
… The Ospreys centre is back in the Wales team after a year spent in the doldrums,
battling a frustrating combination of injury, suspension and a chronic loss of confidence … 
Martin Johnson, the great Leicester lock who led England to their World Cup triumph in
2003, last night attacked the Rugby Football Union for failing to appoint a high-powered
elite … 
If ever a rugby man was in need of some good news yesterday, the England head coach, Andy
Robinson, fitted the bill. He duly received it. Forty-eight hours before the … 
Sean Long has ruled out touring with Great Britain again but said last night he would like
to sign a new contract with St Helens … 
… It read as follows: Billy Boston, Eric Ashton, Neil Fox and Mick Sullivan - quite
possibly the best the country has ever put on to a pitch … 
If there is one player who has enhanced his reputation during Great Britain's chequered
Tri-Nations campaign then few in the southern hemisphere would look beyond Jamie Peacock … 
… something far more magical than anything we had seen at the Amsterdam ArenA was
happening … 
The Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has attempted to save his career with the
Premiership champions by apologising to the club's manager, Jose Mourinho, for his
behaviour … 
… The 26-year-old, who signed a four-year deal when he clinched his £17m move from
Real Madrid last year, has managed only 10 starts for Newcastle as first a fractured
metatarsal … 
The Icelandic businessman who has emerged as the frontrunner to buy West Ham United is
planning urgent talks with the 2012 Games organisers with a view to making the London … 