SPORT | IN BRIEF April 28, 2010 Selby claims O’Sullivan scalp SNOOKER: Three-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the World Championship last night after Mark Selby fought back to claim an 13-11 victory. Selby was staring defeat in the face at 11-9 down but claimed the last four frames to book a semi-final place at the expense of the world No1. [...]
Hull standing on own two feet April 28, 2010 CASH-STRAPPED Hull City have denied they are to enter into administration as a result of their almost-certain relegation from the Premier League. Tigers chiefs accept the drop into the Championship is inevitable but say there are no plans to enter into any form of insolvency process. Owner Russell Bartlett said: “We will need to reduce [...]
More bad news for Ribery as Bayern star is banned from playing in the final April 28, 2010 BAYERN Munich will have to cope without star turn Franck Ribery in the Champions League final after his ban was increased from one game to three. The Frenchman missed Tuesday’s semi-final second leg in which Bayern eliminated Lyon after receiving a straight red card in the first match. The German club had hoped Uefa would [...]
Legal threat hangs over City decision April 27, 2010 A LEADING sports lawyer has told Tottenham, Aston Villa and Liverpool they could consider action against the Premier League after Manchester City were afforded special dispensation to sign a goalkeeper last night. League chiefs allowed City boss Roberto Mancini to recruit Sunderland’s Marton Fulop to his squad after Shay Given’s injury left the inexperienced Faroe [...]
Olic hat-trick fires Bayern to final and dashes Lyon dream April 27, 2010 LYON (1) v/s BAYERN MUNICH (3) Bayern win 4-0 on agg IVICA OLIC fired Bayern Munich into the Champions League final with a brilliant hat-trick as the Germans cruised past ten-man Lyon at Stade Gerland. Leading 1-0 from their first leg, the Croatian striker ensured Bayern had one foot in the final with a 26th [...]
Jose raps Barca’s Real ‘obsession’ April 27, 2010 BARCELONA v/s INTER MILAN ITV1, tonight, ko 7.45pm INTER MILAN boss Jose Mourinho believes Barcelona have an “obsession” of winning the Champions League in Madrid – just to get one over their bitter rivals Real. The Italians go into tonight’s semi-final second leg at the Camp Nou with a 3-1 lead over the holders from [...]
Hammers fail in £4m bid for Dorrans April 27, 2010 WEST HAM showed they mean business in the summer transfer market after launching a £4m bid for West Brom midfielder Graeme Dorrans. The move came just hours after Hammers co-owner David Sullivan insisted the entire first-team squad at Upton Park, excluding Scott Parker, were up for sale following a season of struggle in the Premier [...]
Broad lauds his perfect preparation April 27, 2010 ENGLAND paceman Stuart Broad insists his preparations for this week’s ICC World Twenty20 have been spot on as he looks to lead England charge for a first-ever international tournament victory. Broad shunned the chance to play in the recent Indian Premier League in favour of grabbing a month’s rest following England’s tour of Bangladesh. He [...]
The stage looks set for KP to shine April 27, 2010 TWENTY20 cricket is as much an individual game than it is a team effort. It takes just one dominant performance with either bat or ball to turn a game in an instant and that is why the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies, starting Friday, is so up for grabs. India will start [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF April 27, 2010 Murray shows the way on clay TENNIS: British No1 Andy Murray eased the pain of his Monte Carlo embarrassment with an impressive victory over Andreas Seppi at the Rome Masters – on the day when world No1 Roger Federer was dumped out. Murray crashed to German Philipp Kohlschreiber in his last clay-court encounter in Monaco [...]