England don’t need Pietersen to keep T20 title, says Watson September 18, 2012 ENGLAND’S youngsters can compensate for the absence of outof- favour batsman Kevin Pietersen when they begin their World Twenty20 title defence this week, says Australia’s Shane Watson. Stuart Broad’s defending champions continued their preparations for the tournament, which starts today in Sri Lanka, with a morale-boosting nine-run win over the Aussies in Colombo. Nottinghamshire’s Alex [...]
Demba raises the Ba against unlucky Everton September 18, 2012 EVERTON 2 vs NEWCASTLE 2 EVERTON were last night unlucky not to continue their impressive start to the season after Demba Ba’s last-minute equaliser saved a vital point for Newcastle. The occasion was one that highlighted the evenly-matched strengths of both teams as Everton controlled the opening 45 minutes before Newcastle’s half-time introduction of Ba [...]
Real and City in derby of the big spenders September 18, 2012 MANCHESTER City’s skirmish with Real Madrid tonight at the Santiago Bernabeu is more than just another big Champions League fixture; it is a clash of football’s financial titans. The Group D rivals are among a select clutch of teams who rival each other for the cream of the world’s talent, along with Barcelona, Manchester United, [...]
Ashworth joins FA as England’s director of elite development September 18, 2012 WEST Bromwich Albion’s Dan Ashworth is to leave his role as the club’s sporting and technical director to become the Football Association’s director of elite development in the summer. The FA had earlier advertised for a technical director and had hoped to appoint former England defender Gareth Southgate to the role but as a consequence [...]
Knee injury likely to end Johnson’s season with QPR September 18, 2012 QPR forward Andy Johnson is to miss the majority of the season after suffering a serious cruciate ligament injury in Saturday’s draw against Chelsea. Johnson limped off after 32 minutes of only his fourth appearance since signing in the summer from Fulham and scans have revealed that he has an anterior cruciate ligament injury which [...]
Blunder keeper Mannone gets shot at atoning for Euro errors September 18, 2012 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has backed Vito Mannone after being forced to call upon the third choice goalkeeper for tonight’s opening Champions League fixture at French title-winners Montpellier. Mannone, 24, has made just 11 starts for the Gunners but will be tasked with helping them begin their European campaign on a winning note after No1 [...]
England ready to defend title, says tyro Hales September 18, 2012 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE opener Alex Hales believes England will head into their World Twenty20 opener on Friday in high spirits after his halfcentury helped them beat Australia by nine runs in Colombo yesterday. Hales hit 52 off 38 balls as defending champions England amassed 172-6 before captain Stuart Broad clinched victory by taking the key wicket of [...]
Asia will soon hold all men’s Majors as well September 18, 2012 HISTORY was made at Hoylake on Sunday, when South Korea’s Jiyai Shin comfortably claimed her second Women’s British Open title by nine strokes. It was Shin’s second British Open win in five years but of far greater significance was that it completed a landmark season for Asia’s golfers. For the first time in a calendar [...]
Froome waits for road race September 18, 2012 Britain’s Chris Froome has withdrawn from tomorrow’s Road World Championships time trial to prepare for Sunday’s road race. After competing in the Tour de France, Olympics and Vuelta a Espana, Froome said he needed to recover. Compatriot Alex Dowsett will still compete.
Ulster mourn Spence September 18, 2012 Ulster have postponed their Pro12 match away to Italian club Zebre as they mourn the death of player Nevin Spence. The 22- year-old was killed with his brother Graham and father Noel in a tragic accident at the family’s farm in County Down.