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Archive for February, 2011

Wins will come for Agar – Noble

Brian Noble believes coach Richard Agar will get Hull FC back to winning ways soon.

Kellock takes positives from loss

Scotland captain Alastair Kellock believes his side have taken a "step forward" despite the defeat to Ireland.

Saints must bounce back – Wellens

St Helens full-back Paul Wellens says his team need to respond correctly following the 25-18 defeat by Warrington.

Donald takes leading role

Iain Carter says Luke Donald's Match Play win enforces European domination in golf

Donald wins WGC Match Play final

England's Luke Donald defeats new world number one Martin Kaymer 3&2 to win the WGC Match Play in Arizona.

Del Potro wins Delray Beach title

Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro wins his first title since the 2009 US Open as he sees off Janko Tipsarevic in Delray Beach.

WGC Match Play final photos

Pictures as England’s Luke Donald takes on Germany’s Martin Kaymer

Dragons thwart Wigan’s world bid

Australia champions St George Illawarra hold on to beat Wigan 21-15 and win the World Club Challenge for the first time.

Hull KR’s Dobson out for 10 weeks

Hull KR scrum-half Michael Dobson is ruled out for 10 weeks after undergoing surgery on an ankle injury.

Wakefield 6-32 Salford

Salford City Reds break their Super League points duck as they beat strugglers Wakefield.

Hull KR 18-31 Catalan Dragons

A stunning second-half performance from Catalan Dragons hands them their first Super League win of the season against Hull KR.

Huddersfield 20-10 Hull FC

Pressure remains on Hull FC coach Richard Agar after his team lose at Huddersfield, their third successive Super League defeat of the season.

Broad ruled out as India bat

Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat first, as India's hugely anticipated Group B clash with England prepared to get underway in Bangalore

Wright defends playing extra batsman

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, defended the team's decision to pick Jamie How ahead of allrounder Jacob Oram and Kyle Mills against Australia

Spinners give Guyana control against Barbados

A round-up of the second day of the fourth round of the Regional Four Day Competition

Cricket Kenya chief hints at discordance within team

Cricket Kenya chief Samir Inamdar has cited differences between the players and coach Eldine Baptiste while criticising the national team's performance

Vixens keep Swifts at bay

New South Wales fought back from 10 points down but could not catch Melbourne in their trans-Tasman championship clash in Sydney on Sunday afternoon.

Misbah and Afridi sink Sri Lanka

Anyone still out there who thinks Pakistan are not dangerous contenders for the World Cup? The World Cup came alive with a mesmeric exhibition of high-quality cricket from Pakistan and Sri Lanka

An occasion to test nerves and character

ESPNcricinfo previews the eagerly anticipated clash between India and England

Lyle two off the lead in Mexico

Jarrod Lyle's promising start to 2011 will bloom into a maiden US PGA Tour victory if he can capitalise on joint third place after three rounds in Mexico.

Hodges hopeful hammy will be right

Brisbane centre Justin Hodges claims he missed too much football in 2010 to gamble his comeback on a dodgy hamstring in Friday week's season opener against North Queensland.

Kaymer to replace Westwood as number one

Martin Kaymer will replace Britain's Lee Westwood as world number one when the new rankings are published on Monday after the German reached the final of this week's WGC Match Play Championship.

Koschitzke, Gardiner making progress

St Kilda is hopeful it will regain ruck duo Michael Gardiner and Justin Koschitzke early in the AFL season as it steadily builds to a full-strength line-up.

Cole shoots intern at Chelsea training

England soccer star Ashley Cole reportedly shot a 24-year-old intern by accident, at Chelsea's training base.

Donald reaches Match Play final

A brilliant Luke Donald has made short work of his opponents en route to the final at the WGC Match Play Championship.

Real held as Barca stretch lead

Barcelona moved seven points clear in La Liga after Real Madrid showed plenty of effort but insufficient invention as it drew 0-0 against a well-organised Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday.

Exeter 9-12 Bath

Four penalties from centre Olly Barkley hand Bath victory over Exeter in a tight encounter at Sandy Park.

England stays on course with France win

England battled its way through a determined French challenge to win a riveting Twickenham duel 17-9 and remains on course for its first Six Nations title since 2003 and a possible grand slam.

Kaymer and Donald reach WGC final

Martin Kaymer will topple Lee Westwood as world number one on Monday after his 1up victory over Bubba Watson in the WGC Match Play semi-finals in Arizona sets up a final against Luke Donald.

Langerak’s Dortmund tightens title grip

Australian goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak made a dream debut for Borussia Dortmund as the runaway leader tightened its grip on the Bundesliga with a superb 3-1 win at champions Bayern Munich to go 13 points clear.

Zvonareva stuns Wozniacki in Qatar

World number three Vera Zvonareva swept past top ranked Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-4 to land her first title in over a year at the Qatar Ladies Open on Saturday.

Sharks bury below-par Blues

Fly half Patrick Lambie scored a try and kicked 16 points as the Sharks beat New Zealand's Auckland Blues 26-12 in this morning's Super rugby encounter in Durban.

Djokovic beats Federer for Dubai title

Defending champion Novak Djokovic won his third consecutive title at the Dubai championships when he defeated top seed Roger Federer 6-3, 6-3 in just 71 minutes on Saturday.

Hernandez helps United stay on top

Manchester United moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League as Javier Hernandez's double-strike inspired a 4-0 rout of struggling Wigan on Saturday.

Afridi leads Pakistan past Sri Lanka

Shahid Afridi took four wickets and Misbah-ul-Haq notched a second successive half century as Pakistan upstaged Sri Lanka in a highly-charged World Cup Group A match by 11 runs on Saturday.

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