Sports Articles April 2003



True-grit Slide Show a Wheel Success

Leicester Lose Tournaire to France

Faster Ground the Key to Code

Random ramblings -- draft edition

Atlantic tries to salvage season

Power on and off the field

Nantie Hayward Moves to County Cricket

ECB Enter Talks for 2007 World Cup

Saracens 17 - 16 Bristol

Williams Happy to Give Lewis a Helping Hand

Tie Game

Millmoor Primed to Meet Criteria for Elite

Eagles Book Flight to World Cup

No Hiding for Premiership's Falling Idols

Twickenham Development to Press Ahead

Draft day winners and losers

Stanley does some spring cleaning

Toulouse 13 - 12 Munster

Bruno Believes

Tentative Williams Rediscovers Taste of Victory

Bath 27 - 19 Saracens

Gloucester 29 - 11 Harlequins

Duncan Mackay: Gold Medals for Hypocrisy

Bath 27 - 18 Saracens

Middlesex Scramble to Victory Over Sussex

Digger

Shield Earns Place in the Derby

Pontypridd 17 - 27 Wasps

Walkinshaw 'will Stay On'

Kent 245 and 411 Leicestershire 270

Munster's Men of Steel Have Solid Heart in Henderson

Notes From the Touchline

The 2003 Lombardo Mock Draft

36 and counting

LaRussa struggles to keep paper champions above .500

Noves Faces Disrepute Charge

Kent 245 and 147-4 Leicestershire 270

Strength of Fallon Can Land Spoils

Mystery Owners at Gloucester Throw Spotlight on Troubled Walkinshaw

Western Conference playoff preview -- Round 2

Eastern Conference playoff preview -- Round 2

Fair Stands the Lure of France

Kent's Top Order Dances to Frisco Crabbe's Tune

Bristling Brown Stops Brant Inroads

Lewis: 'who Cares I Failed Drug Test?'

White Edges Past Wattana

The second season -- Act One

Superstars shine on Saturday and Sunday

Wisden Puts Photo on Its Sleeve

England Face Loss After Ban on World Cup Sponsorship

High hopes and expectations in Altoona

Bryan Murray -- Rebuilding the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Burke Adds to Tiger Torments

Dick Backs the Hiring of Tainted Coach

Ward and Clarke Fill Breach

Could Lewis Turn From Great Athlete to Great Hypocrite?

Seel Of Approval Looks Ready to Draw

Interview: Graham Thorpe

Bristol 19 - 34 Wasps

General: Davison has Lightning and Pistons going in the right direction

Detriot Red Wings -- What now?

Smart Alec Soldiers on

Don't Blame Incomers

This Time There Really is Relegation - and Fingers Point to Bristol

Sale Industry Denied at the Last As Gloucester Give Thanks to Mercier

Carter Seeks Efficiency in Half Size

Law and Loye Egg on Lancashire

Giants will tire out

Red Wings bite the dust

No Mas!

Bristol Coach Offers to Fall on His Sword

Shadows Lurk Behind Sunny Optimism in Counties

Notes From the Touchline

Hussain Confirmed As Test Captain

Eastman Hammers a Warning

Sixteen-year-old Nails Champion of France

Chicago fans strike again

General: The Ol' One-Two punch

Motor Sports: World's richest desert race highlight SCORE's 30th anniversary year

The evolution of wide receivers

After the Summers of Henmania, a New Dark Age Looms

Norman the Conqueror Avenges French Defeat

Ferrari Defends Record on Drugs

One more sad day for the world of sports

Herbie Hide Makes a Comeback

Stade Français Chase Diego Dominguez

Zimbabwe Tour Gets Green Light

Zimbabwe Confirm Tour Will Go Ahead

Underwhelming; Underpaid; and Under Pressure.

Jayhawks fall to Orange defensive machine

Fitness Gives Ego the Edge

Hatton's Battle of Britain on Hold

Harrison Keen on Bruno Fight

Off-peak Wasps Look Just the Ticket

Chants by Avalance fans quite pointless

The Bad News Tigers

Devils one win from eliminating Bruins

General: A matter of trust

Bowl Over, Beethoven Lord's to Host Concerts

Duckworth Threatens Pull-out As Worcester Get Caught

Marvellous Munster Dine Well on Stringer's Revenge

Ducks are Mighty so far in playoffs

New Jersey Devils are 2-0 in the playoffs

Alex Tanguay -- Back to himself

Jean Sebastian Giguere -- Ducks mighty goalie

No "free lunch," ladies!

Diary of a perennial loser

Overseas Pack Not All Good News for Season Ahead

Naz: Tooth Will Out

Challenge of the 1,000-mile Warm-up

Worcester and Rotherham Have Grounds for a Grudge

For Every Radcliffe There Are 298 Who Did Not Make It

Young, Gifted and Packaged

Northampton All Out to Salvage Season

Back at the Heart of Irish Quest for Revenge

Llanelli Are Undermined By Jones Dismissal

Elvis Brings Bath Back From Dead

Rain Delays Start of Masters

Break up the Cardinals!

NHL Playoff preview -- Western Conference

If it isn't broken, don't fix it

Southern Man Who Shall Not Be Moved

Bids for Two, World Cup for One

White Out for Three Months

GB Face Morocco in Davis Cup Tie

NHL Playoff preview -- Eastern Conference

Players Told to Pay Agent Fees

Johnson is Next in Line for Shot at Lewis

Confusion Clouds Voting for World Cup

Once Radcliffe is Finished, the Spot Will Be on Watson

Hatton a Cut Above Brave Veteran

New-model Mercier Makes Up for His Misses With Style

Oxford Overcome Weight of History - By 12 Inches

Gloucester Given Hope By Cup Win Amid Financial Ruins

How to ... Be a Tic-tac Man

Quiet Men Grab Cash and Glory

Inside the Mind of Manchester's Ferocious Hitman

Bracewell Tempted By Sri Lanka

All Riders to Wear Helmets

Chives Looks Tasty for Aintree

Martell Cognac Grand National

Gloucester Gazelle Stalks the Big Game

Motor Sports: The Great American Motorcycle Experience 2003

Wales Rule Out Poaching Players

French Zeal Worries Worlds

Lost Weekend of a National Winner

Horus to Set Ball Rolling for Top Team

Williams Joins Saints' Final Purge

General: General: No Excuses 2

Doherty gone, but Tar Heel Blues remain

Free agency -- Trash and treasure

Busted brackets, Final Four set

Red Marauder Out of National

Northampton at Full Strength to Repay Fans With Final Flourish

Vickery to Come Back With a Bang

The future looks bright for Hafner, Indians

Take me out to the... On second thought

Budget Slashed By £4m

Agreement Over Five-club Funding in Wales

And this year's runner-up is...

Cardinals begin defense of Division Crown

Galdeano Given Six-month Ban for Drug Excess

Empire to Make Derby Line-up

Afridi Turns Non-whirling Dervish

Rugby Rattled By Another Tv Mix-up

Young, Quick and Centrally Contracted

Radcliffe Set to Win Big Prize Money

Petr Sykora -- Feeling at home in Anaheim

Mulling it over -- NBA playoff edition

Sars Puts Brake on France's China Trip

AVP beach volleyball hits the sand in Tempe

A good ol' hockey fight relived

Boxing: Champs Corner

Surprising Royals claiming believers

Golf: Gambling and golf don't mix

Why Hoey is Wrong

England Test Series Faces Pitch Protests

Minneapolis will host 2003 USA Volleyball National Championships

"Sweating" to the playoffs

Chinese football put on hold

Lewis Put on Hold As Tyson and King Talk of a Reunion

Motor Sports: Ensenada, Mexico to host two SCORE Desert Races

Records are made to be broken, except one

Eastman Fight Goes West for Calzaghe

World No1 Stunned at the Crucible

Lewis: I Was Let Off

Yankees torch Twins

Picks galore and a whole lot more

Tyson Handed His Ring Return on Lewis Undercard

Downcast Lewis Charged With Drink-driving

Stephen Bierley: Beware When the Mind Plays Games

Golf: An Augusta state of mind

The Pedro dilemma

Schumacher Mourns Mother on Winner's Podium

Schumacher Beats Grief to Take a Win Like No Other

Victory Fuels Ferrero Ambition

Ventura, Yankees defeat theTwins

Henman's Slide Threatens Wimbledon Seeding

Solid pitching fuels Yanks over Blue Jays

Collegiate level brings out the best baseball

The Jordan experiment -- Grand success or colossal failure?

Olympic Decision Already Made

Wheels Fall Off Ferrari's Bandwagon

Nadal Leaves His Mark for the French

Last Stop for the Lahore Express

The Dirtiest Race in History Olympic 100m Final, 1988

Tearful Jordan Says Final Goodbye

Mike Hebert selected as women's Pan Am Games coach

Are the "good" jobs no good?

Holyfield Lined Up for Jones

Backley Plans Final Fling at Athens

Golf: Commercial free on TV, but at what cost?

Henman on the Mend While His Future Teeters

F1 Team Quits Tobacco Habit

Inside the mind of an NBA Superstar

And the award goes to...

Big, bad Lakers are back

Hewitt Takes Players' Body to Court

Weir Has Old Master to Thank for Solid Stance

Healey Injured Again and Out for the Season

Radcliffe Sets Sights on Chinese

General: National Autism Awareness Month

Baseball's long journey

A letter to the NCAA

Is parental involvement a liability in youth sports?

Interview: Peter Ebdon

Is Any Woman Willing to Be Seen in Masters Green?

Radcliffe's Million Dollar Marathon

A (fictional) Q & A with Harry Neale

Henman Dogged By Injury Again

Boxing: Champs Corner

Henrik Zetterberg -- A Stanley Cup and a Calder Trophy in one year?

Pacemakers or Not, Champion Must Still Win Under Her Own Steam

Fisichella Declared Brazil Gp Winner

Abera's Ambition is to Hit the Wall

Pregnant Jones Misses World Championships

Joppy is Calzaghe Route to Big One

First Off the Tee But Lyle Has No Thirst for the Mint Julep

Chicago Cubs 1-2 punch has Harry smiling

Carmelo, why not return?

Ndereba Hits Out at Use of Pacemakers

Fisichella May Be Awarded Brazil Gp Win

New teams reach finals at 2003 AVP season opener

Jeff Kent -- Life without Barry

Chinese Withdraw From Marathon Due to Sars

Ullrich Makes a Comeback

Radcliffe Disocates Her Jaw

The Red Sox bullpen implosion

Marty Turco -- Replacing the "Eagle"

Economics in the parallel universe

The new balance of power

Another Drug Fight Hits Uk Athletics

Mitchell Comes in With a Strong Start

Radcliffe Faces Marathon Hell

Sale Cut a Deal With Van Straaten

2003 USA Volleyball National Championships dedicated to "Cappy"

Boxing: Champs corner

Notes From the Touchline

Cool Phillips Causes Mayhem

Windy City baseball could see a brightside this year

The power of our National Pastime

Lewis, Tyson Fight Apart

Hampshire Hire Wasim to Replace Warne

Wasim Returns With Hampshire

Kidney Disease Threatens Lomu's Career

Tom Glavine -- Now Pitching off Broadway for the Mets

Red Sox geared up to win pennant