Chelsea rubbish Cole rumours August 3, 2009 FOOTBALL: Chelsea have ruled out the sale of Joe Cole, following reports that Tottenham were planning a £10m bid for the England midfielder. “Chelsea is not, and will not be, considering any offers for Joe Cole,” said a club statement. “Our sole focus, as is Joe’s, is to complete his rehab and get him fit [...]
Victory is still in our hands, says Flintoff August 2, 2009 ALL-ROUNDER Andrew Flintoff believes England are still in the box seat ahead of a potentially thrilling final day of the third Ashes Test with Australia at Edgbaston today. Flintoff top scored with a fine 74 – his highest innings on home soil since the 2005 series – to hand the hosts a healthy 113-run first [...]
Strauss will have dreamt August 2, 2009 ANDREW STRAUSS will have sat in his hotel room last night with a notepad in one hand and a calculator in the other, working out just how to force a positive result against the Australians at Edgbaston today. Unfortunately, the deluge in Birmingham these past few days has ruined, potentially, a fantastic Test match, but [...]
Boss Wenger mulling over Vieira return August 2, 2009 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger admits he is still pondering over whether to go against his morals and bring back former captain Patrick Vieira.Wenger has always been a staunch believer in never going back, but says he is sorely tempted by the prospect of making the French midfielder an exception to the rule. Vieira left for [...]
Lescott absence is blamed on injury as Redknapp denies making Bassong bid August 2, 2009 EVERTON boss David Moyes last night played down speculation over Joleon Lescott’s future at the club after the England defender was absent from yesterday’s friendly at Coventry. Lescott is at the centre of an intense public pursuit by Manchester City, who are reportedly ready to table an offer of around £22m for the 26-year-old this [...]
Sir Bobby Robson’s family ‘overwhelmed’ by tributes August 2, 2009 THE family of Sir Bobby Robson have said they are “humbled and overwhelmed” by the public response to his death on Friday. The County Durham-born former England manager lost his long battle against cancer at the age of 76. Around 15,000 supporters have visited Newcastle’s St James’ Park over the weekend to lay flowers, banners, [...]
Tancock strikes gold as GB enjoy record showing August 2, 2009 LIAM TANCOCK claimed his second world record in 24 hours to win Britain’s second gold medal at the World Championships in Rome last night. Tancock won the final of the 50m backstroke in a time of 24.04secs, beating the mark he set in his Saturday’s semi-final by 0.04secs. It added to the gold medal won [...]
Matthew claims Open title August 2, 2009 GOLF: Catriona Matthew hit three successive birdies on the back nine to become the first Scot to win the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes. A nervous start to her final round saw Matthew squander her three-stroke overnight lead, only to hit back with birdies on 13, 14 and 15 to [...]
Witter’s a quitter in California August 2, 2009 BOXING: Junior Witter threw away any hopes of an all-British showdown with Amir Khan after surprisingly quitting in his bid to win back the vacant WBC light-welterweight title in California. Sheffield fighter Witter, 35, threw in the towel at the end of eight gruelling rounds with American Devon Alexander. Witter appeared to be slightly behind [...]
Dobson inspires Rovers August 2, 2009 RUGBY LEAGUE: Hull KR’s Michael Dobson became the first man to score 200 points in the Super League this season as Rovers closed in on a play-off place. Dobson bagged 22 points, while Shaun Briscoe scored a hat-trick in a comfortable 46-28 win over Castleford. Elsewhere, Harlequins continued their play-off charge with a 22-14 victory [...]