Wenger laments ‘unfair’ Rovers as Gunners crash May 3, 2010 BLACKBURN (2) vs ARSENAL (1) ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger accused Blackburn of being “unfair” to goalkeeper Lucasz Fabianski as his side sunk to a third straight away defeat. Wenger said Rovers regularly impeding the Polish stopper during periods of aerial bombardment and blamed referee Martin Atkinson for failing to protect his side. Fabianski has been [...]
Magnificent Rory has the golfing world at his feet May 3, 2010 RORY MCILROY’S decision to ply his trade on the PGA Tour was met with criticism at the start of the season – now it has been well and truly justified. The young Irishman was magnificent in claiming his first Tour victory at the Quail Hollow Championship at the weekend, including one of the best final [...]
Four-star Kirtley denies part-time Unicorns’ first win May 3, 2010 THE Unicorns’ search for a first-ever Clydesdale Bank 40 victory came to a spectacular end after the loss of six wickets for just four runs robbed them of the points against Sussex at Hove. The newly-formed part-time team, made up of the best players outside first-class cricket, were closing in on Sussex’s total of 255-8 [...]
Gohouri stunner condemns Tigers May 3, 2010 STEVE GOHOURI netted a spectacular injury-time equaliser to deny Hull a first away victory in over a year and confirm their relegation from the Premier League. The Ivorian centre-back struck with an acrobatic overhead kick to hammer the final nail in the Tigers’ top-flight coffin. Victor Moses gave Wigan the lead on the half-hour, but [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF May 3, 2010 Tapner takes Badminton title EQUESTRIAN: Paul Tapner denied veteran Mary King a piece of history to become the third Australian to win the Badminton Horse Trials in five years. Overnight leader Tapner held his nerve on the last run aboard Inonothing, while Briton King downed a fence on Imperial Cavalier to drop from second to [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS May 3, 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. CHELSEA IT was do or die for the Blues at Liverpool on Sunday, but they held their nerve to claim [...]
Fulham show fight to reach first Euro final April 29, 2010 FULHAM (2) v/s HAMBURG (1) Fulham win 2-1 on agg PROUD Roy Hodgson told how his Fulham side had pulled off a “major piece of history” after coming from a goal behind to reach a first-ever European final. The epic campaign, which spans 18 games and includes scalps such as Juventus, Wolfsburg and holders Shakhtar [...]
Forlan’s back to haunt Reds April 29, 2010 LIVERPOOL (2) v/s ATLETICO MADRID (1) Atletico win on away goals RAFAEL BENITEZ last night admitted it could take up to five new signings to turn Liverpool into trophy challengers next season after watching his side crash out of the Europa League semi-finals. The Reds looked favourites to set up an all-English final with Fulham [...]
Value of promotion to top flight up 50pc to £90m April 29, 2010 IT was already touted as the most lucrative prize in world football, but experts now estimate promotion to the Premier League to be worth £90m. The figure constitutes a 50 per cent increase on last year, owing to an increase in top-flight television revenues and parachute payments. Newcastle, having secured the Championship title, and West [...]
Making Barca look ordinary is Mourinho’s Real audition April 29, 2010 ON Wednesday night, Jose Mourinho earned the right to be in Madrid on 22 May, when he will pit his Inter Milan team against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final. He may want to familiarise himself with the city, however, as it looks increasingly likely to be his home next season. Barcelona have not [...]