Embattled Pakistan beaten in T20 September 5, 2010 ENGLAND captain Paul Collingwood praised his players for putting off-field distractions to one side after a five-wicket Twenty20 triumph against Pakistan in Cardiff. Matters on the pitch have been hugely overshadowed in the last week by allegations that three Pakistan players fixed aspects of last month’s Test match at Lord’s. But England managed to ignore [...]
Hameed denies making fix claims September 5, 2010 PAKISTAN opener Yasir Hameed last night denied giving an interview to a Sunday newspaper in which he reportedly claimed his team-mates had fixed “almost every match”. Hameed said he did not know he was being filmed and insisted he was only repeating corruption allegations he had read in the media. “I have never spoken to [...]
Tonga’uiha brace takes down Tigers September 5, 2010 NORTHAMPTON captain Dylan Hartley toasted a dream start to the season after Saints downed defending champions Leicester 27-19 in their Aviva Premiership opener. Prop Soane Tonga’uiha set them on their way with two tries inside the first five minutes as the home side raced into a 17-point lead. Leicester hit back before the break when [...]
Defeat for women September 5, 2010 ENGLAND’S women pushed New Zealand close before losing a hard-fought World Cup final 13-10 yesterday at the Stoop. A Charlotte Barras try helped England draw level at 10-10 until Kelly Brazier’s penalty 15 minutes from time secured the Black Ferns a fourth successive title.
Ryder Cup captains to look forward to September 5, 2010 OLAZABAL, in my opinion, will be one of the very greatest of Ryder Cup captains – you only have to remember his diplomacy at Brookline, after his singles match against Justin Leonard, and the passion he showed during his own magnificent Cup-playing career to know that he will be a huge success. Olazabal, too, has [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF September 5, 2010 Jimenez wins European Masters GOLF: Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez saw off a late charge from Ryder Cup team-mate Edoardo Molinari to win the European Masters in Switzerland. Jimenez carded a 67 to finish on 21 under par and beat Molinari by three shots, despite the Italian moving to within one stroke following an eagle at [...]
‘Spot-fixing’ trio suspended by ICC?despite set-up claims September 2, 2010 THE three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of the ‘spot-fixing’ allegations were last night charged with various offences by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were provisionally suspended from playing following “alleged irregular behaviour” during the fourth Test at Lord’s last week. “We will not tolerate corruption [...]
Roo’s back in the groove, raves Capello September 2, 2010 ENGLAND vs BULGARIA TONIGHT, KO 8PM, ITV1 FABIO CAPELLO admitted his relief at Wayne Rooney’s return to goalscoring form and is set to keep faith with his star striker for tonight’s Euro 2012 qualifier with Bulgaria. The Manchester United striker ended his five-month goal drought when he converted a penalty in the 3-0 win over [...]
More than a rugby coach: Venter the visionary September 2, 2010 MAYBE it’s because Brendan Venter spent the summer back home in South Africa working as a doctor in his own practice, an environment in every sense half a world away from top-level English sport. Or perhaps it’s down to his singularly utopian philosophy for running Saracens, where he insists rugby is “a side issue” and [...]
If it’s an improvement on last year, we’re in for a real treat September 2, 2010 LAST season was a fantastic year for Premiership rugby, culminating in one of the best finals I have ever seen. Leicester and Saracens went hammer and tongs at each other in a high-quality game, which swung from one end to another right to the very last passage of play. On reflection, it was a season [...]