Tigers roar back to deny Ospreys win October 11, 2009 LEICESTER head coach Richard Cockerill saluted his injury-hit team’s never-say-die attitude after watching them claw back to draw 32-32 with Ospreys in the Heineken Cup at Welford Road. The Tigers fought back from 26-8 down with a late Jeremy Staunton try to share the spoils and earn themselves a try-scoring bonus point in their opening [...]
Sorry Sale ripped apart by a slick French masterclass October 11, 2009 WINGER Ben Cohen insisted a young Sale side must learn quickly from their mistakes after being beaten 36-17 and completely outplayed by Toulouse in yesterday’s Heineken Cup Pool Five encounter. The three-time champions ran in five tries as an under-strength Sale team were put to the sword at Stade Ernest-Wallon. And though the scoreline was [...]
Keane fears the worst from Ireland’s play-off opponents October 11, 2009 REPUBLIC of Ireland striker Robbie Keane is convinced they will draw one of the toughest possible opponents in the World Cup play-offs. Giovanni Trapattoni’s men ensured their status as one of the eight best runners-up by drawing 1-1 with Italy on Saturday, meaning they face a two-legged tie to qualify for next summer’s finals in [...]
Eriksson not set to follow Sol out door, insist County October 11, 2009 NOTTS COUNTY executive chairman Peter Trembling has quashed mounting speculation that Sven-Goran Eriksson is on the verge of quitting the ambitious League Two club. Weekend reports suggested that Eriksson, the club’s director of football, is on the brink of leaving after becoming disillusioned just weeks into the job. But Trembling insists the Swede going nowhere [...]
Sussex lose on Champions League bow October 11, 2009 SUSSEX were comfortably beaten yesterday in their opening Champions League match, losing by 35 runs to New South Wales. An inspired innings from Moises Henriques, who bludgeoned 51 off 33 deliveries, including two sixes, helped the Australian outfit post 130-2 off their 20 overs in Delhi. Sussex got their reply off to the worst possible [...]
McGowan reigns in Spain October 11, 2009 GOLF: England’s Ross McGowan landed his first European Tour title yesterday at the Madrid Masters. The 27-year-old recovered from a terrible start to his final round to card a 71, finishing on 25 under par, three shots ahead of Finland’s Mikko Ilonen. “It’s lovely to come away with the trophy,” he said. “It means a [...]
Djokovic to overtake Murray October 11, 2009 TENNIS: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic will become the new world No3 after winning the China Open.Djokovic, 22, will overtake Britain’s Andy Murray when the new rankings are announced on Monday after beating Croatian talent Marin Cilic 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in Beijing yesterday. Following a 90-minute rain delay, Djokovic broke twice to take the first set and [...]
Injured Glock out of Brazil GP October 11, 2009 FORMULA ONE: Toyota’s Timo Glock is out of the Brazilian Grand Prix after suffering a cracked vertebra. Tests have revealed that the 27-year-old German suffered the back injury in the second qualifying session at last week’s Japanese Grand Prix. It was originally thought his injuries were confined to a leg wound but he will now [...]
Robertson wins Grand Prix October 11, 2009 SNOOKER: Australia’s Neil Robertson clinched the Grand Prix title last night with a 9-4 victory over China’s Ding Junhui. Robertson held a slender 4-3 lead after the first session but blitzed his opponent in the evening to take the final at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall.
London’s poker season ends in dramatic style October 8, 2009 AFTER three weeks that saw the world’s best players come here to play in the World Series of Poker Europe and the European Poker Tour, London’s season of poker has finished. To cash in either flagship tournament is an achievement, and to cash in both – meaning you’ve picked your way through two of the [...]