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The games will be played in the Post Finance Arena of Berne Schluefweg in Kloten. Berne is the stronghold of European Ice hockey and is all set to welcome the visitors to this beautiful place. This is the 73rd IIHF championship and it was held in Switzerland 11 years ago.

Participating Teams include:
Group A: This team has Belarus, Canada, Hungary and Slovakia.
Group B: This team has France, Germany, Russia and Switzerland.
Group C: This team has Austria, Latvia, Sweden and United States.
Group D: This team has Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and Norway.

Preliminary Round:
Sixteen participating teams will be placed in the following four groups. After playing a round robin, the top three teams in every group will then advance to the qualifying round while the last team will complete in the Relegation Round.

Qualifying Round:
The top three in the standings of each group of the Preliminary Round advances to the qualifying round and are placed in two groups, teams from Group A compete in Group E, while teams from Groups B and C compete in the Group F. Each team is to play three games in this round, one against each of the three games from the other group with which they have been paired. These three games, along with the two games already played against the other two advancing teams from the same group in the Preliminary Round, will count in the qualifying Round standings. The top four teams in this group E and F will advance to the playoff Round.

Relegation Round:
The top two teams in the standings after the round robin will be invited back to the 2010 IIHF World Cup, while the bottom two will be relegated to the 2010 division I tournament.

Broadcasting rights for the matches of IIHF championship
Austria:- ORF
Czech Republic:- Ceska televise
France:- Sport+
Hungary:- Sport TV
Russia:- VGTRK Sport
Slovakia:- STV
Switzerland: – German (SF zwei), French (TSR2) and Italian (TSI 2).

Dates of the Rounds:
- Quarter finals: – May 6 between E1 and E4, May 6 between F1 and F4, May 6 between E2 and E3 and May 6 between F2 and F3.
- Semi-Finals:- May 8 between Winner of Quarter final 1 and Quarter final 4 and the second one is also on May 8 between the winners of Quarter finals 2 and 3.
- Bronze Medal Game: – May 9 between loser of semi final 1 and loser of semi final 2.
- Gold Medal Game: – May 10 between winners of semi final 1 and 2.

The organization committees are expecting more than 500,000 visitors from all parts of the world. Everyone is looking forward to be a part of one of the year’s greatest sports and want to experience the intensity of live world class ice hockey results. We all hope that the game entertains its fans and this event comes out to be a far-fetched one.

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In Baseball Betting Lines Mark Buehrle was to make a checklist for career accomplishments, both White Sox-oriented and of the individual variety, he would be able to mark off a number of targeted goals reached and even a few he didn’t expect.

For a 30-year-old pitcher with a fastball that can only rarely be described as “fast,” Mark Buehrle had a pretty good season, huh?

Buehrle’s latest accomplishment? Being awarded his the first Gold Glove of his career at Baseball Betting Lines.

The Gold Glove caps off an insane 2009 for Buerhle. Of course, there was the July 23 perfect game, only the 16th in the history of Major League Baseball. Then there was the following game, in which Buerhle pitched no-hit baseball to the Twins before eventually yielding a hit late, stacking a nearly perfect effort on top of a legendarily perfect one.

Buehrle led all American League pitchers in Baseball Betting Lines 2009 with eight pickoffs, 55 total chances and 41 assists and tied for the AL lead by assisting with five double plays while committing just one error. Since the beginning of the 2001 season, Buehrle leads all Major League pitchers with 63 pickoffs (20 more than Andy Pettitte) and ranks third with 501 total chances and 373 assists.

Over his 10-year career with the White Sox, Buehrle has allowed just 40 stolen bases in 95 attempts. That comes out to a 42.1 percent success rate, which falls as an important statistic for a staff that has had its trouble holding on baserunners.

A trademark defensive move for Buehrle is his kick-save attempt on grounders back up the middle. He admitted that part of his defense was transferred from another sport.

“When I was a little kid, I used to play street hockey,” Buehrle said. “So, everything that comes my way, I take pride in knocking stuff down.”

Then there was Mark Buehrle Day in Illinois, which Governor Pat Quinn declared on July 31. Even in a state as traditionally corrupt as Illinois, having the Governor give you your own day is a big deal.

True, the Gold Glove is easily the least important of these accomplishments

The writers who vote for award Gold Gloves tend to vote more for offense and name recognition than they do by any sort of recognizable baseball metric; Derek Jeter won the Gold Glove for shortstop, and most baseball observers agree Jeter is well past his fielding prime.

But the Gold Glove is still an accomplishment, one Buerhle deserves well enough. So congrats, Mark, and enjoy it. Few people get the have this much fun in a lifetime. You did it in one year.

Just when it appeared there wasn’t a 3-year-old in the country who could touch Rachel Alexandra, along comes Quality Road, who returned from a four-month hiatus to register a record-setting 2 1/4-length victory over Capt. Candyman Can in Monday’s $150000 Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga. Quality Road, the likely favorite in this year’s Kentucky Derby before being sidelined by a foot injury, covered 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:13.45. His final time shattered the course record set by Topsider 30 years earlier by nearly a full second. Quality Road, who was transferred from trainer Jimmy Jerkens to Todd Pletcher’s barn by owner Edward P. Evans earlier this summer, set the record despite stumbling at the start and racing wide throughout the Grade 2 Amsterdam. www.drf.com

Rachel Alexandra cemented herself as one of the best fillies of all-time in a race for the ages, as she set a suicidal pace and then was all out under Calvin Borel to hold off a bold charge from Macho Again to win the $750000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I) by a head in electrifying fashion Sept. 5 at Saratoga. Sent off at 1-5, Rachel Alexandra stayed perfect in eight starts this season and became the first female to win the prestigious Woodward in which she faced older males for the first time. Only one other 3-year-old filly had ever run in the Woodward—Summer Guest, who was third in 1972. The victory also makes the daughter of Medaglia d’Oro the first 3-year-old filly to win a grade I unrestricted route race on the dirt in New York since the system of grading races began in 1973. It almost certainly locked up Horse of the Year honors too. www.bloodhorse.com

Breeders’ Cup Classic 2009 Saturday races and interviews with TVG analyst Nick “The Sarge” Hines, professional horse player Jimmy the Hat, and friends. Featuring the Breeders’ Cup Classic with Zenyatta. Funny footage as well. See also mostly fillies friday interviews with Frank Lyons and Chip Woolley.

Perhaps the Horse of the Year title is not a foregone conclusion. Zenyatta gave the crowd what they waited for–and the patrons responded by cheering, clapping, and waving–as she ran her unbeaten streak to 14 with a magnificent performance in the Breeders Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov. 7 at Santa Anita. Zenyatta looked uncomfortable for the first 200 yards and was last the first time by the stands, but she was flying down the stretch the second time and rolled by Gio Ponti to win the $5-million race. Most voters had Rachel Alexandra penciled in as Horse of the Year but Zenyattas victory over males has re-opened that argument. Zenyatta was a bit reluctant to load, but the assistant starters had no problem getting her in the gate once they locked arms behind the big daughter of Street Cry and coaxed her forward. www.bloodhorse.com

Ohio State Buckeyes Defeat the Wisconsin Badgers 31-13

Perhaps the Horse of the Year title is not a foregone conclusion. Zenyatta gave the crowd what they waited for–and the patrons responded by cheering, clapping, and waving–as she ran her unbeaten streak to 14 with a magnificent performance in the Breeders Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov. 7 at Santa Anita. Zenyatta looked uncomfortable for the first 200 yards and was last the first time by the stands, but she was flying down the stretch the second time and rolled by Gio Ponti to win the $5-million race. Most voters had Rachel Alexandra penciled in as Horse of the Year but Zenyattas victory over males has re-opened that argument. Zenyatta was a bit reluctant to load, but the assistant starters had no problem getting her in the gate once they locked arms behind the big daughter of Street Cry and coaxed her forward. www.bloodhorse.com

It consists of some of the world’s top football clubs and soccer players from England, Germany, Italy and Spain and brings a lot of thrill and excitement to thousands of Soccer fans worldwide.

In 2009, UEFA brings another round of exciting matches to be played before the 2009 UEFA Cup Final in Istanbul, Turkey on 20 May 2009. This season will be the 38th season of the UEFA Cup, with the final football tournament to be played at the ?ükrü Saraco?lu Stadium. Other than the UEFA Final Cup, the association also holds a number of other championship leagues and under 17, 19 and 21 championships. The schedule for some of the important events and soccer tournaments organised by UEFA in 2009 are highlighted below:

UEFA Champions League – 2008-09 will be the 54th edition of Europe’s premier soccer club football tournament which will be played in Rome, Italy on the 27th of May 2009. The semifinals for this event have been scheduled to be held on 28 and 29 April 2009, and on 5 and 6 May 2009.

UEFA Finals Cup – The 2009 Finals Cup will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on 20 May 2009. It will be the biggest event of the year, and will be watched by thousands of soccer fans all over the world. The semifinals for this event have been scheduled to be held from 30 April to 7 May 2009.

European Under 21 Championship – The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship is to be held in Sweden from 15 June to 29 June 2009. This will be the 17th edition of the now biennial event which will see 51 of the 52 nations compete separately for the first time to decide the seven other teams to join Sweden at the finals.

European Under 19 Championship – The final tournament of the2009 UEFA European Under 19 Football Championship will be held in Ukraine from 21 July to 2 August 2009. This will be another thrilling and exciting event in 2009 in the soccer calendar. The Elite round for this football event has been scheduled to be held from 1 March to 31 May 2009.

European Under 17 Championship – The UEFA European Under 17 Football Championship will be played in Germany from 6 May to 18 May 2009. The Elite round for this event will be held from 1 March to 31 March 2009.

UEFA Women’s Cup – 2009 UEFA Women’s Cup is one of the major football events to be held in this football calendar year. The final championship will take place from 16 May to 23 May 2009. Semi finals for this football event will start from 28 March and will go on till 5 April 2009.

Women’s Euro – The UEFA Women’s Championship or the Women’s Euro is held after every four years, and 2009 will see this event in Finland from 23 August to 10 September 2009. 12 teams will compete in the competition, to decide the winning champions at the final event.

Women’s Under 19 Championship – The Second qualifying round for the UEFA Women’s Under-19 Football Championship is scheduled to be held from 23 April to 28 April, with the final tournament being held in Belarus from 13 July to 15 July 2009.

Women’s Under 17 Championship – Another important event under the UEFA Football Association, the final tournament for the UEFA Women’s Under 17 Championship will be held on 25 June 2009.

Frank Hänel nach dem Spiel gegen Polen