Morgan eyes up Pakistan clean sweep February 20, 2012 ENGLAND batsman Eoin Morgan insists Alastair Cook’s one-day side can take a step towards mirroring the achievements of the Test team in reaching No1 in the world by completing a 4-0 series whitewash against Pakistan today. Back-to-back centuries for Cook, a combined total of 11 wickets for Steven Finn and a timely return to form [...]
Haye ready to talk but still wanted February 20, 2012 BRITISH heavyweight David Haye has promised to co-operate with boxing chiefs over his press conference brawl with Dereck Chisora – but was last night still wanted for questioning by German police. Both fighters face possible criminal charges and the threat of jail, as well as bans from the British Boxing Board of Control, following the [...]
MAKING A SPLASH | Chinese duo strike gold in London February 20, 2012 LONDON’S magnificent new Olympic Aquatics Centre hosted its first day of competitive action yesterday with China’s divers taking gold in a World Cup event chosen to test the venue. World champions Qin Kai and Luo Yutong won the men’s synchronised 3-metres springboard ahead of Russia’s Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov, while Malaysia’s Brian Nickson Lomas [...]
Kauto star avoids illness February 20, 2012 HORSE RACING: Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has revealed some of his horses are coughing – but not stable stars Kauto Star and Big Buck’s. Nicholls confirmed the duo avoided the illness which has struck at his Ditcheat stables less than a month before the Cheltenham Festival
Bennett to miss England clash February 20, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Wales hooker Huw Bennett looks likely to miss Saturday’s Six Nations clash with England because of a calf injury.
Police want to quiz Haye as Chisora faces charge February 19, 2012 GERMAN police were still searching for David Haye last night after releasing his British heavyweight rival Dereck Chisora without charge, following their wild and ugly brawl at a press conference in Munich late on Saturday. Police want to question Haye about the incident but were unable to find him at his hotel or at the [...]
Big guns kept apart as Spurs held by Stevenage February 19, 2012 A HIGH-PROFILE FA Cup final line-up moved a step closer yesterday when the competition’s biggest hitters were kept apart and handed home ties in the quarter-final draw. Chelsea, who were held at home by Birmingham on Saturday, will host more Championship opposition in Leicester City, who beat Norwich at the weekend, if they win their [...]
Star trio give rampant Reds the joy of six February 19, 2012 LIVERPOOL (6) vs BRIGHTON (1) LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish hailed his attacking triumvirate of Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll after romping into the FA Cup quarter-finals. The Reds’ star trio started a match together for the very first time and the result was the club’s biggest win since September 2009. They were aided [...]
Hoy gold lifts Brits top of medal table February 19, 2012 BRITAIN’S Sir Chris Hoy underlined his status as a leading London 2012 medal hope by claiming individual sprint gold at the Track Cycling World Cup at the Olympic Velodrome yesterday. Hoy’s second gold of the weekend ensured a happy ending to the four-day competition, which doubled as a test event for this summer’s Games, and [...]
Stevenage bring Spurs down to earth February 19, 2012 STEVENAGE (0) vs TOTTENHAM (0) TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp blamed an unpredictable League One pitch after his top-flight high-fliers were forced to a replay by Stevenage in the FA Cup fifth round. January signing Louis Saha had the ball in the net for Spurs but his second-half tap-in was disallowed because it ricocheted in via [...]