Radio error prompted tussle June 8, 2010 FORMULA ONE: McLaren have admitted that a breakdown in radio communication led to team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button tussling for the lead in the Turkish Grand Prix. Hamilton led home a one-two but was upset that Button had passed him on lap 50 after their Red Bull rivals had collided. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh [...]
Symonds flops on Lions debut June 8, 2010 CRICKET: Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds lasted just two balls for one run on his Twenty20 debut as Surrey were thrashed by ten wickets by Gloucestershire at The Oval. The Lions were skittled out for just 97 – easy meat for the visitors who cruised to victory in just 9.5 overs with William Porterfield (48no) and [...]
Nani blow for Portugal June 8, 2010 PORTUGAL have been dealt a massive blow after winger Nani was ruled out of the World Cup with an injury to his collarbone. The Manchester United star picked up the injury while training in Lisbon on Friday before the team jetted off to South Africa. Nani, who scored three goals during qualifying for Carlos Queiroz’s [...]
Robben to miss Dutch opener June 8, 2010 HOLLAND will be without star winger Arjen Robben for their World Cup opener with Denmark on Monday. The Bayern Munich man sustained a small tear to his left hamstring in Saturday’s 6-1 warm-up victory over Hungary. The Dutch are confident, however, the 26-year-old will still play some part in their group stage games.
Gallas in media boycott June 8, 2010 FRANCE defender William Gallas is refusing to speak to the media during the World Cup finals. The Arsenal centre back, who is due to start in Les Bleus’ opener against Uruguay on Friday, refuses to say why, but some French media have suggested he is angry at coach Raymond Domenech’s decision to make Patrice Evra [...]
Mixed fortunes for Danes June 8, 2010 DENMARK suffered good and bad news after injured pair Nicklas Bendtner and Simon Kjaer resumed training yesterday, although coach Morten Olsen sat out through illness.
You’re fulfilling every young boy’s dream June 8, 2010 STILL, this day, he’s the only English player ever to win three league championships in three different countries. He’s won two league titles, an FA Cup, a European Cup Winners Cup and has also scored the 1,500th goal for England. Yet, despite a trophy-laden career, spanning 17 years, nothing, he insists, will ever compare to [...]
HOW ENGLAND FARED IN WORLD CUPS GONE BY June 8, 2010 1966 – WINNERS That memorable day – 30th July, 1996 at Wembley Stadium when a Geoff Hurst hat-trick and Martin Peters goal saw England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time to hold aloft the Jules Rimet Trophy. 1970 – QUARTER-FINALS Goals from Alan Mullery and Peters put England 2-0 up in their quarter-final clash [...]
Put your faith in Fabio, with this lot, we’ll go close June 8, 2010 EXPERT VIEW RAY PARLOUR IN Fabio Capello we trust. The Italian is the ideal man to lead the England charge in South Africa. He believes we have a chance, and that’s good enough for me, now it’s up to the nation to share that belief. Man for man, this is our best chance of success [...]
ITALIAN TAKING HIS TILT AT IMMORTALITY June 8, 2010 WHEN Fabio Capello named his final 23-man squad, he surprised most observers by plumping for experience over youthful vigour. Shaun Wright-Phillips (28) got the nod over Theo Walcott (21), Joe Cole (28) was preferred to Adam Johnson (22), despite scant playing time, while Jamie Carragher (32) was tempted out of exile for the campaign. One [...]