Chelsea loses, Madrid draws in Champions League
BY AP | PHOTO AP
PUBLISHED 08:01, February 22, 2012
Chelsea didn’t do much better than Arsenal on its trip to Italy in the Champions League, leaving English clubs in danger of missing the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time since 1996. Showing the same kind of defensive frailties that condemned Arsenal to a 4-0 loss at AC Milan last week, Chelsea failed to protect an early lead and lost 3-1 at Napoli in the first leg of their round of 16 matchup. In Tuesday’s other match, CSKA Moscow scored a last-gasp equalizer to draw 1-1 at home against Real Madrid. While Chelsea still has a realistic chance of turning things around in the return leg at Stamford Bridge, the loss heaped further pressure on manager Andre Villas-Boas,... [Full article]
Diplomatic solution as Peer receives wild card into Dubai event
BY The Independent | PHOTO AP
PUBLISHED 08:05, February 22, 2012
The very idea of an organisation here in the United Arab Emirates choosing to invite an Israeli to take part in a sporting event is highly improbable, given that there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries. The idea of such an invitation being extended to an Israeli once at the centre of a furore that threatened the future of one of the UAE’s most important competitions might have seemed even more unlikely – but exactly that scenario is being played out here at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Championships. Three years after the UAE refused to grant Shahar Peer a visa to play... [Full article]
Mancuso and Pinturault win parallel victories
BY Eurosport
PUBLISHED 08:07, February 22, 2012
Austria’s Marcel Hirscher seized a narrow lead in the World Cup standings despite being beaten by final winner Alexis Pinturault in the quarter-finals of the parallel slalom in Moscow. France’s Pinturault snatched his first World Cup win at the expense of Germany’s Felix Neureuther and confirmed he was one of the brightest hopes of the sport. The 20-year-old skier from... [Full article]
McIlroy looking to go where no Irishman has gone before
BY Irish Times
PUBLISHED 08:09, February 22, 2012
There was a time when the scent of pine and sight of blooming azaleas signalled the start of the golfing season but when the top 64 players in the world gather in the high desert in Arizona in March, the countdown to the US Masters is foremost in the minds of the game’s elite. Bar the holidaying Phil Mickelson and... [Full article]
England could turn to Manu Tuilagi for Wales bash
BY The Guardian |
PUBLISHED 12:25, February 21, 2012
England’s interim coach, Stuart Lancaster, is facing a decision which, for better or worse, will define his selectorial instincts. A confident Welsh team will shortly be heading along... [Full article]
The champion who almost quit the sport
BY Eurosport |
PUBLISHED 12:22, February 21, 2012
When we reflect upon Victoria Azarenka’s rapid rise to prominence, it should be remembered that just 12 months ago the Belarusian was on the verge of quitting the... [Full article]
David Haye trainer Adam Booth rules out fight with Dereck Chisora
BY The Independent |
PUBLISHED 12:21, February 21, 2012
David Haye’s trainer Adam Booth says the former world champion has no intention of meeting Dereck Chisora in the ring despite the pair’s brawl in Munich. Haye clashed... [Full article]
Mercedes-Benz unveil F1 W03 model Formula One racing car for 2012 season at winter testing in Barcelona
BY The Telegraph |
PUBLISHED 12:18, February 21, 2012
The F1 W03 has undergone an intensive programme of simulation testing at the team’s technical bases in Brackley and Brixworth and was given it’s first meaningful run out... [Full article]
A Final Chance for Chelsea to Save Its Season
BY IHT |
PUBLISHED 12:15, February 21, 2012
A few years ago, there was a real concern in Europe that English clubs, backed by billionaire owners from abroad, were reducing the Champions League to an extension... [Full article]
After Ireland’s Paris debacle, focus switches to Italians
BY Belfast Telegraph |
PUBLISHED 13:07, February 20, 2012
The Ireland squad met up again in Carton House last night, removed from the Paris debacle, refreshed and ready to get stuck into what feels like a new... [Full article]
Jones and Hibbard get Wales call
BY ESPN |
PUBLISHED 13:06, February 20, 2012
Wales have called up Ospreys forwards Alun Wyn Jones and Richard Hibbard to bolster their ranks ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations showdown with England at Twickenam. Lock Jones,... [Full article]
Wust claims 3rd allround title at worlds
BY AP |
PUBLISHED 13:01, February 20, 2012
MOSCOW (AP) — Defending champion Ireen Wust of the Netherlands claimed her third career title at the World Allround Speedskating Championships on Sunday after finishing on the podium... [Full article]
Discipline pays off big for Dortmund
BY Deutsche Welle |
PUBLISHED 12:59, February 20, 2012
Defending champs Dortmund have seized the pole position for the title run as the season prepares to enter its final third. Meanwhile favorites Bayern are going to have... [Full article]
A Final Chance for Chelsea to Save Its Season
BY IHT |
PUBLISHED 12:58, February 20, 2012
A few years ago, there was a real concern in Europe that English clubs, backed by billionaire owners from abroad, were reducing the Champions League to an extension... [Full article]
