SPORT | IN BRIEF April 21, 2010 Planet is out of this world RACING: Planet of Sound pulled off a surprise victory in the Grade One Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown, beating former Cheltenham king Denman into fourth. The 14-1 shot, trained by Phillip Hobbs and ridden by Richard Johnson, battled gamely to hold off 20-1 chance War of Attrition, who was [...]
Mourinho’s Inter stun Barca April 20, 2010 INTER MILAN (3) v/s BARCELONA (1) LIVERPOOL may be taking more than 24 hours to get to Madrid, but Inter Milan needed just 90 minutes last night to take a huge stride towards the Spanish capital and the final of the Champions League. Jose Mourinho’s team recovered from conceding an early goal to convincingly beat [...]
Liverpool embark on odyssey to Madrid April 20, 2010 LIVERPOOL are due to finally arrive in Madrid this afternoon, more than 24 hours after they and Fulham both embarked on mammoth journeys in order to reach their Europa League semi-finals. The Reds, who face Atletico Madrid tomorrow night, began an odyssey by road, rail and air yesterday afternoon. A handful of coach rides, three [...]
Wimbledon champs hit £1m jackpot April 20, 2010 THE singles champions at this year’s Wimbledon will each pocket £1m in prize money for the first time. The All England Club has increased the winner’s cheque by £150,000 from last year to offset the fall in value of the pound against the dollar and euro. Each runner-up will take home £500,000 – an increase [...]
Bangalore blasts will concern ICC April 20, 2010 THE blasts in Bangalore at the weekend were not only a worry for Indian Premier League chiefs, but will also be pretty disturbing for the ICC ahead of next year’s World Cup on the sub-continent. Bangalore is historically a very friendly town, but so anxious are the IPL, they have been forced to move this [...]
Villa boss ‘irked’ by Milner City link April 20, 2010 ASTON VILLA boss Martin O’Neill has hit out over rumours linking James Milner with a summer move to Manchester City. The England midfield ace has impressed with a number of eye-catching displays this season, leading to talk of a £24m move to the mega-rich Eastlands club. “It is irksome at this stage of the season,” [...]
Pompey thought to owe £119m, including £9m alone to agents April 20, 2010 PORTSMOUTH delayed publication of their accounts last night amid reports that their debts are far higher than previously thought. The club, who are in administration and already condemned to relegation from the Premier League, are thought to owe £119m. Previous estimates put the figure at around £90m. Andrew Andronikou, the administrator, said the figures were [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF April 20, 2010 Lumb handed England call-up CRICKET: Hampshire’s Michael Lumb is the only uncapped player named in a 27-man England performance squad, announced yesterday. Lumb, 30, scored 442 runs in 11 domestic Twenty20 matches this season and joins fellow limited-overs specialists Craig Kieswetter, Joe Denly and Michael Yardy in the squad. Fast bowlers Steven Finn and Ajmal [...]
Champ found hanged after murder rap April 19, 2010 BOXING was mourning the death of one of its most talented champions last night after lightweight king Edwin Valero committed suicide in jail after being detained for killing his wife. The 28-year-old was arrested after police discovered the body of his wife Jennifer Viera in a hotel room in his native Venezuela on Sunday morning. [...]
Davis is £270K worse off, but a true credit to golf April 19, 2010 THE wonderful thing about the game of golf is no matter how intense the competition and whatever the level you play, its traditional values always shine through. It couldn’t have got any more intense than at the Verizon Heritage in South Carolina on Sunday night when Londoner Brian Davis made a brave birdie at the [...]