Capello set to run rule over fringe stars May 23, 2010 ENGLAND vs MEXICO live on ITV1, kick-off 8pm IF the World Cup constitutes the greatest stage, then England’s players can consider tonight’s friendly their final audition for a leading role. Head coach Fabio Capello will use the meeting with Mexico to test the condition and form of a handful of players as he looks to [...]
Wilkinson scare as Blues make history May 23, 2010 CARDIFF BLUES (28) vs TOULON (21) ENGLAND fly-half Jonny Wilkinson is a major doubt for the summer tour of Australia and New Zealand after suffering a suspected broken rib during Toulon’s Amlin Challenge Cup defeat. Wilkinson left the pitch after hurting himself taking a penalty early in the second half and will undergo a scan [...]
Morgan gets Test call as Colly rests up May 23, 2010 TWENTY20 hero Eoin Morgan has been given the chance to stake his claim for a place in England’s Test side when the series against Bangladesh begins on Thursday. Morgan, impressive during the recent World Cup triumph, benefits from the omission of Paul Collingwood, who captained the Twenty20 team to glory in the Caribbean but needs [...]
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 [...]