspiration from Marilyn in a John Galliano for Dior gown

Angelina Jolie captured a bit of a boho vibe in a loose Versace tank gown, while Brad Pitt went a more traditional route with aviator sunglasses and a classic bow tie.

'They rule the red carpet,' said Lisa Rinna, TV Guide Channel's red-carpet host.

'She looked easy, relaxed and beautiful.'

The star piece of Debra Messing's outfit: 19th-century diamond-and-emerald drop earrings by Fred Leighton.

Easy elegance: Purple reigned for Anna Paquin in Herve Leroux while Kyra Sedgwick wore a crimson Oscar de la Renta confection

























Dressed to frill: Olivia Wilde in Reem Acra and Sandra Bullock in Dior

Of her halter dress, she said: 'It picked me. It fits perfectly, and I feel unbelievably comfortable in it. It just made me feel pretty, and that's the bottom line, really.'

An elegant Anne Hathaway was among the many stars dressed in blue.

She wore an Armani Prive strapless gown with a crystal-studded bustier and skirt of layered gazar.

Gossip Girl star Blake Lively was in a midnight-blue strapless satin gown with iridescent sequin embroidery by Nina Ricci.

Blue crush: Debra Messing in Vera Wang and Maggie Gyllenhaal in Lanvin

























Family affair: Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore (in Dior) arrived hand in hand followed by the actress' daughter Rumer Willis and boyfriend Micah Alberti

























Date night: High School Musical sweethearts Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens cosied up on the red carpet while supermodel Heidi Klum was accompanied by her husband Seal

Three made a trend for white: Kate Beckinsale in a J. Mendel sculptured strapless, Sandra Bullock in Dior, and Miley Cyrus in an empire-waist Marchesa with peek-a-boo gold embroidery.

Fans of red included Eva Longoria in a supersleek strapless gown by Reem Acra and Kyra Sedgwick in a corseted Oscar de la Renta.

Those wearing one-shoulder creations included Maggie Gyllenhaal in a subtle blue leopard print gown by Lanvin, Cameron Diaz in bright pink Chanel and Sandra Bullock in a cream Dior.

Going for gold: Slumdog Millionaire's Freida Pinto in Christian Lacroix, Megan Fox in Ralph Lauren and Penelope Cruz in Giorgio Armani Prive

Demi Moore wore a peach Dior chiffon gown, while her daughter Rumer Willis, the official Miss Golden Globe, wore a rose-red strapless gown by Reem Acra that had an embroidered jeweled waist. Moore's husband, Ashton Kutcher, did the black-on-black combination also favored by Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers.

'I don't think anybody laid an egg tonight,' said Sasha Charnin Morrison, fashion director for US Weekly. 'It was really glorious, really stunning.'

Freida Pinto, one of the stars of Slumdog Millionaire, said she was taken with her 'mustardy gold' gown by Christian Lacroix.

'When you wear one dress you feel absolutely 'wow' about, you have to wear it. And this one was it,' Pinto said.

Brit hits: Kristin Scott Thomas and Kate Beckinsale in J. Mendel


Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Kilimanjaro Stars yafungwa 2-1 na Harambee Stars

Kilimanjaro Stars imeshindwa kung’ara, baada ya kuchapwa kwa mabao 2-1 na Kenya katika mechi ya nusu fainali ya michuano ya Kombe la Chalenji iliyofanyika jana.

Mechi hiyo ilifanyika saa 6:30 mchana kwenye Uwanja wa Nambole, Kampala, Kenya iliweza kusonga mbele baada ya kupata mabao ya harakaharaka yaliyofungwa ndani ya dakika tatu kwenye kipindi cha kwanza.

Stars ilipata bao katika dakika ya 77 lililofungwa na Danny Mrwanda baada ya kupokea krosi safi ya Mrisho Ngassa ambaye aliwapiga chenga mabeki watatu kutoka winga ya kulia na kumpatia mfungaji aliyeachia shuti lililokwenda kirahisi wavuni baada ya kumpita kipa Duncan Ochieng.

Baada ya bao hilo, mwamuzi kutoka Somalia Hassan Haile alimzawadia kadi nyekundu Salum Swedi ambaye aliangushwa na mchezaji wa Kenya, kadi iliyofanya Kilimanjaro Stars kumalizia dakika 13 za mwisho wakiwa pungufu.

Bao hilo pekee la Kilimanjaro Stars halikuweza kuisaidia kutinga fainali kufuatia mshambuliaji wa Azam FC, Francis Ouma kuipatia Kenya bao la kwanza dakika ya 19, baada ya kipa Shaban Dihile aliyekuwa mgonjwa kupishana na mpira.

Dakika tatu baadaye mshambuliaji wa Yanga Mike Barasa aliifungia timu yake bao la pili, akitumia makosa ya mabeki wa Kilimanjaro Stars. Sasa Kilimanjaro Stars itashuka dimbani kuwania nafasi ya tatu na kitita cha dola za Marekani 10,000 itakapoumana na Burundi iliyochapwa kwa mabao 5-0 na Uganda katika mechi ya pili ya nusu fainali.

Mechi ya jana iliyochezwa wakati kukiwa na jua kali iliwalazimu wachezaji wa timu zote mbili kufanya kazi ya ziada ya kujimwagia maji ili kupooza miili yao. Kilimanjaro Stars ilishuka dimbani ikiwakosa wachezaji wake nyota nahodha Shadrack Nsajigwa ambaye amekuwa akionyesha umahiri mkubwa katika safu ya ulinzi baada ya kupewa kadi mbili za njano, beki Kelvin Yondan aliyeonyeshwa kadi nyekundu kwenye mechi dhidi ya Uganda na Meshack Abel, ambaye ni majeruhi wa enka.

Kocha Mbrazil Marcio Maximo hakuwa na njia bali ni kubadilisha mfumo kwa kulazimisha kuwachezesha Nurdin Bakari upande wa kulia na kiungo Henry Joseph kucheza kama kiungo mkabaji, jambo ambalo lilifanya Stars kufungwa mabao mawili ya harakaharaka kipindi cha kwanza.

Kilimanjaro Stars ilionekana kubadilika pale Maximo alipoamua kuwaingiza Musa Hassan ‘Mgosi’ na Amir Maftaha akiwatoa Haruna Moshi na Athumani Iddi. Hata hivyo, kama mwamuzi Haile angechezesha kwa kufuata sheria 17 za soka, basi mambo yangeweza kuwa tofauti kwa Kilimanjaro Stars.

Mwamuzi huyo alishindwa kuamuru ipigwe penalti baada ya Mgosi kuangushwa eneo la hatari na nahodha Henry Ochieng na pale beki wa Kenya aliposhika mpira kwa makusudi. Kocha Maximo alisema, “Tulicheza vibaya katika kipindi cha kwanza lakini tulikuwa imara kipindi cha pili.

Ninawapongeza wachezaji wangu waliopigana kufa na kupona katika dakika za mwisho na sasa tunaelekeza nguvu kwenye mechi ijayo.” Maximo na Meneja wa timu Leopold Tasso Mukebezi walikataa kutoa shutuma kwa mwamuzi kama kisingizio cha kufungwa wakati wakihojiwa na TBC Taifa. “Siwezi kutoa maoni kuhusu mwamuzi. Kufungwa ni moja ya mchezo,” aliiambia TBC Taifa mara baada ya mechi.

Let's Do Lunch: England and Ireland

The Carricks and Keanes went out to lunch yesterday. Although they are fierce opponents on the pitch, Robbie and Michael are friends from their time together at Tottenham.

picture via The Sun

Team Jackets: AC Milan in Dolce Gabbana

Um, is this a football team or the cast of Grease?

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Sheikh Yahya si Mungu - CCM

CHAMA Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), kimeuponda utabiri uliotolewa juzi na Mnajimu Sheikh Yahya Hussein na kusema, sheikh huyo sio Mungu kutabiri mpasuko ndani ya chama hicho.

Katibu Mkuu Yusuf Makamba alisema jana kuwa, CCM haiwezi kuvunjwa moyo na utabiri huo kwa kuwa Sheikh Yahya ni binadamu anayeweza kutumia busara zake kusema anachoamini kuwa kweli.

Kauli ya Makamba imekuja siku moja baada ya Sheikh Yahya Hussein kuitabiria CCM mpasuko na kueleza kuwa Serikali itakayoundwa mwakani, itakuwa ya umoja wa vyama vya siasa.
Sheikh Yahya alisema CCM mwakani haitakuwa na nafasi kutawala peke yake ingawa Rais Jakaya Kikwete bado ataendelea na wadhifa wake wa urais.

"Siwezi kukubaliana na utabiri wa Sheikh Yahya kwa sababu yeye sio Mungu na kama watu wanaweza kuamini utabiri wake na kukubaliana nao basi. Mimi pia ninatabiri kwamba CCM haitapasuka bali itaendelea kutawala nchi hii milele," alisema Makamba kwa kejeli.

Kwa mujibu wa Makamba, CCM bado ni chama imara na kamwe hakiwezi kupasuka kama Sheikh Yahya anavyosema katika utabiri wake na pia serikali yake itakayoiunda mwakani itaendelea kuwa ya chama kimoja.

"Kama Sheikh Yahya ametoa utabiri huo na mimi ninatabiri hivyo sasa tuone nani mkweli katika utabiri wake," alisema Makamba na kuongeza: "Huu sio wakati wa kutabiri ni wakati wa kuzungumzia maendeleo ya chama lakini kama unaona suala la utabiri wa Sheikh Yahya ndiyo la muhimu, ukaandike kwamba Makamba kasema Sheikh Yahya sio Mungu na siwezi kukubaliana na utabiri wake."

Alifafanua kwamba CCM haiwezi kuyumba kwa sababu yoyote na itaendelea kutawala bila kushirikiana na vyama vingine. Sheikh Yahya pia katika utabiri wake alisema uchaguzi wa mwaka 2010 hautakuwa na wizi wa kura kwa kuwa watu wamekuwa wajanja na vyama vya siasa nchini vina nguvu sana.

Alifafanua kuwa, Serikali ya mwaka 2010 ni ya muungano wa vyama, uchaguzi ujao hautakuwa na wizi wa kura kama vile ilivyokuwa awali, vyama vya Upinzani kulaumiana na chama tawala. Kwani utajiri na mali ni kigezo cha kupatikana Serikali ya vyama vyote.

Sheikh Yahya alisema kila kitu kina dalili zake na kwamba dalili ya CCM kukwama katika uchaguzi wa 2010 zimekwishaonekana. Suala la CCM kushirikiana na Chama cha Demokrasia (DP), katika uchaguzi mdogo wa Tarime ni udhaifu na dalili tosha juu ya kushindwa kwake," alisema Sheikh Yahya.

Alisema mpasuko ndani ya CCM umetokana na Rais Kikwete kuwa mpinzani mkubwa kwa watu, marafiki, viongozi na hata wanachama wenzake kutokana na kazi na ujasiri wake wa kushughulikia mafisadi ili kulinda mali za umma na kwamba hiyo ndiyo sababu ya kumrudisha madarakani 2010.

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Kilimanjaro Stars yafungwa, yaingia nusu fainali

Licha ya kufungwa mabao 2-1 na Uganda ‘The Cranes’ jana, timu ya Taifa ya Tanzania Bara ‘Kilimanjaro Stars’ imefuzu nusu fainali ya michuano ya Kombe la Chalenji.

Stars jana ilifungwa mabao hayo katika mchezo wa mwisho wa Kundi A uliofanyika Uwanja wa Nakivubo mjini Kampala, ikiwa ni muda mfupi baada ya ndugu zake wa Zanzibar kufungwa mabao 3-0 na Rwanda katika mchezo mwingine wa kundi hilo.

Kwa mazingira hayo, Stars imemaliza michuano hiyo ikiwa na pointi sita kama ilivyo Rwanda, lakini Stars ina uwiano mzuri wa mabao ya kufunga na kufungwa, ambapo Stars imefunga mabao matano na kufungwa manne, huku Rwanda ikiwa imefungwa mabao sita na kufunga sita.

Rwanda ilifungwa mabao 4-0 na Uganda, kisha ikachapwa mabao 2-0 na Stars, wakati yenyewe Stars jana ilifungwa mabao 2-1, kisha iliifunga Zanzibar mabao 2-1 na ilifungwa na Somalia bao 1-0. Kutokana na matokeo hayo, Stars sasa imeshika nafasi ya pili katika kundi hilo na itacheza na Kenya iliyoshika nafasi ya kwanza Kundi B.

Uganda iliyoshika nafasi ya kwanza Kundi A ikiwa na pointi 10, baada ya kushinda michezo mitatu na kutoka sare mmoja, itacheza na mshindi wa pili Kundi B Burundi. Katika mchezo wa jana, Uganda ilipata bao dakika ya 11 mfungaji akiwa Omony Bryan aliyewatoka mabeki wa Stars na kutumbukiza mpira wavuni, kabla ya Stephen Bengo kuongeza la pili dakika ya 27 kutokana na mpira wa kona.

Kipindi cha Stars kilianza kwa kasi zaidi, ambapo dakika ya 48 Stars ilipata bao mfungaji akiwa Salum Sued kwa mkwaju wa penalti baada ya Danny Mrwanda kuangushwa alipokuwa akielekea kufunga. Kilimanjaro Stars ilipata pigo dakika ya 87 baada ya Kelvin Yondani kuonyeshwa kadi nyekundu akidaiwa kumpiga Omony Bryan.

Kilimanjaro Stars:Deo Bonaventura, Shadrack Nsajigwa, Juma Jabu, Said Sued, Kelvin Yondani, Henry Joseph (Nurdin Bakari dk.62), Mrisho Ngassa (Mussa Hassan `Mgosi\' dk.77), Godfrey Bonny, Danny Mrwanda, Haruna Moshi `Boban\'(Nizar Khalfan dk.86) na Athumani Iddi `Chuji`.

Mchezo wa mapema jana, Rwanda iliifunga Zanzibar mabao 3-0 yaliyofungwa na Lomani Jean dakika ya 11, Hakiri Jean dakika ya 17 na Gasana Jean Bosco dakika ya 39.

Akizungumza baada ya mchezo huo, kocha wa Zanzibar, Mmisri Badr El-Din alidai kuwa wachezaji wake walicheza kwa hofu ndio maana walijikuta wakiboronga.

Kocha wa Rwanda, Branco Tucak alisema ari ya wachezaji ndio iliyowasaidia baada ya kupoteza mechi zao kwa Uganda na Tanzania Bara.

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Iker Casillas Rumoured to Snag New Model "Friend"

It seems Iker was seen getting cozy with Spanish model, Ariadne Artiles on New Year's Eve. Artiles is recently divorced from Spanish Superbike racer, Fonsi Nieto. (Who I shall dub "Tiny Biker." I would divorce him too if I couldn't wear my cute new Louboutin pumps in fear of being taller than him. And who keeps the name "Fonsi" anyway. Seriously.)

Yeah she's gorgeous model, blah blah blah. No pictorial evidence has been provided yet, but just give it time.

Kilimanjaro Stars yaifunga Rwanda 2-0

Timu ya soka ya Taifa ya Tanzania Bara 'Kilimanjaro Stars', jana ilijiweka katika mazingira mazuri zaidi ya kufuzu nusu fainali ya michuano ya Kombe la Chalenji inayoendelea nchini Uganda, baada ya kuinyuka Rwanda 'Amavubi' kwa mabao 2-0.

Mechi hiyo ya Kundi A, ilifanyika Uwanja wa Nakivubo. Wakati Stars ikiiangamiza Rwanda, timu ya Taifa ya Uganda ‘The Cranes’ iliifunga Somalia kwa mabao 4-0, hivyo kufikisha pointi saba na kuendelea kuongoza kundi hilo, ikiwa imejiweka katika asilimia kubwa ya kufuzu hatua ya nusu fainali.

Uganda itamaliza mechi za makundi kesho kwa kucheza na Stars yenye pointi sita kutokana na michezo mitatu iliyocheza. Stars inayonolewa na Mbrazili Marcio Maximo ilipachika bao la kwanza dakika ya nane, mfungaji akiwa Mrisho Ngassa, aliyeunganisha pasi ya Haruna Moshi 'Boban’ na mpira kumkuta mfungaji aliyeutumbukiza wavuni.

Kabla ya bao hilo lango la Rwanda ambayo mchezo wa kwanza ilinyukwa kwa mabao 4-0 na Uganda, kabla ya kuifunga Somalia mabao 3-0, lilikuwa katika hekaheka, lakini Danny Mrwanda na Athumani Idd 'Chuji' kwa nyakati tofauti walishindwa kulenga lango.

Rwanda nayo ilipata nafasi kadhaa za kufunga, lakini Tuyisenge Pekeyake, Kamana Bakota, Ntaganda Elias kwa nyakati tofauti, mikwaju yao ilitoka nje ya lango, au iliokolewa na kipa Deogratius Munishi wa Stars.

Dakika ya 37 Idd alipachika bao la pili kwa shuti, likiwa pia ni bao lake la pili katika michuano hiyo, baada ya Jumatatu kufunga bao moja katika ushindi wa mabao 2-0 uliopatikana kwenye mechi dhidi ya timu ya Taifa ya Zanzibar 'Karume Boys’.

Mabadiliko yaliyofanywa na Maximo kipindi cha pili kuwatoa kwa nyakati tofauti Idd, Ngassa na Moshi na kuwaingiza Mussa Hassan 'Mgosi', Nurdin Bakari na Nizar Khalfan, yaliisaidia kwa kiasi kikubwa Stars kuendelea kumiliki mpira, ingawa umaliziaji bado ulikuwa tatizo.

Katika kipindi hicho, Mgosi, Mrwanda na Nizar waliingia mara kadhaa katika eneo la hatari la Rwanda, lakini walishikwa na vigugumizi vya miguu na kushindwa kuliona lango. Kwa matokeo hayo, Stars imefikisha pointi sita, ikiwa na mchezo mmoja mkononi dhidi ya Uganda 'The Cranes' kesho.

Lakini kwa kipigo cha jana, Rwanda sasa ili isonge mbele, itabidi iifunge Zanzibar kesho, huku ikiomba Stars ifungwe na kusubiri uwiano wa mabao ya kufunga na kufungwa. Katika mchezo mwingine jana alasiri, Uganda na Somalia, mabao ya washindi yalifungwa na Tonny Maweje (dakika ya 31 na 65), Owen Kasule (dakika ya 39) na Maasa Godfrey (dakika 74).

Uganda sasa ina pointi saba na mabao manane, hivyo kama Stars itaifunga Uganda kesho itafikisha pointi tisa na kushika nafasi ya kwanza, lakini bado Uganda itasonga mbele kutokana na wingi wa mabao ya kufunga, labda Zanzibar yenye pointi nne na mabao matatu kushinda mechi yake ya mwisho kwa mabao zaidi ya saba.

Zanzibar imefungwa mabao mawili na Uganda haijafungwa bao lolote mpaka sasa. Lakini Zanzibar pia inaweza kufuzu kama Stars itafungwa, halafu yenyewe ikaifunga Rwanda. Wakati huohuo, michuano hiyo inaendelea leo kwa Kundi B, ambapo Zambia itaumana na mabingwa watetezi Sudan mchana, kisha alasiri Kenya na Burundi kwenye uwanja huo huo.

Miami nice: Nadine Coyle soaks up the sun poolside in Florida

While her bandmates are freezing in Britain's frosty weather, Nadine Coyle showed she had the right idea as she lapped up the sun in Miami.

The Girls Aloud singer revealed her stunning figure as she lay poolside in a sexy black bikini.

Top up: Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle enjoys a day out in the Miami sun

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• Overexposed Nadine is swept off her feet by gallant boyfriend Jason Bell

The 23-year-old shared jokes with friends after stepping out with her boyfriend Jason Bell for a spot of lunch and relaxation.

She was seen laughing with her companions while munching on a sandwich and taking dips in the pool.

But while Nadine peeled off to top up her tan, Jason stayed in the shade and remained covered-up.

The star lay poolside on Monday where she showed off her stunning figure in a black bikini

Yesterday the couple were out and about again enjoying the warm weather.

Nadine was wearing a pair of revealing yellow hot pants and a white vest top as she strolled the streets of Miami following a spot of lunch with Bell.

They were later seen getting into a yellow cab.

The star relaxes with her boyfriend, New York Giants star Jason Bell

The singer has been dating the New York Giants star since September after splitting from Desperate Housewives actor Jesse Metcalfe.

She is currently based in LA, where her family are opening a chain of Irish pubs.

Nadine out for a stroll in Miami yesterday with Bell

She totted a revealing pair of yellow hot pants and a white vest top

New York-based Bell has been quoted saying: 'I can live anywhere as I’ve started my own finance company,’ fuelling rumours that the pair are planning on moving in together.

Earlier in the week the star was seen literally being swept off her feet by her other half.

Bell gallantly lifted the lithe star over a puddle so she didn't get her feet wet as they crossed the road.

She was wearing a see-through kaftan at the time and revealed a little more than she bargained for, a rare fashion faux pas for the Derry-born stunner.

The singer, who is on a relaxing break with her boyfriend, gets into a yellow cab

Source: Daily Mail Uk.

Jermain Defoe Returns to Tottenham

Looking more like a cockney pimp than a footballer, Defoe returned to White Hart Lane to greet fans and wave his hands about in a welcoming manner. The agent-less baller negotiated the £15m transfer apparently, seeing that he's currently having issues with his representation.

I'm assuming he returned to London because he ran out of women to bone date in Portsmouth. God knows, London is full of women pretty and stupid enough to hook up with the 2008 Man-Ho of the Year.


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Mtibwa Sugar yaingia matatani

Timu ya Mtibwa Sugar iko katika hatari ya kupewa adhabu na Shirikisho la Soka Tanzania kutokana na klabu hiyo kutoa taarifa ya kulidanganya shirikisho hilo.

Pia TFF imekataa ombi la klabu ya Moro United la kutaka mechi yake dhidi ya Azam FC iliyopangwa kufanyika Jumatatu ijayo iahirishwe kutokana na timu hiyo kushiriki michuano ya Kombe la Mapinduzi Zanzibar inayoendelea.

Ofisa Habari wa TFF, Florian Kaijage alisema kuwa Januari 4 mwaka huu, Mtibwa iliiomba TFF kuahirisha mechi zake za Ligi Kuu kutokana na kuwa na wachezaji sita kwenye timu za taifa za Bara, Kilimanjaro Stars na ile ya Zanzibar, Karume Boys.

Mtibwa iliwataja wachezaji hao kuwa ni Shabani Nditi na Salum Swed alioko kwenye kikosi cha Kilimanjaro Stars na wale wa Karume Boys ambao ni Salum ussi, Abdulhalim Hamoud, Abdallah Juma na Soud Abdallah.

“Baada ya kupokea barua hiyo, TFF ilifuatilia kufahamu kama wachezaji walioko kwenye timu ya Zanzibar inayoshiriki michuano ya Kombe la Chalenji na kubaini kuwa hakuna mchezaji hata mmoja kati ya waliotajwa kuwamo kwenye kikosi cha Zanzibar.

“Kutokana na mazingira hayo, Mtibwa wameandikiwa barua ya kutakiwa kutoa maelezo ni kwa nini klabu hiyo isiadhibiwe na Kamati ya Utendaji ya TFF kwa kutoa taarifa kwa uongozi zenye lengo la kupotosha vyombo vya maamuzi vya TFF,” alisema.

Akizungumzia ombi la Moro United, Kaijage alisema kuwa shirikisho lake limekataa ombi hilo kutokana na kutoombwa wala kuarifiwa kwa wakati mwafaka na Moro United juu ya ushiriki wake katika michuano hiyo.

“TFF ilikwishatoa ratiba ya Ligi Kuu tangu Agosti 2008 kwa klabu zote ikiwamo Moro United na kupeleka tena marekebisho ya ratiba mwishoni mwa Desemba 2008.

“Ratiba inawadau wengi wakiwamo waamuzi, makamisaa, klabu, wasimamizi wa vituo na wamiliki wa viwanja ambao wote wanahitaji kupewa taarifa mapema.

“ Moro United iliamua kushiriki mashindano hayo kwa hiyari yake. Hivyo taratibu za michezo ya Ligi Kuu zinaendelea kama zilivyopangwa na ratiba itaendelea kusomeka kama ilivyotangazwa.” Mzunguko wa pili wa Ligi Kuu umepangwa kuanza Jumamosi.

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The World's most amazing Basketball Shot

The yellow team sinks a free throw to win the game.After got 1 point is equal to 89 point and the black team 88 point. But Jordan Snipes throw the ball and got 3 point so the result 91(black team) vs 89(yellow team) The greatest moment in NCAA sport

Europe plunged into energy crisis as Russia cuts off gas supply

• Gas prices rise in London
• Bulgaria reaches 'crisis' point
  

Russia cut gas exports to Europe by 60 per cent today, plunging the continent into an energy crisis 'within hours' as a dispute with Ukraine escalated.

Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine today, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.

Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Croatia and Turkey all reported a halt in gas shipments from Russia through Ukraine. Croatia said it was temporarily reducing supplies to industrial customers while Bulgaria said it had enough gas for only 'for a few days' and was in a 'crisis situation'.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to Gazprom chairman Alexei Miller during a meeting yesterday

The European Union in Brussels called the sudden cutoff to some of its member countries 'completely unacceptable.'

The EU demanded the two sides reopen talks as the row immediately sparked fears of gas supply shortages and rising energy prices in the UK.

The UK is suffering one of its coldest nights this century with temperatures plunging to as low as -10C.

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• Russia slashes gas supplies to Ukraine in move that's set to push up prices across Europe

Though Britain is one of Gazprom's largest importers - relying on the company for some 16 per cent of consumption in 2007, according to The Times - the gas is supplied through a complicated swap scheme that means supplies themselves may not be affected.

Prices, on the other hand, rose during trading in London today.

The dispute, coupled with Israel's military operation in Gaza, also pushed oil up to a three-week high of $49.91 in New York yesterday. Russia, whose main export is oil, stands to benefit for a recovery in prices.

'Without prior warning and in clear contradiction with the reassurances given by the highest Russian and Ukrainian authorities to the European Union, gas supplies to some EU member states have been substantially cut,' the EU said in a statement.

'The Czech EU Presidency and the European Commission demand that gas supplies be restored immediately to the EU and that the two parties resume negotiations at once with a view to a definitive settlement of their bilateral commercial dispute,' the presidency and the Commission said in a joint statement.

They added that the EU would 'intensify the dialogue with both parties so that they can reach an agreement swiftly'.

Overnight the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordered the state energy giant Gazprom to cut supplies to and through Ukraine by around three-fifths amid accusations its neighbour has been siphoning off and stealing Russian gas.

Ukraine says the Russian move has been prompted by payment and price disputes, a row between the two that has become almost annual.

The effects of the dispute on the rest of Europe however is stark, said Ukraine's main gas supplier.

Around 80 per cent of the gas European Union countries receive from Russia comes through Ukraine.

While Germany and France are much more exposed, it is reckoned in some estimates that 15 per cent of Britain's supplies come from Russia through pipelines into the UK's east coast.

'They [the Russians] have reduced deliveries to 92 million cubic metres per 24 hours compared to the promised 221 million cubic metres without explanation,' said Valentin Zemlyansky of the Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz.

'We do not understand how we will deliver gas to Europe. This means that in a few hours problems with supplies to Europe will begin.'

Wholesale gas prices have already risen on the back of the rallying price of oil, up 50 per cent in the last fortnight to more than $48 a barrel on the back of Middle East tension over Israeli incursions into Palestinian-held Gaza.

The dispute stokes fears Britain is over reliant on imported gas. North Sea stocks are dwindling, though initiatives are in place to build the Langeled pipeline from Norway, improve underground long-term storage facilities and receive liquefied natural gas by ship from Africa and Asia.

Eastern and central European countries are already reporting supply problems, including the Czech Republic which has the current presidency of the EU. The EU as a whole depends on Russia for 25 per cent of its gas supplies.


Source: Daily Mail uk.

Kili Stars yaifunga Zenji

Timu ya taifa ya Tanzania Bara, Kilimanjaro Stars, jana ilifanya kweli baada ya kuwakandamiza ndugu zao wa Zanzibar, Karume Boys, kwa bao 2-1, katika mchezo wa michuano ya Kombe la Chalenji uliofanyika kwenye uwanja wa Nakivubo mjini hapa.

Kwa ushindi huo, Kili Stars sasa imefikisha pointi tatu huku Zanzibar wakiwa na nne lakini wamecheza mechi tatu ikiwa ni moja zaidi ya Bara.

Kilimanjaro Stars ilipata bao la kuongoza katika dakika ya 13 lililowekwa kimiani na Danny Mrwanda aliyefunga kwa kichwa akiunganisha mpira uliopigwa na Kigi Makasi.

Zanzibar ilisawazisha katika dakika ya 21 kwa bao lililofungwa na beki wa Yanga na timu ya taifa ya Tanzania, Taifa Stars, Nadir Haroub Canavaro kwa kichwa akiwahi krosi iliyochongwa na Abdi Kassim.

Mrwanda nusura aipatie Kili Stars bao jingine katika dakika ya 22, lakini alishindwa kufunga licha ya kuwa katika nafasi nzuri, ambapo alipiga shuti lililodakwa na kipa Mohamed Abdallah.

Mohamed Seif aliikosesha Zanzibar bao katika dakika ya 60 kufuatia mpira wa kichwa alioupiga kutoka nje wakati tayari kipa Juma Dihile akiwa amepotea mwelekeo.

Kili Stars ilijihakikishia ushindi kwa bao lililofungwa na mchezaji wa Yanga Athumani Idd Chuji katika dakika ya 78 baada ya kupiga mpira wa adhabu uliokwenda moja kwa moja wavuni na kuandika bao la pili.

Adhabu hiyo ilitolewa na mwamuzi Ali Farah baada ya Mrwanda kuchezewa vibaya na mchezaji mmoja wa Zanzibar.

Kocha wa Kili Stars, Mbrazil Marcio Maximo alisema kuwa mchezo huo ulikuwa mgumu kama alivyosema awali na ilitokana na Zanzibar kuwa na beki imara, na baada ya Zanzibar kusawazisha, wachezaji wake walikosa nguvu, lakini kipindi cha pili walibadilika na kupata bao la ushindi.

Naye kocha msaidizi wa Zanzibar, Hafidh Badru alisema mwamuzi aliiuma timu yake na kuipendelea Bara na kuwafanya wachezaji wa timu hiyo kupoteza umakini.

Timu zilikuwa;Zanzibar:Mohamed Abdallah, Haji Abdi. Omar Juma/Ali Hamza (58), Nadir Haroub Canavaro, Suleiman Kassim, Mohamed Seif, Haji Ramadhani, Amour Suleiman, Abdi Kassim , Aggrey Morris na Abdughani Gulam.

Kili Stars:Juma Dihile, Shdrack Nsajigwa, Juma Jabu, Meshack Abel, Salum Sued, Godfrey Bonny, Mrisho Ngassa, Henry Joseph/Athuman Idd (dk.57), Danny Mrwanda, Haruna Moshi Boban na Kigi Makasi/Mussa Hassan Mgosi (dk.58)

Katika mchezo wa kwanza jana, Rwanda waliikandamiza Somalia 3-0. Somalia iliifunga Bara 1-0 katika mchezo uliofanyika Jumamosi.

Mashindano hayo yanaendelea tena leo kwa Kenya kucheza na Djibout, huku Burundi wakipepetana na Sudan.


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Miracle of woman who fell pregnant - despite having TWO reproductive systems

One in a million: Lindsay Hasaj has two reproductive systems

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When Lindsay Hasaj found out she was pregnant, she and her husband Tony were thrilled.

But five weeks later, the 27-year old received a bigger surprise - doctors told her she had a dual reproductive system, with the baby growing in one of her two wombs.

Only one in a million women have her anatomy but now that her condition has been diagnosed, she should be able to have a perfectly normal pregnancy.

Yesterday Mrs Hasaj spoke about her extraordinary discovery.

'I can't wait to be a mum and I know Tony is going to make the best dad,' the financial sales worker said. 'Because of what has happened, I feel this baby is extra special.'

Her condition - which means that she also has two cervixes and two vaginas - halves the chance of fertilisation.

It was pure luck that she became pregnant only two months after she and her 30-year-old husband, began trying for a baby shortly after their marriage last July.

'The moment I broke the news to Tony was incredible, we were both so happy,' she said.

'We decided we didn't want to know whether it's a boy or a girl.'

She was unaware of a bigger surprise to come. Her rare condition, uterus didelphys, had not been detected because her body is normal externally.

In November she went to hospital with a pain in her abdomen that she feared was caused by an ectopic pregnancy - when a baby grows outside the womb.

She decided not to worry her husband, who was visiting relatives in Albania. 'I hoped I was just being a hypochondriac,' she said.

An ectopic pregnancy was ruled out, but more tests were ordered.

'I was in a cold sweat,' she recalled. 'I thought they were going to say I'd had a phantom pregnancy or something. Ten minutes later I was told very matter-of-factly that they could see two wombs and two cervixes.'

Extra special: A scan of Lindsay's baby

Although eight in 10,000 women in the UK have some form of uterus didelphys, only one in a million has exactly Mrs Hasaj's anatomy. She has one entrance to her vagina, which then divides into two internally.

'It finally made sense of why I'd always had inconclusive readings from smear tests,' she said. 'Each time it would have been as though they were investigating two different people. I felt so scared for the baby and wondered if I was a real woman.'

Doctors assured her that with the proper care her unborn child's health should not be affected.

'The baby was kicking and wriggling and it felt wonderful. It made me feel like I was any other mum experiencing the joys of pregnancy.'

The next step was to call her husband, a security firm manager, to break the news.

She said: 'Niggling in the back of my mind was the worry that he would think I was a freak.

'It was such a relief when I heard his comforting voice.'

Thrilled: Lindsay is pictured with her husband Tony

Mr Hasaj - who three months before the wedding spent a week in a coma after a serious motorcycle accident - added: 'We can't wait until July when the baby will be with us - probably to cause more mischief!'

Dr Peter Bowen-Simpkins, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the London Women's Clinic, explained how lucky Mrs Hasaj, of Finchley, North London, had been.

He said: 'Having uterus didelphys halves the chance of falling pregnant. There is only a 50 per cent chance of the sperm fertilising via the vagina that is ovulating at that time.'

The condition does pose some problems because the two wombs are considerably weaker than a normal one.

Now three months pregnant, Mrs Hasaj is having her cervix checked every fortnight and may take hormones to strengthen it.

Doctors have also told her this will probably be her only baby and her dreams of a large family are unlikely to be fulfilled. 'I'm just happy that I've been given the chance to be a mum at least once,' she said.

Source: Daily Mail Uk.