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LONDON. — England have chosen an unchanged 13-man squad for the second Ashes Test cricket against Australia at Lord’s, which starts on Thursday.Captain Alastair Cook’s side won the opening contest of the Ashes series at Trent Bridge by 14 runs in a thrilling finish on Sunday.
Five best British Opens
GULLANE, Scotland. — St. Andrews is incomparable because of its history, but when it comes to links courses in the British Open golf rotation, Muirfield is looked upon as the purest and fairest of them all. What gets even less of an argument is the roll call of champions at Muirfield.United bid for Fabregas
LONDON. — Manchester United have bid £25m for Barcelona’s ex-Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas but the Gunners have first refusal on him at the same price.United’s offer is being considered but is understood to be below the Spanish club’s valuation of the player.
Call for action against athletics cheats
LONDON. — The credibility of track and field’s anti-doping programme has been ‘’enhanced, not diminished’’ after sprinters Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell tested positive for banned substances, the IAAF said yesterday.A Test that shattered world records
BIRMINGHAM. — They say Edgbaston 2005 was one of the greatest Test cricket matches there has ever been.They say that the picture of Freddie Flintoff consoling Brett Lee when Australia came up two runs short of England’s total is one of cricket’s most emotive images.
Sprinting succumbs to doping shame again
PARIS. — Less than a month away from the World Championships in Moscow, sprinting has succumbed once again to the shame of doping as American Tyson Gay and Jamaican Asafa Powell were caught out.Big names shame sport
LONDON. — Tyson Gay felt healthy for the first time in years and was aiming high: He planned to step on the track at the World Athletics Championships and push Usain Bolt.Not so fast.
Mapeza hails Copa Coca-Cola
Ellina Mhlanga Sports ReporterFORMER Warriors coach Norman Mapeza has hailed the Copa Coca-Cola boys and girls’ schools football tournament for providing a strong platform for the junior players to showcase their talent.
PSL clubs loving competition
Eddie Chikamhi Sports ReporterHARARE City coach Bigboy Mawiwi is excited with how competition is turning out in this year’s championship race after the Sunshine Boys, who have had a dream run this season, created a breathing space at the top of the table with a slender victory over Monomotapa at the weekend.
Are horns coming out off the Bulls?
Augustine Hwata Senior Sports ReporterARE the ferocious horns coming off the once Mighty Bulls?
Things are not looking good at all for the former league champions Motor Action, who are now left with 13 games to save themselves from the dreaded relegation in the Castle