Defoe treble keeps up flying start and sends Spurs to top August 19, 2009 HULL (1) vs TOTTENHAM (5) ENGLAND hero Jermain Defoe scored the first Premier League hat-trick of the season as Tottenham ensured there was no repeat of last season’s horror start. Spurs bagged just two points from their first eight games of last season, but have enjoyed a storming start to this campaign by following up [...]
Gender controversy teen claims world 800m gold August 19, 2009 SOUTH AFRICAN teenager Caster Semenya put the controversy surrounding her true gender to one side and stormed to World Championship gold in the 800m last night. Britain’s Jenny Meadows finished brilliantly to take bronze, but all eyes were on Semenya, who has been asked by world chiefs to take a test to prove she is [...]
Lucky breaks usher Arsenal towards the Euro big time August 18, 2009 CELTIC (0) vs ARSENAL (2) ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger insisted his side merited two large slices of luck that helped them take a huge step towards the Champions League group stage last night in Glasgow. The Gunners dominated at Celtic Park but only breached a resolute home rearguard, and took a stranglehold on this two-legged [...]
RFU could hit Richards with further punishment August 18, 2009 FORMER Harlequins boss Dean Richards, still reeling after being handed a three-year ban for faking an injury to one of his players, has been warned he could face further punishment. The Rugby Football Union says it will look into claims that emerged during Monday’s hearing that Richards, 46, had fabricated injuries on four previous occasions. [...]
Chelsea claw back to defeat Black Cats August 18, 2009 SUNDERLAND (1) vs CHELSEA (3) THE new Premier League season may be only four days old, but Chelsea, many pundits’ tips for the title, are already sitting pretty at the top of the table after rallying to sweep aside Sunderland. Black Cats summer signing Darren Bent gave the visitors a scare by pouncing to notch [...]
Flintoff: 2009 win would beat 2005 August 18, 2009 ENGLAND all-rounder Andrew Flintoff believes a series-clinching victory in this week’s final Ashes Test would eclipse even the achievements of the class of 2005. Flintoff, part of the side that beat Australia to claim the urn four years ago, expects to be fit enough to take the field tomorrow for the decider at the Oval. [...]
Britain’s Idowu leaps best ever for world title August 18, 2009 BRITAIN’S Philips Idowu claimed the World Championship title in Berlin last night with a personal best leap of 17.73 metres. Idowu’s third-round leap earned him revenge over Portugal’s Nelson Evora, who beat the Londoner at last summer’s Olympics but could only jump 17.55m. Idowu, 30, broke down in tears after Evora’s final jump fell short. [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF August 18, 2009 Wolves spoil Martinez homecomingFOOTBALL: A header from Andy Keogh gave newly-promoted Wolves a 1-0 victory at Wigan and their first away win in 30 Premier League matches. The Republic of Ireland forward nodded in off the post in the sixth minute to spoil Roberto Martinez’s first home game in charge since returning to the Latics [...]
Flintoff made to work for England cause August 17, 2009 ANDREW FLINTOFF faces a potentially gruelling workload after being named in England’s one-day and Twenty20 squads. The all-rounder has battled through the Ashes series with a knee injury and will quit Test cricket at the end of the deciding match at The Oval this weekend to concentrate on the limited-overs game. And he’ll have plenty [...]
Now for 9.4 secs, says record monopolising sprint king Bolt August 17, 2009 SPRINT sensation Usain Bolt has set his sights on running the 100m in 9.4 seconds after shattering the world record yet again. The Jamaican obliterated the previous best time, which he set at last year’s Beijing Olympics, by the unprecedented margin of 0.11 seconds at the World Championships in Berlin on Sunday. And now the [...]