I may retire for worried mum, reveals Pacquiao March 22, 2010 POUND-FOR-POUND king Manny Pacquiao has hinted he may retire from boxing – to make his mum happy. The 31-year-old is again being touted for a showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr after retaining his WBO welterweight title against Ghana’s Joshua Clottey in Texas last week. But the Filipino insists his future plans do not revolve around [...]
DEATH OF ‘ARRY, AGE 84 March 22, 2010 TRIBUTES were flooding in last night for legendary BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter, who died in his sleep on Saturday at the age of 84. Carpenter was the BBC’s voice of boxing for almost half a century and was known for his great double act with Frank Bruno, whose catchphrase “Know what I mean, ‘Arry?” [...]
Lewis wary of ‘ridiculously fast’ Red Bull March 22, 2010 MCLAREN’S Lewis Hamilton says he is awe of the Red Bull team for being “ridiculously faster” than the rest of the F1 field. The Milton Keynes-based team won the last three races of last season and would surely have opened the 2010 campaign with a win had Sebastian Vettel not suffered engine trouble in Bahrain. [...]
Tiger planning’s meticulous March 22, 2010 SO, the lure of a possible fifth Masters title and a 15th Major was too much for Tiger Woods to refuse – and I can’t see many complaints. Woods will play competitively for the first time in five months at next month’s Masters and typically, Tiger’s thought about his comeback meticulously. Most would have expected [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF March 22, 2010 Sarries land prop Du Plessis RUGBY UNION: Saracens have freshened up their crumbling Premiership title campaign by completing the signing of South African front row forward Petrus Du Plessis, from Nottingham. The 27-year-old tight-head prop had been lined up to join Sarries for the start of next season but director of rugby Brendan Venter has [...]
Woods fears hostile crowd reaction on his return March 21, 2010 “I tried to stop and I couldn’t – it was horrific” Therapy has given world No1 new-found strength CRESTFALLEN world No1 Tiger Woods last night admitted he is nervous about his impending return to competition following the scandal over his numerous affairs. In his first media interviews since the storm surrounding his private life broke, [...]
England: Who shone and who faded March 21, 2010 ENGLAND’S final Six Nations match, the 12-10 defeat to France, was an afternoon of mixed emotions for all concerned. An attacking display crowned by a fine try offered hope that Martin Johnson can yet mould his squad into a feared force before next year’s World Cup, but there was frustration also in the failure to [...]
Rising star Foden delights in silencing his critics March 21, 2010 FULL-BACK Ben Foden has hit back at his critics after stealing the show on his first international start, insisting he does not fear the high ball. The Northampton star had been accused of lacking the steel to handle an aerial barrage in the build-up to England’s visit to the Stade de France. But even though [...]
Saints snatch glory in cup final thriller March 21, 2010 NORTHAMPTON boss Jim Mallinder hailed his side after completing the first phase of a potential treble with a scintillating victory in the LV= Cup final. Saints edged it with tries from prop Soane Tonga’uiha, centre James Downey and scrum-half Lee Dickson in a match in which the lead changed hands five times. Fly-half Stephen Myler’s [...]
United win sparks boss war March 21, 2010 MANCHESTER UTD (2) vs LIVERPOOL (1) TOUCHLINE squabbling between the two managers over a penalty decision provided a diverting sideshow but obscured what is now beyond debate: that the title is Manchester United’s to lose. A fifth-minute header from Fernando Torres gave credence to pre-match suspicions that Liverpool’s visit to Old Trafford would be one [...]