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Fitting finale for two greats

March 31, 2011

WITH the curtain about to fall on the career of one true great and a momentous milestone within touching distance for another, tomorrow’s World Cup final looks set to provide a fitting denouement to a tournament which has far exceeded expectations. The success of the previous two World Twenty20 jamborees had led some dissenters to [...]
Captain Fabregas hands fitness boost to Arsenal

March 31, 2011

ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas will hand his side a major boost and make his latest comeback from injury against Blackburn at Emirates Stadium tomorrow. The Spain international (right) has struggled repeatedly with hamstring injuries this term. Fabregas has not played since last month’s 3-1 Champions League defeat in Barcelona, a game in which he lasted [...]
Murray nears the end of his search for new coach

March 31, 2011

BRITISH No1 Andy Murray hopes to have completed his search for a new coach by the time the Monte Carlo Masters begins a week on Monday. Murray (right), who is considering a wild card offer into the Monaco-based tournament, is currently enduring the worst run of his career. The Scot has suffered four consecutive defeats [...]
Powell and Gay London bound

March 31, 2011

ATHLETICS: Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell and the world’s fastest man of 2010, Tyson Gay, will go head-to-head at the Aviva London Grand Prix on 5-6 August after they do battle at the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix on 10 July. “I have only run in Birmingham once before, but if it is like [...]
Widnes back in Super League

March 31, 2011

RUGBY LEAGUE: Widnes will play in Super League from 2012 after losing their place in 2005. The Vikings were granted a three-year licence ahead of Halifax at yesterday’s Rugby Football League announcement in Leeds.
Henson set for Toulon debut

March 31, 2011

RUGBY UNION: Wales star Gavin Henson is to make his debut for Toulon at inside centre at home to Stade Francais in the French Top 14 tomorrow. Henson has not played since signing from Saracens in early February.
Taqleed can land Lincoln for Gosden

March 31, 2011

FINDING the winner of the Lincoln Handicap, the flat season’s traditional curtain-raiser, used to be an impossible task. No favourite won the straight mile cavalry charge between 1980 and 1998, and there were four 33/1 winners during that nightmare period for punters. However, things have changed and the race simply isn’t what it used to [...]
Little Master can help to claim big prize for India

March 31, 2011

SRI LANKA vs INDIA TOMORROW – 10.00 AM SKY SPORTS 1 THE World Cup has got that morning-after-the-night-before feeling of overindulgence about it; however, if the knock-out phase was the Alka-Seltzer to the group stages, then a final between Sri Lanka and India will bring even the weariest back to life. Few can dispute that [...]
Spurs query Newham role in West Ham stadium bid

March 30, 2011

TOTTENHAM have raised fresh questions about the role of Newham council in helping West Ham’s successful bid for the Olympic Stadium after taking the first steps towards seeking a judicial review of the contentious decision to award the £530m venue to the Hammers. The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) yesterday confirmed that Spurs had sent [...]
‘Tottenham face uphill struggle’

March 30, 2011

LEADING sports lawyers believe Tottenham would find it difficult to succeed in overturning the OPLC’s decision with a judicial review. Here is a selection of their comments on the latest development in the row. Robert Campbell, head of litigation, Faegre and Benson: “Judicial review is probably the only legal route available to Tottenham so to [...]