Bullard sent in to bring smiles back to England September 1, 2008 Fun-loving Londoner Jimmy Bullard will be looking to put smiles back on the faces of long-suffering England fans this week after being handed a shock World Cup call-up by boss Fabio Capello. The popular Fulham man, 29, has been drafted into the international arena for the first time to strengthen an England midfield which is [...]
Flintoff inspires England as whitewash remains in sight September 1, 2008 Andrew Flintoff continued his devastating form with both bat and ball as England’s hopes of recording a first-ever major one-day series whitewash stayed in tact. Flintoff followed up his brilliant 78no at The Oval on Friday with a swashbuckling 31 from just 12 balls to guide England to a seven-wicket win in a rain-affected fourth [...]
Poulter: ‘I’ll justify Faldo’s faith in me’ September 1, 2008 Ian Poulter has promised to bring “excitement, flair and passion” to the European Ryder Cup team after being handed a controversial wild card place by captain Nick Faldo last night. Flamboyant Poulter upset many of his fellow contenders by pulling out of this weekend’s Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, opting instead to stay in America [...]
Chelsea set for a showdown with Real after replica Robinho shirts go on sale August 29, 2008 Chelsea have sparked a row with Real Madrid by advertising replica Robinho shirts – even though the Spaniards insist he is still their player. Blues chief executive Peter Kenyon announced on Wednesday that the club were close to completing the signing of the Brazilian striker and were “ever confident” the deal would be done before [...]
SWP capture inspires City to Cup escape August 29, 2008 Mark Hughes believes Manchester City have landed a transfer coup in luring Shaun Wright-Phillips back to Eastlands. Hughes finally landed the England international from Chelsea for around £9m yesterday – just three years after City sold him to the Blues for £21m. The 26-year-old winger started only 43 games for Chelsea in those three years [...]
United drawn with Celtic in British battle August 29, 2008 Holders Manchester United will lock horns with Celtic in another Battle of Britain as the Champions League season began with a fascinating group stage draw in Monaco. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side, who edged out Chelsea to take the trophy last season, will meet the Scottish champions for the second time in three seasons in Group [...]
Rose baffled by Poulter’s Ryder snub August 28, 2008 European number one Justin Rose admitted he was “a little bit surprised” to hear close friend Ian Poulter was staying in America this week rather than fight for his place in the Ryder Cup team. Captain Nick Faldo will announce the European team and his two wildcard selections after the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles [...]
Robinho will give us extra dimension, says Kenyon August 28, 2008 Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon believes transfer target Robinho will give the Blues “an extra dimension” in their bid to reclaim the Premier League title. The Brazilian striker is expected to end months of speculation by flying to west London and completing a £30m move from Real Madrid today. And Kenyon insists the skilful forward [...]
Kuyt saves lucky Liverpool August 28, 2008 A last-gasp strike from Dirk Kuyt helped saved the blushes of boss Rafael Benitez and earn Liverpool a Champions League windfall. Last season’s semi-finalists were just two minutes away from the lottery of a penalty shoot-out with Liege when the Dutch striker pounced with a clinical finish from Ryan Babel’s left-wing cross. Before that, Liverpool [...]
Owen goal is a timely reminder to Capello August 27, 2008 Michael Owen gave England manager Fabio Capello a gentle reminder of his form as he fired an extra time winner for Newcastle in the Carling Cup last night. Capello is due to name his England squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia on Sunday night and Owen looks set to have earned [...]