Postive England setup should trouble Welsh February 4, 2010 ENGLAND Vs WALES UNDERACHIEVING England coach Martin Johnson has thrown down the gauntlet. By picking a positive starting XV – which notably includes Mathew Tait at outside centre – they are sending a message not just to Wales, their opponents at Twickenham tomorrow, but also to the other members of the Six Nations. Sale Shark [...]
Aussie wing Tuqiri’s deal axed July 1, 2009 RUGBY UNION: Australia have terminated the contract of winger Lote Tuqiri three years ahead of schedule. The Australian Rugby Union refused to elaborate on the reasons, saying only: “It may be the subject of legal proceedings.” Rugby League convert Tuqiri scored Australia’s only try in the 2003 World Cup final defeat to England and was [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF January 28, 2010 Dredge and Wilson lead in Qatar GOLF: England’s Oliver Wilson and Bradley Dredge, of Wales, fired opening rounds of 67 to take a share of the lead at the Qatar Open. Both defied windy conditions to post five-under-par rounds, Dredge joining Wilson at the top of the leaderboard after a run of four birdies in the [...]
Cunningham out for four weeks July 1, 2009 RUGBY LEAGUE: St Helens hooker Keiron Cunningham will be out for three to four weeks following knee surgery. The former Great Britain player is having surgery this week after picking up the knock in the Super League leaders’ win over Celtic Crusaders last week. Cunningham hopes to be fit for the Carnegie Cup semi-finals early [...]
Saints sweep to new record June 21, 2009 RUGBY LEAGUE: Leaders St Helens set a new Super League record of 16 consecutive away wins after cruising to a 44-18 success at struggling Bradford.
Stoke could prove tough nut to crack at Britannia January 21, 2010 STOKE CITY vs ARSENAL SUNDAY – 1.30PM, ITV1 ARSENAL did readers of this column a favour with their 2-0 win against Bolton at the Reebok last Sunday. It was a fairly comfortable victory for the Gunners, but they had to fight to come from two behind against the same opposition at the Emirates on Wednesday [...]
Queensland clinch State of Origin June 24, 2009 RUGBY LEAGUE: Queensland sealed a record fourth successive victory in the State of Origin series with a 24-14 win over New South Wales yesterday. The Maroons capitalised on early errors to storm into an 18-0 lead in front of a capacity crowd of more than 80,000 at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney. And despite a [...]
Dragon Bird gets 16 months June 22, 2009 RUGBY LEAGUE: Catalans Dragons captain Greg Bird has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after being found guilty of hitting his girlfriend with a glass. The 25-year-old Australian was granted bail pending an appeal. Bird’s girlfriend had written him a character reference to persuade the court to give him a lenient sentence. The pair [...]
England pair cleared to play June 8, 2009 RUGBY LEAGUE: England forwards Jamie Peacock and Sam Burgess have been cleared to play in Saturday’s international against France. Both men had a threat of suspension hanging over them for recent Super League incidents but an RFL review panel ruled neither had a case to answer.
CITY HEAVYWEIGHTS GET THE URGE TO SLOG IT OUT IN THE BOXING RING January 13, 2010 THE High Court case rumbling on and on between BGC Partners and Tullett Prebon might not have exactly brought the City’s main money broking camps closer together, but at least it’s helped forge some more playful liaisons between those on the same side. Tullett’s boss, City veteran Terry Smith, is well known for his prowess [...]