Somerset close in as title hots up September 9, 2010 SOMERSET closed to within two points of leaders Nottinghamshire at the top of the County Championship division one after cruising to a nine-wicket win over Lancashire at Taunton. Three wickets apiece from Charl Willoughby and Alfonso Thomas helped the west country side bowl the visitors out for 170 before they eased to the 48 runs [...]
Jackett rules himself out September 9, 2010 FOOTBALL: Kenny Jackett has ruled himself out of the running to succeed John Toshack for the vacant Wales job. The Millwall boss emerged as the odds-on favourite to manage his country following Toshack’s expected resignation after six years in charge yesterday. But ex-Wales star Jackett said: “This is certainly not the right time for me.” [...]
Parker pens new deal September 9, 2010 FOOTBALL: West Ham have received a much-needed early season boost after captain Scott Parker committed his future to the club until 2014. The 29-year-old midfielder was named as the only Hammer not for sale by co-owner David Sullivan earlier this year but was strongly linked with a move to Tottenham over the summer. Parker said: [...]
Queiroz sacked at Portugal coach September 9, 2010 FOOTBALL: Former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz was last night sacked as Portugal’s head coach following their poor start to the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. Queiroz, currently serving a six-month ban for disrupting an anti-doping test, wasn’t present to see his side’s shock 1-0 defeat to Norway on Tuesday night, which came days after a [...]
Houllier back at the helm as Villa chief September 8, 2010 GERARD HOULLIER was last night confirmed as the new manager of Aston Villa after agreeing a three-year deal. The former Liverpool boss was succeed Martin O’Neill, who resigned just five days into the start of the new season following a bust-up with owner Randy Lerner. In six years at Anfield, Houllier, 63, won the Uefa [...]
I’m off after Euro 2012, says Capello September 8, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO stunned English football late last night by announcing he will quit as England coach after the 2012 European Championships. The Italian coach signed a new extension to his £6m contract just before the World Cup, only to then lead England to a dismal campaign. Capello has redeemed himself somewhat with back-to-back qualifying victories [...]
Higgins clears his name in fixing probe September 8, 2010 JOHN HIGGINS admitted his relief last night after being cleared of all match-fixing allegations made against him by the News of the World. World Snooker chiefs decided to withdraw charges of “agreeing or offering” to accept bribes after Higgins gave his version of events during a two-day independent tribunal in central London. Higgins and his [...]
Team orders rule under review as Ferrari escape further rap September 8, 2010 FORMULA ONE’S ban on team orders is to be reviewed at the end of the season after motor racing chiefs decided not to impose further sanctions on Ferrari for breaching regulations at the German Grand Prix. The Italian team were fined $100,000 (£65,100) for appearing to use a coded message to inform Felipe Massa to [...]
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 [...]