England avoid Australia ODI whitewash September 20, 2009 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss has urged his side to change their attitude and play without fear in the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa, despite dodging a series whitewash against Australia. Graeme Swann starred with a five-wicket haul as England limped to a four-wicket win at the Riverside that was sufficient to avoid a [...]
Wasps back on top as Irish crush Leeds September 20, 2009 CENTRE Dominic Waldouck was the unlikely hero as Wasps registered a third consecutive Premiership victory, a 23-3 win over Worcester, to return to their perch at the top of the table yesterday. Waldouck, who only played after an 11th-hour injury ruled out Steve Kefu, seized his chance with both hands and was instrumental in both [...]
Capital gains as Norwegian Hagen scoops Tour of Britain September 20, 2009 TOUR OF BRITAIN winner Edvald Boasson Hagen hailed the Londoners who turned out in their droves to witness him sealing his stunning triumph on Saturday. The Norwegian, who rides for Team Columbia, finished 23 seconds ahead of Australian Chris Sutton after Italian Michele Merlo won the final stage in the capital. Hagen dominated throughout the [...]
Lel hits back at Great North Run September 20, 2009 ATHLETICS: Kenyan marathon king Martin Lel put his recent injury worries behind him to win yesterday’s Great North Run in impressive fashion. The 30-year-old, who has been suffering from a hip injury, finished the 13–mile course in 59 minutes, 32 seconds – just two seconds shy of his lifetime best. Lel said: “I was well [...]
Bello’s sweet 60 seals first win September 20, 2009 GOLF: Spain’s Rafael Cabrera Bello hit a wonder-round of 60 to snatch his maiden European Tour title at the Austrian Open. The 25-year-old, only the 13th man ever to card a 60 on the tour, triumphed despite starting the final round eight shots behind England’s Benn Barham. “It’s just amazing,” said Bello, who missed a [...]
Walker to remain in hospital September 20, 2009 RUGBY LEAGUE: Former Great Britain centre Chev Walker is to stay in hospital for another week after undergoing surgery on his broken leg. Hull KR star Walker’s bone punctured the skin when he suffered the injury during Friday’s 44-8 Super League play-off defeat to Leeds.
Chief defiant over Semenya row September 20, 2009 ATHLETICS: South African federation chief Leonard Chuene has refused to quit after admitting he knew all along about runner Caster Semenya’s gender test. Government ministers have called on Chuene to resign after it emerged he kept secret the tests on the women’s 800m world champion. But he said: “I’ll face this head on. I won’t [...]
Poker: a hard way to make an easy living September 17, 2009 ONE OF THE old maxims about poker is that it’s a hard way to make an easy living. You can grind out in a game for hours and hours and come away a loser, you can play for days in a major tournament and still bust out just short of the money, and you can [...]
Redford and Hayley the Gold bet at Ayr September 17, 2009 I think we may need Derren Brown’s help to pick the winner of tomorrow’s William Hill Ayr Gold Cup as the six furlong cavalry charge looks harder to call than ever. The ground continues to dry out while the importance of the draw won’t be known until after the running of this afternoon’s Silver Cup [...]
the INSIDER September 17, 2009 WE HAD a good week with the column last week, backing Goldolphin’s Sand Vixen to win the Flying Childers and laying Luca Cumani’s Seta in the May Hill. Seta is definitely very promising and it was encouraging to hear Kieren Fallon’s positive noises for the future after the race, but it showed again that wide [...]