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Returning Bopara hopes he’ll be back for 10 years

August 8, 2011

RECALLED England batsman Ravi Bopara hopes his return from the international wilderness won’t prove to be a short lived affair. Bopara hasn’t represented his country since the third Test of the 2009 Ashes series at Headingley a match in which he was dismissed for nought and one. Prior to that series he had been billed [...]
Motivated caddy Williams sure to be an asset for Major contender Scott

August 8, 2011

ADAM SCOTT’S victory on Sunday confirmed his return to top end of the sport and he’ll certainly be a contender at the USPGA this week in Atlanta. When he first broke onto the scene a decade ago we were all comparing his swing with that of Tiger Woods. He hasn’t yet won the tournaments his [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF

August 8, 2011

Ainslee leads sailing test event OLYMPICS: Ben Ainslie battled strong winds to take the outright lead in the Finn class at the Olympic sailing test event in Weymouth and Portland. Ainslie pulled three points clear on Monday as the second day of the event was hit with 22-knot winds. But the three-time Olympic gold medallist [...]
Pink’s lucky not to sink after accident

August 8, 2011

EXTREME 40s delivered the drama at Cowes yet again yesterday when John Pink’s Aberdeen Asset Management cartwheeled spectacularly in gusty afternoon conditions. The British team, who had earlier notched an encouraging second place in the day’s first race, were stuck between rivals Niceforyou and Red Bull Extreme Sailing when the boat flipped and almost capsized [...]
Ladies Day? We don’t need any extra motivation to beat the boys

August 8, 2011

Olympic champion shares Cowes Week diary with City PM WET and windy were the adjectives to describe Sunday’s racing, but there were lots of big smiles as the boats came in after a great day on the water. In the Aberdeen Asset Management-sponsored Dragon Class, Gavia Wilkinson-Cox came out on top – a great result [...]
SUPER NANI

August 7, 2011

MANCHESTER UTD (3) vs MANCHESTER CITY (2) Winger seals comeback as Rooney taunts City MANCHESTER UNITED striker Wayne Rooney last night taunted his Manchester City counterparts, claiming they were handed a “footballing lesson” after Nani’s injury-time goal ensured the season’s first piece of silverware will reside at Old Trafford. The FA Community Shield looked to [...]
Injured skipper Moody faces anxious World Cup wait

August 7, 2011

ENGLAND (23) vs WALES (19) ENGLAND captain Lewis Moody will find out today whether or not his World Cup dream is over. The Bath flanker will undergo a scan today on the injured knee which forced him to leave the field of play in the 61st minute of England’s victory over Wales at Twickenham on [...]
Villas-Boas faces riddle as Lukaku arrives at Chelsea

August 7, 2011

CHELSEA-BOUND Belgian wunderkind Romelu Lukaku has described his impending move as “a dream” – but for others in the already-crowded forward department at Stamford Bridge it may seem more like a nightmare. Lukaku, 18, is expected to complete his move from Anderlecht this week following a medical, after the clubs agreed a £20m fee on [...]
Miller deals a dose of reality to Allardyce

August 7, 2011

WEST HAM UTD (0) vs CARDIFF CITY (1) WEST HAM manager Sam Allardyce lamented some wasteful finishing as his tenure began with a dispiriting last-minute defeat against Cardiff. A summer of steady and shrewd investment saw the Hammers installed as pre-season favourites to make an instant return to the Premier League, following their relegation in [...]
Dein backing for under-fire Wenger

August 7, 2011

FORMER Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein believes it would represent a criminal error of judgement to write Arsene Wenger off before the season has even started. Wenger has gone six seasons without winning a trophy and has endured a turbulent summer, which has yet to see the futures of want-away midfielders Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas [...]