Crouch targets a World Cup berth as two-goal salvo rescues England March 3, 2010 ENGLAND (3) vs Egypt (1) PETER CROUCH staked his claim for a World Cup starting spot after his two-goal show helped galvanise England at Wembley. The Egyptians gave Fabio Capello’s men a stern test in the first-half and deservedly led through Mohamed Zidan’s 18-yard strike. But Crouch replaced Tottenham team-mate Jermain Defoe at half-time and [...]
Peter’s just perfect but Walcott’s gone awry March 3, 2010 ON a night where teamwork and unity among the England ranks were very much under the spotlight, it was the individual performances of Fabio Capello’s squad which grabbed the headlines. With the World Cup just over three months away, Capello still has plenty of decisions to make with a number of positions still up for [...]
Glazers hit back in Knights row March 3, 2010 MANCHESTER United’s under-fire owners, the Glazer family, are said to have complained to Goldman Sachs chairman Lloyd Blankfein over the conduct of chief economist Jim O’Neill in his efforts to seize control of the club. O’Neill, a lifelong United fan, is spearheading the Red Knights group of City financiers who are plotting a crusade to [...]
Target reached as fans flock to join campaign March 3, 2010 MANCHESTER United supporters have flung the ball firmly back into the Red Knights’ court by responding in their thousands to the financiers’ call to arms. The Red Knights urged fans to prove their support for the campaign to oust United’s current owners, the Glazer family, by pledging their allegiance online. A target of 100,000 names [...]
Bonds get takeover boost March 3, 2010 THE price of Manchester United bonds, which have performed poorly since they were issued earlier this year, has risen in the past couple of days on the hope that the club might be taken over. If this still unlikely event occurs, there is a change of control clause stipulating that the bonds must be redeemed [...]
Macclesfield boss Alexander, 53, dies March 3, 2010 EQUALITY campaigners last night led tributes to Keith Alexander, one of Britain’s first black managers, after the Macclesfield Town boss died suddenly, aged 53. Alexander passed away shortly after returning home from his team’s League Two defeat to Notts County on Tuesday evening. The cause of death is not known, but Alexander needed four months [...]
England chiefs stand their ground in Haskell tug of war March 3, 2010 THE Rugby Football Union have dug their heels in over the James Haskell club-versus-country affair, reiterating the flanker will not be released to play for Stade Francais this weekend. Stade ignited the row after demanding that Haskell returns to Paris for their Top 14 clash with rivals Toulouse as England are not in Six Nations [...]
Morgan’s form rewarded with incremental contract March 3, 2010 EOIN MORGAN has been rewarded for his England heroics by being awarded an incremental contract for the remainder of the season. The Dublin-born left-hander smashed a magnificent unbeaten 110 to help England to a series-clinching victory over Bangladesh in Dhaka on Tuesday. Morgan qualifies for a current deal having played six one-day internationals and four [...]
Webber slams newcomers as ‘Mickey Mouse’ March 3, 2010 RED BULL Racing’s Mark Webber has labelled the new teams entering F1 as “Mickey Mouse”, accusing them of making the sport look amateurish. The Australian hit out after USF1 made a request to defer their 2010 entry by 12 months while the Campos Meta team are to change their name to Hispania Racing. “It’s embarrassing,” [...]
Flannery ban is upheld March 3, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Ireland hooker Jerry Flannery will definitely miss the rest of the Six Nations Championship after failing in his bid to have his six-week ban overturned. Flannery was handed the suspension after pleading guilty to kicking France winger Alexis Palisson during Ireland’s 33-10 defeat in Paris. But attempts to reduce the length of his [...]