Panesar stars again for England March 15, 2012 CRICKET: Five wickets from Monty Panesar and four more from James Anderson ensured England enjoyed a fine start to their tour of Sri Lanka. The tourists bowled a Sri Lanka Board XI out for 169 on day one and were 6-0 at the close in response. Fast bowler Stuart Broad withdrew before the match started [...]
It may sound a bit Weird, but go with Al in the Gold Cup March 15, 2012 SOME of the greatest names in racing history have won the Cheltenham Gold Cup including the likes of Cottage Rake, Mill House and Arkle, not to mention Desert Orchid, and more recently the likes of Best Mate, Kauto Star and Denman. However, scattered in amongst these equine greats are a host of lesser lights who [...]
Burton Port is value in Gold Cup March 15, 2012 US bookies are often accused of being a cold-hearted bunch, but I promise you, even though it will cost the betting industry millions, if Kauto Star wins the Gold Cup today we’ll be cheering just as much as the punters. Best Mate was admired for his three Gold Cup wins a few years ago, but [...]
Citizenship can give Ireland another win in County Hurdle March 15, 2012 ONE of the first names I look for in big handicap hurdles is Jessica Harrington. She is an outstanding trainer, particularly of hurdlers, and CITIZENSHIP must have a huge chance of giving Ireland a third straight victory in the County Hurdle. Willie Mullins has landed this race for the past two years with Thousand Stars [...]
Ireland will find extra motivation for victory March 15, 2012 ENGLAND vs IRELAND Tomorrow – 5.00pm BBC One CAN this game avoid being an anti-climax to the final round of Six Nations games? Ireland at Twickenham on St. Patrick’s Day suggests that the atmosphere will rival that 150 miles away along the M4, in Cardiff. Let’s hope the match is a fitting finale to one [...]
Chelsea’s old guard seal Euro glory March 14, 2012 Terry, Lampard and Drogba on the scoresheet as Blues storm past Napoli and into the quarter-finals CHELSEA 4 vs NAPOLI 1 CHELSEA’S totemic captain John Terry hailed the barnstorming comeback that saw his side book their place in the last eight of the Champions League as his greatest night in Europe. Napoli arrived at Stamford [...]
MATCH ANALYSIS March 14, 2012 CITY A.M. VERDICT Their defensive vulnerability aside, this was the Chelsea of old, bullying their way back into a contest they looked destined to lose by some margin on the evidence of the early exchanges. The decision to oust Andre Villas-Boas suddenly looks a sage one. MAN OF THE MATCH He might be difficult to [...]
England’s Six Nations hinges on Ireland result, says Corry March 14, 2012 ENGLAND’S Six Nations campaign can only be rendered a success if Ireland are beaten at Twickenham on Saturday and even then Stuart Lancaster would not be an automatic choice to become head coach on a permanent basis, according to their former captain Martin Corry. Under Lancaster England have made significant progress since the World Cup [...]
Henderson’s perfect day is capped by Finian’s Rainbow March 14, 2012 FINIAN’S Rainbow capped a day to remember for record-breaking trainer Nicky Henderson by winning a dramatic and eventful renewal of the Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two of the Cheltenham Festival. On the afternoon when Henderson became the most successful Cheltenham Festival trainer of all time after Simonsig won the Novices’ Hurdle, Finian’s Rainbow [...]
Lewis can forget Red Bull March 14, 2012 FORMER world champion Lewis Hamilton has been told he can forget about joining Red Bull next season by their team principal Christian Horner. The new Formula One season gets underway in Melbourne this weekend with speculation already rife as to where Hamilton will begin the 2013 campaign with his contract at McLaren due to expire [...]