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Marlon is King for buzzing Hornets 2007-10-23 18:39:24
King set up Adam Johnson for the Hornets’ first after half an hour before scoring his fourth goal in as many games. The match was put beyond doubt just seconds into the second half when King laid on Darius Henderson. A late second-half strike from James Morrison gave West Brom a 2-1 win in a tight game against Blackpool. (Read the full post about ‘Marlon is King for buzzing
Hornets’…)
Rockies add Cook to World Series roster, will start Game 4 2007-10-23 18:08:11 BOSTON — Aaron Cook was added Tuesday to the Colorado Rockies
’ roster for the World
Series, and he’ll start Game 4 at home against Boston.
Cook, who was the Rockies’ opening-day starter, hasn’t pitched in a major league game since Aug.
(Read the full post about ‘Rockies add Cook to World Series
roster, will start Game 4′…)
Sevilla edge out gutsy Romanians 2007-10-23 17:59:21
The UEFA Cup holders, who went down 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium on matchday one, looked like running out comfortable winners when former Tottenham striker Fredi Kanoute and Luis Fabiano put them 2-0 up after just 17 minutes. But Ovidiu Petre pulled one back after 63 minutes to put the outcome in doubt. (Read the full post about ‘Sevilla
edge out gutsy Romanians’…)
Gunners destroy Slavia 2007-10-23 17:45:58
Arsenal put on a superlative display of attacking football to sweep Slavia Prague aside 7-0 to move to within touching distance of the Champions League knockout stages. (Read the full post about ‘Gunnersdestroy
Slavia’…)
United stroll to victory 2007-10-23 17:32:34
Manchester United
tightened their grip on Champions League Group F with a comfortable 4-2 victory over Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine. (Read the full post about ‘United stroll to victory’…)
2007 Podium Cafe Rider of the Year: Nominations Time! 2007-10-23 17:21:56 That time again… and rarely if ever (in the two-year history of this award) has the choice been more agonizing and ambiguous! This year the peloton had an uncanny knack for distributing the benefits of the Pro Tour that would have made Lenin proud. To wit:
Like your Grand Tour winners?
(Read the full post about ‘2007 Podium Cafe Rider
of the Year: Nominations Time!’…)
Seventh heaven for deadly Gunners 2007-10-23 17:06:37
Arsene Wenger’s side were simply unstoppable as the Czechs were put to the sword in ruthless fashion at the Emirates Stadium as the Gunners
clocked up the biggest winning margin in Champions League history. The Gunners got off to a brilliant start when Fabregas burst into the Slavia area and curled a magnificent shot into the corner of Martin Vaniak’s goal after just four minutes. (Read the full post about ‘Seventh heaven for deadly
Gunners’…)
Ayrton Badovini Signs For Kawasaki in WSBK 2007-10-23 16:57:31
On Monday, 22nd October 2007, Kawasaki
PSG-1 Corse team have announced that rider Ayrton Badovini will ride directly for Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse or possibly entrusted to Pedercini Team wearing Kawasaki colours for 2008 season.The 21 years old rider born in Piemonte is said to be glad of the decision which will give him visibility and increase his experience and professionalism.The Team Principal, Pierguido Pagani, is satisfied of his choice and has big aspirations for the young rider who has drawn a lot of attention to himself on the ZX-10R during the test at Mugello circuit last week. (Read the full post about ‘Ayrton Badovini Signs For Kawasaki in WSBK’…)
Ron bags brace as Reds cane Kiev 2007-10-23 16:44:32
United made a dream start and were two goals to the good inside the opening 18 minutes. Ryan Giggs’ free-kick from the left with 10 minutes on the clock was powerfully nodded home by Rio Ferdinand inside the six-yard box, while Wayne Rooney made it two when he latched onto Wes Brown’s cross to tap home from close range. (Read the full post about ‘Ron bags brace as Reds cane Kiev’…)
NEC Bike Show Hosts First UK Unveiling of Harley-Davidson® And Buell 2008 Models 2007-10-23 16:43:44
Motorcycle giants Harley
-Davidson
® and Buell today announced they will be unveiling their stunning line-up of brand new 2008 models at the re-launched International Motorcycle and Scooter Show, in what will be their first appearance in the UK. (Read the full post about ‘NEC Bike Show HostsFirst
UK Unveiling
of Harley-Davidson® And Buell 2008 Models’…)
LaBarbera leads Kings to 4th straight win 2007-10-28 02:10:59
Seeing the confidence in his teammates is fuelling Kings goaltender Jason LaBarbera, who propelled Los Angeles to a fourth straight home win on Saturday night. He made 15 of his 34 saves in the third period to lead the Kings to a 4-1 triumph over the visiting Edmonton Oilers, who have one win in their last eight starts. (Read the full post about ‘LaBarbera leads Kings to 4th straight win’…)
WRC: Hirvonen cruises to Rally Japan win 2007-10-28 01:32:48
Mikko Hirvonen secured the third victory of his World Rally
Championship career with a comfortable win over Dani Sordo in Japan
. The Ford number two kept his composure superbly in treacherous conditions that saw both title contenders Marcus Gronholm and Sebastien Loeb, and early rally leader Jari-Matti Latvala, all crash out within the first day and a half. (Read the full post about ‘WRC: Hirvonen cruises
to Rally Japan win’…)
Sens spoil Devils debut at Prudential Center 2007-10-28 01:02:21
The Ottawa Senators spoiled the New Jersey Devils’ first game in the new PrudentialCenter
, scoring three times in the third period in a 4-1 victory Saturday night. Brian Gionta scored on a deflection for the Devils, who played their first nine games on the road while waiting for the $380-million US arena to be completed. (Read the full post about ‘Sens spoil Devils debut
at Prudential Center’…)
Linz: Hantuchova, Schnyder To Battle For Title 2007-10-28 00:56:26 Second seeded Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova has progressed through to the final of the Generali Ladies Linz tournament in Austria after a tight three set victory over Nicole Vaidisova.
The world number 10 defied her inferior 0-4 head to head record against the Czech teenager, taking out 64% of points on her first service on her way to registering a 26 62 76(3) triumph in just on two hours.
(Read the full post about ‘Linz: Hantuchova, Schnyder To Battle
For Title
’…)
Thrashers beat Blackhawks 2007-10-28 00:25:28
CHICAGO (AP) - Two of the Atlanta Thrashers’ top offensive threats came through to lift them to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Ilya Kovalchuk scored a tie-breaking goal early in the third period and set up Vyacheslav Kozlov’s two power-play scores. (Read the full post about ‘Thrashers beat Blackhawks’…)
Ramos confirmed as Spurs boss 2007-10-28 00:08:41 Ramos
, 53, tendered his resignation with Sevilla on Friday night, clearing the way for him to succeed Martin Jol at White Hart Lane following the Dutchman’s dismissal on Thursday night. (Read the full post about ‘Ramos confirmed as Spurs
boss’…)
Green admits lucky guess for save 2007-10-27 23:53:31
After the Premier League clash at Fratton Park ended in stalemate, Green
said: “(It was) just a pure guess. I went that way last time and therefore did it again.” The save secured a point in the goalless match at Fratton Park, and Green described the decision to give a spot kick as “unfortunate”. Green claimed the visitors had the best chances. (Read the full post about ‘Green admits lucky
guess for save’…)
NASCAR: Franchitti not unhappy with debut 2007-10-27 23:52:55
Dario Franchitti was not too disappointed following a 32nd place finish on his Busch Series debut
, claiming he learned a lot from his third stock car outing for Chip Ganassi Racing.
The Scot had a very good qualifying which backed up his strong pace in practice.
(Read the full post about ‘NASCAR
: Franchitti not unhappy
with debut’…)
Wenger warns Reds over Europe 2007-10-27 23:31:24
Traditional football theory suggests Liverpool will concentrate on the league if they fail to claim the three wins to reach the knockout stages of Europe
’s top club competition, although Wenger
doubts whether this would be the case. (Read the full post about ‘Wenger warns
Reds over Europe’…)
Swans boss lands manager’s award 2007-11-01 10:41:04
The Swans won all four of their league games last month and also progressed to the area quarter-finals of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. Victories over Swindon, Leyton Orient, Bournemouth and Yeovil propelled Swansea into second place in League One, with three of those successes coming away from the Liberty Stadium. (Read the full post about ‘Swans boss landsmanager
’s award’…)
Kovalainen: 2008 should be better 2007-11-01 10:40:17
Heikki Kovalainen
should be able to look back at his first season in Formula 1 with a positive feeling, but instead the Renault driver has said he is a bit disappointed with his results in the 2007 F1 season. He said he will need to do better
next season. (Read the full post about ‘Kovalainen: 2008 should be better’…)
England to go it alone in 2018 bid 2007-11-01 10:38:36
Barwick also played down England
’s position as bookies’ favourites and said there was no question of the FA being complacent. Speaking at the FT Sports Summit in London, Barwick confirmed the bid would be exclusively English. He added: “We know other countries want to host the World Cup in 2018 and it is not a given but we will give it our best shot. (Read the full post about ‘England to go it alone
in 2018 bid’…)
Sutcliffe hits out at state of football 2007-11-01 10:33:11
Sutcliffe believes there is a danger of football losing touch with ordinary fans because of players’ sky-high salaries, and that clubs could price grass-roots supporters out of attending matches. Speaking at the FT Sports Summit in London, he said: “Good luck to John Terry but I think it is obscene to be on 150,000 a week. (Read the full post about ‘Sutcliffe hits out at state of football’…)
Quashie linked with Pulis reunion 2007-11-01 10:24:27
Injuries have restricted Quashie to just a handful of appearances for the Hammers since his 1.75million move from West Brom, with none coming this season. The midfielder has since returned to action for the reserves but he is free to leave Upton Park and has been mulling over a move to Neil Warnock’s Crystal Palace. (Read the full post about ‘Quashie linked
with Pulis reunion
’…)
Hughes boosted by Mokoena news 2007-11-01 10:18:15
The South African captain was forced to come off in the Carling Cup victory over Portsmouth on Wednesday night. However he could come into contention for the home match against Liverpool on Saturday. Mark Hughes
said: “Mokoena is okay, thankfully. He got a bang on his leg, where a plate had earlier been inserted. (Read the full post about ‘Hughes boosted by Mokoena news’…)
Tosh takes trip to view Edwards 2007-11-01 10:15:09
The 21-year-old has already captained Wales at Under-21 level and was unfortunate when injury ruled him out of a late call-up for the recent seniors’ double header against Cyprus and San Marino. (Read the full post about ‘Tosh takes trip to view Edwards
’…)
Yamamoto thanks Spyker for F1 chance 2007-11-01 10:05:23
Japanese driver Sakon Yamamoto
has thanked the Spyker
team for giving him a chance
in F1 this season, even though he is not expected to retain his drive with the team for 2008 when it will have become Force India. (Read the full post about ‘Yamamoto thanks Spyker for F1 chance’…)
October honour for Hornets gaffer 2007-11-01 10:04:55
Watford picked up a maximum points haul from their five fixtures in the month to move them six points clear at the top of the Championship. The Hornets were relegated from the Premier League last season but successive victories over Sheffield Wednesday, Scunthorpe, Hull, Coventry and Crystal Palace have put them in pole position to bounce straight back. (Read the full post about ‘Octoberhonour
for Hornets gaffer’…)
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