Villa stay in fourth hunt as Hull slip towards drop April 21, 2010 HULL CITY (0) v/s ASTON VILLA (2) GABRIEL Agbonlahor netted his 16th goal of the season as Aston Villa kept up the chase for fourth place with a convincing win over struggling Hull. Fellow England hopeful James Milner completed the win from the penalty spot to lift Villa ahead of Liverpool and back into sixth [...]
Travel chaos will spur on Liverpool, insists Benitez April 21, 2010 LIVERPOOL may have undertaken an energy-sapping trek to reach Madrid but manager Rafael Benitez has urged them to draw strength from the ordeal as they look to end a disappointing season on a high note. The Reds finally arrived in the Spanish capital for tonight’s semi-final first leg against Atletico Madrid yesterday, more than 24 [...]
Train journeys could derail Reds’ hopes of Euro glory April 21, 2010 RAFA BENITEZ and Liverpool have had to ride many twists and turns in this rollercoaster season so far, but preparing for tonight’s Europa League semi-final with Atletico Madrid has been a whole new experience. Footballers love routine and the Liverpool players have been so out of their’s this week it is unreal. The three lengthy [...]
Bulls chief McNamara replaces Smith as new England coach April 21, 2010 BRADFORD BULLS boss Steve McNamara has been named England coach. The 38-year-old will succeed Tony Smith, who stepped down after leading the side to the final of the Four Nations last year. McNamara served as Smith’s assistant for three years and will take over the role at the end of Bradford’s Super League season. His [...]
Relaxed Els looking to contiue his winning streak in Korea April 21, 2010 ERNIE ELS insists he can rediscover his winning touch when he returns to European Tour action at the Ballantine’s Championship today. The South African followed up his WGC-CA Championship success with victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational last month, only to run out of steam when it came to the US Masters at Augusta. But [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF April 21, 2010 Planet is out of this world RACING: Planet of Sound pulled off a surprise victory in the Grade One Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown, beating former Cheltenham king Denman into fourth. The 14-1 shot, trained by Phillip Hobbs and ridden by Richard Johnson, battled gamely to hold off 20-1 chance War of Attrition, who was [...]
Mourinho’s Inter stun Barca April 20, 2010 INTER MILAN (3) v/s BARCELONA (1) LIVERPOOL may be taking more than 24 hours to get to Madrid, but Inter Milan needed just 90 minutes last night to take a huge stride towards the Spanish capital and the final of the Champions League. Jose Mourinho’s team recovered from conceding an early goal to convincingly beat [...]
Liverpool embark on odyssey to Madrid April 20, 2010 LIVERPOOL are due to finally arrive in Madrid this afternoon, more than 24 hours after they and Fulham both embarked on mammoth journeys in order to reach their Europa League semi-finals. The Reds, who face Atletico Madrid tomorrow night, began an odyssey by road, rail and air yesterday afternoon. A handful of coach rides, three [...]
Wimbledon champs hit £1m jackpot April 20, 2010 THE singles champions at this year’s Wimbledon will each pocket £1m in prize money for the first time. The All England Club has increased the winner’s cheque by £150,000 from last year to offset the fall in value of the pound against the dollar and euro. Each runner-up will take home £500,000 – an increase [...]
Bangalore blasts will concern ICC April 20, 2010 THE blasts in Bangalore at the weekend were not only a worry for Indian Premier League chiefs, but will also be pretty disturbing for the ICC ahead of next year’s World Cup on the sub-continent. Bangalore is historically a very friendly town, but so anxious are the IPL, they have been forced to move this [...]