Author Archive: betrescue
CRICKET : South Africa are set to make a late bid to prevent Craig Kieswetter turning his back on the country to represent England.
FOOTBALL : Carlo Cudicini’s footballing career could be under threat after the 36-year-old was involved in a serious road accident yesterday.
FOOTBALL : Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s two-match touchline ban for criticising referee Alan Wiley may not yet be the end of the matter.
CRICKET : Paul Collingwood is not expecting any hard feelings between England and South Africa when they resume their international battle in the opening Twenty20 clash at the Wanderers on Friday.
FOOTBALL : Premier League clubs have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to allow Celtic and Rangers to join the English top flight.
RUGBY : When Brian O’Driscoll joins the ranks of rugby’s Test centurions on Sunday he will be afflicted by the same nerves that marked his debut.
FOOTBALL : Frank Lampard is out of England’s friendly with Brazil in Qatar on Saturday.
RUGBY : England have named an unchanged team for Saturday’s Gillette Four Nations final against Australia.
GOLF : Unheralded Thai Udorn Duangdecha carded an eight-under-par 62 to claim a one-stroke lead ahead of Robert-Jan Derksen after the first round of the UBS Hong Kong Open.
FOOTBALL : Wes Brown has vowed to seize the rare England opportunity likely to be afforded him by Glen Johnson’s absence and bolster his World Cup claims in Saturday’s friendly international with Brazil in Qatar.
FOOTBALL : Alex McLeish has become the latest Barclays Premier League manager to back plans for the Old Firm to join the competition.
FOOTBALL : Winger Nani has described Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson as a “complicated man” while also admitting to being on the receiving end of some of his infamous rants.
FOOTBALL : Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony insists the squad at London Road are good enough for a top-half finish in the Coca-Cola Championship this season – and he will appoint the manager to lead them to it within the next few days.
FOOTBALL : Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti may now delve into the transfer market in January after Jose Bosingwa was ruled out for three months.
FOOTBALL : Stephen Ireland has insisted Robinho is committed to Manchester City and blamed the departed Brazilian midfielder Elano for being a disrupting force at Eastlands.
