Care eyes an England recall February 1, 2010 DANNY CARE says he is desperate to reclaim the scrum-half berth for the Six Nations opener with Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. The Harlequins lost the No9 shirt to Paul Hodgson in the autumn series after a disappointing performance against Australia. But Care has shone for the Quins in recent weeks and believes he merits [...]
Tickets on sale for O2 Golf Live February 1, 2010 GOLF: Tickets have gone on sale for O2 Golf Live, the exciting new interactive golf event, on 14-16 May. Held at Stoke Park, Stoke Poges, Bucks, the event will be attended by European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, plus Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, Retief Goosen and a series of top coaches. Tickets, at £45, include [...]
England trio net new Tigers deals February 1, 2010 RUGBY UNION: England trio Dan Hipkiss, Louis Deacon and Jordan Crane have all agreed new deals to stay with Premiership champions Leicester. The Tigers have also handed talented young England prop Dan Cole and scrum-half Ben Youngs extended contracts, along with centre Matt Smith and flanker Ben Woods.
Schumacher impresses in F1 test February 1, 2010 FORMULA ONE: Michael Schumacher beat team-mate Nico Rosberg as his Mercedes team put their new F1 car through its paces in Valencia yesterday. Rosberg set a time of 1.13.543 but 41-year-old Schumacher record a 1.12.947 within 20 laps to finish third overall behind Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, in an F1 car for the first time since [...]
United boost title hopes and reduce Arsenal’s to shreds January 31, 2010 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson urged Arsenal to go and “batter” Chelsea next weekend after leaving the Gunners’ title hopes in tatters. Wayne Rooney’s 100th top-flight strike, a Ji-Sung Park effort and a Manuel Almunia own goal did the damage as United delivered a masterclass in counter-attacking. Thomas Vermaelen notched a late reply for [...]
Murray Slam dream ruined by Federer January 31, 2010 TEARFUL Andy Murray admitted struggling to compete with Roger Federer after seeing his dream of becoming Britain’s first Grand Slam champion for 74 years crushed by the world No1. Murray battled valiantly, especially in a tense third set, but the Scot’s nerves and Federer’s brilliance combined to hand the Swiss a 16th major title, 6-3, [...]
Your time will come, champ tells Brit January 31, 2010 NEWLY-CROWNED Australian Open champion Roger Federer told Andy Murray that his first Grand Slam title is only a matter of time away after ensuring the Scot’s latest bid ended in failure. Murray dropped only one set on his way to the final, but once there was soundly beaten by a man who knows more than [...]
City stars show support for Team Bridge in Terry episode January 31, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini revealed three of his players wore shirts in support of Wayne Bridge as his side continued their assault on a top-four place with victory over cash-strapped Portsmouth. Stars Carlos Tevez, Nigel de Jong and Stephen Ireland all wore shirts bearing the words “Team Bridge” in support of the England left-back, [...]
Capello to take time over England captain decision January 31, 2010 ENGLAND head coach Fabio Capello is refusing to make a snap decision over Chelsea defender John Terry’s future as England captain. Terry’s role as skipper has been questioned following newspaper allegations that he had an affair with the ex-girlfriend of international colleague and former Blues team-mate Wayne Bridge. The Football Association has refused to be [...]
I won’t quit Reds for Italy, insists Benitez January 31, 2010 LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez last night issued a statement quashing growing speculation that he is set to quit Anfield for Juventus. Reports in Italy suggested Benitez had agreed a deal to take charge of the Turin club in the summer, and that officials from the Serie A outfit would meet their Liverpool counterparts today to [...]