Archive for the 'General Sport' Category

Bopara and Harmison dropped as Plunkett returns

October 9 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Cricket, General Sport

England’s erstwhile young hope with the bat, Ravi Bopara, has been dropped from the England Test squad to tour South Africa this winter. The former number three batsman had a disappointing Ashes series after impressing in the West Indies, and finds himself dropped from both the Test and the one-day squads. The other big news [...]

Warriors ‘lack consistency’, admits Lineen

October 9 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: General Sport, Rugby Union

Glasgow Warriors need to be more consistent if they are to progress from the pool stage of the Heineken Cup, according to coach Sean Lineen. The Warriors finished third in their pool last year despite picking up their first win on French soil by beating Toulouse 33-26. And this season, with an improved squad, Lineen [...]

Cook and Mahmood return to one-day fold

October 8 2009No Commented

Categorized Under: Cricket, General Sport, Health

Lancashire paceman Sajid Mahmood has been welcomed back into the England set-up with a place in the one-day squad touring South Africa, but there is no room for Owais Shah. Shah has been England’s leading run-scorer in one-day internationals for the past few years and scored a scintillating 98 against South Africa in the ICC [...]