Formula One great Michael Schumacher reportedly agreed to come out of retirement to drive for Mercedes in 2010. German newspaper Bild said on Wednesday the seven-time champion, who retired in 2006, signed a one-year contract at the team’s offices in Brackley, England, on Tuesday. Schumacher will reportedly earn euro7 million ($10 million). Schumacher, who won five championships for Ferrari, has been heavily linked with a move to the former Brawn GP team, which won last year’s drivers’ and constructors’ titles.

Schumacher would join Nico Rosberg to form an all-German lineup after 2009 champion Jenson Button left for McLaren and Rubens Barrichello joined Williams. The 40-year-old Schumacher attempted a temporary comeback in August to replace injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa but a serious neck injury sustained in a motorcycle accident kept him from driving then.

Schumacher, who won his two earliest world titles at Benetton, will also be reunited with team principal Ross Brawn, who was part of each of Schumacher’s championships. Schumacher is F1′s most successful driver with 91 race wins in a 16-year career. He had been working as an adviser to Ferrari since his retirement, although the Italians said he was free to return. The news will spark major interest in motor racing’s premier series with 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton ready to measure himself against Schumacher, who will face familiar foe Fernando Alonso in his old Ferrari car.

 

Mercedes GP is delighted to announce the signing of a long-term agreement with PETRONAS which will see the Malaysian national oil and gas company become the title partner to the new Silver Arrows works team. From 2010, the new team will compete in the FIA Formula One World Championship as the Mercedes GP PETRONAS Formula One Team and will carry the distinctive PETRONAS branding across the car and team liveries.

Leveraging Mercedes-Benz’s rich motorsport heritage and the long-standing involvement of PETRONAS in Formula One, the new title partnership also paves the way for future collaborations between the two companies. For PETRONAS, thepartnership will enable the oil and gas giant to generate sustainable business growth, particularly in their downstream lubricants market, through the strategic partnership and business alliance with Mercedes-Benz, one of the most prestigious global automotive brands.

The Mercedes GP PETRONAS Formula One Team’s challenger for 2010 will make its track debut in its new livery at Valencia on 1 February 2010 for the first of the pre-season tests ahead of the 2010 Formula One season.

PETRONAS will continue to be the title sponsor of the PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix, scheduled to be the third race of the new season, which will take place at the Sepang International Circuit on 4 April 2010.

Norbert Haug, Vice-President of Mercedes-Benz Motorsports, said:

“We are very pleased to begin our long-term partnership with our new title partner PETRONAS. Daimler, our premium brand Mercedes-Benz and PETRONAS will work together both on and off the track and I am sure that everybody involved will guarantee their absolute dedication to success. PETRONAS’ home base in Kuala Lumpur is located in the middle of a fast-growing region for the automotive industry which makes this new partnership even more valuable. Within the limits of the new Formula One resource restrictions, the Mercedes GP PETRONAS Formula One Team will be well positioned to achieve our goals. We will all strive to present efficient success in the future knowing at the same time that the new Formula One season with some fundamental rule changes will be a particularly challenging one.”

Ross Brawn, Team Principal of the Mercedes GP PETRONAS Formula One Team commented:

“Everyone at Mercedes GP is delighted to confirm our long-term agreement with PETRONAS and we look forward to working closely with our new partner in the future. The collaboration of the premium automotive brand Mercedes-Benz and a company as prestigious as PETRONAS gives our team a fantastic base from which to achieve our ambitions of competing at the top level of Formula One and building on the success of 2009 which saw the team achieve the Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships. Our plans for the new season are progressing well, as is the development of our 2010 challenger, and we look forward to seeing the car run in the new Silver Arrows and PETRONAS livery at the Valencia test in February.”

 

Nothing more and nothing less. Begitulah undian Pusingan Kedua / Kalah Mati Champion League atau PIala Eropah yang memang setiap kalinya menjanjikan drama yang menarik. Begitu juga pada tahun ini, Chelsea vs Inter dan AC Milan vs Man United. Real Madrid vs Olimpic Lyon juga tak kurang hebatnya. Perlawanan yang dijadualkan pada penghujung  Februari tahun depan memang akan menjadi ‘reunion’ buat Mourinho yang akan bertandang semula ke Stamford Bridge yang pastinya akan melayannya dengan ‘baik’. Begitu juga David Beckham yang akan melawat semula Old Trafford  dan juga mentor pertamanya , Sir Alex. Berikut adalah jadual lain yang memang menjanjikan thrillnya yang tersendiri sebelum World Cup 2010.

Tuesday 16th February
UEFA Champions League
19:45 AC Milan vs Man Utd
19:45 Bayern Munich vs Fiorentina
19:45 CSKA Moscow vs Sevilla
19:45 FC Porto vs Arsenal
19:45 Inter Milan vs Chelsea
19:45 Lyon vs Real Madrid
19:45 Olympiacos vs Bordeaux
19:45 VfB Stuttgart vs Barcelona
Tuesday 9th March
UEFA Champions League
19:45 Arsenal vs FC Porto
19:45 Barcelona vs VfB Stuttgart
19:45 Bordeaux vs Olympiacos
19:45 Chelsea vs Inter Milan
19:45 Fiorentina vs Bayern Munich
19:45 Man Utd vs AC Milan
19:45 Real Madrid vs Lyon
19:45 Sevilla vs CSKA Moscow
 

It’s a pity for me because I haven’t watch any of the films that were nominated in Best Picture category (drama and comedy) . But I’ll catch-up later with the help of Mr Torrent. FYI the winners will be announced in January 17 next year  to give me more time to download the movies .. hhaaahahaha just kidding.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Avatar

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire

Up In The Air

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Emily Blunt - The Young Victoria

Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side

Helen Mirren - The Last Station

Carey Mulligan - An Education

Gabourey Sidibe - Precious

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart

George Clooney - Up In The Air

Colin Firth - A Single Man

Morgan Freeman - Invictus

Tobey Maguire - Brothers

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

(500) Days of Summer

The Hangover

It’s Complicated

Julie & Julia

Nine

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Sandra Bullock - The Proposal

Marion Cotillard - Nine

Julia Roberts - Duplicity

Meryl Streep - It’s Complicated

Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Matt Damon - The Informant!

Daniel Day-Lewis - Nine

Robert Downey Jr - Sherlock Holmes

Joseph Gordon-Levitt - (500) Days of Summer

Michael Stuhlbarg - A Serious Man

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Coraline

Fantastic Mr Fox

The Princess and the Frog

Up

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Baaria (Italy)

Broken Embraces (Italy)

The Maid (Chile)

A Prophet (France)

The White Ribbon (Germany)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

Penelope Cruz - Nine

Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air

Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air

Mo’nique - Precious

Julianne Moore - A Single Man

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

Matt Damon - Invictus

Woody Harrelson - The Messenger

Christopher Plummer - The Last Station

Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones

Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker

James Cameron - Avatar

Clint Eastwood - Invictus

Jason Reitman - Up In The Air

Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

Neill Blomkamp - District 9

Mark Boal - The Hurt Locker

Nancy Meyers - It’s Complicated

Jason Reitman - Up In The Air

Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

Michael Giacchino - Up

Marvin Hamlisch - The Informant!

James Horner - Avatar

Abel Korzeniowski - A Single Man

Karen O, Carter Burwell - Where The Wild Things Are

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

Cinema Italiano - Nine

I Want To Come Home - Everybody’s Fine

I Will See You - Avatar

The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart ) - Crazy Heart

Winter - Brothers

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Big Love (HBO)

Dexter (Showtime)

House (Fox)

Mad Men (AMC)

True Blood (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Glenn Close - Damages

January Jones - Mad Men

Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife

Anna Paquin - True Blood

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

Simon Baker - The Mentalist

Michael C Hall - Dexter

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Hugh Laurie - House

Bill Paxton - Big Love

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

30 Rock (NBC)

Entourage (HBO)

Glee (Fox)

Modern Family (ABC)

The Office (NBC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Toni Collette - United States of Tara

Courteney Cox - Cougar Town

Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Lea Michele - Glee

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Steve Carell - The Office

David Duchovny - Californication

Thomas Jane - Hung

Matthew Morrison - Glee

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Georgia O’Keeffe (Lifetime Television)

Grey Gardens (HBO)

Into The Storm (HBO)

Little Dorrit (PBS)

Taking Chances (HBO)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Joan Allen - Georgia O’Keeffe

Drew Barrymore - Grey Gardens

Jessica Lange - Grey Gardens

Anna Paquin - The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

Sigourney Weaver - Prayers for Bobby

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Kevin Bacon - Taking Chance

Kenneth Branagh - Wallander

Chiwetel Ejiofor - Endgame

Brendan Gleeson - Into The Storm

Jeremy Irons - Georgia O’Keeffe

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Jane Adams - Hung

Rose Byrne - Damages

Jane Lynch - Glee

Janet McTeer - Into The Storm

Chloe Sevigny - Big Love

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Michael Emerson - Lost

Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother

William Hurt - Damages

John Lithgow - Dexter

Jeremy Piven - Entourage

 

Semua paper hari ni terlalu seronok dan melaungkan kegembiraan dengan kemenangan pasukan bolasepak Malaysia mara ke perlawanan akhir Sukan Sea di Laos. Nampaknya demam bolasepak melanda lagi kat Malaysia. Kalaulah semua games sebelum  ini disiarkan secara langsung oleh RTM… mahu demam bola nih dah tahap gaban. Tapi apakan daya , kerajaan “nak jimatkan duit rakyat” dengan tak mahu menyiarkan liputan sukan sea nih secara ekslusif.. Padahal bukan begini caranya kerana kalau nak dibandingkan dengan negara ASEAN lain yang lebih miskin, Menteri kita patut terasa malulah dengan keadaan ini..

Walau-apapun tahniah buat skuad Malaysia.. dan pastikan kita mendapat emas pada 17 hb nanti .. tiada lagi reason yang boleh menjadi pemaaf atas kegagalan anda.. semua pemain bebas dari penggantungan dan kecederaan .. mainlah dengan sepenuh hati.. InsyaAllah kemenangan di pihak kita.

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