We do want to get to the final of the Premiership said Gatland in

“We do want to get to the final of the Premiership,” said Gatland, in case this record-equalling home league defeat left anyone in doubt. They would have preferred to be resting up for Toulouse at Twickenham the following weekend, but Bath’s win yesterday put paid to that. Wasps were distracted by the prospect of [...]

As someone who has come uncomfortably close to losing his life G?rd Houllier understands

As someone who has come uncomfortably close to losing his life, G?rd Houllier understands more than most the value of enjoying the present. And yet, such has been his disappointment with Liverpool’s season that the Frenchman cannot stop himself from gazing into the future. Djibril Ciss?s on his way to Anfield, and bringing with [...]

The one-day squad are exciting with young guys who haven’t played much

The one-day squad are exciting, with young guys who haven’t played much. We’re building to the World Cup, we need to get as much cricket under our belts and find out about our games as quickly as we can.”The Test defeat against Sri Lanka in December tends to cloud judgement slightly on the victory [...]

It looked like being Port Vale for whom the prolific Steve McPhee had set up

It looked like being Port Vale for whom the prolific Steve McPhee had set up victory at Rushden. But Adam Boyd turned home his 12th goal in 10 games to earn Hartlepool United a 1-1 draw at Swindon Town that kept both sides in the play-off places at Vale’s expense.So Bristol City will head [...]

Francis had lost his previous six fights and won only one of the last nine and nudging 40 he

Francis had lost his previous six fights and won only one of the last nine and, nudging 40, he hardly seemed a fitting opponent for the man who was introduced into the ring as “the future heavyweight champion”.Maybe Harrison will one day assume that status but for most of last night’s encounter it seemed [...]

But they still had chances to rescue matters especially at the start of the second half

But they still had chances to rescue matters, especially at the start of the second half, when three clear chances were spurned. In the first half, Enckelman had saved well from Robbie Keane at the start and end of the period while Stead struck an instinctive shot, from 25 yards, just past a post.Stead [...]

Despite Wigan’s victory over Saints that day he remembers it with a shudder It was horrible he recalls

Despite Wigan’s victory over Saints that day, he remembers it with a shudder “It was horrible,” he recalls “It wasn’t long enough for me after being a player. For Denis Betts, the days of feeling like an ex-player in search of a role at cup finals are over – thanks to circumstances which are [...]

Two or three years ago when his team dominated the domestic

Two or three years ago, when his team dominated the domestic landscape, Sir Alex had terrific options at his disposal, players such as Teddy Sheringham and Jesper Blomqvist who he could call upon to change the course of a game. These days, he has to rely on the likes of David Bellion and Kleberson.Worse [...]

But the situation has changed and the Games have to reflect that

But the situation has changed, and the Games have to reflect that. If this is the price that has to be paid to provide a secure environment then it is one worth paying.”It was hardly coincidental that the Athens blasts, now believed to be the work of sympathisers of members of the leftwing revolutionary [...]

The captain currently considering his future at Real Madrid claims his place by sheer force of personality but Scholes’s dearth of

The captain, currently considering his future at Real Madrid, claims his place by sheer force of personality, but Scholes’s dearth of international goals and Butt’s failure to feature regularly in United’s starting line-up will be privately troubling Eriksson. With a total of 57 appearances including yesterday (and that is ignoring his England caps) he [...]

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