McCoy favourite for top award November 29, 2010 GENERAL: Jockey Tony McCoy is the favourite to win the prestigious 2010 BBC sports personality award. Golfers Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell, darts legend Phil Taylor and diver Tom Daley are also on the shortlist. Winter Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams is also included, along with heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis and England cricketer Graeme Swann. [...]
Neville quells Beckham rumours November 29, 2010 FOOTBALL: Phil Neville is refusing to get carried away by the speculation linking David Beckham with Everton. Toffees boss David Moyes recently admitted that he would welcome the opportunity to bring the former England captain back to England on loan, with his commitments to MLS outfit Los Angeles Galaxy over for another season. But Neville, [...]
Croft hammer blow for Leicester November 29, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Leicester are set to be without Tom Croft for their back-to-back Heineken Cup ties against Perpignan after it was confirmed the England flanker suffered a broken shoulder in Saturday’s 21-11 defeat to South Africa. Croft, 25, will see a specialist this week to determine whether further action needs to be taken on the “fractured [...]
Carlo calls on stars as Blues lose top spot November 28, 2010 NEWCASTLE (1) v/s CHELSEA (1) CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti is preparing to fast-track John Terry and Frank Lampard back into action after seeing his side lose top spot in the Premier League for the first time since April. The Blues’ dire run of league form continued yesterday at Newcastle, where they needed a Salomon Kalou [...]
Gutsy Cook repays selectors’ faith November 28, 2010 OUR cricket columnist, former England batsman and Warwickshire chairman Andy Lloyd, has been poring over all the Ashes action. Here he dissects what he’s learned from the play so far. THROW IN THE TOWEL England have shown they have terrific resolve. For the first three days they didn’t play badly but things did not go [...]
Woodward: England look good for 2011 November 28, 2010 ENGLAND (11) v/s SOUTH AFRICA (21) WORLD CUP winning coach Sir Clive Woodward has declared England’s autumn campaign a success despite the team ending their year by being outmuscled by South Africa. Martin Johnson’s emerging side failed to maintain the momentum of an encouraging November on Saturday as the grizzled Springboks taught them a lesson [...]
Positions now nailed down, says Johnson November 28, 2010 ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson insists every member of his team has come out of a gruelling autumn campaign a better player. And he believes they will go from strength to strength as they gear up for an assault on the World Cup next year. “There is a huge amount of potential in this team and [...]
Late Lennon strike adds more weight to Harry’s title claims November 28, 2010 TOTTENHAM (2) v/s LIVERPOOL (1) TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp warned his side’s title rivals to write his charges off at their peril as Aaron Lennon’s injury-time goal put the seal on another comeback victory. After last weekend’s historic derby win over Arsenal, Redknapp suggested Spurs were capable of mounting a serious title challenge. And after overturning [...]
Federer clinches London title against tired Nadal November 28, 2010 SWISS ace Roger Federer won the season ending ATP Tour Finals time for a record equalling fifth time at the expense of his great rival Rafael Nadal. Federer overcame the world No1 in three sets to draw level with Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl, and claim his first victory in this tournament since it moved to [...]
Wenger: It’s easier to sort home form November 28, 2010 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes his side’s patchy home form won’t be a barrier to them challenging for the Premier League title. The Gunners moved to the top of the table, albeit for just a few hours, on Saturday following another impressive win on the road, this time 4-2 at Aston Villa. Arsenal have amassed 17 [...]