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 [...]
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, [...]