Steve Borthwick to captain England in New Zealand
Steve Borthwick will captain England on their New Zealand tour next month. The
Bath lock has been handed leadership duties in the absence of Phil Vickery,
who misses the matches against the All Blacks in Auckland and Christchurch
with a knee injury. |
John Terry ready to defy pain barrier to play in final
John Terry is willing to have painkilling injections to get through next
week’s Champions League final against Manchester United. The Chelsea captain
will not return to training until Friday at the earliest after dislocating
his left elbow in Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Bolton Wanderers, but remains
hopeful of making a rapid recovery to lead out his team-mates at the
Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. |
Paul Collingwood prepares for surgery
Paul Collingwood will stretch his run of consecutive Test matches to 30 on
Thursday, but he knows that the sequence is likely to end at some point
during the summer. A third cortisone injection in his injured right shoulder
will be his last and, if experience is a guide, then an operation will
almost certainly follow in about two months. |
Luis Fabiano high on Manchester United transfer hit-list
Sir Alex Ferguson has been promised whatever funds he needs in the transfer
market this summer to maintain Manchester United as the dominant force in
the Barclays Premier League. United won a second successive league title on
Sunday and hope to add the Champions League crown by beating Chelsea in
Moscow next week, but David Gill, the chief executive, has assured Ferguson
that he will be given the money to buy reinforcements, such as Luís Fabiano,
the prolific Seville and Brazil forward. |
Sven-Goran Eriksson demands answers from owner Thaksin Shinawatra
Manchester City's hammering at the hands of Middlesbrough on Sunday may have
been embarrassing, but even that chastising experience may pale in
comparison to the humiliation Sven-Göran Eriksson could be forced to endure
over the coming days. |
Graeme Murty on same wavelength as fans
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here to listen to Graeme Murty's interview on BBC Radio Berkshire |
David Sullivan reconsiders his threat to quit Birmingham City
Amid the calm after the storm, two of Birmingham City's co-owners appeared
yesterday to be mellowing after their emotional threats following relegation
from the Barclays Premier League on Sunday. |
Dougie Freedman goal gives Leeds a late lifeline
Leeds United conceded a goal that deflected in off the backside of a Carlisle
United player, but it was the away team who may feel that they got the bum
deal at Elland Road last night. |
Sir Alex Ferguson's soft spot for Manchester United's past masters
He gushed about Rooney and Ronaldo — how couldn’t he? — and he talked about
how this squad was his strongest in his 22 years at Manchester United. He
talked about their youthful potential and what they might become. |
Ian Wright starts new life in land of Lycra
Gladiators is back with us - and startlingly unchanged after its eight-year holiday. Gladiators? Ready! Referee John Anderson? Ready! Slightly annoying “ready” catchphrase? Ready! |
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