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In the words of the dearly departed 2007-10-03 04:29:29
Ric Suggitt: Radical, rebel-rouser, purveyor of national stereotypes! Whoopee doo. We now know the identity of the World Cup quarter-finalists. But France seems a sadder place for the loss of the twelve sides that fell at the first hurdle. They gave their all, played with passion and scored some wonderful tries. So let’s hear it for the so-called ‘minnows’ - the likes of the Portuguese, the Namibians, the Welsh and the Irish. What’s more, they were as entertaining off the pitch as they were with ball in hand. Whilst the big boys droned on about taking it “game by game, one day at a time”, the tournament’s real entertainers had all the sad hacks in stitches with their take on life at the cutting edge of world rugby. (Read the full post about ‘In the words of the dearly departed’…)
Milton warns of Bulls’ rolling ’surprise’ 2007-10-03 04:24:31
Cliffie Milton
- Onwards and upwards Lock Cliffie Milton has warned the Free State Cheetahs that the Blue Bulls’ much-vaunted rolling maul should not be underestimated when the two sides meet in a crucial Absa Currie Cup clash in Pretoria on Friday night. The Bulls, who shared the Currie Cup with the Cheetahs last season, are not yet assured of a semi-final place this year as Western Province have an outside chance of overhauling them (they need to make up a points difference of 104). However, a Bulls loss to the previously unbeaten Cheetahs could also see the Lions leap-frog them into third position. (Read the full post about ‘Milton warns
of Bulls’ rolling ’surprise”…)
We deserved it - Ferguson 2007-10-03 04:13:13
The win, courtesy of Wayne Rooney’s brilliant 70th-minute goal, his first of the season, puts United clear at the top of their pool, and well on the way to Ferguson’s 10-point target which he believes will seal qualification for the last 16. Their second straight win was far from a straightforward affair though, and Roma spurned a string of chances before and after Rooney struck. But Ferguson refused to countenance the idea that his side had been fortunate this time around against a team they thumped 7-1 at Old Trafford in the second leg of last season’s quarter-finals. “I’m pleased with the result, it’s a fair result, we controlled most of the match, carried a little bit of luck towards the end when they started to risk to play for an equaliser,” he insisted. (Read the full post about ‘We deserved it - Ferguson’…)
Ex Pacific Islands RWC XV 2007-10-03 04:07:28
One of our readers has taken us to task for producing only a Tri-Nations of Ex XVs from players at the World Cup who were born in one region and playing in another.
We stand accused of doing the same thing as the SANZAR Tri-Nations which has been exhorted to expand to include Argentina and/or the PacificIslands
. We have, unlike SANZAR, succumbed to pressure and are now going to produce an Ex Pacific Islands XV.
We are going to use the Pacific Islands in the same way that the International Rugby Board does and exclude New Zealand though New Zealand is made up of islands in the Pacific.
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Wenger happy with cool Gunners 2007-10-03 04:05:20
The Premier League leaders had the better of possession all night against a side who had never before lost to English opposition in Europe. That record, though, was always going to be severely tested by Wenger
’s men, who continue to go from strength to strength. After seeing Cesc Fabregas blaze an early chance over the bar from close range and then surviving a brief rally by the hosts, Robin van Persie struck with 15 minutes left to ensure Arsenal’s impressive opening to the new campaign continues with a ninth straight win. Wenger said: “We decided to put pace in the game and score early, but we did not manage to do it. (Read the full post about ‘Wenger happy with cool Gunners
’…)
Lucky 13 for Mils 2007-10-03 03:58:52
Mils: Surprised at his inclusion in the thirteen jersey Team selection is never easy, and nor is the prospect of missing out on a World Cup quarter-final, especially when it is New Zealand against France. So it was hardly surprising that when All Blacks coach Graham Henry headed towards Mils Muliaina in training he awaited his arrival with trepidation and even went as far as trying to ignore him. As the first choice full-back over the past four seasons Muliaina feared he was about to be informed he would not be starting against France on Saturday. So when Henry uttered just two words to him, he was understandably delighted. Those words, “Number thirteen. (Read the full post about ‘Lucky 13 for Mils’…)
Martin’s Mastery of the Mount Continues 2007-10-03 03:56:21
Guy Martin
’s mastery of the Oliver’s Mount circuit at Scarborough continued at full pace at the weekend when he took a record breaking fifth successive International Gold Cup Trophy. The Kirmington star was in scintillating form all weekend taking four race wins from five starts and, in addition, he also bettered his own outright lap record and clinched the David Jefferies Trophy for the first time.
Riding the Hydrex Honda’s, Guy’s first race was the opening 8-lap 600cc race and the strong crowd were treated to a brilliant race as four of the best road racers in the world – Guy, John McGuinness, Ian Lougher and Ryan Farquhar – went head to head around the 2.43-mile circuit.
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Smith savours Lyon triumph 2007-10-03 03:54:13 Smith
’s side made it two wins out of two in a tough Champions League Group E by defeating Les Gones 3-0 with a sensational performance at the Stade Gerland. Lee McCulloch opened the scoring with a bullet header, with Daniel Cousin and DaMarcus Beasley adding the others in the first 10 minutes of the second half. It gives Rangers a genuine chance of progressing to the knockout stages - they beat Stuttgart 2-1 in their opener at Ibrox a fortnight ago - and Smith admitted he could not have asked for any more from his men. “I think it’s probably our biggest (European) result in terms of the number of goals we scored away for home,” he said. (Read the full post about ‘Smith savours Lyon triumph
’…)
Andrew: Faith restored in English game 2007-10-14 15:22:58
Rob Andrew
admitted England had “rewritten the rules” after reaching the World Cup final despite three years of upheaval and just 10 months of dedicated planning. Andrew is England’s director of elite rugby and the man charged with installing the systems and the structures for long-term success. The accepted approach was that potential world champions needed to build towards the tournament for at least four years, if not longer. Sir Clive Woodward’s preparations for England’s 2003 triumph were seen as the blueprint. New Zealand planned meticulously for the World Cup and had been the best team on the planet for the last three years. In 2005 they won the Lions series 3-0 and then embarked on a Grand Slam tour. (Read the full post about ‘Andrew: Faithrestored
in English
game’…)
2007 QEII Challenge Cup and Perryville Stakes 2007-10-14 15:22:22
Longshot Bit of Whimsy (right) ran down favorite Dreaming of Anna in the stretch in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge
Cup (G1) to win by 2 1/4 lengths with Coquerelle third. Also on the card, Steve’s Double won the Perryville Stakes
(G3) over favorite Les Grands Trois. Get the results, charts, and photos here. (Read the full post about ‘2007 QEII Challenge Cup and Perryville Stakes’…)
Davis clings on as Rocket shines 2007-10-14 15:12:44
Steve Davis
beat Walsall qualifier Mark Joyce 4-3 to retain a slim chance of reaching the last 16 of the Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Aberdeen. The ex-world champion now has two wins and one loss from his group matches, and is still to play Ronnie O’Sullivan and Leicester qualifier Tom Ford. Davis admitted: “Unless a miracle happens, I’d imagine I’m out.” O’Sullivan notched breaks of 99, 72 and 95 as he demolished Dominic Dale 4-0 to move a step closer to the next round. (Read the full post about ‘Davis clings on as Rocket shines’…)
Cockerill unimpressed by referee Rose 2007-10-14 15:03:14
Leicester’s Richard Cockerill blamed referee
David Rose for preventing the Tigers from completing a match-saving counter-attack in the Guinness Premiership match at Vicarage Road. Tries from Kris Chesney and Adam Powell appeared to have sealed the 26-19 victory for Saracens after Richard Haughton touched down in the first-half with Glen Jackson adding a conversion and three penalties. Leicester got over the line twice - when Jordan Crane and Boris Stankovich scored from lineout drives - with recalled fly-half Paul Burke adding three penalties. But with the 80 minutes up and trailing by seven points, the Tigers launched a counter-attack from deep that saw Ireland full-back Geordan Murphy reach the halfway line before hitting Rose with his attempted pass out of a tackle. (Read the full post about ‘Cockerill unimpressed by referee Rose’…)
STR react with disappointment 2007-10-14 15:02:42
Toro Rosso are disappointed with the FIA Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold Tonio Liuzzi’s time penalty for overtaking Adrian Sutil under yellow flags. The 25 second time penalty cost the Italian driver eighth place in the Japanese Grand Prix. The Faenza-based team showed great promise at the Fuji Speedway only for Liuzzi to be docked his point. Team-mate Sebastian Vettel collided with Mark Webber while on for a possible podium to complete a miserable Sunday. And the team’s appeal against the Italian driver’s penalty was turned down in a Paris hearing on Saturday. “Obviously we are disappointed, but we accept the decision of the court,” Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost told Autosport. (Read the full post about ‘STR react
with disappointment’…)
Webber: ‘We’ll keep chipping away’ 2007-10-14 14:48:21
Mark Webber
has lauded Red Bull’s progress in recent weeks but cautioned that there is a long way to go. Although the Anglo-Austrian constructor missed out on a bumper points haul in Japan and China, the team have started to show its potential. The Australian driver explained that the test session in Spain before the final leg of the season unlocked the secret to getting the best out of the Adrian Newey designed RB3. “Yeah, the Jerez test was quite encouraging for us because we changed the car a little it, but not a huge amount,” the 31-year-old told autosport.com. “There have been months during the mid-season where we’ve known that we wanted to try to address things that we wanted to do differently, and we’ve got those on the car, which is better for us. (Read the full post about ‘Webber: ‘We’ll keep chipping away”…)
Hill blasts ‘ugly’ win 2007-10-14 14:42:59
Bristol may have secured their second Guinness Premiership win of the season with a 23-16 home victory over Newcastle but head coach Richard Hill was far from happy with his side’s performance. Bristol’s forwards ensured a deserved win capped by tries from Alfie To’oala and Brian O’Riordan. However, a scathing Hill said: “You have to be pleased with back-to-back home wins but the performance was very poor again. It was a bit like England have done - winning ugly is what it is called. “One or two individual performances were good but as a team at the moment we are just not functioning properly, apart from the scrum, which has been the highlight of our season. (Read the full post about ‘Hill blasts ‘ugly’ win’…)
Brundle bemoans Hamilton’s own goal 2007-10-14 14:33:34
Martin Brundle claims that Lewis Hamilton
’s ‘win at all costs’ strategy has hampered his bid to win the World Championship. The former McLaren driver admits that he found the rookie’s gung-ho attitude at the Chinese Grand Prix disconcerting because there was no need for Hamilton to take risks. “I was nervous about (his) Chinese grand prix weekend from the moment I heard him say he wasn’t going to be playing the percentage game,” Brundle wrote in his column in The Times. “He led the Drivers’ Championship by 12 points with just two rounds to go - basically standing in the mouth of an open goal - and he was talking about winning the race”. (Read the full post about ‘Brundle bemoans Hamilton’s own goal’…)
Flood pays tribute to mate Noon 2007-10-14 14:30:57
Toby Flood refused to join in England’s lap of honour after they had reached the World Cup final as a tribute
to his Newcastle team-mate Jamie Noon. Flood played a crucial role when he came on for centre Mike Catt in the second half of England’s 14-9 victory, joining wing Paul Sackey in a morale-boosting tackle on French talisman Sebastien Chabal. But at the final whistle, while others celebrated around him, Flood held his euphoria in check as a gesture of respect for Noon, who was forced to return home with a knee injury. It allowed Flood to fly out as replacement and he explained: “I’m trying to hold back. I’ve really mixed feelings when it comes to Jamie. (Read the full post about ‘Flood pays tribute to mate Noon’…)
No distractions for Lewis 2007-10-14 14:29:51 Lewis
Hamilton has shunned the party scene and given a number of his friends the cold shoulder this week as he focuses on securing the Formula One World Championship at Interlagos. Hamilton has been determined to avoid all potential distractions these past few days ahead of next weekend’s title-deciding showdown in the Brazilian Grand Prix. As far as Hamilton is concerned, what happened in China a week ago is now firmly in the past, and all that matters is the clash with McLaren rival Fernando Alonso and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen at the Sao Paulo circuit of Interlagos. After sliding into the gravel at Shanghai on severely-worn tyres, so blowing his initial crack at becoming the first rookie to win the title, Hamilton has a four-point lead over Alonso, with Raikkonen a further three adrift. (Read the full post about ‘No distractions for Lewis’…)
Riquelme told to move on 2007-10-19 11:28:00
Villarreal have all but ruled out a return to the first-team fold for Argentina midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme. The 29-year-old playmaker fell out with Yellow Submarine coach Manuel Pellegrini last season and ended the campaign out on loan at Boca Juniors. (Read the full post about ‘Riquelme told to move on’…)
Surgery sidelines Terry 2007-10-19 11:22:48
Chelsea defender John Terry
has been ruled out for up to three weeks after having surgery on a knee injury on Friday. Terry picked up the problem on Tuesday while training with the rest of the England squad in the build-up for the game against Russia. (Read the full post about ‘Surgerysidelines
Terry’…)
Hutchings rules out Heskey 2007-10-19 11:17:57
Wigan Athletic manager Chris Hutchings believes that striker Emile Heskey will not be fit for England’s final Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia next month. (Read the full post about ‘Hutchings rules out Heskey’…)
Carey: My job’s on the line 2007-10-19 11:09:48
Wrexham manager Brian Carey
has admitted that his job is under threat.
Ever since Red Dragons chairman Neville Dickens demanded that results needed to improve, Carey’s position has been under increased speculation.
Carey told the Daily Post “I know it’s a results business and I know what’s at stake if things don’t work out.
(Read the full post about ‘Carey: My job’s on the line’…)
Robins wants to win ugly 2007-10-19 11:04:26
Rotherham United boss Mark Robins is hoping his side look at the England Rugby Union team’s success for inspiration.
Robins has highlighted the recent success of the Rugby World Cup Finalists and hopes his side can follow suit.
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to win ugly’…)
Alexander rules himself out 2007-10-19 10:57:17
Bury’s director of football Keith Alexander
has ruled himself out of the running for the managerial vacancy at his old club Lincoln City.
Alexander insists he is happy at Bury and has also spoken about moving from sitting in the stands to the Shakers bench.
(Read the full post about ‘Alexander rules himself out’…)
De Puniet Sets Early Pace at Slippery Sepang 2007-10-19 10:57:14
Randy de Puniet opened proceedings for the Polini Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix as the fastest MotoGP rider of the day, clocking a time of 2’02.917 onboard the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR800 in the afternoon session in Sepang. (Read the full post about ‘De Puniet Sets Early
Pace at Slippery Sepang’…)
Glovers bring in Walker 2007-10-19 10:52:47
Yeovil Town manager Russell Slade has snapped up Charlton Athletic’s teenage striker James Walker
on loan while Darryl Knights has joined Cambridge United on a similar arrangement. (Read the full post about ‘Glovers bring in Walker’…)
Difficult choice for Wilkins 2007-10-19 10:44:28
Brighton & Hove Albion manager Dean Wilkins has a big decision on his hands whether or not to play on-loan midfielder George O’Callaghan in tomorrow’s clash with Leeds United.
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