PUMA Athlete and Club Update May 2010
All the latest news from the World of PUMA Sport
Cricket
ICC World Twenty20
England have won the ICC World Twenty20 after convincingly beating Australia by 7 wickets in Barbados. PUMA’s latest cricket signing Craig Kieswetter was Man of The Match after scoring a magnificent 63 runs off 49 balls. Kieswetter also took a fantastic catch to dismiss Brad Haddin and took a stumping.
Craig had also scored an impressive 39 runs against Sri Lanka in England’s previous match to help fire them into the Final.
Domestic
PUMA cricketer Phil Mustard had been appointed Durham captain for the season.
Football
The FA Cup
Nicolas Anelka wearing PUMA Football boots starred in Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup win over Portsmouth at Wembley to cap off a great season for the Blues. Aruna Dindane featured for Portsmouth wearing the new speed Tricks boot. Europe PUMA’s Internazionale and Cameroon international player Samuel Eto’o won helped his team win the Seria A title for a
fifth straight year in his first season at the club.
The Race to the Premiership – Championship Playoff 2nd Leg
Puma team Cardiff City have reached the Play-Off Final due to take place this Saturday (21st) where they will face a spirited and in-form Blackpool side. The Bluebirds defeated a strong Leicester City side to reach the final after a nerve wracking penalty shootout.PUMA player Michael Chopra had scored Cardiff’s opener on the night.
Guinness Premiership – Semi-Final
Bath Rugby's continuing strong performances led to them reaching the Guinness Premiership play-off semi-finals on Saturday where they came up against a tough and very experienced Leicester Tigers side at Welford Road. A hard fought game of penalties eventually led to the Tigers winning the encounter 15-6 and reaching the Final. Bath’s season only fully got into swing after Christmas, however with the addition of some big name signings over the summer they'll be looking forward to a strong campaign from the start next season.