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MAMMA MIA! ITALY ROUT RUSSIA

September 20, 2011

ITALY romped to their biggest ever World Cup win with a nine-try, 53-17 thrashing of Russia in Pool C yesterday. Giulio Toniolatt and Tommaso Benvenuti scored two tries apiece, Sergio Parisse, Edoardo Gori, Luke McLean and Alessandro Zanni also touched down and their ninth was a penalty try. The win leaves Italy third in the [...]
Villas-Boas contacts ref boss

September 20, 2011

FOOTBALL: Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has lodged a complaint with referees chiefs over the officials’ performance in Sunday’s defeat at Manchester United. United’s first two goals in the 3-1 win were allowed despite suspicions of offside and Villas-Boas said: “I’m very unhappy with a poor display from the referees that had a decisive role in [...]
Trainer Jarvis dies, aged 73

September 20, 2011

HORSE RACING: Former trainer Michael Jarvis, who saddled 1989 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Carroll House, has died aged 73. Newmarket-based Jarvis, who also won the 2005 Epsom Oaks with Eswarah, had suffered from heart problems and prostate cancer in recent years.
Pooley title defence falls short

September 20, 2011

CYCLING: Britain’s Emma Pooley, the defending champion, was beaten into bronze medal position at the World Road Championships in Copenhagen yesterday. Germany’s Judith Arndt won gold in the time trial and New Zealand’s Linda Willumsen silver, with Pooley third, less than 30 seconds behind Arndt.
Trescothick in award landmark

September 20, 2011

CRICKET: Somerset captain Marcus Trescothick has become the first man to win the annual FTI most valuable player award for a second time. The former England opener hit more than 2,500 runs this year in all competitions and held 38 slip catches. He previously won the award in 2009.
Tormented Torres baffles with his inconsistency but needs run in side

September 19, 2011

FERNANDO Torres looked like the devastating player of old as he burst through Manchester United’s defence and waltzed around David de Gea on Sunday. Unfortunately for Chelsea, it was the baffling Torres of now who took aim at the empty net from all of seven yards and diverted the ball into a gleeful crowd. It [...]
Turning pro is the right move for Lewis

September 19, 2011

TURNING pro is always an enormous step in a young golfer’s career but in Tom Lewis’ case the timing of his decision to do so makes perfect sense. The 20-year-old (right) impressed everyone with the way he conducted himself at The Open, not least his playing partner Tom Watson, and he’s got all the attributes [...]
Racing in mourning at passing of Mr Aintree

September 19, 2011

RACING lost one of its best-loved characters yesterday when Ginger McCain, former trainer of Red Rum and a four-time Grand National winner, died aged 80. McCain, whose success at Aintree made him synonymous with the race, passed away just two days short of his 81st birthday following a battle with cancer. A taxi driver from [...]
Fears for Moody as Waldrom is called up

September 19, 2011

Uncapped Leicester No8 drafted in as Johnson attempts to cover all of his bases ENGLAND have called Leicester No8 Tom Waldrom into their World Cup squad as concerns over the fitness of embattled skipper Lewis Moody intensify. Officially, the uncapped Kiwi-born Waldrom, who only discovered last season that he was eligible to represent England through his [...]
Media should lay off England night out

September 19, 2011

SATURDAY’S match at home to Cornish Pirates was a mixed affair. Losing 23-25 to team of their calibre is no disgrace, but we didn’t start the game with our usual intensity, so we were down at half-time. However, I was immensely proud of the way we dragged the match back into our control during the [...]