Stoke feeling buoyant as Arsenal sink quickly May 8, 2011 STOKE (3) vs ARSENAL (1) ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits his side have lost their edge after Stoke extinguished their faintest of title hopes and opened the door for Manchester City to grab third place. Goals from Kenwyne Jones, former Gunner Jemaine Pennant and Jonathan Walters heaped misery on the visitors and set themselves up [...]
Wolves win ominous for Hammers May 8, 2011 WOLVES (3) vs WEST BROM (1) WOLVES boss Mick McCarthy hailed record signing Steven Fletcher after his goals lifted them out of the relegation zone and heaped further pressure on West Ham. Fletcher, who cost £7m last summer from Burnley, scored two and set up Adlene Guedioura for the other as McCarthy’s men climbed to [...]
Vettel tightens grip on title but plays down large lead May 8, 2011 WORLD champion Sebastian Vettel led from start to finish at the Turkish Grand Prix to claim his third victory of the season and increase his lead in the title race to 34 points. The German encountered few problems on course to victory and team-mate Mark Webber completed the Red Bull team’s 11th career one-two, passing [...]
QPR decision took too long, says ex-FA chief May 8, 2011 FORMER Football Association chief executive Mark Palios has criticised the delay surrounding Queen’s Park Rangers’ trial over the signing of Alejandro Faurlin. QPR were fined £875,000 by the FA for breaking transfer rules but crucially escaped a points penalty, meaning their automatic promotion as Championship winners was not affected. But the verdict was only delivered [...]
Spain tribute to Seve May 8, 2011 SOUTH AFRICA’S Thomas Aiken dedicated victory to Seve Ballesteros after winning his first European Tour title at the Spanish Open. The weekend’s action at El Prat, near Barcelona, was overshadowed by the passing of the iconic Ballesteros, 54, on Saturday morning after a long fight with brain cancer. Aiken said: “It’s been a sad week [...]
Cipriani in Rebels snub May 8, 2011 ENGLAND outcast Danny Cipriani’s future at Melbourne Rebels has been plunged into fresh doubt after he was left out of the squad for a two-match trip to South Africa. Cipriani, 23, was dropped for last week’s clash with Queensland for his latest breach of club discipline and has remained out in the cold for the [...]
Djokovic keeps up perfect 2011 May 8, 2011 World No2 Novak Djokovic upset clay court king Rafael Nadal on his favoured surface – and on home soil – to win the Madrid Open. Djokovic, unbeaten in 32 outings this year, clinched his sixth title of 2011 with a 6-4, 7-5 triumph to end the world No1’s 37-match winning streak on clay.
Pacquiao cool on Mayweather May 8, 2011 Manny Pacquiao shrugged off talk of a pound-for-pound superfight with Floyd Mayweather after retaining his WBO welterweight title against American Shane Mosley. Pacquiao was brutal and dominant in a unanimous points victory and said of Mayweather: “I don’t care about that fight. I am satisfied with everything that I have done in boxing.”
Farrell tipped for England role May 8, 2011 Saracens star David Strettle has hailed rookie Owen Farrell’s sensational season after they clinched second place in the Premiership to set up a clash with Gloucester in the play-offs. “He has been brilliant for us,” Strettle said. “I honestly think if you threw him in at the deep end in an England shirt he is [...]
Collingwood rocked by snub May 8, 2011 Former England Twenty20 captain Paul Collingwood admits he was stunned to be stripped of the role last week, just months after leading the side to victory in last year’s World Cup. “It was like a juggernaut had come along at full steam and completely wiped me out, just disbelief,” he said.