Parisse: Twickenham loss fired Italy heroics March 13, 2011 OVERJOYED Italy captain Sergio Parisse has revealed the pain of a crushing defeat to England was the inspiration behind their landmark RBS 6 Nations triumph over France on Saturday. Italy bravely fought back from 12 points behind to win 22-21 in Rome and achieve arguably their greatest ever result in the competition. And Parisse admitted [...]
Wenger: Season’s not over, it’s still so exciting March 13, 2011 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger insists his demoralised team’s season is not slipping away, despite seeing them tumble out of a third competition in a fortnight at Old Trafford on Saturday. A 2-0 defeat to Manchester United ended their hopes of lifting the FA Cup, hot on the heels of their elimination from the Champions League [...]
Basketball gets 2012 vote March 13, 2011 Great Britain’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have been given the go-ahead to compete at the London 2012 Olympics. GB and Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng said: “I’m really excited. We’re really happy to get it.”
Aussies into last eight March 13, 2011 Holders Australia advanced to the World Cup quarter-finals after an uninspiring 60-run Group A victory over Kenya.
Investec and Spurs in deal renewal talks March 10, 2011 TOTTENHAM’S Champions League run has so delighted Investec that the South African bank has already held informal talks with the club about extending their shirt sponsorship, just seven months into the contract. Investec agreed an innovative two-year deal thought to be worth £2.5m a season in August which sees its branding emblazoned on Spurs shirts [...]
Haskell demands to see ruthless England March 10, 2011 RBS 6 NATIONS ENGLAND flanker James Haskell insists Martin Johnson’s side must be ruthless against Scotland at Twickenham on Sunday and be prepared for a physical onslaught. The RBS 6 Nations clash marks 100 years since the first meeting between the two rivals at Twickenham with the visitors in search of their first win of [...]
THREE KEY CLASHES | WITH KYRAN BRACKEN March 10, 2011 TOBY FLOOD vs TOBY FLOOD The most crucial battle of the match and Scotland are making a big mistake by picking Jackson at fly-half ahead of the more experienced Dan Parks. Jackson is talented and I’m sure he’ll go on to play many times but Scotland looked dangerous when Parks came on against Ireland. The [...]
England must find another gear March 10, 2011 THE Grand Slam might be there for the taking, but it would be premature in the extreme to compare this current England team to the class of 2003. True, there is a certain amount of symmetry in that a first RBS 6 Nations clean sweep in eight years is likely to boil down to winning [...]
Wenger after emergency keeper March 10, 2011 FOOTBALL: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is looking into the possibility of an emergency loan with Manuel Almunia the only senior goalkeeper available for tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter final against Manchester United. Lukasz Fabianski is out for the season and Wojciech Szczesny is yet to discover the full extent of the finger injury he picked up [...]
Euro defeats for Premier pair March 10, 2011 FOOTBALL: Liverpool and Manchester City must overcome first leg defeats if they are to reach the last eight of the Europa League. Liverpool crashed 1-0 in Braga, while City were beaten 2-0 in Ukraine by Dynamo Kiev for whom Andrey Shevchenko was on target.