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 [...]
TAKE ON CITY AM AT POKER Online tournament October 8, 2009 This Wednesday, City A.M. and William Hill Poker are getting together to offer readers the chance to play poker – and to take on some sporting greats in the process. Golf legend and 2002 Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance, and former stalwart of the England football midfield Trevor Steven, will be in the thick of [...]
Ultra consistent Tamagin set to burn off rivals in Ascot feature October 8, 2009 A FIELD of twenty will go to post for tomorrow’s Willmott Dixon Bengough Memorial Stakes run over Ascot’s straight six furlongs and the draw, once again, looks sure to play a part. At the last Ascot meeting, all those drawn high seemed to hold the advantage and it is more than likely that those in [...]