January 31st, 2010 by admin

British hopes of seeing a British male Grand Slam winner were smashed in to pieces by a superb performance from Federer. Federer was simply too good for Murray and easily brushed of World No. 4 Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (13/11) in a flawless display to win his fourth Australian Open and the 16th Grand Slam singles title of his career.

January 30th, 2010 by admin

John Terry looks set to lose the captains arm band after his affair with team-mate Wayne Bridge’s girlfriend was exposed. In a recent poll of 2,000 supporters, 87 per cent called for Terry to be axed as captain.

Capello is fuming that if he includes both players in his squad, and Bridge agrees to don the England shirt, he faces a headache over whether they can be on the pitch at the same time.”Fabio is spitting mad. He doesn’t want anything to derail the team’s preparation in the run up to the tournament in South Africa. His view is that footballers should be seen and not heard,” The Sun quoted a FA source, as saying.

“John’s personal life is taking the focus away from what’s really important – England winning the World Cup,” the source said.

January 28th, 2010 by admin

Justine Henin continued her amazing comeback by thrashing Zheng Jie 6-1 6-0 in their Australian open semi-final. The seven-times grand slam winner was simply far too good for her Zheng Jie, winning the last 12 games of the match on her way to a win in just 51 minutes.

“The dream continues,” Henin said.

“I am going to play the No.1 and defending champion. I wasn’t sure about what I would feel on the court and how things would go. I have just enjoyed my tennis and taken it step by step. I can’t wait for the final now, it is an amazing feeling,” Fox Sports quoted Henin, as saying.

January 27th, 2010 by admin

In form Roger Federer has made his his 23rd-straight grand slam semi-final by Russian Nikolay Davydenko. But, he faced a stiff fight from Russian Nikolay Davydenko before winning the match 2-6 6-3 6-0 7-5 after looking out of form and out of sorts early in the second set.

Federer turned the match around in the space of a few minutes and went on to win 13 games in a row to shut the sixth seed out.

Federers win keeps us on track for a mouth watering Federer v Murray final.

January 26th, 2010 by admin

Comeback quees Justine Henin continued her stunning comeback, as she powered into the Australian Open semi-finals after defeating Russian Nadia Petrova 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 in their quarter-final match. Henin’ is only the third women’s wildcard to reach the semi-final of any grand slam after Jie Zheng at Wimbledon in 2008 and Kim Clijsters at last year’s US Open.

January 25th, 2010 by admin

Mike Atherton has stated that Andrew Flintoff will not be considered for selection for the 2010 / 2011 Ashes series. Atherton believes that as far as he is concerned, the England team has evolved under the captaincy of Andrew Strauss, and Flintoff will never be under consideration for Test cricket again.

“There’s no way Flintoff will play Test cricket again. It’s not even worth contemplating. England have moved on from Freddie, and have had some good results without him,” The Mirror quoted Atherton, as saying.

“They have a settled side with the likes of Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann filling the all-rounder void,” he added.

The Lancashire star is said to be keen on facing the Aussies again when England go Down Under at the end of 2010.

However, it is believed that the selectors – most notably head coach Andy Flower and Strauss – are not prepared to make special plans and potentially upset the current players to accommodate him.

January 24th, 2010 by admin

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard will be back in action against Wolves on Tuesday to help Liverpool secure a Champions League spot. Gerrard had been suffering with a hamstring strain but seems to have shacken it off so that he can lead from the front to salvage the clubs season. Gerrard was back in training on Saturday, giving manager Rafa Benitez another lift in the race for fourth place.

If he does not feature at Molineux, the 29-year-old is certain to return against Bolton at Anfield next weekend, News of the World reports.

January 23rd, 2010 by admin

Rumours suggest that Robinho could make his final appearance for the club at Scunthorpe in the FA Cup fourth round game on Sunday.

It seems that Roberto Mancini has run out of patience and told the 32.5 million pound flop that he is no longer in his plans. The decision quickly follows Robinho’s very poor performance at Everton last week, when he came on as a substitute and was then subbed himself.

If reports are to be believed then Robinho will be going back to Santos until the end of the season.

January 22nd, 2010 by admin

Alan Shear rates Wayne Rooney as the best striker in the Premier League. Shearer said Rooney has all the qualities to carry his team’s striking threat this season.He is crucial to United, without him, they would really struggle. Their whole play revolves around Rooney, there is absolutely no doubt about that,” The Mirror quoted Shearer, as saying.

“He is the best striker in the Premier League, for certain. He’s a world-class player, and he is carrying United’s threat. You can see the passion he has, and determination, and he has developed into a complete forward, who can lead the line on his own, which he has had to do on several occasions this season,” he added.

January 21st, 2010 by admin

In form Carlos Tevez has stated that he is determined to finish off his former club and take Manchester City into their first major final in 29 years. Tevez bagged both City’s goals in the 2-1 Carling Cup semifinal first leg at Eastlands on Tuesday to the delight of City fans and the dismay of United fans. Perhaps to make matter worse Tevez celebrated his second goal right in front of the dugouts with his ears cupped to the City fans’ adulation.

It was a point made to the Manchester United boss who turned a deaf ear to the Reds supporters’ cries of ‘Fergie sign him up’ throughout last season. “That would be a dream in my first season at City. I know how much they love beating United that was very clear on Tuesday. They had to suffer earlier in the season when we lost in injury-time there and you saw what that meant to Sir Alex Ferguson and the United players in the way they celebrated,” The Sun quoted Tevez, as saying.