England must do it Chelsea style, says JT September 6, 2009 CAPTAIN John Terry insists England will need to adopt Chelsea’s physical approach if they are to secure their World Cup qualification on Wednesday night. Fabio Capello’s England entertain Croatia at Wembley knowing victory will guarantee their place in South Africa next summer. The Croatians adopted an aggressive style in their last visit to Wembley back [...]
Clijsters causes Venus shock September 6, 2009 KIM CLIJSTERS celebrated her biggest win since coming out of retirement last night when she defeated third seed Venus Williams in the fourth round of the US Open. Playing in her first Grand Slam for two since hanging up her racket, the Belgian showed a combination of her brilliant best and nerves of steel to [...]
Injured leaders kept on their toes by McIlroy’s 64 September 6, 2009 RORY MCILORY fired a magnificent final round 64 to keep up the chase in the $16m Race to Dubai jackpot. The Northern Irishman fired eight birdies and an eagle to shoot up the leaderboard at the European Masters in Switzerland and steal a share of seventh place. Victory would have handed the 20-year-old the outright [...]
Lee: Ashley plans don’t ring true September 6, 2009 FORMER Newcastle captain Rob Lee has questioned owner Mike Ashley’s desire to sell the fallen north-east giants and accused him of deliberately stalling on the appointment of Alan Shearer as manager. Ashley put Newcastle up for sale in May after a turbulent season culminated in their relegation from the Premier League. But despite reports of [...]
Prudent Lee learns to leave behind netbusters and focus on net gains September 6, 2009 ROB LEE knows what financial mismanagement looks like. He witnessed the recklessness of England team-mates at the 1998 World Cup, who thought nothing of betting £5,000 a hand on card games. More recently he has seen his beloved Newcastle United relegated from the top flight while embattled owner Mike Ashley runs up personal losses of [...]
Fearless Fallon to mark return to the saddle with Sprint Cup win September 3, 2009 THE NEXT chapter in the incredible Kieren Fallon story will be written at Haydock Park tomorrow when he takes his first Group One ride after serving out his latest suspension. The controversial, yet undeniably brilliant jockey is set to ride Royal Ascot winner HIGH STANDING for Willie Haggas in the Betfred Sprint Cup. There are [...]
the INSIDER September 3, 2009 THIS WEEK the focus has been on jockeys and specifically Kieren Fallon. Having K Fallon ‘Airfixed’ next to a runner is definitely a massive plus, the former champ has a great feel for race riding and a list of strategies longer than an NFL play book. The other jockey in the news is Christophe Soumillon, [...]
Back hero Broad in ODI September 3, 2009 ENGLAND vs AUSTRALIA1ST ODI, TODAY 1PM, SKY SPORTS 1 THE JUBILATION of England’s Ashes victory soon gave way to the fiasco that was the aborted Twenty20 series. With those two games brushed under the proverbial carpet, the upcoming exhaustive seven-match one day series gives Australia the chance to return home with a little pride, even [...]
Expect goals in Slovenia’s debut against sharp-shooting England September 3, 2009 ENGLAND vs SLOVENIATOMORROW 5.30PM, ITV1 INTERNATIONAL friendlies do not often prove to be fertile ground for a worthwhile bet, especially when one of the world’s best footballing nations is taking on a comparative minnow. The outcome is usually only just short of certain, but there is little money to be made, as is the case [...]
Defiant Chelsea hit back as FIFA impose transfer ban September 3, 2009 ANGRY Chelsea chiefs last night vowed to launch the “strongest possible appeal” to a sensational FIFA ruling which banned them from making any new signings until January 2011. The Blues were hit with the astonishing penalty after being found guilty of inducing promising youngster Gael Kakuta to breach his contract with French club Lens two [...]