Jose Mourinho: Subdued Chelsea boss still box office attraction

Jose Mourinho now has grey hair and requires reading glasses to see his whole Chelsea vision these days - but there was still the old box office appeal as he walked into his Stamford Bridge sequel.

Jose Mourinho was more "The Sombre One" than "The Special One" as he took his place in the Ron Harris Suite as Chelsea manager for the first time since 2007, in front of more than 250 members of the world's media and 40 television crews.

And yet, despite what seemed a deliberately low-key first day back at the old office, Jose Mourinho still manages to make sure he gives off the full effect of football royalty. The old place was illuminated by the wattage of his personality, even if most of it was kept hidden.

Even the preamble to his entrance, five minutes after the appointed half-hour, carried a touch of theatre. Microphones and sound systems were tested with such feverish regularity that you wondered whether Bruce Springsteen was about to appear through the wooden side door rather than Chelsea's new manager.

The fireworks that accompanied his arrival in 2004 after winning the Champions League with Porto were kept in the box. Indeed, if this had been his opening speech back then, we might have wondered what all the fuss was about - instead we know from those intervening years of success and further honours at Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

Smiles were kept to a minimum. If it was a concerted attempt to present a more mature, conciliatory Jose Mourinho, he had worked hard on his delivery. Jose Mourinho even admitted he had weaknesses, although there was the quick qualification: "Not many."

 All talk of this new humble Jose must wait until the first controversial incident, the first contentious moment and the first brush with authority. Jose Mourinho said he was ready to marry Chelsea again and this was all part of the honeymoon period. Sweetness, light and harmony.

Jose Mourinho was glad to be back among the British media after the turbulence of his relationships in Madrid. "You're not the worst" was praise indeed from a man whose first Chelsea tenure was not the mutual love-in many outsiders would like to believe.

Jose Mourinho was at pains to counter suggestions his renewed relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich had broken down when he first left - although the fact he left at all reveals it was hardly in good health - and he was back where he wanted to be.

Source: BBC

South Africa Just Throughout Pakistan From The Champions Trophy

South Africa 234 for 9 (Amla 81) beat Pakistan 167 (Misbah 55, McLaren 4-19) by 67 runs

A taxi driver in Birmingham has bought a ticket to watch Pakistan each time they played in the city for the last 30 years, except for this time. He basically did not have the self-assurance in their batting to difficulty. It turns out he was correct.

South Africa lived to wrestle another day in the Champions Trophy as their bowlers, mournful against India but wolfish alongside a easily broken line-up, secured a barely-par total. In the nonattendance of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe led the set with adulthood while debutant Chris Morris added force and Ryan McLaren backed them up at the death.

Misbah-ul-Haq was another time Pakistan's lone warden and again he could not take them in excess of the line. He lacked sustain from everybody excluding Nasir Jamshed. By disparity, South Africa's anchor, Hashim Amla, enjoyed small assistance all the way through the middle order.

Srilanka Beaten by New Zealand in Champions Trophy

New Zealand 139 for 9 (N McCullum 32, Malinga 4-34) beat Sri Lanka 138 (Sangakkara 68, McClenaghan 4-43, Mills 2-14) by 1 wicket.

Lasith Malinga took the 22 yards out of the equation in a low-scoring thriller, but New Zealand survived him to chronicle their first win above Sri Lanka in four years. The pitch has scarcely yet mattered less. It was flat, the sun was out, the ball was not swinging, but Lasith Malinga's dipping slower full tosses had New Zealand batsmen hopping and hoping in what was predictable to be an afternoon stroll. Nathan McCullum, first, and then Tim Southee batted with just the adulthood New Zealand very much needed to see them through with one wicket in hand.

The chase swung spectacularly. From coasting at 48 for 1 New Zealand stumbled to 49 for 4. From 70 for 4 they fell to 80 for 6, but then, fatefully, they were allowed to get away with a comparatively quieter phase when Lasith Malinga was taken off and brought reverse only after brothers McCullum had taken off 31 off the requirement. Lasith Malinga came back and seemed like he could strike with every ball, but Sri Lanka will be left asking themselves - particularly for the reason that Lasith Malinga brought them so close - if they had kept Malinga's four over’s back for too long.  

New contract will happen between Ronaldo and Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo had passed a season to forget it. Success - with drought Ronaldo paased the previous year many internal conflict and flame, Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Real Madrid as the coach Marin Hoe? May Cristiano Ronaldo will go Manchester United, piesaji or Monako he was said to be able to join. But the club don’t want to leave Cristiano Ronaldo, but the Portuguese star confident, do not renew their contract with Real Madrid. 

The president of the Real Madrid Phlorentino Perez said, finishing his career in Barnabyu. I do not think that Phlorentino Perez, a glimpse of Cristiano Ronaldo himself said he, 'I'm good, I'm in peace. I'm not worried. I know, we've been able to reach an agreement. Cristiano Ronaldo with Real Madrid  has contract till 2015 in June. Real For many years I tried to renew their agreement with the 8-year-old forward said. Now, it seems a matter of time now. Reuters.  

England beat Australia in Champions Trophy

England 269 for 6 (Bell 91, Bopara 46*, Trott 43) beat Australia 221 for 9 (Bailey 55, Faulker 54*, Anderson 3-30) by 48 runs 

Australia and England were locking horns for the first time this summer and Edgbaston, basking in golden sunshine for its 100th international match, was able to celebrate the start of the sequence with an emphatic England victory. The Champions Trophy tie - or Ashes prelim, if you prefer - fell to England by 48 runs.

Until England took control, it was a cagey, tactical affair - for the neutral perhaps the least enthralling match in the tournament so far.