Djourou eyes Gunners Carling Cup response September 18, 2011 ARSENAL defender Johan Djourou admits tomorrow’s Carling Cup third round tie at home against League Two minnows Shrewsbury has assumed increased significance following Saturday’s capitulation at Blackburn. The Gunners twice held the lead at Ewood Park, but a defensive horror show, which featured own goals from Alex Song and Laurent Koscielny, contributed to a scarcely [...]
London pride for Cavendish but Boom takes overall gold September 18, 2011 BRITAIN’S Mark Cavendish sprinted to his second stage victory in the Tour of Britain in rain-hit London while Dutchman Lars Boom won the event overall. Cavendish (right) and HTC-Highroad team-mate Mark Renshaw secured their third one-two finish of the week on Whitehall. But Rabobank rider Boom won the final gold jersey by 36 seconds having [...]
Hodgson earns plaudits on his Saracens debut September 18, 2011 PREMIERSHIP champions Saracens recorded their second win from three games this season with an 18-6 victory over promoted Worcester. Sarries trailed at the break but Charlie Hodgson brought the scores level after the interval before David Strettle scored in the corner. Brad Barritt then appeared to have been stopped short of the line for his [...]
Rangers too strong for Celtic September 18, 2011 SPL leaders Rangers prevailed 4-2 in the season’s first Old Firm derby to move four points clear of Celtic. Steven Naismith’s spectacular strike put the hosts ahead but Gary Hooper equalised with a clever finish, before Badr El Kaddouri’s drive slipped through the grasp of goalkeeper Allan McGregor to give Celtic the lead. But goals [...]
Stoke sunk by Sunderland September 18, 2011 Sunderland recorded their first win of the season at the fifth attempt with a thumping 4-0 home victory over Stoke. Asmir Begovic fumbled Titus Bramble’s shot as Stoke fell behind in the fifth minute and Sunderland were 3-0 ahead before the half-hour mark. Jonathan Woodgate headed into his own net before Craig Gardner’s deflected shot [...]
GB&I secure Seve trophy September 18, 2011 Great Britain and Ireland held off Continental Europe 15.5-12.5 on the final day of the Seve Trophy in France. Continental Europe recovered from an overnight deficit of 11.5-6.5 to level the tie at 11.5 points each. But GB&I, led by Paul McGinley, did enough in the final matches to wrap up a sixth consecutive win [...]
Murray stars in Cup whitewash September 18, 2011 Singles wins for Andy Murray and Colin Fleming helped Great Britain complete a 5-0 whitewash over Hungary in their Davis Cup Group Two play-off. Murray beat Gyorgy Balazs, winning 7-6, 6-3 and Fleming then won his first Davis Cup singles match, 6-4, 6-3 over Sebo Kiss.
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 [...]