At the risk of sounding like a cheap shrink, there are good reasons to believe that Andy Murray is not the happiest man on Planet Tennis this morning. Defeat in the third round of the US Open at the expert hands of Stanislas Wawrinka, the second best Swiss in tennis, has left him sore, sorry [...]
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Arsenal’s medical team will today assess the extent of the ankle injury Theo Walcott picked up during England’s 3-1 win over Switzerland in Basle. Walcott had been in good form for Arsenal, scoring four goals in three games before the international break. However, the 21-year-old was taken to hospital for precautionary x-rays after turning his ankle [...]
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As we prepare to step back into action following the international break, Harry Redknapp offers his thoughts on the transfer window and the business we conducted over the summer. Four new players arrived at the Club. Brazil midfielder Sandro was signed earlier in the summer and went on to win the Copa Libertadores, South America’s equivalent [...]
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Rio Ferdinand’s impending first-team return – following Wednesday night’s successful Reserves run-out – is a major boost for the Reds squad. Ryan Giggs says that comebacks for Ferdinand, Anderson and Gary Neville means that, when the rest of the players return from international duty to resume club football with United, the Reds squad may well be [...]
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Roy Hodgson today spoke of his relief after Fernando Torres flew back to Merseyside having enjoyed a night off for Spain in Argentina. Despite accepting Spain’s decision to include the Liverpool striker in their travelling squad for the glamour friendly in Buenos Aires, Hodgson was hoping Torres would do no more than warm the bench after [...]
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Carlo Ancelotti reports that John Terry and Frank Lampard are progressing in their race to be fit for Saturday’s game at West Ham. Both the Chelsea captain and vice-captain were ruled out of participation in the current round of international games which are completed tonight (Tuesday), but with the chance to assess the players at Cobham [...]
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South Africa’s sports minister urged outspoken Springbok coach Peter de Villiers to get a spokesman after another bout of controversial comments infuriated officials, media reported Wednesday. “Goodness man! Get yourself a spokesperson!” Afrikaans daily Die Burger quoted minister Makhenkesi Stofile as advising the embattled coach. “Even I don’t always understand what he says,” he added. De Villiers sparked [...]
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Edinburgh hooker Ross Ford believes the Gunners can kickstart their Magners League season by taking the scalp of their traditional bogey club Munster. Share The season began in disappointment for Rob Moffat’s side with a limp defeat to Cardiff and things would appear to get no easier with the visit of Munster on Friday. The Irish giants [...]
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The FIA has announced it will keep the Formula One entry list at 12 teams for 2011 and 2012, after deciding that none of the those bidding for a 13th entry next season met the necessary requirements. Formula One racing’s governing body had received bids from numerous organisations after it invited expressions of interest from potential [...]
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Ferrari will appear before the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) in Paris on Wednesday afternoon in a disciplinary hearing relating to their controversial one-two result at July’s German Grand Prix. Felipe Massa, who had been leading the Hockenheim race, moved aside to allow team mate Fernando Alonso past on Lap 49 shortly after race engineer [...]
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