Dhoni destroys England’s hopes and tells Cook’s men to cut the sledging October 20, 2011 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook blasted his side’s sloppiness in the field after a failure to defend 298 allowed India to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the one-day series. The tourists may have posted their highest score of the tour, built on the back on an unbeaten 98 from Jonathan Trott and a brisk 70 [...]
The great Tevez shirt giveaway October 20, 2011 FOOTBALL: Manchester United and Manchester City supporters will be afforded the opportunity to shed any unwanted shirts bearing the name of Carlos Tevez ahead of Sunday’s eagerly anticipated derby. Fans will be able to dump the items of clothing in a skip outside Old Trafford in exchange for a new club shirt. The Argentina striker [...]
Lewis rallies despite illness October 20, 2011 GOLF: England’s Tom Lewis overcame illness to card a level par first round of 71 at the Castello Masters in Spain, but lies seven shots behind leader Ross McGowan. The 20-year-old, who won the Portugal Masters last week in only his third event since turning pro, carded four straight birdies after the turn. He said: [...]
All Blacks can end long wait for Webb Ellis Cup October 20, 2011 FRANCE vs NEW ZEALAND SUNDAY – 9.00AM ITV1 AFTER seven weeks of scintillating rugby, New Zealand are just one game away from being crowned world champions. The All Blacks meet France at Eden Park in a repeat of the inaugural final 24 years ago, looking to lift the sport’s ultimate prize for the second time [...]
Fencing can win joust against Camelot October 20, 2011 TOMORROW’S Group One Racing Post Trophy (3.00pm) at Doncaster is one of the key trials for next year’s Investec Derby and the Ballydoyle dogs have been barking with force in relation to Camelot. The once-raced Montjeu colt started the week at 5/2, but is now 10/11 with Ladbrokes and it’s clear he is very well [...]
Torres back to his best in Chelsea Euro cruise October 20, 2011 CHELSEA 5 vs GENK 0 CHELSEA manager Andre Villas-Boas praised Fernando Torres after the revitalised striker’s brace helped demolish Genk and equal the club’s record Champions League win. Raul Meireles, Branislav Ivanovic and Salomon Kalou also netted as the Blues ran riot against the Belgian champions. But it was Torres, who is finally rediscovering the [...]
No hidden agenda, say Blues chiefs October 20, 2011 CHELSEA directors last night blasted internet and Twitter “misinformation” in a fresh appeal for fans to sell the freehold to Stamford Bridge back to the club. Writing in the club programme, chairman Bruce Buck, chief executive Ron Gourlay and director Eugene Tenenbaum insisted there were no “hidden agendas” in their wish to buy back the [...]
Ramsey’s late show has Arsenal smiling once more October 20, 2011 MARSEILLE 0 vs ARSENAL 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger insisted that confidence is slowly starting to flow again after Aaron Ramsey’s injury-time goal secured a precious Champions League victory which shot the Gunners to the top of Group F. Like Arsenal, Marseille have been struggling domestically and thriving in Europe, but Didier Deschamp’s side were [...]
Fabio hints at Rooney selection October 20, 2011 ENGLAND manager Fabio Capello has indicated Wayne Rooney is likely to be included in his plans for Euro 2012 despite the suspension that will rule his star striker out of the entire group stage. The Manchester United forward was handed a three-match ban by Uefa for the red card he picked up in Montenegro earlier [...]
Croft stands by Johnson in wake of ‘disgusting’ criticism October 20, 2011 ENGLAND lock Tom Croft has leapt to the defence of under-fire national team manager Martin Johnson, labelling criticism of the former World Cup winning skipper “disgusting”. Johnson faces an uncertain future after presiding over England’s equal worst World Cup performance, which was compounded by a series of off-field scandals. But Croft is adamant that Johnson, [...]