English cricket shamed by $20m game - but that won’t stop them playing in it for the next five years

Kevin Pietersen and his mates will have their cake and scoff it down too. England’s players have been appalled by the amateurish nature of the inaugural Stanford Super Series - but not appalled enough to boycott [...]

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Smile for the nice policeman, John

John Daly spent last Sunday night behind bars after reportedly getting so drunk he passed out at a Hooters bar (that one where the female staff where orange hot pants) in North Carolina. Concerned bar staff called paramedics but Long John refused to go to hospital, so the local fuzz [...]

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Playing for $20m is no picnic, apparently

Despite back-to-back warm-up wins, England skipper Kevin Pietersen is not enjoying his $20m holiday courtesy of Sir Allen Stanford. Injuries to several players, poor playing conditions, and the wandering hands of Sir Allen add up to a miserable KP.
“Yes, it’s a lot of dosh but the longer this week [...]

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World’s No.1 is 96% golf, 4% tennis

On arriving in Paris with his girlfriend, Xisca Perello, for the current Masters event, Rafael Nadal once again showed he is a golfing man at heart.
Rafa was rocking a fashionable Argyll sweater - yes, they are fashionable right now - with matching scarf (okay, maybe the scarf is taking [...]

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Gloucester winger released on bail after street fight

Lesley “The Volcano” Vainikolo has been arrested after allegedly being involved in a street fight in Bath on Saturday night - the night which is alright for fighting, after all.
The Volcano was held on suspicion of causing GBH after a man in his twenties was taken to hospital [...]

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The $20m man upsets England players with flirting

Sir Allen Stanford has apologised for larking about with England’s WAGs during their Super Series win against Middlesex on Sunday.
Stanford was shown on the big screen with Matt Prior’s pregnant wife Emily on his lap.
“He understood that the players were not particularly pleased with the incident,” said a [...]

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There can be only one All-Black rugby team

Launceston RFC is being threatened by New Zealand’s RFU with legal action over their use of the name “All Blacks”.
Launceston, who also wear an all-black kit, wanted to trademark the name “Cornish All Blacks”, but the churlish Kiwis objected.
“While imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, the [...]

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Scot wins fifth tournament of 2008

Is any sportsman hotter than Andy Murray right now? Probably not. On Sunday, Murray swatted away the challenge of qualifier Andrey Golubev, 6-1 6-1, to defend his St Petersburg Open title - a tournament win comprising of five straight-sets victories.
That’s five tournament wins this year for the Scot Brit, 12 [...]

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England’s opponents scrape win in tournament opener

Stanford Superstars warmed up for their $20m game against England by beating Trinidad & Tobago in Antigua.
They won by 22 runs but captain Chris Gayle and star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul missing the match - Gayle stayed at home due to personal problems, while Chanderpaul nursed a stiff neck.
The Superstars, [...]

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Spanish tennis ace proves golfliness

Here’s Rafael Nadal, undisputed king of the clay court, proving he also knows how to swing a driver with style. Rafa was competing in the pro-am of the Castello Masters Costa Azahar at the Club de Campo del Mediterraneo in Spain.
He was joined by Spain’s top bull fighter, the brilliantly named [...]

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