Milner deal the final straw as O’Neill quits Villa helm August 9, 2010 FRUSTRATED Martin O’Neill finally lost patience with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner yesterday and quit as manager just five days before the start of the new Premier League season. The Northern Irishman brought an abrupt end to his four-year tenure at Villa Park amid speculation the club were about to let midfielder James Milner join [...]
Capello denies England unrest after retirements August 9, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO yesterday refuted claims of a communication breakdown with his players despite the furore surrounding his latest squad selection. Since naming his 23-man party for tomorrow’s friendly with Hungary at Wembley, Capello has seen two of his included players, goalkeeper Paul Robinson and defender Wes Brown, announce their retirement from international football. And he [...]
Match-winner Strauss backs bad boy Broad August 9, 2010 CAPTAIN Andrew Strauss leapt to the defence of hot-headed Stuart Broad after leading England to a comfortable nine-wicket win over Pakistan in the second Test at Edgbaston. Seamer Broad was fined 50 per cent of his match fee (around £3,000) after petulantly throwing the ball at batsman Zulqarnain Haider and hitting him on the shoulder. [...]
Harbinger forced to quit August 9, 2010 HORSE RACING: Record-breaker Harbinger was officially retired to stud yesterday after suffering a crippling injury at the weekend. The colt, who rallied to an impressive 11-length win in the King George VI at last month, fractured his near-fore cannon bone at Newmarket on Saturday. He underwent successful surgery on Sunday but it wasn’t enough to [...]
Miley leads British charge August 9, 2010 SWIMMING: Britain’s Hannah Miley stormed to gold yesterday in the 400m individual medley at the European Championships in Budapest. The 21-year-old staged an impressive fightback to win by over three seconds after trailing Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu. The British women’s 4x100m freestyle relay team claimed a silver medal, finishing behind Germany, after edging out Sweden.
No Murray rift, says ex-coach August 9, 2010 TENNIS: Coach Miles Maclagan insists he is still on good terms with Andy Murray despite his recent split with the world No4. Maclagan spent two-and-a-half years working with the British No1 but confirmed the split was “very amicable”. “We left on very amicable terms,” he said. “I’ve heard from him a couple of times since, [...]
Robbo and Brown call time and deliver snub to Capello August 8, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO was facing a backlash from his new-look England squad last night after two players refused call-ups and brought an end to their international careers. Just hours after naming a re-vamped squad for Wednesday night’s friendly with Hungary, Capello was left red-faced when goalkeeper Paul Robinson called time on his 41-cap England future after [...]
It’s the first trophy of many, says Vidic August 8, 2010 CHELSEA (1) vs MANCHESTER UTD (3) CAPTAIN Nemanja Vidic predicts the Community Shield will not be the only piece of silverware to take pride of place in Manchester United’s trophy cabinet this season. Sir Alex Ferguson’s men earned pre-season bragging rights over Premier League rivals Chelsea by claiming a third victory in four years. A [...]
Woods stoops to new low but keeps No1 spot August 8, 2010 TIGER WOODS slumped to a new low on his favourite course yesterday as he crashed to his worst-ever four-round total as a professional. The 14-time Major champion carded two double-bogeys in the final five holes to register a final-round 77 in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone CC in Ohio and finish in a tie for [...]
England left frustrated by gutsy Haider August 8, 2010 ZULQARNAIN Haider and Saeed Ajmal led a spirited Pakistan fightback to frustrate England on day three of the second Test at Edgbaston. Debutant Haider recovered from a first-ball reprieve to smash 88, while Ajmal added a Test-best 50, as the tourists rallied to an unlikely 291-9 – a lead of 112. Off-spinner Graeme Swann took [...]