Archive for February, 2006

Flintoff To Captain Injury Hit England

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

With England’s injury crisis getting worse by the day Andrew Flintoff will lead England in the first Test with India in Nagpur on Wednesday.
Skipper Michael Vaughan joins Marcus Trescothick, Ashley Giles and now fast bowler Simon Jones on the absent list.
Vaughan’s troubled knee has flared up again and he does not expect to be playing […]

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Murry Now Britain’s Number One

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Andy Murry has been confirmed as the new British number one in the latest world rankings.
The 18-year-old Scot replaces long-standing British number one Tim Henman, who slips to third behind Murry and Greg Rusedski.
Murry moves up to 42nd in the world after reaching the quarter-finals in Memphis last week and winning the San Jose title […]

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Man Utd Win The Carling Cup

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Manchester United hit Wigan with a second-half salvo to win 4-0 and claim the League Cup for the second time.
Wayne Rooney cashed in on confusion between Arjan De Zeeuw and Pascal Chimbonda to fire United ahead.
Gary Neville crossed for Louis Saha to score United’s second before Stephane Henchoz gifted the ball to Saha to set […]

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Ireland Hopes Rekindled

Monday, February 27th, 2006

Ireland rekindled their RBS Six Nations Championship hopes with a hard fought 31-5 win over a disappointing Wales at Lansdown Road.
The Welsh dominated the opening 20 minutes and scored first through a Mark Jones try but Ireland stormed back and were 11-5 up at the break thanks to a David Wallace try and two penalties […]

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Scotland End England’s Grand Slam Hopes

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

Scotland ended England’s hopes of a Grand Slam with a gutsy 18-12 win at a wet and windy Murryfield on Saturday.
The sides went in level at the break after a penalty apiece from Charlie Hodgson and Chris Paterson.
Hodgson then edged England ahead but two Paterson penalties and a Dan Parks drop goal gave Scotland a […]

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Ferguson Hopes For Quick Smith Return

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists Alan Smith could return from his horrific injury in “six or seven months”.
The 25-year-old broke his leg and dislocated an ankle in the FA Cup defeat at Liverpool, injuries Ferguson said were among the worst he had seen.
But Ferguson said: “There is no doubt Alan will be back.”
“It […]

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Murry Beaten In Memphis

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

Andy Murry’s excellent run of form ended with a heavy defeat to Sweden’s Robin Soderling in Memphis on Friday.
Despite the defeat the 18-year-old Scot will take over from Tim Henman as British number one on Monday following last week’s win in San Jose.
Murry went into his quarter final on the back of seven straight wins […]

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Henry Reigns In Spain

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Thierry Henry struck just seconds after half-time to give Arsenal a stunning 1-0 Champions League victory over a lacklustre Real Madrid in the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.
Henry shrugged off several challenges to steer his shot past Iker Casillas as Arsenal became the first British club to beat Real in the Spanish capital.
Aresnal thoroughly deserved their […]

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Surprise, Surprise - Wembley Not Ready!

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

This year’s FA Cup final has been moved to Cardiff’s Mellenium Stadium, admits the company building the new Wembly stadium.
In a statement to the Australian stock exchange, Multiplex said the Football Association wanted “100% certainty” the stadium would be ready by 13th May.
“Multiplex understands that the English FA is to transfer the 2006 FA Cup […]

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Chelsea Draw Newcastle In Cup

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

Premiership champions Chelsea have been handed a home tie with Newcastle in the quarter finals of the FA Cup.
Managerless Newcastle knocked out Chelsea in the FA Cup last season with a 1-0 victory at St James’ Park.
But they face a duanting task at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea have not lost in 90 minutes for two […]

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