HTC just can't catch a break these days. The
company has been in rough financial shape for
a while now, despite churning out stellar
products like the HTC One.
One of the company's biggest threats is Nokia,
which coincidentally has one of the biggest
patent portfolios in the mobile space. The
Finish company has won a patent lawsuit
against HTC where Justice Arnold of the
England and Wales High Court has ordered an
injunction against the Tainawese
manufacturer's products, which are in
violation of Nokia's EP0998024 patent on
"modular structure for a transmitter and a
mobile station".
HTC's argument is that the technology is part
of the Qualcomm chips the company uses and
should be covered in a deal between Nokia
and Qualcomm in the US. But to no avail as
the judge has issued the injunction, which has
been delayed until Friday so as to give time
HTC to appeal. If that does not happen Nokia
could file to ban HTC One sales in the UK.
HTC's One mini has already fallen victim to
Nokia and will be banned from selling starting
December 6. HTC has evoked examples such
as Apple, BlackBerry, Google, LG, Samsung
and Sony, which all infringe on said patent,
but that wasn't enough to save its case.
Nokia had achieved a sales ban against the
One smartphone line in the UK before, forcing
HTC to change the radios and microphones
inside the One. Nokia also won against HTC
regarding its wireless patents , battery-saving
patent in Germany, the list goes on.

best player ......Uche Okechukwu

GK Peter Rufai
2 DF Augustine Eguavoen
3 DF Benedict Iroha
4 DF Stephen Keshi
5 DF Uche Okechukwu
6 DF Chidi Nwanu
7 FW Finidi George
8 MD Oliha Thompson
9 FW Rashidi Yekini
10 MD Augustine Okocha
11 FW Emmanuel Amunike
12 MD Samson Siasia
13 DF Emeka Ezeugo
14 FW Daniel Amokachi
15 MD Sunday Oliseh
16 GK Alloysius Agu
17 FW Victor Ikpeba
18 FW Efan Ekoku
19 DF Michael Emenalo
20 FW Uche Okafor
21 MD Mutiu Adepoju
22 GK Wilfred Agbonavbare .....

in all the name you see above....who was your best player? and who among them. have really achieve in life?

Would Nigeria have won the World Cup in
1994 had they gone past eventual finalists
Italy in a Round of 16 clash?
However, what was not in question was that
Nigeria were only two minutes away from
reaching the quarterfinals of the 1994 World
Cup, before Italy drew level and went on to
beat the Super Eagles 2-1.
Indecision in the Nigeria defence let in Roberto
Baggio to bring Italy back from the dead
courtesy of an 88th equaliser after Emmanuel
Amuneke had given Nigeria a 25th minute
lead.
“It took something out of us psychologically,”
said Finidi of the goal.
And in extra time, it was Baggio who again
who proved the difference as he fired the
winner in the 102nd minute from the penalty
spot.
“The World Cup begins now, not just for
myself but for Italy,” hailed a relieved Baggio.
Italy will then go all the way to reach the final,
where they lost to Brazil on penalties.
For Nigeria, it was a case of what could have
been.
And 19 years after, their outing in the US still
remains the highlight of their World Cup
participation.
The Super Eagles had won a second Africa
Cup of Nations in Tunisia in 1994 and so
expectations were very high when they took on
the world a few months later in the USA.
And they got off to a flying start with a 3-0
thrashing of Bulgaria in the opening game
with goals from Rashidi Yekini, Daniel
Amokachi and Emmanuel Amuneke.
Argentina, led by skipper Diego Maradona,
exploited the slack defending of the Eagles in
their next game to run away 2-1 winners, but
not before Samson Siasia conjured a sublime
goal.
Nigeria then beat Greece 2-0 to finish top of
their group ahead of Bulgaria and Argentina.
Naive defending and the fact that Yekini, the
team’s leading scorer in the qualifiers,
struggled on this stage combined to cut short
Nigeria’s flight at their debut World Cup.
But they were daring when going forward with
Finidi George dashing down the right wing and
Emmanuel Amuneke on the left to provide
service for Yekini, Amokachi and Siasia.
It was an attacking brand of football that won
them ‘The most entertaining team of the
World Cup’, that many, many years later many
are still wondering what would have been had
they not let themselves down in the dying
minutes against Italy.

The Federal Government said at the weekend that its decision to sack the striking lecturers was informed by the stance of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to get its demand in one fell swoop.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on
Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, told reporters
in Abuja that it was wrong “for a party to a
dispute to come to the table with an “all or
none” mentality”.
Okupe regretted that ASUU leadership has
remained recalcitrant, despite President
Goodluck Jonathan’s strenous commitment to
the resolution of the crisis which he said
informed his involvement in the last meeting
with the striking lecturers, even as the
opposition All Progressives Congress (APC)
slammed the government for threatening the
lecturers with sack.
“In our present case, coming to negotiations
as ASUU has done with this mindset, betrays a
lack of understanding on the part of the
body’s leadership that the nation and the
government are a continuum.
“Having said that, Nigerians expected that the
direct involvement of President Goodluck
Jonathan who sat for 13 hours in the meeting
was the high mark of the crisis, which ought
to have provided the final resolution to the
crisis.
“The meeting with President Jonathan ended
with a definite agreement and resolutions
acceptable to the ASUU leadership.
“The leadership of ASUU was expected to
consult with its members nationwide and
report back to government within one week,
and call off the strike, all other things being
equal.
“The ASUU leadership rather than take its
responsibility seriously, wasted seven days
before scheduling a meeting. When the
meeting eventually held the leadership decided
to thwart and undemocratically override the
expressed will of majority of its chapters to
call off the strike. This action is contrary to
established practice and procedure of any
democratic labour institution, which ASUU is
expected to be.
“The ASUU leadership refused to accede to the
wishes of 42 of its 61 chapters nationwide,
who voted in favour of the agreement with the
President and the calling off of the strike; but
in a surprise volte face presented government
again with a new set of demands and
considerations outside the terms agreed at the
presidential intervention.
“This is why we make bold to state that there
is absolutely nothing dictatorial, draconian or
undemocratic in the order by the Federal
Government for striking lecturers to return to
work or face dismissal. You may wish to
recall that on August 5, 1981, Ronald Reagan
then American President, sacked 11, 345 Air
Traffic Controllers after a two-day . Reagan
took the decision after the striking workers
turned down an 11 per cent wage increase he
had offered them. Here in Nigeria, our labour
laws contain sufficient provisions that give the
right to hire and fire to the employer.

is according to . Nigeria’s controversial preacher and former presidential candidate, Chris Okotie, told his congregation last Sunday, that:
”All Catholics in the world will go to hell
because they worship Satan and are led by an
Anti-Christ Pope who is a friend to the devil,”
-
Fifty-five year old Okotie, while preaching in
his Household of God Church in Ikeja area of
Lagos, said the Catholic church is “a
counterfeit church set up by Satan” and that
Catholics “bow to idols and crucify Jesus
every Sunday when they eat bread claiming
they are eating Jesus’ body.”
Okotie told a stunned congregation:
They are not Christians and have never been.
They don’t know Jesus. They believe that
when they eat bread on Sundays, they are
eating the body of Jesus. It’s ritual.
The pope is an Anti-Christ and the Catholic
church will soon declare for Satan. This is the
end of times,”
He said Pope Francis is an Anti-Christ who
does the job of the devil and that time is fast
approaching when the Catholic church will
pledge allegiance to Satan.
He advised members of his church to come to
the rescue of Catholics and evangelise them.
This, he said, was not out of disrespect but
out of respect for the word of God.
He said those who know the truth should
bring it to those who do not know it in the
Catholic Church.
Okotie said one of the Catholic most revered
Popes, Pope John Paul 11, surrendered the
Catholic Church to Mary, the earthly mother of
Jesus Christ, instead of Jesus himself.
He said even the current Pope Francis has
also done same.
He said Catholics are not Christians and do
not worship the same Christ that he preaches
in his church, at least the one spoken about in
the Bible.
Okotie said he did not write the Bible but it
was clear to him that those in the Catholic
church were lost and were heading to hell fire.
“They don’t believe in heaven. They believe in
purgatory, the purgatory that they invented,”
Okotie said.
“That church, the Catholic church has been
there for Satan and at the right time, they will
declare for Satan,”Okotie said.
Okotie who has been married twice and
divorced also twice said a beauty pageant will
take place in his church next Sunday to select
the most beautiful woman in his church.
He also said his yearly “Grace programme”
where he makes donations to charity
organisations will also take place next
Sunday.
The once rock star turned celebrity preacher
and politician has been controversial for
years.
He once said it was the devil who told him for
the first time that he was going to be a
preacher.
He also said Nigeria’s famous preacher
Prophet T.B. Joshua is the son of the devil
and his followers will go straight to hell.
In recent years, he has been saying that God
has anointed him to be Nigeria’s president.
That prophecy has not come to pass in two
presidential elections that he participated in

When Kenneth Omeruo returned to Chelsea
training after Nigeria qualified for the World
Cup on November 16, David Luiz walked over
to the youngster, shook his hand and said:
“Well done, welcome to Brazil.’’ This week’s
group-stage draw will further focus the minds
of those heading to the 2014 World Cup.
Luiz’s compatriots, Oscar, Ramires and
Willian, also congratulated the 20-year-old
centre-half. So did the other players. Omeruo
has yet to make his debut for Chelsea but is
popular amongst the players and is highly
regarded enough by Jose Mourinho to have a
shirt, No 59, and a place in training.
Omeruo is being talked of as one of the
potential young stars of the tournament. He
has had a remarkable year, winning his first
cap in January against Cape Verde, winning
the Africa Cup of Nations, playing in the
Confederations Cup in Brazil and guaranteeing
a return with that qualifying success in a
rainy Calabar and his 15th cap.
"I’ve been dreaming of playing in the World
Cup," said Omeruo. "Playing in the
Confederations Cup gave us the desire that we
had to be in the World Cup. I’m really looking
forward to the draw. If we get England, we will
have to prepare our minds right.
"At Chelsea, we are really focused on the club
but sometimes Jose makes fun. In a training
session last week, I made a wrong pass. ‘If
you do that in the World Cup, Nigeria is out!’
Jose said. We were laughing. It’s quite quiet
now about the World Cup between the players
but after the draw, it will get noisy.
"I talked to Luiz about the World Cup. He
speaks good English and he’s a really nice
guy. Before the last game (the win over
Ethiopia), Luiz and the other Brazilians were
making fun of us: ‘Are you are going to
qualify?!’ It’s nice. When I came back, Luiz
said: ‘Well done, welcome to Brazil.’ They all
said nice things.
"It was great when we qualified. Everyone was
so happy. It was like when we won the
Nations Cup, it was crazy. Everyone was on
the street. We couldn’t fail the fans. We had
to qualify for them. When I was injured (a
shoulder injury picked up against Spain during
the Confederations Cup) I got messages and
tweets from fans saying how much they
missed me. The coach Stephen Keshi called
me to find out how I was doing, to let me
know I was still part of the team. I was eager
to come back and play."
This will be the Super Eagles’ fifth World Cup
and a nation of 160 million backs them
passionately. "When I was young, and Nigeria
won, I would join everyone running in the
streets of Abuja, the capital where I grew up.
My dad is a plumber and my mum has a
small restaurant. We always watched Nigeria’s
games. From when I was a young age, my
mum always said: ‘One day you’re going to
wear the national team jersey.’ It’s happened.
The Africa Nations was in Abuja which made
my mother very happy. She didn’t miss
anything. She closed the restaurant, and
everyone came to the games, always wishing
me good luck."
He was too young to remember Nigeria’s
greatest side which reached the round of 16 at
USA 94 and France 98. "People always talk
about the 94 team. Michael Emenalo
(Chelsea’s technical director) was in the team.
The coach now, Stephen Keshi, was the
captain then. When he addresses us, he says
that he sees the character of that 94 side in
us now. It means a lot.
"There were times when there was no unity in
the national team. In 2010, the country was
really disappointed with the outcome." The
president Goodluck Jonathan was so angered
by the team’s performance in South Africa
that he briefly banned them.
"Now the atmosphere is really good. We work
together. Now if you see us, everyone jokes
with each other. We have a character
Azubuike (Egwuekwe), a centre-back who
plays in Nigeria (for Warri Wolves). He is the
character, very loud and jokey. He makes fun
of even the coaches when they are not paying
attention. We won the Nations Cup, the
Under-17s won the World Cup (in November)
and we’ve qualified for Brazil. We just have to
improve on that and make an impression in
the World Cup."
He’s come a long way. "I grew up playing in
the streets of Abuja. We’re a football family.
My father used to be a goalkeeper locally, not
serious. My older brother plays. My younger
brother will be going to Standard Liege for a
trial. A coach of a boys’ club came to our
house, talked to my parents and said: ‘Your
son is playing with me’. I played barefoot in
matches until I was 10. In 2009, I went to
Anderlecht for two months, came back, and
then Standard Liege sent for me.
"I was playing at Standard Liege in the
reserves, then played in the Under-20 World
Cup and got a call that Chelsea were
interested. Emenalo was the one that called. I
couldn’t believe it. Chelsea! I watched Chelsea
growing up. I liked Mikel and I used to hear
about Celestine Babayaro. When Chelsea win
in Nigeria, people celebrate like it’s the
country winning. Chelsea are more popular
than Manchester United in Nigeria. United are
the second.
"In some places they actually fight after
Chelsea against Manchester United games.
You also see the bikers who do the
transportation ride around with the flags of
Chelsea and Man U. That’s how much they
love football in Nigeria.
"When I got signed by Chelsea I was loaned
directly to Den Haag to improve my game.
Their fans are passionate. Every player has a
song the fans sing to boost you. The Den
Haag fans shout my name and sing: ‘He’s
here, he’s there, he’s every f****** where’."
Omeruo played right-back to cover for injuries
but “centre-back is my best position”.
Mourinho clearly rates him. "The way he talks
about me, and says ‘Kenneth, my friend’, gave
me the impression he actually likes me. After
the Nations Cup when he came in, Mikel told
me Jose asked after me. So I was happy that
he recognizes me.
"In Nigeria everyone says: ‘He’s the Special
One! The Special One!’ Coming close you really
know why he’s special. The players respect
him. He knows how to handle the players, how
to talk to us. The training is the best. At first
it was difficult to cope but now I’m used to it.
Before the West Ham game, he knew what
pattern West Ham were going to play. We
were the other team, playing like West Ham
were going to play, and everything Jose spoke
about in training happened in the game. I got
to respect him even more because of that.
"The players are nice people. Michael Essien is
really nice to me. Ashley Cole always
encourages me. Every tackle I win you always
hear him say: ‘Well done Kenneth’. Ash tells
me: ‘It’s going to be your time soon and you
have to grab the opportunity when it comes’.
John Terry is good, talking to us. He’s huge,
strong. As a young player when I watch the
older ones, putting so much effort into
training, I tell myself I have to do more.
"I have to be really focused in training. Each
striker is a talent. If you have not conceded a
goal for five minutes, you think you are good
enough to play anywhere. It’s tough playing
against Fernando Torres. You have to be
strong and make sure he doesn’t beat you.
These are great players I used to watch when I
was in Belgium. It feels good to play with
them. Samuel Eto’o is so big in Africa. I was
really happy when I got to meet Eto’o and
Essien."
Omeruo nodded at the mention of the kinship
between African footballers seen with the
continent’s support of Ghana in the knock-out
stages of 2010.
"We give all the support to all the other
African countries. In the Under-20 World Cup
in Colombia, when Ghana were out, their
coaches and players came to us and said:
‘You are the ones left now, make us proud’."
Omeruo hopes to make his country, his
continent and Chelsea proud.

Beverly
Osu, who
recently
got
dumped
by her
South
African
lover
Angelo Collins has moved on to her first love
(in the house) Bimp from Ethiopia.
BBA The Chase contestants Beverly Osu and
Bimp from Ethiopia are dating. They currently
live together at a temporarily place in Lekki at
the moment. Bimp is planning to to stay in
Nigeria for good if all his plans go well. He
will return to Ethiopia tomorrow while Beverly
goes to South Africa for the Channel O awards
but as soon as she returns to Nigeria, Bimp
will return to his love. I hear they are totally
mad for each other!
Hopefully, this time around, things will work
out for Beverly who during the BBA game
appeared to be really desperate for true love.
They sure look good together.

UEFA Champions League Group E: FC Basel v
Chelsea
FC Basel:
Sommer; Xhaka, Ivanov, Schar, Voser; Stocker,
F. Frei, Serey Die, Elneny, Salah; Streller
Subs: Vailati, P. Degen, Ajeti, Sauro, D. Degen,
Delgado, Sio.
Chelsea:
Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta;
Mikel, Lampard; Ramires, Oscar, Willian; Eto'o
Subs: Schwarzer, Cole, Mata, Hazard, De
Bruyne, Schurrle, Torres.
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (FRA)
Venue: St. Jakob-Park Stadium, Basel

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has
credited his impressive performance at the
weekend to the adequate defensive cover
provided by Nigeria's John Mikel Obi.
Lampard scored twice as the Blues recorded
a 3-0 win over his boyhood club, West Ham.
While Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho haa
spoken glowingly about his attacking players
like Oscar and Samuel Eto'o, the England
international has singled out Mikel for
praise.
"It was enjoyable, because from the first
minute we were on it," Lampard told Chelsea
TV.
"We haven’t done it well enough away from
home this season and having lost some silly
points in the last two games we were very up
for it. It was a very complete performance, we
caused them loads of problems.
"Obi in there is a great guarantee behind you.
It certainly gives me a few more opportunities
to get forward."

Nigeria would have beaten four-time world
champions Italy on Monday but showed them
too much respect, according to coach Stephen
Keshi.
Monday night’s friendly at Craven Cottage
ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
“Maybe, we had too much of respect for them,
but am sure if by chance we meet at the
World Cup, we will put up a better
performance,” Keshi looking back at the game.
He therefore demanded more work and focus
from his players in the lead-up to next year’s
World Cup in Brazil.
“It’s time to go back and work hard for our
various clubsides and stay healthy, because
that will form the basis for invitation when we
resume next year,” he said.
“The truth is that not everybody here will go to
the World Cup, but that is how football goes,
so those who want to be part of the team
must remain fit and play regularly for their
clubsides.”
England-based stars like Mikel Obi, Shola
Ameobi and Victor Moses have since rejoined
their clubs.
Keshi and other team officials are expected
back in Nigeria on Thursday morning, as they
will depart London Wednesday night via
Heathrow Airport for Lagos.
Keshi is expected to start preparations for the
2014 CHAN early December, with only home-
based professionals. The event holds in
January in South Africa.

ASUU strike:
perhaps in Europe and America but not Africa.

also i nigeria

i dont knw if slot has LG E445 in there shop......if yes pls let me knw........

Last week the New York Times revealed that Nokia has indeed worked on an Android smartphone as an alternative to the Microsoft partnership prior to the acquisition announcement. As it turns out, the Finns haven't completely scraped the Android project and are still working on an Android smartphone.

The report comes from a Weibo account CTechnology, which has generally been a reputable source of leaks from China. we are mentioning China, because this where Nokia has based the R&D of its Android smartphoneр dubbed "Mountain View", more specifically in the Beijing offices of the company.

In fact, the project is so ahead in its development that Foxconn has made and delivered a cool 10,000 "Mountain View" prototype units to date. Moreover, there are still more development that's going around the prototype and Foxconn is continuing its manufacturing. According to the report, the project will continue to live on at least until November. Then, Nokia shareholders are bound to approve or denounce Microsoft's acquisition offer.

As for the "Mountain View" prototype itself, Nokia has based it on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8225Q chip with the sole intention of the Android smartphone to be affordable. No more information regarding further specifications is available at this point. We wouldn't be surprised if we some of these prototypes leak when, and if, the project gets cancelled.

The Microsoft and Nokia deal, however, is likely to pass and the company's Android initiative is likely to go bite the dust by the end of the year. Here's hoping we at least get to see how the "Mountain View" prototype looks like if the project really does go south.

Hmmm, what do we have here? It
is Melvin getting his hands all over
the ladies of The Chase.
Could it be that the Nigerian male
model is looking into a career in
massage therapy as a backup plan
or was he just feeling generous
this evening? Either way the Ruby
ladies definitely did not mind
having the Nigerian work his
magic hands all over them.
First it was Cleo that got the royal
treatment from the Nigerian. As
she splayed herself on the bed,
Melvin took hold of her feet and
gave her a soothing foot rub.
After that his attention was shifted
to his country mate Beverly who
was treated to a relaxing back
massage. All the Nigerian girl had
to do was lay down and enjoy as
Melvin worked the kinks out of her
back.
After that the Ruby fellow climbed
on top of Dillish and proceeded to
work those magic fingers on her.
The pretty Ruby lady lay on her
stomach with her bright pink dress
pulled down to her waist and her
bra off as Melvin poured a bit of
soothing oil on her back and then
rubbed her down. He also gave her
a foot rub too.
Such lucky girls, seriously! It
seems like every second of the day
one of the boys is fawning over the
girls and you can tell that they
love the attention; as they always
lap it up like kittens with bowls of
milk. Must be nice!

Abandoning the Optimus branding
for its highest-end devices, today
LG finally announced their latest
flagship - the LG G2.
At 5.2-inches, the LG G2 has a
slightly bigger screen than the
current crop of high-end
smartphones. The resolution
however, is the same at 1920 x
1080 px. The screen is a IPS unit
with a brightness rating of 450nits.
The LG G2 display uses something
called Graphic RAM (GRAM) to
reduce power consumption up to
26% when displaying a still image.
LG claims this increases the
expected overall battery life by up
to 10%.
What's particularly striking about
the phone is ultra-slim bezel and
the lack of any hardware keys on
the front (or sides, for that
matter)
The only hardware key is actually
positioned on the back. It's
actually a combo of several
buttons in one. That's the power/
sleep key dead center along with
the volume keys. The volume keys
also double as shortcuts for the
camera and Quick Memo feature.
The reason behind the decision to
position this key here is to make
handling extra large smartphones
easier and less prone to dropping.
The LG G2 is based around a
2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon
800 chipset with 2GB of RAM and
an Adreno 330 GPU. According to
Qualcomm's CEO, who appeared in
stage today, the G2 is the first
phone to launch on a world-wide
scale with this top-shelf processor.
The storage capacity is set at
either 16GB or 32GB. Supposedly,
there is a microSD slot as well, but
it seems that will only be available
in certain markets and the units
LG brought to NYC didn't have
such a thing.
The 13MP camera is on par with
the rest of the top notch hardware.
It's got optical image stabilization
(OIS) and can record FullHD 1080p
videos in up to 60fps.
LG has also worked hard on the
quality of audio output. The phone
can reproduce Hi-Fi 24
bit/192kHz. LG has also
collaborated with the Vienna Boy's
Choir to freshen up the available
sounds and ringtones on the
device.
The LG G2 runs Android 4.2.2
Jelly Bean out of the box.
As customary for Android
flagships, the LG G2 offers several
proprietary features to
differentiate. You can double tap
on the screen to wake it up and
tap again to turn it back off. The
phone will readily auto answer a
call when you pick it up to your
ear. There is an innovative Guest
mode to secure the privacy of your
data when friends want to check
out your new smartphone or when
you hand down your phone to your
kid.
Finally, you can get rid of a
currently active app and minimize
it by a three-finger swipe across
the screen.
Speaking of multi-tasking, the G2
can store your app progress in up
to three different apps. The
screenshotting feature can capture
a whole webpage or a long email,
not just the content in your
viewport.
The LG G2 also has an Infrared
port that can be used to remotely
control home entertainment
devices by learning from their
conventional remotes.
Connectivity-wise, the LG G2
makes use of the latest generation
LTE-A connectivity (up to
150Mbps), as well as dual-band
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.
For power backup, the LG G2 relies
on a 3,000mAh Li-Po battery.
LG G2 will be available in black or
white and will launch to over 130
carriers in the next eight weeks
starting in South Korea, followed
by North America, Europe and
other key markets.
Source..

The Blues impressed
again under Jose
Mourinho, making it
four wins from four so
far this preseason

The Blues booked a spot
in the International
Champions Cup semifinal
on Sunday by beating Inter
Milan in Indianapolis
tonight. Their next
opponent will now be
Inter's closest rivals, as AC
Milan beat Valencia 2-0 to
get the tournament
underway.
It was a sloppy start to the
game, with the first ten
minutes or so highlighted
more by poor passes and
ugly first touches than
anything worth watching.
That all changed 13
minutes in though, as
Victor Moses took
possession deep in Chelsea
territory, ran the length of
the pitch with the ball,
and picked out Oscar who
curled it into the net. Just
like that, Chelsea were in
the lead.
Chelsea got a fortunate
call int the 27th minute,
as Romelu Lukaku left a
beautiful ball in the path
of a full speed Victor
Moses. The Inter defense
had no choice but to foul,
and the referee incorrectly
ruled that Moses was
inside the box when the
foul occurred. One
Eden Hazard penalty
later, it was 2-0 Chelsea.
The rest of the first half
was pretty quiet, with
Branbearpig's yellow card
being the only real item of
note. Jose made some
changes at the half,
bringing on
Mark Schwarzer ,
Michael Essien , and
Juan Mata for Petr Cech,
Victor Moses, and Oscar.
Inter found the back of the
net just minutes into the
half, but it was correctly
waved off for offside. Fifty
eight minutes in, Inter was
down to ten after
Campagnaro was correctly
sent off for an absolutely
awful challenge on John
Terry. The official
probably stopped play too
early there, as the ball had
fallen to Chelsea for a two
on one break. In a real
game, that would have
irritated me. Tonight, I just
don't care.
David Luiz and Demba Ba
came on immediately after
the red card, with Romelu
Lukaku and Gary Cahill
making way.
Cesar Azpilicueta and
John Obi Mikel replaced
Branislav Ivanovic and
Marco van Ginkel several
minutes later, with
Chelsea still comfortably
controlling most of the
play.
Chelsea used the
remainder of their bench
in the 73rd minute,
bringing on
Fernando Torres and
Ryan Bertrand for
Ashley Cole and Eden
Hazard. Twenty minute
later, the referee blew the
2-0 victory to a close. Here
are a few quick thoughts
in the immediate
aftermath of this one:
Marco van Ginkel
covers an awful lot
of ground. It's hard
not to be impressed
by what we saw
from him tonight,
even if he's still not
fully in sync with
his teammates.
Inter tried to run a
high line tonight,
and Victor Moses
looked absolutely
fantastic in tearing
it apart. He's a real
weapon when used
correctly, and I
trust Jose Mourinho
to get the best out of
him far more than I
did the last guy in
charge.
Chelsea with Oscar
is far more fun to
watch than Chelsea
without Oscar.
Michael Essien
looked awfully good
this evening, moving
fairly well for an
old guy. Indiana
used to be prime
Bison country
though, so he
probably felt right at
home.
The spacing between
the defensive line
and the band of
three was perfect
tonight, something
that's not surprising
given the new man
in charge. It
wouldn't surprise
me at all to see
massive
improvement in the
midfield this season
just based on more
competent
management, as the
space between the
lines has been an
issue for most of the
past two years.
The Mikel/Essien
pivot could be a lot
of fun to watch, as
Mikel actually
looked comfortable
enough with his
partner that he
often ventured into
the attack. He's
going to score a goal
this season, just
watch.
As much as the
name of Inter Milan
has been associated
with quality
recently, this team
didn't look like
they're going to be
very good this
season based on
what we saw
tonight. It was
certainly a much
better opponent
than any of the
three in Asia, but I
wouldn't get too
worked up about
dominating a work
in progress.

Summary
The Blues will play AC Milan with
a place in the Guinness
International Champions Cup at
stake, after a comfortable 2-0 win
over their city rivals Inter in
Indianapolis.
Two goals inside the opening half-
hour, an Oscar stunner followed by
an Eden Hazard penalty, put us in
control of the match, and when our
opponents were reduced to 10 men
after the break the Italians were
always up against it.
While winning matches is always
imperative, even during pre-
season, Jose Mourinho will have
been pleased he was able to give
those players who took part in the
Confederations Cup some much-
needed minutes on the pitch, while
also managing the rest of the
squad carefully.
Team news
Mourinho opted to select a strong,
experienced back four in front of
Petr Cech , with John Terry
skippering the team alongside Gary
Cahill. The full-back spots were
taken by Branislav Ivanovic and
Ashley Cole .
In midfield, youngster Marco van
Ginkel partnered Ramires , with the
width provided by Victor Moses
and Eden Hazard.
Oscar was the only one of the six
players involved at the
Confederations Cup to start the
game, operating in a central role
behind lone striker Romelu Lukaku.
First half
Having comfortably won all three
matches on our tour of Asia, the
game against Inter presented our
first serious test of pre-season.
It was the Blues, however, who
threatened first, and we were
unfortunate not to be awarded a
penalty inside three minutes when
Oscar was brought down by Andrea
Ranocchia following good work by
both Hazard and Lukaku.
It took until the 10th minute for
Inter to go close, and we breathed
a huge collective sigh of relief as
Fredy Guarin's well-hit volley flew
inches past Cech's right-hand
post.
Two minutes later, though, it was
Chelsea who took the lead, and the
deadlock was broken with a goal
of the highest quality.
As an Inter move broke down deep
inside our half we broke at speed
through Moses, who was allowed
to advance to the edge of the
penalty area. With options to his
left and right in the form of Oscar
and Lukaku, the Nigerian opted for
the former, who curled an exquisite
strike beyond Samir Handanovic
into the top corner.
Oscar only returned to training
earlier this week following his
summer break, but he looked as
lively as any other player on the
pitch during the opening
exchanges.
Chelsea had certainly started the
brighter of the two sides,
particularly from an attacking
point of view, but the Inter threat
remained, and Cech was forced
into a brilliant save to deny
Rodrigo Palacio in the 20th minute
after his shot deflected towards
goal off the leg of Van Ginkel.
Five minutes later Oscar had a
good opportunity to double our
advantage - and his own personal
tally - when he raced on to a
wonderful pass by Hazard, but
with Handanovic advancing off his
line, the Brazilian opted for the lob
and put too much weight on his
strike.
Within three minutes, however, it
was 2-0, but the second goal
came amid controversial
circumstances.
As Moses picked the ball up and
drove towards goal, he was clearly
fouled by Alvaro Pereira, and the
referee showed no hesitation in
pointing to the penalty spot, much
to the frustration of the Inter
players, who argued the incident
had taken place outside the box.
Replays appeared to show that
there was some justification in
their complaints, but with the
decision already made, Hazard
strode forward and calmly sent
Handanovic the wrong way with
his second penalty in as many
games.
In truth, we'd clearly benefited
from what was a poor decision,
but Walter Mazzarri's side could
have no complaints about their
two-goal deficit, with the Blues in
total control during the opening 45
minutes.
The Serie A outfit were struggling
to live with the pace and
movement of Moses, Oscar and
Hazard, while at the other end,
Terry and Cahill were seldom
troubled.
Second half
As anticipated, Mourinho
reshuffled his pack at the break,
with Mark Schwarzer replacing
Cech in goal, while Michael Essien
and Juan Mata were also
introduced to the action, at the
expense of Moses and Oscar.
The changes to personnel meant
Van Ginkel was now partnered by
Essien in midfield, with Ramires
moving out to play wide on the
right and Mata taking up a central
role.
The second half began in a similar
manner to how the first ended,
with the Blues enjoying plenty of
possession and knocking the ball
around confidently.
Hazard went close with a fizzing
effort, before Lukaku crashed a
strike against the foot of the post
from a tight angle as we looked to
put the game to bed.
Inter's task was made all the more
difficult just before the hour mark
when they were reduced to ten
men, Hugo Campagnaro the player
seeing red for a nasty foul on Terry
as the two challenged for the ball
in the middle of the park.
Mourinho made two more changes
soon after, with David Luiz
replacing Cahill and Lukaku
making way for Demba Ba, as he
attempted to give each player the
necessary game time.
As the clock ticked down, our one-
man advantage was allowing us to
control the pace of the game, with
Inter tiring as they attempted to
win back possession.
Ryan Bertrand and Fernando
Torres , the last of our substitutes,
entered the action with 18 minutes
left to play, with the Spaniard
playing as the focal point of our
attack and Ba shifting out wide on
the left.
Torres went close shortly after
coming on but was unable to get
enough power behind his strike,
while Ba tested Handanovic with a
powerful strike from long-range
late on.
The damage had been done before
the break, however, and it's the
Blues who will now face AC Milan
in New Jersey on Sunday.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech
(Schwarzer h/t); Ivanovic
(Azpilicueta 66), Cahill (David Luiz
59), Terry (c), Cole (Bertrand 72);
Ramires , Van Ginkel ( Mikel 66);
Moses (Essien h/t), Oscar (Mata
h/t), Hazard (Torres 72); Lukaku
(Ba 59).
Scorers Oscar 12, Hazard 28 (pen)
Booked Ivanovic 42
Inter Milan (3-5-2): Samir;
Campagnaro, Ranocchia, Jesus;
Nagatomo, Cambiasso (c), Guarin,
Alvarez, Pereira; Palacio, Icardi
Booked Guarin 28, Cambiasso 45

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Sony has just published the list of
devices that will be getting the
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update that
was announced yesterday. On the
smartphone side, the company will
be bringing the latest Jelly Bean
version to the Xperia Z , Xperia ZL,
Xperia ZR, Xperia SP and Xperia Z
Ultra . The only tablet that is
confirmed to get treated to the
latest Android release at this point
is the Xperia Tablet Z .

Sony is currently seeding the Jelly
Bean 4.2 update for the Xperia Z
and Xperia ZL. Starting from early
August, the Xperia ZR and Xperia
Tablet Z will get Android 4.2 as
well.
Some older Xperia phones running
Android 4.1 are still under
examination. There's a possibility
that at least some of them will be
updated straight to Android 4.3,
but no names have been confirmed
yet.
Additionally, Sony acknowledges
that its updates haven't been "as
succinct or as timely as you
might’ve expected." The company's
developers have now changed their
workflow to assure that future
updates arrive faster. The whole
procedure is detailed in a lengthy
and educational blog post , in case
you are interested.

Android 4.3 has officially been
announced – it's been in the wild
on Google Play Edition devices for
a while, but the unveiling was put
off for today. So, what's new? Well,
4.3 is a minor upgrade so it brings
minor improvements and refines
the user experience, rather than
delivering game-changing features.
Multi-user support was introduced
in 4.2 and it's updated in 4.3 with
the new restricted profiles. A
restricted profile can limit what
content and apps can be used –
even limit in-app stuff like what
levels of a game can be played.
The suite of stock apps has been
updated - Hangouts now officially
replaces Talk and Keep is available
out of the box. The Drive, Chrome
and Maps applications have been
revamped too.
The way Android handles
notifications has been changed
too. For one, you can view your
notification history. Also, third
party apps have access to
notifications, which will help smart
watches and apps that sync
notifications across devices.
There are plenty of changes under
the hood too. OpenGL ES 3.0 is
now supported (Google presented
impressive improvements in 3D
game graphics) and the graphics
stack should be faster overall. For
games, Google unveiled the Google
Play Games app, which lets you
keep track of what your friends are
playing and a leader board of
achievements in the game.
The "master key" exploit has been
incorporated into Android 4.3, of
course.
Bluetooth 4.0 with Low Energy
mode (low power usage and longer
range for low-bandwidth
accessories like those fitness
tracking gadgets) is now
supported in stock Android. Before,
each maker had to roll its own
drivers. Also for Bluetooth, AVRCP
1.3 is supported, meaning the
phone can stream metadata about
the currently playing song to the
wireless speakers (or your car's
stereo).
Wi-Fi can be kept on at all times
to determine your position, even
when you toggle it off.
A new hardware-based encryption
for DRM has been added so
content providers will be more
willing to stream high-quality
content. A new Netflix app is
among the first to make use of this
and streams 1080p video (it's now
available in the Play Store).
An Android 4.3 update will be
available on Nexus devices from
the Galaxy Nexus up (4, 7, 10, you
name it). Google Play devices -
Galaxy S4 and Nexus One Google
Play Edition will get the update
soon too.

Nokia teased a big announcement
earlier today, that is expected to
happen tomorrow morning. As luck
would have it, we didn't even have
to wait the whole long day to find
out as the star of the show just
leaked. The WP8 Lumia 625
smartphone photos and full specs
sheet appeared and the color of
the smartphone perfectly matches
the teaser image.
The Nokia Lumia 625 sports a
4.7-inch LCD display with a
resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and
a density of 201ppi. The screen is
protected by a layer of Corning
Gorilla Glass 2 and features super
sensitive touch technology, which
allows you to operate it using
nails and gloves.

Nokia Lumia 625 is powered by a
Snapdragon S4 chipset with a 1.2
GHz dual-core Krait CPU and 512
MB of RAM. The smartphone
comes with 8 GB of internal
memory, but there's also a
microSD card for expanding that
by up to 64 GB. The Lumia 625
measures 133.25 x 72.25 x 9.15
mm and weighs 159g and is pretty
much the same size of the recently
launched Lumia 1020.
At the back of Nokia Lumia 625 is
a 5 megapixel camera with LED
flash, which is capable of shooting
1080p videos at 30fps. The
camera comes with the cool
Cinemagraph, Panorama, Smart
Camera lens apps preinstalled.
The connectivity options for the
mid-range Lumia 625 include
dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,
GPS and GLONASS support as well
as Bluetooth 4.0. The smartphone
also supports a wide range of
networks including quad-band
GSM/GPRS/EDGE, HSPA and even
LTE.
Nokia Lumia 625 will be powered
by Windows Phone 8 and has a
2,000mAh battery. According to
Nokia, the smartphone lasts up to
23 days on stand by and provides
talk time up to 23.9 hours. The
battery is said to provide enough
juice for video play back up to 6.8
hours and music playback time up
to 90 hours.
Lastly, the Lumia 625 comes with
the usual set of pre-installed
Nokia applications like Here Drive
Beta, Here Maps, Here Transit and
Nokia Music. The smartphone will
be available in Orange, bright
green, yellow, white and black
color options.
We will know more about the
pricing and the availability details
of the Lumia 625, when the
smartphone gets officially
announced tomorrow.

West Bromwich Albion
youth product Isaiah
Brown has officially
joined Chelsea, though
he's actually been here
for a few weeks.
espite training at
Chelsea for a few
weeks, and playing a
couple U21 friendlies in
the United States, there
was still a little bit of
doubt about
West Bromwich Albion
youth product Isaiah
Brown's move to West
London. Until today, that
is. This evening, he shared
an official confirmation of
his move on his personal
Twitter account:
After there has been a lot of
talk about my future, I can
now official say I am a
Chelsea Fc player!!!! Dreams
do come true.
Brown has been a Chelsea
supporter since childhood,
so this move will really be
a dream come true for
him. Unfortunately, we
don't yet know how much
Chelsea will have to pay
West Brom in
compensation, but it's nice
to have an official
confirmation of this
controversial move. The
move was always almost-
certain to be completed,
due to the recently-enacted
Elite Player Performance
Plan regulations, which
has simplified the transfer
of Academy players within
England, though in a way
which has made many
smaller academies
unhappy.
Either way, it's glad to
finally get something
official on this deal, and
that Izzy Brown has been
able to make his dream
move to Chelsea. We only
have to wait for the
decision of compensation
now, if one is to be
forthcoming at all.

In the biggest match of the
evening, Enyimba defeated Enugu
Rangers 1-0 in the Oriental Derby
courtesy of a goal by ex-Rangers
striker Emeka Nwanna who came
to haunt his former employers
after being laid off at the end of
last season.
Johnson Olewezi's brace had
already given Dolphins a 2-0
lead over visiting Akwa United
before the game was suspended
by the match commissioner as
rain over-flooded the pitch. The
game will be continued tomorrow
morning by 10h00.
Newly-signed Kelvin Itoya's late
goal helped Warri Wolves to a
1-0 win over visiting Sharks FC.
But the big upset of the day
came from Kastina-Ala where
Bayelsa United recorded a 4-3
away win over Lobi Stars in a
highly pulsating encounter.
Elsewhere, Kano Pillars recorded
a 3-1 win over visiting Wikki
Tourists, while Kaduna United
defeated visiting Sunshine Stars
2-0.
First-half goals from Zikiye
Jonathan and Frank Egharevba
helped Nembe City to a 2-0
home win over Heartland, while
Cyril Obodo's first half penalty
set Gombe United on course to a
3-2 home win over Shooting
Stars. The Ilorin Derby between
Kwara United and ABS FC ended
in a goalless draw.
At the time of compiling these
results, the result of the game
between El Kanemi Warriors and
Nasarawa United was yet to be
confirmed.

despite rival
causing a 20-minute
break in play as
Andy hit his stride...
by demanding court
cover was used
because it was too
DARK to play

British number one beat Poland's
Jerzy Janowicz in four sets
Murray, 26, lost the first set 7-6
but won the second set 6-4
Murray went a break down in the
third set but came back to take it
6-4
Play stopped was while roof was
put on after Pole complained about
light
Murray said decision was 'not fair'
and that complaints were 'mad'
But he came back to take the
fourth set 6-3
Murray will play number one seed
Djokovic in Sunday's final......

Guess who win!

Nokia has started the rollout of a
major software update for its
Nokia Asha touch devices and the
update brings few exciting new
features and functions to the
featurephone lineup.

The update comes with enhanced
support for mail for exchange, a
dedicated YouTube launcher and
improved social experiences. Some
features will remain specific to
different models, but the update
with all its tweaks and fixes will be
available to all the Asha touch
phone users.
Furthermore, the software update
for the Nokia Asha 305, Asha 306
and the Dual-SIM variants of Asha
308 and Asha 310 will now
support WhatsApp, a popular
third-party messenger, for the first
time.
The software update is available
over the air (OTA) or you can
update your devices via Nokia PC
Suit.

Obuh, who led the team to a
second round exit at the Fifa
Under-20 World Cup in Turkey,
said he need handed in his letter
to the NFF on Thursday morning.
"I went in to the office on
Thursday and handed my
resignation letter to the NFF
General Secretary," Obuh told
KickOffNigeria.com .
"I need some time off to think
about my future and spend time
with my family."
Obuh has spent the last six years
coaching Nigerian cadets, with
one spell at Under-17 and two as
Under-20 coach.
He guided the Under-17 team to
the final of the World Cup where
they were surprisingly beaten 1-0
by Switzerland.
He was rewarded with the
Under-20 job, and won the
African title in his first spell in
charge, but saw his side knocked
out in the quarterfinal of the
World Cup.
Two years later, the team looked
a poor shadow of that side
despite having returnees from
that triumphant team.
When they lost in the round of 16
to Uruguay, the handwriting was
in the wall for Obuh, who
eventually decided to throw in
the towel.
The former Sharks coach will now
meet with NFF officials next week
to work out payment schedule for
his outstanding wages and
allowances.

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Nokia's highly anticipated flagship,
dubbed Lumia 1020 made an
appearance in a press image.
Previously known as Nokia EOS the
smartphone emerged dressed in
AT&T livery.

The leaked press image of the
smartphone reveals its front,
covered in AT&T branding. As you
probably know by now, the
upcoming Nokia Lumia flagship
has already emerged in a number
of live photos, as well as video
footage.
Another juicy bit which the press
render revealed is the Nokia Pro
Cam app. Never before seen, the
application is certain to be an
exciting partner to the handset's
41 megapixel camera.
The Nokia Lumia 1020 will break
cover next week, on July 11 in New
York City. We will be covering live
from the spot, so be sure to tune
in for the full scoop on the device.