Sports Articles January 2004



Sport on Tv: Jon Henderson on the Bbc Departures

Will Buckley on Sport's Lack of News

General: My cry for help!

Pride coming back to the Tigers

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #94

Nick Pandya on Uk Racing's New Centre of Excellence

Heineken Cup: Quinnell Plans to Play Himself Into Lions Tour Party

Heineken Cup: Kevin Mccarra on Llanelli v Northampton

Heineken Cup: Wasps Know Season Hinges on Next Two Games

Heineken Cup: Leicester 13 - 24 Stade Francais

Cricket: Surrey Name Rixon As Cricket Manager for Next Two Seasons

Cricket: Morgan to Face Icc in Bid to Avoid Zimbabwe Fiasco

Cricket: Craig White Accepts Captaincy of Yorkshire

Dallaglio Gets England Job Again

General: The greatest day in TV history (Part 2)

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #93

The decline of the Chicago Blackhawks

Cricket: England Ready to Pay $1m to Zimbabwe

Cricket: Chingoka Hurls Verbal Bouncer at 'sanctimonious' England

Cricket: Surrey Move for Rixon As Coach

Richard Williams on Ferrari's New Car Launch

Cricket: Zimbabwe in Tour Appeal to Counties

Windies Bundled Out for 54

Scud Shot Down on Australia Day

Cricket: John Rawling - England's Tour to Zimbabwe Cannot Go Ahead

Heineken Cup: Bourgoin 18 - 37 Gloucester

Heineken Cup: Gwent Dragons 20 - 26 Leicester

Parker Pen Challenge Cup: Montferrand 26 - 10 Saracens

Parker Pen Challenge Cup: Harlequins 41 - 8 Brive

Heineken Cup: Sale 0 - 15 Biarritz

Heineken Cup: Wasps 46 - 13 Calvisano

The greatest day in TV history (Part 1)

A Vikings' Tragedy -- A promising season turned disaster

Cricket: Icc and a Question of Morals

Sport on Television: Beeb Set to Rediscover World Cup Heroes

Cricket: Straw Urges Zimbabwe Boycott

Michigan helps Wisconsin to continue their streak

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #91

General: The Courting of Marcus Dixon

Heaven? No, it's Nebraska

Phone Masts Blamed for Pigeons' Lost Art

Cricket: Ashes Urn Heading for Australia

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #90

The most improved team this offseason is... the Devil Rays?

Cricket: Zimbabwe Row May Go to Law

No Best of British for Rally's Big Start

Cricket Tour to Zimbabwe 'could Go Ahead'

Defense might win championships, but definitely not media coverage

Why wide receiver is the most important offensive position in football

General: Confessions of a former ephedrine user

Football: Campaigner Turns Shock Into Success

Cricket: England Axe Set to Fall on Zimbabwe

The Nitti Gritty -- Strangers with things in common

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #89

Motor Sports: Complete results of SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge

Cricket: Australia Mourns 'gifted' Hookes

Heineken Cup: Sale 16 - 23 Leinster

Motor Sports: MacCachren leads three classes at SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge

Why Martz must go

General: The Nitti Gritty -- Random thoughts from the World of Sports

No one should be surprised by Clemens

Big Andy Hits the Bull With 9,000 Bottles a Year

Defending the Mikes

Big 10 is truly the Mediocre 11

Final '03 team-by-team breakdown

As Woodward Knows, the Cup is Already Broken

A Games for the Whole Nation, Say Organisers

General: Pilgrim's Progress Score -- Having a ball in Europe this year

Greece Beefs Up Its Border Security Amid Fears of Dirty Bomb

Fourth and 26!

Motor Sports: Drivers ready for this week's this week's SCORE Laughlin Desert Race

A little bit of love for Isiah

That other team of destiny

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #88

Fred Brathwaite -- Interview with a Blue Jacket

Credit where credit is due

Avalanche of depth

The Idiot's Guide to the BCS

Don't forget Shoeless Joe!

Wings need Cujo now

Cricket: The Big Feature: England Need a Change in Attitude

Parma Fc Face Ruin As a Dynasty Crashes

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #87

Tigers are rebuilding with veterans

Richard Williams on Greg Rusedski and the Growing Drug Problem in Sport

Post-Season -- Week 2 predictions

Stephen Bierley on the Saviour Who Never Quite Made It

Motor Sports: 10th SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge set to go next Saturday

Heineken Cup: Mcrae to Face O'gara Again This Weekend

See what I was saying?

In defense of the BCS

Postseason Report -- Week 1

Cricket: England Delay Squad Over Bowler Injury Fears

81 Years On, Wimbledon Covers Up

Cricket: England Squad Announcement Delayed

Miners digging for a tourney spot

Spartans' lofty expectations have them NIT-bound

Stuart Jeffries: How the Gym Became Part of Britain

General: No Excuses 7

Cricket: Limited Options Left for England

Formula One: Race to Put Bahrain on Right Track

Biathlon: It's Snow Joke for Army Game

The Big Feature: Skiing: Britain Climbing the Slope

Super Bowl Xxxviii: It's a Texan Thing

Tennis: Henin-hardenine Wins Australian Open

The Mid-Major Myth

USA Volleyball announces 75th Anniversary Beach All-Era Teams (Part 2)

USA Volleyball announces 75th Anniversary Beach All-Era Teams (Part 1)

The A-Rod saga ends, for now

Must stay awake TV

Red Rum's Trainer Objects to Statue

Dallaglio-linked Company Drops the Ball

Rugby Union: Catt Ruled Out of Parker Pen Challenge Cup Quarter-final

Horse Racing: Guide to Tv Races

Formula One: German Heidfeld Beats British to Jordan

Australian Open: Federer Into Final and Clinches No1 Spot

Federer Cruises Into Final

Ready, Freddy?

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup: Jaco Van Der Westhuyzen Will Leave Leicester for Japanese Team in May

Rugby Union: Missing Out on the Captaincy Has Not Deterred Phil Vickery

Frank Keating: Notes From the Touchline

Formula One: Renault Set Their Sights on Third Place in Constructors' Championship

Rugby Union: Clubs Seek Overhaul of Lions Tours's Format

Athletics: Chambers Warned of Liver Damage

Australian Open: Clijsters Beats Schnyder to Set Up All-belgian Final Against Henin

Australian Open: Safin Beats Agassi in Five Sets

Racing Consortium Tears Up £307m Tv Deal

Safin Sends Agassi Out in Epic Battle

Twin Boost for Australia

Delhomme not getting any respect

Where did the Run and Shoot Go?

Australian Open: Federer Ready to Scale New Peak

Rugby Union: Captain Dallaglio Regains His Pride

Swiss on a Roll As Federer Sets Semi Date With Ferrero

Clijsters Books Semis Clash With Schnyder

Ferrero Makes Hard Work of Arazi

The tough side of being an NBA coach

Finally, the NBA is worth watching again

The overhyping of Tom Brady

Golf: We can rebuild him

Chasing the elusive ring

Cycling: Scandal Disbands the Doped Squad

Athletics: Leap Year Starts for the May Sisters

Rugby Union: England Icon Gets Monday Deadline

Tennis: Colombian Zuluaga Cashes in on Mauresmo's Misery

Tennis: Roddick's Run Comes to Grizzly Finish

Safin Ousts Roddick in Five-set Epic

The Atlantic Division's contenders... If you can call them that

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #92

The game of momentum

Matt Johnson -- Going Wild in Minnesota

Rugby Union: Scots Deny They Are to Move From Murrayfield

Rugby Union: Worsley Takes Cut to Stay a Wasp

Cycling: Gaumont Admits Using Blood Booster

Rugby Union: England Will Not Rebuild in a Day

Athletics: Yamile Aldama Will Compete for Sudan in the Olympics

Boxing: King to Fight Lewis in High Court

Tennis: Pressure Mounts on Clijsters to Set the Home Flags Flying

Tennis: Federer's Magic Too Much for Hewitt

Australia See Off Brave Zimbabwe

Hewitt and Philippoussis Out on Black Day for Aussies

Clijsters Eases Into Quarter-finals

Australian Open: Agassi Beats Srichaphan in Straight Sets

Interview: Sebastian Coe

Athletics: Fanny Blankers-koen Has Died Aged 85

Boxing: Sprott Claims British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles

Australian Open: Henman Must Continue to Play to His Strengths

Rugby Union: Round-up

Australian Open: Henin Ready to Relive Her Defining Moment Against Davenport

Never too early for draft talk

Habs and Souray built to last

Tennis: Venus Falls to Earth

Athletics: Elementary for Holmes

Boxing: Sprott Lifts Title

Tennis: Henmans Crashes Out

Boxing: Williams Looks for Higher Level

Olympic Bid:stand By for the Olympic Lottery Game

Athletics: Ladejo Back for a New Beginning

Rugby Union:

Tennis: Davenport Makes Painful Progress

Rugby Union: Leicester Maintain Summit Ambitions

Tennis: Marat Safin Rediscovers Form

Lions change much of their coaching staff

Golf: Wei too much Michelle

The same old question -- Will the Atlanta Braves win the NL East again? (Part 2)

No more excuses for the Cubs

Good things in small packages

Australian Open: Henman Must Reproduce Form of Paris Indoor Open Last Year

The Games Have Already Started

Richard Williams Talks to Fiamma Breschi, the Woman Behind Enzo Ferrari

Cycling: Blood Doping Has Allegedly Returned to Cycling

Rugby Union: Saint-andrã© Joins Welsh Shortlist

Australian Open: Venus Finds Her Old Form After Six Months Off

Cricket: Four Counties Line Up to Sign Gough

Boxing: Williams Might Use Rough Tactics Against Sprott

Rugby Union: Woodward Makes Progress on Decoys

Horse Racing: Paul Kelso on the Fight to Keep Racing Clean in World of Online Betting Exchanges

Athletics: Crystal Palace to Receive £5.5m in Lottery Funding

Horse Racing: Mccoy to Ride El Blade Ahead of Maritn Pipe's Runner at Taunton

Rugby Union: Wilkinson Targets Gloucester Game for Comeback

Australian Open: Mauresmo Covets Her First Grand Slam

Australian Open: Agassi Angry at Atp's Handling of Current Drug Scandal

Cricket: Gough Parts Company With Yorkshire

Football: Uefa and Betfair Close to Deal to Halt Illicit Gambling

The same old question - Will the Atlanta Braves win the NL East again? (Part 1)

Two weeks... One more game

Marbury brings excitement to MSG

Super Bowl preview

Tennis: Everyone is Afraid, Says Rusedski's Conqueror

Rugby Union: All Blacks Recall Beef Exports

Rugby Unio: Kiwi Tour No Holiday for Lions

Skiing: Britain's Snow Queen Shows That Faith Can Move Mountains

Athletics: Generosity and Pace Put Mutola Out on Her Own

Cycling: More Cofidis Riders Held

Athletics: Gardener Rages at 'cheating' Chambers

Formula One: British Teams Back Challenge to Jail Threat

Rugby Union: Dawson Adds to Woodward's Woes

Tennis: Motivated Henman Throws Caution Aside

Feverish Rusedski Crashes Out

Musical Chairs

Winning without playing

Patriots cool off Colts

USA Volleyball elects new executive committee

London's Olympic Bid: If the Games Were Today, You'd Never Make It

Horse Racing: Ricou to Keep the Ride on Jair Du Cochet

Motor Racing: Boycott Threat to Europe Over Arrest Warrants

Rugby Union: England Sweating on Hodgson Injury

Cricketer Hookes Dies After Bar Brawl

Cycling: 'we Are Not Cheats' Says Millar

Tennis: Rusedski Robs Young Guns of Limelight

Rugby Union: John Rawling Suggests an Order of Succession for the England Captaincy

Richard Williams on Martin Johnson's Retirement

Heineken Cup: Leicester 49 - 7 Ulster

Golf: Wie Not Allowed to Play in British Open

Ice Hockey: Rolling the dice with the Boardwalk Bullies

A bigger problem than the CBA

General: Miami -- Spring Sporting Paradise

Manning vs. Belichick

The man behind Chris Jericho

London Hires Global Team of Olympics Informants - But Don't Call Them Spies

Tennis: Hewitt Faces Reckoning in Melbourne

Golf: Wie Crashes Through Great Divide

Projecting the Field

Will the chilly weather of Foxboro be an issue for the Colts?

McNabb & Manning, similar all around

Pats and fans get ready for a Colts' stampede

Yoshida sdds four players to USA women's national volleyball team

Britain Begins Its Olympic Challenge

Rugby Union: Celtic Warriors 12 - 17 Wasps

Lewis Moody: Learning the Hard Way With Jonno

Rugby Union: Wheeler Fires a Warning at Waning Tigers

Stephen Bierley: Hewitt Sweating to Beat Home Jinx With More Time in the Gym

Horse Racing: Altay Should Prove Too Sharp for Rivals

Formula One: French Gp Gets Go-ahead

Golf: Teenager Wie Makes Mark With Big Boy

Tennis: Young Guns Can Put Paid to Agassi Era

Britain's Olympic Challenge

Rugby Union: Vickery Fit for Action Against Munster

Duncan Mackay: Blair Gives London Quality Overtime

Blair Launches 2012 Olympics Bid

Olympic City Bids: Runners and Riders

Video Games: Baseball video game falls shorts on realism

Back on Board

Super Bowl Ads Go for Record $2.3m

Athletics: Rival Olympic Lotteries on Cards

Athletics: Britain Says No to Doping Agency

Boxing: Ingle Gets His Gloves on to Floor a Racial Divide

Formula One: French Gp Could Return in Summer

Rugby Union: Owner Insists Warriors Will Battle on Alone

Cricket: Hants Want Last of Warne

Portland blazing trail towards the cellar

Postseason Report -- Week 2

Rugby Union: Back Claims Richards Should Not Be Made Scapegoat for Ulster Defeat

Olympic Games: Duncan Mackay on London's Selling Points for Its Olympic Bid

Golden Age of Pink and Green

Golf: Michelle Wie Plays in Sony Open at 14

Formula One: Ferrari Keep Barrichello Until 2006

Rugby Union: Woodward Favourite As Lions Prepare to Name Their Coach

Olympic Games: Blair to Attend Olympic Bid's Official Launch

Throw the BCS out the window

Just one more point...

The best college football team?

Rugby Union: Springbok Captain Krige Quits International Rugby

Stephen Bierley on the Williams Sisters's Future

Cycling: Cofidis Team at Centre of French Investigation Into Alleged Drug Smuggling

Tennis: Australian Open: Capriati Out, Clijsters Doubtful

Horse Racing: Keltic Bard Planning Another Assault on the Supreme Novice Hurdle.

Robert Kitson on England's Life After Martin Johnson

Rugby Union: Gibbs Says Johnson is the Leading Player of His Generation

Athletics: Melissa Price Tests Positive for Thg

Rugby Union: Johnson to End England Reign on Saturday

Dallaglio Favourite to Regain the Lead

Can the greatest 'Fin ever save the floundering Fish?

"Hot" hot stove helps Major League Baseball

Figure Skating: Stars on Ice 2004 -- Time to see this show!

Tennis: Why Rusedski's Lawyer is the Right Man for the Job

Formula One: Verstappen May Buy His Way Into Jordan

Athletics: Marion Jones Ready to Run Again

Stephen Bierley: Stress of Power Tennis Puts Pressure on Players to Cheat

Olympic Bid 2012: Rio Relegates London to an Olympic Bronze

Tennis: Vivek Chaudhary Introduces Nandrolone

Pats stop Titans in Brrrr Bowl 17-14

USA men qualify for 2004 Olympic Games!

Tennis: John Rawling on the Problems Facing the Atp

Rugby Union: Interview: Lawrence Dallaglio

Athletics: Tergat Wins Belfast International

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup: Wasps 9 - 14 Celtic Warriors

Stephen Bierley on the Threat to Greg Rusedski's Career

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup: Ulster 33 - 0 Leicester

USA men reach NORCECA Olympic qualifier Gold Medal match

Rowing: Pinsent in Pair Conundrum

Olympic Heroes Aid London Bid

Tennis: Rusedski: 'big Names Living in Fear'

Sorry, Pete

Troubles, and then a split title

Why the NBA needs the Knicks

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup: Cardiff Return to Biarritz a Year After Conceding 75 Points

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup: Celtic Clubs Threaten English Dominance

Gambling Cash Could Bail Out Sport Bodies

Olympic Bid: Olympic Lottery Demand Taxes Government

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup: Munster Hooker Sheahan's Drug Nightmare Recalled By Gloucester Visit

Horse Racing: Guide to Tv Races

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup: Richards Refusing to Be Daunted By Trip to Ulster

Tennis: Careers Destroyed By Sport's Own Russian Roulette

Olympic Games: Top Korean Un Yong Kim Caught in Bribery Row

Rugby Union: Heineken Cup: Llanelli 19 - 15 Agen

Tennis: Rusedski Puts Blame on the System

USA men clinch No. 1 seed for NORCECA Olympic qualifier semifinals

Pete Rose -- Now you want to tell us you bet on baseball?

Tennis: Rusedski Tests Positive for Drugs

Banned Steroid That Continues to Haunt Sportsmen

Rugby Union: Revived Scarlets in the Pink

Sailing: A New Boat and Fresh Wind in Tale of Young Woman and the Sea

Boxing: Suspension Threat Hanging Over Hide

Suggestions for Pete Rose

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #86

The Return of the King

Rugby Union: Ceri Jones Called Into Wales's Preliminary Six Nations Squad

Drugs in Sport: No Trace of Thg in Salt Lake Samples

Athletics: Campbell to Make Indoor Appearance at Norwich Union Grand Prix

Boxing: Major Fights Planned for Calzaghe Later in Year

Rugby Union: Johnson Set to Decide on His Future

Cricket: Jones Hopes to Prove Fitness on England A Tour

USA men improve to 2-0 at NORCECA Olympic qualifier

USA men sweep Mexico to open NORCECA Olympic qualifier

Horse Racing: See More Business Has Been Retired

Boxing: Hide Fined for Having 10-inch Kitchen Knife

Robert Kitson on the Key Issues Facing Sir Clive Woodward

Watson Leaps to Gu Personality Award

Tennis: Centre Court Roof Confirmed

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #85

Never a dull moment in 2003

The welcome wrath of Isiah

Rugby Union: Cup Ban Leaves Cardiff's Baugh Blue

Tennis: Stephen Bierley on British Tennis' Bleak Prospects

Formula One: Williams Montoya and Schumacher Buoyed By All New Fw26

Rugby Union: Stumbling Leicester Hit Crisis Point

Cricket: West Indies Test Series: England to Go With Jones in Pace Race

NFL: Wild-card Wins for Colts and Packers

Cricket: Mike Ticher on Steve Waugh

Athletics: Ethiopia Unearth Two More Gems in Sileshi Sihine and Tirunesh Dibaba

Rugby Union: Zurich Premiership: Wasps 26 - 10 Sale

Rugby Union: Zurich Premiership: London Irish 15 - 36 Northampton

Holiday surprises and early season review

Emmitt's tarnished star

Fantasy (hoops) is a reality

Tennis: Henman's Paris Form Gives Good Hope for British Tennis

Cricket: Laxmas Shines Brightest at Waugh's Journey's End

Golf: A missed opportunity

Rugby Union: Paul Rees on England's Hopefuls

Athletics: Tergat Has Sights Set on London Marathon and Olympics

Rugby Union: Tigers Gain From Goode's Bad Time

Athletics: Six to Watch in Athens 2004

Athletics: Britain Looks to Open Second Drug-testing Lab

Rugby Union: Eddie Jones Buries the Hatchet With Sir Clive

Tennis: Sports Minister Warns of Need to Expand the Reach of Tennis

Two and out

Patriots crush Jets in regular season finale

Lions' grades for 2003

General: Sports Awards 2003 -- The Sixth Annual Cappy's