England: Roy Hodgson responds to Gary Lineker's criticism

Friday, May 31, 2013

Roy Hodgson insists his England team are on the right track despite Gary Lineker's criticism in the wake of the 1-1 draw with Republic of Ireland. Ex-England striker Lineker said using a 4-4-2 formation on Wednesday took the team "back to the dark ages". He...

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Brazil v England 'to go ahead' despite Maracana safety fears

Friday, May 31, 2013

England's friendly with Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday is expected to go ahead despite safety concerns at the recently renovated Maracana stadium. A court order on Thursday suspended the game but a duty judge later revoked the suspension, a Rio de...

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Now that looks tasty! Sports enthusiast Maria Menounos grills up sausages for baseball fans outside of Fenway Park

Monday, May 27, 2013

She spends her days interviewing some of Hollywood's biggest stars. But Maria Menounos engaged in a much more down to earth activity as she returned to her native city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday. The television personality moonlighted as a sausage...

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Australia plans to ban live betting odds during sports

Monday, May 27, 2013

Australia has unveiled plans to ban television and radio broadcasts of betting odds during live sports matches in a bid to curb problem gambling. Gambling advertisements will no longer appear during live events and around sporting venues, the government...

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Europa League: Mousa Dembele leaves it late to put Tottenham through

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Tottenham left it late to book their spot in the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League as Mousa Dembele netted in the 90th minute to seal a 3-2 aggregate win at Lyon. Spurs were mere minutes away from being dumped out on away goals after Maxime Gonalons had...

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Ryder Cup: Paul McGinley handed Europe captaincy

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Irishman Paul McGinley has been named as Europe's captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.   The 46-year-old played in three Ryder Cups, was vice-captain in 2010 and 2012 and holed the winning putt in 2002. McGinley was preferred to Ryder...

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Australian Open 2013: Heather Watson beats Ksenia Pervak

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Heather Watson produced a miraculous escape from three match points down to beat Ksenia Pervak and reach the third round of the Australian Open.  The British number one, 20, looked as good as out when she trailed the Kazakh by a set and 6-3 in...

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Plymouth Raiders knock Leicester Riders off BBL top spot

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Plymouth Raiders knocked Leicester Riders off the top of the British Basketball League Championship table with a dramatic 86-82 home win.   They were leading by just a single point with 30 seconds remaining before Matt Schneck sealed the victory. The...

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Jacques Kallis is fourth man to reach 13,000 Test runs

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Veteran South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has become the fourth batsman to pass 13,000 Test runs.  The 37-year-old reached the mark with a four through third man off seamer Doug Bracewell after tea in the first Test against New Zealand at...

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India v England: Jonathan Trott & Ian Bell lead England to series win

Monday, December 17, 2012

England completed their first series victory in India for 27 years as Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell both hit centuries on the final day in Nagpur.   Trott scored 143 and Bell 116 not out as the tourists - who lost in Ahmedabad before winning in...

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