Injury hits Borthwick England hopes August 25, 2010 FORMER England captain Steve Borthwick’s prospects of returning to the national team this autumn have diminished after he tore a thigh muscle. The Saracens skipper is expected to be sidelined for three weeks by the quadriceps injury, meaning he will miss their first two matches of the new Premiership season. Borthwick will sit out the [...]
Magpies dodge giant-killing as ruthless Fulham and Everton show no mercy August 25, 2010 ACCRINGTON (2) vs NEWCASTLE(3) PREMIER League heavyweights Newcastle needed a second-half resurgence to avoid an upset at League Two Accrington. Ryan Taylor looked to have put the underdogs in their place when his long-range strike gave an under-strength Magpies side the lead late in the first half. But a spectacular equaliser from Ray Putterill ensured [...]
Monty: Westwood fit for Ryder August 25, 2010 GOLF: European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie insists world No3 Lee Westwood will be fit in time for the Ryder Cup in October. Europe’s top player is currently recovering from a torn calf muscle he picked up in June, but Montgomerie has guaranteed his participation at Celtic Manor – even if Westwood is unable to [...]
Semenya runs at Commonwealths August 25, 2010 ATHLETICS: World 800m champion Caster Semenya has been named in the South Africa team for October’s Commonwealth Games in Delhi following her return to competition last month. The 19-year-old, who was out of action for almost a year while gender tests were concluded, won her first two comeback races in Finland and Germany last month [...]
CITY RUNNER | GARMIN #4MILER August 25, 2010 EUROPEAN CLIENT MANAGER THE DAY is young, the markets are still closed and tourists haven’t descended yet – and that’s just how Holly Cracknell likes it. Well, that’s when she prefers to pound the City’s streets as part of Investec’s in-house assault on the Garmin #4miler, at any rate. “I run first thing in the [...]
Parker’s late show spares Grant blushes August 24, 2010 WEST HAM UNITED (1) vs OXFORD UNITEDM (0) PRICELESS captain Scott Parker struck the winner in the third minute of stoppage time to spare Avram Grant’s blushes and snatch his first win as West Ham manager. The Premier League side largely failed to assert their superiority over a team currently ranked 86th in the country [...]
More than a series at stake in final Test August 24, 2010 AT THE CREASE WITH THE IMPORTANCE of a win for England in tomorrow’s deciding Test against Pakistan should not be underestimated. With an Ashes tour just months away, Andrew Strauss and his men would really benefit from ending the summer on a triumphant note. Clinching the series with a comfortable victory would restore the feel-good [...]
Another investor mulling Liverpool bid, says Harris August 24, 2010 A MYSTERY would-be buyer has already completed due diligence on Liverpool and is weighing up whether to make a bid, according to high-profile financier Keith Harris. Chinese businessman Kenny Huang last week ended his flirtation with buying the club, which has debts of around £280m, after emerging as the latest interested party. But Harris, who [...]
Monty: Ryder Cup choice ‘impossible’ August 24, 2010 EUROPEAN Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie has compared his selection dilemma with Fabio Capello’s headache over whether to take Theo Walcott to the World Cup. England football team boss Capello caused a stir by dropping Arsenal winger Walcott from his final 23 for South Africa earlier this year. But Montgomerie believes he faces an even [...]
Blackpool rocked by late Dons winner August 24, 2010 AN EXTRA-TIME winner from Lewis Guy earned MK Dons a third-round place with a shock 4-3 victory over top-flight newcomers Blackpool. Tangerines boss Ian Holloway raised eyebrows by skipping a game in which his men became the competition’s first Premier League scalp. The visitors twice came from behind in Milton Keynes to ensure it finished [...]