Fifa set to reject new calls for goal-line technology June 27, 2010 FIFA will stand firm and reject calls to introduce goal-line technology despite Frank Lampard’s disallowed strike in Bloemfontein. President Sepp Blatter was at the Free State Stadium to see Lampard’s 20-yard shot clearly cannon off the underside of the crossbar and over the line with the match delicately poised at 2-1. Fifa ruled out using [...]
Tevez brace fires Argentina June 27, 2010 ARGENTINA (3) vs MEXICO (1) CARLOS TEVEZ followed up a moment of controversy with a moment of magic as he helped Argentina earn a World Cup quarter-final with Germany. The Manchester City striker infuriated Mexico after heading Diego Maradona’s side in front despite being two yards offside. The Mexicans surrounded referee Roberto Rossetti after a [...]
England limp to series win June 27, 2010 RELIEVED Andrew Strauss admitted it was “horrendous” watching England limp to a victory at Old Trafford yesterday, but then lauded the efforts of his bowlers in helping his side open up an unassailable 3-0 series lead. Spinner Graeme Swann took 4-37 and James Anderson 3-22 as Australia slumped from 130-2 to 212 all out. Strauss, [...]
No hat-trick, but Lewis is still on track June 27, 2010 HE wasn’t the only Englishman to trail a German yesterday, but Lewis Hamilton was decidedly more cheery than his footballing counterparts after retaining his lead in the drivers’ championship. Hamilton just missed out on a hat-trick of Formula One victories, but still kept his nose in front in the overall standings after finishing second behind [...]
Murray: I still need to raise my game June 27, 2010 ANDY MURRAY accepts he is going to have to up his game if he is to end Britain’s 74-year wait for a Wimbledon champion. The British No1 is still yet to drop a set in this year’s tournament ahead of this afternoon’s fourth-round clash with big-serving American Sam Querrey. But the fourth seed knows there [...]
I’ll see the job through and I won’t step down, vows Draper June 27, 2010 UNDER-FIRE Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper has vowed not to walk away despite Britain’s worst-ever showing at Wimbledon. Andy Murray was the only one of seven British players to make it through to the second round, while the LTA suffered the ignominy of having no English player in the men’s singles at SW19 [...]
Gilberto warns of complacency June 27, 2010 FORMER Arsenal captain Gilberto Silva is playing down his Brazilian side’s recent dominance over Chile, insisting tonight’s last-16 clash is a one-off game. The Brazilians have not lost to their South American rivals since the 2002 qualifiers, winning seven straight matches and the last six by a two-goal margin or more. But Gilberto believes such [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF June 27, 2010 Horsey wins in Germany GOLF: David Horsey was the only Englishman celebrating victory over the Germans yesterday after he came from behind to claim the biggest win of his career at the BMW International Open in Munich. The 25-year-old shot a five-under-par closing round 67 to finish on 18-under-par, one shot clear of fellow countryman [...]
HOW THEY RATED ENGLAND June 27, 2010 David James (6) Made two crucial first-half saves but perhaps could have done better with Muller’s first goal. Glen Johnson (6) Drifted in and out of the game and didn’t get forward enough to give England width. John Terry (4) Had a shocker. His lack of pace was a liability for England and had a [...]
More penalty misery beckons for England June 24, 2010 GERMANY VS ENGLAND SUNDAY – 3.00PM BBC 1 WELL, who’d have thought it? England face Germany in the second round and, if successful, it is likely they will meet another bitter rival, Argentina, in the quarter-final. The similarities between this side and the one that made it to the semi-finals in 1990 were further exaggerated [...]