SPORT | IN BRIEF March 28, 2010 Clarets boss Laws in whine FOOTBALL: Burnley boss Brian Laws accused Martin Olsson of diving after a 1-0 defeat to Blackburn pushed his side closer to relegation from the top flight. David Dunn scored from the spot after Olsson tumbled over goalkeeper Brian Jensen, leaving the Clarets 19th and three points from safety. Laws said: [...]
Taking one from each side of draw looks Lincoln call March 25, 2010 CHELTENHAM is over for another year and hopefully you might have made a few quid following us last week. Regular readers of this column should have been on RSA Chase winner Weapon’s Amnesty ante-post at 16/1 and Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander without the ‘Big Two’ at 7/2. Somersby (20/1) and Forpadydeplasterer (10/1) both finished [...]
the INSIDER March 25, 2010 I’m so excited that the Flat season is back; let’s hope it is a special and profitable year. Sea The Stars has been retired to stud and there is now room for a new superstar. Will it be St Nicholas Abbey, Canford Cliffs, Arcano or even Inler? Of course we start the season with possibly [...]
Wenger: We want to win for Eduardo March 25, 2010 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger admits Eduardo is still traumatised by the career-threatening injury he suffered more than two years ago, as the striker prepares to return to the scene of the horror tackle for the first time. The Croatian has struggled to recapture his best form since spending more than a year on the sidelines [...]
Hammers get stadium boost March 25, 2010 WEST HAM’S hopes of relocating to the Olympic Stadium have been boosted after City A.M. learned that 2012 legacy chiefs are open to the club selling naming rights for the ground. The Hammers hope to increase matchday revenue by moving into the £537m stadium in Stratford after the Games and have opened talks with Newham [...]
Title blow for Chelsea as Carvalho out for a month March 25, 2010 CHELSEA’S title charge suffered a major blow last night after defender Ricardo Carvalho was ruled out for at least four weeks with an ankle injury. The 31-year-old suffered ligament damage in the 5-0 victory at Portsmouth on Wednesday night and may now require surgery. Carvalho will definitely miss the key fixtures against Aston Villa and [...]
Strettle can fulfill big talent March 25, 2010 HE’S the final piece in our jigsaw. The signing of David Strettle from our London rivals Harlequins is a major boost to the Saracens squad for next season. He is a top-class wing who is leading the Premiership in line-breaks this season and on the verge of a deserved return to the England set-up. David [...]
Care: England must find killer instinct March 25, 2010 ENGLAND scrum-half Danny Care insists the team must become more ruthless if they are to turn encouraging performances into titles. Martin Johnson’s side ended the Six Nations a disappointing third after a gallant 12-10 defeat to Grand Slam-winners France in Paris on Saturday. Their other defeat, to Ireland, was also by a fine margin and [...]
Mowbray’s Celtic reign ended by humiliating defeat to St Mirren March 25, 2010 TONY MOWBRAY last night paid the price for a disastrous first season in charge of Celtic when he parted company with the club after just nine months. Mowbray met with chief executive Peter Lawwell at the Hoops’ Lennoxtown training ground yesterday to discuss Wednesday night’s 4-0 thrashing by St Mirren – the 13th defeat since [...]
Refuelling ban won’t make Formula 1 dull, says track legend Schumacher March 25, 2010 SEVEN-TIME world champion Michael Schumacher has hit back at claims that the ban on refuelling has made Formula 1 boring. The season-opening race in Bahrain a fortnight ago was criticised for a lack of overtaking, with the new rule changes shouldering much of the blame. But Mercedes driver Schumacher, who has returned to the track [...]