STAYING PUT: WENGER TO KEEP FABREGAS May 19, 2011 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger insists he is planning for captain Cesc Fabregas to remain at the club, despite speculation of a move to Barcelona. “I expect him to be here,” said Wenger, ahead of Sunday’s match at Fulham. “I will fight very hard to keep him here.” Fabregas is injured for the final game of [...]
Morgan outshines Bopara May 19, 2011 CRICKET: Eoin Morgan struck an unbeaten 156 for England’s Lions against Sri Lanka to underline his case for selection in next week’s first Test. Samit Patel also reached three figures, scoring 101 not out as England’s second string reached 394-4 at the close. Earlier Ravi Bopara, Morgan’s main rival in the fight to replace the [...]
Wins for Donald and Westwood May 19, 2011 GOLF: England’s Lee Westwood and Luke Donald recorded comprehensive victories in their opening games at the World Match Play Championship in Marbella. Westwood beat Denmark’s Anders Hansen 6&5, while countryman Donald defeated American Ryan Moore 4&3.
Change of opponent for Cleverly May 19, 2011 BOXING: WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly will fight Poland’s Aleksy Kuziemski tomorrow night after another change of opponent with Tony Bellew failing to make the weight.
A horse fit for a Queen May 19, 2011 THE Investec Derby is just over two weeks away and the world’s greatest flat race, held at Epsom for over 200 years, may be about to have its most famous winner. Carlton House, bred by Sheikh Mohammed’s Darley Stud operation and the red-hot 7/4 favourite with William Hill to land the mile and a half [...]
Overdose may struggle against better opposition May 19, 2011 ALL eyes will be on Hungarian superstar Overdose as he has his first real test back from injury in tomorrow’s Temple Stakes at Haydock (3.00pm) The six-year-old grabbed the headlines when bolting up in the voided Prix de l’Abbaye on Arc day back in 2008, but injury has only seen him make the racecourse six [...]
Champions to round off league campaign in style May 19, 2011 THE Premier League season comes to an end on Sunday and there are still some scores to be settled at the bottom of the table. However, MANCHESTER UNITED were crowned champions at Blackburn last weekend and they thoroughly deserve their 19th league title. It couldn’t be described as a vintage United team, but they have [...]
Leinster too strong for Mallinder’s Saints May 19, 2011 LEINSTER vs NORTHAMPTON TOMORROW – 5PM, SKY SPORTS FEW, other than perhaps the most partisan Frenchman, would argue that the two most deserving sides will meet in tomorrow’s Heineken Cup Final. That story is told by the judges’ selections for the European Player of the Year: Leinster’s Sean O’Brien, Jamie Heaslip and Isa Nacewa and [...]
West Ham need Premier League boss, says Venables May 18, 2011 FORMER England boss Terry Venables has urged West Ham to choose a manager with Premier League experience to fill the vacancy at Upton Park, despite their drop into the Championship. The Hammers hope to recruit a permanent replacement for Avram Grant, who was sacked after Sunday’s 3-2 defeat at Wigan confirmed their relegation, by the [...]
Dallaglio cheered that RFU flip-flop has not deterred Woodward from job May 18, 2011 FORMER England captain Lawrence Dallaglio believes it is “positive news for English rugby” that Sir Clive Woodward has not ruled himself out of the race to become performance director, despite the Rugby Football Union’s handling of the recruitment process. The RFU have been criticised for last week’s flip-flopping, in which they drastically downgraded the role [...]