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Patel and England pile more misery on India

August 31, 2011

ENGLAND all-rounder Stuart Broad celebrated the first win of his reign as Twenty20 captain after Samit Patel ensured India’s miserable tour continued at Old Trafford. After a nine-wicket hammering at the hands of Sri Lanka earlier this summer, Broad handed debuts to youngsters Alex Hales and Jos Butler, but it was Patel who put the [...]
Murray cruises through but Robson US Open dream over

August 31, 2011

BRITISH No1 Andy Murray overcame the first hurdle of his latest quest for an elusive maiden grand slam title with a straight-sets victory over India’s Somdev Devvarman at the US Open last night. Murray did not have things all his own way against the world No64 but rarely had to get out of first gear [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF

August 31, 2011

Man Utd set for record profits FOOTBALL: Manchester United are today expected to announce record operating profits of more than £100m – and a pre-tax profit of around £60m. United plan a partial float in Singapore later this year. Farah passed fit for 5,000m ATHLETICS: Britain’s Mo Farah will begin his second bid for gold [...]
Hargreaves in shock switch as deadline chaos looms

August 30, 2011

• Mertesacker jets in for Arsenal medical • Spurs to conclude signing of Parker MEGA wealthy Manchester City caused the biggest stir on the penultimate day of the transfer window without even spending a penny after they agreed a deal to bring free agent Owen Hargreaves to the Etihad Stadium. The England international midfielder joined [...]
What’s gone wrong for Arsenal and Wenger? An insider gives his view

August 30, 2011

ARSENAL’S sharp decline is down to Arsene Wenger wielding too much control over matters both on the field and off it – and the manager must be challenged if the freefall is to be arrested. That is the view of football guru and Wenger confidant Alex Fynn, who believes the long-serving boss has been allowed [...]
Britain’s golden girl Ennis settles for silver

August 30, 2011

BRITAIN’S wait for a first World Championship gold medal in Daegu will stretch into a fourth day after London 2012 poster girl Jessica Ennis surrendered her heptathlon crown to Russia’s Tatyana Chernova. The Sheffield-born athlete held a 151-point advantage over Chernova heading into the second day of competition, but a disappointing performance in the javelin [...]
Warnock eyes new recruits to bolster Rangers squad

August 30, 2011

QUEENS PARK RANGERS manager Neil Warnock is set for a hectic deadline day as he looks to add to the signing of Arsenal left-back Armand Traore. The Frenchman arrived for 1.2m yesterday and could be followed by England Under-21 international Henri Lansbury. Warnock is also chasing Sunderland’s versatile defender Anton Ferdinand and will rival Spurs for [...]
Top flight transfer spend hits £360m – and counting

August 30, 2011

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs have already eclipsed their winter transfer window spending by around £150m, but they will have to pull out all the stops today to match the record deadline day outlay of 31 January. That day saw Chelsea lavish more than £70m on striker Fernando Torres and defender David Luiz while Liverpool paid a [...]
Youngster James stuns the world with 400m victory

August 30, 2011

GRENADA’S 18-year-old Kirani James became the third youngest world champion of all-time after he stunned defending champion LaShawn Merritt to win the men’s 400m. The American, who has only just returned from a 21-month doping ban, looked set to defend his title having opened up a sizeable gap heading into the home straight. But James, [...]
Broad backs England’s youngsters

August 30, 2011

ENGLAND Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad believes the exciting young talent at his disposal will help reinstate his side as a genuine force in the shortest format of the game. The reigning World Twenty20 champions lost by nine wickets against Sri Lanka earlier this summer on Broad’s debut as skipper. The selectors have reacted by calling [...]