Sweden vs Faroe Islands June 11, 2013

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Sweden will look to jump back into second place when it takes on the Faroe Islands in the UEFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers.
The Swedes are currently locked in a three-way battle with the Republic of Ireland and Austria for the second spot in the group. Ireland and Austria both have 11 points while Sweden only has eight; the Swedes have played one game less than their immediate rivals and could jump ahead with a huge victory.

The first place team in the group earns an automatic passage to the World Cup next summer. The second place team moves on to a second round where it will take on another group runner-up. The winner of the two-legged matchup moves on to the World Cup finals.
Sweden started its tournament with a 2-0 win over Kazakhstan and another 2-1 victory over the Faroe Islands. In its third match, the Swedish side showcased its weaknesses and strengths in a 4-4 draw against the mighty Germans. The team fell behind 4-0 55 minutes into the contest but managed to make a heroic comeback with the final goal coming in the third minute of stoppage time. After that the Swedes drew 0-0 against Ireland and fell 2-1 against Austria on Friday.


The team needs to not only defeat Faroe Islands but blow them out. Austria sits comfortably in second place with a +10 goal differential; Sweden only has a +2 goal difference. The Austrians managed 6-0 win against Faroe Islands and a 4-0 drubbing of Kazakhstan. The feat is not insurmountable for the Swedes. Aside from the 6-0 loss to Austria, Faroe Islands has also been victim to 4-1 and 3-0 losses against Ireland and a 3-0 defeat against Germany.
Prediction: Sweden pulls off a 5-0 win at home.


Start Time: 1:15 PM EST

Belarus vs Finland June 11, 2013

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Belarus will look to stave off elimination when it takes on Finland for the second time in four days in the UEFA World Cup 2014 qualifiers.

Belarus currently sits in last place in Group I with three games remaining. The team will be eliminated from World Cup contention if it loses to Finland. If Belarus fails to win the game and only manages a draw, then the team will be unable to qualify directly. The first place team in the group automatically books passage to the competition in Brazil next summer. The runner-up will have to take on another second place team in a two-legged playoff to determine which side competes for the top prize. With a tie, Belarus would have to settle for the second option.

The team lost its opening game 1-0 against Georgia before being dominated 3-1 by France. However, the Belarusians suffered their greatest embarrassment in a 4-0 loss against Spain in Minsk. The squad eventually earned its only three points by defeating Georgia 3-0 at home but lost 1-0 on Friday against Finland thanks to an own goal by Igor Shitov.
Finland has five points and sits in third place. The team has played fewer matches than any other squad in the competition, but faces a tough road to qualification. The Finns lost 1-0 to France in their opening match and drew 1-1 with Georgia in the follow up. The team's greatest moment came in a 1-1 draw against Spain. Finland then defeated Belarus on Friday in its most recent game.

Prediction: Look for Belarus to pay Finland back for the loss on Friday. Belarus wins 2-1.
Start Time: 1 PM EST

Norway vs Macedonia June 11, 2013

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Macedonia look to bounce back from their poor run followed by almost ended up their world cup journey. Macedonia lie beneath in their group in world cup qualifiers however they look to enhance the team morale with a friendly match.

Norway has 8 points in their group with 8 points which is two points sort of second placed Albania which means they are trying hard to proceed to the next round.

Norway ranks 29th in World rank while Macedonia are 78th.

With the absence of some key Macedonian players, manager is set to experiment with couple of new players on this friendly match.

E3 PlayStation 4 press conference June 10, 2013

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Gamers can get a first look at the upcoming PlayStation 4 video game console during Sony’s media briefing this evening at 6 p.m. PDT.

Months after revealing the existence of the PlayStation 4, Sony is expected to offer the first look at hardware during their press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

Sony is also expected to discuss the future of the PlayStation 3 and the PS Vita handheld console at the event, which comes before the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, the largest video game trade show in the world.

Although E3′s doors at the Los Angeles Convention Center won’t open until early Tuesday, heavy hitters such as Microsoft, Sony, Electronic Arts and Ubisoft were holding arena-sized conferences Monday to get ahead of – and control — the media cycle.

WWDC 2013 June 10, 2013

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It’s that time again! This morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the stage at the company’s own Worldwide Developers Conference to unveil everything they’ve worked so hard to keep secret for the past many months.

We’ll be seeing iOS 7 for the first time — thats pretty much certain. But what else? Will we see a new version of OS X? New MacBooks? Apple’s fabled Pandora competitor, perhaps?

You’ll have to tune in to find out. We’re live at the keynote, and we’ll be bringing you all of the news as it breaks with our up-to-the-second live blog.

The keynote is scheduled to begin at 10 AM PT (12PM Central, 1 PM Eastern, 6 PM London), but we’ll be bringing you photos and commentary from the scene beginning at about 9 AM — so get here early!

Apple's iPad mini event back in October, and at the time the event was also available for streaming for Mac users through Safari. Although Apple hasn't announced any plans to broadcast the keynote over the web, we wouldn't be surprised if it adds a live video stream to its event page soon. The keynote will kick off at 1PM ET, and we're expecting Apple to detail its new desktop and mobile OSes, as well as some refreshed hardware.

Update: As expected, Apple's event page is showing the WWDC 2013 keynote address. According to Apple, the stream will only be viewable through Safari on OS X, or Safari on iOS 4.2 onwards.