Cavendish victory will not count May 17, 2009 CYCLING: Britain’s Mark Cavendish claimed victory in yesterday’s ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia – but his time will not count towards the overall classification due to a rider’s protest. Riders were unhappy with the city centre course in Milan after Spain’s Pedro Horrillo Munoz was seriously hurt in a crash on Saturday. Race leader [...]
20/1 Alexandros looks value for the in-form ‘Boys in Blue’ against Paco Boy May 14, 2009 PACO BOY is as short as 11/10 with Boylesports to win tomorrow’s Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes and will take some beating. Richard Hannon’s four-year-old son of Desert Style is looking to land the second Group One contest of his career having won last year’s Prix De La Foret at Longchamp on Arc weekend. However, that race [...]
You’re never Gunner derail United’s title bid May 14, 2009 MANCHESTER UNITED VS ARSENALAFTER a few worries in March, Manchester United are cantering towards an incredible 11th Premier League title and it looks like Sir Alex Ferguson will be lifting the trophy in front of his oldest adversary, Arsene Wenger. The win against Wigan on Wednesday night means that United now only require one point from [...]
Top Catt tells Exiles: Savour the moment May 14, 2009 ENGLAND veteran Mike Catt has told his London Irish team-mates to savour every moment of their Twickenham experience tomorrow when they run out for the Premiership final against Leicester. The 37-year-old fly-half makes an emotional return to the home of English rugby as an assistant coach to Exiles chief Toby Booth. And he insists turning [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF May 14, 2009 Millwall clinch Wembley finalFOOTBALL: Millwall earned a place in the League One play-off final after holding Leeds United to a 1-1 draw at Elland Road, ensuring a 2-1 aggregate victory. One-nil down from the away leg, Jermaine Beckford missed a penalty for Leeds before Luciano Becchio netted to level the aggregate scores. But the Lions [...]
McGeechan quits Wasps but eyes consultancy role May 14, 2009 LIONS coach Ian McGeechan hasn’t ruled out the possibility of taking on a consultancy role at Wasps after confirming he had stepped down as director of rugby last night. The Scot has led the club to Premiership, Heineken Cup and Powergen Cup success since taking over four years ago, but could finish only seventh in [...]
Murray delighted with ‘big win’ over specialist Robredo May 14, 2009 WORLD No3 Andy Murray told of his delight after cruising past Tommy Robredo to reach the quarter-final of the Madrid Masters yesterday. Murray survived a tough start in the sweltering heat to come through 7-5, 6-1 and book a last eight clash with fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro. “I’m very happy with the result, [...]
Mentor Gooch is praised as Essex boys make a stand May 14, 2009 BATTING hero Alastair Cook heaped praise on team-mate Ravi Bopara after the Essex pair put the West Indies to the sword at the Riverside. Both men scored centuries but it was Bopara who stole the headlines after becoming only the fifth England batsman ever to score three successive Test tons. The pair put on 213 [...]
Briatore: F1 row must be solved ‘at all costs’ May 14, 2009 RENAULT boss Flavio Briatore insists a solution to the row over new rules for 2010 must be achieved “at all costs” when F1 chiefs meet for crisis talks in London today. Toyota, Red Bull, Ferrari and Renault have all vowed to quit the sport at the end of the season unless plans for a voluntary [...]
Rooney’s on a revenge mission to claim title and silence Arsenal fans May 14, 2009 WAYNE ROONEY will be gunning for revenge at Old Trafford tomorrow – to end seven years of hurt. The England striker has called on his Manchester United team-mates to finish the job and earn the single point required against arch-rivals Arsenal to clinch an 11th Premier League title. To win the title in front of [...]