‘Lucky’ Mourinho strikes first blow February 24, 2010 INTER MILAN (2) v/s CHELSEA (1) INTER Milan boss Jose Mourinho goaded Chelsea after drawing first blood in the duel with his former team, saying: “I am lucky at Stamford Bridge”. Goals from Diego Milito and Esteban Cambiasso ensured the Italian champions will take a slender advantage into the last 16 tie’s second leg at [...]
Roman earns his Spurs again as Redknapp eyes Fulham tie February 24, 2010 TOTTENHAM (4) v/s BOLTON (0) ROMAN PAVLYUCHENKO continued his recent resurgence with a two-goal show to fire Tottenham into the quarter-finals. The unsettled Russian striker followed up his two goals at Wigan on Sunday with another brace as Spurs booked a last-eight clash with London rivals Fulham. Pavlyuchenko was expected to move on in the [...]
Two-goal Carew makes plucky Palace pay penalty February 24, 2010 ASTON VILLA (3) v/s CRYSTAL PALACE (1) TWO late penalties from John Carew broke Crystal Palace hearts and kept Aston Villa on course for a second Wembley final. The burly Norway striker won the penalties himself – both from fouls by Matthew Lawrence inside the last 10 minutes – and dusted himself off to book [...]
Adebayor sees red as City shot down in extra-time February 24, 2010 STOKE CITY (3) v/s MANCHESTER CITY (1) STOKE struck twice in extra-time to stun 10-man Manchester City and set up a quarter-final trip to holders Chelsea. Ryan Shawcross and Tuncay scored in a five-minute spell to condemn City to a defeat that piles further pressure on manager Roberto Mancini. A tense affair burst into life in [...]
Geech: Wilko and Riki are a dream ticket February 24, 2010 BRITISH LIONS legend Sir Ian McGeechan believes the centre partnership of Jonny Wilkinson and Riki Flutey holds the key to England’s Six Nations hopes. Coach Martin Johnson has only just been able to field his dream midfield combination due to injury, but the pair have so far failed to hit it off and came under [...]
Record-breaking Tendulkar puts Proteas to the swords February 24, 2010 INDIA’S Sachin Tendulkar etched his name in the cricket record books once again after becoming the first batsman ever in the 39 years of one-day cricket to score a double century. The Little Master smashed 25 fours and three sixes in a stunning unbeaten 200 off 147 balls as India completed a 153-run thrashing of [...]
Rusty Murray suffers shock defeat in Dubai February 24, 2010 ANDY MURRAY crashed out of the Dubai Championship last night after suffering a shock second round defeat to Janko Tipsarevic. The world No4, playing in his first tournament since losing the Australian Open final to Roger Federer last month, fought his way back from a set down to force a decider, only for the Serb [...]
Robocop Nwume does battle again February 24, 2010 HE has seen active service in Afghanistan, lifted the Heineken Cup with London Wasps and is also a former Oxford Blue – but tomorrow Henry Nwume is embarking on his greatest challenge yet. A gruelling selection process in 2009 saw brakeman Nwume earn his place in a four-man Great Britain bobsleigh team for Vancouver. Zambian-born [...]
Pompey bid for cash advance falls on deaf ears at League February 24, 2010 PREMIER League chiefs rejected a plea from crisis-club Portsmouth for an advance on some of the payments due to them over the coming months. Pompey owner Balram Chainrai hoped to persuade League chief executive Richard Scudamore to make a special case, since they are poised to become the first top-flight club to go into administration. [...]
Maturing Tait ready to stake claim at outside-centre February 24, 2010 ENGLAND centre Mathew Tait has vowed to make the No13 shirt his own and shrug off his reputation as a utility man once and for all. Tait’s versatility has hindered his international career, denting his bid for a regular place and meaning he did not start a single match at the 2007 World Cup in [...]