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It’s official that Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will quit management for good once he leaves Old Trafford… Ferguson, who has been in charge since 1986, has come under intense pressure in recent weeks which has increased following Tuesday’s Champions League draw with Villarreal. That left United needing to win their final match against […]
Continue ReadingBrian Lara, on the cusp of becoming the greatest run-scorer in Test cricket, laments that he is chasing personal glory in a losing West Indian cricket team… The once-great Caribbean team is in the midst of a dreadful losing run and has only won two of its last 16 tests and the West Indian batting […]
Continue ReadingEngland’s tail enders withstood a barrage from Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar to force a dramatic draw on the fifth and final day of the second cricket Test… England – which needed 285 runs in a minimum 64 overs to level the three-match series – was 164 for six in 48 overs when Geraint Jones […]
Continue ReadingRetired Formula 1 ace Nigel Mansell won the first GP Masters race in South Africa in spectacular style beating fellow legend Emerson Fittipaldi by just half a second… The new series, which brings motor racing legends from down the years out of retirement kicked off in Kyalami, South Africa last week. Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi, […]
Continue ReadingTeam France have further increased their storming lead in the A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport taking their fifth and sixth consecutive wins in Australia… The team won both the sprint and feature races putting their lead up to 19 points. Having taken pole position in qualifying for the sprint race ahead of Portugal and […]
Continue ReadingLegendary footballer George Best’s condition improved further with doctors reporting he could be out of intensive care this week… The 59-year-old former Manchester United star, who is suffering from internal bleeding and kidney problems, has managed a few words to his sister Julie and girlfriend Ros Hollidge at the Cromwell Hospital, in south west London. […]
Continue ReadingThe FIA has published a radical new design it claims will improve overtaking and make it easier for cars to follow one another at speed… They hope their new design can be brought in as soon as 2007. The design is a product of a programme of research started by the FIA – the ruling […]
Continue ReadingPakistan’s forgotten leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has made it onto the list of 25 probables for next month’s series against England… The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said this week Mushtaq, who last played for Pakistan in 2003, is to be brought in as Pakistan plan to outwit England through spinners in their three-match Test series. A […]
Continue ReadingConsistency in the selection of players is the key for England World Cup success, Sven-Goran Eriksson says… This is the mantra that has been adopted by the England coach as he reiterates his faith in the team’s players who have made such an inept start to this season. His comments also serve to signal he […]
Continue ReadingIt’s official. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has admitted the international partnership with Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has yet to click… On paper, it looks like a midfield marriage made in heaven. Yet the failure of the Liverpool captain to gel with Chelsea’s Lampard has been one of the major frustrations confronting Sven-Goran Eriksson during the […]
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