Fulham set to host Brazil stars September 4, 2011 Chelsea’s David Luiz is among a handful of Premier League stars set to feature tonight when Brazil face Ghana at Fulham’s Craven Cottage. Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva and Sunderland’s Asamoah Gyan are also in contention to play in the friendly, along with AC Milan’s Ronaldinho, promising Santos youngsters Neymar and Paulo Henrique Ganso and Porto striker [...]
Deng stars in maiden British win September 4, 2011 Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng plundered 31 points as Great Britain claimed their first ever EuroBasket finals win, beating Portugal 85-73. Earlier defeats to hosts Lithuania, Turkey and Spain had already condemned Britain to elimination at the group stage.
FINAL FLOURISH: SUPER SURREY REACH LORD’S SHOWPIECE September 4, 2011 SURREY booked their place in the final of the CB40 against Somerset later this month at Lord’s after a crushing 77-run win over Sussex. In a match that was reduced to 24 overs a-side Surrey made 228 for 7 seven with Tom Maynard (left) making 60 from 30 balls. In reply, the visitors were bowled [...]
Manchester still holds edge September 1, 2011 United and City’s title rivals are now stronger, but are they strong enough? TRANSFER deadline day was even more frenzied than usual this year as Premier League managers scrambled to reinforce their squads for a campaign that already looks like being hugely competitive. Particularly busy in the final days were those clubs initially billed as [...]
Terry: United novices are ready September 1, 2011 BULGARIA vs ENGLAND MANCHESTER UNITED youngsters Chris Smalling, Tom Cleverley and Phil Jones are ready to make their international debuts in tonight’s crunch European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria, according to England skipper John Terry. The trio have played a significant part in United’s barnstorming start to the defence of their Premier League crown and have [...]
Greene machine strikes gold at last for Britain September 1, 2011 WELSHMAN Dai Greene produced a masterful performance to the win the 400m hurdles final at the World Championships in Daegu and revealed the golden glow will help him get through months of painstaking winter training ahead of next summer’s Olympics. The 25-year-old’s heroics followed the surprise silver won by Hannah Edwards in the 5,000m on [...]
Focused Murray ready to go up a gear September 1, 2011 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray accepts he must improve if he is to avoid becoming the first high-profile casualty at the US Open when he faces Dutchman Robin Haase in their second round clash today. Murray got off to a sluggish start in his victory over India’s Somdev Devvarma on Tuesday and will need to raise [...]
Spending rises spark concerns clubs ignoring fair play rules September 1, 2011 CLUBS across Europe are jeopardising their participation in continental competitions by continuing to ignore new rules on spending, football finance experts fear. The summer transfer window, which closed on Wednesday night, saw a £125m rise in gross outlay by Premier League sides, who splashed £485m on signings. Spanish and Italian leagues witnessed even bigger relative [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF September 1, 2011 Swann eager to turn the screw CRICKET: England spinner Graeme Swann insists he and his team-mates are far from done with tormenting India yet. England head into the five-match one-day series on the back of an overwhelming 4-0 Test victory which they followed up on Wednesday night with victory in a one-off Twenty20 clash at [...]
MANUFACTURING GRINDS TO A HALT September 1, 2011 THE global economic slowdown is hammering factories throughout most major Western economies. Manufacturing survey scores declined in all but one of the G7 countries last month, with factory sectors actually contracting in the UK and the Eurozone. Manufacturing growth in the UK plummeted to a 26-month low in August, according to the latest purchasing managers’ [...]
