July 28th, 2009 by admin
Ian Bell simply can’t wait to get back in action for the England cricket team. He has reported to have said that he is ready to grab his Ashes chance with both hands – and ram the Aussies’ taunts straight back down their throats.
This is the kind of fighting talk the England squad have been missing for some time!
Bell believes that if he is getting sledged as he has been for the past two years, he must be doing something right at the batting crease.
“I can take it. They (Australians) can say what they want, it is a matter of taking it and then cracking on,” Bell said.
He averages 65 at Edgbaston this summer, rattling up 670 runs overall.
“You are always desperate to play for your country, but I have had to try and keep myself as focused as I can for county cricket. It’s hard but if I wasn’t focused for Warwickshire I wouldn’t have got the runs to help me get back in,” he said.
“When I walk out on Thursday I’ll have already played 10 Tests against Australia. I know what it’s all about,” The Sun quoted Bell, as saying.
“When you have played a considerable amount for your country, when you are not there it really hurts. You miss what you used to do a hell of a lot. You will do everything you can to get back into that team. You are desperate to get back into an England shirt.
When I got back from the West Indies after the winter tour, I really had to put the Ashes to the back of my mind. I had to get the runs in county cricket with Warwickshire to give myself a chance to be part of the Ashes and overall I’ve done that,” he added.
July 18th, 2009 by admin
It seems Beckham popularity has come to an end in the US as yesterday he was confronted by angry fans on his return to American Major League Soccer (MLS) club LA Galaxy.
Galaxy fans were to say the least not happy with Beckham’s extended stint with Italian giants AC Milan. During the Galaxy game they were booing the star every time he touched the ball during a match against the New York Red Bulls, Sky News reports.
Even though LA Galaxy won the match 3-1, it was not enough to get the crowd of Beckhams back..
At the final whistle, Beckham left the pitch to verbal abuse from many of the Galaxy supporters who made their feelings known, jeering at the star.
Beckham seemed not to be offended by the abuse and during post match interviews seemed to brush it aside.
July 13th, 2009 by admin
England’s Ashes team has escaped a sex ban – as long as they stay off the booze which on current form will not be an easy task.
The Daily Express quoted a team source as saying: “We’ve got no reason to believe sex affects performance, unlike a few too many beers. But if they do decide to have a few drinks, we may have to review the rules.”
Former party-loving England star Phil Tufnell reckons the players will only turn to booze if they win. In the past, stars like all-rounder Flintoff, 31, “got a bit carried away” while away on tour.
July 5th, 2009 by admin
Roger Federer proved he is one of the best, if not the best by defeated Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 16-14 in the final of 2009 Wimbledon to win a new record 15th Grand Slam titles. In an epic match that lasted over 4 hours, Roger Federer emerged as winner in a 5 set marathon that went 16-14 in the final set. This is Roger’s 15th Grand Slam title, 6th Wimbledon Title and with this win, he regained his No. 1 ranking.
Roger Federer quotes
“It’s not really one of those goals you set as a little boy, but man, it’s been quite a career and quite a month,”
“It feels amazing, but this is not why I’m playing tennis to break all sort of different records. But it’s definitely one of the greatest ones to have.”
Turning to Sampras – “Thanks very much for coming. I know it’s a long way, but you’re a member, man, we like to see you here. It’s such a pleasure to play in front of such greats legends.”
“It was a crazy match with an unbelievable end and my head’s still spinning,” “But it’s an unbelievable moment in my career.”
July 2nd, 2009 by admin
Well I would guess you would hear this from English cricket fans but how about from one of Ponting’s countrymen? The Sun quoted Thommo, as saying: “I thought Ricky was crapp when he was first captain in 2004 and nothing much has improved since then. I’m not the only one who thinks that. I’ve always bagged him and everyone at home thinks he’s s**t at the captaincy. He’s a great player but captaincy is a totally different thing.”
“He was in a side that had very good players and now he’s got a side that has average players. He’s still left wanting. You see it on him – he gets frustrated. He worries when the players don’t do what he’s used to with the ball when he passes it to them,” he added.
“The choices he makes, his field settings and the things he does are never right. England has the edge in the captaincy department. But while England have a better captain, Australia have a better line-up,” he said.
