Features Archive

September 2009

Date: 30/09/2009

England's one-day cricketers have gone from zeros to heroes in the space of three matches. But are they realistic challengers for the Champions Trophy? Read More >>

Date: 29/09/2009

Portsmouth have now slumped to seven straight league defeats this season, but are they the worst side in the history of the Premier League? Read More >>

Date: 28/09/2009

England defender Sol Campbell has become the latest in a long line of players to have an abrupt change of heart over his choice of a new club. Read More >>

Date: 27/09/2009

The New York Yankees are the first team this season to book their play-off place but who else will line-up alongside the most successful team in history. Read More >>

Date: 26/09/2009

Continental Europe are expected to end their recent drought by beating Great Britain & Ireland at the 'Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros' this week. Read More >>

Date: 25/09/2009

British tennis dropped to a new low last weekend with a Davis Cup defeat by Poland, leaving the team facing an uncertain future in the competition. Read More >>

Date: 24/09/2009

Kevin Keegan, Neil Warnock, Steve McClaren and Joe Kinnear have all said things they soon regretted in some memorable post-match press conferences. Read More >>

Date: 23/09/2009

The Super League play-offs got underway last weekend with both Leeds Rhinos and St Helens making it safely through to the semi-final stage. Read More >>

Date: 22/09/2009

Hosts South Africa and Sri Lanka get two weeks of cricketing action in the ICC Champions Trophy underway at Centurion Park on Tuesday. Read More >>

Date: 21/09/2009

Renault's race-fixing scandal might just be the straw the breaks the camel's back as Formula One is poised to be dragged through the mud again. Read More >>

Date: 20/09/2009

Manchester City will be keen to clinch another famous victory at Old Trafford on Sunday in the manner of their successes in 1974 and 2008. Read More >>

Date: 19/09/2009

Leeds Rhinos are the favourites to triumph at next month's Grand Final for a third successive year while St Helens are currently struggling. Read More >>

Date: 18/09/2009

South Africa are once again one of the favourites to win the ICC Champions Trophy when the tournament starts on home soil next week. Read More >>

Date: 17/09/2009

Seventeen weeks of intense, bone-crunching action between 32 star-studded teams makes the new NFL season a truly enthralling proposition. Read More >>

Date: 16/09/2009

Few would have picked Juan Martin Del Potro and Kim Clijsters to be celebrating US Open victories following a stunning final Grand Slam of the year. Read More >>

Date: 15/09/2009

Internazionale face Barcelona in the stand-out Champions League game on Wednesday while Arsenal take on Standard Liege and Liverpool entertain Debrecen. Read More >>

Date: 14/09/2009

Real Madrid, Juventus, Manchester United and Chelsea are all in action on the first day of this season's Champions League group stage. Read More >>

Date: 13/09/2009

The Walker Cup returns this weekend and the amateur team tournament was responsible for launching the careers of Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie. Read More >>

Date: 12/09/2009

England and Kent opener Joe Denly is the latest in a long line of sportsmen to pick up embarrassing injuries, just ask Kirk Broadfoot and Alan Wright. Read More >>

Date: 11/09/2009

England, Spain and Paraguay are the latest teams to book their places in next summer's World Cup finals following the latest round of qualifiers. Read More >>

Date: 10/09/2009

New Zealand host South Africa in a must-win Tri-Nations clash in Hamilton, with the visiting world champions close to securing the title. Read More >>

Date: 09/09/2009

Bradford Bulls can complete a remarkable turnaround and reach the Super League play-offs if they can beat Hull this weekend. Read More >>

Date: 08/09/2009

Victory for Northern Ireland against Slovakia on Wednesday will put Nigel Worthington's men on the verge of sealing a place in the World Cup Finals. Read More >>

Date: 07/09/2009

The Premier League transfer window has slammed shut for another six months, with a number of clubs hoping that new signing will prove to be successful. Read More >>

Date: 06/09/2009

Scotland's World Cup qualification campaign has never really got going and they face a Netherlands side on Wednesday that has won all of its group games. Read More >>

Date: 05/09/2009

Asian and Korean golfers in particular have dominated the ladies' LPGA Tour in America, but now it seems that male golf is beginning to follow suit. Read More >>

Date: 04/09/2009

Sale Sharks take on champions Leicester Tigers in the first game of the new Guinness Premiership season on Friday. Read More >>

Date: 03/09/2009

Super League is the most unpredictable to date and there is still plenty to play for as the season reaches its traditional thrilling play-off climax. Read More >>

Date: 02/09/2009

The Formula One constructors recharge their batteries this week, ahead of the crucial final few races of an enthralling campaign. Read More >>

Date: 01/09/2009

Tony Smith's Warrington Wolves team put their league form to one side as they won their first Challenge Cup Final since 1974 by beating Huddersfield 25-16. Read More >>