Eastmond gets England nod November 5, 2009 RUGBY LEAGUE: St Helens stand-off Kyle Eastmond will start for England in place of Danny McGuire for the Four Nations clash with New Zealand at Huddersfield tomorrow. Eastmond partners Wigan’s Sam Tomkins in a new half-back duo, while Hull KR wing Peter Fox and Warrington centre Chris Bridge also start, in place of Tom Briscoe [...]
President rapped over Semenya November 5, 2009 ATHLETICS: South Africa’s Olympic governing body has apologised to world champion Caster Semenya and suspended its president, Leonard Chuene, over the on-going gender row. Chuene admitted he lied about whether Semenya had been gender tested before the championships in Berlin. He and several other board members have now been suspended pending a disciplinary investigation.
Renault delay quit decision November 5, 2009 FORMULA ONE: Renault chief Carlos Ghosn says a final decision on the future of the F1 team will be taken “before the end of the year”. Renault met to discuss its future in the sport after rivals Toyota announced they were to pull out of the sport on Wednesday. But the decision has been delayed [...]
European raiders all set for more Breeders’ Cup success in America November 5, 2009 THE BREEDERS’ Cup returns to the same racecourse for the first time in consecutive years and you won’t find many of the European raiding party complaining. American horses have traditionally dominated the dirt events as it is not only the main type of racing surface in the US, but there are also no dirt tracks [...]
Blues can start kicking away from title rivals November 5, 2009 CHELSEA vs MANCHESTER UNITEDSUNDAY – 4.00PM SKY SPORTS 1 CARLO Ancelotti squares up to Sir Alex Ferguson for the second time as Chelsea boss and although his team won the Charity Shield you can be certain a win on Sunday will mean more to the Italian. The Blues have looked different class at Stamford Bridge [...]
IN-RUNNING TRADING HINTS November 5, 2009 WE have already looked at Man United’s poor record away at the Big Four, but it’s always worth remembering that it is still Man United we’re talking about and that Sir Alex Ferguson is calling the shots. He is one of the greatest managers of all time and will want to get one over on [...]
Eubank’s fear for Haye day of reckoning November 5, 2009 FORMER world champion Chris Eubank fears British heavyweight hopeful David Haye has not had adequate sparring practice for his career-defining showdown with Nikolai Valuev. The south Londoner meets Valuev in Nuremberg tomorrow night for the 7ft 2in Russian’s WBA title in one of the most eagerly anticipated heavyweight clashes in years. Ex-cruiserweight champion Haye, who [...]
Rafa’s op fear over Torres and Gerrard November 5, 2009 LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has admitted that key duo Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres may both need surgery to overcome lingering injuries. Long lay-offs for captain Gerrard and top scorer Torres would be a severe blow to the Reds’ hopes of silverware, which already look gossamer-thin. A stoppage-time equaliser meant Liverpool had to settle for [...]
Chelsea to sell naming rights November 5, 2009 CHELSEA last night took the shock step of putting the naming rights for their current stadium, Stamford Bridge, up for sale. The move comes just days after Newcastle’s home of 117 years was re-branded sportsdirect.com@St James’ Park, to widespread derision. Chelsea are owned by Roman Abramovich, one of the world’s richest men with an estimated [...]
Nine-man Fulham succumb to late heartbreak in Rome November 5, 2009 ROMA (2) vs FULHAM (1) PLUCKY Fulham were left to rue the controversial red card of substitute Erik Nevland as they were denied a famous European victory in Rome. Nevland was harshly dismissed for a 49th minute tackle on Daniele de Rossi – just four minutes after coming on as a half-time substitute. Fulham were [...]