BLUE SQUARE WINTER CARNIVAL February 9, 2012 THE Blue Square Sprint Series has split into two divisions again this week and the first (2.15pm) is typically competitive. Ron Harris continues to fire in plenty of winners and his Night Trade has to be a danger with the promising Darren Egan taking off 7lb. Valmina ran a cracker at Kempton last time following [...]
Expect the Red Rose to rejoice in Rome February 9, 2012 ITALY vs ENGLAND Tomorrow – 4.00pm BBC One IT was by no means a classic performance, but England’s new boys can be pleased to have a first Six Nations win under their belts. Victory was all that was asked of them against defensively-minded opposition at Murrayfield and the Red Rose’s gutsy performance was a hint [...]
Redknapp in FA sights as Capello quits February 8, 2012 Italian’s shock resignation over Terry captaincy row leaves national team rudderless and paves way for most popular choice to take job FOOTBALL Association chiefs are poised to offer Harry Redknapp the England job after Fabio Capello’s shock resignation last night capped an extraordinary day and plunged the national team into crisis. The Italian brought a [...]
Harry’s relief at happy end to five-year tax trial nightmare February 8, 2012 EXONERATED Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp hailed the end of a five-year “nightmare” after he was cleared of tax evasion yesterday, paving the way for his likely appointment as England manager. His acquittal, and that of co-accused Milan Mandraic, the former Portsmouth chairman, by a 12-man jury came just hours before Fabio Capello dramatically quit as [...]
England are in dire state and there’s only one man for the job February 8, 2012 NO CAPTAIN, their star striker banned for the first two games of a major tournament and, after last night’s bombshell, the England team is without a manager too. It’s a mess of quite staggering proportions. By undermining Fabio Capello the Football Association has shot itself in the foot to such an extent that they are [...]
Tottenham boss woke up facing threat of jail and went to bed with keys to England manager’s office February 8, 2012 HARRY REDKNAPP has enjoyed some fine days in his career, not least an FA Cup triumph with Portsmouth and leading Tottenham into the Champions League for the first time. But yesterday must go down as the most dizzyingly successful 24 hours of his life, such was the seismic shift in his fortunes. He began the [...]
Welsh Six Nations hopes hit by Davies suspension February 8, 2012 WALES coach Warren Gatland faces a second-row selection crisis ahead of Sunday’s Six Nations clash with Scotland after lock Bradley Davies was banned for seven weeks, thereby ruling him out of the rest of the tournament. Davies’ suspension, announced after a disciplinary hearing in London yesterday, followed his citing for a tip-tackle on Ireland’s Donncha [...]
Sessegnon sets up FA Cup tie with Arsenal February 8, 2012 ARSENAL face a testing trip to the Stadium of Light in the FA Cup fifth round after Sunderland beat local rivals Middlesbrough 2-1 following extra time in a tense fourth round replay last night. Lukas Jutkiewicz’s equaliser, his first Middlesbrough goal, cancelled out Jack Colback’s superb first-half opener for the in-form Premier League side, but [...]
Italy make changes for England February 8, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Italy coach Jacques Brunel has made two changes to his side ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations clash with England. Lock Marco Bortolami replaces Cornelius Van Zyl, while Gonzalo Canale comes in for Alberto Sgarb at centre.
Fury relinquishes his belts February 8, 2012 BOXING: England’s Tyson Fury has relinquished his British and Commonwealth heavyweight belts. Fury has avoided a mandatory defence against Liverpool’s David Price and is ready to focus on targeting a world heavyweight title fight.