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GB claim team world title

August 21, 2011

Olympic hopefuls Helen Jenkins and the Brownlee brothers helped Great Britain win the Team World Championship in Switzerland. It came a day after Jonathan Brownlee beat sibling Alistair to a major title for the first time in the Sprint World Championship.
Fernandes: I won’t be QPR Abramovich

August 18, 2011

AirAsia boss vows to fund signings but insists club will be profit-making in long-term QPR’S new majority shareholder Tony Fernandes has vowed to breathe life into a club he calls a “raw diamond” but warned he will not adopt a Roman Abramovich approach and flood Rangers with cash. AirAsia chief Fernandes, who yesterday completed his [...]
Flintoff slams shabby India as rain hits

August 18, 2011

ENGLAND great Andrew Flintoff admits he has been shocked by India’s lack of sharpness and professionalism in the current series, which was badly affected by rain yesterday at The Oval. Captain Andrew Strauss and fellow opener Alastair Cook guided England to 75-0 from 26 overs before downpours wiped out the rest of the first day’s [...]
Spurs break Hearts to whet Defoe appetite for top four

August 18, 2011

HEARTS (0) vs TOTTENHAM (5) STRIKER Jermain Defoe insists Tottenham can get back into the top four after all but booking their place in the Europa League group stage. Defoe, Rafael van der Vaart, Jake Livermore, Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon all struck as Spurs romped to victory in their first competitive match of the [...]
United float to reduce debt pile

August 18, 2011

MANCHESTER UNITED have applied for a listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange and are understood to be planning to use some of the proceeds to pay down the club’s debts of £515m. United owners the Glazer family are thought to be preparing to sell off between 25 and 30 per cent of the Premier League [...]
Chelsea’s Cech out for a month

August 18, 2011

CHELSEA could be without goalkeeper Petr Cech for next month’s crunch trip to Manchester United after he injured knee ligaments in training. Cech has been ruled out for three to four weeks, meaning he faces a race to be fit for the Old Trafford clash on 18 September. Hilario looks likely to be selectedto deputise [...]
Fulham in box seat as Jol defeats adversary Ramos

August 18, 2011

FULHAM (3) vs DNIPRO (0) FULHAM boss Martin Jol praised his side’s discipline after taking a giant stride towards the Europa League group stage. Aaron Hughes netted the opener before Clint Dempsey struck twice to earn the Cottagers a comfortable win in the play-off first leg. Jol said: “Even 2-0 at half-time we said we [...]
Murray avenges Bogomolov loss

August 18, 2011

TENNIS: British No1 Andy Murray earned revenge over Alex Bogomolov Jr 6-2, 7-5 to reach the last eight of the Western and Southern Open. The American enjoyed a shock win over Murray in Miami earlier this year but the Scot was much improved as he stepped up his US Open preparations.
Stoke earn Europa League win

August 18, 2011

FOOTBALL: Midfielder Danny Pugh scored as Stoke beat FC Thun 1-0 in the first leg of their Europa League play-off in Switzerland. Birmingham drew 0-0 with Nacional in Portugal.
Gunners can notch their first win at the Emirates

August 18, 2011

ARSENAL vs LIVERPOOL TOMORROW – 12.45PM SKY SPORTS ARSENE Wenger is one of the most experienced managers in the Premier League, but the last few weeks must still have been pretty testing for him. The sale of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona clearly hurt and with Samir Nasri heading off to Manchester City plus a couple [...]