Inter chief bidding to keep Mourinho May 23, 2010 JOSE MOURINHO may seem bound for Real Madrid, but Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti insists he has not yet given up hope of persuading his manager to stay. Even before Mourinho guided Inter to Champions League glory against Bayern Munich on Saturday evening in the Spanish capital, talk was rife of the Portuguese returning to [...]
Khan scoops shock win at Wentworth May 23, 2010 UNFANCIED Englishman Simon Khan admitted his disbelief after producing the biggest last-day comeback ever seen at the BMW PGA Championship to land the European Tour’s flagship tournament. Khan, ranked 471st in the world when he received a last-minute invite on Monday, was tied for 13th when he teed off for his final round at a [...]
Play-off victory earns Blackpool a £95m payday May 23, 2010 BLACKPOOL’S entire squad may be paid less collectively than Chelsea captain John Terry, but all that could be about to change after the unfashionable seaside outfit scooped football’s biggest jackpot of all. The Tangerines’ 3-2 victory over Cardiff in Saturday’s Championship play-off final earned them a return to the top-flight after a 39-year absence and, [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF May 23, 2010 Ribery signs new Bayern deal FOOTBALL: France star Franck Ribery has turned his back on a summer move by signing a new five-year contract with Bayern Munich. The former Marseille winger, 27, who has battled injury this season, had been tipped to leave Germany for Spain or England. Croatia beat depleted Wales FOOTBALL: An experimental [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS May 23, 2010 A WEEKEND is a long time in sport, as this lot will attest. But while for some it was a few days to remember, others may wish they had never set foot out of the house. SIMON KHAN Only a brave man would have bet on the Essex man to win the BMW PGA Championship, but in [...]
OVER ANNE OUT May 23, 2010 BRITISH hope Anne Keothavong failed to make it past the first hurdle at the French Open, losing 6-2, 6-2 yesterday in sweltering Paris to Italy’s Flavia Pennetta. Keothavong’s exit leaves Elena Baltacha and Katie O’Brien flying the nation’s flag in the women’s draw, while in the men’s British No1 Andy Murray begins his quest today [...]
Penalties on the agenda for history-making final May 20, 2010 BAYERN MUNICH vs INTER MILAN TOMORROW – 7.45PM ITV1 THE ITV big-wigs must be tearing their hair out in frustration that the first time the Champions League final has been moved to the prime Saturday night slot no English team has managed to get there. England have been represented in all of the last five [...]
Canford Cliffs can hand Hannon his third Irish Guineas May 20, 2010 PACO BOY landed the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury last Saturday for Richard Hannon and CANFORD CLIFFS can bag another Group One for his in-form stable at the Curragh tomorrow. The son of Tagula proved that one mile holds no fears when running a blinder to finish third in the 2000 Guineas and can gain compensation [...]
the INSIDER May 20, 2010 It’s only three weeks until the 2010 Football World Cup and if you are quick and use oddschecker.com you might just be able to get a few pounds on England to win at 7/1. Or is that the right thing to do even if you fancy them to win? I’m quite confident that the Three [...]
Target Milner happy to put future on hold May 20, 2010 JAMES MILNER has vowed to put his club future on hold until after the World Cup – but admits he doesn’t know whether he’ll be an Aston Villa player next season. The 24-year-old is in high demand after an outstanding season at Villa Park and was the subject of a failed £20m bid from Manchester [...]