Liverpool stunned by plucky Cobblers September 22, 2010 LIVERPOOL (2) VS NORTHAMPTON(2) AET, Northampton win 4-2 on pens LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson apologised to fans after his side suffered a humiliating third-round exit against League Two Northampton Town at Anfield. David Ngog and youngster Nathan Eccleston missed their penalties after the Reds had to come from behind just to force a shoot-out. Milan [...]
Sunderland star Bramble arrested over rape claim September 22, 2010 SUNDERLAND defender Titus Bramble was arrested yesterday on suspicion of raping a young woman in a Newcastle hotel. Police questioned Bramble, 29, and his brother Tesfaye, 30, after the alleged incident in the early hours of yesterday morning was reported. Former England Under-21 centre-back Titus “categorically refutes the allegations”, Sunderland said in a statement last [...]
Saints buck the trend as Premiership crowds fall September 22, 2010 NORTHAMPTON insist they can continue to buck the trend of poor early-season ticket sales in the Aviva Premiership – and take record attendances to a whole new level at Franklin’s Gardens. The unbeaten league leaders sold out their opening two home fixtures against Leicester and Bath despite the latter being played on a Friday night. [...]
Gibbs blow only ‘short-term’ September 22, 2010 FOOTBALL: Arsenal say Kieran Gibbs will only be missing for the “short term” after injuring his foot in the Carling Cup victory over Tottenham on Tuesday night. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger feared the England left-back had suffered his second broken metatarsal in a year. But scans revealed the 20-year-old had not suffered a fracture. “Kieran [...]
Godman ruled out for six months September 22, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Scotland fly-half Phil Godman has been ruled out of both the autumn internationals and the Six Nations Championship after picking up a serious knee injury. The Edinburgh player is set for a six-month lay-off after suffering the injury in training. Scotland team doctor James Robson said: “He will have to undergo surgery in [...]
Tunisia first up for Great Britain September 22, 2010 TENNIS: Great Britain will begin their 2011 Davis Cup campaign with a home tie against Tunisia in March. Leon Smith’s team will fancy their chances of coming through the Europe/Africa Group II tie with no fewer than seven British players lying ahead of Tunisian No1 Marek Jaziri, ranked 420th, in the world rankings. Victory over [...]
FedEx hopefuls compete for $10m September 22, 2010 GOLF: The FedEx Cup play-off series climaxes in Atlanta with the Tour Championship this weekend as the PGA Tour’s top 30 players compete for the $10m series jackpot. The one notable absentee is defending champion Tiger Woods, who failed to qualify following a wretched year, giving Phil Mickelson the chance to replace him as world [...]
Spot-on Nasri fires Gunners past Spurs September 21, 2010 TOTTENHAM (1) vs ARSENAL (4) AET, 1-1 after 90 mins ARSENAL schemer Samir Nasri conquered his spot-kick superstition to smash two extra-time penalties and earn the Gunners cup revenge over bitter rivals Tottenham. Nasri’s double within five minutes proved the killer blow long before Andrey Arshavin’s fourth, after Robbie Keane had dragged Spurs back into [...]
Row won’t damage political relations, says top diplomat September 21, 2010 PAKISTAN’S high commissioner last night defended Ijaz Butt’s allegations against England’s cricketers – but insisted they would not affect political relations between the countries. Wajid Shamsul Hasan said Paksitan Cricket Board chairman Butt made “a very innocent argument” when accusing England players of taking a bribe to lose the third one-day international at The Oval [...]
Games crisis after British stars pull out September 21, 2010 BRITISH track stars Phillips Idowu and Christine Ohuruogu pulled out of the Commonwealth Games last night amid growing fears the event in Delhi will have to be cancelled. In a disastrous 24 hours for organisers, already fraught preparations were plunged into crisis when a bridge outside the stadium collapsed, injuring 23, and a row erupted [...]