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A grim tale of foreboding 2007-07-06 04:08:00 It had to happen. Success, it seems, can never run pure. It began when Lewis Hamilton was pictured entering a London nightclub with Natasha Bedingfield, a fellow human being, following last weeks' concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium.
In the opinion of those who steal music from the internet, Miss Bedingfield is of course more than just a fellow human being; she is a fellow celebrity. Quite
Bring on the plastic play-off 2007-07-11 14:37:00 There's something intriguing about watching great purveyors of their craft in unfamiliar surroundings. It's not that we grow tired of their mastery in its natural domain; just that curiosity occasionally demands they be thrown the odd curve-ball.
Twenty20 cricket is the perfect example. Batsmen who cultivate runs slowly and deliberately, nurturing innings like prize vegetables in four-day games
Europe's last frontier beckons 2007-08-01 05:51:00 It's been 77 years since Tommy Armour became the last Europe
an-born player to triumph in the PGA Championship. Along with Jim Barnes (1916 and 1919) and Jock Hutchinson (1920), born in England and Scotland respectively, he had acquired US citizenship some time before his name adorned the Wanamaker trophy, however.
Of the three US-based major championships, the PGA is therefore the last bastion
Vick's career heading to the dogs 2007-08-15 07:00:00 Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback, is faced with the possibility he will never play in the NFL again, as new gambling charges threaten to compound his embattled position as the pre-eminent villain of American sport – step aside Barry Bonds.
The 27-year-old, who was the number one draft pick in 2001 and holds the all-time record for rushing yards from his position, was indicted last
Rugby ignites and unites the streets of Nantes 2007-09-25 03:35:00 Nantes, Saturday lunchtime. Cold beer, warm sunshine and hot food have formed glorious union to thaw those gathered in the picturesque Place Bouffay. As a particularly dishevelled band of England rugby fans lumber into view, loud cheers greet their colourful, if ridiculous, Hawaiian costumes. The youngest of their number, in a shirt with 'Tour Slave' emblazoned across the full girth of his Read more:Rugby
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Juicing Another Game? 2007-09-20 05:13:00 I'm not sure if you heard about it, but some years back, baseball's top table dismissed talk of performance-enhancing drugs as irrelevant. In what is essentially a game of skill, they argued, no substance invented could better a player. If anything, bulking up would detract from a hitter's natural swing and slow-down a pitcher's wind-up.
It was, as it turns out, a misjudgment of George Bush
Holywood Hero Set for Lead Role 2007-09-07 13:19:00 At a time when thousands of 18-year-olds up and down the country are packing their bags, cashing their student loans and heading for freshers' week, Rory McIlroy is making plans for his graduation. Providing he makes his predicted grade, spiralling debt will not be a worry.
In nine days' time, golf's latest prodigy will join 1,000 or so hopefuls in the European Tour's very own version of '
Hamilton mistake sets up fitting crescendo 2007-10-08 08:35:00 Those who write sporting scripts are clearly in the form of their lives. This was the weekend that began with England's dour, unimaginative excuse for a rugby team summoning a seismic, monumental effort that flattered Hercules through comparison. Next came the mighty All Blacks, a team so good many felt they should have been Fed-Exed the Webb Ellis trophy before the Rugby World Cup began in Read more:Hamilton
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2018: Get Ready for Hurt and Hurst in Abundance 2007-11-01 12:51:00 Hooray. The FA is to bid for the 2018 World Cup and it’s almost certain England will not only win that, but the whole tournament too. After all, that’s what happened in ’66. Omens don't come any bigger. Cue spontaneous street parties in the shires, the uncorking of vintage port in social clubs, and revelry so infectious it marries the warring classes and unites a nation. Call David Beckham. Call Read more:Hurst
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Is Juande Special Too? 2007-11-09 01:03:00 Hapoel Tel-Aviv 0 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur (Keane 26, Berbatov 31)
Uefa Cup Group G
Two weeks is a long time in football. In their previous European outing, Tottenham capitulated to a miserable 2-1 home defeat against Getafe, their manager Martin Jol was sacked during the game, and Dimitar Berbatov appeared poised to exit White Hart Lane stage left. Chairman Daniel Levy was not, you would imagine Read more:Special
McClaren: wonderful PR man, woeful manager 2007-11-22 10:25:00 Steve McClaren
was left to do what he does best this morning, deflecting a ravenous media from the key questions hanging over England's miserable failure to qualify for Euro 2008. As we always sensed it would, McClaren's beguiling mastery of the press seems set to mask his team's shortcomings well beyond his 18-month tenure.
There would be no statement of defiance, no explanation of his skewed Read more:manager
How Janis Joplin saved England 2007-11-21 04:37:00 Oh lord, wont you buy me a mercedes benz ?
My friends all drive porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So lord, wont you buy me a mercedes benz ?
So sang Janis Joplin on her 1971 album Pearl, firing an ironic parting shot at materialistic America in the process (she died before the album's release). The real irony followed in 1995, however, when Read more:saved
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Grant unveils Chelsea blueprint 2007-12-15 02:30:00 In the wake of Chelsea
's 2-0 loss to Manchester United in late September, fears of a post-Mourinho footballing recession hung over southwest London as grey as the Special One's trademark coat. For new manager Avram Grant
, the spectre of his predecessor's achievements appeared capable of suffocating his reign in its infancy.
Nearly three months later, with Chelsea unbeaten in 16 games and just
Who will pilot the Toon Anti-Tardis? 2008-01-10 10:31:00 As you will no doubt be aware, Dr. Who operates from a vast spaceship disguised to appear dramatically smaller. Such clever understatement, or inverted snobbery, lends the Time Lord an air of gravitas, gifts him the element of surprise, and serves to lower expectations. After all, exceedingly few of history's great pioneers have spent their lives housed in telephone boxes – aside perhaps from '
Sears wins it for Hammers 2008-03-18 06:52:00 Teenager Freddie Sears
scored on his Premier League debut to give West Ham a vital 2-1 over Blackburn at Upton Park.
With just 10 minutes remaining, 18-year-old Sears saw his initial shot parried by Brad Friedel, but he stooped to head home the rebound and end West Ham's miserable run of three consecutive 4-0 defeats.
The Hammers
came into the game reeling from identical maulings at the hands
Clampdown overdue 2008-03-28 10:22:00 FA plans to tackle dissent represent a long-overdue step to address the moral malaise blighting every tier of England's national game.
The crimes of Javier Mascherano and Ashley Cole will be soon forgotten by fans of Liverpool and Chelsea, and sooner still by those who pay their wages. By football's twisted logic, ill-discipline has become an acceptable caveat to success.
Built on such
Heathland course is a museum to the romantic past 2008-05-01 04:19:00 Few historic course
s can rival the Old Course at Walton Heath for its rich sense of tradition, writes Will Tidey.
The club was formed in 1903 and opened for play a year later with an exhibition match between the game's legendary triumvirate of Harry Vardon, JH Taylor and James Braid. Surrey's heathland retreat is a thriving museum to golf's romantic
past.
Braid, five times the Open Champion,
He's bringing bogeys back 2008-06-05 16:10:00 Justin Timberlake's last appearance at a major sporting event culminated in Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" at SuperBowl 38, but the pop star could be in line for far greater embarrassment at US Open venue Torrey Pines.
Timberlake will join Miami Dolphins quarterback Tony Romo, NBC presenter Matt Lauer and a competition winner picked from over 50,000 entries to take part
The Big If 2008-07-28 02:51:00 He might be the best player on the planet, but a fully fit Tiger Woods would have struggled at Birkdale this year, says Eurosport-Yahoo's Will Tidey.
All the talk leading up to The Open focused on the man who wasn't there.
Everywhere you looked, experts were lining up to devalue the Claret Jug sans Tiger Woods and bemoan the injury that stole a 15th Major championship from his grasp.
"Whoe
Collision Course 2008-08-11 04:58:00 It wouldn't be a Major these days without players lining up to castigate the course, but Friday's collective attack on Oakland Hills was indicative of growing resentment among the ranks, writes Eurosport-Yahoo!'s Will Tidey.
Not so long ago golf's top table were debating how best to deal with a new generation of mega-hitting super-golfers, who appeared capable of reducing their prestigious
Faldo's golden tickets 2008-08-31 12:52:00 Europe captain Nick Faldo is set to announce his Ryder Cup wildcards on Sunday night at Gleneagles, and Eurosport-Yahoo's Will Tidey expects the old guard to be jettisoned.
In recent weeks the race to qualify for the European Ryder Cup team has rivalled the race for the White House in the media saturation stakes.
Shoot one round in the 60s and you're "pushing for a place"; miss a cut a
Wilson well schooled for Ryder Cup 2008-09-13 02:55:00 Oliver Wilson
can remember vividly the miserable afternoon that served as the catalyst for a prized place in the Europe Ryder
Cup team who will head for Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday.
“I was sat in a geography A-level lesson and the weather outside was awful,” he said. “I started thinking, 'This isn't really improving my game.' So I just got up, walked straight out a
Walking the Walk 2008-09-13 02:50:00 Having survived the Oakland Hills monster to finish tied-for-31st at the USPGA Championship, Ian Poulter was taking a break in Florida when he heard the news. “Have you read what Nick Faldo said about you?” I asked him.
Despite his best efforts, the 32-year-old Englishman looked set (at time of going to press) to fall short of an automatic berth in Faldo's European Ryder Cup team, and his hop Read more:Walking
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