Agbonlahor claims derby spoils for Villa September 13, 2009 ASTON VILLA manager Martin O’Neill talked up Gabriel Agbonlahor’s World Cup credentials after the England striker snatched a late victory in the Birmingham derby. Agbonlahor nodded past Blues goalkeeper Joe Hart from close range with just five minutes remaining, after John Carew had flicked on Ashley Young’s free-kick. It took Agbonlahor’s tally to three goals [...]
Duff the hero as Fulham seal comeback September 13, 2009 FULHAM boss Roy Hodgson heaped praise on new signing Damien Duff after his winner put paid to Everton at Craven Cottage. The Toffees took a first-half lead through Tim Cahill before Paul Konchesky equalised just after the break. The game looked set to end to end in a draw until 11 minutes from time, when [...]
Armitage shoulder injury is a headache for boss Johnson September 13, 2009 FULL-BACK Delon Armitage looks set to miss England’s autumn internationals after suffering a suspected dislocated shoulder in London Irish’s thumping victory over Gloucester. Armitage, 25, has been a major player in Martin Johnson’s England revolution but left the field after scoring a try in the Exiles’ 40-10 victory. “Delon has a suspected dislocated shoulder and [...]
Brawn duo locked in two-horse title race September 13, 2009 THE BATTLE for the drivers’ championship seems certain to be a duel between colleagues Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello after another Brawn GP one-two at yesterday’s Italian Grand Prix. Barrichello took the chequered flag at Monza to cut Button’s lead to 14 points but, with just four races of the season remaining, the pair look [...]
Serena unapologetic at sour end to Open September 13, 2009 WORLD No2 Serena Williams has vowed to learn from the on-court clash with a lineswoman that snuffed out her hopes of defending the US Open title.Williams crashed out at the semi-final stage on Saturday night when she was given a point penalty for launching a tirade at the official. The sanction came as the American [...]
Bolt and Jeter shine in Greece September 13, 2009 ATHLETICS: Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt capped a phenomenal year by winning the 200m at the World Athletics Final in Greece yesterday.The world 100m and 200m champion thrashed a field that included Britain’s Marlon Devonish. America’s Carmelita Jeter caught the eye in the women’s 100m, winning with the fifth fastest time in history of 10.67 [...]
Briton claims USOpen girls’ title September 13, 2009 TENNIS: Guernsey teenager Heather Watson became the first British winner of the US Open girls’ title yesterday when she landed her maiden Grand Slam honour. The 17-year-old beat her doubles partner, Russia’s Yana Buchina, in straight sets to emulate men’s world No2 Andy Murray, who won the junior title at Flushing Meadows in 2004.
Vegas comes to London for Poker bonanza September 10, 2009 Not so long ago, if you were serious about your poker, there was really no other place in the world to be than Las Vegas. These days, however, Vegas comes to London every autumn for what has grown to become a major season of poker in the space of just two years. Over the next [...]
Don’t expect a Changingoftheguard in world’s oldest Classic at Doncaster September 10, 2009 AIDAN O’Brien has already won the Ladbrokes St Leger on three occasions with Milan (2001), Brian Boru (2003) and Scorpion (2005), and the master of Ballydoyle can make it win number four with Ebor runner-up CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD. Things couldn’t have gone much worse for Johnny Murtagh at York, with his mount rearing up as the stalls [...]
the INSIDER September 10, 2009 TODAY’S meeting at Doncaster looks highly competitive and a few big reputations could be enhanced or shattered. SETA may be a very good horse and the form of her maiden is extremely strong but I’m not convinced that she is a very short odds-on shot in this field and as such I would be looking [...]