Celtic Crusaders To Move?
Super League side Celtic Crusaders are in talks with a potential investor that may see the club up stakes and move to Wrexham FC’s Racecourse Ground in north Wales. Currently Crusaders play their home games at the Brewery Field in Brigend.
While the club had planned to move to Newport’s Rodney Parade, but as of yet there are [...]
Sandown Races
Betinternet.com are the title sponsor at the ‘Tingle Creek’ meeting to be held at Sandown Park racecourse on Friday 4
and Saturday 5 December 2009. Four races on each day will carry the betinternet.com brand, including ‘The Best Odds Guaranteed at betinternet.com
Handicap Hurdle’, a listed race over 2 miles and ½ furlong and the second running [...]
Autumn International Round-Up
Ireland 15 (6)
Pens: Sexton (5)
South Africa 10 (10)
Tries: Burger Conversions: Steyn Drop-Goals: Steyn
The Irish got things underway at Croke Park against World Champions South Africa. The Springboks scored the only try of the game in a largely uneventful game where the visibility was the main talking point. South Africa led 10 – 6 at [...]
Paddy Power Bookmakers refund €250,000
Irish bookmakers Paddy Power are returning an astonishing €250,000 worth of bets following the ‘le hand of frog’ incident in Ireland’s playoff with France.
After Ireland were cheated out of a place in the 2010 World Cup Finals thanks to a blatant hand ball in the Irish box by French football thief Thierry Henry, Ireland’s biggest [...]
Pacquiao Creates History
On Saturday night Manny Pacquiao created Boxing history by becoming the first man to win seven world titles at seven different weight catagories. In front of an expecting Las Vegas crowd, the Filipino fought an amazing fight to stop Miguel Cotto in the twelfth round.
The 30 year old put Cotto down in the third and [...]
Australia Punish Brave England
England 16 – 46 Australia
England 16 (10)
Tries: Burgess (2), Fox Goals: Sinfield (2)
Australia 46 (14)
Tries: Morris (2), Inglis, Slater (3), Smith, Hayne
Goals: Thurston (7)
The stage was set at Elland Road for England to upset the odds and topple Australia in the final of the Four Nations competition. While England went into the game on the [...]
England Claim Argentina Win
England 16 – 9 Argentina
England (9) 16
Tries: Banahan Conv: Wilkinson
Pens: Wilkinson (2) Drop Goals: Wilkinson
Argentina (9) 9
Pens: Rodriguez (3)
Following on from last week’s loss to Australia, England needed a 69th minute Banahan try to overcome a dogged Argentina display. While it was not the performance that Martin Johnson was hoping for, it was England’s first win of [...]
England Fightback – France Demolished
England 16 Australia 26
Despite a strong second half fightback, which included three tries, England suffered defeat at the hands of Australia. A miserable first half by England saw Australia cruise into a 26 point lead at halftime. Tries by Lockyer, Inglis, Morris and two by Slater helped to give the Kangaroos their well deserved lead at the [...]
Australia refuse neutral ref
Australia have turned down the opportunity to have a neutral ref for this weekend’s game against England, preferring to stick with Steve Ganson, who refereed their 20-20 draw with New Zealand
Campbell Leaves County
Sol Campbell has left Notts County by mutual consent after only one game…