Dwain court case delayed July 15, 2008 Great Britain’s squad for the Beijing Olympics was announced yesterday, but the sprinting line-up will not be named until Thursday, when Dwain Chambers’ case against a lifetime ban is heard in the High Court. Simeon Williamson was the only male 100m runner included in the draft squad, but Chambers and one other will join him [...]
Vialli: I back Lamps to be a hit at Inter July 15, 2008 Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli believes Frank Lampard would cope with life in Italy should he opt to leave Stamford Bridge this summer. Lampard is currently in the middle of a tug-of-war between signing a new deal at Chelsea or joining up with former boss Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan. And Vialli, who made a name [...]
Flintoff gets the nod for Test return July 15, 2008 Andrew Flintoff is expected to make his England return at Headingley on Friday after being given the all-clear by medics. The all-rounder has not played a Test since the final Ashes match in Sydney in January 2007 after suffering an occurrence to his ankle injury. But the 30-year-old has performed well with both bat and [...]
It’s round one to England despite sleepy Lord’s opener July 15, 2008 Although the scoreboard will suggest the first Test petered out into a tame draw, I suspect England will be the team taking the more positives to Headingley for the start of the second Test on Friday. For the first time in quite a while we have seen England pile on almost 600 runs in their [...]
Chambers ban is death sentence, says Moses July 14, 2008 Drugs-cheat sprinter Dwain Chambers’ bid to overturn his lifetime Olympic ban has received support from an unlikely source – track legend and staunch anti-doping campaigner Ed Moses. The only barrier to Chambers competing in Beijing this summer is now the British Olympic Association’s suspension, after the 30-year-old won the 100m at the National Championships, which [...]
Smith frustrates England as defiant Proteas scent draw July 14, 2008 England will this morning redouble their efforts to seal victory in the first Test after South Africa produced a defiant performance to force the match into the final day at Lord’s. Having dismissed the tourists for 247 on Saturday and forced the follow-on, England were confident of getting the four-Test series off to a winning [...]
Samp want Chelsea flop Shevchenko July 14, 2008 Chelsea flop Andriy Shevchenko has been offered a way out of Stamford Bridge by Italian club Sampdoria. The Blues’ £30m record signing has scored just 22 goals in 76 appearances since joining from AC Milan two years ago. Milan have repeatedly been linked with a move to bring one of their best loved players back [...]
Arsenal ‘offered Eto’o swap’ July 14, 2008 Barcelona look set to make a last ditch attempt to win the race for Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor by offering £8m cash plus Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o. Barcelona have been vying with AC Milan for the 24-year-old, who was the Gunners’ top scorer last season with 30 goals. Arsenal resisted initial interest in the muscular Togo [...]
Pietersen ton rocks Boks in a ‘special day’ July 11, 2008 Kevin Pietersen has hailed his century against South Africa yesterday as one of the most special days of his career. Facing the country of his birth in a Test match for the first time, Pietersen smashed 13 fours and a six in a magical unbeaten 104, which put England in control of the first Test [...]
Cole dig at Mourinho and Grant over negative style July 11, 2008 Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has aimed a dig at former Blues managers Jose Mourinho and Avram Grant, accusing the pair of not wanting to play “the right way”. Cole says he is delighted at the arrival of former Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari, who welcomed the players back for pre-season training this week. And in [...]