Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup May 2012
England In Sri Lanka ENGLAND opened their tour of Sri Lanka, March 15-April 17, with an innings and 15 run win over a Sri Lankan Board XI, and then beat a Sri Lanka Development XI at Columbo, by four wickets in another three day match. SLD XI 431(Chamara Silva 163)-6 dec and 199-4 dec. England [...]
McCarthy Out Of Euro 2012 Squad For Family Reasons
IRELAND COACH Giovanni Trapattoni picked his 23-man squad for the European Championship May 7, leaving out James McCarthy so the midfielder can stay home with his seriously ill father. The Scottish-born McCarthy was likely to be included in the squad for the June 8-July 1 tournament in Poland and Ukraine but asked to be withdrawn [...]
Goal-Line Technology In July Vote
THE FINAL phase of goal-line technology tests will begin later this month before football’s rule-makers make a definitive decision in July, FIFA announced last month after another high-profile controversy. Chelsea reached the FA Cup final with a 5-1 victory over Tottenham, with replays indicating that Juan Mata’s shot never crossed the line for Chelsea’s second [...]
EPL Teams Touring The States 2012
Liverpool FC has so far announced two dates for their 12-day North America tour. Liverpool plays Roma at Fenway Park in Boston on July 25, and July 28 they will play Tottenham Hotspur at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Aston Villa will kick off their 2012 US summer tour with a friendly against Philadelphia [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup April 2012
England Conclude Pakistan Series, Commence Sri Lankan Tour ENGLAND concluded their series in Abu Dhabi against Pakistan, losing the Test series 3-0, but winning the ODIs series 4-0. The tour finished with three Twenty20 matches which England won 2-1. Pakistan won the first game by eight runs. Pakistan 144-6 at 20 overs. England 136-6 at [...]
England Captain Terry Facing Criminal Charges Over Alleged Racial Slurs
ENGLAND FOOTBALL and Chelsea FC captain John Terry could face criminal charges after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed its intention to prosecute the centre-half over an alleged racist comment made towards Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand. The CPS charged the player of a racially aggravated public order offence. The Chelsea leading defender is [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup December 2011
A Nose Thwarts Ed Dunlop Of Historic Win THE MELBOURNE Cup is the biggest horse race in Australia, and the nation grinds to a halt as the one-mile-seven-furlong course at Fremington, becomes a national focus. November 1, saw the race run for the 151st time with a record of only four foreign horses ever winning [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup November 2011
Indycar Finale Claims Life Of British Driver Dan Wheldon THE FINAL race of the 2011 IndyCar Racing League at Las Vegas, October 16, was supposed to decide the championship between front-runners, Dario Franchitti and Will Power, but an horrendous pile up of 15 cars on the thirteenth lap brought about the ultimate tragedy in a [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup October 2011
England Beats India In ODI Series ENGLAND beat India by an innings and eight runs at the Oval in the fourth and final Test match to win the series 4-0. England (Ian Bell 235, Kevin Pietersen 175)-6 dec. India 300 (Rahul Dravid 146 not out) and 283. They then beat India by six wickets in [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup September 2011
England Win India Test Series After winning the first Test by 196 runs, England went 2-0 up over India, at Trent Bridge with a 319 run victory. England 221 and 544 (Ian Bell 159). India 288 (Rahul Dravid 117) and 158 all out. India had a two day game at Northampton, that turned into the [...]
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