Ferguson courts punishment with BBC boycott August 22, 2010 PREMIER LEAGUE chiefs have vowed to act after Sir Alex Ferguson flouted rules by continuing to refuse to speak to reporters from the BBC. The Manchester United manager has stonewalled the corporation since 2004 in protest at a Panorama investigation into his son Jason’s work as an agent. There had been hope that Ferguson might [...]
Bradley on alert for Villa offer August 22, 2010 UNITED STATES coach Bob Bradley has publicly confirmed his interest in the vacant manager’s job at Aston Villa. The club’s American owner Randy Lerner is expected to step up his search for a permanent successor to Martin O’Neill following yesterday’s mauling at Newcastle. Bradley has asked representatives to sound out Villa about the job and [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF August 22, 2010 Rudisha breaks 800m record ATHLETICS: Kenya’s David Rudisha yesterday broke the men’s 800m world record at an IAAF World Challenge meeting in Berlin. The 21-year-old, who was only a semi-finalist at last year’s World Championships, clocked one minute 41.09 seconds, beating the record set in 1997 by Denmark’s Wilson Kipketer by 0.02 seconds. Wigan top [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS August 22, 2010 A WEEKEND is a long time in sport, as this lot will attest. But while for some it was a few days to remember, others may wish they had never set foot out of the house. WINNER THEO WALCOTT A hat-trick and a devastating all-round attacking display were just the tonic for Walcott after his World [...]
Ton-up Swann leads England fightback August 19, 2010 GRAEME SWANN finally received the recognition he deserved from the ICC yesterday – and then celebrated by leading the England charge in the third Test with Pakistan at The Oval. The world’s No3-ranked bowler was a surprising omission from the 16-man nomination list for the prestigious ICC Cricketer of the Year, despite spinning his way [...]
Wenger told to raise Arsenal bids for pair August 19, 2010 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has been dealt a double blow in his efforts to patch up a threadbare rearguard after failing with bids for Mark Schwarzer and Sebastien Squillaci. The Gunners stepped up their attempts to prise Schwarzer away from Fulham this week by lodging a second offer for the Australia goalkeeper, but the Cottagers [...]
Flying start for Balotelli as £24m new boy comes on to hit winner August 19, 2010 FC TIMISOARA (0) vs MANCHESTER CITY (1) IF MARIO Balotelli’s debut is a taster for the rest of his Manchester City career, Eastlands fans are in for an eventful time. The £24m new boy climbed off the bench to score the winner before squaring up to the Timisoara captain, earning a yellow card and then [...]
Mancini key to City results August 19, 2010 ROBERTO MANCINI may have kept Craig Bellamy out of the clutches of his Premier League rivals, but he’s also thrown Cardiff City into the spotlight. Bellamy’s shock loan move to his hometown club makes perfect sense for both clubs. Mancini keeps a tight grip on him while protecting his title chances, while Dave Jones at [...]
I’m the man to lead Johnson’s charges, says stand-in Moody August 19, 2010 LEWIS MOODY insists he is the man to lead England into the 2011 World Cup. The new Bath flanker was given the nod to replace the injured Steve Borthwick for the tour of Australasia earlier this summer and became only the second captain ever to lead England to a Test victory over the Wallabies on [...]
Murray battles back to deny Gulbis August 19, 2010 ANDY MURRAY admitted his relief after stretching his winning run to eight matches with victory over Ernests Gulbis in the Cincinnati Masters. The British No1 came back from a set down to avoid an upset against the Latvian 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) and book a fourth round clash with American wildcard Mardy Fish. Murray declared [...]