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It looked as though the season may well have been a better one for Texas Tech supporters this year especially with Billy Gillespie in charge, the man who had revived two other flagging colleges in the state was set to do the same for the Red Raiders.  Now fans who saw Gillespie turnaround both UTEP […]

The Australian camp will be feeling confident this week after putting things right against the highly touted Welsh, effectively exorcising the demons of that wet, miserable, loss to Scotland in Newcastle in their opening test match of the season.  Wales on the other hand will need to treat the build up to this week’s test […]

Injuries have struck the Wallabies again, this time in the front-row, as they prepare for their dead-rubber match against the All Blacks on Saturday night.  Author: Tim Cronin Prop Ben Alexander and Hooker Saia Fainga’a have both been withdrawn from the squad with injuries, after having been named in the starting line-up earlier in the […]

Athletic Bilbao continued their fine European form, this season, by booking their place in the Europa League final, where they will face Atletico Madrid, in the competition’s first all-Spanish final since 2007.  The last time that two Spanish sides battled it out in a European final, Sevilla edged out Espanyol to win the tournament, much […]

According to reports the Gunners are looking at new plans to increase wage limits in order to attract new talent and hold onto existing players.  Until now Arsenal have capped their players’ weekly wages at £100,000 per week. But in the light of the recent crisis at the club, namely the 4-0 Champions League defeat […]

Arsenal have their sights set on leapfrogging rivals Tottenham Hotspur after coming from behind to beat Newcastle United 2-1 in dramatic fashion.  The Gunners were ten points behind Spurs going into their north London derby last month but there has been a shift in power since Arsene Wenger’s side registered an incredible 5-2 victory over […]

Andy Murray was handed a massive boost to his chances of reaching the Wimbledon final yesterday as Rafael Nadal was incredibly knocked out of the tournament.  After Murray had booked his place in the third round with victory over Ivo Karlovic, he was widely expected to be joined by Nadal. However, the Spaniard was on […]

Andy Murray could not have suffered an injury at a more perfect time this week, as he was forced to pull out of the Toronto Masters with a knee problem.  The Scot blamed his superb success at the Olympic Games for his below-par performance against Flavio Cipolla, which saw him receive treatment for his left […]

New Tottenham Hotspur coach, Andre Villas-Boas, has admitted that he is excited by the challenge that lies ahead of him at White Hart Lane, after his return to the Premier League.  The 34-year old returns to management just four months after being sacked by Chelsea, following a disastrous spell at Stamford Bridge, in which he […]

Author: Tim Cronin Round Two of the Championship gets underway at the scene of last year’s World Cup Final, Eden Park, as the All Blacks host the Wallabies. Eden Park has been a very unhappy hunting ground for the Aussies, and it will be a stunning upset should they win on the weekend.  Steve Hansen has made […]