Top-flight royalty Leicester out to make final history May 27, 2010 LEICESTER will be looking to buck the trend tomorrow when the Guinness Premiership’s aristocrats collide with its upstarts in the final at Twickenham. In the seven years that the play-offs have determined who is crowned champions of England, only twice have the winners been the same team that finished first in the table. The Tigers, [...]
CITY VIEWS: WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN THE GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP FINAL? May 27, 2010 RICHARD BARBER | JP MORGAN “I would like Leicester to win because they have more England players, and I think they will. Saracens were romping ahead early in the season but to me that was because they didn’t have any Six Nations players, so all the other teams were below par, but then they caught [...]
Lions can slay Robins to win vital promotion May 27, 2010 MILLWALL vs SWINDON TOMORROW – 3.00PM SKY SPORTS 2 HAVING seen Norwich and Leeds go up, Millwall and Swindon lock horns tomorrow in the quest to join them in the Championship. The Lions are 4/7 favourites to clinch promotion with Swindon 5/4 to inflict more Wembley misery on the Londoners who lost 3-2 to Scunthorpe [...]
the INSIDER May 27, 2010 Henry Cecil is still going great guns and his LORD SHANAKILL (5%) has a massive chance dropped in grade in the Group 3 Timeform Jury Stakes at Haydock (3.30pm) tomorrow. BARSHIBA (5%) will probably be a short price to win the 3.00pm at the Lancashire track but she should be adding additional black-type to her [...]
Fabregas: I’ll let Arsenal decide future May 26, 2010 ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas has indicated he will not try to force the club’s hand over his desire to join Barcelona, insisting he is leaving the decision up to Gunners manager Arsene Wenger. Fabregas has told Wenger he wants a move back to his former club, seven years after swapping Catalonia for north London, and [...]
Murray must wait as light halts progress May 26, 2010 ANDY MURRAY cut a frustrated figure after rain and bad light halted his French Open progress at Roland Garros last night. The British No1 was leading Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2, 3-3 when play was suspended at 9.30pm local time. Frequent showers meant that the players did not even start their second round showdown until [...]
Injury-hit Strettle’s back with a wing and a prayer May 26, 2010 DAVID STRETTLE has vowed to take his England chance with both hands this summer – to end two years of injury hell. The 26-year-old wing has been rewarded for his blistering end-of-season form for Harlequins with a place in the starting XV to take on the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday. Now, he aims to [...]
Venter to miss final after losing RFU appeal May 26, 2010 SARACENS director of rugby Brendan Venter will be banned from the touchline for his side’s Premiership final against Leicester on Saturday after losing his appeal against a 14-week ban last night. The South African was handed the punishment by a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel last week for “making provocative and inappropriate gestures” during the [...]
Stars won’t be sold, neither will club this year, says Hicks May 26, 2010 LIVERPOOL co-owner Tom Hicks insists manager Rafael Benitez has a “substantial” transfer budget at his disposal this summer – and has vowed not to sell star assets Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres. Hicks, though, says he and partner George Gillett are unlikely to sell the Anfield club any time this year, and are still holding [...]
Carragher’s ready to play anywhere May 26, 2010 ENGLAND defender Jamie Carragher, who quit international duty over his frustration at being overlooked at centre-back, has vowed to play wherever he required at the World Cup. Carragher, 32, has been enticed back to the England squad after manager Fabio Capello pleaded with the experienced and versatile Liverpool stalwart to end three years of self-imposed [...]