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 [...]
Pavin puts his faith in Tiger for Ryder Cup September 7, 2010 TIGER WOODS has vowed to repay the faith shown in him by captain Corey Pavin after getting the nod to play on the US Ryder Cup team. The world No1 was one of Pavin’s four wildcard picks for the event at Celtic Manor on 1-3 October, joining Zach Johnson, Stewart Cink and Rickie Fowler. Woods, [...]
Houllier set to sign two-year Villa deal September 7, 2010 FORMER Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier is poised to complete an emotional return to the Premier League by signing a two-year contract with Aston Villa. Houllier, who left Anfield in 2004 after six years at the helm, is thought to have agreed a deal to become Martin O’Neill’s permanent successor. The Frenchman, who is currently his [...]
Murray conqueror Stan survives Querrey thriller September 7, 2010 ANDY MURRAY’S conqueror Stanislas Wawrinka powered his way into his first Grand Slam quarter-final last night after a gruelling five-set thriller with Sam Querrey. Wawrinka, the Swiss 25th seed, was pegged back twice by the American before coming through 7-6, (11-9) 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in four hours 28 minutes at Flushing Meadows. He [...]
Champion Higgins pleads innocence in fix hearing September 7, 2010 JOHN HIGGINS maintains he is “100 per cent” innocent of match-fixing charges as the battle goes on to clear his name. The three-time world champion spent around nine hours defending himself at an independent two-day tribunal in central London yesterday. The hearing, organized by Sport Resolutions, a London-based independent dispute resolution service, stemmed from a [...]
Ferrari to learn fate in team orders probe September 7, 2010 FERRARI will discover today whether they will be punished further for using banned team orders. The Italian team were fined $100,000 (£65,100) after Felipe Massa appeared to move over to let team-mate Fernando Alonso past him on his way to winning the German Grand Prix. The case was subsequently referred to the World Motor Sports [...]
HAYE TAKES AIM AT AUDLEY September 7, 2010 DAVID HAYE has vowed to “close the Audley Harrison show once and for all” when the former friends meet in an all-British heavyweight showdown in November. Harrison, 38, has been given a shot at Haye’s WBA world heavyweight title at the MEN Arena, Manchester, on 13 November. Haye, left, said: “I don’t believe Audley deserves [...]
Capello stays faithful to ace Rooney September 6, 2010 SWITZERLAND vs ENGLAND EMBATTLED Wayne Rooney will spearhead England’s attack in tonight’s Euro 2012 qualifier after convincing manager Fabio Capello his mindset has not been affected by allegations about his private life. Despite intense public scrutiny Rooney joined the squad in flying out to Switzerland yesterday and is set to start in the same deep-lying [...]
Gerrard: I expect a big performance from Wayne September 6, 2010 ENGLAND captain Steven Gerrard is expecting Wayne Rooney to put off-field matters to one side and inspire another Euro 2012 qualifying victory tonight in Basle. Gerrard believes that, following days of speculation about his marriage, Rooney will seize the chance to focus on football with both hands. Manchester United star Rooney turned in arguably his [...]
Pietersen hit with fine for Twitter rant September 6, 2010 DROPPED England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been fined after pleading guilty to posting a foul-mouthed rant on Twitter. Pietersen made an unreserved apology to the England and Wales Cricket Board at a disciplinary hearing at Lord’s yesterday afternoon. The South Africa-born star angered his employers last week when he vented his ire at being left [...]