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Carragher hails Suarez impact

May 10, 2011

LIVERPOOL defender Jamie Carragher believes new Kop idol Luis Suarez is the key to ensuring the Merseysiders challenge Manchester United’s supremacy. Carragher claims Liverpool, whose form since the appointment of Kenny Dalglish as manager has catapulted them to the brink of qualifying for next season’s Europa League, have a player in Suarez who is capable [...]
Rampant Reds revive faint top four hope

May 9, 2011

FULHAM (2) vs LIVERPOOL (5) LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish is refusing to give up on gatecrashing the Champions League places after Maxi Rodriguez’s second hat-trick in three games helped them romp past Fulham. Dirk Kuyt and the outstanding Luis Suarez also scored, with Moussa Dembele and Steve Sidwell replying for the home side, as the [...]
Amateur or pro, Seve’s magic inspired all of us

May 9, 2011

THE TRAGIC and premature passing of Seve Ballesteros has already prompted an awful lot of very sad, very poignant and very beautiful tributes. He was the Arnold Palmer of the European Tour, inspirational, charismatic, a legend; all of those things and more. One of the best lines I have seen or heard is one that [...]
Tottenham launch second legal bid in bitter battle for Olympic Stadium

May 9, 2011

TOTTENHAM last night confirmed they have launched a second legal challenge against the controversial decision to hand West Ham the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games, as City PM reported first last month. Spurs chiefs have applied to the High Court for permission to bring a claim for judicial review of a series of [...]
Redknapp hoping for Spurs miracle

May 9, 2011

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp insists his side are rank outsiders to snatch a Champions League qualifying place from Manchester City ahead of tonight’s clash between the two teams at Eastlands. Redknapp has lost star man Gareth Bale for the remaining three games of the season with ruptured ankle ligaments and said: “It will take a [...]
Terry shock at title surrender

May 9, 2011

CHELSEA captain John Terry admits he is at a loss to explain the limp surrender against Manchester United that ruined their title chances and looks likely to cost manager Carlo Ancelotti his job. The Blues arrived at Old Trafford on Sunday knowing a win would lift them top of the Premier League with two games [...]
Weylandt tragedy mars Giro d’Italia

May 9, 2011

GIRO D’ITALIA officials have defended safety measures after Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt died following a crash in the race’s third stage yesterday. The 26-year-old (right), who was due to become a father in September, fell at high speed during a descent and could not be resuscitated despite almost immediate treatment. An autopsy will reveal more [...]
Haye: Fraud Klitschko has been avoiding big fights

May 9, 2011

BRITAIN’S David Haye has taunted Wladimir Klitschko for consistently ducking out of big fights ahead of their world heavyweight unification showdown this summer. Haye, the WBA title-holder, meets the Ukrainian IBF and WBO champion at the Imtech Arena, Hamburg, in less than eight weeks. “This is the belt they [Klitschko and his brother Vitali, the [...]
Wales exile Henson given Test lifeline

May 9, 2011

WALES centre Gavin Henson has been handed a surprise call up to the 26-man squad to take on the Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium on 4 June. The 29-year-old won the last of his 31 caps in March 2009 against Ireland and has since struggled with injuries and a long spell out of the game. [...]
Participation drop hits funding

May 9, 2011

RUGBY UNION: England chiefs the RFU have vowed to revive interest in the game after a fall in participation hit funding by over £1m. The number of adults playing weekly has fallen by 52,000 to 177,900, and chief executive John Steele said: “We are committed to creating a sound platform for growth.”