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Pietersen sets his sights on being back for Sri Lanka Test

April 18, 2011

ENGLAND batsman Kevin Pietersen has confirmed he will be available for his country this summer despite admitting he has enjoyed his time away from the game. The former captain has been recovering from an operation on a hernia problem which caused him to fly home from the World Cup in March before the team’s quarter-final [...]
Rangers are nearly there

April 18, 2011

QPR (0) vs DERBY COUNTY(0) QUEENS PARK?RANGERS manager Neil Warnock paid Derby veteran Robbie Savage a backhanded compliment as the former Wales international helped spoil the promotion party at Loftus Road. Savage was magnificent in helping to stifle the Championship’s player of the season, Adel Taarabt, as Derby escaped with a point from the home [...]
Henson comeback hit as Toulon ban Wales centre

April 18, 2011

WALES star Gavin Henson’s hopes of returning to the Test side ahead of this year’s World Cup have taken a hit after he was given a one-week suspension by his club side Toulon. The 29-year-old has only started two games for his new team but Toulon confirmed yesterday that Henson would be sidelined for a [...]
Murray’s place in Barcelona rests on results of scan on injured elbow

April 18, 2011

BRITISH No1 Andy Murray will decide today whether or not his elbow is in a good enough condition for him to be able participate in Barcelona this week. Murray required a pain-killing injection prior to last Saturday’s Monte Carlo Masters semi-final defeat against Rafael Nadal and yesterday underwent a scan. And with Masters 1000 tournaments [...]
Whitmarsh hails Hamilton win

April 18, 2011

FORMULA ONE: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes Lewis Hamilton’s win in the Chinese Grand Prix is the perfect platform for success ahead of the European season. “It’s a fantastic boost for the team. It will only motivate us to achieve even greater things in Turkey next month,” Whitmarsh said.
Classics blow for Dubai Prince

April 18, 2011

HORSE RACING: Dubai Prince will miss the 2,000 Guineas and Investec Derby at Epsom after suffering a setback in training. A minor injury will keep the 14-1 Derby chance out of competition for the next few weeks but Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford confirmed he will return later in the season.
Fulham wrap up Sidwell deal

April 18, 2011

FOOTBALL: Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell has signed a new contract which will keep at the club until the summer of 2014. Sidwell, 28, had been on a six month contract after signing in January but has earned a new deal after impressing Fulham manager Mark Hughes in eight first-team appearances.
Hendry beats Perry in thriller

April 18, 2011

SNOOKER: Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry survived a Joe Perry fightback to win an epic first round match 10-9. Hendry capitalised on Perry’s miss on the brown to win the decider. “I’ve got a big decision to make at the end of the season, I might even retire if I win this tournament,” said Hendry. [...]
CITY A.M. BIG HITTERS TEE UP TO MAKE GOLF DAY GO WITH A SWING

April 18, 2011

THE first City PM Golf Day took place at Kingswood Golf & Country Club in Surrey, designer James Braid’s “finest parkland golf course in England”. Braid, the five-times British Open champion who is famous for his golf courses at Carnoustie, Gleneagles and Hankley Common, built Kingswood in the 1920s during the same building boom as [...]
DIRK DESTROYER: KUYT GOAL KILLS ARSENAL TITLE HOPES

April 17, 2011

Man Utd edge closer to Premier League crown as Liverpool equalise in 12th minute of stoppage time ARSENAL (1) vs LIVERPOOL (1) ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits his side’s Premier League title dream may be over after Dirk Kuyt’s 102nd-minute penalty snatched the most dramatic of draws for battling Liverpool. An injury-time spot-kick of their [...]