Well Chief stuns Master Minded November 15, 2009 HORSE RACING: Odds-on favourite Master Minded suffered a shock defeat to injury-prone Well Chief in the Connaught Chase at Cheltenham.David Pipe-trained Well Chief, racing for only the second time in more than three years, and jockey Timmy Murphy held off Mahogany Blaze in second.Dual Champion Chase winner Master Minded could only manage third place.
Fletcher: Don’t blame Burley November 15, 2009 FOOTBALL: Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher has backed manager George Burley after their crushing 3-0 friendly defeat to Wales. Burley, who failed to qualify for the World Cup, is expected to be sacked this week when the Scottish Football Association board meets, but Fletcher insists it is not the manager’s fault. “It’s not anything to do [...]
Rampant SA too good for poor England November 15, 2009 STAND-IN skipper Alastair Cook admitted his side lacked the skill to beat South Africa after a humbling 84-run defeat in the second Twenty20 international at Centurion. England’s bowlers were put to the sword with Graeme Smith (88) and Loots Bosman (94) sharing a world-record 170-run opening partnership before Cook and co fell well short chasing [...]
Boss Smith quits after Four Nations final defeat November 15, 2009 TONY SMITH has resigned as England rugby league coach, citing family reasons for stepping down. The 42-year-old’s decision comes in the aftermath of Saturday’s crushing 46-16 Four Nations final defeat to Australia but he insists the result had no bearing on his departure. “Even if we had won last night I’d still have stepped down,” [...]
Steely Brazil are the team I fear, admits boss Capello November 15, 2009 ENGLAND head coach Fabio Capello has identified Brazil as the biggest obstacle on the path to long-awaited glory at next summer’s World Cup. The five-time winners barely broke sweat as they strolled to a 1-0 friendly win over Capello’s men in the heat of Doha, Qatar on Saturday. Brazil have long been known for their [...]
Van Persie facing six weeks out with injury November 15, 2009 ARSENAL striker Robin van Persie last night calmed fears over his torn ankle ligaments by insisting he expects to be sidelined for no more than six weeks. The in-form Dutchman, whose eight goals in 11 outings have propelled the Gunners to second in the Premier League, was injured in Saturday’s friendly with Italy. Van Persie, [...]
Mayweather in Pacquiao’s sights after Cotto stopped November 15, 2009 NEWLY crowned five-time world champion Manny Pacquiao is gunning for unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr after his breathtaking win over Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto on Saturday night. The Filipino superstar, 30, stopped Cotto in the 12th round of their WBO welterweight clash in Las Vegas to claim his fifth world title at a fifth different weight. [...]
Race to Dubai top spot is consolation for McIlroy November 15, 2009 NORTHERN IRISH youngster Rory McIlroy will go into next weekend’s season climax as the European Tour’s leading player after finishing second in the Hong Kong Open. The 20-year-old’s superb six-under-par round of 64 was not enough to prevent Frenchman Gregory Bourdy from taking the title at Fanling by two shots, on 19 under. But it [...]
The disaster film to end disaster films November 12, 2009 Film2012Cert: 12ABYTHETIME you come blinking out of the cinema, you’d be forgiven for thinking it is 2012, so long and exhausting is the latest film from large-scale disaster specialist Roland Emmerich. In Independence Day he had aliens lay waste to the planet until Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum fought back; in Godzilla the giant dinosaur [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND November 12, 2009 FILMCOLD SOULS Existential comedy about an actor who loses his soul, with Paul Giamatti. AMELIA Lacklustre biopic about the pilot Amelia Earhart, starring Hilary Swank. TAKING woodstock Comedy about the famous sixties music festival. DVDSTAR TRECK XI The greatest sci-fi franchise of them all gets a surprisingly good prequel. MOON Sam Rockwell stars in this [...]
