Lerner: O’Neill quit over dispute August 11, 2010 ASTON VILLA chairman Randy Lerner yesterday claimed Martin O’Neill’s departure was down to a difference of opinion as bookies slashed the odds on Sven-Goran Eriksson to take over the reigns at Villa Park. The American tycoon revealed a disagreement over the club’s direction caused O’Neill to step down just days before the new season and [...]
Sir Alex expecting a dogfight – just to finish in the top four August 11, 2010 SIR ALEX Ferguson yesterday warned his Manchester United side to prepare for a “dogfight” this season – just to finish in a Champions League place. The wily United boss expects the likes of Tottenham, city rivals Manchester City, managerless Aston Villa, and Everton to contest a scramble for European spots this term, while he himself [...]
Tiger’s on the rampage!?At 17-1, I’ll take a piece of that August 11, 2010 TAMING a wounded animal is a dangerous proposition in any sport – especially if that animal happens to be a Tiger. Tiger Woods may have looked out-of-sorts and going through the motions during his worst-ever 18-over-par total in the WGC-Bridgestone last weekend, but I’d be very surprised to see a repeat of that at Whistling [...]
CITY RUNNER | GARMIN #4MILER August 11, 2010 CAPITAL MARKETS, MARKETING ROBERT JOHNSON Best time: 29min 00secs Distance: 4.10m Average pace: 07.25 min/mi Best pace: 06.95 min/mi PEDESTRIANS, traffic, cobbled streets – there could be countless reasons for being forced change your route in the Garmin #4miler challenge. But Investec team champion Robert Johnson was presented with the most novel yet as he [...]
Door left open for Borthwick August 11, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Martin Johnson yesterday hinted Steve Borthwick could once again captain England after refusing to confirm Lewis Moody would be his skipper through to next year’s World Cup. Borthwick, who captained England for the first 20 Tests of Johnson’s reign, was replaced by Moody after he was ruled out of the summer tour of [...]
Halsall continues gold rush August 11, 2010 SWIMMING: Francesca Halsall sealed Britain’s third gold medal at the European Championships in Budapest after leading from the front in the women’s 100m freestyle final yesterday. Halsall, 20, held off tough competition from Belarusian Aliaksandra Herasimenia to win with a time of 53.58 seconds before Joe Roebuck secured bronze in the men’s 200m individual medley.
United net £7m Bebe August 11, 2010 FOOTBALL: Manchester United last night snapped up Portuguese striker Bebe from Vitoria Guimaraes for a fee of around £7m. The 20-year-old front man is expected to undergo a medical at Old Trafford today. Elsewhere, Stoke City smashed their record transfer after completing the signing of striker Kenwyne Jones from Sunderland for an £8m fee, while [...]
Murray eases through in Toronto August 11, 2010 TENNIS: Britain’s No1 Andy Murray cruised into the third round of the Rogers Cup in?Toronto last night after a comfortable 7-5, 6-2 victory over Xavier Malisse. The world No4, playing his first tournament since his split from coach Miles Maclagan, now faces another Frenchman, Gael Monfils, in the next round.
I would boo too if I were watching, says Gerrard August 10, 2010 ENGLAND v/s HUNGARY STAND-IN skipper Steven Gerrard has admitted he too would boo England if he were a fee-paying fan at Wembley tonight. Just weeks after leading England’s dismal World Cup campaign in South Africa, Gerrard is bracing himself for an unsavoury reaction from a half-full stadium for tonight’s friendly with Hungary. Gerrard once again [...]
Capello calls up rookie keeper pair for Foster August 10, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO last night called upon two players with no Premier League experience to solve a fresh goalkeeping crisis. The Italian was forced to dig deep into his resources after goalkeeper Ben Foster withdrew from the squad after suffering a back injury in training. With Paul Robinson announcing his international retirement on Sunday, it left [...]