Pakistan to train Iraqi air force, provide air craft

prime Minister Nawaz Sharif witnessing an agreement signing between Pakistan Air Force and Iraq Air Force at PM House on Monday, February 10, 2014. PHOTO: PID

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday agreed to provide training aircraft Super Mushshak to Iraq in addition to training the Iraq Air Defense Force personnel in modern air warfare.

During a meeting at PM House with Commander Iraqi Air Force General Anwer Hamad Ameen Ahmad Ahmed on Monday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan would provide assistance to Iraq in fields of training and development.

The premier said Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has a rich experience in training personnel’s of friendly countries and it would assist in developing Iraqi Air Force on modern grounds.

Federal Minister for Defense Production Rana Tanvir Hussain and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt were also present at the occasion.

At the occasion PAF and Irqai Air Force signed two agreements. According to the first agreement PAF would provide training to Iraq Air Defense Force personnel, in all sphere of modern air force concept pertaining to different field special air defence, and air crew.

According to the second agreement Pakistan would also provide Super Mushshak Aircraft to Iraq.

Martinez & Muller exit rumours are bull****' - Sammer

The Bavarians' sporting director has strongly refuted suggestions that the duo could leave the Allianz Arena, insisting that Bayern Munich are a 'buying club'

Matthias Sammer has categorically denied that Thomas Muller and Javi Martinez will be leaving Bayern Munich.

Martinez has been linked with a move to Real Madrid in the summer, while competition for places in the final third of the park has led to rumours that Muller could exit the Allianz Arena.

However, the club's sporting director strongly refuted the claims.

"Javi Martinez to Real Madrid, Muller, I don't know, to Dynamo Dresden - it's all bulls**t!" Sammer told reporters.

"We're a buying club, not a selling club. And to think about Martinez or Muller for only a second... that's the only thing that bothers me a bit."

Sammer was speaking afrer Bayern's hard-fought 2-0 victory over Nurnberg.

"The pitch was a catastrophe. You cannot play top-level football on a pitch like this," he continued.

"But Nurnberg did well. They will not be fighting against relegation playing like this."

Meanwhile, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola refused to speculate on attacker Toni Kroos' future.

The 24-year-old was left out of the clash against their Bavarian rivals for a second game running after missing Bayern's demolition of Frankfurt, and Guardiola said: "I comment only on players who played the match."

Bayern lead the way in the Bundesliga, 13 points ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.

Higuain more complete than Cavani, says Batistuta

The former Fiorentina forward is in awe of his fellow Argentine, whom he believes has proven himself superior to the Uruguayan striker he replaced at the San Paolo

Gabriel Batistuta believes that Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain is a better all-round player than Edinson Cavani.

The latter left the San Paolo last summer to join Paris Saint-Germain, prompting the Partenopei to replace the Uruguay international with former Real Madrid star Higuain.

The 26-year-old has since netted 12 Serie A goals for Napoli and Batistuta is in awe of his compatriot's impact in Italy.

"It was not easy to take the reins from the Uruguayan, but Gonzalo is succeeding," the former Fiorentina, Roma and Inter forward told Il Mattino.

"Gonzalo churns out assists, returns to midfield, set outs attacks, pushes the team forward and is a presence in front of goal.

"He doesn't get the same number of goals, but I consider him to be a more complete player, so I prefer him.

"He came from Real Madrid, where he did well, and is a starter for Argentina, so he has nobody to envy in terms of experience."

Batistuta enjoyed a glittering Serie A career, scoring over 200 goals in Italy.

Isco unhappiness is normal, says Ancelotti

The midfielder began the season in sparkling form in a 4-2-3-1 system, but a change to a 4-3-3 formation means the Spaniard has had to adapt to a different role

Carlo Ancelotti says Isco's unhappiness is "normal" after he was an unused substitute in Real Madrid's 4-2 win over Villarreal.

The Spain midfielder began the season strongly in a 4-2-3-1 system, but the decision to change to a 4-3-3 formation has seen the 21-year-old struggle for regular starts in recent weeks.

However, Ancelotti is convinced Isco can adapt his game and become a success in either a midfield role or as a more orthodox wide man.

"Maybe now Isco is not happy," said the Italian.

"I do not like a happy player if he does not play. He has been penalised slightly (by the change in formation), but hopefully at the end of the season we can say he was an important part of the team.

"He did very well at first and played. I have absolutely no doubt about his talents or his future - but now it is normal for him to be unhappy.

"I'm not here to work for one player or another, I'm here to work for the greater good of Real Madrid."

Isco has scored six goals in 17 Liga appearances this season after joining the club from Malaga over the summer.

PSG can dethrone Bayern - Voller

The Bayer Leverkusen sporting director believes Laurent Blanc's side are now among the five best teams in Europe and can challenge the Bavarians' dominance

Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller believes that his side's upcoming Champions League opponents Paris Saint-Germain are serious contenders to win the competition.

The Ligue 1 champions reached the quarter-finals of Europe's top club tournament last term, but were beaten on away goals by Barcelona.

They topped their group this time out and Voller believes they can challenge Bayern Munich for the title which they won last year.

"PSG have already made an impression last season, when they hadn't played against the likes of Barca in the Champions League," he told beIN Sport.

"The Parisians are among the favourites this season They're one of the best five teams in Europe.

"I can tell you right now that Bayern Munich are the best team in the world but PSG have a chance of dethroning them this year and, above all, in the long term."

Ribery out of Arsenal clash

The winger has undergone surgery and will be absent for several weeks, meaning he will miss the last-16 clash with the Gunners

Bayern Munich have confirmed that Franck Ribery will miss the first-leg of the club's last 16 Champions League clash with Arsenal after having surgery to his buttocks.

The France winger, 30, was absent from the Bavarians' 2-0 win over Nurnberg on Saturday with the injury and went under the knife on Thursday in a bid to completely eradicate the problem.

A statement on Bayern's website said: "An examination on Monday revealed that the bruise, which had pressed on a nerve, was completely removed at surgery last Thursday.

"After healing, the 30-year-old will begin exercise therapy later this week and a week later he will enter back into running training.

"This will mean he will miss the club's next few games, including the first leg of the Champions League clash with Arsenal."

The Champions League holders travel to the Emirates on February 19 before the return leg on March 12.

Will Samsung be competing with the Google Glass?

Seeing as how the Glass has been having its fair amount of hype, it may come as no surprise to many to find Samsung following its drift.

On Monday, the Korea Times stated that Samsung will be producing a set of smart glasses that will likely stand as competition to the Google Glass.

Samsung will most probably reveal them at this year’s IFA, which will take place over a period of six days, starting on the 5th of September.

According to the Korea Times, the glasses will not work with all smartphones; namely just Samsung’s devices. If they do sync with one another, the data to be displayed will consist of useful features such as viewing information on music that’s being played and seeing incoming phone calls, as well.

So far, the new gadget is reported to being produced solely from home, meaning Samsung Electronics will derive the displays from Samsung Display.

In Q4 of last year, the Wall Street Journal reported that Samsung was looking into the production of smart glasses as shown by patent documents