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Capello gets the call on future of Terry

February 1, 2010

THE Football Association last night broke their silence on the John Terry scandal, insisting the future of the England captain rests solely on the shoulders of coach Fabio Capello. The Chelsea star is facing calls to be stripped of the England captaincy after reports of an alleged affair with the former girlfriend of international team-mate [...]
Fabregas ignoring Gunners’ critics as Chelsea clash looms

February 1, 2010

ARSENAL captain Cesc Fabregas is refusing to accept their title challenge is over, and has urged his team-mates to prove the doubters wrong against Chelsea on Sunday. A crushing 3-1 loss at home to Manchester United at the weekend has left the Gunners five points behind the Blues, and feeling utterly deflated. Even Arsenal forward [...]
Dour Black Cats are foiled again in dismal stalemate

February 1, 2010

SHAKY Sunderland extended their recent dismal run to just one league win in 14 matches after sharing a dour goalless draw with Stoke at the Stadium of Light. Chances were few and far between at either end as Steve Bruce’s men were frustrated by a resilient Potters side. In fact, it was the visitors who [...]
Silver lining among clouds for Murray

February 1, 2010

THE ROAR is gone, replaced by tears and the self-deprecating humour of the beaten, while mutterings about being a perennial nearly-man, a true heir to Tim Henman, have resurfaced. But in the aftermath of Andy Murray’s latest failure to win the Grand Slam title he craves so much, there remains great cause for the Briton [...]
Care eyes an England recall

February 1, 2010

DANNY CARE says he is desperate to reclaim the scrum-half berth for the Six Nations opener with Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. The Harlequins lost the No9 shirt to Paul Hodgson in the autumn series after a disappointing performance against Australia. But Care has shone for the Quins in recent weeks and believes he merits [...]
Tickets on sale for O2 Golf Live

February 1, 2010

GOLF: Tickets have gone on sale for O2 Golf Live, the exciting new interactive golf event, on 14-16 May. Held at Stoke Park, Stoke Poges, Bucks, the event will be attended by European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, plus Paul Casey, Ian Poulter, Retief Goosen and a series of top coaches. Tickets, at £45, include [...]
England trio net new Tigers deals

February 1, 2010

RUGBY UNION: England trio Dan Hipkiss, Louis Deacon and Jordan Crane have all agreed new deals to stay with Premiership champions Leicester. The Tigers have also handed talented young England prop Dan Cole and scrum-half Ben Youngs extended contracts, along with centre Matt Smith and flanker Ben Woods.
Schumacher impresses in F1 test

February 1, 2010

FORMULA ONE: Michael Schumacher beat team-mate Nico Rosberg as his Mercedes team put their new F1 car through its paces in Valencia yesterday. Rosberg set a time of 1.13.543 but 41-year-old Schumacher record a 1.12.947 within 20 laps to finish third overall behind Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, in an F1 car for the first time since [...]
United boost title hopes and reduce Arsenal’s to shreds

January 31, 2010

MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson urged Arsenal to go and “batter” Chelsea next weekend after leaving the Gunners’ title hopes in tatters. Wayne Rooney’s 100th top-flight strike, a Ji-Sung Park effort and a Manuel Almunia own goal did the damage as United delivered a masterclass in counter-attacking. Thomas Vermaelen notched a late reply for [...]
Murray Slam dream ruined by Federer

January 31, 2010

TEARFUL Andy Murray admitted struggling to compete with Roger Federer after seeing his dream of becoming Britain’s first Grand Slam champion for 74 years crushed by the world No1. Murray battled valiantly, especially in a tense third set, but the Scot’s nerves and Federer’s brilliance combined to hand the Swiss a 16th major title, 6-3, [...]