WORLD CHAMPIONS May 16, 2010 JUBILANT captain Paul Collingwood praised his England heroes after they produced a fittingly dominant performance to clinch a historic triumph at the World Twenty20 in Barbados. Imperious England beat old rivals Australia by seven wickets and with three overs remaining to end a 35-year wait for success in an International Cricket Council tournament. Fine fielding [...]
Brilliant England worthy winners May 16, 2010 ENGLAND are worthy winners and you have to tip your hat to the selectors and coach Andy Flower for the way they picked and prepared a team to do a specific job. At first we thought perhaps Jimmy Anderson was unlucky to miss out in favour of Ryan Sidebottom, but he repaid the selectors’ faith [...]
Triesman quits posts amid bribery claims furore May 16, 2010 LORD TRIESMAN, one of the most powerful men in the British game, last night resigned as chairman of the Football Association and England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup in embarrassing circumstances. Triesman stepped down after a Sunday newspaper published a private conversation between him and a former aide in which he allegedly suggests [...]
Blues double stars salute Ancelotti May 16, 2010 THE FA CUP FINAL 2010 FRANK LAMPARD and John Terry, two of the players closest to Jose Mourinho during his reign as Chelsea manager, have hailed double-winning boss Carlo Ancelotti as the equal of the self-styled Special One. Ancelotti led his squad on an open-topped bus parade through west London yesterday as ecstatic Blues fans [...]
Webber hits jackpot in Monte Carlo as Red Bulls prove unbeatable again May 16, 2010 RED BULL’S Mark Webber toasted one of the greatest days of his life after victory at motorsport’s most iconic grand prix in Monaco propelled him to the top of the drivers’ championship. Webber earned back-to-back wins for the first time in his career, and a second successive one-two ahead of much-fancied team-mate Sebastian Vettel, with [...]
Late Brits try earns historic final place May 16, 2010 NORTHAMPTON (19) vs SARACENS (21) SARACENS hooker Schalk Brits hailed an incredible last-ditch effort after his injury-time try helped sweep the club into their first ever Premiership final. Just as it seemed Northampton had done enough to edge a bruising play-off semi-final, Brits touched down and Glen Jackson converted to book Sarries a Twickenham date [...]
Tigers roar back to see off Bath and set up play-off final revenge mission May 16, 2010 LEICESTER (15) vs BATH (6) LEICESTER boss Richard Cockerill is relishing renewing hostilities with Saracens after Toby Flood kicked the Tigers into the Premiership final. Five penalties from fly-half Flood saw them come from behind to beat Bath, who had led through the boot of Olly Barkley. Saracens ended Leicester’s proud unbeaten home record, which [...]
King pens contract extension May 16, 2010 TOTTENHAM captain Ledley King insists the club is on the threshold of an exciting new era after signing a contract extension at White Hart Lane. The centre-back, who came through the Spurs academy and has since made more than 290 appearances, has agreed a deal that will keep him at White Hart Lane until 2012. [...]
Gay enjoys going straight as sprinter beats record May 16, 2010 AMERICAN sprinter Tyson Gay blazed a trail through the streets of Manchester yesterday, setting a new world record for the 200m on a straight track. Gay, the world 100m silver medallist, left former world champion Kim Collins trailing a very distant second with a time of 19.41 seconds. There to witness the feat at the [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF May 16, 2010 Nadal sees off Federer in Madrid TENNIS: Four-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal stepped up his preparations for this year’s tournament by beating world No1 Roger Federer to win the Madrid Masters. Nadal’s 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) triumph, which followed his wins in Rome and Monte Carlo, means he has now won 18 Masters titles and [...]