Man U win third European Cup
If the injury-time comeback that took Man Utd to Champions League glory in 1999 was remarkable, last night's victory, achieved 6-5 on penalties after the game finished 1-1 in extra time, was nothing
short of miraculous. "They were on the verge of defeat in the shoot-out as the Chelsea captain... [continued] (Guardian)
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In pictures: Man U win
"We deserved it. With the history of this club we deserved to get this trophy tonight" Sir Alex Ferguson has a fatalistic take on last night's win
Terry consumed by penalty grief
Pity Chelsea's captain John Terry. Having saved the game for the Londoners with his header off the line in extra time to deny Ryan Giggs, he bravely stood up to be counted to take their fifth
penalty, the scoring of which would have wrapped up the game. "Terry’s bravery has... [continued] (Times)
Let's give penalty shoot-outs the boot
Drogba exits Chelsea in disgrace
While the history books will remember the name of the victors and the valiant losers who finished the game in Moscow last night, one name will be missing. "Didier Drogba's sending off for slapping Nemanja Vidic three minutes before the end of extra time robbed Chelsea of a player who... [continued] (Daily Telegraph)
Cipriani voted young player of year
Danny Cipriani, the Wasps and England fly-half whose season came to such a horrific end on Sunday when he suffered a fractured ankle during a Premiership play-off, was last night voted young player of the year at the Professional Rugby Players' Association awards dinner in London, pipping Olly Barkley and... [continued] (Guardian)
Butcher steals Ramps’ thunder
Mark Ramprakash's quest to be the 25th, and possibly last, man to score 100 first-class centuries continues after he failed again to reach three figures on a topsy-turvy day at the Oval. "It is a rare day in south London that two Surrey batsmen score centuries and one of them... [continued] (Times)
Lancs anger at Old Trafford snub
With his Old Trafford ground tomorrow set to host its last Test for the foreseeable future, Lancashire's chief executive Jim Cumbes blasted English cricket's powers-that-be for the downgrading of this legendary venue. "With its Victorian pavilion and trademark green turrets, Old Trafford has been one of England's premier cricket venues... [continued] (Daily Telegraph)
"We've got the best wicket in the country, but on the scoring system used by the England and Wales Cricket Board, that counts less than your hospitality arrangements" Lancashire chief executive Jim Cumbes fumes at the ECB
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