Hatton questions his future September 2, 2010 BOXING: Former world light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton has revealed for the first time he is unlikely to fight again. The 31-year-old has not fought since losing to Manny Pacquiao in May 2009. He said: “You can never say never, but if I was to put my last pound on it I would say ‘no, I [...]
Sprint King David Nicholls set to strike again with Regal Parade September 2, 2010 TOMORROW’S Group 1 Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock Park (3.35pm) is the final top quality sprint race of the UK flat season and last week it looked as if it would be run on bottomless ground. The weather has since improved and come tomorrow afternoon conditions should be absolutely perfect. David Nicholls is normally associated [...]
Big spenders Bath can pip Tigers and Sarries September 2, 2010 SPORT TRADER CITY AM’S RUGBY EXPERT DAVID WILD TAKES A LOOK AT EACH TEAM’S CHANCES AS THE DOMESTIC RUGBY UNION SEASON GETS UNDERWAY STARTS TODAY – 7.45PM Since Geordan Murphy lifted the trophy and Leicester Tigers were crowned Premiership Champions for the second successive time back in May, it’s been all change in club rugby. [...]
VAN’S DER MAN FOR ‘BEAUTIFUL’ SPURS September 1, 2010 RAFAEL van der Vaart insists he has joined a “beautiful” club in Tottenham and says he can’t wait to pit his wits in the Premier League. The dynamic Dutch midfielder was given the green light to join Spurs in a shock £8m move yesterday after the Premier League accepted that technical difficulties had hindered attempts [...]
Red-hot Murray sizzles in New York heat September 1, 2010 ANDY MURRAY admitted his relief after cruising through to the second round of the US Open last night with a comfortable straight sets win over Lukas Lacko at a sweltering Flushing Meadows. In temperatures touching 100 degrees, Murray breezed past the Slovakian 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to set up a second round clash with Jamaican Dustin [...]
Pietersen sorry for Tweet rant but fails to save Surrey September 1, 2010 KEVIN PIETERSEN last night apologised for his Twitter rant which followed his omission from England’s limited-over squads for the series with Pakistan. The out-of-form batsman broke the news of being dropped by England with an angry tweet on Tuesday, which contained an expletive. “It came out in the way that I didn’t want it to [...]
Spot-fixing trio locked in crisis talks September 1, 2010 THE three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of the spot-fixing controversy were locked in talks with top Pakistani cricket and government officials last night, while their futures hang in the balance. Test captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif took a taxi from the team hotel in Taunton for London yesterday [...]
Crouch injury hits England qualifying preparations September 1, 2010 ENGLAND boss Fabio Capello’s striking options for the Euro 2012 qualifying double header have shrunk after Peter Crouch pulled out of the squad. Tottenham frontman Crouch will miss Friday’s clash with Bulgaria and the trip to Switzerland on Tuesday after failing to recover from a back injury. Capello is not expected to call up a [...]
It’s a weight off your mind September 1, 2010 Age: 33 Best time: 31min 25secs Distance: 4 miles Average pace: 7.4min/mile FOR Omar Elhag, running the Garmin #4miler started off as a bit of fun – but has now triggered a mass health drive and change in lifestyle. “It’s really paying off,” explains Omar, who works in asset management. “I’ve shaved nearly six minutes [...]
When heroes came out of the shadows September 1, 2010 SAM TORRANCE played one of the greatest masterstrokes in Ryder Cup history when, as captain in 2002 at the Belfry, he sprung a surprise on his American opponents ahead of the decisive singles contests. Sensing a need to get back on the front foot after the United States had drawn level, Torrance front-loaded his order [...]