Sir Alex is a transfer master June 11, 2009 MANCHESTER UNITED are undoubtedly losing one of their greatest players of all time in Cristiano Ronaldo, but manager Sir Alex Ferguson rarely gets his big transfer decisions wrong. Ferguson demands total commitment from his players and it is easy to understand if he has decided that this is the right time to sell Ronaldo. The [...]
the INSIDER June 11, 2009 YIPPEE, Royal Ascot is nearly here and that means Champagne and Fillies. The Queen Mary, Albany Stakes and the Coronation Stakes are all fantastic races for the fairer sex. However, my banker for the meeting is a colt that runs in the first two-year-old race of the meeting, the Coventry Stakes. CANFORD CLIFFS has only [...]
Chelsea deny lodging late bid to hijack Villa’s Madrid move June 11, 2009 CHELSEA last night dismissed speculation they tried to poach David Villa from under the noses of Real Madrid. The Valencia striker is set to become the latest member of the Bernabeu ‘galacticos’, joining £140m duo Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo. But reports in Spain suggested Chelsea had crept in with an 11th hour offer to tempt [...]
Sri Lanka look the safe bet against Pakistan June 11, 2009 PAKISTAN vs. SRI LANKALORD’S – TODAY 1.30PM, SKY SPORTS 1 THE Twenty20 World Cup has begun with a bang and the Super Eights are now well underway. There has already been some fantastic action and one of the tournament’s most exciting teams, Sri Lanka, take on rivals Pakistan this afternoon at the home of cricket. [...]
SUMMER SALES June 11, 2009 Barry: I was honest with VillaMANCHESTER CITY’S Gareth Barry has rejected suggestions he betrayed Aston Villa, insisting he told them he would leave if they failed to reach the Champions League. Barry’s £12m move to City, who finished four places below Villa in the Premier League, raised eyebrows but the England midfielder insists he has [...]
Colly laments batting as sad England crash June 11, 2009 CAPTAIN Paul Collingwood berated England’s poor batting performance as South Africa waltzed to a comfortable victory in their Super Eights opener at Trent Bridge. England slumped to their lowest Twenty20 international total of 111, leaving the Proteas with the simple task of picking off a seven-wicket win. Collingwood hit 19 off as many balls to [...]
Lions coach: We’ll be better prepared than Springboks June 11, 2009 BRITISH and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has taunted South Africa by saying he expects his team to be in better shape than the Springboks come the first Test. The Lions extended their uneaten tour run to four matches with a 39-3 victory over Natal Sharks on Wednesday and will have played six games before [...]
Moores: Flintoff is on track for Ashes return June 11, 2009 LANCASHIRE coach Peter Moores believes Andrew Flintoff is on track to be fit to play in the Ashes after the England all-rounder made a miraculous return from injury yesterday. Playing his first County match for six weeks since undergoing knee surgery, Flintoff had Durham opener Michael Di Venuto caught behind off only his second ball [...]
Murray’s ready for Mardy June 11, 2009 TENNIS: British No1 Andy Murray admits he is satisfied with his early grass court season form as he prepares for his Aegon Championship quarter-final at Queen’s today. The No1 seed needed just over an hour to dispose of Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4, 6-4 yesterday and now takes on Mardy Fish in the last eight after [...]
England blitz Andorra to inch towards finals place June 10, 2009 ENGLAND (6) vs. ANDORRA (0)ENGLAND can book their flights to South Africa after effectively guaranteeing their place at next summer’s World Cup finals with a routine drubbing of Andorra. Wayne Rooney and his second-half replacement Jermain Defoe mercilessly punished opponents ranked 196th in the world by plundering two goals apiece. Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch also [...]