Hanson win dents Casey’s Ryder hopes August 22, 2010 AT LEAST one of Paul Casey, Padraig Harrington, Luke Donald and Justin Rose will miss out on the Ryder Cup after Sweden’s Peter Hanson took a giant step towards booking his place yesterday. Hanson’s triumph at the Czech Open propelled him from 15th to eighth on Europe’s Ryder Cup ranking list, pushing Casey out of [...]
Saracens facing deadline over stadium quandary August 22, 2010 SARACENS have been told to make a decision on their tenancy at Vicarage Road by the end of next week or face eviction. The Premiership side have been sharing Watford football club’s ground since 1997 and had an agreement, in principle, to stay there until 2017. But the Hornets chose to exercise a break clause [...]
Gilbert urges Murray to stay offensive at US Open August 22, 2010 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray must continue to play aggressively if he is to taste glory at the US Open next week, according to his former coach Brad Gilbert. Coach-less Murray earned praise for his new attacking style of play on the way to his first title of the year in Toronto earlier this month. And [...]
Gallas joins Spurs on a one-year deal August 22, 2010 FORMER Arsenal captain William Gallas has completed his controversial switch to arch-rivals Tottenham. The 33-year-old defender, who has signed a one-year deal at White Hart Lane after being released by the Gunners, is no stranger to transfers between clubs in the capital, having moved to the Emirates Stadium from Chelsea in 2006. Tottenham boss Harry [...]
Ferguson courts punishment with BBC boycott August 22, 2010 PREMIER LEAGUE chiefs have vowed to act after Sir Alex Ferguson flouted rules by continuing to refuse to speak to reporters from the BBC. The Manchester United manager has stonewalled the corporation since 2004 in protest at a Panorama investigation into his son Jason’s work as an agent. There had been hope that Ferguson might [...]
Bradley on alert for Villa offer August 22, 2010 UNITED STATES coach Bob Bradley has publicly confirmed his interest in the vacant manager’s job at Aston Villa. The club’s American owner Randy Lerner is expected to step up his search for a permanent successor to Martin O’Neill following yesterday’s mauling at Newcastle. Bradley has asked representatives to sound out Villa about the job and [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF August 22, 2010 Rudisha breaks 800m record ATHLETICS: Kenya’s David Rudisha yesterday broke the men’s 800m world record at an IAAF World Challenge meeting in Berlin. The 21-year-old, who was only a semi-finalist at last year’s World Championships, clocked one minute 41.09 seconds, beating the record set in 1997 by Denmark’s Wilson Kipketer by 0.02 seconds. Wigan top [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS August 22, 2010 A WEEKEND is a long time in sport, as this lot will attest. But while for some it was a few days to remember, others may wish they had never set foot out of the house. WINNER THEO WALCOTT A hat-trick and a devastating all-round attacking display were just the tonic for Walcott after his World [...]
Ton-up Swann leads England fightback August 19, 2010 GRAEME SWANN finally received the recognition he deserved from the ICC yesterday – and then celebrated by leading the England charge in the third Test with Pakistan at The Oval. The world’s No3-ranked bowler was a surprising omission from the 16-man nomination list for the prestigious ICC Cricketer of the Year, despite spinning his way [...]
Wenger told to raise Arsenal bids for pair August 19, 2010 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has been dealt a double blow in his efforts to patch up a threadbare rearguard after failing with bids for Mark Schwarzer and Sebastien Squillaci. The Gunners stepped up their attempts to prise Schwarzer away from Fulham this week by lodging a second offer for the Australia goalkeeper, but the Cottagers [...]