Formula 1 is officially split. After a long meeting on the evening of Thursday, in Enstone, near city to the circuit of Silverstone, where will happen the GP of Great Britain this weekend, the association of teams (Fota) announced that it has not entered into agreement with International Automobile Federation (FIA) and is already planning a new category in 2010.

Showing union, the eight teams in Fota signed the disclosed document that circulated on the evening of Thursday, announcing the break with the FIA: Ferrari, BMW, Brawn GP, McLaren, Red Bull, Renault, Toro Rosso and Toyota. Thus, the present participants in the championship, only Williams and Force India are in the 2010 season of Formula 1, which now seeks new team to continue to exist.

In the document released this Thursday, the Fota says that since its creation in September, it always worked with the FIA to develop the category. Nevertheless, the differences only increased this year, especially with the Mosley desire to implement a budget ceiling and the imposition of new rules, which caused the revolt of teams, resulting in a official split now.

“The teams have no other option but to begin preparations for a new championship that reflects the values of the participants and their partners,” warned the Fota in the communiqué issued this Thursday. “This category will have a transparent command. And will attend the wishes of fans, offering even lower prices for the spectators.”

Via: Timesonline.

The Champions League trophy was bagged by FC Barcelona team, the match against Manchester United. The victory came with 2-0 wins against Manchester United. The Champion League final is Rome that was held on Wednesday night saw a tremendous play from the Barcelona team.

The goals scored that came half from Samuel Eto’o and followed by the header of Messi dominated the soccer field. It indeed is a historic moment for the Barcelona team after winning three trophies in the same season. The Primera Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League sealed the team’s outstanding brand image with its performance. Credit needs to be given to the 38 year old coach Pep Guardiola of Barcelona, a rather unique club.

Manchester United’s player Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Messi was seen dominating the field. Clearly, the defense from the winning team was great. After two goals, Barcelona led itself to the victory. Thousands of Barcelona supporters in red and blue jerseys cheered and put the stadium ablaze with their applause as the team lifted the Champions League trophy that was won for the second time in four years.

Via: CNN

Come spring and the summer, runners often over strain themselves to sweat it out. Runner’s knee or patello-femoral pain or other knee injuries like ITB syndrome are quite a common scenario at the orthopedics clinic. Knee injuries can happen to anyone at any age. Even professional runners suffer from it. Here are some ways to avoid and prevent knee injuries:

1. Choose the right shoe. Go for a show that fits your feet well, not too tight nor too loose. Make sure that the inner sole of your sneakers is of good quality to provide you that adequate support.

2. Stretch. Do stretching exercises before and after the run. It helps in the blood flow and prevents hip injuries and foot cramping. It is an absolute necessity before that walk or run.

3. Cross Train. In order to evenly strengthen your muscles, include training workouts that would tone your muscles of the hips, buttocks, and your thighs evenly.

4. Know your Limit. Increase the mileage by ten percent every week. Build on the distance you run gradually.

5. Diet and Supplement Intake. Include a lot of nutrients in your diet especially calcium. At least 1000- 1200 milligrams of calcium is necessary for an adult to those runners’s bone healthy and strong.

Via: FoxNews

Golfers are some of the most dedicated players of all sports. For a sports that looks not very difficult to play, it can be quite the opposite and intense. Golfers would also do just about anything to better their swing, from using special wrist bands to this new technique.

Norwegian company Initial force brings out the Swing Catalyst which is a swing analysis system which would help golfers better their swings. This complete artificial golf turf covers a force plate and includes video cameras which would record the performance of the golfer. The recorded information is then transmitted to the monitor and the instructor’s workstation. Integrating information from the video cameras as well as the force plate, the instructor can see how the student is faring and if he is ameliorating.

With extremely user friendly software, the Swing Catalyst will help ensure that you are good enough to challenge your friends to a game of gold, even though it make not turn you into Tiger Woods. The Swing Catalyst made its debut at the 2009 PGA Merchandise Show at Orlando. 

Via: InitialForce

This is not to say that players can get away with the kind of ball-hogging skills that an early Jordan exhibited. It was not until MJ learned to play a as part of the team that he manage to win those amazing 6 NBA titles in 10 years. In a team sport, the individual amounts to nothing without the rest around him. But the rest also need the focal point to play supporting cast around. There has never been an-all time great time that just was made up of a team of good players. Without the touch of greatness and the spark of individual brilliance, even the best teams fall apart.

Some of the greats of world sport have come from team sports. The list is star-studded with names like Pele, Maradona, Jordan, Zidane, Tendulkar and others. The fact still seems that this list looks very limited and comparatively less bright if you put it up against names like Ali, Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacher, Roger Federer, Rod Laver, Michael Phelps, Lance Armstrong, Jesse Owens and scores of others. So why is it that great individuals from team sports are harder to find than when you look at individual sports?

Team sports involve a certain amount of team work that goes beyond the individual sports. In team sports great athletes often play against more than one person as the opposition expends more energy on them. At the end of the day, few men perform well enough that they rise above their team and stand tall even when the team is in ruins. An athlete playing an individual sport has to worry only about himself, while a team player has more on his mind than just his own performance.

Then there is also the simple fact that individual greatness in team sports allows for mediocre players to look better than they really are. Jordon draws away defenders while others can make open shots, Pele and Maradona attract more than one opponent to block them leaving ample open space for others, opposition expends so much energy on Tendulkar that others are forgotten! That is the greatest asset of having a brilliant individual in the team. The greatness of genius handles the burden while the others play freely.

That is exactly why individual greatness in team sports is hard to find and harder to sustain. Very few men have had the ability to lift themselves and their team with him. Being a genius in your chosen craft is far more difficult that being good at it. Being a master means that you sometimes do not understand the difficulties of your more ordinary teammates. Yet, few have made it through the turmoil unblemished. That is exactly why players like Pele, Maradona, Jordan and Tendulkar stand ahead of likes of Muhammad Ali, Federer, Schumacher and Phelps. Team players not only are gifted, but understand how to share that very special gift!