‘Sport’ Archives
England v Spain (& Sweden) Squad Review: The Curious Case of the Missing Micah
Fabio's car-boot sale England squad makes puzzling reading. Bit light in midfield too. England's forthcoming friendly fixture against reigning World Cup holders Spain should be a good barometer of the shape Fabio Capello's England are really in having qualified in hiccuping [Read More]
Euro 2012 Qualifying: Montenegro 2 – 2 England Review
England falter to a draw in Montenegro, and qualify for Euro 2012 in the process. They'll play the opening matches without Wayne Rooney though following his petulant second-half red card. A moment of madness from Wayne Rooney saw stop-start England blow a two goal lead [Read More]
Football: England 1 – 0 Wales Review
Strong Wales throttle disjointed England, but Capello's men eke out grim victory For Fabio Capello, an unspectacular, unconvincing 1 – 0 win against Wales will be considered job done, but for the 67,000 fans who braved the elements to sit quietly in a gloomy Wembley, and [Read More]
Usain Bolts! Blake’s Heaven! 100m World Championship Finals Review
100m finals drama as devastated Usain Bolt is disqualified after a big false start; team-mate Yohan Blake sprints to victory. As endless slow-motion replays of Yohan Blake's 100m Finals winning run rolled by, commentators and pundits alike did their very best to talk about [Read More]
Athletics: Usain Bolt strolls to 100M heats victory in Daegu
Usain Bolt continues to rewrite the sprinting rule book with an extraordinary heats victory. Budding sprinters: watch carefully/look away now. Usain Bolt has just run 100 metres in 10.10 seconds in his first heat at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu. Nothing too [Read More]
