Same again for Johnson’s men in Rome February 11, 2010 AT 20-3 up and with a man advantage, England should really have put Wales to the sword at Twickenham last Saturday and racked up a 40-point score. It was a little bit of naivety on their side, but that comes with experience and didn’t hinder what was, otherwise, a very impressive win. This week against [...]
McGeechan lands role as adviser at Gloucester February 11, 2010 SIR IAN MCGEECHAN is back in rugby after agreeing to join forces with protege Bryan Redpath at Gloucester. McGeechan, who led the British Lions on four occasions and also coached Wasps and Scotland, has agreed to join the coaching staff at Kingsholm in an advisory role. Head coach Redpath worked under McGeechan when playing for [...]
Terry would be applauded says Blatter February 11, 2010 DETHRONED England captain John Terry received support from an unlikely source yesterday when outspoken Fifa president Sepp Blatter suggested his alleged infidelity would be applauded in Latin countries. Terry was stripped of the England captaincy by head coach Fabio Capello after a week of lurid headlines over an alleged affair with the former partner of [...]
Giggs to miss Wembley final after fracturing right arm February 11, 2010 MANCHESTER UNITED winger Ryan Giggs has been ruled out of action for four weeks after fracturing his arm in Wednesday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa. The 36-year-old has his right arm in a sling after tussling with Villa’s Steve Sidwell during the second half of the 1-1 draw at Villa Park. As a result, [...]
Judgement day looms for speedster Jon February 11, 2010 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS JON Eley will have to hope his bold promises don’t come back to haunt him as he prepares to start his Winter Olympic medal bid. In Turin four years ago the short track speed skater finished fifth in the men’s 500m final – and promptly promised an upgrade in Vancouver. “I’ll be [...]
Winter athletes will get extra funding February 11, 2010 BRITISH Olympic chief Colin Moynihan has vowed to increase the proportion of central funding allocated to winter sports. Just £6.5m – 1.5 per cent of the total funding pool – currently goes to winter athletes, compared with £400m for their summer counterparts. Matters reached a nadir when governing body SnowsportGB went into administration just days [...]
Wing defect gives Virgin a headache February 11, 2010 THE new Virgin F1 team got their first taste of life in the fast lane yesterday after they were forced to abort testing due to a wing defect. Sir Richard Branson’s team withdrew after completing just 11 laps at Jerez, southern Spain, when Timo Glock’s front wing fell off. Worrying for Virgin, however, was the [...]
Grant charged over ref rant February 11, 2010 PORTSMOUTH boss Avram Grant has been charged by the Football Association with improper conduct after confronting referee Kevin Friend at half-time during Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland. Grant squared up to referee Friend after seeing two penalty claims turned down and having defender Ricardo Rocha sent off for conceding the penalty which led to [...]
Eriksson leaves Magpies post February 11, 2010 SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON’S brief tenure at Notts County ended yesterday after a consortium of investors, headed by businessman Ray Trew, bought the League Two club for £1 from former chairman Peter Trembling. The Swede resigned from his post yesterday but has taken up an offer to continue in a non-active role as joint life president. Lincolnshire-based [...]
Redknapp bailed over tax February 11, 2010 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp has appeared before City of Westminster magistrates charged with two counts of tax evasion. Redknapp, 62, is accused of cheating the public revenue of about £40,000 while manager of Portsmouth. He appeared alongside ex-Portsmouth owner Milan Mandaric, now chairman of Leicester City, who is charged with a similar offence. Both have [...]