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Murray set to face part-timer

September 16, 2011

Andy Murray will go from playing Rafael Nadal to taking on a student without a world ranking in Great Britain’s Davis Cup clash against Hungary today. Six days after losing in the semi-finals of the US Open, Murray will meet Sebo Kiss at Braehead Arena, Glasgow. Kiss, 27, achieved a career-high ranking of 531st in [...]
Fifa reject Bin Hammam appeal

September 16, 2011

Mohamed bin Hammam will take his case against a lifetime ban from football to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after Fifa rejected his initial appeal. Fifa banned Bin Hammam, 62, after finding him guilty of bribing Caribbean voters with $40,000 to back his later abandoned campaign to become president.
THE BREAKDOWN | WORLD CUP BRIEFS

September 16, 2011

EAGLES TAKE FLIGHT The USA ensured there was no historic World Cup debut for Russia as the Eagles edged a tight Pool C encounter 13-6. The Russians, the 25th team to take part in the World Cup got on the scoreboard thanks to penalties from Yury Kushnarev and Konstantin Rachkov. But Chris Wyles responded with [...]
Home advantage should give champions the edge

September 15, 2011

MANCHESTER UNITED vs CHELSEA SUNDAY – 4.00PM SKY SPORTS IT has been an incredible start to the Premier League season for Manchester United with four straight wins, 18 goals scored and only three conceded. They bounced back to earth slightly against Benfica on Wednesday night, but the 1-1 draw wasn’t a bad result and they [...]
Selfish City are stalled on their big night

September 14, 2011

MANCHESTER CITY (1) vs NAPOLI (1) MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini accused his players of putting personal glory before the team after Napoli held the Premier League pace-setters to a draw on their Champions League debut. City needed a free-kick from Aleksandar Kolarov to rescue a point from their first match against Europe’s elite for [...]
Golden Giggs to the rescue for Ferguson

September 14, 2011

BENFICA (1) vs MANCHESTER UTD (1) MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson reacted angrily to suggestions that last night’s inclusion of goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard at the expense of David de Gea indicated he was losing patience with the Spaniard following last night’s Champions League draw in Lisbon. Oscar Cardozo fired Benfica into a deserved early [...]
Empty seats are cause to revisit Chelsea strategy

September 14, 2011

CHELSEA’S Champions League match on Tuesday night, when the club welcomed back an old legend in Michael Ballack as they kicked off their European challenge under the leadership of a new manager, should have felt like a grand occasion. A 2-0 win meant it all went passably enough but it was difficult not to notice [...]
Exiles star Corbisiero ready to replace stricken Sheridan

September 14, 2011

ENGLAND prop Alex Corbisiero insists he’s ready to make the most of a World Cup opportunity presented to him by Andrew Sheridan’s untimely injury. Sheridan damaged his shoulder in last weekend’s bruising encounter against Argentina and will play no further part in the tournament, opening the door for London Irish’s Corbisiero to make a significant [...]
Emotional Williams still to apologise for US Open rant

September 14, 2011

FORMER world No1 Serena Williams has again passed up the opportunity to apologise for her astonishing rant at the umpire during her US Open final defeat and claimed her outburst was prompted by the stresses of an emotional week. Williams collapsed to a surprise straight sets reversal against Australia’s Samantha Stosur and in the closing [...]
Scotland zero in on decider against Pumas

September 14, 2011

SCOTLAND (15) vs GEORGIA (6) SCOTLAND coach Andy Robinson toasted his team’s battling qualities after a hard-fought victory over Georgia kept them on course to maintain their record of reaching the knockout stages of every World Cup. Fly-half Dan Parks kicked all the points, with four penalties and a drop goal, as Scotland’s front-five out-muscled [...]