McDowell: I don’t think this win will ever sink in June 21, 2010 HE may have eight years as a professional already under his belt but Graeme McDowell says his career has only begun in earnest now he has landed his first Major. The Northern Irishman put himself firmly on the map by claiming the US Open at Pebble Beach late on Sunday night after a nerve-wracking final [...]
FOOTBALL TRADER BEN CLEMINSON TAKES A LOOK AT TODAY’S FINAL ROUND OF MATCHES IN GROUP A June 21, 2010 FRANCE are in absolute disarray. Nicolas Anelka has been sent home, Raymond Domenech has lost the support of practically everyone in his country and they are yet to score a goal. The resemblances between this side and the one that also failed to find the net in 2002 are striking and they are likely to [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF June 21, 2010 PONTING FEARS ENGLAND CHALLENGE CRICKET: Australia captain Ricky Ponting admits his side will be up against it when they take on a rejuvenated England side in the NatWest series – but is confident they will ride to the challenge. Ponting leads out the Aussies for the first of the five-match series at the Rose Bowl [...]
Villa’s double puts Spain back on track June 21, 2010 SPAIN(2) vs HONDURAS(0) DAVID VILLA showed why Barcelona dispensed with £35m for his services after his brace put Spain’s World Cup hopes back on the rails at Ellis Park. The former Valencia hitman netted a goal in either half but then missed a penalty as the European champions turned on the style against a shell-shocked [...]
New ball has fan at last as Portugal blitz North Korea June 21, 2010 PORTUGAL(7) vs NORTH KOREA(0) PORTUGAL boss Carlos Queiroz has become the first manager to laud the much-maligned new ball – after seeing it nestled in his opponents’ net seven times. Queiroz’s men racked up the biggest win at World Cup finals since Germany hammered Saudi Arabia 8-0 in 2002 to take a huge step towards [...]
Chile too hot for 10-man Switzerland as they march on towards last-16 June 21, 2010 CHILE(1) vs SWITZERLAND(0) MARK GONZALEZ’S late header broke the resistance of 10-man Switzerland and put Chile on the verge of a place in the last-16. The former Liverpool winger headed home Estaban Paredas’ cross with 15 minutes to go after the Swiss had West Ham’s Valon Behrami sent off. It means Chile got top of [...]
WORLD CUP NEWS | IN BRIEF June 21, 2010 France end revolt over Anelka THE French squad returned to training yesterday to end their boycott over the expulsion of Nicolas Anelka. The squad opted to not take part in training on Sunday after the Chelsea striker was sent home for a row with coach Raymond Domenech and then refused to apologise. President Nicolas Sarkozy [...]
Capello: Terry made a big mistake June 21, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO late night slammed John Terry’s criticism of England’s World Cup campaign, insisting the former captain had made a “big mistake” in speaking out in public. Less than 48 hours before the crunch Group C decider with Slovenia, Capello moved to underline his authority in the camp after Terry claimed on Sunday that several [...]
This has been a worse start than ‘86 or ’90 June 21, 2010 ENGLAND’S mutiny may have been nipped in the bud but John Terry was totally ill-advised to tell the world about any rumblings of discontent in the England squad. Those issues should be dealt with internally. By opening them up to the public Terry risked driving a bigger wedge between the players and Fabio Capello. It [...]
There was no crisis meeting, with Fabio, insists Lampard June 21, 2010 FRANK LAMPARD yesterday dismissed John Terry’s claims there was a crisis meeting with boss Fabio Capello – and threw his weight behind the under-fire Italian coach. The midfielder was paraded to the world’s media to diffuse the impact of his Chelsea team-mate’s outburst on Sunday in which he said the squad were ready to air [...]