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
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
grand national
‘Portuguese’ winner! FOLLOWING A disastrous Cheltenham Festival, this column has managed to regain its credibility in no uncertain manner. Last week, I nominated four horses against the 40-strong field of
european leagues
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
MOTOR RACING – Melbourne
AHEAD OF the Australian Grand Prix, news that the dispute between the five car manufacturer-backed teams and the sport’s governing body has moved a step closer to being resolved, cheered
RUGBY UNION – Irish class
THE HEINEKEN Cup quarter-finals produced one of the biggest surprises of the competition so far, with Leinster overrunning holders and three-time winners Toulouse 41-35. The Irish outshone the French side
LIGA DE HONRA – The Ides of March
IN THE Liga de Honra, the hopes of Olhão and Portimão of providing the region with first class football for the first time since Farense were relegated from Portugal’s top
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – Gunning for glory!
ARSENE WENGER’S new generation of young and, prior to this season, largely untried players are maturing rapidly against the backdrop of the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier club tournament. For the
CUP ACTION
DOMESTIC CUP competitions all over Europe are nearing their climax as unfashionable clubs do battle with the ‘big boys’ for glory and a potentially lucrative place in next season’s Uefa
Lisbon hails Kenyans
PORTUGAL’S CAPITAL city hosted one of the six most important IAAF Half-Marathons of the year last Sunday afternoon. A record entry of 36,000 people took to the streets of Lisbon,