I won’t follow Ronaldo and Kaka to Madrid, says Clichy June 15, 2009 ARSENAL defender Gael Clichy insists he has no desire to leave the silverware-starved Gunners and join Real Madrid’s new legion of superstars. Extravagant Real shelled out £140m on AC Milan playmaker Kaka and Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo last week, and are said to want Clichy next. But the French full-back says he is committed [...]
Hero Richards on target as Pearce dodges upset June 15, 2009 ENGLAND U21 (2) vs. FINLAND U21 (1) A BULLET header from Manchester City defender Micah Richards got 10-man England off to a winning start at the European Under-21 Championship in Sweden. Middlesbrough midfielder Lee Cattermole’s deflected shot put Stuart Pearce’s men in front against the run of play in the tournament opener in Halmstad. But England’s fortunes deteriorated [...]
Murray vows to keep focus June 15, 2009 TENNIS: British No1 Andy Murray insists he will not get carried away by the euphoria surrounding his victory at Queen’s and has vowed to keep his focus for the start of Wimbledon on Monday. “I think I can win it, but I am going to focus on the very first match,” the Scot said yesterday. [...]
Khan title bout postponed June 15, 2009 BOXING: Amir Khan has been made to wait a further three weeks for a world title shot after his scheduled bout with Andreas Kotelnik, on 27 June, was postponed yesterday so the Ukrainian can recover from a tooth infection. The fight will now take place on 18 July at the MEN Arena, Manchester, as London’s [...]
Brawn expects F1 to continue June 15, 2009 FORMULA ONE: Team owner Ross Brawn says he is certain his team will be competing in Formula One next year, despite the row over budget caps between teams’ association FOTA and governing body the FIA. “I’m completely confident of competing, and you have to plan on that,” he said.
Washed-out England swept away by Windies and rain June 15, 2009 ENGLAND captain Paul Collingwood blamed the rain after seeing his side dumped out of the World Twenty20 in a nail-biting five-wicket loss to the West Indies. The hosts made 161-6 from their 20 overs but an evening downpour at The Oval saw the Windies set a revised target of 80 from nine overs, under the [...]
O’Callaghan handed his June 15, 2009 COACH Ian McGeechan insists his British Lions squad have reached the “business end” of their South African tour as they prepare for the first Test against the world champions on Saturday. McGeechan has long maintained his final selection for the Durban clash will not be decided until after tonight’s tour match with the Southern Kings [...]
Ace Murray crowned king of Queen’s to end 71-year wait June 14, 2009 ANDY MURRAY was last night facing up to the wave of expectancy that will come his way after etching his name in British tennis history yesterday. The 22-year-old Scot completed a stylish 7-5, 6-4 victory over American James Blake to claim a first grass-court success at the Aegon Championship and become the first home-grown champion [...]
Wing star Monye ready to make Lions Test bow June 14, 2009 ENGLAND winger Ugo Monye insists he is “100 per cent ready” should he be chosen to make his British Lions Test debut against South Africa on Saturday. The Harlequins ace has been in flying form for the Lions on their unbeaten tour so far, and is favourite to claim the left-wing spot for Saturday’s first [...]
Rossi ensures three-way lead June 14, 2009 MOTOGP: Valentino Rossi held off the challenge of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in the Catalunya GP to ensure a three-way tie at the top of the MotoGP standings. The Italian stole his 99th career win on the final corner and with Casey Stoner finishing third it means all three men share the overall lead on 106 [...]