Archive for March, 2006

Henman Cruises Past Safin

Friday, March 24th, 2006

Tim Henman joined Greg rusedski in the Nasdaq-100 second round with a fine 6-3 6-3 win over Marat Safin.
Former world number one Safin looked rusty against Henman, dropping his serve early in the first set before recovering, only to let the British number three run away with the opener.
A break in the fifth game of […]

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Terry Seals It For Chelsea

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

Chelsea captain John Terry scored the only goal of the game to give his side a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United and a place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
Chelsea created the better chances, without looking entirely convincing, with Ricardo Carvalho missing from three yards, and Didier Drogba thwarted by Given on two occasions.
Newcastle’s […]

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Early Exit For Murry

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

British number one Andy Murry lost 7-5 3-6 6-4 to Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka to crash out of the first round of the NASDAQ-100 Open in Miami.
The 18-year-old Scot broke Wawrinka twice in the first set but lost his own serve three times.
After taking the second set, he fought back from 4-1 down […]

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Hearts Sack Rix

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

Hearts have sacked manager Graham Rix after only four months in charge of the club.
Coach Valdas Ivanauskas has been appointed as interim replacement, with John McGlyn assisting him.
Rix’s sacking follows that of George Burley who had also been at the troubled club only a short while.
Hearts controversial chairman Roman Romanov said: “We have been disappointed […]

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Battered Birmingham Go Down 7-0

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Liverpool crushed struggling Birmingham 7-0 to progress to the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
Sami Hyypia gave Liverpool the lead after just 54 seconds, heading in a Steven Gerrard free-kick.
Four minutes later Peter Crouch scored with a downward header then added another on 38 minutes.
In the second half Liverpool added to the rout with goals from […]

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Flintoff Hails England Heros

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Stand in England captain Andrew Flintoff praised the contribution of England’s emergency call-ups after his side, missing five first team players, beat India in the third and final test to draw the series 1-1.
Flintoff himself was named man of the match after hitting two fifties and taking four wickets.
“To come to India and draw 1-1 […]

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Ashton Double Sinks City

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

A double strike from Dean Ashton fired West Ham to a 2-1 victory and into the semi-finals of the FA Cup at the expense of 10-man Manchester City.
Ashton opened his account in the first half when he lashed home a shot past keeper David James from iside the box.
City’s Sun Jihai was sent off for […]

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Henman Out Of Top 50

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

Tim Henman has dropped to 56 in the latest world rankings following his second round defeat in Indian Wells.
As a result he could miss out on a place in the main draw at the spring Masters Series events in Rome and Monte Carlo, with qualifying his only option.
The 31-year-old remains ranked behind fellow Btits Andy […]

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Mourinho Blames Referee

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho accused the referee of caving in to pressure from Fulham players after disallowing a goal from Didier drogba in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat.
Mourinho said: “It’s a handball so it’s not a goal and the decision is correct.”
“What is not correct is the referee didn’t see and allows the goal, the linesman didn’t […]

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Robinson “I’m Here For World Cup”

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Under-fire England coach Andy Robinson has again said he wants to take the world-champions to France in 2007 to defend the Rugby World Cup.
Pressure is mounting on Robinson after England poor performance in the Six Nations for the second year in a row.
“I have a contract and I intend to honour it,” he said.
“I believe […]

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