The £120m question: Will Gold and Sullivan cash in? February 14, 2011 IN THEIR first press conference as majority owners of West Ham on 18 January last year, David Gold and David Sullivan made clear their ambition to move the club into the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games. They knew it had the potential to catapult the debt-laden East End club into the big league; [...]
Kubica in good condition but still in intensive care ahead of final op February 14, 2011 RENAULT driver Robert Kubica is set to undergo a final round of surgery tomorrow as he recovers from the career-threatening crash he suffered earlier this month. Doctors will operate on Kubica’s elbow as the Pole goes under the knife for a third time since ploughing his rally car into a church wall during the Ronde [...]
FORM AND FITNESS STILL A BIG WORRY FOR COLLINGWOOD February 14, 2011 ENGLAND all-rounder Paul Collingwood admits he’s still struggling for form and fitness ahead of tomorrow’s World Cup warm-up match against Canada. The 33-year-old, who celebrated the birth of his third daughter last week, has failed to pass 50 in his last 11 one-day internationals and is currently struggling with a back problem. “I had injections [...]
NEWBURY POST-MORTEM RESULTS DELAY February 14, 2011 HORSE RACING: The results of the post-mortem examinations into the two horses, Fenix Two and Marching Song, who died at Newbury on Saturday have been delayed. Paul Struthers, head of communications for the BHA, said: “It is only right that we do not make any announcement until we have reviewed the results.”
BRAZIL STAR RONALDO RETIRES February 14, 2011 FOOTBALL: Brazilian striker Ronaldo the all-time leading World Cup goalscorer and three-time Fifa World Player of the Year, has retired. “The body can’t take much more,” said the 34-year-old former Barcelona and Real Madrid star.
WOODS APOLOGISES FOR SPITTING February 14, 2011 GOLF: Tiger Woods has said sorry after he was caught spitting at the Dubai Desert Classic. “It was inconsiderate to spit like that and I know better,” he said after the European Tour confirmed he would be fined.
Ashton’s our natural born finisher February 13, 2011 Johnson thrilled by progress of England’s try scoring machine ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson hailed try scoring sensation Chris Ashton as his side’s new talisman following his record-breaking exploits against Italy. Ashton followed up his brace in England’s RBS 6 Nations victory over Wales with four more in Saturday’s crushing 59-13 win over the Azzurri. The [...]
Liverpool came off better in Torres transfer, insists Rush February 13, 2011 LIVERPOOL may have seen former darling of the Kop Fernando Torres defect to Chelsea, but Anfield great Ian Rush believes time will prove the Reds did the better business in the last transfer window. Torres has endured a miserable time since his British record £50m transfer, suffering defeat to his former team-mates on his debut [...]
Ireland take credit but not the victory February 13, 2011 IRELAND (22) vs FRANCE (25) IRELAND head coach Declan Kidney admitted his side only had themselves to blame after France escaped from the first RBS 6 Nations match to be played at the Aviva Stadium with a scarcely deserved victory. Fergus McFadden, scrum-half Tomas O’Leary and Jamie Heaslip all crossed as the hosts, playing by [...]
Kid Cassidy lucky, says trainer February 13, 2011 TRAINER Nicky Henderson believes Kid Cassidy is “extremely lucky” to be alive after two other horses died at Newbury on Saturday. An investigation is under way after Fenix Two and Marching Song died in the paddock, while Kid Cassidy was withdrawn after showing signs of distress. The horses’ trainers have suggested they may have suffered [...]