Dec
2008
Articles from 21st Dec 2008
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Diarra agrees big-money Madrid move
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra has agreed to join Real Madrid in January and will undergo a medical on Monday. Read
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Adebayor off in heated Emirates draw
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Barclays Premier League leaders Liverpool fought back to take a draw from a high-octane clash with an Arsenal side who had striker Emmanuel Adebayor sent off. Read
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Celtic stretch lead at summit
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Goals from Georgios Samaras, Koki Mizuno and Scott McDonald gave Celtic victory at Falkirk as the champions restored their lead over Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League to four points. Read
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Late Duff strike sinks Spurs
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Damien Duff came off the bench to fire Newcastle to a last-minute victory over Tottenham. Read
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Bednar winner piles pressure on Hughes
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Roman Bednar's injury-time header earned bottom side West Brom their first win in 11 games and increased the pressure on Manchester City boss Mark Hughes as Albion ground out a 2-1 win. Read
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Sterne claims second win in succession
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Richard Sterne edged out Northern Ireland's Gareth Maybin on the first play-off hole to win the South African Open on Sunday after both players finished 14 under at Pearl Valley Golf Estates. Read
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Beckham has sights on England milestone
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
David Beckham has revealed he will do "everything possible" to match Bobby Moore's record number of caps for England and hopes his AC Milan adventure can help him achieve his dream. Read
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ECB hope Stanford deal will continue
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Chief executive David Collier has confirmed the England and Wales Cricket Board's lucrative partnership with Sir Allen Stanford will continue next summer, and hopefully for "a number of years". Read
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United crowned World Champions
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Wayne Rooney slotted home the goal that saw 10-man Manchester United crowned Club World Cup winners with a 1-0 victory in Yokohama. Read
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India strike late double blow
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
England's hopes of pushing for an unlikely victory in the final Test stalled with the loss of two wickets in 12 balls just before stumps on day three. Read
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Jones sparks Cipriani row
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Saracens boss Eddie Jones sparked a war of words with opposite number Ian McGeechan after refusing to rule out a move for England wantaway fly-half Danny Cipriani. Read
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McAllister pays price for poor run
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Leeds have sacked manager Gary McAllister after the club's recent poor run of form. Read
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Capello welcome to stay on - Triesman
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Football Association chairman Lord Triesman would welcome Fabio Capello extending his stay as England manager for as long as he wanted. Read
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Benitez very close to new deal
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Rafael Benitez is "very close" to sealing a new contract extension with Liverpool, according to chief executive Rick Parry, Read
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Pietersen leads impressive recovery
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff combined in an unbroken century stand as England continued an impressive recovery from a shaky start to their first innings in the final Test. Read
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Megson: Matt Taylor-made for England
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Bolton manager Gary Megson believes Matt Taylor could be ready to step up to the international stage with England. Read
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Bullard's future vexes Hodgson
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Jimmy Bullard's future remains under the spotlight after the England international midfielder put Fulham on the way to a 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough. Read
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O'Neill hails Friedel
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill hailed Brad Friedel as one of the all-time great Premier League goalkeepers after the American helped his side defeat West Ham and climb into third place. Read
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Sbragia tight-lipped over position
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Sunderland caretaker boss Ricky Sbragia remained non-committal on whether he wanted the job full-time after guiding his side to a second successive win. Read
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Allardyce on Santa Cruz control
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has promised to swiftly deal with Roque Santa Cruz after the striker revealed he would like a move to a "better club". Read
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Proteas prevail in series opener
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
South Africa completed the second highest run chase in Test history to claim a six-wicket victory over Australia in the first Test in Perth on Sunday. Read
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Pietersen leads England recovery
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
Kevin Pietersen provided an aggressive response to the loss of two early wickets when England finally began their first innings after the third day of the final Test was delayed by fog. Read
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Day three start delayed
Dec 21 2008 | National Sport
England were made to wait to begin their reply to India's daunting first innings total after bad weather delayed the start of play on the third day of the second Test in Mohali. Read
