Cockerill plays it cool against in-form Bath May 13, 2010 LEICESTER head coach Richard Cockerill admits his table-topping Tigers can expect a tough battle with in-form Bath when the two giants of English rugby lock horns in Sunday’s Guinness Premiership semi-final. The Tigers go into the game on the back of losing their unbeaten home record to Saracens, and know they will have to be [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF May 13, 2010 Paulie questions Khan power BOXING: Paulie Malignaggi has questioned Amir Khan’s reputation as a big puncher as he goes in search of his WBA light-welterweight belt in New York. Khan, 23, boasts 16 knockouts in his 22-1 record, but New Yorker Malignaggi, used the Bolton fighter’s points victory over Gairy St Clair in 2008 to [...]
Deadly Forlan ends Fulham dream May 12, 2010 ATLETICO MADRID (2) vs FULHAM (1) after extra time PROUD boss Roy Hodgson paid tribute to his Fulham bravehearts after Diego Forlan sent them spinning to a cruel defeat in the Europa League final. Forlan, the former Manchester United striker, capitalised on a nervous Fulham start to give the Spanish side the lead before Hodgson’s [...]
Hodgson should feel proud May 12, 2010 WHATEVER the result in Hamburg last night, Fulham’s achievement in reaching the Europa League final should never be underestimated. Let’s be honest here. It wasn’t Manchester United or Chelsea we were watching in a major European final in the middle of May, it was little Fulham, a club who were on the brink of extinction [...]
Terry given all-clear after injury scare May 12, 2010 ENGLAND boss Fabio Capello was last night breathing a huge sigh of relief after key defender John Terry was given the all-clear to resume World Cup duties following an injury scare. The former Three Lions captain was taken to hospital after injuring his foot as he trained with Chelsea ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup final [...]
KP’s back to show who’s the Daddy! May 12, 2010 KEVIN PIETERSEN is ready to help fire England into the World Twenty20 final this afternoon after completing his dash back across the Atlantic. The key batsman arrived back in St Lucia yesterday afternoon after returning to London mid-tournament to be present at the birth of his baby son. Pietersen therefore missed England’s final net session [...]
Wenger targets new defender May 12, 2010 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger intends to sign a top-class defender this summer after admitting his side’s performances at the back last season were “average”. The Gunners conceded 41 goals in the league last season compared to second-placed Manchester United’s 28 – a factor which Wenger believes went a long way to ensuring a fifth successive [...]
Yann hangs his head as Bluebirds swoop to final May 12, 2010 CARDIFF CITY (2) vs LEICESTER CITY (3) 3-3 aet, Cardiff win 4-3 on pens LEICESTER’S Yann Kermorgant chose the wrong time for showboating as Cardiff City won through to the Championship play-off final after a dramatic penalty shoot-out. The Frenchman tried a cheeky chip in a tense sudden death, but Cardiff keeper David Marshall stood [...]
‘O’Neill and I are as close as ever’ insists Villa chief Lerner May 12, 2010 ASTON VILLA owner Randy Lerner insisted his relationship with manager Martin O’Neill was “as close as ever” last night before revealing the Northern Irishman will remain as manager next season. O’Neill’s future at Villa Park has grown under increasing uncertainty following speculation that he had fallen out with the multi-millionaire American. But Lerner has moved [...]
All Black Marshall calls it a day May 12, 2010 VETERAN Saracens scrum-half Justin Marshall could be set to make a farewell appearance this weekend after deciding to call time on his illustrious 17-year career. With 81 caps to his name, the 36-year-old former New Zealand international is the third most capped player in All Blacks history, and the most capped scrum-half, featuring in both [...]