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Burress Reports to Giants for Medical Treatment

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Giants receiver Plaxico Burress arrived at Giants Stadium at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday for medical treatment on the gunshot wound to his right leg and on the pre-existing hamstring injury to the same leg. Analysis and discussion of the N. ...

From JOE LAPOINTE, JULIET MACUR, AL BAKER AND COLIN MOYNIHAN, The New York Times,  2 Dec 2008
Related Topics: New York Giants,  Antonio Pierce,  Plaxico Burress,  Tom Coughlin,  Derrick Ward

Which club are the main threat to Liverpool's Champions League spot?

The season looks like ending with a bang. The title race may have two-front-runners in Arsenal and Manchester United but Chelsea are also still in there scrapping. And there is an even more interesting chase for the remaining Champions League spot ...

From JOE BAKER, Sportingo,  8 Feb 2008
Related Topics: UEFA Champions League,  Stuart Pearce,  Martin Petrov,  Martin O'Neill,  Mark Hughes

F1: Is 2008 going to be Lewis Hamilton's year?

Last year was one of failures in English sport, as our teams narrowly missed out on a Rugby World Cup crown and a limp and lifeless Euro 2008 qualification campaign made up the misery  for football fans. But the last-gasp disappointment for F1 star ...

From JOE BAKER, Sportingo,  5 Feb 2008
Related Topics: Michael Schumacher,  Bernie Ecclestone,  Max Mosley,  Nelson Piquet,  Fernando Alonso

Rangers on track for a great League and European double

After two successive failed attempts to hold aloft the Scottish Premier League trophy, Rangers look handily placed to bring that run to an end. Under the inspired guidance of Walter Smith, who’s star could hardly burn any brighter in Glasgow given ...

From JOE BAKER, Sportingo,  28 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Walter Smith,  Gordon Strachan,  Barry Ferguson,  Kris Boyd,  Steven Whittaker

When Celtic beat Barcelona the English will have to respect the SPL!

It’s very rare for a Celtic fan to look up and see another club above them in the Scottish Premier League, so  Rangers fans, you better enjoy it while you can, because the Bhoys are out to complete a memorable season. After a fantastic Champions ...

From JOE BAKER, Sportingo,  9 Jan 2008
Related Topics: UEFA Champions League,  Gordon Strachan,  Walter Smith,  Frank Rijkaard,  Stephen McManus

Liverpool stumble along as Rafa Benitez continues to fumble

The questions after Liverpool had been outplayed by Luton Town in the FA Cup were all about Rafa Benitez. You suspect that’s how he likes it. A few weeks ago we had the unedifying sight of Rafa’s image in a gilt frame being paraded around the streets ...

From JOE BAKER, Sportingo,  7 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Bernd Schuster,  Sam Allardyce,  UEFA Champions League

Talented or tainted? The enigma that is Newcastle's Joey Barton

I think I may have made a mistake. For a long time I considered Joey Barton to be nothing but a mindless hoodlum who wasn’t a bad professional footballer. But I think I was wrong. Last night, for the first time, I heard him discuss his failings, his ...

From JOE BAKER, Sportingo,  5 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Joey Barton

Can Arsenal's Theo Walcott REALLY be the next Thierry Henry?

When Arsene Wenger first purchased 16-year-old Theo Walcott more than 18 months ago, there were many who thought that investing £5million in such a young talent was a bold move that could backfire on the Frenchman. But let’s face it, when it comes to ...

From JOE BAKER, Sportingo,  29 Oct 2007
Related Topics: Theo Walcott,  Thierry Henry,  Emmanuel Adebayor,  United Nations

Spurs, Aston Villa, West Ham, Everton, Newcastle, Man City - Top four candidates?

Here we are about to embark on another international break and it seems an ideal opportunity to assess how the teams who are chasing the top four pack are progressing after two months of Premier League action. SPURS: Things started badly, got worse ...

From JOE BAKER, Sportingo,  8 Oct 2007
Related Topics: Martin Jol,  Martin O'Neill,  Luke Moore,  Alan Curbishley,  Dean Ashton

Arsenal awesome; Liverpool average; West Ham Euro-bound and Spurs going down

We are now almost two months into the new season and things are beginning to take shape in the fight for the title. I may be a tad biased as an Arsenal fan but I think even the most ardent enemy of the Gunners would be hard-pressed to disagree with my ...

From JOE BAKER, Sportingo,  2 Oct 2007
Related Topics: Emmanuel Adebayor,  Fernando Torres,  UEFA Champions League,  Alan Curbishley,  Martin Jol

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