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Italian players and league agree to end strike

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 08:06 AM PDT

MILAN, Sept 5 — Italy's football strike effectively ended today when Serie A and the Italian Players' Union (AIC) buried their differences and signed a collective contract.

"A new collective contract, valid until the end of June 2012, has been signed today," the Italian football federation FIGC said in a statement.

The FIGC said the contract was signed in the presence of its president Giancarlo Abete, Serie A president Maurizio Beretta and AIC president Damiano Tommasi.

"The signing followed a meeting in which the legal representatives of the two parties ironed out the final details," the FIGC added in the statement.

The announcement means that Serie A can start on Friday, with the meeting of defending champions AC Milan and Lazio.

The announcement had been widely expected after the League said last Thursday that it was prepared to renegotiate several terms of the contract.

The previous agreement expired at the end of the 2009-10 season and negotiations for its renewal dragged on for the whole of last season.

The AIC said it believed an agreement had been reached in December, when a strike was called off at the last moment, but the Serie A did not sign.

The AIC ran out of patience last month, saying the season could not start until the agreement was signed. — Reuters

Capello: Lampard still a key player for England

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 07:18 AM PDT

LONDON, Sept 5 — Frank Lampard remains a key player and leader for England despite being left out of the starting line-up in last week's Euro 2012 qualifier in Bulgaria, coach Fabio Capello said today.

Although Lampard came on late in that 3-0 win in Sofia on Friday, it was the first time since 2007 that the 33-year-old had been dropped from the start of a competitive match.

John Terry (centre) in training with Frank Lampard (right) and Scott Parker at Wembley Stadium, September 5, 2011. — Reuters pic

Capello, whose team play Wales at Wembley tomorrow, said at the time that he felt Lampard was not on top form.

Asked today whether the Chelsea midfielder still had an England future, Capello's reply was immediate: "Absolutely, yes.

"Frank Lampard is a really important player," said the Italian, whose side top Group G with 14 points from six games, three ahead of Montenegro, who lost 2-1 to Wales on Friday.

"If he's here, I think he's ready to play with us. I don't know if tomorrow he will play. Probably we can change the style to a different style that we played against Bulgaria because tomorrow we will play at home.

"He is one of the important players, one of the leaders in this squad."

England captain and Chelsea teammate John Terry also made clear he was backing Lampard.

"Write Frank Lampard off at your peril," he said.

"I have known him an awful long time. After the game obviously he was disappointed about not starting but he trained incredibly hard the day after and certainly will continue to do that.

"I have trained with him for a long time now and he's definitely one of the best players that I have certainly ever played with, one of the best professionals I have ever played with as well.

"Because of his age people are tending to write him off but he is still in excellent form at Chelsea . . . his record for England as well has been incredible."

Gareth Barry and Scott Parker shone in midfield against Bulgaria but both are also one booking away from missing the next qualifier against Montenegro.

Capello, however, said the yellow card situation would not influence his thinking.

"I never think about this because I think it will be really important to win tomorrow, to beat Wales," he declared.

"Wales are in a really good moment of form and I don't think about yellow cards, if some players will miss the game against Montenegro.

"Tomorrow will be a tough game because Wales are playing really well," he said. "(Against Montenegro) they created a lot of chances to score goals . . ."

A victory over Wales would leave England needing only a draw against Montenegro next month to qualify for the finals in Poland and Ukraine next year. — Reuters

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Karpal mahu peguam Shafee dikena tindakan hina mahkamah

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:44 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Sept – Pengerusi DAP Karpal Singh mahu Datuk Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah dikenakan tindakan menghina mahkamah atas alasan peguam pro-Umno itu telah bercampur tangan dalam prosiding kes liwat Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Karpal (gambar) menggesa Hakim Datuk Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah mengeluarkan notis tunjuk sebab ke atas Shafee agar menjelaskan "serangan terbuka yang tidak wajar" ke atas Anwar, yang membela diri dari kandang saksi akhir bulan lalu.

Anwar, bekas timbalan perdana menteri, kini mengetuai Pakatan Rakyat yang dianggotai tiga komponen termasuk DAP.

Karpal juga merupakan peguam utama membela Anwar, yang dituduh meliwat bekas pembantu peribadinya, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan pada Jun 2008.

"Jika apa yang dikatakan oleh Anwar tidak menghiraukan (mahkamah), maka ia adalah tindakan menghina dari sudut mahkamah. Oleh itu, Hakim Mohamad Zabidin yang perlu memutuskan Anwar sebagai telah mengina mahkamah. Beliau tidak berbuat demikian.

"Siapa Muhammad Shafee Abdullah untuk mempersoalkan kebijaksanaan hakim perbicaraan?" kata Karpal dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.

Dalam temu bual dengan Minggua Mingguan, akhbar terbitan Kumpulan Utusan semalam, Shafee menyifatkan pembelaan Anwar telah menghina mahkamah.

Oleh itu, beliau Shafee mahu Peguam Negara bertindak memfailkan tindakan menghina mahkamah ke atas Anwar.

Karpal membantah hujah Shafee yang meminta Peguam Negara bercampur tangan dalam isu itu.

"Perkara ini dengan sendiri merupakan tindakan menghina mahkamah di pihak hakim yang mahu berbuat demikian," katanya lagi.

"Shafee seharusnya mengetahui bahawa seorang hakim tidak boleh campur tangan dalam prosiding kehakiman di mahkamah lain. Ia tidak dapat disangkal," kata Karpal yang juga Ahli Parlimen Bukit Gelugor.

Pemimpin-pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat juga mahu Mahkamah Tinggi yang mendengar kes liwat Anwar memanggil Shafee berhubung dakwaan bahawa beliau berkonspirasi dengan pentadbiran Najib untuk memusnahkan imej Ketua Pembangkang itu.

Beberapa wakil rakyat memberitahu The Malaysian Insider, mahkamah perlu menentukan sama ada peguam terkenal itu telah mengadakan pertemuan dengan ketua-ketua media bersama kakitangan Pejabat Perdana Menteri berhubung liputan media kes berprofil tinggi itu.

Terdahulu, The Malaysian Insider membawa laporan memetik peguam itu yang menafikan dakwaan berkonspirasi dengan kakitangan Jabatan Perdana Menteri untuk menggunakan media dan menamatkan kerjaya politik Anwar, yang dilihat sebagai ancaman kepada BN.

Shafee berhadapan dengan kecaman dunia siber kononnya beliau mencampuri urusan liputan berita kes kontroversi Anwar, yang akhir bulan lalu membela dirinya di mahkamah dengan membacakan kenyataan tidak bersumpah dari kandang tertuduh.

Peguam itu didakwa memberi beberapa arahan kepada editor-editor dan pemberita media arus perdana.

Kecaman itu dibuat oleh blogger yang memperkenalkan dirinya sebagai Ahmat Gaza (http://ahmatgaza.blogspot.com/2011/08/konspirasi-shafee-jpm-dalam-kes-anwar.html).

Dia mendakwa pertemuan rahsia itu diadakan di Le Meridien Hotel di sini dan turut dihadiri oleh penasihat media kepada Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Abdul Jalil Hamid.

Shafee berkata dakwaan itu satu usaha untuk menghuru-harakan institusi kerajaan untuk mengambil alih Putrajaya.

"Agenda dia ialah untuk menyemai rasa tidak percaya sedaya yang boleh terhadap institusi-institusi kerajaan termasuk kehakiman, untuk mewujudkan keadaan huru-hara terhadap keluhuran undang-undang," kata Muhammad Shafee menjawab dakwaan Ahmat Gaza.

"Gaza ini dungu, yang tidak tahu keadaan sebenar pertemuan ini," katanya lagi sambil mencemuh dakwaan kononnya ia konspirasi mahu menyebabkan mudarat ke atas Anwar.

Peguam itu memberi amaran akan memfailkan saman fitnah sebaik identiti blogger itu terdedah. Dakwaan itu tersebar luas dan diulang terbit oleh laman-laman web lain.

Ditanya sama ada Abdul Jalil juga hadir pada pertemuan itu, Muhammad Shafee berkata: "Jika Jalil ada di sana, saya samar-samar dia ada di sana. Saya tidak terkejut jika dia ada di sana kerana dia ada di sana sebagai orang media."

Kata Muhammad Shafee, beliau mengenali Jalil tetapi bukan sebagai pembantu Najib dan mendakwa hanya menyedari jawatan semasanya selepas dimaklumkan oleh The Malaysian Insider.

Bagaimanapun, Abdul Jalil, bekas wartawan kanan Reuters enggan mengulas ketika dihubungi oleh The Malaysian Insider.

Ketua Hakim: Arifin Zakaria ganti Tun Zaki

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:12 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Sept – Hakim Besar Malaya Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria dilantik sebagai Ketua Hakim Negara berkuat kuasa 12 September ini, menggantikan Tun Zaki Azmi yang mencapai umur persaraan wajib 66 tahun pada tarikh berkenaan.

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak berkata pelantikan itu diperkenankan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin berdasarkan Fasal (1) Perkara 122B Perlembagaan Persekutuan, atas nasihat Perdana Menteri dan selepas berunding dengan Majlis Raja-Raja.

Menurut kenyataan Pejabat Perdana Menteri, Tuanku Mizan juga memperkenankan pelantikan Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan Tan Sri Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin sebagai Hakim Besar Malaya menggantikan Arifin manakala Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan Tan Sri Md Raus Sharif dilantik sebagai Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan menggantikan Tan Sri Alauddin Mohd Sheriff yang bersara awal.

Kesemua pelantikan itu berkuat kuasa 12 September, demikian menurut laporan Bernama Online.

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Isnin, 5 September 2011