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Lamps still ready to shine for England, says Walcott

September 4, 2011

ENGLAND’S Theo Walcott insists it is too soon to write off Frank Lampard’s international career following the Chelsea midfielder’s omission against Bulgaria. Lampard, 33, was surprisingly left on the bench in Sofia as manager Fabio Capello’s experiment with a 4-2-3-1 formation reaped a comfortable 3-0 victory. But Walcott believes the veteran of 87 caps remains [...]
Arsenal blow as Wilshere ruled out until December

September 4, 2011

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger’s difficult start to the season has suffered another setback after midfielder Jack Wilshere was ruled out for up to three months. Wilshere, who has struggled with an ankle injury throughout the summer, had been due back by now but has instead been told he needs longer on the sidelines. It means [...]
Late serving of Lamb repeats on Gloucester

September 4, 2011

FLY-HALF Ryan Lamb came back to haunt old team Gloucester by scoring a late, match-winning penalty on his Northampton debut as Saints triumphed 26-24 in their Premiership season opener. Gloucester looked to have snatched the points with a second-half comeback from 23-13 down, capped by a Freddie Burns drop-goal with just four minutes remaining. But [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS

September 4, 2011

With the 2012 Olympics less than a year away the World Championships Daegu provided a strong indicator as to how our athletes will perform in London. On this evidence God Save The Queen won’t be getting too many airings. WINNERS DAI GREENE The Welshman, already a European and Commonwealth gold medallist, will be looking to [...]
Fox-Pitt sets record at Burghley

September 4, 2011

Britain’s William Fox-Pitt earned a record-breaking sixth win at the Burghley Horse Trials on board Parlane Hawk yesterday. Fox-Pitt triumphed on 40.7 points, with New Zealand’s Andrew Nicholson second and Britain’s Mary King third.
Fulham set to host Brazil stars

September 4, 2011

Chelsea’s David Luiz is among a handful of Premier League stars set to feature tonight when Brazil face Ghana at Fulham’s Craven Cottage. Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva and Sunderland’s Asamoah Gyan are also in contention to play in the friendly, along with AC Milan’s Ronaldinho, promising Santos youngsters Neymar and Paulo Henrique Ganso and Porto striker [...]
Deng stars in maiden British win

September 4, 2011

Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng plundered 31 points as Great Britain claimed their first ever EuroBasket finals win, beating Portugal 85-73. Earlier defeats to hosts Lithuania, Turkey and Spain had already condemned Britain to elimination at the group stage.
FINAL FLOURISH: SUPER SURREY REACH LORD’S SHOWPIECE

September 4, 2011

SURREY booked their place in the final of the CB40 against Somerset later this month at Lord’s after a crushing 77-run win over Sussex. In a match that was reduced to 24 overs a-side Surrey made 228 for 7 seven with Tom Maynard (left) making 60 from 30 balls. In reply, the visitors were bowled [...]
Manchester still holds edge

September 1, 2011

United and City’s title rivals are now stronger, but are they strong enough? TRANSFER deadline day was even more frenzied than usual this year as Premier League managers scrambled to reinforce their squads for a campaign that already looks like being hugely competitive. Particularly busy in the final days were those clubs initially billed as [...]
Terry: United novices are ready

September 1, 2011

BULGARIA vs ENGLAND MANCHESTER UNITED youngsters Chris Smalling, Tom Cleverley and Phil Jones are ready to make their international debuts in tonight’s crunch European Championship qualifier in Bulgaria, according to England skipper John Terry. The trio have played a significant part in United’s barnstorming start to the defence of their Premier League crown and have [...]