Saints expect Lawes to be fit for Six Nations January 3, 2012 ENGLAND’S interim head coach Stuart Lancaster received a boost yesterday with the news that Northampton lock Courtney Lawes is expected to have recovered in time for the start of next month’s Six Nations. Lawes damaged his knee in Northampton’s Premiership win at Newcastle on New Year’s Eve, but Saints boss Jim Mallinder revealed the injury [...]
Rangers appeal Barton red card January 3, 2012 FOOTBALL: QPR have confirmed they will appeal the red card their captain Joey Barton received in Monday’s 2-1 defeat against Norwich. Barton was given his marching orders for an off-the-ball incident involving Canaries midfielder Bradley Johnson. After the match Barton and his manager Neil Warnock suggested referee Neil Swarbrick and his assistant had been “conned” [...]
Sunderland increase Wigan woe January 3, 2012 FOOTBALL: Sunderland climbed into the top half of the Premier League table after a 4-1 win at struggling Wigan last night. Craig Gardner struck Sunderland’s first with a 30-yard free-kick and James McClean nodded in a close-range second, his first goal for the club. Hugo Rodellega reduced the deficit but late goals from Stephane Sessegnon [...]
Kallis marks landmark with ton January 3, 2012 CRICKET: South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis marked his 150th Test by joining the elite band of players to have made centuries against every Test-playing nation. The Proteas were put in to bat in the series-deciding third Test in Cape Town and a stand of 205 between Kallis, who finished the day 159 not out, and [...]
Queen’s Club to host tour finale January 3, 2012 SQUASH: Britain’s James Willstrop will appear at the ATCO World Series Finals at Queen’s Club today as world No1 for the first time in his career. The 28-year-old will compete at the event, which runs until Sunday, along with fellow Brit, and the man he usurped at the head of the sport, Nick Matthew.
ZAM! BOB STUNS GUNS January 2, 2012 FULHAM (2) vs ARSENAL (1) Zamora’s injury-time strike completes dramatic Fulham comeback as Wenger fumes at referee Probert and accuses Jol of getting Djourou sent off FULHAM manager Martin Jol last night ridiculed suggestions from his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger that he instructed his players to get Johan Djourou sent off after watching his side [...]
Warnock and Barton rage at red card January 2, 2012 QPR (1) vs NORWICH (2) QPR manager Neil Warnock defended captain Joey Barton after he was controversially sent off in a defeat that pushed Rangers deeper into trouble. Barton gave the home side the lead but was then shown a straight red card following a clash with Norwich’s Bradley Johnson, who indicated he had been [...]
Late Lampard breaks Blues’ win drought January 2, 2012 WOLVES (1) vs CHELSEA (2) CHELSEA hero Frank Lampard admits he was lucky to still be on the pitch to snatch the late goal that earned the Blues a first win in five matches. Lampard volleyed home Ashley Cole’s 89th-minute cross after Stephen Ward’s equaliser, just moments earlier, appeared to have rendered Ramires’ opener redundant. [...]
Strauss: Tour can bury hatchet with Pakistan January 2, 2012 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss insists the ramifications of last year’s spot-fixing trial will have no impact on the upcoming series against Pakistan and is confident relations between the two teams are set to improve. Strauss and the rest of his No1 ranked Test team yesterday flew out to the Middle East, where they are poised [...]
ABLETT MOURNED | Merseyside hero dies, 46 January 2, 2012 LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish led the tributes yesterday to former Reds defender Gary Ablett, who has died, aged 46, after a battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Ablett (above), the only player to win the FA Cup with both Liverpool and Everton, was diagnosed with the illness in 2010. Dalglish, who gave Ablett his debut during his [...]