Sterling making his speed last for Liverpool

Tracking data shows Liverpool winger has sprinted more minutes than any player this season

Raheem Sterling has spent more time doing high-speed sprinting than any player

With one goal and no assists in his last seven appearances in the Barclays Premier League, Raheem Sterling's recent drop in form has coincided with one for Liverpool, too.

But the winger cannot be faulted for his efforts in looking to speed things up. Sterling has spent more than 23 minutes at a high-speed sprint in the BPL, the most of all players in the competition.

Next in the list is Everton defender Seamus Coleman, noted for his attacking forays down the right flank, while at No 10 is West Ham United's Carl Jenkinson, who last week equalled the match Moussa Sissoko as running the fastest this season.

Player	Minutes/ high speed sprinting
Raheem Sterling	23.3
Seamus Coleman	22.4
Stewart Downing	20.9
Jesus Navas	19.7
Ahmed Elmohamady	19.3
Jamie Vardy	19.1
George Boyd	18.8
Nathaniel Clyne	18.8
Wayne Routledge	18.5
Carl Jenkinson	18.4

Branislav Ivanovic's runs down the right have helped Chelsea towards the title

John Terry equalling David Unsworth as the Barclays Premier League's top-scoring defender took much of the headlines as Chelsea moved one win from the title withvictory at Leicester City on Wednesday evening. The Chelsea captain is just one of Chelsea's attack-minded defenders, who have contributed 19 goals and 16 assists in all competitions this season.

At King Power Stadium, Branislav Ivanovic collected his fifth assist of the campaign for Didier Drogba's equaliser. The Serb's rampaging runs down the right have formed a crucial part of Jose Mourinho's quest for the title, with Ivanovic equalling his best Barclays Premier League total of assists (five in 2009/10).

Only Kieran Trippier, of Burnley, has covered more ground than Ivanovic from a full-back position this term.

BPL full-backs in 2014/15

Player	Km covered	Sprints
Kieran Trippier	356.80	1,698
Branislav Ivanovic	335.84	1,653
Daryl Janmaat	334.65	1,673
Aaron Cresswell	334.29	1,766
Joel Ward	315.98	1,390
Neil Taylor	309.88	1,549

Burnley have run the furthest and sprinted the most of the bottom seven sides

With four full matchweeks to go, a lot of the focus is on the fight against relegation, where the bottom seven teams are separated by nine points and with plenty of "six pointers" on the horizon.

If points were awarded for fitness and distances covered Burnley would be far from the bottom slot they occupy at present.

The Clarets tracking data reveals a different approach to running, especially compared with the sides immediately above them. Since the start of March, Queens Park Rangers have covered more than 8km less than Burnley per BPL match, while both the Rangers and Sunderland trail the Clarets by almost 100 sprints per match.

Team	Km/ match	Sprints/ match
Burnley	115.80	542
Newcastle	113.25	535.3
Hull City	111.75	504.9
Leicester City	111.23	497.6
Aston Villa	110.53	518.9
Sunderland	109.98	455.3
QPR	107.22	457.5

Leicester City's Jamie Vardy has run the fastest among BPL forwards

One of the key men for Leicester City if they are to continue their recent revival is likely to be Jamie Vardy.

The former Fleetwood Town forward showed glimpses of his ability in the 5-3 win over Manchester United in September, in what was his third top-flight appearance.

Vardy has shown his pace by recording the fastest speed of any Barclays Premier League striker this season. But his job is not just about sprinting and so with three goals and three assists in his last six appearances Vardy is adding an end product to his speed.

Fastest strikers in the 2014/15 BPL

Player	Top speed (Km/h)
Jamie Vardy	34.94
Gabriel Agbonlahor	34.87
Mario Balotelli	34.78
David Nugent	34.71
Diego Costa	34.70
Marouane Chamakh	34.69
Diafra Sakho	34.68

Source: http://www.premierleague.com

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UEFA Champions league, Semi Final Draw

Josep Guardiola will take his FC Bayern München team to play his former club FC Barcelona while holders Real Madrid CF face old rivals Juventus in the semi-finals.

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Josep Guardiola will face FC Barcelona for the first time as a coach after his FC Bayern München team were drawn against his former club in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, with holders Real Madrid CF paired with Juventus in the other last-four tie.

UEFA Champions League semi-final drawGuardiola led Barcelona to UEFA Champions League victories in 2009 and 2011, two of the 14 trophies his side won during his four years in charge at the Camp Nou. Real Madrid and Juventus, meanwhile, have a rich European history of their own; the semi-final will be their 17th and 18th meetings in UEFA competition, the most famous the 1998 UEFA Champions League final.

FC Barcelona v FC Bayern München 6 & 12 May

Juventus v Real Madrid CF 5 & 13 May

UEFA Champions League final draw

Winners of semi-final 2 v Winners of semi-final 1 6 June

Source: http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2238561.html

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BOC and Kuenzang United to the Final

Kuenzang qualified to the semifinal beating CRRH 4-3 and BOC beats Chorkorling United 9-0 and are through to semifinal.

The Two Finalists are both leader of their own POOL, Kuenzang United leads the POOL A with 14 points and BOC with 16 Points in POOL B during the league round of the tournament.

The first semi final was played between Lagan Vs Kuenzang United. During the first 45 minutes of the game Lagan manage to score a goal from their midfielder Gyeltshen, from a far attempt. The Goalkeeper couldn't stop the attempt as ball slips from his gloves and went into the net.

During the 35 minutes of the play Kuenzang United striker Tshering Dorji manage to equalize the score, with the mistake from the Lagan Goalkeeper. The Goalkeeper try to kick the ball during the attack in which the ball stuck in between his legs and fall down. he try to grap the ball again but Tshering manage to kick the ball in the empty goal post before the goalkeeper manage to get the ball.

In the Second semifinal of the tournament Returns of Dynamos were beaten again by BOC, the leader in the same pool. Sagar, winger manage to score a first goal for BOC in the first 20 minutes of the game. The first half ended in 1 goal lead by BOC.

In the second 45 minutes of the game, Gyembo, striker of Returns of Dynamos score a spectacular goal from free kick. with this goal from the Returns of Dynamos, the game was changed and in the 65 minutes of the game, a wonderful cross from the Sager, was converted into goal with his header from Tashi Phuntsho, striker of BOC in the net. the score line change to 2-1 in favor of BOC. during the 70 minutes of the game BOC manage to score another goal with a header from Chenda, winger. The game was played tough, and full 80 minutes of the game was dominated by Returns of Dynamos, but they couldn't manage to score a goal. BOC beats Returns of Dynamos 3-1 and advance to the Final of the Spring Open Football Tournament.

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