| Steelers' Dixon needs knee surgery, QB in doubt By ALAN ROBINSON 2010-09-21T17:25:13ZPITTSBURGH (AP) -- Steelers quarterback Dennis Dixon will have left knee surgery Wednesday and is out indefinitely, meaning Byron Leftwich or Charlie Batch will start Sunday at Tampa Bay.... hosted.ap.org |
Wasps identify location for new community stadium with Wycombe • Staying at Adams Park not commercially viable, say Wasps• 'It has constraints in terms of location, access and quality'Wasps have identified the area where they want to build a new community stadium with Wycombe Wanderers, saying that remaining at Adams Park would prevent them from becoming commercially viable. The two clubs, through Wycombe Sports Development Ltd, announced Wycombe Air Park a few miles from Adams Park as their preferred location for developing what would be a sport village, a stadium with a seated capacity of up to 20,000 supplemented by football and rugby pitches, a cricket ground, a rackets centre and an athletics facility.There would also be commercial space for a hotel and a potential residential development as well as facilities for education and training. Wycombe district council is getting feedback on how the local community want to see the proposals taken forward. The capacity at Adams Park is only 10,000 but Wasps rarely attract a full house and struggle to make a profit. "Adams Park has serious constraints in terms of location, access and the overall quality of experience that it can provide for home and away supporters," said the club in a statement.The WDSL director and Wasps chairman, Mark Rigby, said: "This project is about delivering outstanding new facilities for the benefit of the community and the clubs. Having looked at the property requirements we would need to deliver the full potential of the scheme, we are now clear that Wycombe Air Park at Booker is our preferred site. It has the size, location, topography and combination of attributes that would best enable us to progress our vision, including the potential of co-location of the Air Park for continued aviation. Crucially, we must now await the results of the council's separate public consultation on the sites it is currently assessing. Only after this consultation has closed will we have a clearer view on how the planning process may progress."Wasps and Wycombe Wanderers have appointed Chris Thomas, a chartered accountant, as their chief executive. He has spent the last six months in the position in an interim capacity.The former Wasps outside-half, Danny Cipriani, who is due to join up with Melbourne Rebels next month, continues to be linked with football clubs. One report today said that he had agreed a contract with Milton Keynes Dons having trained with the club this month. He is contracted to the Rebels for two years.Like Wasps, Sale struggle to fill their football ground, Edgeley Park, despite its modest capacity and are consequently falling behind clubs who own their own facilities, such as Leicester and Northampton, in terms of turnover. The Sharks will next April play London Irish at Bolton's Reebok Stadium, confident of achieving a 28,200 full house."As a player, you want to play rugby on the biggest stage," said the Sale outside-half, Charlie Hodgson, who will make his return from injury at home to Wasps on Friday evening. "Having begun my career with the club in front of 1,800 people at Heywood Road, it's absolutely amazing to think we will be playing a home match at a world-class stadium in front of more than 28,000 people."Leicester could be without the prop Marcos Ayerza for the opening two rounds of the Heineken Cup. The Argentina international has a hand injury that will keep him out of action for up to four weeks. The Tigers are considering whether to sign an experienced outside-half on a short-term contract with Jeremy Staunton unlikely to play before Christmas and Toby Flood set to be with England in November after his expected return to action next week.WaspsDanny CiprianiRugby unionPaul Reesguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Report: Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn has cancer Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn says he has cancer in a salivary gland. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Saturday that the parotid cancer ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Meet the new Mike Tyson, not like the old By TIM DAHLBERG 2010-10-16T17:59:48ZLAS VEGAS (AP) -- One little blond kid was bouncing on Mike Tyson's left leg, while his equally blond toddler brother occupied the other. The former baddest man on the planet once threatened to eat children, but now he was playing with two.... hosted.ap.org |
Mathieu Bastareaud dropped by France and told to improve his fitness • Lack of training has piled on the pounds• Coach says he's counting on centre for World CupMathieu Bastareaud has been left out of France's squad for next month's home Tests and warned by the coach Marc Lièvremont to improve his fitness or he will miss out on the 2011 World Cup. The player was a starting centre during this year's Six Nations grand slam campaign.Lièvremont said he is counting on Bastareaud for the New Zealand event but wants the midfielder to improve his condition by training more consistently. "It would be sad if a guy like Mathieu doesn't travel with us at the World Cup," Lièvremont said. "It's been one year now that we are trying to make him understand, but he doesn't do enough to be competitive in an event like the World Cup."Despite strong performances with his club in the Top 14, the powerfully built Bastareaud has been punished for his lack of training, which has led to extra weight. Lièvremont picked Dimitri Szarzewski in his squad of 31 even though the hooker risks a lengthy ban following a headbutting incident.Szarzewski has a disciplinary case pending after headbutting Toulon's Jean-Philippe Genevois in a league match last weekend. The French league's disciplinary commission will decide on his case on 8 November. "He risks a suspension but hopefully the commission will show him clemency," Lièvremont said.France play Fiji on 13 November in Nantes, followed by games against Argentina in Montpellier and Australia at the Stade de France.France squadForwards Thomas Domingo, Luc Ducalcon, Nicolas Mas, Jérôme Schuster, Guilhem Guirado, William Servat, Dimitri Szarzewski, Romain Millo-Chluski, Lionel Nallet, Pascal Papé, Julien Pierre, Julien Bonnaire, Sébastien Chabal, Thierry Dusautoir, Imanol Harinordoquy, Alexandre Lapandry, Fulgence Ouedraogo.Backs Morgan Parra, Dimitri Yachvili, Damien Traille, François Trinh-Duc, Fabrice Estebanez, Yannick Jauzion, David Marty, Aurélien Rougerie, Marc Andreu, Julien Arias, Yoan Huget, Maxime Médard, Alexis Palisson, Jérôme Porical.France rugby union teamRugby unionAutumn internationalsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |