The Three Lions' lack of technical ability was shown up in their defeat to Italy at Euro 2012, and the boss thinks that the young generation hold the key to future improvement Texans score disputed TD against Lions
Houston’s Justin Forsett scored on an 81-yard touchdown run in the third quarter Thursday against the Detroit Lions, even though replays clearly showed his knee touching the ground near midfield.
Chelsea challenge to great to turn down, says Benitez
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea's interim manager Rafael Benitez said the challenge of trying to win five trophies this season was too great an opportunity to turn down as he returned to the Premier League on Thursday. The 52-year-old Spaniard, who left Liverpool at the end of the 2009-10 season and has replaced Roberto Di Matteo at Stamford Bridge, told a packed news conference he was unconcerned about any notion of a short-team deal at the west London club. "I don't care about the short term, we have five trophies to fight for. … Motor racing-We have nothing to lose, says Alonso
SAO PAULO, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Winner of two Formula One championships in Brazil, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso says he feels less pressure and has nothing to lose as he chases another in Sunday’s title-decider at Interlagos. The Spaniard is 13 points behind Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and must finish on the podium to have even a chance of becoming a triple champion. In 2010 he led Vettel by 15 points going into the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi but lost out after his team botched the strategy. In 2005 and 2006, when he took his titles with Renault, he led ahead of the Interlagos finale. …
'Chelsea too good to turn down'
Rafa Benitez endures eventful first day as English FA dismiss Chelsea's 'racism' referee complaint and Mikel is charged. Russia Using World Stage to Prove Itself 'Normal'
The deputy prime minister, Arkady Dvorkovich, also cited its accession to the World Trade Organization as evidence Russia was integrating into the global community.
Launchbury ready to lock horns with Springbok enforcer
BAGSHOT, England (Reuters) – A new generation of second-row "enforcers" go head to he ad at Twickenham on Saturday as Joe Launchbury of England and Eben Etzebeth of South Africa find themselves with the daunting label at the tender age of 21. Etzebeth has already earned rave reviews after nine tests filling the boots of former Springbok hard man Bakkies Botha while Launchbury will make his first start after similarly impressing the England management in his two appearances off the bench. … Soccer-Chelsea challenge to great to turn down, says Benitez
LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Chelsea’s interim manager Rafael Benitez said the challenge of trying to win five trophies this season was too great an opportunity to turn down as he returned to the Premier League on Thursday. The 52-year-old Spaniard, who left Liverpool at the end of the 2009-10 season and has replaced Roberto Di Matteo at Stamford Bridge, told a packed news conference he was unconcerned about any notion of a short-team deal at the west London club. “I don’t care about the short term, we have five trophies to fight for. …
Rugby-Launchbury ready to lock horns with Springbok enforcer
BAGSHOT, England, Nov 22 (Reuters) – A new generation of second-row “enforcers” go head to head at Twickenham on Saturday as Joe Launchbury of England and Eben Etzebeth of South Africa find themselves with the daunting label at the tender age of 21. Etzebeth has already earned rave reviews after nine tests filling the boots of former Springbok hard man Bakkies Botha while Launchbury will make his first start after similarly impressing the England management in his two appearances off the bench. …
Motor racing-Vettel wrestles with the charisma question
SAO PAULO, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel would love to come across as a more charismatic and colourful Formula One world champion but the spirit of the age is against him. The 25-year-old Red Bull driver is poised to join the sport’s all-time elite on Sunday as a triple champion, the youngest ever and only the third to win three titles consecutively. …
Destined for glory as a youngster
New Delhi, Nov. 23 — Hindustan Times looks back at some of the innings that marked out young Virender Sehwag from others.Power-packedHe first made impact at the Maharaja Agrasen Society tournament in the 90s. Recalls veteran scorer, NK Lakhotia, “I would supply two boxes of balls to each venue, one for each innings. Once Viru was playing at Yamuna complex, and hit so hard all the balls were lost. The officials opened the second box but he hit them out too. They phoned me but I told them it would be too late to supply from Kotla and asked them to buy. He hit out some from the fresh stock too. …
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