DIRK DESTROYER: KUYT GOAL KILLS ARSENAL TITLE HOPES April 17, 2011 Man Utd edge closer to Premier League crown as Liverpool equalise in 12th minute of stoppage time ARSENAL (1) vs LIVERPOOL (1) ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits his side’s Premier League title dream may be over after Dirk Kuyt’s 102nd-minute penalty snatched the most dramatic of draws for battling Liverpool. An injury-time spot-kick of their [...]
Bale scoops player of the year award April 17, 2011 TOTTENHAM winger Gareth Bale beat off competition from his more experienced peers to scoop the PFA Player of the Year prize at last night’s awards dinner. Teenage Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere ensured a north London clean sweep by landing the Young Player of the Year honour. Bale, 21, pipped Wilshere’s team-mate Samir Nasri and Manchester [...]
Stoke in dreamland as five-star show books FA Cup final with City April 17, 2011 BOLTON WANDERERS (0) vs STOKE CITY (5) STOKE manager Tony Pulis fears his side will never silence their detractors despite swaggering into their first FA Cup final with a rout of Bolton. Two goals from Jonathan Walters added to strikes from Matthew Etherington, Robert Huth and Kenwyne Jones catapulted the Potters into another Wembley date [...]
Records tumble as Mutai and Keitany sweep board for Kenya April 17, 2011 KENYAN Emmanuel Mutai set a new course record as he and compatriot Mary Keitany scorched the capital’s streets in the London Marathon. Mutai, last year’s runner-up, trimmed 30 seconds off the previous best time to win the men’s race in two hours, four minutes and 40 seconds – just over a minute quicker than fellow [...]
Daring Hamilton enjoys long-awaited victory in China to keep Vettel in sight April 17, 2011 ENGLAND’S Lewis Hamilton toasted a return to form after he breathed new life into the world championship by pipping title rival Sebastian Vettel at the Chinese Grand Prix. The McLaren driver claimed a first race win for eight months in an incident-packed contest that saw him reel in and overtake Red Bull’s Vettel with just [...]
McIlroy lets another title chance slip April 17, 2011 UNLUCKY Rory McIlroy put on a brave face after following up his Masters heartbreak with another final-day collapse at the Malaysian Open. The Northern Irishman held a three-shot lead at one stage during a third round that ran into Sunday because of rain, but ended up two shots behind the winner, the prodigious Italian 17-year-old [...]
Leeds thrashed by young Wasps April 17, 2011 Wasps ran in seven tries to thrash Premiership relegation favourites Leeds Carnegie 51-18 and claim only their second win in 10 matches. Joe Simpson and Richard Haughton grabbed two tries apiece, with Joe Ward, Billy Vunipola and Zak Taulafo scoring the others, as the emerging Elliott Daly and Sam Jones shone for a youthful Wasps [...]
Khan eyes Bradley showdown April 17, 2011 Britain’s Amir Khan is targeting a lucrative unification fight with American Timothy Bradley after defending his WBA title against Paul McCloskey on Saturday. Bradley holds the WBC and WBO light-welterweight belts and Khan, who beat McCloskey on points, said: “There are levels in boxing and Bradley is the same level as me. We’re in the [...]
Tevez blow hands supporting cast the chance to shine April 14, 2011 City boss Mancini confident his big-money buys will come good and end United’s treble bid at Wembley aMANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini insists he has total faith in strikers Mario Balotelli and Edin Dzeko, the men likely to be charged with the responsibility of replacing captain and talisman Carlos Tevez in tomorrow’s FA Cup semi-final [...]
Hamilton warns McLaren: Make me a winner again or I’ll leave you April 14, 2011 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton has warned his McLaren bosses that unless he is provided with a more competitive car he will be left with no other option than to see alternative employers. McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh was earlier this week reported to be mulling over an offer worth a combined total of £100m to keep [...]