Sunday, 23 February 2014

Wane keen on Australia return

Wigan coach Shaun Wane’s enthusiasm for the World Club Challenge remains undimmed by his team’s 36-14 defeat by Sydney Roosters.


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Favourable draw for England

England will be very confident of qualifying successfully for Euro 2016 in France after being handed what appears to be a fairly undemanding qualifying group.


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D’Arcy: We’re still in hunt

Leinster centre Gordon D’Arcy says Ireland will immediately turn their attention to defeating Italy and France as they bid to claim their first 6 Nations title in five years.


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Muller: England need break

Bayern Munich’s Thomas Muller has admitted that it is tough for players in England to compete when they do not have a winter break.


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‘We can be top Renault team’

Lotus Technical Director Nick Chester says he can see no reason why they can’t be the leading Renault-powered team at the start of the season, after an encouraging debut for the E22 in Bahrain.


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Nordqvist wins in Thailand

Anna Nordqvist held off a late surge from world number one Park In-Bee to seal victory in the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament in Pattaya.


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Kirsten keen to work with KP

Delhi Daredevils coach Gary Kirsten says he is looking forward to working with Kevin Pietersen this year.


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Russia finish as top nation

Russia ensured top spot in the medals table at the Sochi Winter Olympics after sweeping the podium in the men’s 50km cross-country freestyle.


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Georgia, Romania qualify

Georgia and Romania have booked their place at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.


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‘Mercedes teams are ahead’

Mercedes chief Paddy Lowe has acknowledged the open secret of pre-season testing: with the new F1 season just three weeks away, the four-Mercedes powered teams are ahead of the field.


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England Women edge Ireland

England Women gave their hopes of regaining the Six Nations title a huge boost by clinching a 17-10 victory over Ireland at Twickenham.


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Hodgson: Carry on Gerrard

Roy Hodgson says Steven Gerrard could play for England in the 2016 European Championship qualifying phase.


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Cilic to face Anderson

Marin Cilic and Kevin Anderson will contest the final of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championship after each came through their semis on Saturday.


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Nasri targets Wembley success

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri is hoping his Wembley fortunes change when his side take on Sunderland in the Capital One Cup final next weekend.


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Pulis bemoans Palace lapses

Tony Pulis was left frustrated after Crystal Palace slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Manchester United on Saturday.


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Nations await Euro 2016 draw

The home nations will discover who they will face in qualifying for Euro 2016 when the draw takes place in Nice on Sunday.


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Andrew Wiggins scores 21 as Kansas crushes Texas

nba news Andrew Wiggins scores 21 as Kansas crushes Texas


Canadian Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points, Joel Embiid briefly flirted with a triple-double and No. 8 Kansas trounced No. 19 Texas 85-54 Saturday night to seize control of the Big 12.


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Platini: End stupid rule

Michel Platini has repeated his call for the “triple punishment” of a penalty, red card and suspension to be dropped following Wojiech Szcznesny’s sending off in Arsenal’s defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday, reports Sky Sports chief news reporter Bryan Swanson.


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PSV cruise, Heerenveen held

PSV Eindhoven struck twice in the second half to claim a 2-0 win at struggling NEC Nijmegen, while Heerenveen played out a 0-0 draw at NAC Breda.


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Real top as Barca stumble

Barcelona suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat at Real Sociedad, allowing Real Madrid to open up a three-point lead at the top of the Primera Liga with a 3-0 victory over Elche.


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