http://www.sportnetwork.net/rss.php Sportnetwork - all RSS feed en Copyright: (C) SportNetwork.net http://backend.userland.com/rss Dave Picken <dave@sportnetwork.net> Jon Steer <jon@sportnetwork.net> Sat, 17 May 2008 08:13:25 +0000 Sat, 17 May 2008 08:13:25 +0000 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s548/st129153.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s548/st129153.htm A brief look at October 2007 with more to follow. The Chiefs fall to their first defeat of the season. This was away at Camborne v Cornish Pirates on a bright and sunny day. London Welsh felt the backlash the following week when the Chiefs beat them by 48 points! http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s581/st129151.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s581/st129151.htm Gloucester have finished top of the Guinness Premiership table for the second season running and are regarded by many as the true champions, but now comes the hard part. As if finishing top wasn't difficult enough, Glaws now go into a Kingsholm semi-final againt Leicester Tigers for the right to face Bath or Wasps in the final at Twickenham. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s425/st129147.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s425/st129147.htm WARWICKSHIRE will find themselves in the unusual position of both fighting off relegation and attempting to win the title when they entertain Cheshire in the County Championship Bill Beaumont Cup at Coventry's Butts Park Arena tomorrow (3pm). http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s369/st129144.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s369/st129144.htm The majority of the Pirates squad have been retained for next season, whilst some highly rated players have signed on board for next season’s trip. New members of the crew are: Mike Burak, Bertrand Bedes, Ben Gulliver, Chris Morgan. & Paul Andrew (Academy) http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s540/st129138.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s540/st129138.htm It has been announced today that the Rhinos will be part of a historic Yorkshire Lancashire day at the Headingley Carnegie on Saturday 31st May. The official Leeds Rhinos website today announced that the Carnegie Challenge Cup quarter final clash between the Rhinos and the Wigan Warriors will be played on the 31st May, but at the same time the Yorkshire CCC will be taking http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s540/st129136.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s540/st129136.htm Eric Anselme returns for the Rhinos on Friday at the Headingley Carnegie Stadium when the World Club Champions take on the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, along with Brent Webb after he was taking part in international duties for New Zealand in Sydney. Both Ryan Bailey and Ali Lauitiiti are expected to play some part in the game, after they have suffered from injuries. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s119/st129154.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s119/st129154.htm David Letterman move over, Kriky's Top 10 is here. Kriky gives us his take on the IPL from the absurd to the sublime. Whether you guffaw, or smile, or simply have a puzzled look on your face, the list is sure to get to you. What's more, you can submit your own observations and we will compile a readers Next 10 to go with Kriky's Top 10 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s119/st129121.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s119/st129121.htm The weather was perfect for Chennai, hot,humid and left 60% of my beauty on my handkerchief due to wiping the sweat off my face. The music and the crowd was already into grove one and a half hours before the match. Shivamani with Viku Vinayakram were booming away though I thought this crowd was a bit too under for Viku to be performing for. Money is louder than his Ghatam! http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s119/st129060.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s119/st129060.htm The Knight Riders have momentum going for them, having won back-to-back matches on the back of their “Captain Marvel”, Sourav Ganguly, who contributed with two Player of the Match performances highlighting his bowling, batting and fielding skills to silence the critics who questioned his leadership abilities and doubted his technical skills in this the newest format of the game. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st128977.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st128977.htm Up to Bristol to fight for the top spot in the South West group. We lose it to a good batting performance from Craig Spearman who takes the game with 10 balls to go. A good 290 isn't enough when this guy gets into that zone and we couldn't shift him. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s66/st128975.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s66/st128975.htm The Diamond does that most difficult of reporting jobs: providing an objective summary of a gut-wrenching defeat. While others of us were still too numb to talk about it, Diamond was clattering away on his keyboard to provide us all with this excellent report on Middlesex's ill-fated Day 4 at Chelm. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st128907.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st128907.htm Will today be the day we lose this one? The weather is predicted to change and we still need a decent score to pass Hampshire's first score. Is this Langer's day? Either we go through a considerable part of today with a bat in our hands or there'll probably be no Saturday play at all because the game will be over. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s115/st129170.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s115/st129170.htm In today’s E&S the headline given was something of an embellishment in my view. Not once was the phrase used by direct quote so one can only assume that journalistic licence was used in that part. The rest of what he says though, or a good chunk of it at least, is true. As a squad of collective individuals we have an enviable side. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s261/st129169.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s261/st129169.htm Scott Kerr had a fairly decent season as Lincoln City's captain, that despite John Schofield barely playing him during the first few matches. Kerr scored a screamer at Bury and played more minutes than the majority of the rest of the squad, but his habit of picking up a fair few bookings might inevitably cost him the captaincy. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s644/st129168.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s644/st129168.htm THE winner of Friday night's Coca-Cola League One Play-Off Semi-Final Second Leg will be facing Gary McAllister's Leeds United in the final at Wembley, after the Elland Road outfit popped up with an early goal and a late one both from Jonny Howson to secure they're place in the Final. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s78/st129164.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s78/st129164.htm The multi-million pound SnOasis development is still keen on sponsoring Town next season if the scheme gets the green light. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s608/st129163.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s608/st129163.htm Well in the second part of out "Why Move there?" feature, we take a look at the speuclation surrounding our Wesley! So once again as we did with Gorkss, we'll weigh up his options and cast our opinion on all the possible moves. Starting with Sheffield United! http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s78/st129162.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s78/st129162.htm Town have confirmed the two Premiership teams they will be playing at Portman Road in pre-season are West Ham and West Brom. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s208/st129171.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s208/st129171.htm The ING Renault F1 Team wrapped up its pre-Monaco Grand Prix test today, completing a third day of running at the Paul Ricard HTTT circuit near le Castellet. Weather conditions were poor with heavy rain arriving in the middle of the morning, which restricted running and forced the team to rethink its programme. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s135/st129166.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s135/st129166.htm The Principality of Monaco is the heady and glamorous location for round six of the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship. The 20 cars and drivers will compete around the 3.34km street circuit, racing between the Princes's Palace and the Mediterranean sea covered in some of the World's most lavish yachts. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s135/st129165.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s135/st129165.htm McLaren’s test and reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa took over from race driver Heikki Kovalainen today, as testing continued for the Canadian Grand Prix. Rain hit the final day, giving the teams an opportunity to test their cars aerodynamics in the wet, which could prove very useful. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s111/st129161.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s111/st129161.htm It was 18 degrees and sunny in Montreal, Canada today, but at the Le Castellet Circuit where teams switched to running to a circuit supposedly reproducing elements of the track that hosts the Canadian GP in three weeks time, it rained heavily. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s491/st129157.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s491/st129157.htm Despite bad weather conditions, the BMW Sauber F1 Team successfully concluded a three-day test in Le Castellet on Friday. Nick Heidfeld was busy working on the set-up for both wet races and the Canadian GP. On the third day of testing, the sky was overcast with some rain in the morning. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s495/st129156.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s495/st129156.htm After a productive two days testing on the shorter, twistier 2D-SC configuration of the Paul Ricard circuit in preparation for next week's Monaco Grand Prix, the Force India Formula One Team had plans to test its Canadian Grand Prix aero package on the longer 1EV2-SC circuit on the third and final day of the test.