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| Humbug: Magic's Van Gundy opposed to NBA on Christmas Stan Van Gundy has a request for the NBA: no more Christmas games. "I actually feel sorry for people who have nothing to do on Christmas Day ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Our writers look back at the noughties Highs and lows, round and rounds, up and downs and the ins and outs of a tumultuous ten years ... guardian.co.uk |
Hamilton says he's No2 at McLaren • Hmailton expects a level playing field with Jenson Button• Former world champion says he has yet to work with successorLewis Hamilton has said that he will be the No2 driver at McLaren this season although he expects that there will be a level playing field with his new team-mate, the world champion, Jenson Button.Hamilton told ITV: "I'm not the world champion – I'm just the No2 driver, but I think it's a level playing field. We're very much equal and heading into the year as a fresh start. Clearly I've been in the team a little bit longer than he has, but both I and the team have been very welcoming towards him and have tried to make him feel as comfortable as possible. The team is working very hard to help him get up to speed as fast as he possibly can, but then he's the world champion."The 2008 world champion said they had not worked together yet. "He's only just started to work with the team," he said. "I've been away training and he's been away training, so we don't actually start working together until the end of January. In the next couple of weeks we'll meet up and start the partnership – because we're going to be working together for a few years now – and I'm very much looking forward to it."Hamilton added: "He's got a huge amount of experience in Formula One, so hopefully I'll learn a lot from him and vice versa. Obviously we both want to win, but hopefully by going in the same direction with the same goal we'll be able to help the team move forward and get some good success. With the new car, hopefully we'll be able to compete at the front. For British sport especially and for British fans it's great, and myself and Jenson will continue to push as hard as we can to be the best we can possibly be and try to keep it [the world championship] British."Lewis HamiltonJenson ButtonMcLarenFormula OneMotor sportguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Flintoff ruled out for another six months • All-rounder to miss IPL and World Twenty20• 'There is a lot more hard work in front of me'Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out for another six months, forcing him to miss the Indian Premier League and June's World Twenty20, after undergoing further surgery on his right knee this week.The all-rounder, who has not played since helping England to win the Ashes at The Oval last summer, had hoped to fulfil the second year of his contract with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL – worth $1.55m (£950,000) – and feature for England in the World Twenty20 in the West Indies.But he said tonight that he faces "another six months of hard rehabilitation" following the latest surgery, which was described as a routine arthroscopic operation to check the healing on his knee. He will not be in contention for a place in England's one-day teams before the games against Pakistan in September."It is disappointing not to be able to play for Chennai, who have been very supportive throughout my time with them, but I took this decision because I love playing cricket and want to give myself the best chance of extending my career," he said."I have worked extremely hard over the last few months to get to this position and realise there is a lot more hard work in front of me if I want to return and play international cricket again. But if I am going to go through another six months of hard rehabilitation and training for long hours, I need a big incentive to be the driving force of that and playing for Lancashire and England again will become that."During my time in rehabilitation I have been watching England playing well in South Africa and it has made me realise how much I have missed cricket. For the first time in my career I have watched old footage of myself playing on YouTube and I want to get back to playing like that again."Flintoff has retired from Tests and had indicated he would play only one-day cricket, but he now hopes to play some County Championship games. "I did not think I would be able to play anything other than one-day cricket but the news of my recovery has led me to believe I may play in all forms of cricket for Lancashire," he said.Lancashire CCC Cricket Director Mike Watkinson said: "The latest update from the specialist indicates that Fred's right knee is recovering better than anyone expected following surgery for a micro-fracture. "It's this very positive report which has led to Fred's decision to play more than just one-day cricket for Lancashire. It is disappointing that he won't be able to return to action until midway through our season, but to have a stronger Fred available for all formats of cricket can only be a great thing for Lancashire."Andrew FlintoffEngland Cricket TeamIPLWorld Twenty20Cricketguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Nervy Nikolay Davydenko scrapes into Australian Open quarter-finals Many have been the debates in the last few weeks on the matter of whether Nikolay Davydenko, so long the mysterious quiet little man of the men’s top ten but suddenly both a growing character and a true force capable of beating the very best, can actually go forward to win a grand-slam title. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |