Amanda Little column

New queen of the turf is reigning supreme

Published 7 January 2009

hturner When a rookie jockey can conquer Carlisle’s undulations, it has to be a sign they are destined for greater things.

This freak show won’t help Gazza

Published 7 January 2009

A NEW year and a new crisis over Gazza.

Come on United – start splashing the cash

Published 7 January 2009

THE sales are on and we’re all being encouraged to spend our way out of recession.

Forget it Freddy – he’s Owen you nowt

Published 31 December 2008

FREDDY SHEPHERD has a flaming cheek to demand that Michael Owen should show some loyalty to Newcastle United and sign a new contract.

Phil’s one Hull of a let down

Published 31 December 2008

HULL City have been fantastic additions to the Premier League this season.

Guv'nor's only got himself to blame

Published 17 December 2008

FOOTBALL fans have had to get used to pathetic excuses from managers trying to shirk responsibility for their own incompetence.

Oche stick

Published 17 December 2008

CARLISLE darts star Peter “One Dart” Manley is the game’s equivalent of a pantomime villain.

Soccer’s gravy train set to hit buffers

Published 17 December 2008

FOR all their badge kissing, it’s not loyalty to their clubs that motivates footballers, it’s the size of their pay cheques.

Manley: My feud with The Power is now over

Published 17 December 2008

PETER MANLEY insists his bitter feud with Phil Taylor is over – but the pair will still be trading insults if they meet in the Ladbrokes.com World Championships.

Roy Keane's lost his bottle

Published 3 December 2008

Apart from the hair now sprouting from his chin, there are few shades of grey in the life of Roy Keane.

Histon’s heroes give cup a lift

Published 3 December 2008

UP until Sunday, some football fans had never heard of Histon.

Borthwick shouldn’t carry the can

Published 3 December 2008

STEVE BORTHWICK is not to blame for England’s defeats in the autumn series.

Gallas shot down Gunners from the lip

Published 26 November 2008

The dummy came flying out of William Gallas’ mouth so fast, it’s a wonder it didn’t put Arsene Wenger’s eye out.

Action hero who put a smile on the face of Workington speedway

Published 26 November 2008

In his heyday Carl Stonehewer enjoyed the kind of adulation normally reserved for members of boy bands.

Hot-headed Drogba has dragged football into the gutter again

Published 19 November 2008

WHEN cocky Ashley Cole said he nearly swerved off the road in disgust at Arsenal’s offer of £55,000 a week, it said everything about the great divide between footballers and ordinary fans.

Capello’s Beckham snub is spot on

Published 19 November 2008

FABIO CAPELLO’S determination not to let sentiment cloud reasoned, hard-headed judgement is turning England into a team of winners.

Rory Delap is not a boot boy

Published 12 November 2008

Two things struck me when I heard Arsene Wenger describing Rory Delap as a coward who had deliberately set out to maim Theo Walcott.

It’s the pits as Bernie laughs off Lewis race taunts

Published 12 November 2008

IT’S hard to imagine what made an intelligent, powerful man like Bernie Ecclestone open his mouth without first putting his brain into gear – and then drive at top speed headlong into a racist row.

Maradona will be a disaster for Argies

Published 5 November 2008

THE appointment of Diego Maradona as Argentina’s national team manager has thrilled his country’s fans, who have seen their team of hugely talented stars fail to win the World Cup since that infamous ‘Hand of God’ triumph 22 years ago.