Berdych downs Monfils to win Montpellier - Czech Tomas Berdych claimed his seventh career title when he defeated local favourite Gael Monfils 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the final of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Sunday. Coppel claims Besseges - Jerome Coppel won Etoile de Besseges by claiming a decisive victory in the concluding 9.7km time trial. Maguire sparkles to lead O'Sullivan - Stephen Maguire opened up a 5-3 lead over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the German Masters final with four centuries made in the opening four frames in Berlin. Dutch Eredivisie reults - Ajax 0-2 Utrecht; Heracles Almelo 1-1 PSV Eindhoven; NEC Nijmegen 0-2 Feyenoord. Live - Africa Cup of Nations Day 16 - All the action from the quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. PBT: Did Kobe hurt Lakers' shot at Howard? - PBT: There's this crazy rumor that Kobe Bryant ruined the Lakers' chances at Dwight Howard. What's going on? Premier League - Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa - Papiss Demba Cisse had a dream debut as his goal gave Newcastle United a 2-1 win at home to Aston Villa, putting his side fifth in the Premier League. He rifled in an expert half-volley with 18 minutes left to add to Senegal team-mate Demba Ba’s opener, which had been cancelled out by Robbie Keane. Svendsen wins mens' 15km mass start - Emil Hegle Svendsen wins his and Norway’s first gold of the Holmenkollen IBU Biathlon World Cup in the mens' 15km mass start. German Andreas Birnbacher is second and Russian Evgeniy Garanichev is third. Newcastle 2-1 Aston Villa - Papiss Demba Cisse marks his Newcastle debut with a stunning strike that helps his side beat Villa to move back up to fifth in the table. Sizing Europe romps to Punchestown victory - Sizing Europe made a big statement ahead of the Queen Mother Champion Chase by destroying Big Zeb in the Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown.

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Terry for Euro 2012? Capello must decide [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 3, 2012, 7:51 am]
Watching Phil Dowd ease Liverpool's passage into the Carling Cup final at Anfield on Wednesday night, a refereeing friend of mine asked this: isn't it about time we restored the indirect free kick? Under the current rules Dowd had no … Continue reading →

Blame Torres for quiet January [Yahoo! Eurosport: February 1, 2012, 9:37 am]
Seventeen years ago this evening, I was at Selhurst Park to watch Crystal Palace play Manchester United. It wasn't a particularly distinguished game. Andrew Cole had just arrived in Manchester from Newcastle, a signing that somewhat undermines Alex Ferguson's insistence … Continue reading →

Time for indirect action [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 27, 2012, 3:41 am]
Queens Park Rangers felt moved to clarify yesterday that they were not paying Manchester City £4 million for Nedum Onouha but something closer to £2.5 million. And, now that he is to wear the hooped shirt, the player will not … Continue reading →

Feral fans risk another Cantona attack [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 25, 2012, 5:12 am]
Martin O'Neill's return at Sunderland has raised the number of managers of Premier League clubs who have won European Cup medals as players to three. O'Neill won his with Nottingham Forest, Kenny Dalglish picked up his with Liverpool. The third … Continue reading →

Rangers getting royally ripped off [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 20, 2012, 5:54 am]
Are Spurs title contenders? It is the question of the week. Ever since it appeared that the wheels are beginning to loosen on the Manchester City juggernaut, Spurs' serene and steady progress into the top three has been put into … Continue reading →

Silly money on offer at QPR [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 20, 2012, 5:54 am]
Are Spurs title contenders? It is the question of the week. Ever since it appeared that the wheels are beginning to loosen on the Manchester City juggernaut, Spurs' serene and steady progress into the top three has been put into … Continue reading →

Career coaches changing the game [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 18, 2012, 5:58 am]
There was a brief flurry of excitement among Tottenham fans this week that, in line with the growing trend among their rivals, Glenn Hoddle might be about to make a comeback for their team. Unfortunately, there proved to be no … Continue reading →

Spurs and Redknapp in with a chance [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 13, 2012, 6:28 am]
Pat Crerand is a man who has seen a bit of Manchester United over the years. The former Busby favourite who won the European Cup in 1968 is now employed by the club's in-house voice MUTV to give red-centric opinion … Continue reading →

Redknapp’s Spurs in with a chance [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 13, 2012, 6:28 am]
Pat Crerand is a man who has seen a bit of Manchester United over the years. The former Busby favourite who won the European Cup in 1968 is now employed by the club's in-house voice MUTV to give red-centric opinion … Continue reading →

Old boys’ return papering over cracks [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 11, 2012, 7:19 am]
No-one can accuse Neil Warnock of holding back. Now he has returned to the Premier League, the joker of Loftus Road has made a welcome habit of turning his post-match comments into a kind of surrealist theatre. Back-handed compliments about … Continue reading →

Get your Cheick book out, Fergie [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 6, 2012, 6:02 am]
Now that's over, we can look forward. And we know what comes in January... A lot of moaning and whining by the managers of top clubs that the mid-winter transfer window offers no value for money; that the best players … Continue reading →

See you in court, ref [Yahoo! Eurosport: January 4, 2012, 7:07 am]
It is that time of year, the time managers turn all seasonally paranoid. And while we might expect Mick McCarthy's hangdog expression to insist that the world is against him, it was more unexpected coming from the normally rational and calm … Continue reading →

January’s bargain basement XI [Yahoo! Eurosport: December 30, 2011, 5:55 am]
At Craven Cottage on Wednesday night Ryan Giggs scored a goal. It was the third Manchester United strike in a five-goal rout, so in normal circumstances it would have been of no note. Except it was the veteran winger's first … Continue reading →

‘Tis the season to be paranoid [Yahoo! Eurosport: December 28, 2011, 5:09 am]
The charging of John Terry, plus the ban for Luis Suarez, suggest we have reached a new level of zero tolerance of racist abuse in English football. Let's hope so. If we are to congratulate ourselves on the growth of … Continue reading →

Giggs straddles two eras of English football [Yahoo! Eurosport: December 23, 2011, 7:34 am]
Manchester City fans have recently adopted their red neighbours' favourite chant and have begun to sing about how they are Man City and they'll score when they want. It is a chant that is a fair reflection on Roberto Mancini's side&rs Continue reading →

Zero tolerance the only option on racism [Yahoo! Eurosport: December 21, 2011, 9:05 am]
This week, I found myself approaching an assignment with the giddy excitement of a 10-year-old. I was to meet someone who, to my mind, encapsulates all that is admirable about the game of football. Paul Scholes has just published his autobiography an Continue reading →

Tricky ties lie in wait [Yahoo! Eurosport: December 16, 2011, 11:46 am]
In Manchester on Thursday morning, contrary to expectation, the sun did rise. Well, I assume it did. The place got a bit lighter under a blanket of cloud. And the tram suffered a routine delay. Mind, for many, it was … Continue reading →

RSS for Jim White blog [Yahoo! Eurosport: December 16, 2011, 7:31 am]
This week, I found myself approaching an assignment with the giddy excitement of a 10-year-old. I was to meet someone who, to my mind, encapsulates all that is admirable about the game of football. Paul Scholes has just published his autobiography an Continue reading →

Why Lampard will not become a red [Yahoo! Eurosport: December 14, 2011, 12:54 pm]
After a visit to his physio's room, Sir Alex Ferguson can name a pretty useful team at the moment. Add a keeper and a centre-back and, while perhaps not being a championship winning side, this nicely attacking line-up would still hold its own in the top four: Rafael, Vidic, Fabio; Fletcher, Anderson, Cleverley; Owen, Berbatov, Hernandez. The bad news for the Manchester United manager is, however, with the exception of Berbatov, all are out for some time. ...

United’s hole in the middle [Yahoo! Eurosport: December 9, 2011, 11:48 am]
He’s back. One of the most interesting, intelligent, if enigmatic managers in the game has returned after a 15-month absence. Martin O'Neill is about to be announced as Steve Bruce's successor at Sunderland. And while the club lacks the same … Continue reading →





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