Are there chinks in Saints’ armour? April 22, 2010 AS season run-ins go, it doesn’t really get any tougher than Northampton away and Leicester away for the final two games, but the squad at Saracens go into the final week of the season full of confidence that we can clinch a play-off place. With Bath in such a rich vein of form, I think [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF April 22, 2010 Jump stars paraded at Sandown RACING: This season’s equine champions over the jumps will be paraded at Sandown Park on Saturday for bet365 Gold Cup Day. Four-time winner of the King George VI Chase Kauto Star heads the line-up, with 2009 Hennessy Gold Cup champion Denman, World Hurdle winner Big Buck’s and Cheltenham Gold Cup [...]
Hobbs can end season on high with Lacdoudal April 22, 2010 PHILIP Hobbs has had a fantastic end to the jumps season and he can cap things off in perfect style by taking tomorrow’s Bet365 Gold Cup with LACDOUDAL. The 11-year-old grey won this race four years ago off a mark of 152 and finished third last year, beaten just 1 ¾ lengths off 140. He [...]
the INSIDER April 22, 2010 Last weekend I ignored my No1 rule and paid the price. It is essential to make sure a stable is in form before backing any horse. You may miss a few big priced winners but overall, in my opinion, it is the best way to show a profit. Arcano ran like a horse that wasn’t [...]
Red Devils to pile the pressure on Chelsea April 22, 2010 MANCHESTER UNITED v/s TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Saturday – 12.45pm, Sky Sports IF Sir Alex Ferguson goes on to make history by becoming the first ever manager to win four straight top flight titles, he will forever be indebted to Paul Scholes after his injury time header won the Manchester derby. It’s highly doubtful that he will [...]
Andronikou clueless over mystery fee April 21, 2010 PORTSMOUTH administrator Andrew Andronikou says he does not understand how the crisis club owe £1m to Tottenham for goalkeeper Asmir Begovic. Pompey’s accounts, published yesterday, list the sum as a sell-on fee owed to Spurs, despite the fact that Begovic has at no stage been a Tottenham player. It is understood that Spurs originally agreed [...]
Robben strikes again to put Bayern on top April 21, 2010 BAYERN MUNICH (1) v/s LYON (0) BAYERN Munich winger Arjen Robben continued his mission to win the Champions League single-handedly as the Bundesliga leaders earned a slim advantage to take into the semi-final second leg. Robben, scorer of decisive goals in the previous two rounds against Manchester United and Fiorentina, struck the only goal in [...]
Schu will be great again, claims Bernie April 21, 2010 FORMULA ONE chief Bernie Ecclestone is backing seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher to rediscover his winning touch despite his slow start to the season. Schumacher, 41, got back behind the wheel after three-and-a-half years in retirement this season, but has so far played second fiddle to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. The German finished a gallant [...]
Captain Wentzel gives Leeds a lift ahead of £1m showdown April 21, 2010 LEEDS CARNEGIE have been handed a boost ahead of this weekend’s £1m relegation showdown with Worcester after captain Marco Wentzel vowed to stay at Headingley regardless of the result. The Tykes take on fellow strugglers Worcester in a crunch six-pointer on Sunday, which will go a long way to determining who drops out of the [...]
Anderson’s six of the best hands England a boost April 21, 2010 ENGLAND paceman James Anderson showed selectors he is over his recent injury problems with an impressive six-wicket haul as Lancashire put Essex to the sword at Chelmsford yesterday. Anderson, 27, missed the recent tour of Bangladesh after undergoing surgery on his troublesome knee injury. But it didn’t take him long to rediscover his best form, [...]