Sports Articles September 2002



Cyclists Turn Up Winning Ticket

Wounded Tiger Warning

Washout in Colombo After Shep Dismisses Dog

American Press Acclaims Torrance and Europe

Attack May Cost Daddy Dear

Big 10 in trouble?

Europe retake the cup with some style

Love has mixed feelings about early finish

The big picture but too many vowels to sing

Door reopens for Key

Thorpe shows merry-go-round is ripe for revolution

Dallaglio and Howley put sting on the Exiles

Saints' sins punished by force of Goode

Ireland secure their World Cup berth

'Bot' use forces Betfair to void bets

Torrance to Quit While He's Ahead

Zurich Premiership: Bath 21 - 21 Gloucester

Zurich Premiership: Bristol 25 - 20 Leicester

FA Carves a Niche Profit Out of Old Towers

MIke Selvey: 'what He Says Goes, Even If It Makes No Sense at All'

Sins of the Father May Lead to Lifetime Ban

Thomas Castaignede: Vive La France in Battle for 2007 World Cup

Monsoon Forces Final Replay

Last Words on Mcginley's Putt - 'don't Miss It'

Europe Find That Price is Right

Lay off Manny, the whipping boy

Fast starts and false starts

Calm away from storm

Good, Goode vibrations

Irish off to Oz

The Ostrich Club

Where clips Wing

Cheeky Zonergem can have Final word

Bath 21- 21 Gloucester

Family Before the Game for Graham Thorpe

Key Steps Into Thorpe's Shoes

Westwood Partnership Bears Fruit

Monty Takes Hold

Europe succumb to a sting in the tail

Wembley brings on bout of fiasco exhaustion

Jekyll and Hyde -- A tale of two starters, three times.

The Pigskin Prognosticator -- Week 4

Snape is Told to Find New County

Digger

Hawk Looks Ready to Earn His Wings

Hoy Joy Raises the Sights for Athens

Shelford Takes Saracens on Road Hardly Travelled

Hatton Ready for an Extra Fight to Prove He Has What It Takes

Australian Noses Rubbed in the Dust

The Gallery That Gives Only Applause

Captain Torrance Gets the Balance Right

Westwood Putting the Us Lights Out

Promises, promises

A return to greatness

All calm before the storm

Snape contract snipped

McRae signs for a year with Citroen

Hoy Strikes Gold By a Whisker

Twickenham in World Cup Climb-down

Swansea Punish Missing Charvis

Richard Williams on the Calm Before the Storm at the Belfry

Gibbs hits buffers as India steam on

Academy will be 'the envy of Oz'

Lomu tour in doubt

Almushahar out for season

Betfair takes action against rogue 'bots'

Jansher on rebound

Riddle of Salzwedel's No Show

Insults Fly on North-south Showpiece

India Beat South Africa By 10 Runs

Avs practice -- A ton of fun

Book Release: Sports fans, raise your beer... "The Endgame" is here

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Ford give McRae the elbow

Torrance Shuffles His Pack

Garvey Earns a Longer Deal

Thorpe Faces End of the Line

Let's go to a game and beat up a coach

Warner leading motivated offense

General: White trash versus the field

Thorpe: 'My hardest decision'

Graveney: We respect his decision

Fletcher poised to sign new contract

Torrance offers surprise Cup clues

What a difference a year makes

Joynt faces tests after collapse

If You Can't Stand the Heckle Then Get Out of the Kitchen

Thorpe to Miss Ashes Tour

The best out west?

Making the most of the max

Tall story for Essex

Victory in vain for brave Hick

'They were screaming, yelling and throwing stuff at us'

Greenstock plays the reluctant hero

Tigers in tune with Stimpson record

Coach sharpens Dawson's international focus

Shelford reads riot act to Sarries

Irish back on track in Siberia

Grewcock rides roughshod over the rule book

Salford suffer, sinking and reeling

Saints hang on to seal top place

Vowles helps spell survival

Round-up

Club's hunting cry shames racing's leaders

Bandari on easy list after St Leger defeat

British pair crack a record and rivalry

Britain rejoices as MC Sue bigs up Tim

Radcliffe Breaks Record on Stroll in the Park

Evergreen Edwards Shines But Britain Stumble at Final Hurdle

Zurich Premiership: Gloucester 45 - 18 Bristol

General: The Ol' One-Two Punch

Sports Media: Where have all the sports gone?

A fitting end to the Mets' season

Revelling in the glory of France

Brits win war on water

Weary Irish win

Man for the job

Fated Far Lane

Results

£120m makeover for Crystal Palace

Broncos alive and kicking

Passing of passing not just an F1 problem

Pirate Tony powered on true grit

Ian Ridley on the Joys of Speedway

England Open to Question

Pountney Packs His Bags for a Protest

Sakhee is Just Champion

Players Unite to Take on Icc

Caddick's chopper may be the way forward

Derbyshire find late form

Drama brings no magic from Johnson

Jarvis Ayr raid can pay off with Attache

Irish venture to the back of beyond

Crunch day for Harrison and Vowles in survival stakes

Britain ready for a gold rush

Damp Squib for Chambers

On the warpath in Cleveland

Ducks' hopes hinge on Fife

Final failure gives Moody blues

Notts gain promotion

Capricho goes for Gold

British pair face Australians

Martin Lee v Paradorn Srichaphan

Kiwis Urged to Skip North-south Clash

India the Real Test for Revitalised Hoggard

Chambers Set for One Last Heave

Aussies cruise into Trophy semi-final

Trescothick turns up the England gas

Britain's young eight hit form for the future

Essex point upwards

France jump into the lead

Dalmiya Re-elcted As India Board President

Warne to Captain Hampshire

Jackson Attacks His Final Hurdle

Bath May Appeal Over Ban on Lock

England Beat Zimbabwe By 108 Runs

Trescothick Steers England to Victory

Power Rankings -- Week 9

England try changes all-round

Lame Cento may force Becker out

Flood rules waves with Houghton

From Yorkshire rookie to Test opener in 10 easy steps

Connors in Twin Action Against Bath

Cricket's Technology Crisis

His holiness -- Religion and sports

Holdouts hurt stubborn Cardinals

Run-out triggers red alert

Butler all set to fly high with his Hawk

England Beat Bangladesh By 77 Runs

Belt Should Fit Williams

Rusedski Pull-out Hits Cup Hopes

Faldo: Give Me the Job Next Time

Italy edges USA to win women's World Championship

Motor Sports: Results from SCORE Las Vegas Primm 300

Michigan is overrated

Remembrance: In the blink of an eye...

Buoyant Steadman issues warning to Salford

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Yorkshire lose the plot and pay ultimate price

Fury at French go-slow

De la Hoya on higher plane

Why I brought bobbage into the living room

Zurich Premiership: London Irish 32 - 10 Saracens

Zurich Premiership: Bristol 28 - 36 Northampton

Zurich Premiership: Bath 27 - 27 Wasps

England Can Win World Cup, Says Stewart

Norwich Union League: Golden Glamorgan Seal Title Triumph

Interview: Mark Waugh

Stylish Mccullough Turns Back the Clock

More Racing Than Style

Zurich Premiership: Newcastle 19 - 22 Gloucester

Montgomery Sets the Standard

Eric hits a Classic note

Deaf to all echoes from The Belfry

Irresistible Serena

Perfection for Paula

Brilliance of Lyle crowned by King

Glasgow maintain the thrills

Franchitti to fore

Tykes linger longer

Adoring Paradorn

Fletcher left short of time for World Cup tinkering

Dubai dreams in the pub

Quick hits around the league

Bandari's lady in waiting

Stoute bids for Classic set

Woosnam shows way to Ryder strugglers

Century spree for Thorpe with Ashes in mind

Counties play safe and back Morgan

Cash lifeline for Oslo as London misses out on the Golden League

Leicester suffer more northern exposure

Reds defence tames Wolves

Panorama gets all clear to show Club documents

Bowling into the dark ages of punishment

General: The Ol' One-Two Punch

Derby in double jeopardy

Frost sends chill through Tykes

Pair of aces trump Notts

Ward responds to emergency

Late show lands Cup for Boreas

Middlesex 292 & 150 v Derbyshire 137 & 45-1

Morgan New Cricket Supremo

Return of the Manhandled Ref

He's Out - Leg Before Stump Cam

Halmahera gets his turn at last

Games hit first fence

TV on Trial As Umpires Get Extra Help

New Lbw Experiment Claims First Victim

Middlesex 291 for 8 v Derbyshire

England put Thorpe in the Ashes firing line

Bears fall to Lumb and young guns

Wiggins to contest course decision at Farirlop

Time to muscle silence out of sport

Wasps 38 - 35 Bristol

Sussex 631-6 Dec Hampshire 401 & 67-1 Match Drawn

Surrey Raise the Standard With Championship Flag

Graveney's Pen Pal Pleads Innocence

Tons Behind and in the Ascendancy

England Gearing Up for Down Under

Bye Bye, Slash-and-burn

No Tour for Nearly Man Tudor

England to gamble on Ashes old guard

Captain Grumpy will only be happy if the fast men are all fit

Tudor king of academy squad

India settle sponsorship row

Springbok fan found guilty of attack on Irish referee

Funnell leads Britain in big event

Track & Field: To run, perchance to suck

Don't leave off the leadoff

The Pigskin Prognosticator -- Week 2

Rain ruins Oval finale

Knackered Nasser, tired tactics

India welcome a new order

Grewcock risks ban for kicking Bracken's head

Halifax clinch their spot

Lam the lion gives Saints a mauling

Even the trees bend to Karlsson's ravenous will

O'Sullivan warms up for New York with a world best

'They pitilessly cut my florid flam about autumn leaves'

Traffic's heavy but England are on right road

Theodore's contract -- Moderation in excessiveness?

England v India: the fourth Test, day four, third session

England v India: the fourth Test, day four, first session

Faroes put Scots in denial

Wounded Brits prepare to defend their world status

Hussain's foxy group

Rely on the Rock

Tattenham Corner

Gleeson's gloss

Deano's therapy

Forrester cuts a swathe

Kent draw gives Surrey title

Today's sermon is on...

General: By any other name

England slowed by fire and ice

Blue day for Reds' Harrison

Yorkshire struggle for life

Sussex 631-6 Dec Hampshire 69-1

Middlesex 295 & 93 Essex 278 & 111-4 Essex Won By Six Wickets

Rookie Rikki's Wonky Knee is No England Bar

Woods Faces Uphill Battle

Chambers Leaves Greene Clutching at Excuses

Rock Bids for Record Seventh Victory

General: The Ol' One-Two Punch

The U.S. Open final four

The world's shortest 2002 NFC preview

The world's shortest 2002 AFC preview

Power rankings -- Week 7

Woods steps boldly into the jungle

Indians end Champions Trophy row

The fun is over for Fairbrother

Ban rules Fallon out of St Leger

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

Hampshire Hit the Buffers

Paul Left Out of England's Top 50

Lewis Back for Tyson Rematch

Let the games begin

The return of the Pigskin Prognosticator - Week 1

Fletcher in contract talks

McCoy record century

White stands tall to save face for Yorkshire

England v India: the Fourth Test, First Day, Second Session

England v India: the Fourth Test, First Day, First Session

Beaumont Thwarted By Celtic Alliance

India's Moment of Truth

England Ready to Take a Chance on Thorpe

Boycott Reveals He Has Cancer

NFC preseason power rankings

Maynard Makes Hay in Front of the Cameras

Celts Barter on England Bid

Edwards Bound for New Leap Year

Yorkshire's almighty hangover

Lose This, Lose the Ashes

Union Considers Calling Time Football-style

It's Official: England's Injuries Are the Worst in the World

AFC preseason power rankings

Wenger hails his '10 lions' after captain cries foul

Northants fluff their lines with the end in sight

Backstage: Malcolm Ashton

Blame Britain's bulk on sadist PE teachers

Harlequins 19 - 25 Gloucester

London Irish 22 - 24 Bath

Wounded England

Fletcher Can Stay But Successor Should Be Sought

'Where's the Oomph in England's Cricket?'

Road to Marathon Bright for O'sullivan

Mail's First-class Delivery for Drowne

Yorkshire Grateful to Part-time Saviour

Sunny Yorkshire

Papering the cracks

Burke goals in vain

Grandera grand value

Tattenham Corner

Sachin tears up best-laid plans

Talking about a fitness revolution

Gagne to the rescue

It's only the preseason, afterall

Impala make it three in a row

England Go for Summer Cup

Athlete's Journal -- Life of a college athlete

Wizards looking to make splash

West Coast baseball shines brightly

The Ryder Cup: as it happened (2)

Ryder Cup as it happened (part one)

Barrichello beats the dead heat

Wigan and Leeds advance with the help of some video nastiness

Johnston's double delight

O'Sullivan dethrones Higgins

Why Ryder Cup radio finished one up on Sky

Zurich Premiership: Newcastle 27 - 20 Leeds

Woods Simply a Bystander in the Supporting Cast

Montgomerie Finds His Moment of Greatness As a Leader

Americans look set for a singles party

Bjorn suffers a bad day at the office

Westwood: a player reborn

Hull's balls can't stop Leeds

Money talks on water

Ryder Cup As It Happens

Hacker: day one's winners and losers

Hospitality glasshouse affords inmates best minority view on the course

Wigan must watch the bruiser who bounced back

Williams is swept away as Lee goes charging on

Athlete's Journal -- Life of a college athlete

World Championships begin Sunday for U.S. men

The Ryder Cup as it happens: Day two: Fourballs

The Ryder Cup as it happens: Day two: Foursomes

How to Put a Real Man Off His Swing

Woods Becomes America's Weak Link As Bjorn Steals Limelight

Hunt for October glory begins

The quotable Randy Moss

Woods' early start leaves fans fuming

Ainscough risks amputation

Bob Hayes

The Ryder Cup As It Happens

Tiger Snaps at Snapper

Harvest Time for Owen and Heights

Ryder Cup Shot-by-shot Report

College football beat

Ainscough's injury might not be armless

How the underdogs can become a team with bite

Mickelson is leading purveyor of paradox

Hull ponder cosying up to Tigers

Wiggins Pursues Britain's First Revenge

Monty Primed for Senior Service

Car Sparks Ryder Cup Security Scare

Player spotlight -- The Avs' Martin Skoula

Pats dodge the arrow in OT 41-38

Week 3 power rankings

Buckeyes movin' on up

The revolution will be televised (on Sky Sports)

Parnevik conquers naked fear

Club on alert as Panorama extend running time

Tiger Starts to Get Really Serious

Belfry Tolls for Mobile Phones, Ladders and Bicycles

What's happening to the WWE?

Aussies indifferent to Thorpe news

Gloucester on a slippery slope

O'Brien rock solid for the title

Millar 'sorry' for Vuelta protest

Captains Split on the Million Dollar Question

Hamed Prepares to Return to the Ring With a Bang

American beach volleyball women reign in Brazil

Woods just less than perfect in photo finish

Paper View

Interview Darren Clarke

How the cup caught fire with class of '69

Fun horse cheers Keegans

Inkster shatters Europe dream

Millar quits wind and rain in Spain

Richard Williams: 'his Expression Hardened and His Stride Lengthened

Henman's Resistance Papers Over Cracks

England Floored By Sehwag and Ganguly at Full Throttle

NFL: A Few Thoughts after Two Fantastic Weeks in the NFL

Reid sees lead slip

Call time on baiting the ref

End-of-term Marks

Leicester 52 - 9 Newcastle

Suzy on Tee With Men

Radcliffe on the Run

Ouimet Shows the Way

Show Me the Money

Mighty Maclagan

Americans Revisit the Alamo Factor

One Down, Two to Go for Sore Henman

Faultless Woods in million-dollar form

Van Straaten kicks Leeds to the top

This weekend's games

Wigan wilt as McGuire leads Rhinos charge

Attacking Davies gets the Solheim defence off to flier

Grewcock Likely to Benefit From Rush to Justice

Radcliffe Tunes Up for a Tilt at the Impossible

Cycling's Sideshows Fall Victim to Doping Scandals

Britain and Thailand All Square

Basketball: To avoid another basketball disaster, USA needs to look north

Henman puts Britain ahead

Woods prefers cash to Ryder Cup

Britain lose their way to Olympics

Becker Faces a Taxing Time

Tim Henman v Danai Udomchoke

Britain Gamble on Fitness of Tim Henman

Week 2 power rankings

Can the 'Canes be stopped?

Racing on edge as BBC names date

Woods gambles on new clubs

Blue Sox sack nine officials

A giant among Giants but to Barry Bonds it's all about bucks

Lara Ruled Out of Indian Tour

Henman to Start Against Thailand

Sauber call up Frentzen in search of team points

Sex + death + money: the formula that doesn't work

Halifax ask players to accept pay cut

Injaaz gets Kinane lift in top sprint

Lara Hepatitis Scare After Crease Collapse

Baseball excitement in Southern California

Golf: Playing on -- The meaning of sports

Please Mr. Ford, sell the Detroit Lions

Twickenham tells Andrew to shut up

Pills put Irani in century mode

The bookies PR man who hit the headlines

McRae will stay to sort out Hull

Lara in Hepatitis Scare

Patriots continue winning ways, 44-7 over Jets

A season of new hope

Ways to improve the pastime

Montgomerie plays waiting game over injury

The same old story at Monza . . .

Leger roar silences the snipers

Round-up

Austin a luxury motor to stick in the garage

If Thorpedo can ditch his coach, is anyone safe?

Greene: I Will Regain World Record

Love's fast track

Jones top woman

Juan makes most of rev hike

Let's be friends

No substitute for sport

Indian summer

One-off Vaughan's star turn

Rock the wonder horse

Kewell turns tables

Leeds defy all logic to hit the front

Confident Montgomerie keeps cool in Cologne

Henman's hurt

The Spanish flier

USA goes for the Gold Sunday in women's World Championships

The battle for the LVP

One year later, one year humbler

Returning Rio braced for worst of welcomes

McCullough aims to make up for lost time

Leeds secure play-off spot

At last, a race in which they really overtake

Tom, Phipps lead USA to women's World Championship finals

Boxing: Champs corner

Athlete's Journal -- Life of a college athlete

Job cut fears if Soper wins election

Bjorn leads European charge

Arrows given time

Saints pray for win and favour from Wigan

Ronaldo's £3m in Real deal

Police Reveal Extent of Drug Haul

Monty fit but cautious

One-off league lifeline for Harris

The day racing paid its respects

All stars until dunked by Kiwis

Smith Wraps It Up for Leeds

Play It Safe Around Water

Life of a college athlete

There's no crying in football... Pats 30, Steelers 14

Baseball and life go on as America remembers

Henry sends Arsenal top

Henman cup of pain

Farrell fit but knee surgery puts Test cloud over Long

Rose mourns father

Hills is on track for early start

Vuelta double for Cipollini

Arrows unlikely to do Italian job

Leeds 41 - 16 London Irish

Northampton 31 - 13 Newcastle

England Put Their Foot Down After Dravid Clocks Up Double Ton

Fast Men Do Best on Marsh's Fast Track

Genuine Sporting Moments Swallowed By 9/11 Behemoth

Whole New Bowl Game for Twickenham

England take 'risk' on Thorpe and Gough

Timeless Sampras ponders quitting on a high

Only half marks for Hussain

Cunning plan to bring back Becker costs old enemy Stich his job

Grewcock awaits trial by video

Clinch injury a blow to Salford

History calls for the horse named Eric

Perilous predictions

Champion Sampras is a man reborn

Pistol Pete joins the immortals

Serena has the habit of a sister superior

Slam-hungry Hewitt fears for life after the American dream final

Stich resigns over Becker row

Jones talks up Calzaghe date

Rock in a league of his own

Interview: Dario Franchitti

Unbeaten USA to face Cuba in Women's World Championship quarterfinals

Top-seeded men's and women's teams capture AVP Shootout titles

Bonds -- Still the best

U.S. women earn trip to World Championship quarterfinals

Brazil's Shelda/Bede net beach volleyball gold in Spain

General: Fantasy fever -- Where's the Tylenol?

Near miss to feverish finish

Turnpike to the Super Bowl

England v India: the fourth Test, day four, second session

Glorious Grandera

Karlsson is king

Par for the course

Too much, too young

USA sweeps Brazil in second round of Women's World Championships

Registration now open for 6th Annual Disney Volleyball Classic

Williamses make it a sister act

O'Sullivan makes up for lost time as she looks to New York

Pryce pinches it for Bulls

Westwood misses cut and runs from Ryder issue

This weekend's games

Failure to vet coaches sparks fears

Woodward Hails New Era

The Enigma Has Little Time to Break the Code

Millar Aims to Make His Name in Spain By Racing 'boringly'

Sampras Shakes American Order

Galloping Dravid Helps India Join the Chase

Pats start campaign on national stage

Athlete's Journal: Life of a college athlete

USA kicks off second round of Women's World Championships on Friday

Sex, football, and algebra?

Sizzling Vaughan takes a torch to Indian summer

Ganguly let down in the crunch

Faldo clambers to an early peak

Pistol Pete Shoots Down Roddick

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

England's Finest Stands on Edge of Greatness

Hewitt Lurks As Agassi Tames Beast

Vaughan Shines in the Sun

Is there a conspiracy in College Football??

Early impressions of the college football season

Harrington opts for ankle scan

Ban threat to Fallon title bid

The masters of Augusta: all male, all powerful and all but extinct

Becker Comeback Blocked By Haas

Rugby League's Drug Problem

Mauresmo Hot Streak Leaves Capriati in the Cold

Soccer: I fell in love with the girls

USA advances to second round of women's World Championships

Late season is streak city

Hingis fails to find her old feet

Bandari all set for the St Leger

Irani Release Could Open Door for Cork

Pistol Pete Fires Back

Three Figures That Will Give Bombay's Finest a Special Place in the Pantheon

Irani Raring to Lay an Oval Ghost

Henman on Hard Shoulder

Athlete's Journal: Life of a college athlete

Athlete's Journal -- Life of a college athlete (Index of articles)

USA defeats Puerto Rico, remains undefeated at World Championships

Baseball stays, but this fan's gone

Five things to watch in the NFL

Armstrong's team in clear

Sanders has sights set on the title

New York 2012? Welcome to the Gridlock Games

Henman and Rusedski Out of Us Open

Jones Looks Past Woods to Greater Glory

Williams Beats Rain and Blocks Cash Drain

USA improves to 3-0 at women's World Championships

Why the Mavs could dethrone the Lakers

Michigan starts their season off on the right foot

Romeo Beckham

Schumacher talks up Monza

Bjorn holds off Langer and gives Torrance a boost

Woods ready to rekindle 'Tiger fever' in Dubai

Williams' stalker stopped in his tracks

Agassi stands against the force of youth

Bulls bristle with Paul on bench

'Boot camp' preparation reaps the rewards for Sarries

Leeds 26 - 13 Leicester

Interview: Michael Vaughan

Sunderland 1 - 1 Manchester United

Newcastle 24 - 17 Wasps

Cork and Irani Get the Call to Balance England's Battered and Bruised Line-up

Leeds enjoy Scarbrough's pair

Serena the cat shows her claws

Kimi adds sparkle

Bitter rivalries stall Ecclestone's bid for Moscow grand prix glory

Harrington battles the pain barrier

Owners handed victory on a plate

Big Ben back on his own

Golf's green light

Humble Kumble spins different line

Woods flies as Jones calls tune

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

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

U.S. women upset top-ranked Russia at World Championships

Billings leads U.S. men to victory over Greece