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Carberry wins Irish National

April 25, 2011

Nina Carberry won the Irish Grand National on Organisedconfusion at Fairyhouse. The six-year-old was taking a big step up in trip but appeared to relish the extra distance to land an emotional success for Carberry and her uncle, Arthur Moore. The later, who won the race as a jockey in 1971, said: “He’s a lovely [...]
Hendry ponders retirement

April 25, 2011

The seven-time Crucible champion Stephen Hendry is considering retirement following his second-round exit from the world championship at the hands of Mark Selby. “I’ll decide in the summer,” the 42-year-old said after his 13-4 defeat. “I’ve still got the game but I haven’t got the self-belief to compete with these guys.”
O’Driscoll skips Royal wedding

April 25, 2011

Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll has turned down an invite to the royal wedding in favour of a Leinster training session ahead of their Heineken Cup semi-final. “One thing I learnt early on my career is that personal gratification takes second place. The team ethos comes first even after 12 years,” he said. “I’ll be at [...]
MANCHESTER 1 LONDON 0

April 20, 2011

Thrilling derby draw is no use to Arsenal or Spurs in bids for the title and Champions League spot TOTTENHAM 3 vs ARSENAL 3 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger refused to concede the title to Manchester United despite seeing his side throw away a two-goal lead against north London rivals Spurs for the second time this [...]
Newcastle hard knocks fail to deter dignified Hughton

April 20, 2011

IF football’s marketing men want an antidote to the bad examples set by Wayne Rooney snarling into the nearest TV camera and managers furiously haranguing officials, then they could do far worse than Chris Hughton. The former Newcastle boss was dignity personified when unceremoniously dumped by the Tyneside club in December, despite hauling them back [...]
Malouda double has Chelsea dreaming

April 20, 2011

CHELSEA 3 vs BIRMINGHAM 1 CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti admits his side might just be back in with a chance of snatching the Premier League title from under the noses of Manchester United after surging into second place. Two goals from Florent Malouda and a fine strike by Salomon Kalou despatched Birmingham and lifted the [...]
Powell’s future at Wasps hangs in the balance

April 20, 2011

WASPS are considering the future of their suspended Wales star Andy Powell, who was involved in a bar room fight with a group of football fans on Monday. The 29-year-old, who has been charged with bringing the club into disrepute along with England international Tim Payne, faces a disciplinary hearing next week. Powell risked angering [...]
Pietersen’s totally committed to England, says Gough

April 20, 2011

FORMER England bowler Darren Gough has dismissed suggestions that Kevin Pietersen needs to reaffirm his commitment to his adopted country, but admits no longer being considered as the side’s talisman has had an adverse affect on his game. Gough’s former Yorkshire and England team-mate Michael Vaughan last week suggested South African-born Pietersen had become “distracted” [...]
Platini apology over price of European final tickets

April 20, 2011

EUROPEAN chief Michel Platini has apologised for the high prices of tickets to this year’s Champions League final at Wembley and has said that Uefa, the governing body, will look to introduce a cheaper ticket category for families in the future. Fans reacted with outrage when Uefa announced the cheapest tickets available for the final [...]
Haye and Klitschko name the date for showdown

April 20, 2011

BRITISH world heavyweight champion David Haye’s unification bout with Wladimir Klitschko will be held on 2 July at Hamburg’s Imtech Arena, it was confirmed yesterday. The fight has taken many months to organise but Klitschko’s manager Bernd Boente finally announced the venue and date for the eagerly-anticipated clash between WBA champion Haye, 30, and IBF [...]