Chelsea facing lower league round four trip January 6, 2013 CHELSEA have been rewarded for Saturday’s 5-1 demolition of Southampton with a trip to Southend United or Brentford in the FA Cup fourth round. Arsenal will head to the south coast to face Championship side Brighton if they can overcome Swansea City in a replay. West Ham and Fulham could be on course for the [...]
Murray pays tribute to ill friend after win in Brisbane boosts hopes of back to back slams January 6, 2013 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray appeared to dedicate victory to friend and Davis Cup team-mate Ross Hutchins, who has been diagnosed with cancer, after defending his crown at the Brisbane International yesterday. Murray stepped up his preparations for next week’s Australian Open in encouraging fashion by beating Bulgarian world No48 Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (7-0), 6-4 in little [...]
I have cancer, says Hutchins January 6, 2013 BRITISH tennis player Ross Hutchins has revealed he is battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer that affects the immune system. The 27-year-old, ranked world No28 in doubles, has represented his country in Davis Cup and at last year’s Olympic Games. Hutchins wrote on Twitter: “I will be away from tennis for a while as [...]
Strettle tipped for Six Nations England recall January 6, 2013 SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall believes Stuart Lancaster should be looking at David Strettle for his England Six Nations squad after the wing’s star turn against Sale Sharks yesterday. Strettle scored a second-half try and set up another for Charlie Hodgson against his former club as Saracens eased to a 32-12 victory over the [...]
Bell hits top note in opening role audition January 6, 2013 ENGLAND batsman Ian Bell has staked his claim to remain at the top of the order for the tourists’ upcoming one-day series in India, despite the team succumbing to a demoralising defeat at the hands of an India A side yesterday. Bell, who opened the batting alongside Kevin Pietersen, top scored with 91 runs in [...]
F1 disorganised, blasts Sir Jackie January 6, 2013 THREE-TIME Formula One champion Sir Jackie Stewart has launched a stinging attack on motor racing’s governing body the FIA, saying that it needs to change to boost the sport’s credibility. Stewart’s outburst follows the uncertainty over Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel’s narrow championship victory over Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso at last year’s season-ending Brazilian Grand [...]
Walk-off won’t solve racism, insists Blatter January 6, 2013 WORLD football’s most powerful man Sepp Blatter has urged players not to follow the example of AC Milan’s Kevin-Prince Boateng, accusing the Ghanaian of “running away” and arguing that “this is not the solution”. Boateng led his team-mates off the pitch on Thursday after suffering racist abuse from fans at fourth-tier Pro Patria, prompting the [...]
English lose squash finals January 6, 2013 ENGLAND’S Nick Matthew and Laura Massaro both fell short at the World Series Squash Finals at Queen’s Club yesterday. Massaro lost in straight games to world No1 Nicol David for the second successive tournament in the women’s final, before Matthew was beaten 3-1 by Egyptian Amr Shabana. The Englishman took the first set 11-4, but [...]
Adams beaten by Dutch teenager January 6, 2013 Three-time champion Martin Adams crashed out of the BDO world championship in the first round yesterday at Lakeside. Adams lost 3-2 to Dutch 18-year-old Jimmy Hendriks.
Robson loses to American starlet January 6, 2013 Britain’s Laura Robson fell out of the Hobart International yesterday, losing in two sets, 6-4 7-6 (7-4), to the US’s Sloane Stephens.