Monthly Archive: November 2009
FOOTBALL : Wales captain Craig Bellamy led a trio of withdrawals from the squad for Saturday’s friendly with Scotland.
FOOTBALL : Sir Alex Ferguson will not face any action from the Football Association over his criticism of referee Martin Atkinson following Manchester United’s defeat to Chelsea.
TENNIS : Former world number one Andre Agassi is in no doubt Andy Murray will win grand slam titles.
RUGBY : England prop James Graham is happy to postpone his holiday plans for another week to give everything in pursuit of Gillette Four Nations glory.
RUGBY : Dan Carter’s disciplinary hearing has been postponed until Tuesday, at the request of the New Zealand team management.
FOOTBALL : David Beckham will miss England’s friendly against Brazil in Qatar on Saturday after the Los Angeles Galaxy reached the Major League Soccer Western Conference final with a victory over local rivals Chivas USA.
BOXING : David Haye expects to encounter little difficulty when he makes the first defence of his newly-acquired WBA heavyweight title against John Ruiz.
FOOTBALL : Rafael Benitez believes his players are angry at the way Liverpool’s season has gone, and want to put things right starting with Monday’s night’s clash with Birmingham.
FOOTBALL : Carlo Ancelotti saw Chelsea go five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 win over Manchester United and then accused the visitors of trying to influence the referee.
FOOTBALL : Darren Bent has been recalled to the England squad for next week’s friendly with Brazil in Qatar.
FOOTBALL : Wigan were left frustrated after Clint Dempsey’s penalty earned Fulham and away point with a 1-1 draw at the DW Stadium.
TENNIS : Andy Murray picked up his sixth title of the year and the 14th of his career with a comprehensive victory over Mikhail Youzhny at the inaugural Valencia Open.
RUGBY : New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter has been cited for an alleged dangerous tackle on Wales scrum-half Martin Roberts during Saturday’s Test match at the Millennium Stadium.
FOOTBALL : Hull manager Phil Brown breathed again as Seyi Olofinjana and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink fired his side to a priceless Barclays Premier League win over 10-man Stoke.
FOOTBALL : John Carew believes the versatility of his Aston Villa team-mate James Milner should guarantee him a spot in England’s 2010 World Cup squad.
