British and Irish Lions prop Andrew Sheridan is flattered but not lulled by the praise being heaped upon him by the South Africans.
With soccer stars heading to the Confed Cup, South Africa is hoping to put on a show that will prove they were the right choice to host the World Cup.
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers can’t wait to pick apart a British and Irish Lions squad he said he largely expected on Tuesday.
Everton reached an FA Cup final against Chelsea by beating Manchester United 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out on Sunday.
Stunned 3-1 at home by Chelsea in the Champions League, Liverpool badly needs to bounce back by beating Blackburn on Saturday.
English football hopes that the four Premier League clubs who have made it to the quarterfinal draw will avoid each other on Friday.
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/ 17 November 2008
Ayegbeni Yakubu turned home a free kick for the equaliser in Everton’s 1-1 victory over Middlesbrough on Sunday.
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/ 10 November 2008
Nicolas Anelka’s two goals kept Chelsea at the top of the Premier League in a 2-0 victory on Sunday, and Darren Bent’s double lifted Tottenham.
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/ 19 October 2008
Salomon Kalou scored twice and set up another Saturday in Chelsea’s 5-0 romp at Middlesbrough to maintain the Blues’ high-scoring title charge.
Cristiano Ronaldo returns after injury for Portugal, while Michael Owen is still shut out by England coach Fabio Capello.