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Liverpool manager did not know whether to blame fatigue or complacency for his sides lacklustre display against [detalii...]

Nick Matthew, England's No 1, lifts the Canary Wharf Classic against a lacklustre Gregory Gaultier, of [detalii...]

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Chelsea dropped two points as Fernando Torres produced another lacklustre performance for the [detalii...]

Algeria are trying to take what positives they can out of their 1-0 defeat in a lacklustre Group C fixture with Slovenia in Polokwane on [detalii...]

Ireland rounded out their end of year campaign with a 29-9 victory over Argentina at Lansdowne Road in [detalii...]

Serbia put in a lacklustre display as they drew 0-0 with Poland in a friendly in Kufstein, [detalii...]

Glasgow revived their Magners League campaign with a 31-21 victory over Ospreys at [detalii...]

Manager searches for answers to lacklustre displays as make-or-break match looms on [detalii...]

lacklustre performance by Wasps sees their chances of advancing in the Heineken Cup dented by [detalii...]

lacklustre England fail to score against Algeria at the Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, and seize control of Group [detalii...]

lacklustre England struggle to 1-1 draw in opening World Cup match after Robert Greens howler gifts USA equalising [detalii...]

Leicestershire (256-6) v Pakistan Judging from the crowd of fewer than 250 at Grace Road, this might have been Nondescripts versus [detalii...]

Western Force coach John Mitchell has lamented an out of character lacklustre defensive effort from his squad in a 21-point defeat at the hands of the Blues at Eden Park in Auckland at the [detalii...]

Castleford Tigers in battle to win back the fans after a lacklustre [detalii...]

Edinburgh continued their end-of-season flourish and extended their winning run in the Magners League to three matches by seeing off a lacklustre Dragons side 27-15 at Murrayfield on Friday [detalii...]

Liverpool striker was lacklustre in stalemate with Birmingham, drawing "diabolical and sloppy'' verdict from Jamie [detalii...]

[allAfrica.com] Mali have looked less than convincing in the Cup of Nations so far, but will be pleased with the character they showed against Botswana on [detalii...]

The Reds became the first team to beat the Stormers this season when they outmuscled the Cape side to take a 19-6 victory in a tough encounter at Newlands. How Cooper keeps defences guessing | Brumbies end losing [detalii...]

In pics: Roger Federers impressive 6-4 6-2 win against an error-prone Andy Murray at the O2 [detalii...]

"England's latest lacklustre effort is set to be buried under a wealth of coverage granted to their footballing counterparts who make their Fifa World Cup bow later today - and it is probably the best place for it after another frustratingly limited [detalii...]

SOCCER administrator Simataa Simataa has urged FAZ to carry out an urgent post-mortem of Zambias lacklustre performance in last weekends 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group C qualifier against the [detalii...]

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has said his players lacked an edge in going down 27-13 to Connacht on Wednesday, and blamed their lacklustre attitude for the [detalii...]

Wayne Rooney has denied a lack of fitness was the reason for another lacklustre performance for England against [detalii...]

Chelsea striker given red-hot reception from Liverpool supporters as all love between them and their former hero is [detalii...]

Pretoria - Paraguay reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in history with a lacklustre 0-0 (5-3) victory over Japan in penalties at Loftus Verfeld Stadium on [detalii...]

Dubai did at least open the week with one piece of good news. The richest 500 event in the calendar had won the ATP 500 award for the seventh time in eight years, the third year in a row. That may have gone some way to healing the wounds opened by the absence of two [detalii...]

"The fist pump from manager Martin Johnson at the final whistle said it all. England are back on track for the Rugby World Cup thanks to another power-packed display from their forwards and a lacklustre showing from Ireland." Graham Jenkins [detalii...]

There is no hiding place for India. Just 10 days after Michael Clarke had put a lacklustre touring side to the sword at the SCG, the Indians were humiliated once more. If they thought it couldnt get any worse, the first day of the third Test at Perth was possibly the most torrid day of [detalii...]

Liverpool have beaten a lacklustre West Ham United thanks to a goals from Yossi Benayoun, David Ngog and Sotirios [detalii...]

Durban - Five-time champions Brazil and fellow title contenders Portugal played to a lacklustre 0-0 draw on Friday as both nations advanced to the Round of 16 at South Africa [detalii...]

Durban - Five-time champions Brazil and fellow title contenders Portugal played to a lacklustre 0-0 draw on Friday as both nations advanced to the Round of 16 at South Africa [detalii...]

Currently the demand in the commercial property rental market in Gauteng seems to be fairly lacklustre and on a whole this situation is set to continue for quite some time. This is the opinion of Rodney Luntz, MD of High Street Property [detalii...]

FA Cup holders Chelsea will field their best available side against Ipswich in an effort to kickstart their [detalii...]

Durban - Five-time champions Brazil and fellow title contenders Portugal played to a lacklustre 0-0 draw on Friday at Durban Stadium as both nations will advance to the Round of 16 at South Africa [detalii...]

World Cup finals qualifiers Nigeria and Cameroon gave lacklustre performances in their friendly [detalii...]

German Philipp Kohlschreiber knocked out third-seeded wild card Andy Murray at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in perfect conditions on Wednesday afternoon. Kohlschreiber won 78 per cent of service points and did not face a break point in a 6-2, 6-1 victory over 64 minutes. [[More Tennis News on [detalii...]

Somerset (224-5) bt Glamorgan (186) by 38 runs Nick Compton and James Hildreth ushered Somerset to a total that proved well beyond a lacklustre, and scatter-brained, Glamorgan [detalii...]

In a section that will contain two teams forced to go through the first round of qualifying as well as Malawi, Nigeria must be favourites to escape from Group F. The Super Eagles have built up a reputation for lacklustre performances against underdogs, but with a roster full of top-drawer talent and a demanding coach in Samson Siasia, the West Africans should have the power to reach the third [detalii...]

England managed 75-0 from 26 overs before play was abandoned due to rain on the first day of the fourth Test at The Oval. Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook were in fine form once more and the pair were rarely troubled by Indias lacklustre attack before heavy showers ended the first day of play by [detalii...]

Andy Carroll netted his second goal of the season to secure a straightforward victory for Liverpool over a lacklustre West Bromich Albion at The Hawthorns. Carroll scored in the 45th minute to hand the visitors an easy win after Charlie Adam had put the Merseysiders ahead following a controversial penalty award by referee Lee Mason. [detalii...]

Nick Matthew lifted the Canary Wharf Classic - his fourth straight title - against a lacklustre Gregory Gaultier, of [detalii...]

A resilient property market kept Old Mutual Investment Group Private Limited (OMIGZ), a unit of pensions and investment giant Old Mutual (Zimbabwe) Limited, afloat during the six months to June 2011 as a lacklustre Zimbabwe Stock Exchange remained under sustained pressure from a liquidity crunch and high country [detalii...]

Andy Flower has blamed England’s poor batting display for their Test series whitewash by Pakistan. The tourists managed to make more than 200 only twice on the way to a 3-0 defeat in Dubai – and the England coach admits he was left disappointed by his side’s batting performance, after their bowlers performed superbly to [detalii...]

Malcolm Knox (You can have the Ashes ... were finding other sources of pride, 8 January) suggests Australians seeking consolation should look to their "11 Nobel prize winners". They are indeed people of whom Australia can be proud: unfortunately, with just under three times the population, the UK can boast more than 10 times that number of recipients. An innings defeat and then some.Rendel HarrisLondon Many of us will share the disappointment expressed by your correspondents on the lacklustre take-up of free seats for the final morning of the last Ashes Test by "Austrian supporters" (Report, 8 January). Clearly European solidarity still requires considerable work.Jonathan WebberWolverhamptonThe AshesCricketAustralia guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

Nadal plays his best tennis so far at this years French Open Spaniard now faces Andy Murray in the semi-finalRafael Nadal cranked up his bid for a record-equalling sixth French Open title by defeating Robin Soderling 6-4 6-1 7-6 on Wednesday to power into the semi-finals.The world No1 has bemoaned his lacklustre form on clay over the past two weeks but he was back to his dominant self in all areas.The No5 seed Soderling, who inflicted Nadals only mens singles defeat at the French Open in 2009 before losing to the Spaniard in last years final, barely got a look-in, despite breaking twice.Nadal was playing shots he would not have attempted just a few days ago, when his confidence was brittle, while Soderling, staying glued to the baseline too often, also played into the champions hands.Nadal now faces Andy Murray in the semi-final after the Scot beat Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets.French Open 2011Rafael NadalTennisFrench Open guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

Walcott finds form ahead of the World Cup, Steed Malbranque fires himself up for Spurss visit and Carlos Tevezs super shankWorld Cup hopeful Walcott finds form Fabio Capello take note. Theo Walcott showed hes coming into form at just the right time by creating six goalscoring chances for Arsenal on Saturday and whipping in 17 crosses, more than any other Premier League playerSteed Malbranque gets fired up for Spurs visitAfter the mother of all lacklustre performances against Liverpool last week, Steed Malbranque was considerably more fired up for the weekends match against his old employers, Tottenham Hotspur. The Sunderland winger completed 31 out of 37 passes, compared to 13 out of 16 a week agoCarlos Tevezs super shank for CityWhile it might seem like nit-pickery of the highest order to criticise Manchester City in the wake of their 6-1 smiting of Burnley, we thought this astonishingly wayward long-range effort by Carlos Tevez was worth highlightingChalkboards guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

England manager defends his staff at Twickenham briefing Rob Andrew admits we are not where we want to beThe England team manager, Martin Johnson, and the RFUs director of elite rugby, Rob Andrew, today defended the progress of the England set-up at a Twickenham briefing.Andrew, under scrutiny after another lacklustre Six Nations for England, hit back at public criticism of the coaching staff from the former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio. "Lawrence is entitled to his opinions but Im very confident in the job Im doing over the last few years," said Andrew, who was appointed in 2006. "We are not where we want to be in terms of winning the Six Nations. Well sit down and look at the reasons why between now and the summer tour [to Australia]."Johnson defended his coaches, who have also been criticised after a series of disappointing results since Johnson took control of the national side in April 2008."I dont anticipate making any changes [to the coaching staff]," said Johnson. "We are under no illusions about what we have to improve on. Maybe we got a few things wrong during the Six Nations, but a lot of the time it was player error. I think the coaches have done an outstanding job."Martin JohnsonEngland rugby union teamRugby unionRobert Kitson guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

Aidan OBrien says three-year-old ruled out of race after tests We always thought St Nicholas Abbey could walk on waterSt Nicholas Abbey has suffered a setback and will not run in the Derby at Epsom on Saturday. The decisions was made after Ballydoyles three-year-old was found to have suffered a slight muscle injury in a hind quarter.Aidan OBriens colt was the long-time ante-post favourite for the premier Classic, but failed to impress jockey Johnny Murtagh in a work-out last Friday.OBrien said: "St Nicholas Abbey was due to work first thing this morning, however when he came out of his box we noticed he was stiff behind."He had looked slightly stiff yesterday evening. His work on Friday last was a little lacklustre for him and that was the first time we had seen anything different, but he was fine afterwards. He was immediately examined and scanned by our vets this morning."They found a slight muscle injury high up in his hind quarter. This meant he could not work today and we were advised to give him an easy few days. Obviously this will preclude him from running in the Investec Derby on Saturday."We always thought St Nicholas Abbey could walk on water and it is very unfortunate for all concerned to have a setback like this so close to the big race."The DerbyAidan OBrienHorse racing guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]

Manager reported to have called for better attitude Carlton Cole gives Scott Parker credit for turnaroundAvram Grant warned his West Ham United players at half-time against West Bromwich Albion that if they did not improve their attitude they "would be out", according to a senior source in the dressing room at The Hawthorns.West Ham were 3-0 down following a lacklustre first-half display. "The players were told they had two choices," the source said. "They could either feel sorry for themselves or try and change the game by adjusting their attitude and beginning to press West Brom more. The spirit in the team has been good but [the manager] was not happy. [He] was calm but told them that if they did not improve they were out."Carlton Cole revealed after the game that Scott Parker had also given his team-mates a rousing speech that helped motivate them.Regarding Parkers intervention the source added: "It was a surprise as Scott does not normally speak and the changing room can be quiet, which is a worry [of the managers]."Grant had previously shown the squad a league table consisting of their previous eight games, which places West Ham in the top half of the division, to boost positivity as the players confidence is also an ongoing concern for the Israeli.Premier LeagueWest Ham UnitedWest BromAvram GrantJamie Jackson guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More [detalii...]