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Wimbledon can get ready for Murray-mania

June 9, 2011

British star claims he’s on the mend ahead of SW19 campaign after hard-fought victory over Tispsarevic BRITISH tennis fans can begin to prepare for their annual instalment of Wimbledon based Murray-mania after the Scot passed the stiffest test yet of his damaged ankle at Queen’s Club yesterday. Murray’s participation at SW19 has looked anything but [...]
Barca cast doubt on Fabregas deal with debt pledge

June 9, 2011

BARCELONA have cast fresh doubt on the future of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas by insisting their summer transfer budget is strictly limited to £40m. In a highly unusual step, the European champions announced the size of their kitty and vowed to tighten their belts with the aim of clearing a £430m debt pile in just [...]
Rugby’s phoenix still on the rise

June 9, 2011

ANYONE who had even whispered talk of a return to the Premiership when London Scottish were at rock bottom a decade ago would have been wheeled off by men in white coats, suspected of suffering one high tackle too many. Relegated nine divisions after an ownership disaster dragged them into administration just after the advent [...]
Sri Lankans turn to Jayasuria

June 9, 2011

SRI LANKA batsman Sanath Jayasuria is set for an unexpected swansong in the upcoming limited overs series against England. With Upul Tharanga ruled out of the rest of the tour having reportedly failed a drugs test during the World Cup the tourists have turned to the 41-year-old veteran to dig them out of a hole. [...]
Wigan chief Whelan prepared for Martinez’s Villa decision

June 9, 2011

WIGAN chairman, Dave Whelan believes Roberto Martinez will reject Aston Villa’s advances and stay with the Latics for at least another season. Wigan granted Villa permission to talk to their manager, who is thought to be the first choice of the Villa owner, Randy Lerner, to replace Gerard Houllier at Villa Park. Whelan expects the [...]
Jones and Henderson focus on England

June 9, 2011

ENGLAND Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce insists Phil Jones and Jordan Henderson have not been distracted by their big-money moves to Manchester United and Liverpool, respectively. England begin their European Championship campaign on Sunday against Spain and Pearce said: “They’re fantastically focused players and pleasures to work with.” EURO STARLETS | ONES TO WATCH THIAGO ALCANTARA [...]
Bolt back to his blistering best

June 9, 2011

ATHLETICS: Olympic champion Usain Bolt claimed a convincing win on his 200m return at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo. The Jamaican world record holder clocked a time of 19.86s in the rain to finish a comfortable 0.57s ahead of nearest challenger Jaysuma Saidy Ndure. Bolt had not run competitively over 200m in 13 months due [...]
Surinam chief reveals cash gift

June 9, 2011

FOOTBALL: Fresh evidence that Caribbean football officials were given “gifts” of US$40,000 in cash has been revealed. The president of the Surinam FA Louis Giskus confirmed that he was handed $40,000 dollars, in $100 bills, at a special meeting of the CFU in Trinidad last month. Giskus said: “We went up to a room and were [...]
Hamilton keen to forget Ali G row

June 9, 2011

FORMULA ONE: McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton is optimistic he can put the “Ali G” controversy behind him with a good result in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. The Englishman ran into trouble by quoting the spoof character as he criticised stewards in Monaco. “I wrote a letter to the FIA to apologise and spoke to the other drivers. [...]
Shah returns to haunt Middlesex

June 9, 2011

CRICKET: Former England batsman Owais Shah hit a magnificent 78 not out off just 50 balls as he returned to Lord’s to help Essex claim a comfortable five-wicket win over his old county Middlesex in the Friends Life t20.