Monday 21 May 2012

UK & World Sport

Colsaerts climbs world rankings

Colsaerts climbs world rankings

Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts has climbed from 51st to 32nd in the world after his victory over Graeme McDowell in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain.

Heroes' reception for champion Blues

Heroes' reception for champion Blues

European champions Chelsea were greeted by tens of thousands of supporters as they paraded the Champions League and FA Cup trophies on the streets of west London.

Lampard keen to avoid Blues break-up

Lampard keen to avoid Blues break-up

Frank Lampard insisted Champions League glory should not spell the end of an era at Chelsea after finally getting his hands on the biggest prize in club football.

Sinfield landmark overshadowed by loss

Sinfield landmark overshadowed by loss

Leeds skipper Kevin Sinfield scored his 3,000th point for the club, but St Helens put a dampener on his celebrations by completing a Stobart Super League double with a 31-18 win.

Boente: Haye turned down Vitali fight

Boente: Haye turned down Vitali fight

Vitali Klitschko's manager claims David Haye dodged a fight against the Ukrainian as he was too scared to take him on.

Ennis unhappy after missing out on PB

Ennis unhappy after missing out on PB

Jessica Ennis hit out at the officials at the Powerade Great CityGames as an embarrassing blunder denied her a personal best in the 100 metres hurdles.

Di Matteo 'in mix' for Chelsea job

Di Matteo 'in mix' for Chelsea job

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has admitted Roberto Di Matteo will come "under serious consideration" when the Blues hierarchy sit down to discuss what to do about their vacant managerial position.

Drogba to leave Chelsea - report

Drogba to leave Chelsea - report

Didier Drogba has confirmed he plans to quit Chelsea following his Champions League final heroics, according to reports in France.

Euro award for Kearney

Euro award for Kearney

Leinster full-back Rob Kearney has been named the European Player of the Year after his outstanding contribution to the Irish province's latest Heineken Cup triumph.

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Sinfield landmark overshadowed by loss

Sinfield landmark overshadowed by loss

Leeds skipper Kevin Sinfield scored his 3,000th point for the club, but St Helens put a dampener on his celebrations by completing a Stobart Super League double with a 31-18 win.

Boente: Haye turned down Vitali fight

Boente: Haye turned down Vitali fight

Vitali Klitschko's manager claims David Haye dodged a fight against the Ukrainian as he was too scared to take him on.

Drogba to leave Chelsea - report

Drogba to leave Chelsea - report

Didier Drogba has confirmed he plans to quit Chelsea following his Champions League final heroics, according to reports in France.

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Sweet backs Buckle to bring home the title

L-R: Paul Buckle, George Pilkington and Stuart Fleetwood before the Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final

Gary Sweet has vowed that Luton Town will not go through the pain of the play-offs again with Paul Buckle in charge for a full season

Willmott hits out at non-league officials

Robbie Willmott

Robbie Willmott slammed the officials' failure to spot the offside goal that broke Hatters hearts and said that poor decisions occur too often in the Conference

Buckle slams 'shocking' decision

Paul Buckle

Paul Buckle has described the linesman's decision not to flag for the offside goal that promoted rivals York City to the Football League as "shocking."

Controversial Blair goal breaks Hatters hearts

John Paul Kissock is left bloody and sprawled on the floor

LUTON TOWN 1 YORK CITY 2: There seems to be no end to Luton Town's non-league misery as they were denied their place in the Football League for the second successive season in the play-offs this time by a horrendous linesman's error which saw an offside Matty Blair score the winner for York City

VIDEO: Fans hopeful ahead of playoff clash

Before Luton's battle with York to determine who will regain Football League status, we caught up with some fans both in our town and also outside Wembley Stadium for their thoughts on today's game.

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NHS Information Strategy unveiled

NHS Information Strategy unveiled

Patients will be able to book doctors' appointments and check test results online, under plans being unveiled by the coalition.

April deluge 'hit retail figures'

April deluge 'hit retail figures'

Heavy downpours during April hit footfall on Britain's high streets as town centres witnessed the worst decline in shopper numbers since November 2009, a report has revealed.

Exam papers 'marked incorrectly'

Exam papers 'marked incorrectly'

Thousands of GCSE and A-Level exam papers could have been marked incorrectly last summer, according to a whistleblower.

Clarke defends PM's 'chillaxing'

Clarke defends PM's 'chillaxing'

A Cabinet colleague has dismissed criticism of David Cameron's work ethic after details emerged of the Prime Minister's fondness for karaoke and computer games.

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