ENGLAND’S THREE LIONS GAMBLE May 5, 2011 ENGLAND team director Andy Flower admits he is taking a leap into the unknown after it was revealed yesterday he will work alongside three different captains in a dramatic restructuring operation. Andrew Strauss will remain as Test skipper but his decision to retire from one-day internationals presents Alastair Cook with the opportunity not only to [...]
Cook under the spotlight May 5, 2011 IT’S not the idea of three captains that worries me about England’s brave new direction, more that I don’t think Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad are the right men for the jobs Broad has had some serious injury problems over the last six months and England should have ensured his reintegration was as smooth as [...]
QPR forced to wait as FA delay Faurlin case verdict May 5, 2011 QUEENS PARK RANGERS’ promotion bid descended into farce last night when the Football Association delayed a verdict from the Alejandro Faurlin hearing. QPR had expected to hear by this afternoon whether they had been found guilty and might therefore have points deducted, jeopardising their place at the top of the Championship. But the FA’s commission [...]
Lewis wary of Red Bulls May 5, 2011 MCLAREN’S Lewis Hamilton has played down his chances of a second successive win ahead of this weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix. “I don’t like to expect too much because if it doesn’t work out it’s not a big come down,” said the 2008 world champion. “Even though we won the last race, we are still slightly [...]
Ohuruogu set for London race May 5, 2011 ATHLETICS: Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu will take on her successor as world champion Sanya Richards-Ross at the Diamond League meetings in and London this summer.
Murray beaten by Bellucci May 5, 2011 TENNIS: British NO1 Andy Murray made a sorry exit at the Madrid Open, beaten 6-4, 6-2 in round three by Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci. In the last eight Bellucci will play seventh seed Tomas Berdych.
Rivals likely to share spoils in title decider May 5, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED vs CHELSEA Sunday – 4.10pm Sky Sports 1 A FEW weeks ago it would have been hard to imagine that this contest could have been a title decider, but Chelsea’s rich vein of form has propelled them back into the race. They have won eight of their last nine league games and beat [...]
Stick with Tweed on the Roodee May 5, 2011 WHEN ST Nicholas Abbey won the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster in 2009, he was hailed as racing’s new Messiah and was fully expected to win last season’s 2,000 Guineas, Derby, Arc, Breeders’ Cup and anything else connections could squeeze in along the way! Sadly, his bubble burst in the Guineas (his only run as [...]
BRING ON BARCELONA May 4, 2011 Ferguson claims there’s no reason to be scared of Spain’s all-conquering champions MANCHESTER UTD (4)) vs SCHALKE (1) Man Utd win 6-1 on aggregate JUBILANT Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists there’s no reason to be scared of Champions League final opponents Barcelona after his side reached the European showpiece for the third time [...]
Flower opts for captain Cook May 4, 2011 ENGLAND will today confirm Alastair Cook as the successor to Andrew Strauss as their one-day international skipper and Stuart Broad will be revealed as the new Twenty20 leader. Strauss, who will remain as Test captain, has been considering his future ever since England’s recent World Cup campaign ended in a crushing 10-wicket quarter-final defeat against [...]