SPORT | IN BRIEF April 27, 2010 Murray shows the way on clay TENNIS: British No1 Andy Murray eased the pain of his Monte Carlo embarrassment with an impressive victory over Andreas Seppi at the Rome Masters – on the day when world No1 Roger Federer was dumped out. Murray crashed to German Philipp Kohlschreiber in his last clay-court encounter in Monaco [...]
City poised to sign Fulop on special loan April 26, 2010 MANCHESTER City are today expected to be granted special dispensation to sign a goalkeeper on an emergency loan deal until the end of the season. Sunderland’s Marton Fulop, who is out-of-favour at the Stadium of Light, is believed to be the preferred candidate for a three-match contract. City made a plea to the Premier League [...]
Modi launches bid to clear name in IPL bribery probe April 26, 2010 LALIT MODI stood his ground last night after being suspended from his role as chairman of the Indian Premier League amid allegations of corruption. Modi was ousted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) just hours after the conclusion of the third IPL tournament in Mumbai on Sunday night. Vice-president of the [...]
Injuries will help me perform at World Cup, insists Rooney April 26, 2010 HE may have injury concerns just weeks before the World Cup, but Wayne Rooney believes England will reap the benefits of his lay-off in South Africa. The PFA Player of the Year missed Manchester United’s win over Tottenham on Saturday with a groin problem, having only just recovered from an ankle injury. It hardly seems [...]
I’m desperate for Zola to stay with Hammers, claims Gold April 26, 2010 WEST HAM co-chairman David Gold says he is “desperate” for under-fire manager Gianfranco Zola to stay with the club next season. Saturday’s 3-2 victory over Wigan means the Hammers have secured their Premier League safety unless Hull can somehow pull off a six-point swing in the final two games, while overturning a goal difference of [...]
Ex-Spurs man takes reins at Fulham foes Hamburg April 26, 2010 FULHAM’S quest to reach a first European final received a huge boost yesterday when semi-final opponents Hamburg sacked their manager. Bruno Labbadia was axed just three days before the return leg in London, with the score still locked at 0-0 after last week’s first-leg stalemate. Labbadia, who had only been in charge since last summer, [...]
Palace’s relegation fate goes right to the wire April 26, 2010 CRYSTAL PALACE (1) v/s WEST BROM (1) CRYSTAL PALACE will face a final day relegation showdown with Sheffield Wednesday after missing out on the chance of clinching Championship survival with a win over West Brom last night. Paul Hart’s side, who were docked 10 points for going into administration in January, failed to secure the [...]
A job well done from Ernie April 26, 2010 WHEN Ernie Els was brought in to modify the greens at Wentworth it was done in the hope of attracting the top names to the PGA Championship. So when Padraig Harrington and Ian Poulter confirmed their entries for next month’s tournament, it proved a worthwhile exercise. Harrington has not featured in the last three PGA’s [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF April 26, 2010 O’Sullivan sees off Williams SNOOKER: World No1 Ronnie O’Sullivan continued his quest for a fourth world title with an impressive 13-10 victory over rival Mark Williams. Resuming at 8-8, “The Rocket” reeled off three century breaks to stun the two-time champion. He now takes on Mark Selby in the quarter-final after he cruised past veteran [...]
‘I’ll quit the Super Six’, vows beaten champ Froch April 26, 2010 DEFEATED Carl Froch has threatened to pull out of the Super Six tournament if his next fight is switched from Nottingham to Berlin. The 32-year-old claimed he was the victim of an unjust points verdict when losing his WBC super-middleweight title to Mikkel Kessler in his home country, Denmark, on Saturday night. With that, the [...]