Saracens look biggest threat to Harlequins August 30, 2012 YEARS of hard work, meticulous planning and nurturing of young players finally paid off for Harlequins last season, but the question is: can they win the Premiership again? They’ll certainly be confident of repeating their success, but can expect to be pushed hard by a club perhaps even more innovative than them: Saracens. I’m a [...]
Top flight clubs look to buy before 11pm transfer deadline August 30, 2012 PREMIER League transfer activity yesterday began to build to it’s traditional dramatic transfer window climax ahead of today’s 11pm deadline, with every club desperate to continue to strengthen to the last. A wave of momentum has built over the last 48 hours in the pursuit of myriad transfers that have both already been completed and [...]
Man City handed nightmare European draw August 30, 2012 PREMIER League holders Manchester City face a difficult task if they are to avoid another early Champions League exit, while Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United will all be hopeful of progressing to the latter stages following yesterday’s group stage draw. City were placed in the fabled Group of Death, with Roberto Mancini’s side taking on [...]
Robson ready for Na as Murray’s rival goes August 30, 2012 SHOULD British No3 Laura Robson today defeat Li Na of China to advance to the fourth round of the US Open, she will have succeeded where on Monday Heather Watson failed. Watson lost 6-2, 6-3 to the world No8 but while their respective rankings suggests Na is the firm favourite, Robson’s outstanding victory over three-time [...]
Hodgson recalls Terry for England August 30, 2012 FOOTBALL: Chelsea captain John Terry has been recalled to England’s squad for their opening 2014 World Cup qualifiers after recovering from injury. Roy Hodgson’s side face Moldova and Ukraine.
Liverpool and Newcastle make Europe August 30, 2012 FOOTBALL: Liverpool and Newcastle last night secured Europa League qualification with respective 2-1 aggregate victories over Hearts and Atromitos of Greece.
Finn backs Cook as Strauss successor August 30, 2012 CRICKET: England bowler Steven Finn has backed incoming Test captain Alastair Cook to make a smooth transition from predecessor Andrew Strauss. “We won’t see a drastic change and I think that’s good for us as a team,” he said. Cook’s one-day side, meanwhile, face South Africa at the Oval today, looking to level the series.
Roddick to retire after US Open August 30, 2012 TENNIS: American Andy Roddick is to retire from tennis after the US Open.
Blake and Bolt win in Zurich August 30, 2012 ATHLETICS: Jamaicans Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt last night respectively won the diamond league meeting’s 100m and 200m.
We don’t need to talk about Kevin August 29, 2012 TWO-TIME Ashes-winning England captain Andrew Strauss brought an abrupt end to his reign yesterday, but insisted his sudden retirement from all cricket had been driven by his own struggles as a batsman rather than the dark shadow cast by another, Kevin Pietersen. Strauss, who had made just one Test century since November 2010, said he [...]