Winning is all that matters, says Cueto February 15, 2010 WINGER Mark Cueto has hit back at criticism of England’s scrappy weekend victory over Six Nations minnows Italy. The manner in which England limped to a 17-12 win in Rome did little to convince the doubters they will end a seven-year wait for a Grand Slam, with even No8 Nick Easter admitting: “My God, that was [...]
Our Lee’s the one to beat February 15, 2010 AS the weeks pass, the world’s elite are slowly building up for next month’s US Masters at Augusta. Their first major test of the season is this week’s WGC Accenture Match Play at Dove Mountain, Arizona. Match-play golf is a young player’s dream. Instead of 160 players trying to beat you, it’s just you against [...]
Rosen unfazed by luge death February 15, 2010 BRITISH luge slider Adam Rosen insists he has no intention of quitting the sport following the tragic death of Georgia’s Nodar Kumaritashvili. Rosen nearly missed the Olympics after crashing during a training run at the controversial Whistler Sliding Centre track five months ago. But he recovered from his injuries, which included a dislocated hip, in [...]
Vieira is back in the groove at City February 15, 2010 PATRICK VIEIRA insists he is revelling in the physical challenges of the Premier League since moving to Manchester City. The 33-year-old is re-adjusting to life back in England, five years after leaving Arsenal for the Italian Serie A. And he’s been thrown in the deep end with City preparing to face uncompromising Stoke City for [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF February 15, 2010 Event boss cools Murray row TENNIS: Director of the Marseille Open, Jean-Francois Caujolle, has denied calling for Andy Murray to be suspended from the ATP Tour for pulling out of his event. Murray was due to be top seed in Marseille but withdrew this week through fatigue following his Australian Open exploits. Caujolle was quoted [...]
England defy spirited Azzurri February 14, 2010 ITALY v/s ENGLAND MARTIN JOHNSON admitted his relief as nervy England made it two wins out of two in the Six Nations at the expense of plucky Italy in Rome. The Red and Whites looked to be coasting to a first away victory under Johnson’s reign when Mathew Tait rounded off a well-worked move to [...]
Warnock hits out after Palace are denied a famous giant-killing scalp February 14, 2010 CRYSTAL PALACE v/s ASTON VILLA OUTSPOKEN Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock accused referee Kevin Friend of costing his side a place in the FA Cup quarter-final as Aston Villa got out of jail at Selhurst Park. Warnock was incensed after Friend incorrectly awarded Villa a corner three minutes from time which led to Stiliyan Petrov [...]
Defoe saves Spurs after Harry’s rant February 14, 2010 BOLTON WANDERERS v/s TOTTENHAM TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp gave his side a half-time rollicking as Spurs kept their FA Cup hopes alive in a classic game of two halves at the Reebok Stadium. Redknapp was furious with a below-par opening 45 minutes which culminated in Kevin Davies handing the Trotters a deserved lead. But after [...]
Hero Newby sends Tigers back to top February 14, 2010 LEEDS CARNEGIE v/s LEICESTER LEICESTER TIGERS overcame testing conditions to move back to the top of the Guinness Premiership with victory over bottom club Leeds. The Tigers were frustrated for long periods by a resilient Leeds defence before back row Craig Newby sealed victory with the only try of the game. It came as a [...]
Wales star arrested in golf cart incident February 14, 2010 WALES back row Andy Powell has been arrested after allegedly taking and driving a golf buggy towards a motorway just hours after his side’s dramatic 31-24 Six Nations victory over Scotland. The Cardiff Blues star, 28, was arrested with another 28-year-old man at around 6am yesterday at a service station near junction 34 of the [...]