SHULE YA CHEKECHEA YAFUNGWA GHAFLA HUKO AUSTRALIA BAADA YA FAMILIA YA NYOKA CHATU KUGUNDULIWA JUU YA DARI.

 

Handful: Wildlife ranger Steve Coulson takes hold of baby snakes which were found in the childcare centre

A childcare centre had to be closed after a family of pythons was discovered behind a wall in a room where toddlers take their afternoon nap.
The nest of 23 baby pythons and their 8ft long mother was discovered in the nursery, in Darwin, in Australia's remote Northern Territory, as a partition wall was torn down.
The search began after one of the baby snakes stuck its head out of the wall at the Mitchell Street Childcare Centre.
A wildlife ranger was quickly called by terrified staff as they made the shocking discovery.
Director of the centre Louise DeBomford said 41 egg shells were also discovered, but it was believed a few of the babies escaped.
She said: 'After a bit more of the wall was torn down, we found the mother - she was two-and-a-half metres long. So it was quite a shock to everyone.'
Ms DeBomford said the mother was reluctant to leave her babies:
She said: 'They were feisty and not too happy to leave their warm nest.
'There was a baby snake in the room yesterday morning - I thought there would have to be more than one because we had an inundation of snakes last year, about the same time.
'Then we had about 14 of them, so they must like our building.'
On that occasion, the snakes fell down through the ceiling and a nest was discovered in the roof.

 The centre had to be closed as wildlife range Steve Coulson was called in to remove the snakes.

He said: 'The eggs were the size of plums, and were in clumps like grapes.
'The babies went in one sack, while a bigger sack had to be fetched for the python mum.'

Snake eyes: The baby pythons were discovered after one poked its head out of the wall

Slippery customer: Stephannie Dean of Larrakeyah and her two sons Carlos and Benji have a look at the snake found behind the wall

Mr Coulson said the baby pythons, found on December 20, were 'pretty harmless' and while the adult snake could deliver a 'decent sort of gash', it was non-venomous.
He said carpet pythons were common around Darwin, and often found food and shelter in roofs.
'They eat possums and rats,' he said.
Staff are now keeping a lookout for about eight baby pythons believed to be still somewhere in the building.

Careful handling: Mr Coulson said the snakes were non-venomous, although the adult snake could deliver a 'decent sort of gash'

KIJANA AVAMIA SHULE NA KUUA MAMA YAKE MZAZI NA WANAFUNZI , NI HUKO CONNECTCUT MAREKANI. RAIS OBAMA ALIA KWA UCHUNGU KWA MUENDELEZO WA MAUAJI HAYA YA WATOTO.

'Killing a child would be little more than a trophy': As America sees the worst spree killing in its history, an expert explains the chilling psychology behind spree killers 

• Gunman Adam Lanza believed to have killed 29 people - including 22 children - at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, today
• Head of psychology at Birmingham City University Professor Craig Jackson describes what may have been going through the killer's mind

The killer behind the horrific elementary school spree killing would have seen the children he shot dead as ‘little more than trophies’, an expert psychologist has said.
A lone gunman – believed to be 20-year-old Adam Lanza - opened fire at around 9.30am this morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.  It is understood at least 29 people have been killed – including 22 children - and is the worst spree shooting in American history.
Professor Craig Jackson, head of psychology at Birmingham City University and an expert in spree killings, said the murderer would have seen killing the children as a way of enacting revenge on those he was angry with.

Shocking news: At least 29 people are believed to be dead - including 22 children - after a gunman opened fire today at an elementary school in Connecticut

Tragedy: A woman leans on a man as she weeps outside a building set up to counsel family members affected by a shooting nearby at Sandy Hook Elementary School

‘To him the children are just a lump of meat that happen to help him prove his point,’ he explained.
‘If this was a revenge spree then he would see the children as useful trophies because each death would injure those he wanted to hurt.

 ‘This was the case in the Dunblane school massacre. Thomas Hamilton had no connection to the school but saw the killing of the children as a way to punish the community as a whole.’

It is understood Lanza killed his father before heading to the elementary school where he killed the head teacher before targeting a class his mother taught.

Expert opinion: Professor Craig Jackson is the head of psychology at Birmingham City University and specialises in spree killings

Professor Jackson said: ‘It is possible that this spree stemmed from a domestic row and once he had killed his father he decided to continue shooting.
'As he had already killed one person, he may have seen to keep on going as the only option.
‘But then the main question is, why shoot the children? There must have been a motive for that. He must have felt he had a grievance with the community that he wanted to punish.
‘Many spree killers target children as a way to get even with the local community.
‘I’m sure many survivors will report that he was calm and focused.  These sort of killers aren’t crazed, they know what they are doing and choose who they kill.
‘The Columbine High School massacre is an example of this, where the killers let some people go but shot others dead.
'This makes them feel powerful and in control.’ 
Professor Jackson explained that all spree killers have certain things in common – they are unstable, narcissistic, immature and consistently blame others for their failures.
He continued: ‘They often believe they should be doing better in life than they are doing and believe it is others’ fault that they are not.
‘They may believe teachers held them back, or blame their parents, but it is never their fault.
‘This outlook builds throughout their lives and then it comes to a point that something tips them over the edge.’
He said the killing of his parents points to trouble at home but the thing that sent the killer over the edge could also be down to problems at work or university.
The Batman killer James Holmes had been kicked out of his university for failing his exams shortly before his shooting rampage at the midnight screening of the Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20.

Stunned: People leave the scene outside the Sandy Hook Elementary School following a shooting inside the school in Newtown, Connecticut

ASKARI POLISI AZIRAHI WAKATI WA GWARIDE LA KUMALIZA MAFUNZO MBELE YA RAIS WA COLOMBIA. INASEMEKANA JOTO LILIZIDI.

It is the moment every young police cadet dreams of - finally being told they've withstood the test and trials to become an officer.

Hundreds of young recruits today lined up in their finery at Bogota police headquarters in Colombia to be officially welcomed into the force.
But the heavy uniform, hat and gloves combined with the balmy 19C heat was all a bit too much for one recruit.

In a dead faint: A cadet lies on the grass after collapsing during a promotion ceremony at a police school in Bogota

Heat faint: The formal uniform combined with temperatures of 19C caused to officer to overheat and collapse

The woman, dressed in the traditional grey blazer, white skirt with matching gloves, ceremonial hat and staff, collapsed to the ground in the middle of the ceremony.

 

Unfortunately for the recruit, the whole episode was caught on national television as the Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos attended the event to watch the passing out parade of the new police recruits in Colombia's biggest city.

A helping hand: A fellow police officer helps the young recruit to her feet

Attention! Police cadets march during the promotion ceremony in Colombia's biggest city

The police recruit didn't seem seriously injured by her fall and was helped up by a fellow officer.
Heat fainting generally occurs when a human body reaches a temperature above 40C causing less blood flow to the brain.
It's not the first time young officers have struggled to keep their cool while standing to attention in a formal parade during blistering heat.
Several newly trained Met Police officers fainted during their passing out parade as temperatures soared to 21C in June this year. 

Passing out: One poorly looking police officer was helped by colleagues after becoming faint during a Passing out Parade at the Hendon Police Training College in June

Falling back: A police officer is caught by colleagues as he becomes faint during the Passing out Parade at Hendon Police Training College

CHELSEA NA JUVENTUS WATOSHANA NGUVU.

Chelsea blew a two-goal lead as their defence of the Champions League got off to a breathless start against Juventus on Wednesday night.

Oscar looked set to enjoy a dream European debut with a stunning first-half double but the Italian champions ruthlessly exposed the holders' defensive deficiencies to snatch a draw at Stamford Bridge.
Arturo Vidal pulled a goal back before the break and, after Eden Hazard was denied what appeared a penalty, Fabio Quagliarella came off the bench to equalise and was a lick of paint from completing a sensational turnaround.

Punishment: Fabio Quagliarella capitalised on defensive errors to score the equaliser

Delight: Juventus players celebrate their equaliser

Match facts

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Mikel, Lampard, Ramires (Bertrand 68), Hazard, Oscar (Mata 74), Torres.
Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Romeu, Moses, Cahill, Azpilicueta.
Booked: Ramires.
Goals: Oscar 31, 33.
Juventus: Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Lichtsteiner (Isla 77), Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah, Giovinco (Quagliarella 75), Vucinic (Matri 88).
Subs Not Used: Storari, Lucio, Giaccherini, Marrone.
Booked: Vidal.
Goals: Vidal 38, Quagliarella 80.
Att: 40,918
Ref: Pedro Proenca (Portugal).

That would have been cruel on Chelsea but - as in their UEFA Super Cup thrashing by Atletico Madrid - they left themselves exposed enough to make such an outcome possible.
It was all looking so good after 33 minutes of what Roberto Di Matteo had dubbed Mission: 'Impossible'.
His Midas touch in the competition was in evidence again after the shock selection of Oscar, who he admitted the club might not have convinced to join them had they not ended their agonising wait for Champions League glory.
Chelsea fans still pinching themselves at last season's astonishing triumph were given another glimpse of the European Cup before kick-off when members of the armed forces were handed the honour of parading it.
That proved a prelude to a combative first half-hour, which left David Luiz with a bloody nose and Vidal needing treatment on a knock.
The quality of football on show was not exactly what Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich had paid £80million to see but there were glimpses of the drama to come.

Impact: Oscar impressed on his first Chelsea start

Thump: Oscar smashes in his first goal

Luiz was under just enough pressure to steer Frank Lampard's corner straight at Gianluigi Buffon, while Fernando Torres wasted a great breakaway opportunity after robbing Andrea Pirlo, who is said not to have had a great start to the season by his high standards.
Torres, looking more lively than in his wretched performance at QPR on Saturday, also went close with a header but Juventus carved out the first clear chance when Andrea Barzagli's crossfield ball put Claudio Marchisio one on one with Petr Cech, who came flying out to smother.
Mirko Vucinic should have also done better than fire Vidal's pass into the sidenetting when clean through in the 29th minute and he was made to pay dearly in the next four minutes.

Oh no: Roberto Di Matteo was disappointed with drawing from 2-0 up

Roar: The champions celebrate taking the lead

Oscar, who had almost looked like he had been picked to shadow Pirlo, found himself in space 25 yards out and unleashed a drive that Gianluigi Buffon would surely have saved but for a telling nick off Leonardo Bonucci

MASHINDANO YA OLYMPIC YANAANZA IJUMAA HII, MJI WA LONDON WAKUMBWA NA MSONGAMANO WA MAGARI BAADA YA NJIA ZINGINE KUTENGWA KWA MATUMIZI YA WANAMICHEZO TU..

Motorists faced widespread gridlock this morning as drivers were excluded from 30 miles of controversial reserved VIP ‘Games Lanes’ in the capital - and the threat of a £130 fine if they go into them.
As Olympic planners prepared for Friday's opening ceremony, 'Games Lanes' came into force across London, causing inevitable traffic chaos on already busy road networks, as well as delays on the London Underground as those trying to escape queues opted for public transport.
Police warned that London's roads are already 'at capacity', while motorists told of rush-hour gridlock, including queues of cars travelling at just 10mph along the eastbound stretch of the M4 from Heathrow into London.
There were a number of heavily-congested hot spots around London during the rush-hour, with the M4 and A4 approach in west London twice as busy as normal according to traffic analysts.

Standstill: Road networks in London already creaking under rush-hour traffic saw even more queue chaos as the Games Lanes went live

Sign of things to come: As the Olympic Games Lane officially opened around London this morning, there was predictable traffic gridlock, including on this stretch of the A4 near Hammersmith, west London

Aside from the occasional errant motorist, the majority of road users decided not to risk a fine in the Games Lanes, sitting instead in gridlocked traffic

Later estimates by the AA put the rush-hour tailbacks at around 12 miles on the western approach into London.
There were also hold-ups for motorists on the A12 at the Lea Interchange in east London and at the A13 Canning Town Flyover.

 

The A40 around Ealing and at Westway in west London was also congested, while Grosvenor Place in Victoria in central London and the Hyde Park Corner Junction were also busy.

Other areas of London where there were rush-hour jams included Tower Bridge and Baker Street.

On the Tube, there were severe rush-hour delays today on three Underground lines, two days before the start of the Olympics.
One of the affected lines was the Metropolitan which will carry thousands of people to Wembley Stadium for Olympic football matches.

Confusion: In some areas of London, it appeared unclear as to whether the Games Lanes were operational, with some motorists risking a fine by straying into them to beat the traffic

Chaotic: Even official Olympic vehivles found themselves struggling into central London this morning as rush hour and the Games Lanes combined to give motorists headaches

 

Jammed: An AA Roadwatch image from around 8.45am today shows the extent of the traffic problems, with the M4 from Heathrow being particularly chaotic

The Cabinet minister responsible, Jeremy Hunt, admitted: ‘The next 48 hours are absolutely critical.’
But despite pleas by the Prime Minister for ministers not to use the lanes he also did not rule out taking advantage of them himself – though only when on official business and for ‘operational and security’ reasons, he insisted: ‘It might happen from time to time.’
Culture, Media, Sport and Olympics Secretary Mr Hunt denied this was a ‘cop-out’ and stressed that if going to the Games purely for the ‘enjoyment’ of watching the sport he would use public transport like everyone else.

Across the capital in east London, motorists queued along the A12 near Leyton, as the Games Lane remained completely clear

Speaking on BBC News 24, Transport Secretary Justine Greening said it was not surprising there had been some disruption to traffic on the day the lanes became operational.
'There will be a lot of disruption and London is a congested city anyway.'
The AA said the Games Lanes will make traffic in London 'pretty hectic', adding that the best way for motorists to keep ahead of delays is to watch temporary signs which show when the lanes are live and inactive.
Despite the reported lengthy delays, Locog claimed there was minimal disruption.
Debbie Jevans, Locog's director of sport, said: 'The traffic has moved, the Olympic lanes have worked well this morning and athletes have gone to the venues and are training as they have been for a week now.
Speaking at the Olympic Park, Jackie Brock-Doyle, Locog's director of communications, added: 'London is moving well this morning.'
Commuters have also had to contend with the hot weather this week, as soaring temperatures led to speed restrictions on rail services.
Yesterday, the ultra-hot weather led to speed restrictions on Greater Anglia services which meant some trains did not stop at Stratford, the closest station to the Olympic Park in east London.
Today, speed restrictions were in place on First Great Western services in and out of Paddington station in London. Trains were not running between Paddington and Greenford in west London.

 

 

Motorists will be told which roads have active Games Lanes through 150 temporary signs placed around the capital.
Londoners and road users took to Twitter this morning to describe the condition of the roads as the Games Lanes opened.

One user, James Shrager, said: 'The #gameslane on the m4 is an embarrassing joke. There isn't one on the elevated section and it's a car park. Poor athletes.'
The lanes have been nicknamed ‘Zil lanes’ after the limousines used to ferry communist leaders in specially reserved lanes from the Kremlin during the Soviet era in Russia.

One of the most notorious symbols of Whitehall’s  war on the motorist - the controversial M4 Bus lane – sprang back to life a week ago as the first ‘Games Lane’ ferrying VIPs from Heathrow Airport to the Olympic village and the capital’s top hotels.
A Downing Street spokesman said: ‘Ministers will be using public transport to get to the Games wherever possible, unless particular operational or security reasons mean that cars are required.

Warning: Drivers now face a £130 fine if they stray into the designated Games Lanes from now on

MECHI YA UKARAINE NAUFARANSA YAAHIRISHWA KW AMUDA BAADA YA MVUA KUBWA KUNYESHA.

Ukraine's Group D showdown with France was dramatically SUSPENDED after thunderstorms forced the teams off after just five minutes.
Torrential rain hit Donetsk's Donbass Stadium before the 5pm kick-off - but the teams were hauled off by referee Bjorn Kuipers.
It was the latest in a long-line of problems to hit the tournament in Ukraine and Poland, following allegations of vile racist chanting during some games and shameful scenes of hooliganism which saw over 180 arrests following violent clashes between Poland and Russia supporters on Tuesday.

Water torture: Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers (C) stops the game due to the adverse weather conditions as thousands of fans escape for shelter after lightning strikes the Donbass Arena

Fork lightning lit up the night sky above the stadium as one stand was cleared as a security measure.
However, sections of Ukraine and France supporters revelled in the weather and danced in the stands despite being drenched while others rushed for cover.
Despite fears the game would get abandoned and rescheduled for Saturday, it was given the go-ahead to resume at 6pm as conditions appeared to ease.
The 50-minute delay, however, means the match threatened to overlap with the other Group D encounter in which England take on Sweden in Kiev. However, that match was put back to an 8pm kick-off so there was no clash.

Rain stops play: Both sets of players are lead back to the dressing rooms after play was suspended after five minutes

Slide away: France's Samir Nasri (L) and Ukraine's Taras Mikhalik (R) fight for the ball as heavy rain pours down

Under cover: Stands were quickly deserted in the stadium while some fans used ponchos and umbrellas in an attempt to keep dry

Give me shelter: Ukrainian fans brave the weather as driving rain hots the stadium

Storm hit: France and Ukraine made a quick exit from the field after the conditions became unplayable

MTOTO ALIYEDHANIWA KUFA AZINDUKA KWENYE JENEZA NA KUOMBA MAJI, BAADAE AKAFA KABISA, NI HUKO BRAZIL.

A two-year-old boy sat up in his coffin and asked for water before laying back down again lifeless, according to a Brazilian news website.
In a case that seems almost too incredible to be true, ORM claimed that Kelvin Santos stopped breathing during treatment for pneumonia at a hospital in Belem, northern Brazil.
He was declared dead at 7.40pm on Friday and his body was handed over to his family in a plastic bag.

Two-year-old Kelvin Santos was declared dead on Friday after he stopped breathing during treatment for pneumonia

The child's devastated family took him home where grieving relatives held a wake throughout the night, with the boy's body laid in an open coffin.
But an hour before his funeral was due to take place on Saturday the boy apparently sat up in his coffin and said: 'Daddy, can I have some water?'.
The boy's father, Antonio Santos, said: 'Everybody started to scream, we couldn't believe our eyes. Then we thought a miracle had taken place and our boy had come back to life.

 'Then Kelvin just laid back down, the way he was. We couldn't wake him. He was dead again.

Mr Santos rushed his son back to the Aberlardo Santos hospital in Belem,where the doctors reexamined the boy and confirmed that he had no signs of life.
He said: 'They assured me that he really was dead and gave me no explanation for what we had just seen and heard.'
The boy's family decided to delay the funeral for an hour in the hope that he would wake up again, but ended up burying him at 5pm that day in a local cemetery.

Devastated: Kelvin's father Antonio Santos claims his son was a victim of medical negligence

Convinced that his son was victim of medical malpractice, Mr Santos has now registered a complaint with the police who have launched an investigation
He said: 'Fifteen minutes after rushing him away for resuscitation, they came and told me he was dead and handed me his body. Perhaps they didn't examine him properly. Dead people don't just wake up and talk. I'm determined to find out the truth.'
The local state department today confirmed the boy had been admitted to hospital in a critical condition and was declared dead after suffering cardiac-respiratory failure.

DROGBA ANAHAMA CHELSEA MSIMU HUU, ATAELEKEA WAPI, CHINA AU URUSI!!!?

 

Thumbs up: Jose Mourinho signed Drogba from Marseille for £24million in 2004 and helped Chelsea to their first Premier League crown in 2005

DIDIER DROGBA FACTFILE

1978: March 11 - Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
1998: Begins his professional career playing for Le Mans, where he scores 12 league goals in 68 appearances for the French Ligue 2 club.

Didier Drogba, Chelsea Legend

2004: May - Voted Footballer of the Year in France.
July 19 - Chelsea agree terms with Marseille over the £24m signing of Drogba and the deal is completed a day later.
2005: May - Finishes the season with 16 goals as the Blues win the Premier League and League Cup.
2006: May - Chelsea retain the league title as Drogba again scores 16 times during the campaign.
May 19 - Scores an extra-time winner as Chelsea beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
2009: May 15 - Scores the winning goal as Chelsea beat Portsmouth 1-0 to complete the league and cup double.
2012: February 12 - Misses late penalty as Zambia go on to win African Nations Cup in a shoot-out.

Moments of madness: Drogba was hit with a UEFA ban after haranguing referee Tom Henning Ovrebo following Chelsea's controversial defeat to Barcelona in 2009 and was infamously sent off during Chelsea's Champions League Final defeat to Manchester United in Moscow in 2008 (below)

Some different appearences of Drogba in the pitch.

April 18 - Solitary goal secures Champions League semi-final first leg victory over Barcelona.
May 19 - Heads a late equaliser in Champions League final against Bayern Munich and scores the penalty in the shoot-out which sees Chelsea crowned European champions for the first time.
May 22 - Chelsea announce Drogba is to leave.

KUMBE WAKUU WA NCHI NAO HUSHABIKIA TIMU ZAO ZINAPOCHEZA, CAMERON ANASHANGILIA, OBAMA YUPO NEUTRAL, MIKEL WA UJERUMANI AKIWA NA HUDHUNI TIMU YAKE KUFUNGWA-CHAMPIONS LEAGUE JANA.

Chillax with Dave: G8 leaders Cameron, Obama and Merkel relax by watching Chelsea victory (but aren't they supposed to be saving the economy?)

The Prime Minister threw his arms aloft in celebration while German Chancellor Angela Merkel could only look on glumly as they watched Chelsea triumph over Bayern Munich in a thrilling Champions League final during the G8 summit in Maryland, U.S. U.S. President Barack Obama, although a neutral, still can't help but become caught up in the drama of last night's match in Munich. Earlier in the day, Mr Cameron and Mr Obama staged a 35-minute 'treadmill summit' side by side at a G8 gathering dominated by the Euro crisis

CHELSEA YANYAKUWA UBINGWA WA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012 MBELE YA BUYERN MUNCHEN KWA PENATI 4-3

Kombe la Mabingwa wa Ulaya katikati.

Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea (7.45pm)

Click here for the live goals as they go in

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Lahm, Boateng, Tymoschuk, Contento, Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Robben, Muller (Van Buyten 87), Ribery (Olic 97), Gomez.
Subs: Butt, Petersen, Rafinha, Usami, Pranjic.
Goals: Muller 83.

Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Luiz, Cahill, Cole, Kalou (Torres 84), Mikel, Lampard, Bertrand (Malouda 73), Mata, Drogba.
Subs: Turnbull, Essien, Romeu, Malouda, Ferreira, Sturridge.
Goals: Drogba 88.

Referee: Pedro Proenca (Portugal)

CHELSEA HAVE WON THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Drogba scores BAY 3-4 CHE
Schweinsteiger missed BAY 3-3 CHE
Cole scores BAY 3-3 CHE
Olic saved BAY 3-2 CHE
Lampard scores BAY 3-2 CHE
Neuer scores BAY 3-1 CHE
David Luiz scores BAY 2-1 CHE
Gomez scores BAY 2-0 CHE
Mata saved BAY 1-0 CHE
Lahm scores BAY 1-0 CHE
22.20: Remember to keep your refresh button ready folks, the penalties are coming any second now - and they are at the end of the stadium where the Bayern fans are.

22.17: Plenty of tired legs out there but how is the mental toughness of the players? Bayern wasted so many opportunities to win this game I fear for them here. Chelsea will be much the happier with penalties being needed to decide who are going to become European champions.

Full-time: Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea (The match will go to a penalty shootout)
HONGERENI SANA WAPENZI WA CHELSEA.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, FULL TIME 1-1, MUDA WA NYONGEZA KUCHEZWA.

Against all odds: Didier Drogba headed a dramatic equaliser for Chelsea

Full-time: Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea (Extra-time to be played)
90+5min: Worst anti-climax ever. Drogba blasts it miles over after taking an age to strike the kick.

90+4min: Chelsea win a free-kick 25 yards out after Mata is tripped...

90+1min: It's end-to-end now. Suddenly both teams think they can win it in normal time! Three minutes added on.

88min: GOAL! Bayern Munich 1-1 CHELSEA
Hold the back page! It's the season that keeps on giving as Didier Drogba rises highest to head home from a corner - what drama here!

87min: Munich make a change as Muller is replaced by Daniel Van Buyten.

84min: Here come's Di Matteo's response as Fernando Torres replaces Kalou.

Heads up: Thomas Muller heads Bayern Munich into the lead

83min: GOAL! BAYERN MUNICH 1-0 Chelsea
It's been coming. Shortly after Thomas Muller has a header stopped by Cech, the German once again pounces at the back-post to head past the helpless Cech. German efficiency once again looks to have paid off.

81min: First yellow card for Chelsea as Cole is booked for chopping Muller's legs on the counter attack. Smart thinking to take one for the team there.

79min: I've never seen a team bottle it on so many occasions.
Muller has a great chance to fire home inside the box but he clumsily fires wide across the target - this awful finishing is quite incredible

OSCAR PISTORIUS, MWANARIADHA MWENYE MIGUU VIBUTU AMERUHUSIWA KUSHIRIKI OLYMPIKI RIADHA MITA 400.

By Laura Williamson
The man sitting next to me on a luxurious, L-shaped cream sofa at his open-plan home in Pretoria, South Africa, is a sprinter. He is a man who has now met the qualifying ‘A’ standard to run in the 400 metres at the Olympic Games in London and will also go for four gold medals at the Paralympic Games.But Oscar Pistorius is also a double amputee. He was born without a fibula, the bone that connects the knee to the ankle. This sprinter’s legs end just below his knees.
In the day-and-a-half Sportsmail photographer Andy Hooper and I spent with Pistorius in and around Pretoria, we tried to find out what makes this sprinter tick. What is the Blade Runner like away from the track?

Walking on the wild side: Pistorius squares up to Anthony the cheetah

Pistorius now sits on a pile of logs at a game reserve near his home, gently stroking a nine-week-old white tiger called Orion. He is not the slightest bit nervous, yet shows the cub the utmost respect.
Pistorius is equally at ease with Anthony the cheetah, looking the animal in the eye as they crouch on a dirt track under the setting African sun.
They are both the fastest in their respective fields but Pistorius’s obvious discomfort with his running legs, known as cheetah blades, is startling compared to the regal, fluid way the animal glides around.
When Pistorius is not running he is constantly shifting his weight from left to right, trying desperately to avoid the abrasions that cause painful blistering and disrupt his training regime. ‘It’s an occupational hazard,’ he says, shrugging his shoulders. ‘Most sprinters get sores.’
He wanted a king cheetah of his own, but had to settle for two white tigers: a female called Vesta and a male, Valcan. He kept the cats, which cost around £30,000 each, at the game reserve and played with them every few days, until they got too big and he became too busy.
‘They were beautiful animals,’ he said. ‘They’ve got a couple of breeding programmes in South Africa for all types of big cats. It was more of a love for the animals than anything else, but I’m just not here enough to appreciate them.
‘I think everybody who grows up here has got some sort of love for animals and for nature. We grew up with a lot of animals at our house. We always had dogs, goats, guinea fowl and horses.’

It's a dog's life: Pistorius at his house in Pretoria with his dogs Enzo (right) and Silo (left)

Pistorius doesn’t really like riding horses, but he has had stakes in five race horses; animals he says he finds intriguing.
‘They’re just unbelievable  animals,’ he says. ‘I’ve had about 20 wins between them over the last two-and-a-half years, but I’m more intrigued by the race horses.
‘They just love it. You see a race horse and it gets to the day before a race and you see how excited they get. It’s quite special.’
Pistorius has dogs, too - Enzo, a black-and-white bull terrier and Silo, a light-brown American pit bull. He explains Silo was a rescue dog, who was locked in a room only two metres by three metres until she was three-and-a-half months old. She had a broken back and is still nervous, even after Pistorius’s care and attention.
Enzo, however, is just mad. As he jumps around outside by the pool Pistorius elects to tell me: ‘The last journalist who came here, he ripped their toe nail off. There was blood everywhere.’ Somehow I don’t think he’s joking.
Pistorius drives his big black BMW through Pretoria’s leafy, well-heeled suburbs like a racing-car driver.
Beneath the over-sized sunglasses he smiles with satisfaction as he hears the engine momentarily eclipse the upbeat dance tunes when he pushes his foot to the floor. The good-looking, 25-year-old driver, a man recently voted South Africa’s best-dressed by GQ magazine, attracts admiring glances when we pause in the heavy commuter traffic.

Blade runner: Pistorius competes at the World Championships in Daegu last year

This car is still quick and impressive, but it is the safe option for Pistorius, designed to protect him in the event of a crash. An adrenaline junkie by nature, he insists he has given up ‘all that stuff’ to pursue his dream of  competing at the Olympics.
The walls of his home are adorned with signed boxing memorabilia and a painting of James Dean, the rebel without a cause. Pistorius’s double garage is littered with kit - skis, snowboards, boxing gloves and bicycles - but they remain unused, for now at least.
He has sold 11 motorcycles - ‘superbikes, race bikes, I had loads of different bikes’ - over the past two years to focus on this sport he fell into almost by accident, when a knee injury stopped him playing rugby at boarding school and he began athletics ‘as a form of rehabilitation’