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A job well done from Ernie

April 26, 2010

WHEN Ernie Els was brought in to modify the greens at Wentworth it was done in the hope of attracting the top names to the PGA Championship. So when Padraig Harrington and Ian Poulter confirmed their entries for next month’s tournament, it proved a worthwhile exercise. Harrington has not featured in the last three PGA’s [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF

April 26, 2010

O’Sullivan sees off Williams SNOOKER: World No1 Ronnie O’Sullivan continued his quest for a fourth world title with an impressive 13-10 victory over rival Mark Williams. Resuming at 8-8, “The Rocket” reeled off three century breaks to stun the two-time champion. He now takes on Mark Selby in the quarter-final after he cruised past veteran [...]
‘I’ll quit the Super Six’, vows beaten champ Froch

April 26, 2010

DEFEATED Carl Froch has threatened to pull out of the Super Six tournament if his next fight is switched from Nottingham to Berlin. The 32-year-old claimed he was the victim of an unjust points verdict when losing his WBC super-middleweight title to Mikkel Kessler in his home country, Denmark, on Saturday night. With that, the [...]
Raina ensures Chennai are the Kings of the IPL

April 26, 2010

THE Chennai Super Kings were crowned Indian Premier League champions last night after securing a 22-run victory in the final against the Mumbai Indians. Batsman Suresh Raina was the hero, hitting an unbeaten 57, while skipper MS Dhoni struck 27 as the Super Kings rallied to 168-5 from their 20 overs. Sachin Tendulkar led the [...]
Dan’s the man to break GB’s European duck

April 26, 2010

WORLD silver medallist Daniel Keatings led team-mate Louis Smith to a superb one-two as Great Britain’s gymnasts enjoyed their finest hour in the European Championships at Birmingham. Keatings, 20, edged out Olympic bronze medallist Smith to take pommel horse gold with a score of 15.600 and become Britain’s first ever male European champion. “Louis had [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS

April 25, 2010

A WEEKEND is a long time in sport, as this lot will attest. But while for some it was a few days to remember, others may wish they had never set foot out of the house. ASTON VILLA TWO big victories in the space of four days have pulled Martin O’Neill’s men right back in the [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF

April 25, 2010

O’Sullivan’s in a deadlock SNOOKER: World No1 Ronnie O’Sullivan was locked at 8-8 with rival Mark Williams as their second round World Championship clash looked set to go to the wire at the Crucible. Ali Carter leads Joe Perry 10-6, while seven-time champion Stephen Hendry resumes at 4-4 with Mark Selby this morning. In the [...]
KEBEDE IS THE MARATHON KING

April 25, 2010

ETHIOPIA’S Tsegaye Kebede claimed victory in the London Marathon yesterday in a time of 2:05.19 – the third-fastest in the race’s 30-year history. Liliya Shobukhova became the first Russian to win the women’s event, while Britain’s David Weir was denied a fifth victory in the wheelchair race after suffering a puncture. Over 35,000 fun runners [...]
Leeds survive but it’s over for Warriors

April 25, 2010

LEEDS CARNEGIE (12) vs WORCESTER (10) LEEDS secured their Premiership status with a hard-fought victory over Worcester to end the Warriors’ six-year stay in the top-flight. Four penalties in the opening 25 minutes from Ceiron Thomas put the hosts in control but Alex Grove’s try set up a thrilling finale. But the game was up [...]
Magnificent seven sends Blues to top

April 25, 2010

CHELSEA (7) vs STOKE CITY (0) CARLO ANCELOTTI insists the destiny of Premier League title is in Chelsea’s hands after watching his side smash sorry Stoke for seven at Stamford Bridge. A first career hat-trick from Ivorian striker Salomon Kalou, a brace for Frank Lampard and goals apiece from Daniel Sturridge and Florent Malouda ensured [...]