Sports Articles June 2003



Gough Still Has the Taste for a Test

Henman Survives Twists and Torment

Judging QBs is all about the tools

Wimbledon is a "reality-check"

'Tour Followers Don't Seem to Care If Drugs Are Used'

Dick Backs Lewis Over Tainted Coach

Danger Signals Alert Top Seeds

Chambers Bounces Back to Lay Two Ghosts in One Dash

Solanki Shines a Bright New Light for England

McPeak/Youngs take silver in Berlin; May/Walsh fourth

The ship is finally in

Numbers Tell Tale for Kallis

Edwards Easing Off

Racist Blight on the Straight-laced

Why Does Rusedski Have to Be Sorry?

The Fame Drain

Young Sprinter Making His Mark

Philippoussis Shows Mettle

S Africa 264-6 v England

General: My offbeat views on the world of sports

All about the atmosphere

Lewis-Francis Serves Notice

Digger

England Keep Their Greenhorns Underdone

General: Growing up in a sportsmad house

General: Too much air in the Windy City

Shelford Goes in Sarries Clearout

Referee Defends £1,500 Fine for Rusedski

England Crumble to Flower's Finesse

Henman Glides in Cruise Control

England v Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Innings

Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode # 7

General: No Excuses 3

Getting to the Big Leagues on the 'buddy plan'?

Clarke the Triangular's Rounded Peg

Bristol: the Team That Has Gone West

Holland Makes Light of Landing's Weight

England v Zimbabwe

These Are the Top Five Men Left in the Draw - How Many Can You Name?

Ol' Man Martin, He Just Keeps Rollin' Along ...

Karlovic Casts His Long Shadow Over More of Australia

Rusedski Goes Out With a Mouthful

Rusedski Loses Temper and the Game

NL Central for sale

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #6

Kris Kin Ducks Irish Duel With Dalakhani

Lewis Lined Up for Early Morning Rematch

The fix is out

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #5

End the designated hitter experiment

General: Do-it-yourself nicknames

Year of the team

The haves and have-nots

2003 draft -- Who's got next?

Smith the Tyro Who Was Born to Be Captain

Stalkers Sidelined By Souped-up Security

Jim White: Out in Straight Sets. Earnings So Far This Year: £142,697

Childs Shrugs Off Nerves in Growth Spurt

Lewis Admits That He is in Decline

Merry Crowns Comeback With a Relay Rescue

Lomu Names Day, All Blacks Make History

Round-up: England Have Reserves of Some Strength

Mike Averis: How the South Will Rise Again

Heroes All, England Now Have Nothing to Fear in World Cup

Australia 14 - 25 England

Trescothick Grits His Teeth and Drags England Home

Boring and Predictable - That's David Campese But Not England

Lewis Makes Few Friends After Skin-deep Victory

General: The Ol' One-Two Punch

First Step to Athens With Victory for Lewis-francis

Gloucestershire 119-9, Somerset 120-0

Better to Come, Says Coach

Sosa fell victim to superhero mentality

British Look to Save Face in Florence

Heavyweight in Body and Mind Plans Glorious End to an Immigrant's Tale

Anderson Blast Puts Him First Among Equals

Damage Limitation the Game for Wales

Trescothick's Blitz Helps New Leader Get Off the Mark

England v Pakistan: Live Over-by-over Report, Second Innings

White Lines to Help Umpires Judge Lbw

Couch or Holcomb? -- -Cleveland's so-called QB controversy

General: The more things change...

Rocketing into the history books

Mike Selvey: England Face Quickest of the Quick

Frank Keating: Notes from the touchline

Thomas Laps Up the Chance for a Flyer in Tuscany

Smart Image, Dull Salesman

Lines on the Wicket to Aid Lbw Decisions

From Isolation Ward to Gold Cup

Sleeper Predictions -- The very sleepy

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack

Somerset Revel in a Deluge of Runs

Joyce Fillip Brings Cheer to Defeated Irish

Pitch Laws 'inadequate'

World Cup Rivals Spoiling for Fight Over England's Blunt Tactics

NL Central race as good as it gets

Middx Beat Scotland By 112 Runs

Stephen Moss: Mixing It With Oiks and Toppers

The 2003 Mets -- From exhaustion to enthusiasm

Motor Sports: Events galore scheduled for the 2nd Annual SCORE Henderson's Terrible 250

Violence Mars Water Polo Final

Even Aussies Say England Are Best

Woodward Protests Over Stamp Let-off

How Sami the Spearhead Sharpened Up

Newton to Lead O'brien Force

Help Wanted -- Fans

John Rawling: 'the Longer He Fights, the More Likely He is to Take a Beating'

Easy Riders of the Fast Tracks Prove a Roaring Success

Ottke Knows Too Much for Starie

Cloud Follows Lewis But Merry Shines

General: Fathers and Sons

Henman Happiest at Home

Fast, Furious and Fun - But Far Too Short

Troughton Takes a Bow

Recalled Razzaq Grinds Out Four

Koen Kicking Leaves Scots Breathless

Woods Wilts As Old School Bloom

Motor Sports: A huge weekend of racing

All work and no play

Heading toward the valley of kings

Hodgson's Life of Roar and Peace

Klitschko Laughs Off Lewis's Confidence

Montgomery to Face British Pair

Johnson to Miss Pakistan Series

Surrey Won By Four Wickets

Battle of the cursed -- A fan's dream world series

Frank Keating: Notes From the Touchline

Savill's Fear for Courses

Barrera Lined Up to Meet Harrison

Mike Selvey: Risky Venture Lays Integrity on the Line

Lewis-Francis Dashes to European Cup Spot

Brodeur superior as Devils win Cup

Ibanez Signs for Saracens

Henman and Rusedski Praying for Miracles

Harvey Leads the Way for Chicken Song Chorus

Happy Return Sees Smith Reach Semi

'Outraged' Duckworth Appeals

Worcestershire 216-8 Leicestershire 5-0

Knight is Wary of Gloucester's Punch

Curve pitching staff has high hopes

Motor Sports: Youthful Allen/Pfankuch stay atop SCORE Class 1-2/1600 standings

Soulless; Paranoid; and Nonsensical

Red Alert

The unusual suspects

NJ's return is no Hollywood sequel

Klitschko Bout Costs Lewis $8m

Foxes Look to Sehwag to Lift the Gloom

Paul Rees: A Return to the Days of Fear and Loathing

Klitschko Steps in to Face Lewis

New Zealand Maori 9 - 23 England

Top men's seeds eliminated at AVP Hermosa tournament

Progress Assessment Will Have to Wait

Iwan Thomas Optimistic About His Come-back

England Take Seven Title

Vermeulen Banished From Tour

Takeover Mania Makes Hussain Vulnerable

Diamonbacks dispose of Indians, 5-3

South Africa 29 - 25 Scotland

Zimbabwe Tour Shows How Gap is Growing

Zimbabwe Provide Benign Introduction

England Take Six-day Series By Yet Another Innings

General: What they really mean

Struggling Edwards Refuses to Jump to Britain's Rescue

Ward to Bow Out After Gatti Decider

Counties Face Image Problem

Worcestershire 538 Somerset 238 & 144-3

Middlesex 363 Essex 166 & 21-0

Refuse To Bend in Prime Shape to Complete Classic Double and Treble

Verkerk Does Dutch Proud As Coria Hurls Away His Chances

England Ride the Johnson Whirlwind

Verkerk Claims Place in Final

Jury Out on Durham Debut

England v Zimbabwe

Motor Sports: Capes to appear at Great American Motorcycle Experience

Leafs should fire Quinn

German Bank Has Wembley Master Key

Ben Cohen

US Starts Countdown for Sale of Century

Report Branded a 'waste of Money'

Classic Form Points to Yesterday in Oaks

Worcestershire 538 Somerset 238 & 19-0

Middlesex 363 Essex 95-8

Stewart Spearheads Revival

England v Zimbabwe: Live Over-by-over

General: The Ol' One-Two Punch

Durham Want an Ashes Test

Captain Hussain Shouts the Odds

De Villiers Back to Face All Blacks

Worcestershire 422-5 v Somerset

Middlesex 178-4 v Essex

Costa Keeps on Coming Back

All about the Stanley Cup goalies

Of clangs and pings

Are Channel 4 Bringing Down the Curtain on Televised Sport?

World Cup Ban for Montgomery

Time Catches Up on Agassi

Cavaliers choose Silas -- The least expensive alternative

Motor Sports: Herbst/Roeseler win SCORE Baja 500

Woodward on Mission to Hell

Straeuli Lays Down the Law to Players

Keedy Lifts Gloom But Has Own Cloud

From a Dirt Hole to a Test _ Howzat?

Murtagh Gives Alamshar Vote of Confidence

Wales Mess Up Flight to New Zealand

Harrison to Blame for Riot Says Hide

Spain Reign With Wily Robredo

On Deck -- Hillenbrand is no Bagwell

Cardinals edge Pirates 5-4, avoid sweep

Boom or bust?

Will France ever taste victory?

Lewis-Francis Keeps Up Progress

John Rawling: 'a Number of England Men Are Close to Burn-out'

All Clear for England

Wales 35 - 48 Barbarians

Wild Card Final: Leicester 27 - 20 Saracens Aet

Zurich Premiership Final: Gloucester 3 - 39 Wasps

Hooper Rubs It in for His Ex

Lewis Hits Stride at Yorkshire's Expense

Mike Selvey: Johnson Simply Plugging a Gap for England

Woodward Signs for Four More Years

Agassi Brought Down By a Scud

Tim Henman v David Nalbandian

Andre Agassi v Mark Philipoussis

Horse Racing: Affirmed and Alydar -- Horse racing's greatest spring

Paxson, Paxsoff --- What the Paxson brothers did wrong on Thursday night

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #9

Interview: David Millar

Henman Hype Faces Huge Reality Check

Insurance Policy Fails to Pay

Hewitt Falls Victim to a Grass Master

Centenary Tour Set for Armstrong Roadshow

Move to Expand Twenty20 Cup

Sharapova Born to Be a Big Noise in the Future

Serena Powers Ahead

Agassi Looking to Seize the Day

Henman Breezes Through

Brian Gimmillaro named all-time great coach by USA Volleyball

A revolutionary racquet debuts

Federer Rocks and Rolls But Eventually Waltzes Through

Cool Thai Too Hot for Eager Learner Nadal

Gilbert Fires Roddick With the Gas of a Champion

Soderling Unfazed By Henmania

Andy Roddick v Tommy Robredo

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #8

Frank Keating: Notes From the Touchline

Bold Callens Gets Under Serena's Feet

Japan Freezes Aid to Burma to Forcethe Draw - How Many Can You Name?

Rogge to Attend Summit at No10

Timmy Henman v Michael Llodra

Lacrosse: The rise of Lacrosse

Husband Leaves Aldama in Limbo

Nadal Has No Time for Childs Play

Henman Gets in Groove for Lefty

Light Workout for Venus

Greg Rusedski v Andy Roddick

Federer Hits Cruise Control

Catching up with Baseball

New-age Buzz Has England Humming

Rusedski Set for Fast Show With Roddick

Henman Struggles to Deposit Czech

Serena Breezes Through

Tim Henman v Tomas Zib

Jones'n for college football

Venus Brings a Touch of Class

Timid Karlovic Takes His Bow

Rusedski Sets Up Clash With Roddick

Roddick's Power Leaves Crowd Reeling

Lleyton Hewitt (1) v Ivo Karlovic

Roddick Brings New Power to His Elbow and His Aces

Interview: Jennifer Capriati

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #4

Boxing: Klitschko's cut results in downfall for heavyweight crown

Fifty50 Finale Brings Back Thrill of the Chase for Vaughan

'United Will Be Relieved the Beckham Circus Has Gone'

USA's May/Walsh win Gold Medal at FIVB Swiss Open

USA men take third-straight match from Korea

Golf: No place for cheating in golf

Venus is There for Little Sis

Tim Adams: Andre's Love Lingers

England Earn Star Status

Revamping the Portland Trailblazers

Billings scores 26 as USA men defeat Korea

Wimbledon Looks a Whole New Ball Game for Winning Williams

One Last Heave for History's Sake Before World Cup Wind-down

Anderson and Trescothick Rout Pakistan

England v Pakistan: Live Over-by-over Report

Keys to keeping Kidd a Net

Sailor Weighs Anchor in Docklands

Baby Puts Henman in Limbo

Stanley dominates as USA men defeat Korea

Child Protest Rattles Cassani

Vaughan Calls for Action After Invasion

General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack

Golf: A distinguished game

Golf: The cure for slow play and poor etiquette

USA women lose to Azerbaijan, finish fourth in Russia

Breaking down the NFL

Nalbandian Out to Prove Himself Again

Henman Gets Lucky Draw

Anderson Still Green

Woodward Recalls Vickery and Woodman

New Era for England But Same Old Story

England v Pakistan: Second Innings

England v Pakistan: Live Over-by-over Report

USA's May/Walsh settle for bronze medal in Greece

USA Women fall to China in Eltsin Cup semifinals

'Long Odds' Against London

Surrey Won By Four Wickets

Freeman on Brink of Retirement

Henman Wins Election to No10

Vaughan Begins the Rebuilding

US woman to lead Olympic bid

Brilliant San Antonio Earn Their Spurs

Lewsey Feeling Sore As Stamping is Ruled 'inadvertent'

Captain Fantastic Draws Strength to Survive the 'siege of Wellington'

New Zealand 13 - 15 England

Roddick Serves Notice of Intent With a Final Demolition Job

Gough States His Case for a Future

USA Women advance to Eltsin Cup Championship semifinals

The evolution of tennis

Lance Set for Battle

Vaughan Can Still Sleep Easily

Grosjean Sets Up Duel With Roddick

Lebron who?

College showdown

Breaking the curse

Vaughan Fires His Opening Shots

Woodward Takes Pride in 'most Unpopular' Team

Henman Finds His Rhythm As Hewitt Sings the Blues

New Age Begins With a Bang As Cricket Sells Itself

The Astros and Red Sox get set to battle this weekend

USA women sweep Japan to start Yeltsin Cup Tournament in Russia

Johnson Has 'old-fashioned' Point to Prove

Henman Thrives on Tea-time Tension

Around The Horn

General: Crazy Weekend

Baseball second-half sizzlers

Rumsas Tests Positive During Giro D'italia

London Bid Hits Leader Trouble

Thumbs-up for Drug-tainted Coach

England Stand Firm for All Black Storm

Memories of the 2003 NHL season -- My "Thank You" Awards

Golf: Isn't it time to retire the Presidents Cup?

Government in £6m Threat on Drugs Tests

Robinson the Frontrunner to Lead Olympic Bid

Obituary: Lt Col John Stephenson

Rugby Heads for Fresh Fight Over Slush Fund

Braves dig the longball, edge Pirates

USA women lose to Russia in Montreux semifinals

USA women lose to Brazil in third-place match in Montreux

Coast to coast, Kariya proves himself

England Run Into a Lack of Respect

Twenty20 Cup Could Revitalise Cricket

Ferrero Fire is Too Much for Verkerk

Sosa's legacy forever tainted

Henin-Hardenne's dream comes true at the French Open

Henin Slams the Door on Clijsters

Living It Up (and Down) in Monaco

Warwickshire (351 & 405) Drew With Nottinghamshire (646 & 67-5)

China Beats USA Women to win Pool B at Montreux

Wales Woes As Griffiths Steps Down

Palmer Graduates in School of Hard Knocks

Mugabe Worm Gnaws the Life From Zimbabwe

USA Women improve to 2-0 at Montreux Volley Masters

Put a cork in it -- Sosa's reality bites

The NBA coaching carousel

Williams is Beaten and Then Cries 'foul'

Moody Williams Bites the Dust

Serena Shocked By Belgian's Bite

Cool Clijsters Reaches Final

England v Zimbabwe: Evening Session

Around The Horn

Golf: Waking up to reality on the golf course

Uncorked in Chicago

Red Sox blast the Pirates, 11-4

Millar Hails Tourism for London

BBC Horseracing Veteran Dies

Interleague play begins with a yawn!

Patrick Roy -- Going out on his own terms.

Baseball needs a televised draft

Questioning "The Answer"

Harmison Home to the Hecklers

Livingstone in Talks to Bring Tour to London

Clijsters Sweeps Into Final Four

Nags to Riches

Simoni Challenges Armstrong to Test of Tour Strength

Harrison Rows With Bbc Over Hide Brawl

Agassi Fluently Through With Energy Saved

Cracks Appear As Venus Loses at Russian Roulette

Montoya Serves Notice on Schumacher

Mugabe's 'cleansing' of Zimbabwe Squad