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If South Africa are the chokers, it is difficult to make out a case for England as models of hard-nosed, cool-as-cucumber tournament play. They probably deserve each other and in many ways the semi-final in which the sides are opposed today would have been better served as a final since someone would have had to fall at the last.
When Joe Kinnear became manager of Wimbledon in January 1992 he was a breath of fresh air. None of the foul air with which he greeted the North-east media on arrival there some 17 years later; but someone who got on famously with players, staff, fans and reporters alike. What endeared all those groups to him over the next eight seasons, even more than his hail-fellow-well-met attitude, was the success he brought to a financially struggling club that within a few years of his departure following ill health had effectively ceased to exist
Nathan Cleverly branded Carl Froch an “absolute joke” for claiming to be one of the best British boxers ever.
On a day when the defeat of Agnieszka Radwanska, the world No 5 and last year’s Wimbledon runner-up, demonstrated the difficulties that grass-court tennis offers even to the very best, the current British No 1 and one of her predecessors proved the value of experience on the sport’s most challenging surface.
A meeting of players in London exactly 40 years ago tomorrow was never going to be on the same page as some of the other momentous events of 1973 – a year when a ceasefire ended the involvement of American ground troops in Vietnam, when the Chilean president Salvador Allende was overthrown and when Britain joined what became the European Union – but there has never been a more significant date in women’s tennis.
After their unprecedented depredations at the Cheltenham Festival, the Irish plundered the first four races in Britain’s equivalent carnival for Flat racing. Chauvinism aside, however, the deeper gains were perhaps made by those superpowers discreetly manoeuvring for supremacy in the global bloodstock market.
He may have mastered the interview for the job of director of football at Newcastle United, but Joe Kinnear made a complete hash of an interview on TalkSport the day after signing his contract.
Aston Villa today announced the signing of Nicklas Helenius from Aalborg.
Andy Carroll is on the verge of completing a permanent move to West Ham in a deal that could cost the east London club up to £46m.
Aston Villa have completed the signing of striker Nicklas Helenius from Aalborg.
England are looking for a new manager for their Under-21 side after Stuart Pearce was told that his contract will not be renewed. The news was hardly unexpected after a poor showing at this month’s European Championship, in which England lost all three group games for the first time ever.
Fernando Torres has reiterated his commitment to Chelsea and is hoping he has a role to play under “demanding” new Blues coach Jose Mourinho.
India pack a punch among light-weights
The Football League has announced six special league fixtures to be played on the opening weekend of next season to mark its 125th anniversary.
Royal Ascot racegoers with outlandish hats stole the show on the opening day of the world-famous race meet.
Welcome to silly season, the time of year when stories of clubs spending ludicrous sums of money on players you’ve never heard of is par for the course. We take a look at some of today’s most intriguing rumours…
The Lions tour suffered a major set back today as their unbeaten record was dramatically taken away by the Brumbies in Canberra just four days away from the crucial first Test with the Wallabies.
West Brom have confirmed defender Steven Reid has signed a new one-year contract with the club.
While the Spain senior team set about trying to add the Confederations Cup to their current world and European crowns, the Under-21 side are, starting this afternoon, trying to become champions again. They face Italy in Jerusalem hoping to retain their European Under-21 title. They have, naturally enough, been the best team in the tournament so far and they have some remarkably gifted players who we might be lucky enough to see more of in the future:
Joe Kinnear caused further alienation with Newcastle’s support last night during a bizarre radio interview in which he accused them of talking out of their backsides.