Captain Moody faces race to be fit for All Blacks clash October 6, 2010 ENGLAND captain Lewis Moody faces a race against time to be fit for the first autumn Test against New Zealand at Twickenham after picking up a facial injury playing for Bath at the weekend. The 32-year-old is likely to be out for four weeks after suffering bruising to his eye following a collision with Gloucester [...]
Westwood turns his back on the PGA Tour millions October 6, 2010 RYDER CUP hero Lee Westwood will continue to fly the European flag in 2011 after snubbing the chance to play on the American PGA Tour. The 37-year-old moved up to second in the world rankings after helping Europe retain the Ryder Cup at the weekend. And he could even depose Tiger Woods as the world’s [...]
Arsenal won’t win title, says Hartson October 6, 2010 FORMER Arsenal striker John Hartson has written off the club’s chances of challenging for the Premier League this season because he believes their squad is too thin. Hartson, who is now looking to get into management having won an 18-month battle with testicular cancer, insists the title is a two-horse race between Chelsea and Manchester [...]
Goddard keeps the gold rush going in Delhi October 6, 2010 JAMES GODDARD continued England’s gold rush in the pool after regaining the 200m backstroke title. The 27-year-old, who won his first gold in Manchester in 2002, swam a Commonwealth Games record of 1.55.58 to head off New Zealand’s Gareth Kean by a clear two seconds. It was England’s third gold in two days after Fran [...]
Rookie Finn nets top ICC gong but Swann edged out October 6, 2010 ENGLAND fast bowler Steven Finn was handed a pre-Ashes boost yesterday after being named the ICC Emerging Player of the Year. The 6ft 8in Middlesex paceman beat off competition from Pakistan’s Umar Akmal, Sri Lanka’s Angelo Matthews and Tim Paine, of Australia, to land the top gong in Bangalore. But there was no such luck [...]
Benayoun faces lengthy lay-off October 6, 2010 FOOTBALL: Chelsea have been dealt another injury blow with the news that midfielder Yossi Benayoun faces several months on the sidelines with an Achilles problem. The Israel captain, 30, has been out for three weeks with a calf strain but a scan undertaken while on international duty for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Croatia and [...]
Raikkonen no to F1 return October 6, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Former F1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has dismissed suggestions he could make a return with Renault for next season. The 2007 champion now drives in the world rally championship but was approached about making a comeback by Renault boss Eric Boullier. But the Finn said: “Its 100 per cent certain I will not [...]
Wozniacki closes in on No1 spot October 6, 2010 TENNIS: Caroline Wozniacki will become the new women’s world No1 if she beats Czech Petra Kvitova in the last 16 of the China Open today. The Dane eased past Sara Errani 6-4, 6-2 second round win over Sara Errani in Beijing yesterday and needs one more win to leapfrog Serena Williams at the top of [...]
Froch all set for title bout October 6, 2010 BOXING: Carl Froch’s Super Six fight against Arthur Abraham next month has been confirmed as a world title bout. The Nottingham fighter lost the WBC super-middleweight title to Mikkel Kessler in April but an injury to the Dane means the title is now vacant. Froch will also get the chance to defend the belt on [...]
Tottenham at loggerheads with Coe over Olympic track October 5, 2010 TOTTENHAM are on collision course with Lord Coe over the Olympic Stadium after it emerged yesterday their bid to move into the arena does not include keeping the running track. Coe, a key figure in bringing the 2012 Games to London and chairman of the Organising Committee, has insisted that preserving the stadium’s ability to [...]