Sports Articles November 2003



The Spartan Syndrome

Tayshaun is the Answer

The worst idea in sports

Tracks of Their Tears

Holyfield on His Haunches

Here's Johnny

Jonny Sidesteps the Fame Game

The Business of Winning

World Cup Heroes Get Back to Their Day Jobs

Going Looks Good for Haut Cercy

Jaguar Prepare to Ditch Wilson for Klien

Batty Fears Late Twist of Fate As Thunder Claps for Rival Croft

The Sad Sack Montreal Canadiens

Notes From the Touchline: Frank Keating

Jordan Take Up Heidfeld Option

Caucau Dreams of All Blacks and Quits Fiji

Terblanche Joins Springbok Influx

Wilkinson to Star in Tv Documentary

Scott Harrison in Shape to Make Amends

Butcher Jangles the Century Keys

General: Hello, Like, Whatever!

Caborn Presses Case for Crystal Palace Funding

Price Tag Kicks Moment of Triumph Into Touch

Joss Naylor All the Rage As Newbury Going Turns Soft

Leicester Line Up Springbok

Kirtley Steals the Wheelie Bin Show

The good, the bad and the ugly

I christen thee "Meat Head"

Week 12 power rankings

France Risk Having Their Party Pooped at 2007 Cup

Bulldog Spirit That Won the Day

Croft Comes in From the Cold

Woodward Hails Start of a New Era

England's Returning Heroes Receive Unprecedented Welcome

Footie Expose Pockets Sport Book Prize

Jonny: Success Won't Change Me

Thanks, Coach, but you owe us an apology

Motor Sports: Hengeveld/Campbell and Fortin/Townsley capture overall wins at Baja 1000

Just Give Us the Tools and We Can Rule the World

English Clubs Braced for Post-victory Boost

'12.5m Watched It. They Can't All Live in Surrey'

To the NHL and NHLPA -- The clock is ticking

Interview Muttiah Muralitharan

Chambers' Defence Crumbles Further

England Not Even Second Best in Colombo

'The Pain We Had Experienced of Losing Crucial Games Saw Us Through'

Twickenham Date for England

David Lacey: Thirty Seven Years, Two Games, the Same Feeling

Golden Future Awaits Trophy Winners and the English Game

A New Set of Heroes - and Even Australia Agrees

A Month of Celebrations for World Cup Winners

John Rawling: 'woodward's Legacy is Already a Huge Success'

Lewis Moody: 'just Holding the Webb Ellis Cup Was a Buzz'

A Tidal Wave of Praise By the Pacific

'Cool' Kid Climbs to Glory As Us Sport Cultivates Child Stars

Yes, Thighs Really Do Matter

Johnson Remains a Lion to the Last

Heroes' Welcome From the Fans... and the Sponsors

Chambers 'positive Again'

Bits and Pieces Players Cannot Solve England's Jigsaw

Leaving the Field to Those Fuelled By Ambition

ITV Finally Find Their Range

Arise Sir Clive

England's Heroes

Richard Williams: 'these Players Are Now Immortals'

Wilkinson Leads England to Glory

Wilkinson Takes England to Glory

Ultimate Victory for Vickery Will Be Triumph of Pure Heart

Knight to Make It Six of the Best

England Stay Calm Before the Storm

Read This in Case of Glorious Victory

Australia Set to Count the Cost of Favourites' No-frills Flight to Glory

England Bank on an Old Ally - the Rain

Ashton Sacked As England Revamp

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #75

Wallibies face the pressure

Play-off Win May Save Mitchell

Classic Clashes No3 England 25 Australia 22 (1995)

Australia Have a League of Potent Attackers

Return to Form and Favour Breathes Fresh Life Into Larkham

Beautiful Event Just Needs Final Touch of Class

Richard Hill v Michael Lynagh

Two Nations Stoked to Frenzy

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #74

Sometimes I can't help but wonder

Classic Clashes: No2 England 6 - 12 Australia (1991)

Dallaglio's Charge Brings Right Result

Bad Egg Hatches Plan of Attack

Tindall's Turn to Put Catt Out

Tindall Gets Final Call Over Catt

Propaganda War Escalates in a Hail of Blanks

Rogers Makes Ready for a Familiar Foe

Betsen Accused of Kicking Dawson

Classic Clashes: No1 England 28 - 19 Australia (1988)

Greenwood Summons Up the Spirits of Old Glory

While One England Prepares for a World Cup Final, for the Other It's Business As Usual

Sport England Swings the Axe

Time for Top Brass to Get Act Together

Betsen in Bother As Maso Mellows

Woodward Reveals Wilkinson Security Measures

Top 5 MLB free agents for 2004

Shock win puts Aussies in World Cup final

"Iron Mike" Keenan's next move?

'We Question Too Much What Makes Sporting Excellence'

Solanki Tests Fletcher's Loyalty

Bristol 8 - 46 Wasps

Leicester 28 - 43 Sale (after Extra Time. Result After 80min 28-28)

Australia 22 - 10 New Zealand

We're All Over the Moon Yet Keeping Our Feet on the Ground

England Kick for Home to Set Up Final Judgment

Springboks' Naked Ambition

TV Verdict: Will Buckley

Why is It a Man's World?

Catt Back in Cream

England Up for Mouthwatering Final Showdown With Australia

Call-up Gives Croft Chance to Relive Sri Lanka Glory

New Zealand 10 - 22 Australia

Not like Mike, but maybe like "Mello"

World Cup 2003 -- Now it is just four

Picking the Pro Bowl ballot

England Roundheads Reject the Laissez Faire

McCoy on Right One This Time

Nelson Back in Ring After Kidnap Scare

Dyson Fills the Sri Lankan Vacuum

Wallabies Resume the Role of Bete Noire

Form is Fleeting, But England Are a Machine Built to Win

How France Drew Strength From Glory

Jeremy Bates

Kordell who?

Tracy, take your ball and go home

A Taylor made Grey Cup

Siem Shows Some Zip to Put Germans on Top

Murali Lays Down an Early Marker

No England Dreaming, Just Raw Determination

Basque in the Glory of a New France

All Blacks Shudder With the Fear of Failure

Wallabies Adrift on a Sea of Vitriol

Galthié Scorns Big Hits

Underdogs Let Catt Out of Bag

Motor Sports: Mario Andretti named Grand Marshall for Baja 1000

Only Thing for Tourists to Fear in Sri Lanka is Fear Itself

All Blacks Spy a Ruse As Wallabies Plan Surprise Attack

Laporte Dampens Down the Flames

Elevated Expectations Rest Uneasily Upon Modest Hill

England Let Catt Out of the Bag

Week 10 power rankings

Other Teams a Turn-off for Aussie Viewers

Brave New Wales Are Worthy of Warmest Welcome

Umaga and Giteau Ruled Out of Sydney Power Summit

Tattooed Wizard is a Marked Man

England Given All Clear to Skip Zimbabwe Tour

French Pour Scorn on 'arrogant' England

Jaguars impressive in upset victory over Colts

Why I decided to hate the Miami Hurricanes

France to Shorten the 2007 Finals

All Blacks Say Thank You to Wales

French Get a Booster Along With Rooster

Wood Forgets to Remember It's Over

Hill Hopes to Fire England Engine Room

Habs on a titanic ride

When good things go bad

Bath Running Hot As Fresh Supply Kicks in

Why Mr Perfect Must Learn to Smile Like a Catt

We've Got to Sit Down, Relax and Enjoy Being at These Finals

All Blacks Slam Door Shut

Telfer Calls for Scotland Shake-up

Exciting French Loom Large As Ireland Fall

France 43 - 21 Ireland

T.A. -- Get out of his way

Sinista's annual "Top 10 Things To Do During the Pats Bye Week" list

Mick, Mum and Melbourne's Fun Run

Woodward Has Morgan Sweating

Penniless But Still Soldiering on in Tondu

Brisbane Brimfull But Knockout Blow Awaits

New Zealand 29 - 9 South Africa

Australia 33 - 16 Scotland

Who are the Pioli Boyz?

Punish Drug Coaches - Moorcroft

All Blacks Bolster Their Defence

Tired or Fired - the Irish Question

Jones the Answer for a Nation in Search of a Hero

England Are Three Steps From Heaven

Who Will Survive the Weekend?

In the Huddle

An endorsement for everyone

Just hang it up Scottie

Notes From the Touchline

O'Kelly Jump Starts Irish Engine

Joost Shuns Early Retirement

From the Sponge Pit to the Bear Garden

Chambers Faces Ban After Test is Confirmed

Strain Takes Toll on Wilkinson

Kostelic Illness Threatens Her Life

Four Cited After Brawl

Veterans Pay for Wallabies' Limp Display

Umaga Loses Fitness Battle

Redpath Gives the Green for Go

France Make Their Case for Defence

Blackwell Weighs in for a Second Bite

Michalak Makes His Point - 78 Times

Laporte Opts for More of the Same

Hard Nut Honed in English Nursery

Australia Dodge the Friendly Fire

Chambers to Learn His Fate This Week

It's about time, Lions get "much needed" win.

Ben Wallace for MVP!

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #70

Lions finally get second win

Games Green Light for Athens Prostitutes

Unlucky Grewcock Out for England

What happened to that goalie?

Flying Hoggard Brought Down to Earth

Scotland's Trouble and Triumph

Irish Pluck No Consolation

Valiant Wales Expose All Blacks' Frailties

New Zealand 33 - 37 Wales

New Zealand 7 - 7 Wales

Motor Sports: Unmanned vehicles to navigate course in $1 Million DARPA Grand Challenge

England Fans Snub Calypso Rip-off

First and Last: Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Review: The Legend of Mick the Miller, By Michael Tanner

Seabiscuit Changes Jockey Gary Stevens' Life

Lennox: Should He Stay or Should He Go?

Will Buckley

Scots Survive Caucau

Australia 17 - 16 Ireland

Brave Samoa Sink Under Springbok Pressure

Australia 14 - 13 Ireland

Australia 11 - 3 Ireland

Brazil sweeps USA men to claim Olympic berth

A long day of football

Teams valued in bucks, not guts

A Letter From... Las Vegas

Nekkid Facts of Rugby's Brutal Conquest

No One Can Go With the Flow

Murali Out for Revenge

USA men swept by Italy in crucial World Cup match

Spanish Anger at Wrong Anthem

Medina or Bust for Harrison

Chicago Bears -- Week 12 review and Chicago-Arizona preview

McNair -- Carrying the standard

Tube Go-slow to Hit Rugby Parade

Grass-roots Funding Tangled in Red Tape

Australian Press Review: Steve Waugh to Retire

Mike Selvey: Absence of Waugh Leaves Giant Baggy Green Hole

USA men sweep Venezuela for sixth-straight World Cup win

Why ESPN hates the BCS

Tennis not a top priority for Williams sisters

Athens Ozone Fear for Athletes

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #76

General: No Excuses 6

USA men sweep Korea for fifth-straight World Cup win

Detroit Lions lose 22nd straight on the road

Radcliffe Runs Into First Defeat in 15 Months

Hussain Warns Vaughan

France Urged to Go It Alone As Hosts in 2007

Rugby Heroes to Get Back Together for Victory Parade

Grunwald -- Stop! Don't trade for Jalen Rose!

Stanley powers USA men to fourth-straight World Cup win

London Irish 15 - 19 Newcastle

ITV's Coverage of Rugby World Cup Pays Off

A Genius Made By Lonely Moments

England wins Rugby World Cup at last

What Happens Next?

Coach's Joy at 'unbelievable' Win

Best Blame the Bad Weather

French Grand Prix Faces Axe

Henry on the Inside Track If Mitchell is Forced to Walk

Radcliffe a Star in Land of the Rising Sun

USA men win third-straight match at World Cup

Jordin Tootoo -- A very special hockey player

General: Gay marriages and sports

Bill vs. Bill... Bill wins 12-0

USA men hand Japan first World Cup loss

Paul Macinnes: Jonny Wilkinson and Changing Notions of Masculinity

Pace Blow As Anderson is Ruled Out of First Test

Cup Offers Hope for Rugby's Have-nots

One more prediction

USA men improve to 2-1 at World Cup

A-Rod is no MVP

Showpiece Final Key to Olympic Entry

What Does the Jonny Wilkinson Stance Mean?

Harmison Ruled Out of Sri Lanka Series

Vaughan Lost for a Good Excuse

US Dope Delay Puts New York at Risk

England Play the Critics Just for Laughs

Vaughan's Chance to Shine

Now Jones is Just Wild About Woodward

Montoya Edges Out Coulthard at Mclaren

Woodward Calls on Spirit of '66

England Hunt Rugby Spies

Chicago Bears update

NASCAR: Does the points system really need a change?

USA men sweep Canada to begin World Cup

Time for a change in Washington

Interview: Martina Navratilova

Barrera Takes a Hell of a Beating

Wilkinson Kicks England to Final

USA women rout Cuba, qualify for 2004 Olympic Games!

May and Walsh named USOC Team of the Month

So your team got blown out, huh... Join the club

Who's Rugby's Hottest Hunk?

Why 40-1 Freddie Deserves the Beeb's Top Award

India Next for Waugh With No Exit Strategy

Olympic Trials to Move North

British Olympic Hope 'was Iraq Suicide Bomber'

Quick Hits

Fantasy Football: Week 11 sleepers

USA women lose to Brazil, still can qualify for 2004 Olympics

Motor Sports: 2003 Baja 1000 to be chronicled In "Dust to Glory" sports documentary film

Stories in the spotlight

LeBron and Carmelo can't do it alone

Cowboys vs. Patriots -- The battle of the Bills

BMA Calls for Drug Checks on Gyms to Cut Steroid Use

New Delhi to Host 2010 Games

Ambitious Pirates Are No Cornish Patsies

Agassi Hogs Limelight in One-man Circus

China edges USA women, remains unbeaten at World Cup

Roddick Hits the Top Spot and Then Ruins His Victory Party

Boxing: Champs corner

Federer Looks for a Million Consolations

Flintoff Mops Up in Whitewash

East Enders Wary of Games Show

Deeper and healthier, Pistons defeat the Nets

The return of Gino Torreta

Vivek Chaudhary: Going for Gold

London Majors on Compact Vision

2003 MLB Awards -- My picks

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #72

USA women sweep Dominican Republic, improve to 7-1 at World Cup

Bears vs. Lions -- The battle of the kickers

Turning the Tide on Surf Rage Down Under

Top Rally Drivers Banned for Speeding

Brazilian Grand Prix in Doubt

Bad Actor Roddick Lies Back and Thinks of Mattress Mack

Flintoff Flattens the Botham Legend

USA women return to winning form at World Cup

Tyson or Nothing for Jones After Win

Hewitt Leaves a Void in Space City

Interview: Dick Pound

John Sutherland: Hoop Nightmares

England Scorched By Dragons' Fire

USA women upset by Poland in five sets at World Cup

How to Play the Game

Golf: Not your average Joe

Who's No. 2 -- College Football's BCS and its faults

Fun 'n' Gun missing "Fun"

This Weekend's Domestic Rugby Union Games

Flintoff Tramples Bangladesh

Chambers Suspended After Second Positive Test

General: No more Kobes wanted

LeBron Fever!

Quick Hits

Bonzi Wells flips out, then flips the bird

Fantasy Football: Week 10 sleepers

USA women defeat Japan, remain undefeated at World Cup

Golf: Why Vijay cannot be Player of the Year

Strauss Shrugs Aside Captaincy Talk

Chambers' Positive Thg Test Confirmed

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #71

Gadafy's Son Fails Soccer Drug Test

Ireland Axe Falls on Foley

Vaughan Spins His All-round Options

Woodward Wary of Numbers Game

Williams Sisters to Return in Australia

Police Widen Ferrari Design Inquiry

Shaw Shakes Off the Jetlag

Waxing poetic

USA women sweep Italy, remain undefeated in World Cup

Becker Gives Details of Broom Closet Romp

Harmison Back Gets Sri Lanka All-clear

Playing Across the Belgian Divide

Second Jockey Fails On-course Breath Test

Flintoff Plays It Hard for a Grateful Gallery

USA women improve to 2-0 at World Cup

Great entertainment with Rugby World Cup

Football's best worst team

Toyota Engineer Questioned About Ferrari 'copy'

Newcastle's Away Day Blues

France No Worry to Smarting O'sullivan

Lewsey Lights Up for Five in Record Romp

Rugby Bosses Kept in Dark Over Cup Deal

Vaughan Has a Happy Headache

Tennis: Henman Reaches Paris Final

USA Eagles Rugby moves up a notch down under