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Newcastle striker sets sights on becoming first-team regular following his goal-scoring heroics in Carling Cup against [detalii...]

Martin Johnson has warned players that their heroics against Australia last week could easily be [detalii...]

Graeme McDowell is struggling with identity following Ryder Cup [detalii...]

Kevin Garside recalls McDowells rise, Tigers fall and Europes Ryder Cup [detalii...]

Liverpool slumped to a third successive home draw after the heroics of Swansea City goalkeeper Michel Vorm denied Luis Suarez and Glen Johnson in stoppage time at Anfield. Kenny Dalglish was left frustrated again after the Reds failed to make the most of their chances in the first half as Andy Carroll spurned the home [detalii...]

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The Northern Irishmans heroics in the Ryder Cup followed his triumph at the US Open. Will he get your vote in [detalii...]

The heroics of Novak Djokovic left us with many indelible memories. But there were some miserable Melbourne moments we cant soon [detalii...]

St. Johns 60, No. 4 Pittsburgh [detalii...]

Roy Hodgson makes seven changes following Europa League heroics and yet Fulham still run out comfortable [detalii...]

Powerhouse captain Steve Gerrard stays true to his word and shows why he is the talk of [detalii...]

Tottenham brought down to earth after midweek heroics after Kevin Davies scores twice in victory at the [detalii...]

Peter Siddle becomes first bowler since Darren Gough Sydney [detalii...]

Scottish Cup final: Can the team from the Highlands repeat their semi-final heroics? Find out with our match [detalii...]

Ireland captain Brian ODriscoll believes his team can upset Australia at home, and repeat the heroics of the 1979 Irish [detalii...]

England's talismanic fly-half Jonny Wilkinson is relishing the chance to repeat his 2003 heroics on antipodean [detalii...]

DENVER(AP) This time, the Colorado Rockies didnt wait until their final at-bat to generate game-turning offensive [detalii...]

Celtics last chance to salvage something from wreckage of season denied by Ross Countys Scottish Cup semi-final [detalii...]

Tottenhams Gareth Bale eclipses bigger names among opposition with tour de force against European champions in [detalii...]

Michael Dixon scored 21 points, including the game-winning layup with 31 seconds left, as No. 4 Missouri beat Texas 67-66 on Monday [detalii...]

Tourists head for Adelaide on Tuesday convinced they can hold on to the urn following Alastair Cooks heroics in draw at [detalii...]

Five wickets from Graeme Swann place England firmly in the driving [detalii...]

Matthew Norman: Mitchell Johnsons heroics in Perth made the Ashes interesting again - curse [detalii...]

Man City manager says he would have no problem pairing striker with Carlos Tevez after hat-trick heroics in Europa [detalii...]

DISABLED athlete Pac Paulus recent heroics have taken its toll on his body The Namibian Sport learnt on [detalii...]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jose Reyes was so steamed at what he was sure was a bad call on the basepaths, he still was shaking his head and pacing in the dugout when Daniel Murphy stepped to the plate as a pinch-hitter in the eighth [detalii...]

Arsene Wenger wants stand-in keeper to make most of next chance as No 1 after helping Arsenal beat Partizan [detalii...]

Johnny Sexton may have been named Man of the Match for his outstanding second-half performance in Leinsters European Cup-winning performance against Northampton, but it wasnt just his on-field heroics that won the day for the [detalii...]

Did keepers FA Cup heroics help his England chances? Have your [detalii...]

The Scarlets produced a stirring performance to record a 38-23 victory over the Cardiff Blues in Llanelli on Friday night but the home side's heroics were not enough to claim a place in the Magners League [detalii...]

Australia ended their long hoodoo against the All Blacks with a 26-24 victory at Hong Kong Stadium on Saturday, with Western Foce winger James O'Connor converting his own try with the last kick of the [detalii...]

Seven days on from their Heineken Cup final heroics, Leinster have been tasked with producing another big performance when they face old rivals Munster in Saturday's Magners League Grand [detalii...]

Hamburg - Bayern Munich continue their race towards a title treble when they face another big Bundesliga test at Bayer Leverkusen after their Champions League heroics against Manchester [detalii...]

The end of the game between Ghana and Uruguay was one of the most dramatic in the history of the World [detalii...]

Spanish striker insists he is yet to reach at his explosive best despite scoring twice to give Liverpool victory over [detalii...]

Nick Evans insisted that he was merely doing what he was paid to do when he slotted a last-gasp conversion attempt to win the Amlin Challenge Cup for Harlequins on Friday [detalii...]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirms that David De Gea will return for the match against Chelsea, despite Anders Lindegaards Champions League [detalii...]

Viktor Troicki ensured Serbia progressed to the Davis Cup quarter-finals in July after he beat Indian Somdev Devvarman 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and 43 minutes on Sunday. [[More Tennis News on [detalii...]

Hamburg - Usain Bolt has redefined the sprint in recent years, but even his heroics are nothing compared to what Jesse Owens achieved 75 years ago at the Big Ten [detalii...]

After Leinster's heroics in beating reigning champions Toulouse to book a spot in the Heineken Cup final, Sunday sees Northampton and Perpignan put their hopes on the line in the second [detalii...]

It was a day to savour for Portuguese and Spanish fans at the Estoril Open on Tuesday, when 5,510 spectators enjoyed the tennis at the Estadio Nacional. [[More Tennis News on [detalii...]

With their season essentially on the line, the Giants rallied past the Cowboys and seized control of the NFC East. It may have been Eli Mannings finest performance, writes Chris [detalii...]

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama today displayed some heroics to check Argentinas talisman Lionel Messi to keep the scoreline low at 1-0 following the stunning low header by Gabriel Heinze inside Johannesburgs packed Ellis Park [detalii...]

London - Portsmouth revealed on Monday that they will ask the Football Association if they can compete in next seasons Europa League after reaching the FA Cup [detalii...]

LeBron James may be the MVP, says Jack McCallum, but his postseason heroics prove that Kobe Bryant is still the NBAs best player. Look for him to prove it again tonight vs. the [detalii...]

WASHINGTON (AP) John Wall banked in a 3-pointer with the shot clock running down in the games final minute, and the Washington Wizards rallied from a 16-point, first-quarter deficit to upset the Boston Celtics 85-83 Saturday [detalii...]

There were only six games on Opening Day, but there was no shortage of fireworks. Joe Lemire notes the heroics of Ramon Hernandez, Clayton Kershaw, Cameron Maybin and [detalii...]

With Game 2 in the balance, LeBron James took over. James scored nine points late in the fourth quarter and the Heat closed on a 12-2 run to beat the Bulls 85-75 and tie the [detalii...]

The parallel careers of Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco finally intersected, and both played like franchise QBs. But Round 1 went to Ryan, who pulled out a signature victory, writes Bill [detalii...]

Amsterdam - The Dutch players were still celebrating on the pitch in South Africa when back at home the local media delighted in an impressive 2-1 World Cup quarter-final victory over Brazil on [detalii...]

Carmelo Anthony put the injury-depleted Knicks on his back in an epic 42-point effort. But Melos heroics alone werent enough as the Celtics eked out a 96-93 win, says Ian [detalii...]

Archive footage of Graham Dilleys heroics in the Ashes match at Headingley in 1981, with contributions from Ian Botham and Mike Selvey, and Dilleys final [detalii...]

USA star DaMarcus Beasley knows an expectant public back home thinks a repeat of 1950s World Cup heroics will be easy, but the former Manchester City and Rangers man is much more cautious about their [detalii...]

The Bruins faced a must-win situation in Montreal on Monday and came through with a solid 4-2 win. Michael Farber says Bostons key was not panicking despite the series [detalii...]

All those magnificent Saturday heroics for USC? Forget em, says Stewart Mandel. Reggie Bush will always be remembered as the first player who had to return his Heisman [detalii...]

Captain Ben Gollings admits England will have to up their game if they are to repeat the heroics of last year and win Twickenham Sevens on May [detalii...]

Harlequins No.8 Nick Easter has described his side's dramatic Amlin Challenge Cup Final victory over Stade Francais as "unbelievably Hollywood" and backed them to kick on in next season's Heineken [detalii...]

England paceman Chris Tremlett has been awarded an incremental contract for the 2010-11 international [detalii...]

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama today displayed some heroics to check Argentinas talisman Lionel Messi to keep the scoreline low at 1-0 following the stunning low header by Gabriel Heinze inside Johannesburgs packed Ellis Park [detalii...]

Wigan coach Michael Maguire hails Australian flier Amos Robertss hat-trick in their 36-22 victory at [detalii...]

Derrick Rose sets Bulls up for must-win final game of regular season against Charlotte if they are to reach NBA [detalii...]

Evan Turner didnt need any late-game heroics on Sunday. When it appeared there was nothing more he could do to make his Big Ten tournament performance better, the junior had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 5 Ohio State over Minnesota 90-61 in the championship game. Turner hit a 37-foot shot at the buzzer to beat Michigan in the quarterfinals, then scored 12 of his 31 points [detalii...]

Goalkeeper: Michel Vorm (Swansea City) Arguably the signing of the season, the Dutchman arrived from FC Utrecht with the nickname ‘The Penalty Killer‘ and he has certainly lived up to that reputation, saving two spot-kicks already this season. Largely thanks to Vorm’s heroics, Swansea have conceded only four home goals all season, the equal lowest [detalii...]

London - The world bowed to the marathon men of tennis on Friday, grappling to find words how to describe the heroics of JohnA Isner and Nicolas [detalii...]

Leeds coach Brian McClennan hailed the scoring heroics of Danny McGuire after his hat-trick of tries helped the Rhinos to 26-12 defeat of Bradford [detalii...]

India (168-6 ) beat South Africa (147-9) by 21 runs Rohit Sharma makes 53 runs to help India to victory at the Moses Mabhida [detalii...]

Arsene Wenger has admitted Arsenal’s five-goal heroics on Saturday may have affected their performance against Marseille on Tuesday. Wenger’s side stuttered to a goalless draw with the French side at The Emirates, despite creating a number of chances to win the game. And the Gunners boss believes their 5-3 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge [detalii...]

An outstanding Beth Storry helps England secure a 1-0 victory over China in the Womens World Cup in Rosario, [detalii...]

Thomas Vermaelen is convinced that Arsenal’s FA Cup comeback against Aston Villa can help the Gunners improve their Premier League form. First-half goals from Richard Dunne and Darren Bent appeared to leave Arsenal on the brink of elimination from the competition heading into the break in Sunday’s fourth-round clash. But Robin van Persie’s two penalties, [detalii...]

British No2 defeated in straight sets by Michael Llodra Andy Murray the only Briton left in mens singlesJames Ward could not produce a repeat of his Queens Club heroics as he became the latest British man to exit Wimbledon in the first round with a straight-sets defeat by the 19th seed, Michael Llodra.The Londoner beat Sam Querrey and Stanislas Wawrinka en route to the semi-finals Queens, but he could not find a way past Frances Llodra, losing 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Court Two.Ward lost his first service game before Llodra hit a number of blistering serves to win the opening set with an ace. Llodras powerful serve proved too much for the 24-year-old in a second-set tie-break and Britains No2 was broken early in the third to seal his defeat.Ward joined the wild cards Dan Evans and Dan Cox in falling at the first hurdle, meaning that the fourth seed, Andy Murray, will be the only British man in the second round.Ward admitted the failure to win his first-set tie-break was key to his defeat. "I was 4-2 up in the breaker," he said. "He hit a great slice just over the net and thats not an easy ball to deal with. If I had won that set, you never know what might have happened. The momentum might have changed."Wards conceded that his poor first serve success ratio - he landed only 50 in 98 attempts- was also an important factor. "My serve let me down a little bit, especially in the third set," he said. "I still had chances though. I still had a lot of break points out there and a lot of chances but he came up with the goods at the right time."Ward will now play in the mens doubles, where he will be paired with Cox.Wimbledon 2011WimbledonJames WardTennis guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

Klara Zakopalova beats Elena Baltacha 7-6, 6-3 British player suffers second-round loss at Sony Ericsson OpenElena Baltacha is out of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami after losing to the Czech Republics Klara Zakopalova on Thursday.The British No1 had battled into the second round with a gruelling three-set win over Austrias Sybille Bammer in two hours and 55 minutes, but Baltacha was unable to repeat such heroics as the 32nd seed Zakopalova won 7-6, 6-3 in 87 minutes.Baltacha and Zakopalova swapped four breaks of serve in the opening set before the Czech eventually prevailed in a tie-break.The 29-year-old from Prague claimed two further breaks of serve in the second set to complete an impressive win.Elena BaltachaTennis guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

Indians all-round display sees visitors win at Southend Hortons heroics pull off huge victory chase for LancashireSomerset consolidated their position at the top of the Clydesdale Bank 40 Group C with a comfortable six-wicket victory over Essex at Southend. With only group winners guaranteed to qualify for the semi-finals, Somerset owed much to a fine all-round display from their Indian spinner, Murali Kartik. He opened the bowling and ended with figures of two for 24 from eight overs as the hosts were restricted to a meagre 140 for nine, and then top-scored with 40 from 52 balls as the visitors eased to victory.Runs were more plentiful in the other Group C games, not least at Cheltenham where Lancashire successfully chased down a target of 291 against Gloucestershire, an unbeaten 97 from 90 balls from Paul Horton steering the visitors home with 11 balls to spare.Glamorgan could not quite repeat those heroics at Swansea where Nottinghamshire moved above Essex into second place after racking up 281 for six, thanks in no small part to an unbeaten 103 from Adam Voges. A run-a-ball 90 from Gareth Rees gave the hosts hope, but their chase eventually fell short at 260 for eight.In Group A, the Netherlands moved up to third after defeating Yorkshire by four wickets in Amstelveen. Yorkshire were bowled out for 123 with only Adil Rashids 43 stemming the flow of wickets. The Netherlands looked briefly in danger of not reaching their lowly target before a rapid 34 from Peter Borren eventually saw them home.In the other Group A game at New Road, a fine 124 from Martin van Jaarsveld set the platform for Kent to score 291 for seven and defeat Worcestershire by 86 runs.In Group B Durham moved level on points with leaders Surrey after a brilliant unbeaten 129 from the one-time England wicketkeeper-batsman Phil Mustard saw the hosts defeat Warwickshire by five wickets at Chester-le-Street. Hampshires Sean Ervine was in similarly inspirational form in the other Group B game at the Rose Bowl, the Zimbabwean all-rounder striking 136 from 106 balls to set up a 53-run win over Leicestershire.Meanwhile, in the County Championship, Middlesex can close the gap at the top of Division Two if they can knock off the 91 they require for victory on Monday against Derbyshire at Lords. Steven Finn was among the wickets, taking three for 53 as the visitors were bowled out for 243 in their second innings, a lead of just 90.CricketClydesdale Bank 40 2011Clydesdale Bank 40County Championship Division TwoCounty Championship 2011 Division TwoSomersetEssexLancashireGloucestershireGlamorganNottinghamshireYorkshireHampshireLeicestershireKentWorcestershireMiddlesexDerbyshireDurhamNetherlands cricket team guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

Todays best bets and the latest racing newsTodays best bets, by Greg WoodA more low-key afternoon at Ascot today, and even Mr Ascot himself, Frankie Dettori, is elsewhere after his four-timer heroics yesterday.The scratching of Motrice from the Fenwolf Stakes is irritating too. Sir Mark Prescott suggested when she was taken out of the Cesarewitch, for which she was 8-1 favourite, that she was unlikely to run again this season, but she is such an interesting staying prospect that, having made it as far as the final declarations for todays race, it would have been good to get another look at her.Of those that remain, Tastahil (3.35) looks the most solid option, while Brian Meehan may now have settled on six furlongs as the ideal trip for Lady Of The Desert (4.45) and she can continue the progress she showed at Haydock last time by winning the Diadem Stakes.It may pay to wait until the final race for the bet of the day, though, as Benandonner (5.20) has done little wrong in his last three outings and remains on a handy mark. His draw could be better, but at around 7-1, it is worth the risk.Elsewhere, Revue Princess (Musselburgh 3.25) and Billie Magern (Market Rasen 4.20) make most appeal.Horse racingHorse racing tipsGreg Wood guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

Cardinals v Phillies: game 5 live coverage Winner will play in NLCS v winner of Dbacks v Brewers Email or tweet Steve Busfield with all your thoughts Press F5 to refresh this page or use our auto-refresherPreamble: The best record in baseball counts for little tonight, its a game five decider between the St Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies.This one could be all about the pitchers: its Chris Carpenter for the Cardinals and Roy Halladay for the Phillies. Carpenter performed heroics on the last night of the regular season to get the Cardinals into the postseason, but Halladay is the ace in a pack full of Phillies pitching aces.Another subtext to this game is that it could be Albert Pujols last appearance in a Cards uniform. More on that later.Coverage of this game will start as soon as the Dbacks and the Brewers have finished their match up.In the meantime, if you didnt catch the earlier liveblog, heres Moneyball: Yankees-style:Hat Tip again to Julian BorrillMLBUS sportSteve Busfield guardian.co.uk © 2011 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

Australian reaches Masters semi-finals with 6-2, 6-4 win Italian beat Stosur in French Open final last yearA year ago Francesca Schiavone left herself, her opponent Sam Stosur and much of Paris in tears with her victory in the final of the French Open. On Friday the little Italian had a similarly engaged audience on Campo Centrale at the Foro Italico, her home pitch, but could not reproduce the heroics of Roland Garros and Stosur marched on to the semi-finals with a 6-2, 6-4 win in an hour and 17 minutes.It looked briefly in the second set as if the Milanese battler might overturn the young Australians strong back-of-court game but she faltered on tired legs, as the Roman heat kicked in viciously in mid-afternoon.If these two good friends meet again in the French final, it will no doubt be another occasion to savour. Sadly the evidence suggests that will not happen. Schiavone has been struggling with her game for some time; Stosur has rediscovered her best form.The scoreboard records nearly everything but sentimentality. TennisKevin Mitchell guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

Michael Clarke dismissed in final over Australia still trail by 137 runs going into last dayKevin Pietersen claimed a key wicket with the last ball of the day following his earlier heroics with the bat to give England real encouragement in their pursuit of victory in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.The batsman, who scored a career-best Test score of 227 to help England to 620 for five declared, struck with his occasional spin to unseat Michael Clarke for 80 after he had looked to be in for the long haul alongside Australia team-mate Mike Hussey.The fourth-wicket pair had given Australia, set 375 to make England bat again, hope of forcing a draw but the dismissal of Clarke gives the tourists added impetus heading into the final day of the match.Australia closed on 238 for four - still trailing by 137 runs - and were left hoping that the forecast adverse weather comes to their aid tomorrow in a bid to keep the series level.The AshesCricketEngland cricket teamAustralia cricket team guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]