Manchester United remain on course for the Premier League title thanks to a 1-0 win at home to Everton. Javier Hernandez headed the winner in the 83rd minute. With four games to go Chelsea are United’s nearest challengers – six points behind – after they beat West Ham, who went bottom, 3-0 and Arsenal lost […]
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South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel profited from Rory McIlroy’s nightmare last round to win the 75th Masters. Twenty-one-year-old McIlroy, from Northern Ireland, led by four shots going into the final round at Augusta but carded 80 to finish four under par. Schwartzel, by contrast, saved his best until last in firing 66 – including birdies at […]
Manchester United opened up a seven-point lead in the Premier League thanks to a stunning comeback at West Ham and Arsenal’s goalless draw at home to Blackburn. United were 2-0 down at half-time through Mark Noble’s penalties but stormed back after the break thanks to Wayne Rooney’s hat-trick and Javier Hernandez adding a fourth. Rooney’s […]
England beat Wales 2-0 in Cardiff to go top of their European Championship qualifying group. A Frank Lampard penalty and Darren Bent’s goal inside 14 minutes was a double blow that Wales could not come back from and they are now pointless from four matches. Republic of Ireland moved joint top of their group with […]
England won their first Six Nations title since 2003 despite missing out on the Grand Slam with a 28-9 loss to Ireland in Dublin. England’s defeat handed Wales a mathematical chance of winning the championship but they lost 24-8 to France in Paris. Scotland avoided the wooden spoon at the expense of Italy, who they […]
England are one win from their first Six Nations title and Grand Slam since 2003 after a hard-fought 22-16 victory over Scotland in the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham. Tom Croft’s second-half try looked to have made the game safe but Max Evans’ late solo effort ensured a nervy finish. Only Wales can pip England now […]
Dirk Kuyt’s hat-trick denied Manchester United the opportunity to go six points clear at the top of the Premier League. Kuyt’s goals all came from close range in a 3-1 Liverpool win at Anfield a day after second-placed Arsenal, who still have a game in hand over United, were held to a goaless draw by […]
England and India tied a pulsating Cricket World Cup contest in Bangalore on Sunday in just one highlight of a remarkable sporting weekend. Tournament-favourites India posted a mammoth 338 all out thanks largely to Sachin Tendulkar’s sublime 120, but a one-day international-best 158 from England captain Andrew Strauss put his side on course for a […]
The FA Cup provided the major drama of the sporting weekend as non-league Crawley Town almost forced a replay against Manchester United and League One Leyton Orient managed that feat versus Arsenal. United could only muster a 1-0 win at home to Crawley, who spurned several chances to equalise. Orient went one better thanks to […]
They worked hard, stuck together, gave it their all, made mistakes but can be proud of their achievement. I’m talking of course of the USA football team that exited the World Cup this weekend. I watched the last-16 game between Ghana and USA with interest. Partly because I wondered what it would be like if […]
