Brit pursuit teams shine at Velodrome’s wall of noise February 16, 2012 BRITAIN’S pursuit teams progressed safely to the final at the Track Cycling World Cup as the Olympic Velodrome was given a noisy competitive baptism last night. Wendy Houvenaghel, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell will bid for gold today after qualifying second fastest behind Canada in the heats. Their time of three minutes, 21.370 seconds was [...]
Mallinder: I don’t want England job February 16, 2012 NORTHAMPTON head coach Jim Mallinder has not applied to be England manager but admits he would like the job one day. The Saints boss was thought to be one of the home-grown candidates to have registered interest before Wednesday’s deadline. But he said: “I haven’t applied. It’s probably the best job in the world coaching-wise [...]
Cook can be T20 hit, says Bopara February 16, 2012 ENGLAND batsman Ravi Bopara has tipped one-day captain and Essex team-mate Alastair Cook to force his way back into the Twenty20 side. Cook has banished his reputation as a short-form flop with consecutive centuries as England have opened up a 2-0 lead in the one-day series with Pakistan. Cook has not added to his four [...]
Petit’s Wenger warning February 16, 2012 FOOTBALL: Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit has urged boss Arsene Wenger to axe his flops following Wednesday’s 4-0 thrashing at AC Milan. He said: “You have to say to [Andrey] Arshavin, and to [Tomas] Rosicky: ‘Gentlemen, thank you, but goodbye’. And soon.”
Casey out of Match Play February 16, 2012 GOLF: England’s Paul Casey has been forced to pull out of next week’s Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona but hopes to return from a shoulder injury next month.
Black Cats to taste victory with second bite of cherry February 16, 2012 SUNDERLAND vs ARSENAL TOMORROW – 5.15PM ITV 1 HAVING watched Arsenal’s disastrous trip to the San Siro on Wednesday, Sunderland might be licking their lips in anticipation of progressing to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Arsenal were abject against AC Milan in their midweek Champions League clash, the 4-0 result becoming Arsene Wenger’s worst [...]
Captain Cook could struggle to continue his fine ODI form February 16, 2012 PAKISTAN vs ENGLAND SATURDAY – 11.00 AM SKY SPORTS FOR a long time Alastair Cook couldn’t even get in England’s one day side. Now, no man’s place in the team is more secure. The Three Lions skipper has registered a number of big scores at the top of the order and this week became the [...]
Likely non-runners make Irish pair attractive in Albert Bartlett Hurdle February 16, 2012 WITH only 24 days to go until the start of this year’s Cheltenham Festival, the majority of ante-post markets are beginning to reach a stage of maturity where there may be better value waiting until the day. That said, the next 48 hours or so will see the reputations of many well-fancied hopes either seriously [...]
Burton Port to put it up to Long Run February 16, 2012 THERE is a fantastic card at Newbury this afternoon and both the racecourse and sponsors Betfair should be commended for rescheduling the key races following last Saturday’s abandonment. The big betting contest of the day is the Betfair Hurdle (1.15pm) and all the key protagonists have stood the ground. I put up both SIRE DE [...]
BLUE SQUARE WINTER CARNIVAL February 16, 2012 WE’RE now just over a week away from the grand final of the Blue Square Sprint Series and tomorrow’s two divisions are the last chance for runners to accumulate enough points to guarantee a place in the final. The Series has been a great success and the final promises to be very exciting with £15,000 [...]