Sports Articles August 2002



O'Sullivan Seeks Capital Gain As She Aims to Take Radcliffe Route to Marathon Glory

Hughes Loses Appeal Against Ban

BBC Call the Six Nations Fixture Shots

A Survivor of the Painful Road to Hell and Back

Can Anyone Tame the Tigers?

Henman Relaxes to Conquer Norman Quickly

The September pool -- Dive into a new experience

General: Don't we have anything better to worry about?

General: A little cliche goes a long way

Rule Reversal Taints Premiership Kick-off

Record Holder Fails Drug Test

Who knows, we might get another surprise

Motor Sports: SCORE International announces 2003 desert race series schedule

Tait set to make Burghley comeback

Hampshire Hopes Tumble

Wood Puts His Bruised Body Back on the Line

United Win the £15m Jackpot

Rusedski Feels the Heat

General: The One-Two Punch

Impala wins third Kenya Cup

McCoy can go on to 3,000 winners, says Dunwoody

Record falls to unreal McCoy

Knight fends off Surrey

Fletcher has to stand and deliver

Tigers v Crusaders on Hold

Philippoussis Cut Down By Another Injury

Cassels is a hired gun the Leafs should have holstered

General: As two great champions prepare to retire, the world yawns (Part 2)

Midseason grades

Power rankings - Week 6

McCoy breaks National Hunt record

Bharat come back with a bhangra

Davenport comes out swinging

Americans Keep the Stars and Stripes Flying

England Suffer Mettle Fatigue

Are the Expos finished?

WUSA, Season II -- The end

Tigers tear Bulls off the top

Error-free Burns too slow on the uptake

McCoy holds strong hand in record bid

Beware an upsurge of unscheduled flatulence

Hussain: We Were Outplayed

England v India: Third Test, Final Day, First Session

Leicestershire 259 & 530 Kent 379 & 58-0 Match Drawn

Captain Lets Temper Rage Before Cool Command

Interview: Jack Rowell

Blake Fires Up America By Following Ashe's Lead

Butler Serves Up City Treat

A.L. shortstops are elite threesome

Tarnished Dome in South Bend?

Lady at the double

Scot goes after Scott in battle for the Scottish

Stockdale lies in wait

Lock Kay the key man

Lack of Star Quality Presents Problems

Comeback Cam

Buck's Back and Telling It Like It is

Lee Can Ride the Storm

England Face Uphill Survival Battle

Burns runs gauntlet of fans

Ghostly experiences to put the wind up Athers

England v India: Third Test, Third Day, First Session

Fletcher's Big Picture Evaporates Into a Mirage

Where Or When Ready to Strike Now

Why lightning won't strike twice in Montreal

General: Just that time of year

Terrell Davis in perspective

India adopt the Boycott approach

Fletcher arrows in on bowling deficiencies

Saqlain skittles Hampshire

Quick fix leaves Indians isolated

England v India: Third Test, Second Day, Second Session

Hampshire 190 v Surrey

India 236-2 v England

Some memories stick like gum on a hot sidewalk

Australia to sign ICC contracts

Hate drives Lennon out

Gough puts an end to horror show

Islington puts Oaks defeat behind her

Kyllachy on course to make a speedy return

Last call for Solheim Cup places

Wounded Tigers Talk a Good Game

Hussain Backs Boycott

Keane Was Right, Admit Ireland

How the Ottawa Senators can learn from the NY Rangers

Change of guard continues in East

Pearce warns Tigers

Little prodigy already a big hit

Hills gives battling Bandari vote of confidence for St Leger

Kinane can make weight tell on Barathea

Schofield rewards Lancashire's faith

Brand-new spin to taking your chances in sport

England Players Back Icc Trophy Boycott

World Cup Sides Warned of Tough Stance on Drugs

Keane Was Dead Right Admit Ireland

Greene Gets Spiky With Nike

Caddick Back and Gunning for India

Tribute: A home for the road

Guess who's back?

Kenya Commercial Bank to meet Impala in Kenya Cup Final

Contract dispute threatens India stars

India's players hold course for boycott

Royals canter home against cautious Bears

McCourt ends with a win

A fiver on the nose and pasta carbonara on the side

No 2,061

Golan to Give Repeat Performance

Why signing Belfour was the best thing for Toronto

Motor Sports: Collins & Gaughan draw first starts at SCORE Las Vegas race

WUSA playoffs -- Heartbreak Hotel

Beem holds his nerve to fend off rampant Woods

Aussies Bokked

Scandal of ill-equipped home for the elderly

Women Prefer Slow Lane

Power rankings -- Week 5

River City Rascals to honor all MLB tickets for remaining home games

The Uneasy Ryders

Pallid red rose

Pauls will meet head-on

Wildcats tamed

Cricket's Tangerine dream

Doing Ben proud

Time to end the clashes

Interview: Adam Hollioake

Quick Off the Block

Jowell Heads British Bid for Sports Glory

Caddick Rejoins Patched-up England

Calcavecchia claws his way up in three-man horror show

McGrath leads Tyke fightback

Clubs on a crest of grotesque symbolism

Selwood and Derbyshire Fall Short

Giles Puts Pressure on Shaky Kent

One-on-one with Drew Bledsoe

WUSA playoff preview

Swann comes up smelling of roses

Rose puts Woods in shade

Warwickshire 565 v Kent 191-8

Greene Bristles for Revenge

The beautiful game needs protection from the market

Where the title may be won or lost

Chorist back on song

Centurion Wagh Back in the Groove

England in Sponsor Conflict

Q & A with Ryan Doumit, Pittsburgh Pirate prospect

Mwamba, Impala in Enterprise Cup Final

Power rankings -- week four

Lancashire capture Turbanator

Windows Shines Brightly

White Out of Third Test As England Injuries Grow

Singh signs for Lancashire

Extra contracts agreed

Rolling heads gather Moss at Yorkshire

Hobday takes a beating from his 'pseudo ghosts'

McCoy still seven short of record

Soltaat on right track

Man's best friend saves lone wolf from being hounded out

Doug Gilmour -- Still "Happy" in the NHL.

Historic invasion mars Rugby International

How great is great enough?

WUSA regular season -- It's a wrap

Blanton/Fonoimoana win AVP Manhattan Beach Open title

Sweet dreams to the Dream Team

General: The 20 worst things in sports

Fan attack dismays Springboks

British men take baton charge to the States

Goodwin revives to stop Surrey's run

Boro blow as Juninho suffers cruciate injury

McRae's chance goes to blazes

Football's fallers seek care in the community

Interview: David Morgan

Stewart Not Caught Out on Candid Camera

'The Fizz is Leaking Fast From Alcohol Sponsorship'

Thrashers are ready to take next step

Davis/Johnson Jordan upset McPeak/Youngs for AVP Manhattan Beach title

John Olerud -- Speaks softly and carries a big stick

Springbok fan turns tackler

Yorkshire left in the muck with no brass

Fulke needs a fluke

England v India: Second Test, Fourth Day

The Bare Essentials

Adams: the Next Chapter

Jackson's Golden Dash

Can the Hurricanes do it again?

Yorkshire struggle to pay players' wages

Ford loses focus

In lean times headbutting a plod paves the way for Red Pod

England v India: Second Test, Third Day

Drizzle Cannot Dull Magical Trent Bridge

Tigers Seek Clash With Crusaders

Backley Spears Fourth Gold and Earns Place in the Pantheon

Columbus Blue Jackets have a promising team

A return to glory in Titletown?

Who's hot and who's not?

Power rankings -- Week 3

England v India: second Test, second day

Cork the latest casualty as Sehwag fires India

England's leading man fluffs his lines

Two classes fall to Kung Fu

Second Test, Second Day, First Session

Pilot Top Draw in Cup Showdown

Clumsy Campbell Steps Out of Line

Caines Falls Short of the Giant

Edwards' Golden Reign Ends

The Capitals are ready

Draft -- Kid, you're just not good enough

Impala, USIU-A win first round E.S.S semifinals

Harbhajan puts new spin on an old art

Today's highlights in Munich

Knight fends off Yorkshire cutting edge

Shah's sparkle gets swamped

Round-up

Cool Britannia

England v India

Chambers' golden riposte

England Call Speed Reserves for India

Altoona Curve report

2002 World Cup review -- Underperformers

WUSA -- Three's not a crowd... yet

Yesterday and today in Munich

Law enjoys overrule and Hegg turns lights out on Hawks

Yorkshire put Keay on hold

Paul Weaver Talks to Robert Key

Bath Offered New Home By Football Club

League Faces New Battle for Power

Sore Edwards Faces Triple Challenge

White wins one-day comeback

Limited relief for erratic Yorkshire

Britain's 10 best prospects of gold

Yorkshire make it a win double

Concern at huge rise in bet disputes

Secret report backs league overhaul

England meets the gold standard with magnificent games

Unsung heroes who lent the games star quality

Final medals table

Round-up

Serevi loses out to All Blacks' gold Rush

Plate win fails to lift desolate Greening

Britain are waving not drowning

Thorpe Park has nothing on Thorpe Pool

Cooke discovers winning form at last in wheel-to-wheel battle

Mixed return for bountiful Lee

US sweep to lead in Curtis contest

Why cricket's supermarket was headed for the bargain basement

White Storm With Bat and Ball Engulfs Surrey

Taking profit from punishment

Put out the welcome mat for Swynford

League Chief Quits Over Cash Crisis

Blessings in Disguise

Australia 16 - 14 New Zealand

Cinderella teams -- You gotta love 'em

Bowden's remarks come under scrutiny

Curt Schilling -- 30-game winner?

Foster's free spirit still yearns for gold

England are all at sixes in Sevens curtain raiser

Rain Washes Away the Rulebook

Lottery Largesse Paves a Golden Road to Athens

Gold at 15, Kerwood has men in her sights

Sleepless Nicol revives his dreams of glory

Yorkshire head for bowl-out

Quins Sign Satala

Clubs Threaten Break With League

World-beaters Leave English in Vain Pursuit

Somerset Win Key Marginal

Collins Escapes Ban Despite Positive Test

Early second-half surge boosts Mets wild card hopes

Baker embraces her double deal

England's exiled shooters get fired up over the BBC's misses

Major is county choice for ECB

Pretenders to the chair

Ealham set to return after mystery absence

O'Brien gamble pays off with Rock record

Fairlop bid is turned down

Rockholm dishes it up to Plate rivals

Athletes Journal: Life of a college athlete during preseason

U.S. women beat Argentina to begin World Championships

Uefa Super Cup: Real Madrid 3 - 1 Feyenoord

U.S. men go the distance in beating Greece

U.S. women set to begin volleyball World Championships Friday

Sports unabridged -- What lies beneath

Are we there yet?

One, two, three strikes you're out

Remember the fans

Baseball Players Queer Tax Pitch

Henman Fit to Take on a Giant

Fletcher Blamed for Jones Breakdown

Flo Hyman selected to the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame

Watercross: Rock 'n' Roll and Rockin' Racing to highlight 21st Annual IJSBA World Finals

Is baseball's democracy dead?

Less soap, more tennis, please!

Capriati answers in Williams style

Just Williams

McAteer picks Leeds pocket

Ward lords it as Warwickshire wilt

Lewes gets back on right track

Toyota let McNish go

'The feeling is that America could live without baseball'

Crocked Irani in Test Frame

Rusedski Copes With the Chaos

Four-way Fight for Winter Games

Greece defeats U.S. Men in five sets

Boxing: Champs corner -- The interviews

Mean Machine take Under-21 title

Champion who feeds on success

Monty's injury poses Ryder dilemma

Villeneuve rejects Cart

Let's Split This Crazy Rugby Scene

Schumacher Aims to Make History - Again

Dalmiya: Icc Contract Unsuitable for Indians

You are becoming very, very sleepy, the Sabres are in Toronto

Baseball has chance to do the right thing

General: As two great champions prepare to retire, the world yawns (Part 1)

Salmon, Stanley lead U.S. men over Greece

Ice Hockey: Diversity profile -- H.E.R.O.S.

Ice Hockey: Diversity profile -- The Fort Dupont Ice Hockey Club

Don't blame A-Rod for MLB's woes

Will Flutie's jealousy strike again?

Flintoff to miss decider

Parry finally realises his American dream and breaks Tour duck

Cassidy the classy catalyst for Wigan

James homes in as Pietersen misses out

McCoy one short after double

Men's tennis in need of bad manners and lewd gestures

Fonoimoana/Holdren claim third 2002 AVP title

Challenges face Yao-mania

Rose grows as heat goes on

Davies and McKay picked by Reid for Solheim Cup

Business as usual for Leicester

Halifax hire Anderson

Hull victory comes at a price

Frentzen snubs Jordan for return to Sauber

Kiwis sink England

England Tumble to Kumble

'Ecclestone's Desire Allows for No Sense of History'

West Bromwich Albion 1 - 3 Leeds United

What a baseball strike could do for soccer

U.S. women win final World Championship tune-up

Davis/Johnson Jordan win AVP Chicago tourney

Serial Killer slaughters Saints

Police to probe Keane over Haaland 'assault'

Celebration time for Tillerman

Unstoppable Hewitt

Davidson sows the seed for a full-time drive

Brits rule the waves

England v India, Third Test Fourth Day

A Battle to Win Waugh Games

Bulgaria beats U.S. men in Sofia Cup Championship match

Dear baseball, please strike

Henman wants bigger bite of Big Apple

Johnson and Back hint at England retirement

Woods rough and ready

Senior service sends Rhinos charging home

Waugh Gets Bored, Battered and Beaten

Giggs Pumps Up Pressure As Chelsea Fizzle Out

Chambers is Fastest Man of the Moment

Jackson Bids Palace Emotional Farewell

Ganguly Gamble Pays Off As England Suffer Torture By a Thousand Hits

England v India: Third Test, Second Day, Final Session

Life of a college athlete during preseason

"FLASH" Patriots owner in hospital, RB Anderson in talks with team

U.S. women let one slip away against Italy

U.S. men defeat Slovakia in Sofia Cup

Don't destroy a great season

Malice at the Palace as Jones faces world champion after fees row

Clubs back tri-series

Casey challenge goes down the drain

Spencer's mixed day at the office

England v India: Third Test, Second Day, First Session

Offense stutters and other preseason woes

U.S. men sweep Egypt in Sofia Cup competition

Baseball: Little Leaguers follow big footsteps-down which path?

Boxing: Gentlemen Gerry Cooney -- What might have been!

Collins out of Palace

Waugh time begins with Spitfires victorious

League ponders summer holiday

Given makes his own mark

Rose ready to cherry pick

Bristol go for ground share plan

England v India: Third Test, First Day

Rusedski in Line for Hewitt Rematch

Athlete's Journal -- Life of a college athlete during preseason

Boxing: Champs corner

Where have you gone, Joe?

The coaching carousel

Nayef puts his best foot forward

Saints reveal huge loss

U.S. women depart Tuesday for World Championship tune-up in Italy

USA boys take the bronze medal at NORCECA tournament

The last straw?

Woods splits with coach

Beem a laser on the greens

Ferrari's rivals playing catch-up

Born-again Rusedski eyes a bigger prize

Investors leave circuit in the air

Newcastle Hit Ground Running

Waugh Promises Fun in Games

Hewitt Threatens to Quit

Golf: A very (Fred) Funky Tournament

Dominican Republic defeats USA boys in NORCECA semifinals

USA claims gold and silver at FIVB China beach volleyball tourney

Watercross: A recap of the IJSBA Watercross Nationals

General: From barbecues to baseball

Beem: 'I thought I was going to puke'

Davidson spins the next chapter

Rusedski caps his hat-trick with title

Clash of the titans for Calzaghe

Gough Hails Caddick As Key to Victory

U.S. men leave Sunday for Bulgaria, Greece

Golf: The day it mattered who won

Cherished memories of our pastime

Tiger is on the prowl

New boy Davidson impresses

Barmby's boost

Rusedski is looking ready

Kinane for Ebor double

Holmes Defuses Row

Calzaghe Claims Cardiff Points Win

USA boys sweep Mexico, reach NORCECA semifinals

USA boys sweep Dominican Republic at NORCECA tournament

Watercross: Sheldon, Laho, Paturel-Schacht, Skelton lead at IJSBA Nashville event

Schumacher looks ready to leave everybody behind

Springboks ready for invaders

Saints rise above Bulls and bad form

Rusedski passes his Hewitt test in style

Muqbil lives up to classy breeding

'Not So Much a Rat Race, Then, As a Lemmings Handicap'

Job Only Half Done As Chambers Enjoys Mixed Fortunes

Flintoff to Play Through Hernia Pain in Third Test

Calzaghe Driven on By Spur of Prize Fight

Watercross: IJSBA Waterfest 2002 at Nashville Shores Park

Blind dating at the ballpark

Sub-par Davies scrambles for a place in the Solheim Cup

US Open hopes clouded as Henman shoulders injury

Davidson happy to be in Button's tracks again

Dettori escapes non-triers' ban

Tiger thunders after storm

Boxing: Champs corner

It's all in the coaching

Challenging the Yankees in the A.L.

Garcia ready to open his account

Toms takes Mickelson's place in the major league

Williams setback before US Open

Briers boost for new coach Cullen

Ulundi chases American dream

England to Take a Gamble on Kirtley

Pre-season football predictions

U.S. Boys' Youth National Team in Dominican Republic for NORCECA tourney

Els must conquer diffidence before a fourth major

'The attack on the referee McHugh was an accident waiting to happen'

Wood is sacked as Cullen gears up

Arrows stopped in their tracks

Tregoning geared for York reward

Dravid leads India to safety

Hussain says Flintoff needs rest

Rusedski gamble pays off

Newcastle show football way forward

Cronje legacy remembered

Plange out as Wolves target Cullen

Practice pays off for Harrington

Davidson gets a drive as Minardi opts for British stand-in

Middle East appeal for Essex course

Who will left be standing?

Who's going to save your baseball soul?

Swiss brothers net spanish FIVB beach volleyball gold medal

Brazilian's take gold, USA's May/Walsh win bronze at FIVB Japan event

General: How difficult is it to hit a baseball?

Walk in the park for Lawrie

Hull sink Vikings and hit top four

Spartacus puts himself in the picture

England v India: Second Test, Final Day

Commonwealth Stars Still Sparkling After Magic Munich

Tendulkar on the Attack to Save Indian Rubber

Ferdinand set to miss big kick-off

Hewitt's Angry Screen Break

Game on When Schu Off

Vaughan's Century Has India on Ropes

599 and counting...

Injury-plagued Gough's future in jeopardy after third knee operation

The weekend's highlights

Schumacher puts Modena on map

Koch pulls trigger as Kung kicks back

Roddick defies pressure

Saints skip past unholy Trinity

Usher keen to go for Gold strike

Ainslie calls it right for the first rock in the chair

Holmes in Trouble Over Drug Smears

Fired-up Ganguly Puts India on Front Foot

Great action hightlights Puerto Rico Nat'l Tennis Championships

Montilla and Haddock move on

Fan groups send letter to Selig and Fehr

All the little things

Conspiracy theory

Tendulkar sidles past landmark

Today's highlights in Munich

Kent sign Waugh for title run-in

McKay delights the locals

Torrance shows Cup players the way

Hewitt shows grit to fell Finn

Hull hope Barnett will fill stadium

Holmes Backtracks Over Drugs 'slur'

Keyhole Surgery Leaves Gough's Career in Ashes

Confusion Reigns As Radcliffe Goes Home

Holmes Takes Bronze As Ceplak Crushes the Field

Boxing: Champs corner

Bonds joins the pantheon

Kenya upsets Samoa at Commonwealth Games

Britain warned as top two are routed

Portrush pair battle to be lord of the Manor

Brighton rocks all over again

Disciplinary panel under conflicting fire

Stalemate Over Woodward Plan

Much-tested Radcliffe Rebuffs Drug Smear

Johnson's Magic Medal

USPV expands to eight teams In 2003

Top seeds breeze at Puerto Rico National Tennis Championships

Will baseball commit suicide?

Tribute: Lakers' games just won't be the same

What were they both thinking?

Whiteman slams 'dismal' organisation

Rampaging Rusedksi leaves Safin floundering

Harmison moves closer to debut

Lindsay holds on to his Lam

Whirlwind campaign for Ebor fancy

The End of Grand Prix: Boffins Have Stolen the Formula

Radcliffe Returns in Triumph

USA sweeps Dominican Republic to capture gold medal

Enough with the Jeter hype

Are the Hawks playoff-bound?

Dodgers fall from catbird seat

The courage of men

Clubs to defy Woodward

Radcliffe leads charge by British women

European Athletics Championships full timetable

Horse racing betting: Concern at huge rise in bet disputes

McDowell shows his mettle

BAR set to lose star to the US

Legionnaire's scare

Ebor hopes for Vicious Prince

USA beats Canada to reach championship match

USA sweeps Dominican Republic, earns No. 1 seed

England heap shame on final botch

Six weeks make McDowell a master

Davies prevails in play-off

Burke's late kick maintains a Wallaby tradition and takes Tri-Nations to the wire

Moran brings Broncos to boil

Lam tears Salford apart with hat-trick of tries

Pressure topples Roddick as Canas gets his man

Dettori stays loyal to Sakhee

De Savary to declare America's Cup plans

Time to can the vitriol and swim against the tide

Key to Unlock Opening Door for England

'No Girl Shall Ever Visit the Top Deck After Dinner'

Gold for Canada's Iron Duo As British Stars Flop

A Festival of Sport That Manchester Did Proud

Bolly hockey sticks

Barker worth weight in gold

Lennox Lewis - What else do I have to prove?

India's Test hint

Jaguar skinned by Ford return

Bond takes Smart move

Dwain hits the water bottle

President takes a deep breath over asthma controversy

United States Sweeps Puerto Rico, Improves to 2-0

USA's May/Walsh net fourth international title of 2002

Golf: He's a golfer, not a politician

Sox tooled up for run at Yanks

Tourist Tendulkar a Mere Mortal

A Racing Cert

Radcliffe's Munich Mission

Lewis is Set to Call It a Day

Cordon Bleu Cooke Fries the Opposition

What happened to the good old days of baseball?

United States sweeps Canada

What is wrong with baseball fans?

Weekend highlights

Morariu beats cancer and prepares to take on US Open

Frentzen walks out on Arrows

Monty moves up a gear to challenge

Smirk has them frowning

Hammett blow hampers All Blacks

Rampant Bulls take derby spoils

Ferguson Revives the Hunger Ethic

Mafia Drama Puts Olympics in Another Big Fix

Ronaldo Lining Up Move to Madrid

Sorry George, no pie for you

Boxing: Champs corner

Handicapping the National League

Why the NFL is king

England strike liquid gold

Day 9

England snatch more sweet revenge

Convert Paul faces ordeal by haka

Henman fails again in familiar fashion

Vowles doubles up for Wakefield

Kinane takes the long and the short in his stride

Ringside Judges Are Put on Probation After a Wigging

Campbell May Cry Off the Dash to Munich

The history behind the Cup

Only a strike can stop them

Hackett ever in the wake of the Thorpedo

Henman turns up the heat to roast Blake

Montgomerie buoyant after boating holiday

Day Eight: the Story So Far