Door left open for Borthwick August 11, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Martin Johnson yesterday hinted Steve Borthwick could once again captain England after refusing to confirm Lewis Moody would be his skipper through to next year’s World Cup. Borthwick, who captained England for the first 20 Tests of Johnson’s reign, was replaced by Moody after he was ruled out of the summer tour of [...]
Halsall continues gold rush August 11, 2010 SWIMMING: Francesca Halsall sealed Britain’s third gold medal at the European Championships in Budapest after leading from the front in the women’s 100m freestyle final yesterday. Halsall, 20, held off tough competition from Belarusian Aliaksandra Herasimenia to win with a time of 53.58 seconds before Joe Roebuck secured bronze in the men’s 200m individual medley.
United net £7m Bebe August 11, 2010 FOOTBALL: Manchester United last night snapped up Portuguese striker Bebe from Vitoria Guimaraes for a fee of around £7m. The 20-year-old front man is expected to undergo a medical at Old Trafford today. Elsewhere, Stoke City smashed their record transfer after completing the signing of striker Kenwyne Jones from Sunderland for an £8m fee, while [...]
Murray eases through in Toronto August 11, 2010 TENNIS: Britain’s No1 Andy Murray cruised into the third round of the Rogers Cup in?Toronto last night after a comfortable 7-5, 6-2 victory over Xavier Malisse. The world No4, playing his first tournament since his split from coach Miles Maclagan, now faces another Frenchman, Gael Monfils, in the next round.
I would boo too if I were watching, says Gerrard August 10, 2010 ENGLAND v/s HUNGARY STAND-IN skipper Steven Gerrard has admitted he too would boo England if he were a fee-paying fan at Wembley tonight. Just weeks after leading England’s dismal World Cup campaign in South Africa, Gerrard is bracing himself for an unsavoury reaction from a half-full stadium for tonight’s friendly with Hungary. Gerrard once again [...]
Capello calls up rookie keeper pair for Foster August 10, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO last night called upon two players with no Premier League experience to solve a fresh goalkeeping crisis. The Italian was forced to dig deep into his resources after goalkeeper Ben Foster withdrew from the squad after suffering a back injury in training. With Paul Robinson announcing his international retirement on Sunday, it left [...]
Bradley hints he’s ready to replace O’Neill at Villa August 10, 2010 USA coach Bob Bradley was installed as favourite to become Aston Villa’s new manager last night after admitting his desire to coach in Europe. Bradley has been linked with a move to Villa Park after Martin O’Neill stepped down as boss on Monday amid reports of a falling out with owner Randy Lerner over the [...]
Joe Cole: Better than Messi August 10, 2010 STEVEN GERRARD reckons his new Liverpool team-mate Joe Cole is even better than Lionel Messi. Cole, 28, was a bit-part player in England’s World Cup campaign and has been left out of the squad for tonight’s friendly with Hungary. But Gerrard, who was a key figure in persuading Cole to make the switch from Chelsea [...]
Carvalho heads to Madrid in €8m deal August 10, 2010 CHELSEA defender Ricardo Carvalho will link up with former boss Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid for a third time today after the two clubs agreed a fee of around €8m (£6.7m). The 32-year-old Portuguese centre-half will join the Spanish giants on a two-year deal. Carvalho first followed Mourinho to Chelsea from FC Porto in a £19.85m [...]
Early Warn-ing for Rangers as Vale wreck dream start August 10, 2010 QPR (1) v/s PORT VALE (3) QUEENS PARK RANGERS were brought back down to earth with a bump following last night after they crashed out of the Carling Cup to Port Vale. Neil Warnock’s men enjoyed a dream start to the new league campaign with a thumping 4-0 opening day victory over Barnsley at Loftus [...]