Westwood remains No1 despite Molinari victory November 7, 2010 ITALIAN Francesco Molinari denied Lee Westwood the perfect end to his perfect week by winning the HSBC Champions in Shanghai by one shot. Molinari held a single shot lead going into the final day and a fourth round 67 was enough to fend off Westwood, who this time last week was celebrating becoming world No1. [...]
Gerrard rides to the rescue for Hodgson November 5, 2010 LIVERPOOL 3 vs NAPOLI 1 FOR the umpteenth time in his Liverpool career Steven Gerrard dragged his side out of a major hole, as his second-half hat-trick put Napoli to the sword at Anfield. Manager Roy Hodgson had intended to rest his skipper ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Premier League leaders Chelsea. But with the [...]
Collingwood won’t revel in Australia’s Ashes disarray November 5, 2010 ENGLAND’S Paul Collingwood admits enjoying seeing Australia toil in the run-up to the Ashes but is refusing to gloat just yet. The Aussies slipped to a sixth successive defeat in all formats on Wednesday to Sri Lanka and have had to deny suggestions of a rift between vice-captain Michael Clarke and batsman Mike Hussey. Yet, [...]
Sunday could be the day to take on Blues November 5, 2010 LIVERPOOL v/s CHELSEA SUNDAY, 4.00PM, SKY SPORTS THERE is only one point separating Blackburn and Wigan towards the bottom of the table and both clubs will be preparing themselves for another long, hard relegation struggle. This is far from the most exciting fixture of the weekend, but that doesn’t matter if a good bet can [...]
WESTWOOD SHOWS WHY HE’S NO1 November 5, 2010 GOLF: World No1 Lee Westwood is one shot off the pace after the first round of the HSBC Champions in Dubai. Westwood shot a six-under-par 66 and said: “It’s nice to go out there and show everyone why I got to this level. I putted really nicely.”
MASSA WILLING TO ASSIST ALONSO November 5, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Felipe Massa says he will help Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso win the title in Brazil on Sunday. Massa, driving in his home Grand Prix, said: “Taking points away from other drivers that are fighting for the title is important so I see myself [doing that].”
England can impress in Investec Series opener November 5, 2010 ENGLAND vs NEW ZEALAND TOMORROW, 2.00PM, SKY SPORTS Martin Johnson gets the chance to show how his England team have progressed since their excellent 21-20 victory over Australia in June, as the autumn internationals get underway tomorrow at Twickenham. England face the toughest possible opener against the All Blacks, who will be seething after they [...]
The amazing Zenyatta can give her fans another day to remember November 5, 2010 AFTER a disappointing week of tipping last week, I am deliberately not going to start chasing short-priced horses in a desperate attempt to claw my way back into the winners’ enclosure. It’s Breeders’ Cup weekend and the European trio of Midday, Workforce and Goldikova will all be sent off at skinny odds in pursuit of [...]
Moody: Young stars won’t be intimidated November 5, 2010 ENGLAND vs NEW ZEALAND ENGLAND may be facing the toughest possible start to their autumn campaign but captain Lewis Moody insists he feels emboldened by the emergence of a clutch of youngsters he has earmarked for greatness. Moody could not have asked for more daunting opposition than New Zealand, the world’s No1 ranked Test side, [...]
the INSIDER November 5, 2010 England versus New Zealand, plenty of beer and the Breeders’ Cup… it doesn’t get much better than that! I’m surprised the bookies make Aidan O’Brien’s Master of Hounds the 7/2 favourite for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Juvenile as, apart from his good third in the Racing Post Trophy, he has done very little in his [...]