SPORT | IN BRIEF February 15, 2010 Event boss cools Murray row TENNIS: Director of the Marseille Open, Jean-Francois Caujolle, has denied calling for Andy Murray to be suspended from the ATP Tour for pulling out of his event. Murray was due to be top seed in Marseille but withdrew this week through fatigue following his Australian Open exploits. Caujolle was quoted [...]
England defy spirited Azzurri February 14, 2010 ITALY v/s ENGLAND MARTIN JOHNSON admitted his relief as nervy England made it two wins out of two in the Six Nations at the expense of plucky Italy in Rome. The Red and Whites looked to be coasting to a first away victory under Johnson’s reign when Mathew Tait rounded off a well-worked move to [...]
Warnock hits out after Palace are denied a famous giant-killing scalp February 14, 2010 CRYSTAL PALACE v/s ASTON VILLA OUTSPOKEN Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock accused referee Kevin Friend of costing his side a place in the FA Cup quarter-final as Aston Villa got out of jail at Selhurst Park. Warnock was incensed after Friend incorrectly awarded Villa a corner three minutes from time which led to Stiliyan Petrov [...]
Defoe saves Spurs after Harry’s rant February 14, 2010 BOLTON WANDERERS v/s TOTTENHAM TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp gave his side a half-time rollicking as Spurs kept their FA Cup hopes alive in a classic game of two halves at the Reebok Stadium. Redknapp was furious with a below-par opening 45 minutes which culminated in Kevin Davies handing the Trotters a deserved lead. But after [...]
Hero Newby sends Tigers back to top February 14, 2010 LEEDS CARNEGIE v/s LEICESTER LEICESTER TIGERS overcame testing conditions to move back to the top of the Guinness Premiership with victory over bottom club Leeds. The Tigers were frustrated for long periods by a resilient Leeds defence before back row Craig Newby sealed victory with the only try of the game. It came as a [...]
Wales star arrested in golf cart incident February 14, 2010 WALES back row Andy Powell has been arrested after allegedly taking and driving a golf buggy towards a motorway just hours after his side’s dramatic 31-24 Six Nations victory over Scotland. The Cardiff Blues star, 28, was arrested with another 28-year-old man at around 6am yesterday at a service station near junction 34 of the [...]
Chelsea await City in potential cup showdown February 14, 2010 HOLDERS Chelsea are heading for two potential showdowns with Manchester City in the space of a week after the pair were drawn in the quarter-final of the FA Cup. Roberto Mancini’s City make the trip to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on 27 February and will return seven days later if they beat Stoke [...]
Hodgson’s harbouring a cup dream February 14, 2010 FULHAM boss Roy Hodgson is daring to dream of leading Fulham to a first-ever FA Cup success after a comfortable victory over League Two Notts County took them to within two matches of a Wembley final. Goals from Simon Davies, Bobby Zamora, Damien Duff and new signing Stefano Okako signalled the end of brave County’s [...]
Lindsay sets sights on a medal as gamble pays off February 14, 2010 SARAH Lindsay admits her big medal gamble has been giving her sleepless nights in the build-up to her third Olympics. The 29-year old short track speed skater made the decision to focus solely on the 500m in Vancouver as opposed to the longer distances. But the move looked to have paid off after she progressed [...]
SPORT | In Brief February 14, 2010 Mitchell finally gets title shot BOXING: Londoner Kevin Mitchell has earned himself a shot for the WBO lightweight title in the summer. Mitchell, 25, knocked out Ignacio Mendoza at Wembley on Saturday to extend his record to 31-0 and become mandatory challenger for Michael Katsidis’s crown. Veteran Lane denied in India GOLF: Barry Lane’s bid [...]