Monthly Archive: November 2009
CRICKET : England gave themselves a good chance of beating South Africa for the first time in a Twenty20 international after half-centuries from Paul Collingwood and Eoin Morgan helped set the hosts 203 for victory at the Wanderers.
FOOTBALL : England captain John Terry was absent from the final training session ahead of Saturday’s prestigious friendly with Brazil in Doha.
CRICKET : Alastair Cook today overcame a sore throat to take his place in the England line-up for their opening Twenty20 encounter against South Africa at the Wanderers.
CRICKET : Somerset’s highly-rated wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter admits he is flattered by interest from the South Africa camp but has committed himself to England.
FOOTBALL : The Football Association have opposed recommendations that England’s home and away international qualifiers become listed events and reserved for free-to-air television.
FOOTBALL : Fabio Capello is confident John Terry will be fit to skipper England against Brazil on Saturday but Frank Lampard is set to miss up to three weeks with a thigh injury.
FOOTBALL : England manager Fabio Capello is optimistic captain John Terry will recover from an injury scare to lead his side in the glamour friendly against Brazil at Doha.
FOOTBALL : Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini is set to undergo wrist and pelvic surgery.
FOOTBALL : England captain John Terry has emerged as a doubt for his side’s prestige friendly against Brazil in Doha because of an ankle injury.
CRICKET : South Africa are set to make a late bid to prevent Craig Kieswetter turning his back on the country to represent England.
FOOTBALL : Carlo Cudicini’s footballing career could be under threat after the 36-year-old was involved in a serious road accident yesterday.
FOOTBALL : Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s two-match touchline ban for criticising referee Alan Wiley may not yet be the end of the matter.
CRICKET : Paul Collingwood is not expecting any hard feelings between England and South Africa when they resume their international battle in the opening Twenty20 clash at the Wanderers on Friday.
RUGBY : When Brian O’Driscoll joins the ranks of rugby’s Test centurions on Sunday he will be afflicted by the same nerves that marked his debut.
FOOTBALL : Frank Lampard is out of England’s friendly with Brazil in Qatar on Saturday.
