Strettle keen to show improving Sarries belong at rugby’s top table May 25, 2011 TWELVE months ago, shortly before his impending move to Saracens, David Strettle watched them edged out in a pulsating Premiership final with Leicester. And he admits that part of him enjoyed seeing them lose. Now, as the north Londoners prepare to face the Tigers in a repeat of last year’s showpiece, the England winger’s wishes [...]
WINNERS & LOSERS October 31, 2010 WHO swam and who sank? City A.M sorts the champs from the chumps. WINNER RICHARD HUGHES With six days left of the jockeys’ championship Hughes is doing his best to make it a nailbiter. The Irishman cut Paul Hanagan’s lead to just three wins after earning two victories at Lingfield yesterday. LOSER JAMES GRAHAM England’s [...]
Graham named England captain October 18, 2010 RUGBY LEAGUE: St Helens prop James Graham has been named Adrian Morley’s replacement as England captain for the Four Nations. Coach Steve McNamara turned to Graham, 25, to lead the side against New Zealand on Saturday after Morley injured his bicep in the weekend warm-up match against New Zealand Maori. “When Steve offered me the [...]
Time for Johnson to make the Red Rose bloom again February 2, 2011 ENGLAND begin this year’s RBS 6 Nations as the bookmakers’ favourites and, with an encouraging autumn series behind them and three home games in the championship, the initial predictions were that Martin Johnson’s ripening side, currently ranked fourth in the world, would be able to live up to those lofty expectations. In mid-November a record [...]
Tragic Newton was helping drug probe at time of death September 27, 2010 TERRY NEWTON, the former Great Britain hooker who committed suicide at the weekend, had been helping anti-doping chiefs track down suppliers of illegal substances. Newton, who died aged 31 and is thought to have been found hanged at his home near Wigan on Sunday, was banned from the sport in February after testing positive for [...]
Quins prepared for ultimate test April 27, 2011 HARLEQUINS are previous winners of this competition but if they are going to match their 2004 success then they are going to have to do it the hard way. Beating Munster on their own turf is something only the mighty Leicester have achieved in European competition and that was by the skin of their teeth. [...]
Great Britain star Newton found dead September 26, 2010 FORMER Great Britain hooker Terry Newton was yesterday found dead at his home near Wigan after apparently committing suicide. The 31-year-old is thought to have been found hanged. Newton had been out of the sport since February when Wakefield terminated his contract after he was handed a two-year ban for using human growth hormone. He [...]
Is it time to bring back terraces to top flight football? March 31, 2011 YES JULIAN HARRIS NO FRANK DALLERES THE CLAMOUR for standing areas to be reintroduced to stadia in the top two divisions has recently grown loud enough to persuade sport minister Hugh Robertson to re-examine the case. The Premier League, Football Association and the police are all opposed or deeply sceptical of a return to terraces, [...]
Is it time to bring back terraces to top flight football? March 31, 2011 YES JULIAN HARRIS NO FRANK DALLERES THE CLAMOUR for standing areas to be reintroduced to stadia in the top two divisions has recently grown loud enough to persuade sport minister Hugh Robertson to re-examine the case. The Premier League, Football Association and the police are all opposed or deeply sceptical of a return to terraces, [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF September 19, 2010 Monye sidelined for 12 weeks RUGBY UNION: England winger Ugo Monye has been ruled out of action for up to 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his big toe. The 27-year-old, who has been named in the Saxons squad this season, suffered the injury in Quins’ 29-29 opening day draw with Wasps and will now [...]