Author Archive: betrescue
CRICKET : Leicestershire have won the battle to sign former England seamer Matthew Hoggard, agreeing a three-year deal with the 32-year-old – who will also become the county’s new captain.
RUGBY : Scarlets flanker Dafydd Jones will miss Wales’ remaining autumn Tests after suffering a serious shoulder injury which requires surgery.
FOOTBALL : John Terry has warned Chelsea’s title rivals they do not intend to merely sit on their five-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League.
BOXING : Newly-crowned WBA heavyweight champion David Haye could be heading for a massive showdown fight with one of the Klitschko brothers at Wembley Stadium.
RUGBY : Alex Grove will make his Scotland debut and Chris Cusiter will captain his country for the first time in Saturday’s opening autumn international against Fiji.
FOOTBALL : St Mirren goalkeeper Paul Gallacher has been called into the Scotland squad for Saturday’s friendly in Wales, the Scottish Football Association have confirmed.
FOOTBALL : Wales captain Craig Bellamy led a trio of withdrawals from the squad for Saturday’s friendly with Scotland.
FOOTBALL : Sir Alex Ferguson will not face any action from the Football Association over his criticism of referee Martin Atkinson following Manchester United’s defeat to Chelsea.
TENNIS : Former world number one Andre Agassi is in no doubt Andy Murray will win grand slam titles.
RUGBY : England prop James Graham is happy to postpone his holiday plans for another week to give everything in pursuit of Gillette Four Nations glory.
RUGBY : Dan Carter’s disciplinary hearing has been postponed until Tuesday, at the request of the New Zealand team management.
FOOTBALL : David Beckham will miss England’s friendly against Brazil in Qatar on Saturday after the Los Angeles Galaxy reached the Major League Soccer Western Conference final with a victory over local rivals Chivas USA.
BOXING : David Haye expects to encounter little difficulty when he makes the first defence of his newly-acquired WBA heavyweight title against John Ruiz.
FOOTBALL : Rafael Benitez believes his players are angry at the way Liverpool’s season has gone, and want to put things right starting with Monday’s night’s clash with Birmingham.
FOOTBALL : Carlo Ancelotti saw Chelsea go five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 win over Manchester United and then accused the visitors of trying to influence the referee.
