Tindall reinstated in England squad and fine cut on appeal November 28, 2011 FORMER England captain Mike Tindall has been handed an international lifeline after he was reinstated to the elite player squad last night, following a successful appeal over the ban he received for his conduct at the World Cup. The Gloucester centre was reprimanded after the controversial night out in Queenstown that followed England’s opening win [...]
Mallett tells RFU he might be free after Six Nations November 28, 2011 FORMER Italy coach Nick Mallett has performed a U-turn by expressing an interest in the vacant England manager’s job, less than a fortnight after ruling himself out of the running. The 55-year-old claimed earlier this month that, with his family settled in his native South Africa, he would not be putting his name forward to [...]
McLaren pair aim to be Red Bull fighters November 28, 2011 BRITISH pair Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton have vowed to knock Red Bull off the podium and reassert McLaren’s dominance next season. Australia’s Mark Webber capped a record-breaking year for the team by winning Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix, with colleague Sebastian Vettel signing off his emphatic world title defence with a rare second place. Button [...]
Dalglish: Fixture pile-up a joke November 28, 2011 LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish has branded the scheduling of tonight’s Carling Cup quarter final against Chelsea “irresponsible”. The Scot believes the Professional Footballers’ Association should have stepped in to help avoid a scenario which sees his side forced to travel to Stamford Bridge just two days after Sunday’s league 1-1 draw against Manchester City. “Forty-eight [...]
Lions braced for Hong Kong start November 28, 2011 RUGBY UNION: The British and Irish Lions will meet the Barbarians in Hong Kong in an historic and glitzy curtain-raiser to the 2013 tour of Australia. The stop-off in Asia precedes nine fixtures Down Under, including three Test matches, at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium, the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne and then Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. The Lions [...]
Cav leads the way for BBC award November 28, 2011 CYCLING: Sprint sensation Mark Cavendish is the early favourite to claim the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award after the 10 nominees were announced yesterday. The 26-year-old has enjoyed a magnificent year, becoming Britain’s first winner of the Tour de France green jersey and Britain’s first male world road race champion for 46 [...]
Haye confirms comeback talks November 28, 2011 BOXING: Former heavyweight world champion David Haye is in talks to fight WBC title holder Vitali Klitschko in March 2012. Haye, 31, who retired in October after losing to the Ukrainian’s brother Wladimir, says he will lower his pay demands to make sure the fight happens. “I haven’t seen a contract but there’s definitely talks [...]
Speed’s death stuns football world November 27, 2011 Tributes pour in for Wales manager, found hanged at his home in Cheshire aged just 42 THE FOOTBALL world was numbed yesterday and united in grief after Wales manager Gary Speed was found hanged at his home in Cheshire. The body of 42-year-old Speed, who had appeared on the BBC’s magazine show Football Focus on [...]
Mancini defends Balotelli as Hart stopper denies Liverpool November 27, 2011 LIVERPOOL (1) vs MAN CITY (1) MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini defended controversial striker Mario Balotelli, whose red card sparked a period of late Liverpool pressure that nearly cost the Premier League leaders their unbeaten record. Vincent Kompany put the visitors ahead in the 31st minute when he met David Silva’s corner with his shoulder, [...]
SIGNING OFF IN STYLE: Federer ends his year on a high to claim record sixth ATP World Tour Finals November 27, 2011 SWISS superstar Roger Federer capped his 100th career tournament final with a record sixth victory at the ATP World Tour Finals in London after vanquishing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three high-quality sets. Federer was pushed all the way by France’s Tsonga but had just enough in his locker to complete a 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 win [...]