Keep your jungles, dancing and Twitter – Cook is model captain December 9, 2012 ONE thing about Alastair Cook tells you all you need to know about him. He doesn’t do Twitter. He knows that endless hours frittered away on ground-breaking messages such as “Boys did good job today. Beat India” can be better spent in the nets, or reading a few Mike Brearley captaincy manuals. Or just engaging [...]
Bowlers hailed as England edge to brink of ending 27-year wait December 9, 2012 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook hailed his devastating bowling attack yesterday after a seven-wicket victory in the third Test against India eased the tourists to within touching distance of a landmark series triumph. Batsmen Nick Compton and Ian Bell sped England to their target of 41 in Kolkata, despite an early wobble that saw Cook, Jonathan [...]
Villas-Boas: we must learn to see off games December 9, 2012 EVERTON 2 vs TOTTENHAM 1 TOTTENHAM boss Andre Villas-Boas admits that his side must stop conceding late goals, having seen Spurs drop another three points during injury time yesterday. A deflected Clint Dempsey effort appeared to send Tottenham on their way to a crucial victory with just a quarter of an hour to go at [...]
Tendulkar and Dhoni spared in India cull December 9, 2012 INDIA have wielded the axe in an attempt to rescue the series in this week’s final Test against England, but have kept faith with under-fire captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-form batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Selectors have dropped Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh and replaced them with fast bowler Parvinder Awana, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja [...]
Messi breaks Muller record December 9, 2012 BARCELONA’S Lionel Messi scored his 85th and 86th goals of 2012 last night, overtaking legendary forward Gerd Muller’s record for the most goals scored in a calendar year. The diminutive Argentinian scored both goals of Barcelona’s 2-1 away win at Real Betis, a win that puts them six points clear at the top of La [...]
O’Shea shrugs off Quins’ eight try Euro romp December 9, 2012 HARLEQUINS boss Conor O’Shea is refusing to get carried away despite the Aviva Premiership champions extending their unbeaten European run with an eight-try demolition of Zebre on Saturday. Two penalty tries, a double from Sam Smith and scores from Nick Easter, Matt Hopper, Rob Buchanan and Ben Botica saw Quins down Zebre 57-14 for a [...]
Selby claims UK Championship December 9, 2012 World No1 Mark Selby won his first UK Championship last night, after overcoming Shaun Murphy 10-6 in York. The Englishmen were locked at 6-6 at the evening’s mid-session interval, yet Selby pulled away to seal a convincing victory.
Pacquiao eyes another rematch December 9, 2012 Manny Pacquiao may call for a fifth fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, after the Mexican knocked him out in Las Vegas on Saturday night. It was the first time Pacquiao has lost to Marquez, and the Filipino says he would welcome a fifth contest. Earlier in the weekend, Londoner James DeGale beat Colombia’s Fulgencio Zuniga [...]
AVB: Europa should not reward flops December 6, 2012 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 PANATHINAIKOS 1 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas denounced Europa League rules as “extremely unfair” after seeing his side sweep to a third successive victory and claim their place in the competition’s knockout rounds. Late goals from Jermain Defoe and Clint Dempsey earned Spurs a deserved triumph over Panathinaikos, after Zeca’s header had cancelled [...]
Pardew to hit January sales December 6, 2012 BORDEAUX 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 NEWCASTLE manager Alan Pardew has vowed to spend in January after watching his side lose their unbeaten record in Europe this year. Last night’s defeat in Bordeaux saw Newcastle qualify for the last 32 second in Group D, with the French side top. Cheick Diabate grabbed both of the goals [...]