Ferguson determined to improve Euro record September 26, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED vs BASEL MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists only once his side have claimed a fourth Champions League crown can they claim to be enjoying a golden period in their European history. United have contested three of the last four finals, a return which not even current holders Barcelona can match, but [...]
I’ll repay loyal Chelsea fans with goals, swears revitalised Torres September 26, 2011 CHELSEA striker Fernando Torres hopes his new-found ruthlessness in front of goal will help repay loyal Blues fans who backed him through his drought. Torres’ goal against Swansea on Saturday, following his effort at Manchester United six days previously, means he has now scored in successive games for the first time since his £50m January [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF September 26, 2011 Broad hopeful of touring India CRICKET: England fast bowler Stuart Broad is targeting an international return in the Twenty20 game with India next month. Broad tore a muscle in his shoulder during the one-day international against India at Lord’s earlier this month and feared he wouldn’t play again in 2011, but is now confident of facing [...]
Ashton: Catch me if you can September 25, 2011 England’s flying winger claims he’s back to his best after hat-trick display against Romania ENGLAND winger Chris Ashton has warned World Cup defences to get used to the site of him crossing the try line after announcing his return to form with a clinical hat-trick in Saturday’s crushing 67-3 win over Romania. Dual-code star Ashton, [...]
Scotland left to regret 30 seconds of madness September 25, 2011 ARGENTINA (13) vs SCOTLAND (12) DEJECTED Scotland coach Andy Robinson was left to rue the “30 seconds of madness” which saw Argentina snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and leave his side’s World Cup hopes in tatters. Scotland led by six points with seven minutes remaining but a comedy of errors, which started with [...]
Gutsy Rangers make sure that justice is Dunne September 25, 2011 QPR (1) vs ASTON VILLA (1) AN INJURY-TIME own goal from Richard Dunne earned 10-man Queens Park Rangers a deserved point against Aston Villa but it wasn’t enough to spare referee Michael Oliver the wrath of R’s boss Neil Warnock. Rangers were made to pay for their first half profligacy when Oliver, 26, harshly adjudged [...]
Massa rages at Lewis as Vettel closes in September 25, 2011 FERRARI’S Felipe Massa launched a scathing attack on Britain’s Lewis Hamilton after the pair clashed again during a Singapore Grand Prix dominated by Sebastian Vettel. The German now needs just one point from the remaining five races to become the youngest ever back-to-back world champion after leading all 61 laps around one of Formula One’s [...]
History maker Cavendish sets his sights on London after claiming world glory September 25, 2011 SPRINT king Mark Cavendish became Britain’s first world road race champion for 46 years as his team executed a plan that had been three years in the making to prefection in Denmark. The 26-year-old (right) produced a trademark burst to cross the line, ahead of Australia’s Matt Goss and German Andre Greipel, after Team GB’s [...]
Kidney focus switches to Italy after Russia romp September 25, 2011 IRELAND (62) vs RUSSIA (12) IRELAND coach Declan Kidney is refusing to take Ireland’s World Cup quarter-final presence for granted despite yesterday’s crushing win over Russia. Kidney sent out a largely second string side following last weekend’s win over Australia, but the understudies ran in nine tries and Ronan O’Gara landed 15 points with the [...]
England’s end of summer party falls flat September 25, 2011 ENGLAND’S interim Twenty20 captain Graeme Swann branded last night’s collapse against the West Indies a “horror show” as his side were bowled out for 88. After summer of almost unprecedented success, slipping to a 25-run defeat last night at the Oval, which saw the tourists square the two-match series, was a less than fitting way [...]