European Endeavours October 11, 2012 Harlequins v Biarritz Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea believes his side’s recent defeat to Exeter may have done them a favour as they prepare for the Heineken Cup. “We want to get rid of some demons and let some frustrations out,” he said. Wasps v Newport-Gwent Dragons Wasps captain Hugo Southwell has insisted he [...]
Hamilton debates Twitter use October 11, 2012 FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton will reconsider using Twitter after a series of controversies involving the social media website.
New spring in Price’s step October 11, 2012 BOXING: David Price believes he has “increased energy levels” ahead of tomorrow’s fight with Audley Harrison after eating kangaroo meat.
Murray reaches final eight October 11, 2012 TENNIS: Andy Murray last night advanced to the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov. He will face Radek Stepanek next.
Owen reignites diving debate with World Cup confessions October 10, 2012 ENGLAND striker Michael Owen has defended the right of players to dive if they have been touched and admitted deliberately going to ground to win penalties in two separate World Cup matches. Owen insists falling is elective in three quarters of all penalty decisions and that enticing contact from defenders is “a skill”. He confessed [...]
Doping dossier points finger at Armstrong October 10, 2012 SEVEN-TIME Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong’s team ran “the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme the sport has ever seen”, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said last night. USADA detailed its decision to strip Armstrong, 41, of his titles and impose a lifetime ban in a report running to more than 1,000 pages [...]
Torrance supports canny Clarke’s Ryder Cup captaincy claims October 10, 2012 FORMER Ryder Cup winning captain Sam Torrance has backed Darren Clarke’s claims to lead Europe in 2014, even though he feels the Northern Irishman would be a more suitable captain if the tournament were scheduled to be played in America. In addition to Thomas Bjorn, Torrance believes both Clarke and Paul McGinley are strong candidates [...]
G-owen down October 10, 2012 1998 World Cup, France Owen, then just 18, tumbles over Argentina defender Roberto Ayala to earn a penalty that Alan Shearer emphatically converts to equalise in the last 16 fixture. Owen would go on to score the defining goal of his career in a match that ended 2-2, before 10-man England crashed out in the [...]
Vieira: England players don’t love the team October 10, 2012 WORLD Cup-winning former France captain Patrick Vieira has voiced his concerns at the widespread player apathy towards representing England, blaming a lack of love for the national team and weakness of the Football Association. Vieira also expressed his astonishment that it had taken the FA so long to establish their own national centre dedicated to [...]
A code of conduct doesn’t convince, so leave it to clubs October 10, 2012 AN interesting development this week was the announcement from FA chairman David Bernstein that there is to be a code of conduct for England players. I, for one, am not sold on the idea. All clubs have their own rules and regulations for how their players should behave. Putting social media aside, on a daily [...]