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| Aubert wins World Cup slalom; Vonn doesn't finish ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Sandrine Aubert of France won a women's World Cup slalom on Sunday for her second win of the season, and Lindsey Vonn lost her lead in the overall standings after failing to finish.... hosted.ap.org |
AC St. Louis soccer reaches league agreement AC St. Louis, a professional men’s soccer team being launched by St. Louis Athletica owner Jeff Cooper, looks to be back in business after a temporary setback. bizjournals.com |
Strauss defends Bangladesh omission • 'The Ashes and the World Cup are the two big priorities'• Mike Atherton and Nasser Hussain have criticised decisionA "jaded" Andrew Strauss last night defended his decision to take a break from the England captaincy and claimed it would help his side win next winter's Ashes series in Australia.Strauss, who will miss the two-Test and three-ODI tour to Bangladesh which starts next month, said: "I would never forgive myself if I turned up for the Ashes feeling exhausted and not giving myself the best chance of performing as a captain and a batsman. And not having the energy to keep players going in some pretty stressful situations."That's the reasoning behind it. Others might see it differently and they are entitled to their opinions. You get used to criticism in this job but I think it's being done for the right reasons. The Ashes and the World Cup [in 2011] are two big priorities for this side."Strauss has been criticised by the former England captains Nasser Hussain, David Gower and Michael Atherton for missing the Bangladesh tour, particularly as he is also due to miss the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean that follows it. Jimmy Anderson has also been rested in order to deal with his chronic right-knee injury."I am feeling pretty jaded, to be honest," Strauss said at the end of a difficult though encouraging 11-week tour of South Africa. "It's been a long year with the Ashes as well and I am very conscious of the 18 months of cricket that starts in May, including the Ashes tour and the World Cup."My view on this, which is shared by the management, is that if you accept that there is a need to rest players at times then a captain should be allowed to have that rest as well. The notion that captains continue until he is mentally and physically exhausted doesn't seem in the best interest of the side. I am going to get a good rest here and I think I will be as refreshed as I possibly can be for the summer and the Ashes after that, and the World Cup as well."Strauss explained the need for a prolonged rest when he said: "If you are going to have a break you might as well make a decent one. You can't refresh in three weeks. If we are going to do it, let's do it properly. I am confident the team will be in great shape under Alastair's [Cook] stewardship."The coach, Andy Flower, also defended the move to rest Strauss. "This is a pro-active step ahead of some very difficult cricket. I'm sure we will get criticism from some quarters for all sorts of reasons. But we think it's in Straussy's best interests and consequently in the best interests of the side."Mike Selvey, page 6 Andrew StraussEngland Cricket TeamCricketPaul Weaverguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Arsenal Wenger says his Arsenal team have stomach for title battle There are some prizes in sport that do not appear to be worth winning. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Report: Soccer's 2018 World Cup likely to go to Europe Denver is to be presented as a potential site for the 2018 World Cup of soccer in the official U.S. bid, but according to news reports, it already doesn't have much of a chance. feeds.bizjournals.com |