Indonesia has submitted its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, a bid official said Saturday.

The deadline for submissions of final bids is March 16, and Nugraha Besoes, secretary general of the All Indonesia Football Association, confirmed the nation’s bid was sent on Tuesday to FIFA, soccer’s governing body.

Indonesia is among nine countries that signaled their intention to bid in February, and is considered an outsider among that group.

Indonesia’s Chris John retained his World Boxing Association featherweight title and remained undefeated by fighting to a draw with US hometown hero Rocky Juarez.

All three judges scored the fight 114-114 after all three gave Juarez the 11th and 12th rounds, calling it a draw to leave John unbeaten with the crown after his American debut and Juarez still winless in world title bouts.

I call this as bridge boxing, instead of bridge blogging. I mean Chris has done something big to introduce Indonesia to the world through his boxing activity.

The Spanish is not only playing a beautiful game, they also have a beautiful character, a humble body language compared to their opponent. I am not the supporter of either side but I am happy to see the prettier side both in game and attitude winning the game. It’s just like seeing a fairy tale film where the cool and calm protagonist win in the end of fierce fighting with the villains. It also reminds me of an individual all time great tennis player: Roger Federer.

A nice wrap up and stats by James Cone of Bloomberg:

Spain beat Germany 1-0 to win soccer’s European Championship, ending a 44-year wait for a major international title.

Fernando Torres scored after 33 minutes at Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, giving Spain its second European Championship. Its first came in 1964.

Spain’s Luis Aragones, at age 69 years and 338 days, becomes the oldest coach to lead a team to the title. Spain hadn’t advanced beyond the quarterfinals since finishing as runner-up 24 years ago. The national team, once known for being unable to match the successes of clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, now has played 22 matches without a loss.