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
PREMIERSHIP – All Blue
MANCHESTER UNITED’S efforts to overhaul long-time leaders Chelsea, came to a terminal halt at Stamford Bridge last Saturday. José Mourinho’s star-studded ensemble fired on all cylinders, as the second successive
MOTO GP – Turkish delight
THE SKIES opened as soon as the qualifying sessions got under way in Istanbul, which produced a surprise first ever pole position for ‘rookie’ Australian Chris Vermeulen. The 2005 Superbikes
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
champions league
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
fa cup
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
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
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
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

