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Wimbledon champ Kvitova serves up awards challenge

January 30, 2012

IN LESS than a week, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will find out if she can add the prestigious Laureus Statuette to the historic silver salver she won on Centre Court last July, after beating Maria Sharapova in the ladies’ final. The Czech Republic’s Kvitova is one of the favourites to win the 2012 Laureus World [...]
Djokovic eyes French Open final

January 30, 2012

HE MAY have proven himself the undisputed king of the men’s game with his gruelling Australian Open triumph, but Novak Djokovic has already identified his next target. The world No1, who beat Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s six-hour epic, has set his sights on reaching the final of the French Open, the only grand slam he [...]
Monty blames himself

January 30, 2012

ENGLAND spinner Monty Panesar has attempted to deflect criticism from his side’s struggling batsmen by claiming he could have done more to avert Saturday’s embarrassing 10-wicket defeat against Pakistan. England were dismissed for 72 and conceded the series, but Panesar, who took seven wickets in the match, felt he could have better restricted Pakistan in [...]
New England captain Robshaw eager to make up for lost time

January 30, 2012

NEW England captain Chris Robshaw doubted he would ever represent his country again following his omission from last year’s World Cup squad. The 25-year-old Harlequins skipper was yesterday installed as England captain for the first two matches of the Six Nations by interim head coach Stuart Lancaster. Robshaw was snubbed by previous head coach Martin [...]
Armitage axed following arrest

January 30, 2012

LONDON IRISH full-back Delon Armitage yesterday became the latest victim of the Rugby Football Union’s new hardline approach to dealing with off-field indiscretions after he was axed from the England Saxons squad. The 28-year-old was arrested and detained overnight in Torquay following allegations of a nightclub altercation after Armitage featured in the Saxons’ victory over [...]
Terry to miss Swansea clash

January 30, 2012

FOOTBALL: Chelsea defender John Terry will miss tonight’s Premier League match at Swansea City – just hours before his court case for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand is due to begin. Chelsea are adamant that their captain’s absence is due to a knee injury and in no way connected to the hearing, which starts tomorrow.
Van Persie avoids FA sanction

January 30, 2012

FOOTBALL: The Football Association has ingored Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish’s plea to investigate Arsenal captain Robin van Persie’s alleged elbow on defender Carlos Cuellar during Sunday’s FA Cup defeat at Emirates Stadium.
The greatest: Djokovic hails best win after slaying Nadal

January 29, 2012

World No1 beats Spaniard in longest ever grand slam final to underline status as pre-eminent force ECSTATIC, exhilarated and exhausted, Novak Djokovic hailed his finest hour after he conjured a Herculean effort to defeat Rafael Nadal in a record-breaking Australian Open final and take his extraordinary career to a new pinnacle. Djokovic claimed his third [...]
Van Persie digs Arsenal out of spot of FA Cup bother

January 29, 2012

ARSENAL (3) vs ASTON VILLA (2) THE rousing nature of a classic FA Cup comeback should be enough to convince Arsenal’s confidence starved players they are capable of ending a seven-year wait for silverware, according to their manager Arsene Wenger. Booed off at half time having trailed to Richard Dunne’s header and a Darren Bent [...]
Wenger in transfer hint as Arsenal fight back to progress

January 29, 2012

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger hinted at another late transfer window foray after seeing his side summon a stirring comeback to secure their place in the FA Cup fifth round. The Gunners roared back from two goals behind at half-time to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and set up an away tie against Sunderland or Middlesbrough, who [...]