Archive for April, 2009

England expects and fast show delivers as usual

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

THOSE who love their football should pause for a while today and take a moment to cherish the era we are living through.

Clubs try to quit Welsh FA

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Cardiff and Swansea have opened talks with the FA in a bid to quit the Football Association of Wales.

O’Neill will stand firm

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Martin O’Neill has backed proposals which could see his former club Celtic and Rangers becoming part of a revamped Premier League.

Juan is the man

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

TONY MOWBRAY wants to secure a £1million deal for Juan-Carlos Menseguez.

Morley’s dealt a weak hand

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

ADRIAN MORLEY will be a disappointed man if injury rules him out of the cast for the Super League’s roadshow in Edinburgh.

Montgomerie raises stakes in card game

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Colin Montgomerie wants to be the most powerful European captain in recent times when he tries to wrestle back the Ryder Cup from the Americans at Celtic Manor next year.

Elano keen to stay on

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

ELANO has followed Brazilian pal Robinho by pledging his future to Manchester City.

Olympians fail doping test

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Two Olympic medallists are among six athletes who have failed a new doping test for the blood-boosting agent CERA carried out on samples taken at Beijing.

Max factor cost Hendry tilt at title

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

STEPHEN HENDRY admitted yesterday that his magical maximum break at the Crucible may have cost him the chance of a record eighth world title.

Bopara’s proving a big hit

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

NATIONAL selector Geoff Miller was at pains to stress yesterday that “no doors have been closed” on any careers ahead of a summer of cricket in which England will need to draw from a deep pool of talent in all three forms of the game.