Quins excitement scares O’Shea with Welsh toppled by Leicester September 2, 2012 HARLEQUINS director of rugby Conor O’Shea admits he has no idea how his side staged such a dramatic comeback to beat London Wasps on Saturday after falling behind by 27 points. “I don’t know how we won that,” said O’Shea after watching his side secure four tries in 10 minutes when five from Wasps had [...]
Hodgson happy with frontline September 2, 2012 England manager Roy Hodgson has decided against calling up a replacement for injured West Ham striker Andy Carroll, leaving him with Danny Welbeck, Jermain Defoe, Theo Walcott and Daniel Sturridge as his four forward options for the fixtures against Moldova and Ukraine.
Ramsay wins European Masters September 2, 2012 Scotland’s Richie Ramsay yesterday secured his second Tour win with victory at the European Masters.
Khan looks for trainer change September 2, 2012 Amir Khan admits he is likely to change trainers before his next fight. “I want to make a few changes and am in talks to change trainers at the moment,” he said.
Goalless Gunners set to be shut out again at Anfield August 30, 2012 THEY say ‘In Arsene we trust’, but the patience of Arsenal fans must be wearing pretty thin. The dust mites in the Emirates trophy cabinet have had the run of the place for so long now that they have probably been joined by woodworm and it looks like another summer transfer window will slam shut [...]
Quins to feel Wasps’ sting at London Double Header August 30, 2012 The Aviva Premiership kicks off tomorrow with a fantastic double header at Twickenham featuring the four leading sides from the capital. Wasps take on Harlequins while Saracens are up against London Irish in what promises to be an informative day in regards to each club’s title aspirations. First up is Wasps versus Harlequins (2pm) and, [...]
Gosden juveniles worth noting at Sandown August 30, 2012 IT’S a pretty uninspiring weekend of racing action, but there are still winners to be had and first stop is the opener at Thirsk this afternoon where Brian Meehan’s MASTER MING has a good chance of breaking his maiden tag. He disappointingly failed to win a four-runner affair at Folkestone earlier this month, but the [...]
Castaway Carroll heads south for West Ham loan August 30, 2012 ENGLAND striker Andy Carroll last night joined West Ham on loan from Liverpool after finally accepting his status as Anfield’s unwanted man. Since Brendan Rodgers’s appointment as manager, the striker’s future has been the subject of considerable doubt but despite his initial desire to remain and justify Liverpool’s £35m outlay, Carroll’s intentions finally changed with [...]
Success storey: Cyclist Sarah triggers GB gold rush August 30, 2012 CYCLIST Sarah Storey claimed Great Britain’s first gold medal of the London 2012 Paralympics yesterday with a searing victory in the Olympic Velodrome. Storey, 34, claimed the eighth gold medal of her Paralympic career in emphatic style, thrashing Poland’s Anna Harkowska in the women’s C5 pursuit final. The Briton, who won swimming golds as a [...]
Robshaw: Retaining title would make us true greats August 30, 2012 ENGLAND captain Chris Robshaw believes he and his Harlequins team-mates have to this season retain the Premiership title if they are to truly prove themselves to be a great side and is adamant that they can do so by continuing to play the attractive brand of rugby for which they have become known. Quins last [...]