Davis Cup Review

Well, as Meatloaf once said…”Two outta three, ain’t bad.”  Late last week, I made my predictions on the Davis Cup Semifinals, as well as the Great Britain/Austria Playoff Tie, and as you can guess, correctly predicted two of them. Read more

Tottenham Interested In Arshavin

Latest reports suggest that Tottenham Hotspur are interested in replacing Dimitar Berbatov with Russia’s Euro 2008 star Andrei Arshavin.

Arshavin hit the headlines in June, after his two appearances for Russia against Sweden and the Netherlands - winning the man of the match award in both, and single-handedly turning Guus Hiddink’s team Read more

Spain 3 v 0 Russia: Spanish Too Good For Tired Russians

Spain have beaten Russia 3-0 in the second semi-final in Vienna to set up a final meeting with Germany on Sunday

Cesc Fabregas performed brilliantly - after coming on as a substitute for injured David Villa in the first-half. He proved to be the difference between the two sides after a dull first half encounter. Read more

Russia Beat Netherlands 3-1 After Extra Time

Russia have dumped the Netherlands out of Euro 2008 with a fine performance, once again inspired by Andrei Arshavin. With the scores level at 1-1 after 90 minutes, Russia scored twice in extra time to end the Netherlands’ hopes.

Arshavin missed the first two games of Russia’s Euro 2008 campaign with suspension - and since he has returned Russia have looked a different team. He Read more

Euro 2008 Roundup: Italy, and Russia Go Through

Well, after some technical difficulties prevented us writing for the last 48 hours, here is a roundup of the action we missed.

Tuesday saw the match between France and Italy - with a place in the last eight the prize for the winner. France’s night started awfully, and got worse……. Read more

Spain Hit Injury-Time Winner, and Holders Greece are Out

Spain 2 v 1 Sweden, Greece 0 v Russia 1

Yesterday saw group D take the stage for the second round of matches. Spain met Sweden for a chance to win the group with one game remaining, and they started well. After just 15 minutes Liverpool’s Fernando Torres opened the deadlock, and it was hard not to feel that the Swedes were set to be dispatched as easily as Russia were 4 days ago. Read more

Spain Thrash Russia, and Sweden Beat Holders Greece

Spain 4-1 Russia, Sweden 2-0 Greece.

The 4th day of Euro 2008 was Group D’s chance to show us what they can do - or in the case of holders Greece, what they can’t do.

The afternoon match saw the much fancied Spanish meet Russia in Innsbruck. With the Spanish heavily backed to win the tournament, today was their opportunity to prove they are worthy. They did so in some style, with a hat-trick from David Villa. Read more

Chelsea v Man Utd……The Final Of ALL Finals

UEFA Champions League Final
Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Time: 7.45pm
TV: ITV1 and Sky Sports 1 and HD

With the showcase Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester United now a matter of hours away, it seems as good a time as any to preview the match.

There has been so much talk about the quality of the pitch, Avram Grant’s and Cristiano Ronaldo’s futures at their respective clubs, and reckless tackles during training. Read more