Rampant Rory gains upper hand over Donald in European title chase December 8, 2011 NORTHERN IRELAND’S Rory McIlroy enhanced his chances of finishing ahead of Luke Donald in the race to finish the season at the head of the European Tour money list after making a blistering start to the Dubai World Championship. US Open champion McIlroy, who must win the tournament and hope Donald finishes outside the top [...]
Helping Scottish rugby on and off field December 8, 2011 TOMORROW we face Doncaster Knights at the Richmond Athletic Ground (3pm kick-off) in what can only be described as a must win encounter. We were very disappointed with the result against Cornish Pirates last weekend. I feel we were on the end of a backlash from the Pirates’ defeat in their previous game, ironically against [...]
LTA appoint Murray’s mum December 8, 2011 TENNIS: The Lawn Tennis Association has appointed Judy Murray as Britain’s New Fed Cup team captain. The mother of British No1 Andy Murray, a former national coach, will also work closely with the LTA player team in mentoring some of Britain’s upcoming female performance coaches. Britain’s women are next in Fed Cup action against Israel in [...]
Sehwag blasts new record December 8, 2011 CRICKET: India batsman Virender Sehwag smashed his way to a new one-day record after scoring 219 from 149 balls against West Indies in Indore. Sehwag’s remarkable innings, which included 25 fours and seven sixes, represents the highest individual score in ODIs, eclipsing Sachin Tendulkar’s unbeaten 200 against South Africa in 2010. India, who went on to [...]
City to take big step towards title December 8, 2011 IT has been a rollercoaster couple of weeks for Andre Villas-Boas, but he will be delighted with consecutive 3-0 victories against Newcastle and Valencia. Consistency has been a major issue for Chelsea, though, and they face a stern test at home on Monday night against Manchester City. The West London side have lost a disappointing [...]
Sunnyhillboy on an attractive mark with McCoy in the saddle December 8, 2011 PAUL Nicholls needs just one more winner at Cheltenham over the next two days to make it 150 at the home of National Hunt racing and looking at today’s card, it might not take him that long to reach such an historic landmark. In fact, he has every chance of landing the main betting event [...]
MANCHESTER MELTDOWN December 7, 2011 Vidic injury adds to United’s woes as minnows Basel send Ferguson’s troops crashing out BASEL 2 vs MAN UNITED 1 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson blamed wayward finishing after a shock defeat at Basel condemned them to a catastrophic elimination at the group stages of the Champions League. United needed only a point to [...]
Mancini admits his new kids on the block must improve to compete with Champions League elite December 7, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY 2 vs BAYERN MUNICH 0 MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini admitted his team must learn from their mistakes if they are to avoid a repeat of their embarrassing Champions League group stage exit next season. The Premier League leaders comfortably overcame an under-strength Bayern Munich last night thanks to goals either side of [...]
Win leaves AVB tactical quandary December 7, 2011 CHELSEA manager Andre Villas-Boas may have delighted in muting his critics by reaching the last 16 of the Champions League, but Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Valencia raised just as many questions as it answered. Villas-Boas ditched his previously stubborn adherence to playing a high line, instead telling his back four to sit deeper. He also [...]
RFU open talks with Kiwi World Cup winning coach Smith over England role December 7, 2011 NEW ZEALAND’S former World Cup winning coach Wayne Smith has been approached by the Rugby Football Union with regards to the vacancies at Twickenham. Smith was in the country last week working alongside Nick Mallet, one of the leading contenders to succeed Martin Johnson as team manager, coaching the southern hemisphere side for the Help [...]