Lievremont stunned at Wilko snub March 18, 2010 FRANCE coach Marc Lievremont admits he was shocked to see Jonny Wilkinson dropped by England – but is still not ruling out the fly-half making a match-winning cameo. England boss Martin Johnson has preferred Toby Flood over the world record points scorer as he looks to end the Six Nations on a high note. Lievremont [...]
Nicholls charge finally earns Big Buck’s for the bookies March 18, 2010 TRAINER Paul Nicholls hailed the “hugely talented” Big Buck’s after finally bringing joy to favourite backers and claiming back-to-back victories in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham. After defeats to Dunguib and Master Minded earlier in the week, the 5-6 on shot finally got the bookmakers paying out for red-hot favourites with a dominant display. [...]
Imperial a decent tip to finish in top three March 18, 2010 WE’VE had the thriller in Manila and the rumble in the jungle. Now it’s the War of the Wolds. Kauto v Denman III isn’t going to be quite the classic decider we have all wanted since the Tank and AP had that difference of opinion the first time they stepped out together at Newbury. Kauto [...]
KP: Let’s end winter on a high March 18, 2010 KEVIN PIETERSEN has called on England to finish their busy winter on a high with “one final push” in Dhaka tomorrow. The second Test with Bangladesh brings an end to a hectic programme which has taken England to the middle east via the Champions Trophy in South Africa, an away Test series against the Proteas [...]
Players should be consulted over Davis Cup skipper, insists Murray March 18, 2010 ANDY MURRAY has urged British tennis chiefs to consult with the players before announcing the new Davis Cup captain. The British No1 sat out the humiliating 3-2 defeat by Lithuania which led to the resignation of John Lloyd. Several candidates such as former British No1 Greg Rusedski and Lloyd’s brother David are in the running [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF March 18, 2010 Monza’s future is safe FORMULA ONE: The Italian Grand Prix will stay at Monza until 2016 after supreme Bernie Ecclestone struck a deal with track managers. The circuit’s contract was due to expire in 2012 with its future in question amid rumours of a new Grand Prix through the streets of Rome. But the Autodromo [...]
Torres keeps Reds on the trophy trail March 18, 2010 LIVERPOOL (3) v/s LILLE (0) FERNANDO TORRES scored twice to help keep Liverpool’s season alive. The Spaniard netted a fine second half brace to finally see off the French side and earn Rafael Beintez’s men a place in today’s last eight draw. Liverpool needed just eight minutes to cancel out Lille’s 1-0 first-leg lead – [...]
Getting crowd on their own team’s back is key, says scrum-half legend March 18, 2010 BOTH sides will be equally fired up when they run out at the Stade de France tomorrow, for different reasons. The hosts have their eyes trained on the Grand Slam, while England are in town to spoil the party. But while they can’t be separated for desire, nerves could play a deciding role. There’s no [...]
Ashkazar and Any Given Day can land the spoils March 18, 2010 It’s hard to separate Irish raiders Alaivan and CARLITO BRIGANTE in the opener, but I marginally prefer the latter at around 9/2. The faster the ground the better for this fellow, who just keeps on improving and he has now won his last three. I’ll also be having a small each-way bet on BARWELL BRIDGE [...]
Denman is no match for stablemate Kauto March 18, 2010 Sporting Index are once again tempting us with a whole host of match bets on this afternoon’s racing. Remember, they pick two horses in a race and predict the winning margin between the pair at the end of the race (a maximum of 15 lengths applies!). The match that everyone is talking about is obviously [...]