Ancelotti to seek assurances from Terry amid City interest July 5, 2009 JOHN TERRY will be forced to prove his commitment to the Chelsea cause in a series of crisis talks with manager Carlo Ancelotti. The England captain has been the subject of sustained interest from big-spending Manchester City, who had bids of £25m and £30m rejected by the west London club last week. But with an [...]
Spurs boss Harry in shock swoop to lure retired Figo July 5, 2009 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp has made an audacious swoop to lure veteran midfielder Luis Figo out of retirement to serve his twilight years at White Hart Lane. The 36-year-old decided to hang up his boots at the end of last season after helping Inter Milan to the Serie A title. But Spurs boss Redknapp has [...]
Onions edges mate Harmy for Ashes call July 5, 2009 PACEMAN Graham Onions last night paid homage to Durham team-mate Steve Harmison after edging him out of the 13-man England squad for the first Ashes Test. Onions, 26, was surprisingly given the nod for the series opener in Cardiff on Wednesday, even though it was the more experienced Harmison who impressed in the England Lions’ [...]
McGeechan: Lions legacy now in place July 5, 2009 COACH Ian McGeechan believes he has established a successful legacy to lead the British and Irish Lions after announcing the end of his infamous Lions association yesterday. The 62-year-old signed off his Lions career with an emphatic victory in the third and final Test in Johannesburg on Saturday, but confirmed he will not be in [...]
Sprinter Cavendish takes Le Tour stage July 5, 2009 SPEEDSTER Mark Cavendish further enhanced his reputation as the fastest sprinter in the world after claiming the second stage of the Tour de France with a blistering finish. The 24-year-old led the peleton in chasing down leading quartet Stef Clement, Cyril Dessel, Jussi Veikkanen and Stephane Auge with 10km left to bring the 187km stage [...]
Woods wins at Maryland July 5, 2009 GOLF: World No1 Tiger Woods showed his imperious form once again to claim a 68th PGA Tour title with victory in the AT&T National in Maryland last night. Woods fired a three-under-par 67 to finish on 13-under, but had to stave off pressure from fellow American Hunter Mahan, who tied for the lead at one [...]
Kaymer edges out Westwood July 5, 2009 GOLF: Germany’s Martin Kaymer beat England’s Lee Westwood in a sudden-death play-off to claim victory in the French Open. Westwood fired a final-round 65 with seven birdies and a bogey to take the clubhouse lead at 13-under-par before Kaymer held his nerve to par the 18th for a 68 and force the extra holes. Westwood [...]
Hants and Sussex reach final July 5, 2009 CRICKET: Hampshire and Sussex will contest this year’s Friends Provident Trophy final on 25 July after rallying to semi-final victories. An opening stand of 186 between Jimmy Adams (78) and Michael Lumb (76) helped Hampshire to 271 against Lancashire at Old Trafford, who were never in the hunt in reply, falling 64 runs short despite [...]
Giants climb up to third July 5, 2009 RUGBY LEAGUE: Two tries from David Faiumu helped Huddersfield maintain their Super League play-off hopes with a 30-14 victory over Wakefield which moved the Giants to third in the table. Castleford Tigers are also still in the play-off hunt after they beat struggling Bradford 40-38 in a thrilling game which saw both sides touch down [...]
Sea The Stars set to Eclipse his rivals July 2, 2009 I’VE spent a lot of time this week trying to find a horse to beat SEA THE STARS in the Coral Eclipse and I finally have to admit defeat. There is often a danger of trying to be too clever in your search for reasons to oppose a horse who looks unbeatable on paper. I [...]