CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – Nil desperandum
“NEVER DESPAIR” was the motto of Arsenal’s goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann, who never gave up full the death, getting his team into the final of the Champions League competition. Arsene Wenger’s
UEFA CUP – Lightning does strike twice!
“MIDDLESBROUGH MANAGER, Steve McClaren, will have looked for a similar performance to that against Basle in the quarter-final home leg from his team this Thursday night.” Prophetic words indeed from
Tennis for charity
THE CLAYMAN Cup at the Jim Stewart Tennis Centre in Quinta do Lago is taking place this Sunday (May 7). Twenty-four players will be competing for the Cup and there
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Red wave LIVERPOOL TOOK on mighty Chelsea at Old Trafford, and destroyed José Mourinho’s dreams of achieving a famous league and Cup double. For 60 minutes the reigning European champions
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One up, one to go “I SHOUTED at it, I kept my eye on it, I didn’t switch off.” Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was not talking about keeping yet another
CRICKET – Over and out
THE ONE Day series, that closed England’s injury-plagued tour of India, is over. The boys returned home battered and bruised, hopefully having gained some valuable experience on foreign soil if
Managerial uncertainties
NEVER IN the history of a World Cup tournament has there been so much speculation surrounding the men in charge, illustrating the mercenary nature of today’s game. The departure of
BASKETBALL – Final reckoning
THE NBA’s American basketball season is approaching its climax, with only a handful of regular games remaining. The Eastern Conference has been dominated by the Detroit Pistons, who have accumulated
The State of Play
Premiership MANCHESTER UNITED’S failure to beat bottom club Sunderland at Old Trafford, combined with Chelsea’s 2-0 victory at Bolton, surely ended Sir Alex Ferguson’s hopes of denying José Mourinho a
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All over, bar the shouting WITH OVER a month of football yet to be played, Europe’s league champions in waiting, are as good as home and hosed. In Scotland, Celtic