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| El-Hadji Diouf makes his point for Blackburn El-Hadji Diouf came off the bench to salvage a point for Blackburn Rovers against his former club. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
USC's Pete Carroll to the Seahawks? Signs point to serious candidacy Officially, USC coach Pete Carroll has not acknowledged that he is a candidate to replace the firedJim Mora as head coach of the Seattle Sea ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Australia look forward to vintage Ashes • Prospect of Ashes revenge has Australia squad 'excited'• Ponting: 'England are definitely playing some good cricket'Australia's captain Ricky Ponting says his side are already looking forward to the next Ashes series with "a lot of excitement"."We're already talking about the Ashes this morning – that's a good sign, because there'll be a lot of excitement around," said Ponting ahead of his side's third Test against Pakistan this week."There's certainly a lot of excitement around for the players already but we'll make sure we finish off this summer in the best way we possibly can first."England are in impressive form having saved two nail-biting Tests in South Africa, where they hold a 1-0 lead, prompting Ponting to predict a vintage Ashes series."It will definitely make for a great summer next year," Ponting said. "In three of the last six or seven Tests they've played they've managed to hold on for draws like that, the first one against us [in Cardiff] and then two over there [in Centurion and Cape Town]. Little things like that, although you're never in the position to win a game, they can still be the difference between winning and losing a series, as we saw with our Ashes series."They're definitely playing some good cricket. I think overall their bowling attack has come together really well. Anderson and Onions and Swann have done a great job for them of late. Collingwood and those guys have held their batting together pretty well, so they're playing some good cricket at the moment. I must admit, I thought South Africa might have been a bit too strong for them over there."The pain of losing the Ashes in England for a second time encouraged Ponting to think about returning on the 2013 tour. He may not make it that far, but he certainly will be in charge when the first opportunity for revenge arrives at the Gabba in November and he wants his men to continue in the way they have attacked this summer."We're trying to make a statement every day," he said. "It's as simple as that. Whether it's our training or our game and our play, we're trying to make as many statements as we can as a group. The statements we've made over the last few weeks have been pretty loud and pretty clear."CricketRicky PontingAustralia Cricket TeamEngland Cricket Teamguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Manchester City’s war of words with United close to fever pitch As the FA and Manchester police appealed for calm before next week’s incendiary derby, one man could be relied upon to put his foot in it. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Japan's Suzuki leads women at Four Continents JEONJU, South Korea (AP) -- Japan's Akiko Suzuki took the lead Wednesday at the Four Continents championship while favorite Mao Asada was third after a flawed performance in the women's short program.... hosted.ap.org |