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O’Connell and Murray injury blows for Irish

March 5, 2012

IRELAND have suffered a potentially shattering blow to their Six Nations hopes after captain Paul O’Connell and scrum half Conor Murray were ruled out of the rest of the tournament through injury. O’Connell (right) sustained damage to his left leg during Sunday’s thrilling 17-17 draw with France in Paris which left Ireland trailing table-topping Wales [...]
Rhythmic gymnasts earn a London 2012 reprieve

March 5, 2012

BRITAIN will have a chance of gold in rhythmic gymnastics for the first time at London 2012 after the team successfully appealed to be selected for this summer’s Games. Independent arbitrator Sports Resolutions UK ruled yesterday that it was not convinced the team knew that only their performances on the first two days of January’s [...]
HOMECOMING: MORGAN RETURNS TO GLOUCESTER

March 5, 2012

GLOUCESTER have confirmed England No8 Ben Morgan will join them from the Scarlets at the end of the season. The 23-year-old made his international breakthrough in this season’s Six Nations having been handed his debut in last month’s victory over Scotland at Murrayfield. “I grew up just down the road so Gloucester is my local [...]
Nicholls upbeat over Kauto Star Cheltenham bid

March 5, 2012

CHELTENHAM hero Kauto Star bid to land a third Gold Cup next week is on course after his trainer Paul Nicholls issued an upbeat bulletin on the 12-year-old’s condition following last week’s schooling accident which continues to threaten his participation. The five-time King George VI Chase winner was rated 50-50 following his fall at Nicholls’ [...]
ALL ROADS LEAD TO CHELTENHAM

March 5, 2012

The countdown is underway to what promises to be another marvellous Cheltenham Festival, and YOU could be there in style on the opening day (March 13). We’ve teamed up with big race sponsor StanJames.com to offer you the chance to win a great day out that combines top class sport and fine dining at the [...]
Olympic Stadium open to public

March 5, 2012

OLYMPICS: The Olympic Stadium will open its gates to the British public for the first time on Sunday 1 April, courtesy of Gold Challenge, the UK’s only Olympic and Paralympic based charity challenge, as part of the arena’s first official test event.
Tancock set for London 2012

March 5, 2012

OLYMPICS: Former world record holder Liam Tancock booked his spot on the Great Britain team for London 2012 by taking the 100m backstroke title at the Olympic Aquatics Centre. Scotland’s Robbie Renwick also secured his Team GB place after making the qualifying time in the 200m freestyle.
Bent undergoes ankle surgery

March 5, 2012

FOOTBALL: Aston Villa and England striker Darren Bent has undergone ankle surgery and will not be able to resume full training for another 12 weeks.
Spirit of Spurs has Wenger dreaming of Arsenal miracle comeback

March 5, 2012

ARSENAL 0 vs AC MILAN 4 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger is often mocked for his apparently selective memory, but the Frenchman is urging his team to adopt the very same trait as they attempt to mount a titanic Champions League comeback tonight. The Gunners welcome AC Milan for the second leg of their last 16 [...]
£33m: Blues count cost as AVB gets the bullet

March 4, 2012

Villas-Boas becomes sixth Chelsea manager to be axed in Abramovich era, after eight months CHELSEA finally lost patience with manager Andre Villas-Boas yesterday, bring to an end an eight-month tenure that cost the club around £33m. Villas-Boas was sacked hours after Saturday’s defeat at West Brom delivered another blow to their hopes of returning to [...]