Forget Ashes, beat Pakistan July 28, 2010 CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss has urged his England side to turn their attentions away from the Ashes series and concentrate on beating Pakistan. Strauss’ side return to Test duty after almost two months away when they host the Pakistanis in the first match of a four-Test series at Trent Bridge, starting this morning. The series is [...]
Hammers chief snubs £7m Parker bid and pledges to keep Spurs target July 28, 2010 WEST HAM chairman David Sullivan has told Tottenham that no amount of money would tempt them to sell Scott Parker, after rejecting a £7m bid for the England midfielder. Parker’s form has been outstanding for the Hammers since arriving from Newcastle three years ago, winning their player of the season award for the past two [...]
Cliffs hangs on to deliver Hannon a Goodwood double July 28, 2010 RICHARD HANNON’S sensational season continued with a dream double on a thrilling second day of Glorious Goodwood yesterday. The Marlborough-based trainer celebrated victory in the big race of the day, the Sussex Stakes, after odds-on favourite Canford Cliffs squeezed past last year’s winner Rip Van Winkle in a nail-biting finish. And it was to get [...]
Hughes poised to take Fulham job July 28, 2010 FULHAM are today expected to confirm the appointment of Mark Hughes as manager. Former Manchester City boss Hughes is thought to have been preferred to ex-England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. The Cottagers have moved quickly to capture Hughes, who was sacked by City in December, after their No1 target, Martin Jol, decided to stay at Ajax.
Time for England to stake their claim July 28, 2010 TOURING Australia in an Ashes series is every young English cricketer’s dream and you can be sure it will rest in the back of the players’ minds when they line up for the summer series against Pakistan for the first Test, starting today. Of the 15 or so players in contention for a Test squad [...]
Drogba’s staying and we are ready to spend, say Chelsea July 28, 2010 CHELSEA have attempted to nail speculation linking Didier Drogba with a move away by categorically declaring the striker will remain at Stamford Bridge next season. Drogba’s agent revealed earlier this month that Manchester City had made contact over a transfer, and hinted that the Ivory Coast star could be tempted by a move to Eastlands. [...]
Contador quits team Astana July 28, 2010 CYCLING: Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is to leave Astana at the end of the season. The Spaniard, who has won two of his three Tours in Astana colours, rejected the team’s offer to extend his contract, admitting he was considering offers elsewhere. A representative of Contador said: “The position of both parties was [...]
Campbell seals Newcastle move July 28, 2010 FOOTBALL: Sol Campbell has set his sights on restoring Newcastle to their former glories after joining the club on a one-year deal yesterday. The 35-year-old was a free agent after his deal at Arsenal ran out at the end of the season. Campbell said: “I’d like to thank Chris Hughton for putting his faith in [...]
Tendulkar leads India charge July 28, 2010 CRICKET: Sachin Tendulkar smashed his 48th Test century to lead the India recovery in the second Test against Sri Lanka. Chasing 624-4dec, India battled to 382-4 at the close, thanks to 108 not out from Tendulkar, including an unbroken stand of 141 with debutant Suresh Raina, who added 66no. Virender Sehwag earlier fell to Suraj [...]
Sir Alex has money to spend, say United July 27, 2010 MANCHESTER United chief executive David Gill insists the club have deep enough pockets to make one superstar signing this summer – if manager Sir Alex Ferguson sees fit. United have made just two modest acquisitions for next season, promising Fulham defender Chris Smalling and Mexico striker Javier Hernandez, at a combined cost of around £20m. [...]