Milner next to miss out with illness June 8, 2010 JAMES MILNER’S hopes of claiming an England start for the World Cup opener with the USA suffered a blow after he was forced to miss training yesterday through illness. The Aston Villa midfielder was confined to the team hotel after complaining of a slight temperature after England’s 3-0 practice match victory over Platinum Stars on [...]
Attwood in ban fear as England toil June 8, 2010 AUST. BARBARIANS (28) vs ENGLAND (28) LOCK Dave Attwood could be forced to return home in disgrace after being cited over two alleged stamping incident’s in England’s opening tour match with the Australian Barbarians in Perth yesterday. The Gloucester forward is said to have waded in on Barbarians scrum-half Josh Valentine and then opposite number [...]
Murray squeezes through at Queen’s June 8, 2010 ANDY MURRAY admitted he was given a tough test after opening the defence of his Aegon Championship title with a hard-fought victory over Ivan Navarro at Queen’s Club. Murray, considered as one of the best grass court tacticians in the game, was given a thorough early season workout by Spaniard’s effective serve-and-volley game before eventually [...]
Toulouse give Wasps a buzz June 8, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Wasps have been drawn in a ‘group of death’ for next year’s Heineken Cup, alongside defending champions Toulouse. Also in Pool 6 with Tony Hanks’ side are Glasgow Warriors and Newport Dragons. Saracens take on Leinster, Clermont and French newcomers Racing Metro 92 in Pool 2, while Premiership champions Leicester face Scarlets, Perpignan [...]
GB snub for Ohuruogu June 8, 2010 ATHLETICS: Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu has been left out of the 400m by the Great Britain team for this month’s European Team Championships in Bergen. Ohuruogu has been edged out by Nicola Sanders, but has been named in the 4x400m team for the two-day event. Sanders has been given the chance to prove her form [...]
Radio error prompted tussle June 8, 2010 FORMULA ONE: McLaren have admitted that a breakdown in radio communication led to team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button tussling for the lead in the Turkish Grand Prix. Hamilton led home a one-two but was upset that Button had passed him on lap 50 after their Red Bull rivals had collided. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh [...]
Symonds flops on Lions debut June 8, 2010 CRICKET: Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds lasted just two balls for one run on his Twenty20 debut as Surrey were thrashed by ten wickets by Gloucestershire at The Oval. The Lions were skittled out for just 97 – easy meat for the visitors who cruised to victory in just 9.5 overs with William Porterfield (48no) and [...]
Nani blow for Portugal June 8, 2010 PORTUGAL have been dealt a massive blow after winger Nani was ruled out of the World Cup with an injury to his collarbone. The Manchester United star picked up the injury while training in Lisbon on Friday before the team jetted off to South Africa. Nani, who scored three goals during qualifying for Carlos Queiroz’s [...]
Robben to miss Dutch opener June 8, 2010 HOLLAND will be without star winger Arjen Robben for their World Cup opener with Denmark on Monday. The Bayern Munich man sustained a small tear to his left hamstring in Saturday’s 6-1 warm-up victory over Hungary. The Dutch are confident, however, the 26-year-old will still play some part in their group stage games.
Gallas in media boycott June 8, 2010 FRANCE defender William Gallas is refusing to speak to the media during the World Cup finals. The Arsenal centre back, who is due to start in Les Bleus’ opener against Uruguay on Friday, refuses to say why, but some French media have suggested he is angry at coach Raymond Domenech’s decision to make Patrice Evra [...]