Gollings to captain Sevens September 15, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Ben Gollings has been named as captain of the England Sevens team for next month’s Commonwealth Games in Delhi. The 30-year-old former Harlequins fly-half, who now plays in New Zealand for Tasman, will be competing in his third Games after playing in Manchester in 2002 and winning a silver medal in Melbourne in [...]
Jackett rules himself out September 9, 2010 FOOTBALL: Kenny Jackett has ruled himself out of the running to succeed John Toshack for the vacant Wales job. The Millwall boss emerged as the odds-on favourite to manage his country following Toshack’s expected resignation after six years in charge yesterday. But ex-Wales star Jackett said: “This is certainly not the right time for me.” [...]
Rooney set for recall but Fergie stands by omission September 13, 2010 MANCHESTER Utd vs RANGERS Sky Sports 2, ko 7.45pm MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists he has no qualms about recalling Wayne Rooney for tonight’s highly-charged, all-British Champions League showdown with Rangers. And Ferguson maintains he was right to drop Rooney at the weekend amid speculation about his private life, despite throwing away a [...]
Ignore Premier League doom merchants October 27, 2010 SO the Premier League is going down the pan because only three of its players made the shortlist for the Fifa Ballon d’Or? Nonsense. Reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated. The argument goes that the 23-man Ballon d’Or selection is an accurate measurement of the health of the English top flight. I would [...]
Ignore Premier League doom merchants October 27, 2010 SO the Premier League is going down the pan because only three of its players made the shortlist for the Fifa Ballon d’Or? Nonsense. Reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated. The argument goes that the 23-man Ballon d’Or selection is an accurate measurement of the health of the English top flight. I would [...]
Brilliant Berbatov buries Liverpool September 19, 2010 MANCHESTER UTD (3) vs LIVERPOOL (2) DIMITAR BERBATOV reflected last night on his “best day” in a Manchester United shirt after scoring the club’s first hat-trick against Liverpool for 64 years. The Bulgarian striker has been much maligned since his move from Tottenham two years ago, but stole the plaudits with a stunning individual display [...]
Venables: Defeat to France is alright as long as Capello bloods new talent November 15, 2010 FORMER England manager Terry Venables has accused current boss Fabio Capello of becoming too reliant on strike pair Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe, and believes the Italian can afford to lose tomorrow’s friendly with France if it means discovering a reliable alternative. Injuries to first-choice pairing Rooney and Defoe, as well as knocks to Sunderland’s [...]
Miliband warns City of shake-up September 28, 2010 Ed Miliband warned that every chief executive in the UK should brace themselves as his party seeks a “fairer deal” for workers. The new Labour leader said that the UK was too dependent on the financial services industry and that the economy needed to be overhauled. “We were too exposed to financial services as an [...]
An Asian haven fit for Kylie, Elle and the Beckhams January 9, 2011 GUEST REVIEWER I ‘M lying on a contraption that could belong in a torture chamber, twisting my body into a shape resembling a pretzel. I’ve done more exercise in the past week than all year and not one glass of wine or cup of coffee, or chocolate bar or bag of crisps, has passed my [...]
An Asian haven fit for Kylie, Elle and the Beckhams January 9, 2011 GUEST REVIEWER I ‘M lying on a contraption that could belong in a torture chamber, twisting my body into a shape resembling a pretzel. I’ve done more exercise in the past week than all year and not one glass of wine or cup of coffee, or chocolate bar or bag of crisps, has passed my [...]