It’s all over for Essex as rivals battle for survival September 8, 2010 ESSEX’S inevitable relegation to the second tier of county cricket was confirmed yesterday as Hampshire and Kent slogged it out in their battle to beat the drop. James Tomlinson’s 4-59 helped bowl Kent out for just 182, giving them enough bonus points to relegate the Eagles no matter how they fare against Durham at Chelmsford. [...]
Djokovic cruises through as Zvonareva reaches first semi September 8, 2010 WORLD No3 Novak Djokovic cruised into the US?Open semi-finals last night with a straight sets victory over Gael Monfils at Flushing Meadows. The Serb set up a last four clash with either Roger Federer or Robin Soderling after beating the French 17th seed 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, 6-2. In the women’s, seventh seed Vera Zvonareva edged [...]
Scots sorry for ‘crass’ fans September 8, 2010 FOOTBALL: The Scottish Football Association have apologised on behalf of fans who booed the Liechtenstein national anthem before their European Championship qualifier at Hampden Park. A section of the crowd jeered the anthem, which has the same tune as God Save The Queen, before their last-gasp 2-1 in on Tuesday night. SFA acting chief executive [...]
Bank rescues troubled Owls September 8, 2010 FOOTBALL: The Co-operative Bank has come to the rescue of cash-strapped Sheffield Wednesday by settling the club’s £703,000 debt with HM Revenue and Customs. The League One club avoided a winding-up petition in the High Court, saying they were hopeful of finalising “very serious and advanced” takeover talks.
Birthday joy for Hanagan September 8, 2010 RACING: Title-chasing jockey Paul Hanagan celebrated his 30th birthday in style after riding a 91-1 double on the opening day of Doncaster’s St Leger meeting. The jockey’s championship leader won on 3-1 shot Barefoot Lady for boss Richard Fahey before later doubling up with victory aboard David Elsworth’s Myplacelater at 22-1.
Woods and Mickelson may pair September 8, 2010 GOLF: United States Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin has refused to rule out the possibility of pairing world No1 Tiger Woods and No2 Phil Mickelson at Celtic Manor next month. “I’m not afraid to put anybody with anybody,” he said. “Any pairing is possible.”
Rooney enjoys relief and Switzerland pay September 7, 2010 SWITZERLAND (1) vs ENGLAND (3) ENGLAND manager Fabio Capello praised Wayne Rooney after the troubled striker brushed aside off-field concerns to set the team on their way to an encouraging victory in Basel. Rooney, who insisted on playing despite intense newspaper scrutiny of his private life in recent days, took just 10 minutes to justify [...]
Capello is reaping the rewards of a new, adventurous selection policy September 7, 2010 IN some ways, England’s fresher, livelier performance in Basel last night has left me feeling even more short-changed by the Fabio Capello reign. It’s clear he has learned that international football is all about cutting edge and Capello has decided to go adventurous in this European Championship campaign as opposed to the ‘tried and tested’ [...]
Liechtenstein give Scotland huge scare before late drama September 7, 2010 EURO 2012 QUALIFYING ROUND-UP SCOTLAND came within minutes of the most embarrassing result in their history before scraping a 2-1 victory at home to minnows Liechtenstein. Mario Frick set up the possibility of a huge upset when he curled the visitors ahead just after half-time in the Group I Euro 2012 qualifier. Striker Kenny Miller [...]
Colly in seventh heaven after England stroll to series win September 7, 2010 ENGLAND captain Paul Collingwood hailed his side after rallying to a record-equalling seventh successive Twenty20 victory. Collingwood’s men cruised to a thumping six-wicket victory after bowling Pakistan out for just 89 – their lowest total ever in the short form of the game. All-rounder Tim Bresnan led the way with 3-10, while fellow seamers Ryan [...]