Sports Articles July 2005



Sweet 16 for Somerset

Turning a sprint into a marathon

Hull humble holders

Giles should find solace as squad remains the same

Steady Kasprowicz always ready for another comeback

Boks get off to a perfect start

Helsinki can serve as timely wake-up call

Cricket: Yorkshire 570; Derbyshire 350 & 173-5 Match Drawn

Cricket: Durham 476-9d & 208-1d Somerset 303 & 174 Durham Won By 207 Runs

Sussex 191 & 267 Gloucs 142 & 192-8 Match Drawn

Cricket: Surrey 136 & 292-6dec; Notts 226 & 169-8 Match Drawn

England Drop a Dead Bat on Amazing Grace

The Ashes: England Should Stick With Plan A

Drugs in Sport: Korchemny in Plea Bargain

Cricket: Yardy Tips the Balance for Sussex

Cricket: England Give in on Pakistan Test

The Ashes: Tourists to Target Giles in Next Test

Interview: Stuart Hayes

Cricket: Round-up

Cricket: Yorkshire 570; Derbyshire 247-7

Cricket: Sussex 191; Gloucestershire 127-8

Mike Selvey on the Ashes

Cricket: England Need to Show Faith

Champions League: Artmedia Bratislava 5 - 0 Celtic

Cricket: Surrey Engulfed in Torrent of Wickets

Here We Go Again; Sir Geoffrey of Boycott

No Time to Panic, But Here's What England Must Sort Out

England Send Eight Back to Their Counties

Screen Break

Cricket: Lancashire Drew With Essex

Cricket: Morgan Eases Pakistan Tour Security Fears

The Ashes: Graveney Hits Back at Thorpe

Australia Seal Easy Win

As It Happened

Cricket: England v Australia - live!

Resigned to a long wait in Long Room

Lord's be praised

Patience pays off as egos take a back seat

Ashley Giles hits target but Aussies turn screw

Youth offers real hope

Dortmund Sparkassen Chess

Australia Close in on Victory

England v Australia - Live!

Nicknames: The Beast

Cricket: Essex 536-9dec; Lancashire 126-1

Cricket: Thorpe Calls It a Day

Cricket: Surrey 452-8dec & 173-2 Kent 572

Cricket: England Rue Missed Chances

Clarke Capitalises on Sloppy England

Cricket: Early End Looks Likely

Thorpe Declares on 100 Caps

Round-up: Grant Flower scored his first century

Cricket: Swann's Way Right for Notts

Cricket: Ervine Thrives on Five to Peg Back Sussex

Small Talk: Damien Martin

Cricket: Key Steps Halfway Out of the Shadows

Shadows Fall After Morning Glory

Tout Ambush Halts the Mcc's Goodwill Gesture

England Take Control at Lord's

England v Australia - Live!

The Ashes: Future Starts Here for England

Cricket: Warwickshire's Injury List Crisis

Hampshire 293-7 v Sussex

Cricket: Surrey 394-5 v Kent

Tickets Dearer Than Wickets for Ashes

The Ashes: Umpires Told to Make Catch Calls

The Ashes: England Primed for Lift-off

2005 Kaosiung World Pool Championships

Cricket: Essex in a Rush Towards Rare Title

Cricket: Boycott Hits Out at Test 'devaluation'

The Ashes: Hayden Fires Up a Barbie for the Boys

The Ashes: Oldest Combatant Recalls Last Aussie Loss at Lord's

Round-up: Glamorgan Dragons to a record win over Worcestershire Royals

Motor Racing: Loeb Impervious to Rain, Ice and Cow

The Ashes: Aussies Run Ragged By Dark Horses

The Ashes: Spin Doctor

Ashes Interview: Alec Stewart

Cricket: Ashes Must Glow

Cricket: Hoggard Gets Fairwell Chance

Cricket: Giles Returns From the Abyss

Cricket: substitutes in cricket

Cricket: Surrey 358-6 Hampshire 359-8 Hampshire Won By Two Wickets

Cricket: Leicestershire 217 Australians 155-1

How Australia's Innings Unfolded

England v Australia: England's Innings

England v Australia Live!

Pros and Cons and Digging Your Own Grave.

England v Australia - Live!

New Sports Daily Targets Web Profits

County Championship, First Division: Middlesex Beat Hampshire By Two Wickets

County Championship, Second Division: Yorkshire Beat Worcestershire By Three Wickets

Leeds Kept Waiting for Harris Hearing

County Championship, Division One: Surrey Drew With Gloucestershire

Lions Tour: Europe's Best Back-pedal

Motor Racing: Old Guard Come Under Pressure

Motor Racing: Power Failure Drains Williams

Motor Racing: Home Ground Fails to Lift Button

Cricket: Middlesex Are the Kings of Spin

Cricket: Gidman Holds Surrey at Bay

Worcestershire 345 & 222 Yorkshire 300 & 222-6

Flop in Helsinki, Deliver in London

Cricket: Newell's New Boy Helps Notts Go Top

London 2012: Reedie Ready to Sit at Top Table

Motor Racing: Montoya Wins With Licence to Thrill

Carter the Best Ever?

Shaken Tourists Left to Ponder Chasm in Class

Buchanan Left Clinging to Confidence As Cracks Show

New Zealand 38-19 Lions

All Blacks 38-19 Lions

All Blacks 24-12 Lions

All Blacks 0-3 Lions

Motor Racing: How F1's Torch Has Passed

Cricket: Notts Hit Top Form...but Keep It Quiet

Cricket: Hoggard Irons Out the Kinks in Readiness

Cricket: Round-up

Why the Beamer is No Laughing Matter

Cricket: Thorpe Fails to Make the Most of Centre Stage

Cricket: Gillespie Sneezes As England Make Hay

Motor Racing: Fresh Prince Alonso Must Still Bow to the King

Motor Racing: Raikkonen the Man to Beat If He Does Not Self-destruct

Thomas Ready for Final Fling

Cricket: England and Australia Keep London Dates

Cricket: Trescothick Leads a Trouncing

Woodward Changes Four

England v Australia - Live!

Games Bring Promise of Capital Gains

Cricket: Joyce Faces a Difficult Choice

One Sweet Word: London

Swimmers Insured for £1m Against Loch Ness Monster Bites

Cricket: Scotland Take Giant Step Towards 2007 World Cup Qualification

Cricket: England Ponder Karachi Matches

Cricket: Buchanan's Benchmark for Supersubs

Lions Tour: Auckland 13 - Lions 17

How a Tory Loser Was Transformed Into a Frontrunner

Auckland 13 - 17 Lions

How the Match Unfolded

Auckland v Lions - Live!

Wigan's New Man Fined for Racism

Woman Joins Top Rank of Matadors

Prior Approval for Supersub

Wembley is on Schedule - Caborn

Jones' Added Value at No7 Ruled Out of Order By Coach

Super League: Wakefield 26 - 38 St Helens

John Rawling Can Not Wait for the One-dayers to Finish and the Ashes to Begin

Natwest Series Final: Australia 196; England 196-9

Woodward's Pride Came Before Lions' Fall

Lions Tour: Carter Points Way to World Domination

Pacific Islands to Receive Irb Assistance

Lions' Support Remains Strong

Umaga Needs to Prove How Big a Man He is

New Rules Add Spice to Ashes Appetiser

All Blacks Just Too Good for Lions

Just 'one of Those Nights' for Carter

England Secure Dramatic Last Ball Tie

New Zealand 48 - 18 Lions

The Ashes 2005: My Indecision is Final - the Maverick Must Play

Cricket: Shah Steals the Show in Middlesex Stroll

Harry Pearson: Gullible Birdman Takes a Tern for the Worse

Notes From the Touchline

Irritated Henry Bemoans Endless Spin

Fallon's late Gift pleases punters

Warne waxes as England wane

Three Lions on his heart

Jeong Jang hopes to finish with a bang

Relaxed Henman ready to return to action

Patches takes plaudits on sparkling day

Button needs to focus on the track

Harlequins union ends great north-south divide

Pack your bags for Helsinki

Kinane overcomes years and tears

Top-shelf Reid goes from porn to brawn in his quest for glory

Formula One: Williams Make Legal Threat

Ultralight Backpacking - Getting Started

Golf: Gulbis Puts Outrage on Hold

Cricket: Leicestershire See Their Chance

Three Displays of Near-perfection

Rugby Union: Wasps Keep Winning Ways

Athletics: Pavey Flies the Flag

Rugby League: Warrington Try to Recruit World's Best

Racing: Mahmool Bounces Back

Cricket: Twenty20 Should Be Celebrated

Golf: Stahl Raises Her Profile

NFL: The NFL's Spark Plug

Small Talk: DAVID SEAMAN

Formula One: Teams in Dark Over Tobacco Ban Plans

Rugby Union: Wales Enjoy Record Profits

Athletics: Canadian to Lead Drug Fight

Horse Racing: Melbourne Plan for Distinction

Golf: Wie Finds Going Rough on Links Debut

Cup Has Mark of Distinction

Jang Tames Birkdale Weather

NFL: Sign'Em

Rugby Union: Wallabies Riot Fears

Golf: Wie Reminded to Focus on the Present

Cricket: Surrey 136 & 93-3 Nottinghamshire 226

Proclamation Mutes Song in Sussex

Formula 1: Button Wants to Stay Put

Proclamation Ends Soviet Reign

Olympics Lottery 'to Raise £750m for Games'

Rugby: Tindall Targets Gloucester Bow

Cricket: Jaques and Mcgrath Feast on the Feeble

Formula One: Williams Hope to Secure Button

Athletics: Cram Questions Radcliffe Double Act

Pietersen's Confidence Ought to Be Catching

Horse Racing: Geezer Gets Elsworth Dreaming

The Ashes: Collingwood Stakes Claim for Test Inclusion

NFL: Is a Lockout Looming?

Broncos Enter Quins Partnership

Teams Unite Over Formula for Future

Unfurled to Give Fallon Head Start

Armstrong Faces Legal Marathon

Radcliffe Goes for Historic Double Gold

Vaughan Pins Faith in Fletcher Tips

The Ashes: Ponting Rubs Salt in Old Wounds

Tour De France: Takeover Rumours Run Out of Fuel

Golf's Healthy Dose of Denial

Richard Williams on Lance Armstrong

Horse Racing: Aga Khan Gains His Just Rewards

Boxing: Arthur Win Points to Showdown With Harrison

The Ashes: Vintage Pair Bowl Over England

Formula One: Button Haunted By Tug-of-war

Formula One: Alonso Within Touching Distance of Title

Tour De France: Armstrong Rides Into the Sunset

Cricket: Mcgrath Ends Sorry England Tale

Lawyers Jump in As Cities Fight for Surf Title

Armstrong Rides Into History With Seventh Tour Win

Magnificent Seven for Lance

Stage clear for Lance Armstrong

Eddy Merckx: Lance the attacker

Azamour sparkles in the Diamond

Steve Harmison stands up to the test

Bai runs in after Walker leads

Valentino Rossi quick to prove he's best

Boks rise to challenge

Peter Lawrie is comic in Fasth show

Paula Creamer avoids spills and takes firm grip of title

Annika Sorenstam 'the greatest golfer ever'

How fab five became the fabulous one

Alonso Closes in on Title

Cycling: Armstrong in Seventh Heaven

Formula One: Schumacher Faces Bruising Weekend

Cricket: Warwickshire 219 & 133 Nottinghamshire 341 & 12-0 Nottinghamshire Won By 10 Wickets

Boxing: Arthur in Line for Title Attempt

Duncan Mackay's Digger

Rugby Union: Worcester Appoint Eddy As Coach

Formula One: Montoya Given the All Clear

Racing: Crowning Glory for Jarvis

Cricket: Pietersen Starts in Classic Drama

Athletics: Powell Down and Out

Cycling: Armstrong Set for Big Finish

Guerini Breaks to Take 19th

Australia Take Control

Athletics: Young Guns Add Dignity to the Dash

Boxing: Calzaghe Sets Up Unification Shot

Pietersen Gives England Hope

Beginners Guide to Buying a Set of Golf Clubs

Horse Racing: Eswarah Primed for Newbury

Harmison in Step With the World's Best

Serrano Brings Home the Bacon to Honour Local Hero

McGrath Hurls England Back to Earth

McGrath Rips England Apart

Slick Serrano Staves Off Competition

Rugby League: Rhinos Ahead in Court Battle

Athletics: Dame Kelly's Career in Doubt

Tour De France: Armstrong Plays His Loyalty Card

NFL: Debut of Destination

Full-strength Selection From Vaughan

Mike Adamson: There's No Place Like the Home of Golf

Coasting Murray Maintains Momentum

Amir Khan is Not a Cultural Spokesman

Commonwealth Games: Bigger England Team for Melbourne

Rugby League: Cooke Free to Play in Semi-final

The Ashes: Fletcher the Master Man-manager

Tour De France: Evans Lifts Spirits on Day of Tragedy

Horse Racing: Triple Gold Cup Winner Culloty Retires

The Ashes: 'give Aussies Stick' Says Pietersen

Early Bath for Surfers As World-class Wave Proves a Washout

Stage Show Earns Oscar Honours

Pietersen's Rallying Call to Fans

Simon Hattenstone Meets Shane Warne

Freddie Must Be Solid Citizen in the Tnt Twins

Twenty20 Cup: Leicestershire Beat Middlesex By 19 Runs

Twenty20 Cup: Somerset Beat Northamptonshire By Four Wickets

Technology Threatens Golfing Institutions

Pound Angered By Conte Deal

Olympic Bill Reading Postponed

Mid-term Blues for Godolphin

Khan Hits Peak With 4.4m Viewers

Armstrong on Launch Pad

Surrey Beat Warwickshire 4-3 in Bowl-out After Tie Under D-l Method

Lee Fires Down England Warning

California Dream for Murray

The Open: Woods Keeps His Distance As the Pack Chase in Vain

Horse Racing: Shawanda Lifts Oaks With Ease

Rugby League: Vikings to Go Down Fighting

Tour De France: Lance on Target for Magnificent Seven in Paris

The Open: Europe Misses Out for the 24th Major in a Row

The Open: Early Birds Find Themselves Lacking a Morning Chorus

The Open: Monty Makes Hay Until Wind Changes

Boxing: Khan Presses Right Buttons on a Devasting Debut

The Open: Peerless Woods Restores the Natural Order

Imperious Woods Makes It Major No10

Day Four As It Happened

Horse Racing: Clare Balding

Golf: Amy Lawrence

Golf: Montgomerie Still Dreaming

Golf: Olazabal Gains Ground on Woods

Golf: Tiger Has to Fight

The Open - Live!

Cycling: Tour Tragedy Still Resonates

Sport should reflect our out of shape and aging society

Boxing: Khan on First Rung

Formula One: Fans to Decide on Qualifying Method

Rugby League: St Helens 40 - 18 Wigan

Athletics: Conte Accepts 4 Months in Prison

Golf: Woods Has All the Answers

Golf: Toms Disqualifies Himself

Golf: Niklaus Bows Out

2012 Olympics: Coe Puts Security First

Cycling: Alejandro Valverde Succumbs on Tour

Golf: Masterclass By Tiger Overshadowed By Emotion

Woods Leads While Jack Hits the Road

Lucky 13th for Mcewen

Athletics: Illness Stalls Campbell's Run

Boxing: Itv Seals Deal for Eight Big Fights a Year

Formula One: Michelin Seven Cleared After All

Horse Racing: Scorpion Has Fallon Purring

The Open: Caddying Can Leave a Hole-in-one's Pocket

The Open: Donald Puts Old-timers in Shade

Tour De France: Victory for the Red, White and Clean

The Ashes: Thorpe Omission May Be the End

The Open: Woods Throws Down Gauntlet

Chasers Hover After Tiger Soars

Boonen Pulls Out After Crashes

Pietersen Pips Thorpe for England Call

The Open - Live!

Michelin Teams Offer New Evidence

Horse Racing: Cash Crisis for Defeated Board

Picturesque Intimacy of Golf's Spiritual Home Cast Its Spell

Pressure is on Donald to Deliver

Woods to Call the Tune at Nicklaus's Swansong

Old Course Still Fit to Sort Men From Boys

Hamilton's Year Comes Up Short

Frigo Suspicion Looms Over Mountain Epic

Pietersen Set for Ultimate Test

NFL: Awakened or Set?

Alexander the Great, But Armstrong Still the Best

Vinokourov Races to Stage Win

Fit Pietersen Pleads Ashes Case

Titleist Wary of a Whole New Ball Game

Frigo Arrested After Drugs Discovery

Pietersen Facing Scan Confirmation

Jury Out on Supersubs As Australia Get Into Gear for the Ashes

Woodward and Campbell - a Duo Mesmerised By Self-regard

Horse Racing: Bradley Hit Hard As Ban Appeal Flops

Sports in Call for Funding Shake-up

Woods Talks a Revamped Game While Continuing to Track Jack

Scots Bank on Popularity of Nicklaus

Garcí­a Undaunted By Huge Weight of Expectation

Major Fire Still Burns Inside Montgomerie

Armstrong Wreaks Havoc Amid Hell in the Mountains

Only the Wind Can Save Old Course

Gilchrist Sets Australia Alight

Gilchrist Powers Australia Home

Mighty Armstrong Back in Yellow

'Devastated' Harrington Pulls Out of Open

Calf Cramps - 5 Ways to Avoid the Pain

NFL: Special Interest

The Champion That Time Forgot

Open Diary With Arindam Rej

Donald to Join Nicklaus and Watson

Vodafone Stays at the Crease

Jockey Club Runs Rule Over Inside Info

Mosley Banks on New Technology to End Conflict

Paris Mayor Hits Out at Blair and Coe

Woodward Flies Home to Find Romance is Dead

Van De Velde Happy to Be Back Despite a Knack of Finding Watery Graves

Stars in Hurry to Salute Nicklaus

Harrington Doubt After Father Dies

Armstrong Ripe for Ambush

Flintoff Ready to Win His Spurs

R&A Tinkering Provokes Outrage

Lions Must Survive, Vows Woodward

Iron Man Hawaii 2005

Handicapping, Sportsbooks and Profits - OH MY!

Cricket: Gough Looks Ripe for Substitution

Athletics: Sport is Losing the Plot

Golf: Ball With Aerodynamics of House Brick

Horse Racing: Sand No Longer the Pits

Lions Tour: Woodward Jets Out on a Cloud of Derision

Bids to Host the Bid

London 2012: Blair Not Guilty of Improper Lobbying

Golf: Learning to Appreciate St Andrews

Tour De France: Voigt Granted a Golden Moment

Cricket: Ponting Comes Good

Aussies Benefit From Lord's Effect

Montoya Triumphs at Silverstone

Wilderness Survival Backpacking Tips

Lions Tour Ends in Whitewash

Super 12 at Root of All Blacks' Success

Afterthought Jones Shines

Woodward Goes Out Fighting

Summit Aims to Discover 2012 Winners

1975 Downpour Beyond Comparison

Pietersen Will Have to Wait for Thorpe's Finale

Bell Looking Forward to First Tilt at Australia

Autumn Grabs the Glory

Everything You Need to Know About London 2012

UK's Hopes of Gold in 2012

The Big Interview: Gary Player

Vino Piles on Pressure

Button Up Front With Alonso Amid Rumours of Pending Ferrari Deal

Golf: Wie Could Be in the Dough As First Female in the Deere

Cricket: Warne Keeps Hampshire in the Hunt

Cricket: Collingwood Prepares to Leave Stage

St Andrews Curtain Suits Nicklaus Fine

Horse Racing: Woodcracker Looks a Cracking York Bet

London 2012: Stadium Will Need New Pool for a Very Modern Pentathlon

London 2012: Rugby Sevens Kicked Into Touch

Motor Racing: Silent Sorrow, Then Roar Must Go on

Tour De France: Mcewen Looks Fine on the Rhine

London 2012: Nowhere Will Be Safer Than London Says Livingstone

McEwen Cuts a Dash for Victory

Baseball and Softball Struck Out

NFL: Biggest QB Sleeper

Motor Racing: Silverstone Steps Up Security

Horse Racing: Morrison Cashes in on Pastoral

Rugby Union: Lions Fasten on Scraps of Hope

Olympics 2012: Rogge Faces Defeat Over Plan for New Sports

London Will Go on Calling

2012 Olympics: Spectre That Stalks the Games

Tour De France: Vinokourov Carries the Fight to Armstrong

London Games Safe, Ioc Insists, As Bid Team's Delight Turns to Sadness

Play Golf on the Costa del Sol

Cricket: Middlesex Mauled But Move on

Cricket: Maddy Rediscovers Form to Guide Foxes to Victory

Cricket: Sussex Lose Out Despite Winning

Rugby League: Leeds' Mcdermott Announces Retirement

Wilkinson Out As Injury Toll Mounts

Cycling: Armstrong Crosses Yellow Line

Cricket: Harmison Eager to Put His Feet Up

McEwen Victorious But Still Angry

London Celebrates Olympics Decision

London Wins 2012 Olympics

2012 Olympics Will Be in London or Paris

Depleted Lions Abandon Training

The Olympic Vote - As It Happens

London Games Would 'inspire Athletes of Tomorrow'

Formula One: Hard Work Ahead for Williams

Cricket: Kent Bats Paddle in 20-over Swamp

Rugby Union: Saracens Sign Byrne

Horse Racing: Electrifying Show From Soviet Song

Formula One: Mosley Takes Axe to Safety Debate

Olympic Games 2012: Paris is Banking on Third Time Lucky

Olympic Games 2012: Gate-crasher's Guide to the Galaxy of Presidents and Shakers

Tour De France: Armstrong in the Lead Again

Beckham Tries to Fashion Olympic Win

Armstrong Back in Yellow

Fighting Hard and Fighting Back

Twenty20 Cup: Warwickshire Beat Somerset By 47 Runs

Twenty20 Cup: Lancashire Beat Derbyshire By 50 Runs (d/l)

Button Pushed to Bounce Back

Federer Determines to Complete His Set on French Clay

Prior Brings Impact to One-day Side

Club Inquiry Into Halliday Death

McEwen Butts Out of Reckoning

Hodgson Ready to Step Up to the Throne of Troubled Wilkinson

Blair Helps London to Hit Bid Targets

Obituary: Denis Watts

Bustling Boonen Dazzles Opposition

Blair Going 'all Out' for London

Wilkinson Clings to Tour Hope

Formula One: Mosley to Face Drivers As Us Row Escalates

Stars Flock to the Jp Mcmanus Pro-am

Motivator Loses at Esher

Boonen's Early Form Raises Hopes of a Merckx in Making

Bjorn Blows It at European Open

Twenty20 Cup: Lancashire 208-4; Durham 171-7

Positive Vibe is the Key for Venus

Roddick Faces Up to the Force of Genius

Wilkinson Ruled Out of Final Test

How I Dragged the Olympic Vote Out of a Hotel Room and Into the Television Age

Philippe Baudillon, Head of Paris's Bid

Blair in Final Push for Olympics

Rumour Mill Goes Into Overdrive Ahead of Olympic Vote

Formula One: Dominant Alonso Widens the Gap

Flawless Federer Can Rewrite the Record Books

Boxing and Hollywoep

Federer Retains Wimbledon Title

Venus Wins a Thriller

Roger Federer Profile

Unknown Pairing Win Doubles Title

Venus Rises to the Final Challenge

Luck Helps Roddick to Repeat Show

Murray Happy in Firing Line

Baulch to Retire

Lions Show Their Age

Boxing and Hollywood

England's Resilience Wins Out

British Tennis - Your Fault, Not the Lta's

Federer - the Best There's Every Been?

Woodward's Dream Turns to Nightmare As Lions Are Crushed

Landis Fanning the Flames of Us Cycling

Restless Owen Struggles to Find a Safe Premiership Destination

2012 Olympic Bids Hang in the Balance

Motivator Eclipsed By Oratorio

Alonso Fastest As F1 is Back on Track

Chelsea Count Cost After Bid to Sign Essien Falters

London Surges in Olympic Race

Williams Confounds Critics to Claim Third Title

England v Australia - Live!

Formula One: France's Grand Tyre Man Stands His Ground

Cricket: Ponting Prepared to Raise the Stakes

Cricket: The Heartache That Honed a Hardcore Hitter

Horse Racing: Injury Robs Big Race of Shamardal

Tour De France 2005: Yates Gives Champion the Last Laugh

Golf: Bjorn and Donaldson Lead European Open

Cricket: Surrey Send Record Crowd Home Happy

Wimbledon 2005: Flawless Federer Leaves Hewitt in His Wake

Cricket: Vaughan Offers Straight Bat to Spin

Federer Finds Hewitt a Breeze

Federer v Hewitt - Live!

Shock As Shamardal Bows Out