Bad weather blows title race wide open September 13, 2010 PROMOTION and relegation issues in the County Championship may well be determined by the lottery of the weather after heavy rain decimated the opening day of the final round of matches yesterday. Division one pace-setters Nottinghamshire need 22 points to be assured of a first title since 2005, but were limited to just one over [...]
‘I should have stood up to Richards’, admits physio September 13, 2010 THE physiotherapist at the centre of the “Bloodgate” scandal says he wish he’d ignored the pleas of shamed ex-Harlequins chief Dean Richards as he battles to save his job. Steph Brennan handed a fake blood capsule to winger Tom Williams during Quins’ Heineken Cup defeat to Leinster in April 2009. Brennan admitted all but one [...]
Wales U21 coach Flynn handed audition to succeed Toshack September 13, 2010 WALES have appointed Under-21 boss Brian Flynn as temporary coach of the senior team following John Toshack’s resignation. Flynn, who also leads the Welsh Under-19s and Under 17s, has two Euro 2012 qualifiers, against Bulgaria and Switzerland, to earn the job on a permanent basis. He said: “I realise that initially it is only for [...]
Captain Monty’s smiling with Euro six-shooters September 13, 2010 ONLY one smile would have beamed broader than that of Martin Kaymer after the German cruised to a third title of the season at the KLM Open – Colin Montgomerie’s. Since Ross Fisher won at the Irish Open on 1 August, Monty’s 12-man team for the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in a little over [...]
ANGLO-SCOTTISH MEETINGS: THE LAST THREE September 13, 2010 Arsenal v Celtic, 2009-10 Champions League qualifying round The Gunners all but wrapped up the tie with a 2-0 first-leg win in Glasgow, but the most memorable incident occurred at the Emirates Stadium, when a tumble from Eduardo (above) prompted a penalty, a ban for diving, then a Uefa U-turn and, all in all, quite [...]
Mistakes like that could cost me the title, admits Hamilton September 12, 2010 LEWIS HAMILTON admitted his Monza mistake could cost him the world championship after Fernando Alonso and Ferrari leapt back into title contention with victory in the Italian Grand Prix. McLaren star Hamilton crashed out in the very first lap after damaging his car when trying to pass the Ferrari of Felipe Massa. As a result, [...]
Strauss lets his bat do the talking September 12, 2010 ANDREW STRAUSS proved his doubters wrong once again as his magnificent century helped England go 2-0 up in the one-day series with Pakistan. It has been suggested that Strauss’s batting style is not suited to the limited-overs game, leading many to question whether he is the man to lead England into the World Cup on [...]
Euro boost for Spurs as Modric is given the all-clear September 12, 2010 TOTTENHAM were last night handed a major boost after Luka Modric was passed fit for tomorrow night’s Champions League clash with Werder Bremen. It had been feared the Croatian international may had broken his left leg for the second time in 12 months after limping out of Saturday’s 1-1 draw at West Brom. But despite [...]
Reina rescues Reds to force stalemate September 12, 2010 BIRMINGHAM CITY (0) vs LIVERPOOL (0) LIVERPOOL boss Roy Hodgson was indebted to goalkeeper Pepe Reina as his side avoided a second defeat of the season. The Spanish international pulled off fine reflex saves to deny Cameron Jerome and Craig Gardner as Alex McLeish’s men were denied a deserved three points at St Andrews. The [...]
Ex-champ Hatton ‘devastated’ over allegations of cocaine use September 12, 2010 RICKY HATTON was said to be “devastated” yesterday following newspaper allegations of cocaine use. The former two-weight world champion was captured on video appearing to cut lines of the drug with a credit card before snorting them through a rolled up bank note. Hatton, 31, has not fought since losing inside two rounds to Manny [...]