England shuffle the pack September 16, 2011 ENGLAND vs GEORGIA • Johnson freshens up his side to face Georgia • Flood keen to make most of fresh opportunity • Captain Moody makes comeback after knee injury ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson will ring the changes ahead of Sunday’s clash with Georgia in an attempt to inject some fresh impetus into his side’s World [...]
2003 World Cup winning spirit was built on squad socialising September 16, 2011 ENGLAND players made the headlines this week but not for the reasons they would have wanted, after pictures surfaced of them in a bar celebrating last weekend’s win over Argentina. Much has been made of the incident, which took place on a designated day off that followed the opening match, and questions have been raised [...]
Government ready to enforce football overhaul September 16, 2011 KEY changes to the way English football is run will be in place by the start of next season – even if it means government having to enforce them, MPs believe. The Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee is waiting on the Cabinet’s response to six major recommendations made in its July report. It has [...]
No punishment for Tindall and co after night out September 16, 2011 ENGLAND’S management team have launched a vehement defence of skipper Mike Tindall and several of his team-mates who embarked on a night out in Queenstown following last Saturday’s win over Argentina. Tindall, who led the side in the absence of the injured Lewis Moody, and a group of players, including Dan Cole and Steve Thompson, [...]
Thrills and spills home and away September 16, 2011 IT’S an exciting time at London Scottish. We’re two games into our RFU Championship season, and having won one and lost one, we are under no illusions this will be a very competitive league. Whereas over the last few years, London Scottish have risen up the leagues relatively steadily (even though it did take a [...]
Indian summer to end on a high note, vows Cook September 16, 2011 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook is determined to ensure his first summer as the skipper of the one-day side ends on a high in Cardiff today. A rain-affected tie at Lord’s last week saw England clinch the series against world champions India and, coupled with the victory over Sri Lanka a month earlier, Cook can rightly [...]
Young Spurs pass a test of character September 16, 2011 PAOK SALONIKA (0) vs TOTTENHAM (0) TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp was full of pride as his makeshift side clung on to claim a point amid the white-hot atmosphere of PAOK Salonika’s notorious Toumba Stadium. With a view to Sunday’s Premier League showdown against fellow Champions League aspirants Liverpool, Redknapp made 10 changes to his side, [...]
Jol frustrated by missed opportunities September 16, 2011 FULHAM (1) vs FC TWENTE (1) FULHAM manager Martin Jol rued his side’s failure to make the most of their chances as they were held to a frustrating draw by FC Twente in their opening Europa League Group K clash at Craven Cottage. Andrew Johnson took advantage of a defensive error to put the Cottagers [...]
HISTORY BOYS: LANCASHIRE END 77-YEAR WAIT September 16, 2011 LANCASHIRE pipped Warwickshire to the County Championship title with victory over Somerset at Taunton on a dramatic final day. Openers Stephen Moore and Paul Horton made 71 and 55 respectively as the Red Rose county, needing 211 to win in a minimum of just 28 overs to claim their first county title since 1934, reached [...]
Cavendish loses team-mate duel with Renshaw September 16, 2011 BRITAIN’S Mark Cavendish suffered a rare sprint defeat to his HTC-Highroad team-mate Mark Renshaw in yesterday’s fifth stage of the Tour of Britain. It means Cavendish lies 34 seconds behind overall leader Lars Boom of Rabobank, ahead of Sunday’s climax to the race in central London. But with stages today and tomorrow, before two separate [...]