http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-in-brief-new-hope-for-donington-over-british-grand-prix-1824840.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-in-brief-new-hope-for-donington-over-british-grand-prix-1824840.html <p></p> <p> <i>Motor Racing:</i> Bernie Ecclestone has hinted that Donington Park is still a rival to Silverstone to host the British Grand Prix next season. </p> Others Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-ten-best-acts-of-sportsmanship-1823706.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-ten-best-acts-of-sportsmanship-1823706.html ]]> <p> Thierry Henry could have handled the 'Hand Gaul' situation all so differently. </p> News & Comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01:31 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-italian-pair-are-latest-recruits-for-team-sky-1823926.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-italian-pair-are-latest-recruits-for-team-sky-1823926.html ]]> <p>Team Sky have confirmed the Italians Dario Cioni and Davide Vigano as their latest recruits. </p> Others Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-in-brief-roddick-out-of-atp-finals-1822310.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-in-brief-roddick-out-of-atp-finals-1822310.html <p></p> <p> <i>Tennis:</i> Andy Roddick has lost his battle to recover from a knee injury in time for the ATP World Tour Finals, which begin at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday. </p> <p></p> Others Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/james-lawton-pacquiao-and-mayweather-can-put-on-a-show-worthy-of-ali-or-leonard-1821778.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/james-lawton-pacquiao-and-mayweather-can-put-on-a-show-worthy-of-ali-or-leonard-1821778.html ]]> <p>Boxing's ability to reinvent itself against heavy odds was never better illustrated than on the turn into the 1980s. Muhammad Ali was beginning his journey into a darkening world and it seemed reasonable to presume that the old game would never be the same again. It was as though the sun had gone in.</p> Others Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-pacquiao-savagery-paves-way-for-mayweather-superfight-1821303.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-pacquiao-savagery-paves-way-for-mayweather-superfight-1821303.html ]]> <p>It was gruesome to watch in the end as Manny Pacquiao's punches distorted Miguel Angel Cotto's bloody and bloated face for far too long on Saturday night in the MGM ring, Las Vegas.</p> Others Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/skiing-slalom-victory-is-vonn-to-remember-for-maria-1820883.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/skiing-slalom-victory-is-vonn-to-remember-for-maria-1820883.html ]]> <p>Germany's Maria Riesch edged out arch-rival Lindsey Vonn to win the season-opening women's World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland, yesterday. World champion Riesch posted a combined time of one minute 48.71 seconds in her favourite discipline, 0.08 sec ahead of the American Vonn.</p> Others Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-binman-who-never-refuses-a-good-scrap-1820888.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-binman-who-never-refuses-a-good-scrap-1820888.html ]]> <p>Rendall Munroe is not a household name. Except in his home town of Leicester, where hundreds of households are familiar with the jaunty little figure in the high-vis jacket whose day job is emptying their dustbins while reigning as the super-bantamweight champion of Europe, one of the most successful, yet unacclaimed, fighters in the land. </p> Others Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-on-tv-panto-season-arrives-early-as-hatton-squeezes-into-big-pants-1820894.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-on-tv-panto-season-arrives-early-as-hatton-squeezes-into-big-pants-1820894.html <p>Ricky Hatton was ready to rumble last week, from a variety of orifices. The boxer was guest of honour on WWE Late Night Raw (Sky Sports 3, Thursday), his first time back in the ring since Manny Pacquiao laid him out like an undertaker in May. But Hatton looked more like his hero Bernard Manning than Manny.</p> Others Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/outside-edge-151109-1820892.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/outside-edge-151109-1820892.html <p>Unbridled unpleasantness in sleepy Chiddingfold, Surrey, after a former international showjumper ran over a cyclist in his car on a country lane because he was hogging the road. Christopher Robertson, whose parents own a stud farm, was jailed for 33 months for hitting Leslie Smith, 66, and driving off. He cleaned his car, replacing a damaged number plate, and told a stable lad to tear down the police notices seeking witnesses. Robertson's mother Sue gave evidence for the prosecution, saying her son was "quite a bully". Robertson then tried to discredit the stable lad as a witness, claiming he was seeking revenge after his gay advances towards Robertson were rejected. What a stud.</p> Others Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/the-last-word-politicians-must-dig-deep-to-save-the-crown-jewels-1820896.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/the-last-word-politicians-must-dig-deep-to-save-the-crown-jewels-1820896.html <p>Any issue which can induce sympathy for a cast list ranging from Rupert Murdoch to Dougie Donnelly to little Johnny at No 73 who wants to be the next Freddie Flintoff just has to be complex, and so is this "free-to-air" saga which has re-hit our screens. It will be such a gripping thriller as it is hard to spot the villains from the heroes. Even as far as Mr Murdoch is concerned.</p> Others Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/james-lawton-pacquiao-can-take-final-step-towards-clinching-the-most-thrilling-fight-of-all-time-1820453.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/james-lawton-pacquiao-can-take-final-step-towards-clinching-the-most-thrilling-fight-of-all-time-1820453.html ]]> <p>It's rarely a hardship watching Brazilians play, wherever they cast up in their relentless globe-trotting. However, there has to be the suspicion as the sun rises here this morning, that whatever the world's greatest football nation produces tonight against Fabio Capello's England in the Khalifa Stadium, one might just be in the wrong desert.</p> Others Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-pacquiao-fighting-for-his-nation-1820464.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-pacquiao-fighting-for-his-nation-1820464.html ]]> <p>Each time Manny Pacquiao fights, his beloved Philippines falls silent in anticipation and respect for the tiny man that is being groomed to one day become the President.</p> Others Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/stan-hey-65-against-1820468.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/stan-hey-65-against-1820468.html <p>With Manchester City in Abu Dhabi, England and Brazil in Qatar and next week's big European golf tournament in Dubai it's not difficult to discern the powerful lure of the lucre of the Gulf States. City are there because their owner invited them, while England and Brazil will collect chunky appearance fees for their friendly today. The Dubai World Championship, the mega-rich season-ending tournament for the European tour, will be played at the grandly-named Earth course (two others are called Wind and Fire, bah-dee-ah!)</p> Others Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/review-of-tv-rights-will-turn-golden-decade-of-sport-into-decade-of-decay-1820553.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/review-of-tv-rights-will-turn-golden-decade-of-sport-into-decade-of-decay-1820553.html ]]> <p>England's cricket authorities have led a sporting stampede to condemn a government report into the future of sport on television. </p> TV & Radio Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/david-davies-exclusive-selecting-the-crown-jewels-is-a-thankless-task-1820317.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/david-davies-exclusive-selecting-the-crown-jewels-is-a-thankless-task-1820317.html <p> We have achieved our first aim, to get the debate going – with bells on! If I had wanted to achieve short term popularity I could have written an earnest lengthy report that concluded we should do absolutely nothing. That might have received some applause but in a rapidly changing environment in the media and sporting world that would have been indefensible. </p> News & Comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:54:18 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/a-href-onclickoctopusmtopenflashwindowbc89edc3cf3444d2bdb8208f5d7c6ea1this1f18ba4898bd48c1b14a9a08dff37addreturn-falsevideo-raging-coach-has-meltdowna-1820195.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/a-href-onclickoctopusmtopenflashwindowbc89edc3cf3444d2bdb8208f5d7c6ea1this1f18ba4898bd48c1b14a9a08dff37addreturn-falsevideo-raging-coach-has-meltdowna-1820195.html Others Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:44:11 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/review-confirms-ashes-as-freetoair-choice-1820166.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/review-confirms-ashes-as-freetoair-choice-1820166.html ]]> <p> The Ashes are one step closer to returning to free-to-air television after an independent review recommended the iconic series be returned to the list of British sport's 'Crown Jewels'. </p> Cricket Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:21:45 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/the-big-question-what-are-the-crown-jewels-of-sport-and-why-is-there-a-row-over-them-1819751.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/the-big-question-what-are-the-crown-jewels-of-sport-and-why-is-there-a-row-over-them-1819751.html ]]> TV & Radio Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-priamo-given-fouryear-ban-for-doping-offence-1819798.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-priamo-given-fouryear-ban-for-doping-offence-1819798.html ]]> <p>Italian cyclist Matteo Priamo has been banned for four years for supplying doping products to a team-mate. </p> Others Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/mike-tyson-in-scuffle-at-la-airport-1819261.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/mike-tyson-in-scuffle-at-la-airport-1819261.html ]]> <p> Police are investigating conflicting accounts of an airport scuffle between Mike Tyson and a photographer that resulted in both men being booked and released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. </p> Others Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:39:55 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/basketball-nba-great-diagnosed-with-leukaemia-1818619.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/basketball-nba-great-diagnosed-with-leukaemia-1818619.html ]]> <p> Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukaemia, and he said his prognosis is encouraging. </p> Others Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:29:29 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/james-lawton-soviet-conflict-1818116.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/james-lawton-soviet-conflict-1818116.html ]]> <p>In its own forlorn way it is a relic now of an unimaginable time, almost as much as the Berlin Wall whose fall signalled its collapse. But then if you happened to be in the upstate New York town of Lake Placid in 1980 you would never forget both the awe and the hatred provoked by the Soviet Union sports system.</p> Others Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/highprofile-drug-cheats-exposed-by-wada-1818060.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/highprofile-drug-cheats-exposed-by-wada-1818060.html ]]> <p> It is ten years since the World Anti-Doping Agency was formed in order to fight the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport. </p> Others Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:45:13 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/kerching-when-sport-sold-out-1818033.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/kerching-when-sport-sold-out-1818033.html ]]> <p> It's said that sport has become all about the money, and while that assessment is somewhat harsh, sometimes there's no denying it. </p> News & Comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:42:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-haye-urged-to-fight-in-america-1817927.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-haye-urged-to-fight-in-america-1817927.html ]]> <p> David Haye could earn a share of $120m by fighting one of the Klitschko brothers in the United States, according to American promoter Richard Schaefer. </p> Others Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:51:59 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/james-lawton-is-haye-one-of-the-greats-only-if-you-swallow-the-heavyweight-hype-1817759.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/james-lawton-is-haye-one-of-the-greats-only-if-you-swallow-the-heavyweight-hype-1817759.html ]]> <p>Give David Haye his large pot of gold and even throw in an award for superior opportunism. But if you care anything for what the world heavyweight title used to mean, when it was the greatest prize in all of sport and was owned by fighters like Louis and Dempsey, Ali and Frazier and Foreman and yes, Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis, do not go along with any idea that what happened in Nuremberg at the weekend was other than just about the absolute nadir of pugilism.</p> Others Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/the-weirdest-sports-in-the-world-1817658.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/the-weirdest-sports-in-the-world-1817658.html ]]> <p> This weekend ten couples took part in a 'Wife carrying' race at Hereford Racecourse in a British re-invention of the historical Finnish sport. </p> Others Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:44:56 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/haye-planning-wembley-showdown-with-klitschko-1817636.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/haye-planning-wembley-showdown-with-klitschko-1817636.html ]]> <p> David Haye could be heading for a massive showdown fight with one of the Klitschko brothers at Wembley Stadium. </p> Others Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:48:09 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/british-heavyweight-world-champions-1817617.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/british-heavyweight-world-champions-1817617.html ]]> <p> With victory over Nikolay Valuev, David Haye became the first Briton since Lennox Lewis to become a heavyweight world champion. </p> Others Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:19:23 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/broken-hand-wont-hinder-defence-insists-haye-1817596.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/broken-hand-wont-hinder-defence-insists-haye-1817596.html <p> Newly crowned world heavyweight champion David Haye is confident a broken hand won't endanger his first defence against John Ruiz. </p> Others Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:49:06 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/new-boxing-champion-third-favourite-for-bbc-award-1817309.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/new-boxing-champion-third-favourite-for-bbc-award-1817309.html ]]> <p>In the wake of David Haye's victory over Nikolai Valuev on Saturday, the new WBA heavyweight champion has been made third favourite to be be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year next month.</p> Others Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-haye-hits-land-of-plenty-1817310.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-haye-hits-land-of-plenty-1817310.html ]]> <p>David Haye staged a glorious heist here on Saturday night to beat Nikolai Valuev for the World Boxing Association title, shock his doubters and become heavyweight boxing's most desired fighter.</p> Others Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-britains-paracyclists-dominate-at-track-world-championships-1817318.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-britains-paracyclists-dominate-at-track-world-championships-1817318.html <p>Great Britain demonstrated their continued presence as the world's No 1 team yesterday with a phenomenal haul at the UCI para-cycling track world championships in Manchester. </p> Others Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-the-division-reaction-to-a-heavyweight-achievement-1817311.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/the-best-thing-that-could-happen-to-the-division-reaction-to-a-heavyweight-achievement-1817311.html ]]> <p> *He had the talent, speed and ability to beat the guy. It took guts to come from cruiserweight and fight a man mountain like he did. He stuck to his guns. - <i>Frank Bruno (former world champion) </i> </p> Others Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/james-corrigan-haye-goes-gaga-after-hitting-paypergawp-heights-1817323.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/james-corrigan-haye-goes-gaga-after-hitting-paypergawp-heights-1817323.html <p>Queen Victoria would have been amused. As would her gloating subjects. For the vast majority who paid out the obligatory £14.63, Saturday night's world heavyweight championship bout had about as much to do with the current popularity of boxing as those Bearded Lady stands had to do with the widespread thirst in Victorian England to study hormonal imbalance. Essentially this was pay-per-gawp. </p> Others Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/inside-lines-hatton-wants-another-juan-in-test-before-khan-showdown-1816929.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/inside-lines-hatton-wants-another-juan-in-test-before-khan-showdown-1816929.html <p>Six months after being left wide-eyed and legless by Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton is getting itchy fists again. We hear the Hitman is poised to announce a New Year comeback against Juan Manuel Marquez, the 36-year-old Mexican last seen losing to another Hatton nemesis, Floyd Mayweather Jnr. Although he still declines to confirm his intentions, the word in boxing is that his desire not to go out a loser has been rekindled by the build-up to last night's Valuev-Haye scrap. He acknowledges he misses the big-fight atmosphere and insists there would be no problem getting back into shape at "Hatton House", the new £2 million fight HQ he has built near his Manchester home. "Sometimes when you've been doing this game for so long, you need to recharge your batteries and then you can come back with a bit more fire in your belly," he says. "There are things I know I can put right, and if I give it another go it will not be an eight-rounder after beating some of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. It's got to be a fight that will get me excited." Marquez has already been earmarked as a trial horse for a hoped-for meeting next summer with Amir Khan which Hatton, 31, insists he must promote himself. "That would not be negotiable, otherwise it's a non-starter." Hatton's novice promotional expertise will be tested on Friday when he stages his first "world title" fight, featuring his welterweight brother Matthew, who meets South Africa's Lovemore Ndou for the little-regarded IBO belt – which Ricky himself once held – in Stoke. The following night will bring back painful memories when he watches the Filipino Pacquiao attempt a similar demolition job in Las Vegas on the more resilient Miguel Cotto in a classic tear-up.</p> Others Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/outside-edge-081109-1816947.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/outside-edge-081109-1816947.html <p>Josh Lewis was told he would never play sport after he suffered 45 per cent burns in an arson attack 10 years ago, but the 14-year-old from Stapenhill, Staffordshire, has just won the bronze medal for Under-17s at the World Karate Championships in Huelva, Spain. He took it up aged six after being bullied at school. If only he could inspire the pupils of Northfleet Technology College in Kent, who have been told they can play Nintendo Wii if they don't like PE classes. Parents are being accused of restricting children's outdoor activities by buying designer clothing which is too expensive to ruin. But like, it's not like they don't like sport. One in 20 kids think Hitler was a German football coach.</p> Others Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/sport-on-tv-sinking-feeling-means-perham-cant-let-it-all-wash-over-him-1816951.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/sport-on-tv-sinking-feeling-means-perham-cant-let-it-all-wash-over-him-1816951.html <p>Honestly, kids will do anything to get on telly these days. But to be fair, sailing solo around the world at the age of 16 is a more formidable test of talent than having a ludicrous quiff and a twin. Mike Perham, from that great yachting stronghold of Potters Bar, was desperate to become the youngest ever to perform a circumnavigation – and not just of the M25. At 16, it was already impressive that he even knew what it meant.</p> TV & Radio Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-david-slays-goliath-to-conquer-world-1817061.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-david-slays-goliath-to-conquer-world-1817061.html ]]> <p>David Haye defied history and logic to become a world heavyweight champion in Nuremberg last night, defeating the seven-foot Russian Nikolay Valuev, holder of the World Boxing Association title, over 12 rounds. It was probably the most surprising, if not sensational, result in the annals of unarmed combat since the original David toppled Goliath almost 3,000 ago. </p> Others Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-victories-dont-come-bigger-than-this-1817060.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-victories-dont-come-bigger-than-this-1817060.html ]]> <p>On one of the most extraordinary nights in sporting history, Britain's David Haye beat a Russian Goliath seven stone heavier and almost a foot taller than him to win the heavyweight championship of the world. </p> Others Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/mike-tysons-weird-week-on-tour-in-britain-1816576.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/mike-tysons-weird-week-on-tour-in-britain-1816576.html ]]> <p>I had the dubious pleasure four years ago of being hired to "work the room" with Mike Tyson on his first British after-dinner speaking tour. The crowds were big, but I was told: "No boxing questions. Don't ask his opinion on all those indiscretions both sides of the ropes." I wasn't even allowed to probe for answers to his very real boxing genius, and instead was restricted to asking him questions about Birmingham tumblers (it's a type of pigeon) and Wayne Rooney.</p> Others Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-after-all-the-big-talk-its-time-for-haye-to-step-up-1816623.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-after-all-the-big-talk-its-time-for-haye-to-step-up-1816623.html ]]> <p>David Haye wants everybody to believe that size doesn't matter, that power is the real factor in heavyweight title fights and that at about midnight tonight he will be the new World Boxing Association champion.</p> Others Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/stan-hey-65-against-1816626.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/stan-hey-65-against-1816626.html <p>If you like watching big men bash each other around, then today should be to your taste. The David Haye-Nikolai Valuev WBA heavyweight title fight sees the 15st Brit face the seven-foot tall, 23st Russian, who looks like a Bond villain. If Haye gets clocked by Valuev's giant mitts it could be embarrassing. But a convincing display of punching and movement will enhance Haye's credentials. A small bet, £5 Haye to win in round five, 33-1 Boylesports, will do.</p> Others Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-international-cast-of-stars-fire-yankees-back-to-top-of-world-1815569.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-international-cast-of-stars-fire-yankees-back-to-top-of-world-1815569.html ]]> <p>For once it truly was a World Series. The final out was secured by a closing pitcher from Panama with eyes of ice and not a nerve in his body. The victors' greatest hero though was a Japanese citizen, whose feats on baseball's greatest stage this last week saw him named Most Valuable Player – the first time that World Series honour has gone to a member of that baseball sub-species, the designated hitter.</p> Others Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-haye-promises-to-be-valuevs-best-prepared-opponent-1815573.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-haye-promises-to-be-valuevs-best-prepared-opponent-1815573.html ]]> <p>David Haye has insisted that he will not add his name to the long list of heavyweight challengers from the past five years who have lost and then claimed that they had no idea the champion was so tall. </p> Others Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-japan-hails-mvp-godzilla-1815207.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-japan-hails-mvp-godzilla-1815207.html ]]> <p> "Godzilla" hit the headlines across Japan today, but the news was all about baseballs, not buildings, being crushed after New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui was crowned the World Series' Most Valuable Player. </p> Others Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:23:03 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/yankees-hail-world-series-success-1815134.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/yankees-hail-world-series-success-1815134.html ]]> <p> Hideki Matsui called it "the best moment of my life" and Alex Rodriguez savoured a joyous end to a year which began badly for him as the New York Yankees won the World Series. </p> Others Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:40:33 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-in-brief-leeds-kiwi-forward-eastwood-out-of-four-nations-1814736.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-in-brief-leeds-kiwi-forward-eastwood-out-of-four-nations-1814736.html <p>Rugby League: Greg Eastwood, Leeds' recruit from New Zealand, is out of the Four Nations with a broken wrist. The Kiwi forward fractured his scaphoid in Saturday's win over France. He will return to the southern hemisphere after the tournament and is expected to be back for pre-season training at Leeds. England name their team today, and must decide whether Danny McGuire retains the stand-off jersey. Dave Hadfield</p> Others Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-how-a-freak-fought-back-1814737.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-how-a-freak-fought-back-1814737.html ]]> <p>Nobody denies that from the moment Nikolai Valuev turned professional he was promoted as a freak, another sideshow attraction in the world of boxing, and it was thought that his limited talent would never let him escape the various nicknames he would go on to acquire – the Russian Giant, the Russian Bear, and latterly the Beast from the East.</p> Others Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-old-goats-pettitte-and-martinez-set-for-game-six-duel-1814496.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-old-goats-pettitte-and-martinez-set-for-game-six-duel-1814496.html ]]> <p> Longtime adversaries Andy Pettitte and Pedro Martinez will turn back the clock for a World Series pitching duel in today's Game Six between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies. </p> Others Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:07:19 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-utleys-heroics-keep-phillies-hopes-alive-1813885.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-utleys-heroics-keep-phillies-hopes-alive-1813885.html ]]> <p> Chase Utley hit two home runs to raise his baseball world series total to a record-tying five as Philadelphia beat the New York Yankees 8-6 today to set up a game six for the first time since 2003. </p> Others Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:19:19 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-women-lead-the-way-as-britain-raises-the-gold-standard-1813238.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-women-lead-the-way-as-britain-raises-the-gold-standard-1813238.html ]]> <p>Britain's dominance of track cycling continued when the women's pursuit team set a world record and the men's quartet posted the second-fastest time ever in the Manchester round of the World Cup.</p> Others Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/dom-joly/dom-joly-faster-higher-longer-total-olympics-1813244.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/dom-joly/dom-joly-faster-higher-longer-total-olympics-1813244.html ]]> <p>It just goes to show that you should never judge a book by the cover. There was I thinking that Andre Agassi was an uberdull, born-again Christian tennis player and that his book would be the very same. Then I find out that he's of Iranian/Assyrian (whatever that might be) descent, gives large donations to the Democratic Party and that his middle name is Kirk... this changed everything. </p> Dom Joly Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-strictly-ballroom-can-topple-the-bogeyman-1812851.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-strictly-ballroom-can-topple-the-bogeyman-1812851.html ]]> <p>Like an army drill sergeant, though in rather more mellifluous tones, a tracksuited Lennox Lewis was instructing 35 City businessmen, all wannabe "white collar" boxers, how to jab and move in an establishment called the Real Fight Club close to London's Liverpool Street. At the same time, a couple of miles south of the river, in a Vauxhall gym under a railway arch, David Haye was putting the finishing touches to his own preparations before leaving for Germany, where he really does have a fight on his hands against boxing's bogeyman, the gargantuan Russian Nikolay Valuev.</p> Others Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/inside-lines-all-systems-coe-as-countdown-quickens-to-2012-ndash-and-2018-1812852.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/inside-lines-all-systems-coe-as-countdown-quickens-to-2012-ndash-and-2018-1812852.html <p>There are 999 days to the start of the London Olympics and 397 to the moment when we will know whether the 2018 football World Cup is to be played in England. Which means that Baron Coe of Ranmore is going to be an exceptionally busy man. The fact that, despite its detractors and the recession, London 2012 arguably is further ahead of schedule than any post-war Olympic city is a tribute to Coe and his team. Now, as the countdown quickens, he will have even more on his packed agenda, as it seems likely the World Cup bid could be looking to him to provide the same persuasive oratory to sway Fifa that he used to convince the International Olympic Committee. With FA chairman Lord Triesman recognising that personality will be a key factor to delivering on the day, and with the ideally-suited Gary Lineker ruling himself out as any sort of figurehead as he is "not a political animal", Coe, who is already well connected within Fifa, seems an obvious candidate to be pressed into service on 2 December next year. Of course, his first priority will always be 2012, but football fan Coe is famously efficient at utilising his time and would hardly turn down the opportunity to strike up front for England. A 2018 bid spokesman says it is too early to say who will be involved on the platform, "but it will be a selection designed to get across all the strengths of the 2018 bid. Lord Coe's role as a board member means he is and will continue to have a key role in the campaign". Suggest you get working on that speech, Seb.</p> Others Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-houvenaghel-strikes-gold-for-fivestar-gb-1812857.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-houvenaghel-strikes-gold-for-fivestar-gb-1812857.html <p>Wendy Houvenaghel won Great Britain's fifth gold from eight events at the Track World Cup at the Manchester Velodrome last night.</p> Others Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/outside-edge-011109-1812854.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/outside-edge-011109-1812854.html <p>World Series fever has hit Philadelphia, where Phillies fan Susan Finkelstein has been charged with offering sex in exchange for tickets to the ball game against the New York Yankees. The married mother of two, 43, was picked up by an undercover cop who responded to her internet advert: "Gorgeous tall buxom blonde – in desperate need of two World Series tickets. Price negotiable – I'm the creative type." The officer said he and his brother had tickets, and she told him she wanted both, rather charmingly because she wanted to take her husband. "I could take care of both of you," she is alleged to have said. She has since received offers from a radio DJ and a car dealer – of tickets, that is.</p> Others Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/sport-on-tv-patriot-fervour-lacking-as-little-britain-lacks-spirit-of-nelson-1812859.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/sport-on-tv-patriot-fervour-lacking-as-little-britain-lacks-spirit-of-nelson-1812859.html <p>When the giants of American sport come to town, you might think the British broadcasters would go to town too. But the BBC's highlights package of the American Football game between the Patriots and the Buccaneers (BBC2, Sunday) featured the perennially under- whelming Jake Humphreys and Mike Carlson, poached off Five, who once played college football at some place called Wesleyan University.</p> TV & Radio Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-in-brief-kim-hits-cracking-three-wood-to-set-up-allenby-semifinal-1812163.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-in-brief-kim-hits-cracking-three-wood-to-set-up-allenby-semifinal-1812163.html <p></p> <p> Golf: Anthony Kim advanced to the semi-finals of the World Match Play Championship against Robert Allenby, despite losing to Scott Strange by three holes yesterday. </p> Others Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/yankees-win-31-to-tie-world-series-1811847.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/yankees-win-31-to-tie-world-series-1811847.html <p> Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui hit solo homers off familiar foe Pedro Martinez to give the New York Yankees a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and tie the World Series at 1-1 last night. </p> Others Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:01:03 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/david-haye-im-not-looking-forward-to-all-that-matted-body-hair-and-sweat-1811533.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/david-haye-im-not-looking-forward-to-all-that-matted-body-hair-and-sweat-1811533.html ]]> <p>David Haye has wanted to become world heavyweight boxing champion since he was seven years old, living in an 18th-floor council flat in Bermondsey, south-east London. A week tomorrow in Nuremberg, south-east Germany, he finally gets a shot at a version of the title. Standing squarely between the 29-year-old and the realisation of his long-cherished ambition, however, will be the WBA champion, Russian giant Nikolai Valuev, 7ft 2in and 23st of solid, hairy and, according to Haye, not particularly sweet-smelling flesh.</p> Profiles Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-lees-wizardry-gives-phillies-the-ideal-start-1811535.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-lees-wizardry-gives-phillies-the-ideal-start-1811535.html ]]> <p>The first World Series game played at the new Yankee Stadium was turned into a sombre affair by Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee. The left-hander gave the crowd of 50,207 little to cheer about while leading the 2008 World Series champions to a 6-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the first game of the 2009 Fall Classic on Wednesday. </p> Others Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/equestrianism-whitaker-to-miss-doha-finale-after-ankle-injury-1810952.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/equestrianism-whitaker-to-miss-doha-finale-after-ankle-injury-1810952.html <p>British showjumping star John Whitaker will be sidelined for several weeks after breaking his ankle in a fall. Whitaker, 54, was hurt during a show in Holland, falling from his 12-year-old stallion Peppermill. He underwent surgery on two fractured bones. </p> Others Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/swimming-phelps-confirmed-for-duel-in-manchester-1810953.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/swimming-phelps-confirmed-for-duel-in-manchester-1810953.html ]]> <p>Michael Phelps will lead the US team for the "Duel in the Pool" against a squad of European swimmers after USA Swimming announced a 36-person team on Wednesday. </p> Others Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-most-embarrassing-defeats-in-sport-1810906.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-most-embarrassing-defeats-in-sport-1810906.html ]]> <p> Real Madrid were stunned by third-tier minnows Alcorcon last night in what must be regarded as one of the most embarrassing defeats in sport. </p> News & Comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:33:57 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-big-hits-are-guaranteed-in-battle-of-the-sluggers-1810388.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-big-hits-are-guaranteed-in-battle-of-the-sluggers-1810388.html ]]> <p>Call it what you will: "the Amtrak Series", or the "I-95 Series", after the train and interstate highway which link the two mid-Atlantic metropolises. Either way, the battle that starts tonight in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies should be the most compelling World Series in a decade. And, baseball's high command would add, about time too.</p> Others Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-umpire-errors-show-technologys-time-has-come-1810389.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/baseball-umpire-errors-show-technologys-time-has-come-1810389.html ]]> <p>In this World Series, all eyes will be on the four men in blue who run it. A run of glaringly bad calls by umpires during the 2009 play-offs could see Major League Baseball finally joining cricket, tennis and many other sports and allowing instant replays of contested decisions.</p> Others Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/american-football-gridiron-greats-turn-up-heat-at-wembley-1809466.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/american-football-gridiron-greats-turn-up-heat-at-wembley-1809466.html ]]> <p>The New England Patriots thrilled their British fans with a dominant victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third NFL regular-season game to be played at Wembley. </p> Others Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/inside-lines-could-giggs-or-horsepower-undo-button-for-beeb-prize-1809044.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/inside-lines-could-giggs-or-horsepower-undo-button-for-beeb-prize-1809044.html <p>According to the bookies Jenson Button is in pole position – a virtual shoo-in at 2-1 on – to become Sports Personality of the Year. Not so, hint some BBC insiders, who sense that for the second successive year a Formula One world champion won't get the chequered flag on 13 December. Put your money on a current outsider, they suggest: Ryan Giggs, who would be the first footballer to carry off the trophy since David Beckham in 2001. An escalating Facebook campaign, allied to an anticipated massive vote from Wales, and Manchester United's nationwide supporters, is pushing 35-year-old Giggsy into the frame, so watch for his 40-1 odds to be slashed. We also like the suggestion of reader Anthea Hawkins that Button should be undone by wonder horse Sea the Stars. Keep looking in that mirror, Jenson. There are a couple of thoroughbreds coming up fast on the rails.</p> Others Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-a-question-of-faith-ndash-but-not-of-the-religious-kind-1809046.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-a-question-of-faith-ndash-but-not-of-the-religious-kind-1809046.html ]]> <p>There seemed to be as many rabbis as reporters thronging the room when Amir Khan and Dmitry Salita faced each other at a London hotel, some six weeks before they are due to come to blows in Newcastle. The novelty of the occasion was not just that Salita is an orthodox Jew, a rarity in boxing these days, but that he is fighting a Muslim, a situation that in this country, as far as anyone could recall, is unique. Both had flown in from the United States – Khan from Los Angeles and Salita from Brooklyn, where he has lived since arriving as an 11-year-old from his native Ukraine.</p> Others Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/american-football-big-fines-and-video-nasty-fail-to-stop-the-spy-who-loved-ne-1809048.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/american-football-big-fines-and-video-nasty-fail-to-stop-the-spy-who-loved-ne-1809048.html ]]> <p>Fines of $750,000, exposure as a cheat and losing your team a precious first-round draft choice would be more than enough to earn most coaches a P45. But then Bill Belichick, whose New England Patriots face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Wembley today, as the NFL visits London to play a regular-season game for the third successive year, is not most coaches.</p> Others Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/outside-edge-251009-1809047.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/outside-edge-251009-1809047.html <p>So Aussie Jessica Watson, 16, begins her attempt to break British 17-year-old Mike Perham's record as the youngest person to sail around the world solo. Well beat this, Sheila. Sail Chapman may have nothing to do with sailing but he has become the youngest to climb all 214 of "Wainwright's peaks" in the Lake District – aged five years and 22 days. He began at the age of two, and his brothers Eire, eight, and Evan, six, had achieved the feat a fortnight before. Sail appropriately finished on Sale Fell, his father David saying: "It's a joke really, it's only a grassy little hill." Surely a case of "competitive dad". Brother Coel, two, has just started his own attempt too. These lads are peaking far too early.</p> Others Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/sport-on-tv-table-manners-lacking-as-piers-gorges-on-beckers-excesses-1809049.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/sport-on-tv-table-manners-lacking-as-piers-gorges-on-beckers-excesses-1809049.html <p>At the start of Life Stories (ITV1, Thursday), Piers Morgan asked his audience: "Is Boris Becker the bad boy we all think he is?" Considering the show was being repeated (from the previous Saturday) at the same time that Nick Griffin appeared on 'Question Time', perhaps it should have been the BNP leader being cast as a pantomime villain by the former tabloid editor. Then he added that Becker had been voted the nation's favourite German and viewers were suddenly glad that Griffin wasn't there to talk about his own favourite Germans.</p> TV & Radio Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-hoy-makes-it-three-golds-again-with-keirin-charge-1809205.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/cycling-hoy-makes-it-three-golds-again-with-keirin-charge-1809205.html <p>Sir Chris Hoy roared to victory in the keirin on the fifth day of the National Track Cycling Championships here at the Manchester Velodrome last night.</p> Others Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/the-art-of-being-a-modern-manager-1808245.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/the-art-of-being-a-modern-manager-1808245.html ]]> <p> <u><b>Holmgren stays true to himself</b></u> </p> <p> <b>On becoming a coach:</b> "When I was growing up in San Francisco, I tried to participate in as many sports as I could and I found the people who cared about me most were my coaches. I admired them, and it was a natural entry point. I was very fortunate to be around and work with some of the finest coaches in the country; Bill Walsh, Lavelle Edwards and others." </p> Others Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/american-football-american-hero-who-is-pick-of-the-bunch-1808249.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/american-football-american-hero-who-is-pick-of-the-bunch-1808249.html ]]> <p>Last week Tom Brady threw five touchdowns, in a single quarter, in a snowstorm. Here truly is a global icon bearing a man-of-the-match award who the Wembley crowd should not be made to feel ashamed for cheering. </p> Others Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-in-brief-lee-excels-to-help-blues-win-25m-twenty20-crown-1808254.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sport-in-brief-lee-excels-to-help-blues-win-25m-twenty20-crown-1808254.html <p> New South Wales Blues stunned Trinidad & Tobago to win last night's Champions League Twenty20 final in Hyderabad by 41 runs. </p> Others Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100