The Sunday Telegraph London articles from March 1999

The Sunday Telegraph London back issues from March 1999:

Tennis: Henman finds himself back in the bunker Neil Harman, in Indian Wells, sees the British No 1 fall to another lowly opponent

Mar 14, 1999; ... TIM HENMAN was on the tee at 6.30am yesterday, Pacific StandardTime, and it was highly likely he would have been four down, got itback to all square, been asked to putt a gimme on the last and horse-shoed the hole. He is having that sort of time. His throwaway comment "I'm not ...

Tennis: Serena's assault on family hierarchy

Mar 14, 1999; ... SUPERBLY as she tried, as valiantly as she fought, Steffi Grafsimply could not contain the emerging and quite frightening power of17-year-old Serena Williams under a fierce desert sun. The winning streak of the younger Williams sibling was extendedto11 matches and, more ...

Rugby League: Salford suffer in Hulme's absence The boot is on the other foot as winger Darren Rogers, Castleford's one-time tormentor, enjoys their Challenge Cup triumph

Mar 14, 1999; ... Castleford 30 Salford 10 SAME venue, same result, different side. Two years after his hat-trick destroyed Castleford in the Challenge Cup at Wheldon Road,winger Darren Rogers went full circle to keep their Wembley hopesalive. Andy Gregory, the Salford coach, could only seethe ...

Rugby League: Broncos spirits on high

Mar 14, 1999; ... KARLE Hammond says the team spirit at London is the best he hasknown, and morale should rise even higher today when the Broncosattempt to take a step closer to Wembley with victory overWhitehaventoday. Given a settled role as stand-off rather than the chopping andchanging he ...

Athletics: Training revolution sets up Da Costa to smash barrier Chris Boffey meets the Brazilian world record holder in Lanzarote as he prepares for the London Marathon

Mar 14, 1999; ... RONALDO Da Costa, the world record holder, yesterday revealeddetails of the revolutionary training methods which he hopes willwinhim the Flora London Marathon next month and make him the first manto run the distance in less than 2hr 6min. The diminutive Brazilian and his coach, ...

Golf: O'Meara proves he is master of mind games Derek Lawrenson says patience has been a virtue for the man who has given new meaning to life after 40

Mar 14, 1999; ... OVER the last 11 months Mark O'Meara has travelled the equivalentof 1,000 miles a day capitalising on the moment when he shed ajourneyman's clothes and slipped on the green jacket. He has sampledjust about every time zone the world has to offer and has notched upalmost as many frequent ...

Golf: Webster seeking wind of change Nick Alexander sees an Englishman's brave response to Jimenez's third-round charge

Mar 14, 1999; ... ENGLAND'S Steve Webster was left praying for a Spanish gale toprevent runaway leader Miguel Angel Jimenez from successfullydefending his Turespana Masters title in Malaga. Webster, from Nuneaton, fired a third-round 67 for a total of202,14 under par, to share second place with ...

Inside Sport: Music to the ears of cricket traditionalists

Mar 14, 1999; ... THE BBC have turned down a request by the England and WalesCricket Board to ditch Soul Limbo, their traditional cricket thememusic, for this summer's World Cup. The ECB were hoping the Corporation would axe the famous calypsoinstrumental by Booker T and the MGs, which has ...

Inside Sport: Ladies, place your bets

Mar 14, 1999; ... THE male-dominated atmosphere of the betting ring could soon be athing of the past under a plan to demystify the world of Goliaths,super-yankies, round-robins and Heinz varieties. The National Joint Pitch Council, regulators of on-coursebookmaking, are keen to attract more female ...

Inside Sport: Reward for Francis

Mar 14, 1999; ... GERRY FRANCIS may be under instructions to sell players tobalancethe books at Loftus Road, but the Queens Park Rangers manager is unlikely tofeel the pinch himself. Club chairman Chris Wright has authorised a personal loan toFrancis of pounds 42,250 to buy ...

Inside Sport: Harrison's heavy burden

Mar 14, 1999; ... AS Lennox Lewis prepares to bank his pounds 6.2 million paychequeafter this morning's showdown with Evander Holyfield, spare athoughtfor 27-year-old Audley Harrison, who will be aiming to follow in hisfootsteps by winning a gold medal at next year's Olympics. Lewis,you will recall, ...

Inside Sport: Dilemma for Army

Mar 14, 1999; ... THE sporting success of a number of members of the armed serviceshas prompted the Ministry of Defence to launch a major review of itspolicy towards its elite stars. While it is recognised that the athletic achievements of militarypersonnel can have a big public relations benefit, ...

Letter to the Sports Editor: One-eyed criticism

Mar 14, 1999 ... SIR - I also watched the Sky coverage of Richmond v Leicester, asdid R L Fielding, and I completely agree that any thuggish behaviourshould be banished. I have also encountered one-eyed supporters at all levels of ...

Letter to the Sports Editor: Quinnell retaliated

Mar 14, 1999 ... SIR - I refer to Mr Fielding's letter (March 7). He castigatedCraig Quinnell for a couple of "very forceful one arm jabs" on aLeicester player in the recent Richmond-Leicester rugby match, shownon TV. Without in any way condoning Quinnell, it looked as if he wasretaliating ...

Letter to the Sports Editor: Look out for Johnson

Mar 14, 1999 ... SIR - Before every England-Wales rugby international, refereesandsupporters seem to be advised to beware of Welsh players. This year is no exception, a Mr Fielding, of Loughborough, askingus all to keep an "eagle eye" on Craig Quinnell (March 7). May Iplay devil's advocate and ...

Letter to the Sports Editor: Over and out

Mar 14, 1999 ... Sir - What chance of the England and Wales Cricket Boardorganising a ...

Letter to the Sports Editor: Colours don't match

Mar 14, 1999 ... SIR -I was pleased to see that Kent County Cricket Club made astand against this ridiculous naming of clubs and teams, even thoughI gather they will be forced into adding something in due course. I wonder if the supporters approved of the extra name before ...

Sport Focus - Olympic Crisis: The rings of no-confidence Owen Slot examines the mood behind the scenes as members of the IOC vote on the future of Samaranch

Mar 14, 1999; ... THE future of the Olympic movement will be defined by the events of the extraordinarygeneral meeting to be held by the International Olympic Committee inLausanne this week. The IOC could save their credibility or theirpresident; they cannot hang on to both. It has been hard ...

Sport Focus - Olympic Crisis: Sydney's Olympic flame reveals a tawdry backdrop James Mossop reports from Australia on how corruption allegations are clouding next year's sporting showpiece

Mar 14, 1999; ... AN EVERYDAY story of Olympic scandal enveloping Sydney 2000 hastaken another twist with the International Olympic Commitee member,the disgraced Phil Coles, being told he should resign from thecity'sorganising committee. Coles has been censured for accepting lavish hospitality ...

FOCUS OLYMPIC CRISIS Ganga claims innocence in financial scandal Owen Slot talks to the IOC member whose expulsion from the organisation for receiving favours from Salt Lake City will be considered this week in Lausanne

Mar 14, 1999; ... WHEN Jean-Claude Ganga stepped into a Paris hotel to meet TheSunday Telegraph last week, first impressions were disappointing. Hehad not arrived in a stretch limo, he was not dripping with goldjewellery or wearing a noticeably expensive suit. Nothing in hisappearance fitted his image as ...

Sport Focus - Cheltenham Festival: Dunwoody setting his sights far beyond the Gold Brough Scott says Cheltenham will be a small step on Richard Dunwoody's record-breaking trail

Mar 14, 1999; ... THE old wolf can still make the kill. The pack have circled a bitin recent weeks, one limb has been wincingly sore, and there hasbeena growl, even a snigger or two from those around him. But he hasn'tcome this far to let this biggest of all prizes escape him. RichardDunwoody sets off ...

Sport Focus - Cheltenham Festival: Riding a Festival winner can quickly turn into an addiction Marcus Armytage recalls the highs and the lows he experienced at Cheltenham

Mar 14, 1999; ... YOU may think that blood flows through the veins of racingpeople,from the most involved like Tony McCoy down to the fringe-playing,pounds 2 each-way punter - and you may well be right for 362 days ofthe year. For three days this week, however, you would find ingredientsother ...

Sport Focus - Cheltenham Festival: Regency back to rule Imperial Tony Stafford sees an Irish raider raise his game to win the Sandown Park feature

Mar 14, 1999; ... ARTHUR MOORE is the most persistent of Irish raiders on the topEnglish jumping prizes and, not disenchanted after Regency Rake'sfifth in last year's Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown Park,brought the gelding back to win at the second time of asking. It took a tight photo finish ...

Cricket: Contrite Lara walking a tightrope Colin Croft considers the dilemma facing the West Indies and their captain over the coming weeks

Mar 14, 1999; ... NO ONE doubts that Brian Lara is a proud Caribbean man. He badlywants to win this second Test here in Jamaica - and the series - forobvious personal reasons, for the team and for the ailing Caribbean.Remember, he coveted the West Indies captaincy as no one else. He iseven said to have ...

Boxing: Maloney `sacking' denied by Lewis camp Owen Slot reports from New York on confusion before this morning's heavyweight fight

Mar 14, 1999; ... LONG before Lennox Lewis stepped into the ring last night, ascandal threatened to ruin his preparations for the biggest day ofhis career. The last thing he needed to hear was that his manager,Frank Maloney, had been sacked. As Lewis slept upstairs, Maloney paced the lobby of the ...

Cricket: Waughs keep West Indies on back foot West Indies v Australia

Mar 14, 1999; ... A topsy-turvy day played on a curiously orange pitch ended withthe Australians in a powerful position after the first day of thesecond Test. Throughout the cricket here at Sabina Park flowed backand forth. An inspired burst from Courtney Walsh roused the West Indiansbefore lunch ...

Cricket: Atherton back in business Paul Newman reveals it is so far, so good for the injured England pair on the road to fitness

Mar 14, 1999; ... MICHAEL ATHERTON and Graham Thorpe, the two most vulnerablemembers of England's World Cup party, have cleared the first hurdlein their attempt to prove their fitness in time for the openingmatchon May 14. The pair, who have suffered with serious back complaints, wereselected ...

Cricket: Ijaz punishes slack Sri Lanka Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Mar 14, 1999; ... IJAZ AHMED hammered an unbeaten 118 as Pakistan pinned lack-lustreSri Lanka against the ropes in the Asian Test Championship finalhereyesterday. Pakistan, replying to Sri Lanka's 231, took advantage of theirrivals' depleted bowling and shoddy fielding to pile up 299 for twoby ...

Cricket: Donald injury concern N Zealand v S Africa

Mar 14, 1999; ... HERSCHELLE GIBBS and Jacques Kallis, unbeaten by New Zealand'sbowlers, were defeated by the country's weather when just 40 ballswere possible on the third day of the second Test at Lancaster Park,Christchurch yesterday. South Africa's batting stars advanced their ...

Rugby Union: Howley in no hurry to forget return of good times Brough Scott talks to the Wales captain in the wake of last week's extraordinary victory in Paris

Mar 14, 1999; ... THE VOICE is inspirational, so too the drama and the aftershockshe describes around that extraordinary Paris afternoon lastSaturday."After defeats against Scotland and Ireland," says Robert Howley,"weknew we were up against a mammoth task. Then suddenly we are 10-0ahead, thinking ...

Rugby Union: Leicester four caught in pay row Paul Ackford reveals why English rugby's unwieldy wage structure is threatening to undermine preparations for the World Cup

Mar 14, 1999; ... A DAMAGING pay wrangle looks set to hamper England's preparationsfor the World Cup. The dispute, involving Leicester players MartinJohnson, Neil Back, Richard Cockerill and Darren Garforth, is overwho pays their wages when they are on international duty. The argument has led to ...

Rugby Union: Ministry of defence ensures England are a smash hit Paul Ackford on the new weapon in Clive Woodward's armoury for the showdown with France at Twickenham

Mar 14, 1999; ... A TRUE story. Eight years ago England's forwards used to preparefor internationals by watching an American video entitled TheGreatest Hits. The tape was a compilation of the fearsomely violenttackles made by the huge men of the NFL. The favourite clip was when the legendary ...

Rugby Union: Logan confident of handling Ireland Alan Lorimer predicts a closer than expected finish to the Five Nations

Mar 14, 1999; ... FEW Irish fans will need reminding that Ireland have not won atMurrayfield since 1985 and indeed have not tasted victory againsttheScots at any ground since 1988 when, at Lansdowne Road, the men ingreen won 22-18. All of which, historically, will make Scotlandfavourites, even though ...

Rugby Union: Brewer's reality provides the motivation Rugby Focus

Mar 14, 1999; ... MOTIVATIONAL talks at West Hartlepool have become short andsimple, says player-coach Mike Brewer. "The players know if we'rerelegated there will be no professional rugby at West Hartlepoolnextseason. "When your job depends on winning and surviving, there's no needfor a ...

Rugby Union: Grayson cloud as Leicester march on

Mar 14, 1999; ... NORTHAMPTON15 LEICESTER22 LEICESTER may have laid one hand on the Allied Dunbar Premiershiptrophy with their injury-time victory over Northampton, butEngland'sprospects suffered a major blow. Paul Grayson, England'soutside-half against Ireland and the man whom Clive ...

Rugby Union: Catt so cool as Bath sink Richmond

Mar 14, 1999; ... Richmond23 Bath30 RICHMOND'S administrators, still wiping the blood from theguillotine, may be looking to write off debts as they search forwaysto put the club back on an even keel; England write off Bath's MikeCatt at their peril. With Paul Grayson out of contention as ...

Rugby Union: Bedford add to Scottish misery

Mar 14, 1999; ... London Scottish15 Bedford24 THE nightmare continues at London Scottish as the turmoil of anuncertain future off the pitch is translated to confusion on it.This was a match Scottish should have won, indeed needed to win tostretch the comfort gap from the relegation zone ...

Rugby Union: Sale revival stuns Saracens

Mar 14, 1999; ... Sale 32 Saracens 24 SALE have taken their time in recapturing the form which madethemso difficult to beat at Heywood Road. Without a win at home sinceDecember, they announced a return to normal service with a thrillingvictory in a fluid and fluctuating game, to deal Saracens' ...

Rugby Union: Vale survive as Neath stage determined fightback

Mar 14, 1999; ... Ebbw Vale25 Neath24 CONSIDERING all the talk has been of Cardiff and Swansea and thepossible return to the Welsh Premier Division of the rebel clubs,Ebbw Vale and Neath did their level best to prove there is stillplenty to sing about in the Welsh valleys. Not that it will ...

Soccer: `There was blood on the walls. What happened was extremely ruthless' Steve Curry reveals the truth behind the sacking of the Premier League chief

Mar 14, 1999; ... THE IRONY is that Peter Leaver should not even have been at themeeting where he was effectively sacked. The deposed chief executiveof the Premier League and deputy circuit judge was due to be wearinghis other hat, or rather his wig, last Monday afternoon. With no cases on his ...

Soccer: FA and Premier League braced for revolutionary merger Exclusive: Steve Curry reports on high-powered moves to revolutionise the way that English football is administered

Mar 14, 1999; ... THE vacuum created at the pinnacle of English football could befilled by appointing one chief executive to look after the FootballAssociation and the Premier League in an attempt to streamline thegame. An opportunity to overhaul the national sport presents itself inthe wake of ...

Soccer: Who wants to be a millionaire? Colin Malam talks to Alan Hansen about the riches on offer to today's players and wonders if the pressure is worth the pay

Mar 14, 1999; ... ALAN Hansen sidesteps the question as neatly as he used to outwitonrushing forwards when he was an elegant central defender forLiverpool and Scotland. But then, with the metaphorical ball at hisfeet, he uses it to good effect, as usual. "You'd have to ask theplayers what they think about ...

Soccer: Ronaldo offers hints of Inter's resistance Clive White in Milan sees Inter's Brazilian talisman warm up for Wednesday's tie with Manchester United

Mar 14, 1999; ... THE San Siro got the performance it had been waiting for from theBrazilian. The only trouble was, it was the wrong Brazilian. Asexpected, Ronaldo started for Internazionale in last night's derby againstAC Milan, but he found himself completely upstaged by his fellowcountryman, ...

Soccer: I've always known I'd be the best Patrick Barclay is granted a rare interview with the player who carries the nation's hopes

Mar 14, 1999; ... ON THE day he was officially unveiled as England's coach, KevinKeegan, true to form, made a haystack of optimistic remarks. Thiswas the needle: "When Michael Owen came on in the World Cup, thatchanged English football for me." The implication was clear. WithOwen at the sharp end, a ...

Soccer: Keegan must restore faith in Parlour Colin Malam believes the new coach will play it safe for the high- stakes European Championship qualifier against dangerous Poland

Mar 14, 1999; ... IT IS to be hoped that, on Thursday, Kevin Keegan will right oneof the wrongs done by Glenn Hoddle and restore Arsenal's Ray Parlourto the England squad. Parlour, said to have been left out ofHoddle's final 22 for the 1998 World Cup finals because he jokinglyasked faith healer Eileen ...

Soccer: Petit dismissal is a blot on the Arsenal horizon

Mar 14, 1999; ... Everton0 Arsenal2 BY THE finish, referee Uriah Rennie had evened up the numbersagain, adding the dismissal of Emmanuel Petit to Don Hutchison'searlier aberration, but he could do nothing about the disparity inclass. This was a comfortable victory for the champions who ...

Soccer: Cole puts United in perfect frame of mind for Milan test

Mar 14, 1999; ... NEWCASTLE1 MANCHESTER UTD2 ANDY COLE took his goals to Newcastle yesterday and buried thehome side's bright hopes of causing a major upset. Indeed, Newcastlehad reason to regret selling Cole to United - even for pounds 7million - four years ago as he struck twice to render ...

Soccer: Derby ram home uncomfortable message for Liverpool

Mar 14, 1999; ... Derby3 Liverpool2 DERBY County achieved their first double over Liverpool in 29seasons before a record Pride Park attendance of 32,913. But even Derby manager Jim Smith, who stills feels a warm tinglewhen he thinks back to their 2-1 victory atAnfield last November, would ...

Soccer: Adebola heads Blues' charge Nationwide League Burley praises his striking pair as the First Division top two march on with Birmingham and Bradford leading the pursuit

Mar 14, 1999; ... Birmingham4 West Brom0 BIRMINGHAM stepped up their attempt to win automatic promotion tothe Premiership by overpowering West Bromwich at St Andrew's. Two goals from Dele Adebola, who took his tally for the season to16, and strikes from Peter Ndlovu and Martin Grainger ...

Soccer: Reid points way for Sunderland

Mar 14, 1999; ... Grimsby0 Sunderland2 SUNDERLAND are turning victories out to order as they moveinexorably towards the Premiership prize they have looked likeclaiming all season. Since losing for only the third time in the League this season,inJanuary, they have reeled off seven wins and a ...

Soccer: Ipswich wagon keeps on rolling

Mar 14, 1999; ... Ipswich3 Huddersfield0 IPSWICH secured three more points at home to Huddersfield whowere, as manager Peter Jackson admitted, "beaten by a much betterside". Huddersfield's defence creaked from the outset, and after 13minutes David Johnson turned Craig Armstrong well from ...

Soccer: First-half flourish fells Norwich

Mar 14, 1999; ... Bradford4 Norwich1 BRADFORD kept up their promotion challenge with an emphatic winover Norwich at Valley Parade. Putting behind them a 1-0 home defeatagainst leaders Sunderland in midweek, they established a 4-0advantage at half-time with goals from Darren Moore, Peter ...

Soccer: Vialli concedes title chance is fading away

Mar 14, 1999; ... CHELSEA0 WEST HAM1 THREE days after Chelsea went out of the FA Cup, the effectsshowed as they lost at home in the League for the first time thisseason to a West Ham whose organisation - if not entertainment value- did Harry Redknapp credit. A bigger surprise, however, was ...

Soccer: Sherwood knocks in his golden opportunity

Mar 14, 1999; ... Tottenham1 Aston Villa0 TIM SHERWOOD, a footballer who plays the game economically buteffectively, showed that among the other attributes that attractedhim to Tottenham manager George Graham was his opportunism.Being in the right place at the right time is an art in itself ...

Soccer: Wilcox banishes spectre for positive Rovers

Mar 14, 1999; ... Coventry1 Blackburn1 BLACKBURN'S latest makeshift combination mustered sufficientcohesion, purpose and resilience to halt theirtumble towards the First Division.The spectre of relegation closed in on Blackburn when JohnAloisi's stunning goal, midway through the first half, ...

Soccer: Atkinson keeping Forest hopes alive

Mar 14, 1999; ... Wimbledon1 Nottm Forest3 NOTTINGHAM Forest gave notice that relegation may be far from aformality with an emphatic and deserved victory against Wimbledon.Manager Ron Atkinson may have left it late, with only nine games nowremaining, but his team showed a cohesion and spirit that ...

Soccer: Mendonca arrives late to save drowning Charlton

Mar 14, 1999; ... Leicester1 Charlton1 CLIVE MENDONCA'S dramatic last-minute equaliser once again raisesthe issue of whether Charlton can remain in the Premiership. AlanCurbishley's plucky side looked dead and buried after Neil Lennon'ssuperb goal and the late dismissal of midfielder Keith ...

Soccer: No hiding place as Wilson condemns Wednesday shirkers

Mar 14, 1999; ... Sheffield Wed0 Leeds2 DANNY WILSON has been worried about his defence for much of hisfirst season in charge of Wednesday after his popular leadership atBarnsley. But after yesterday's latest failure against Leeds (just two winsin the last 10 League games against their derby ...

Mandrake: No more children for me, says Imogen

Mar 14, 1999; ... THE delectable Imogen Stubbs, wife of the National Theatredirector, Trevor Nunn, has issued a timely Mother's Day edict. Shehas pledged to pack away her maternity wardrobe and stopprocreating,for good. "I'm not having any more children; two is quite enough," Imogentells me, ...

Mandrake: Cherie demand upsets the FO

Mar 14, 1999; ... CHERIE Blair is giving the Foreign Office a headache. She wantsto meet the Dalai Lama when the exiled Tibetan spiritual leadervisits Britain in May. She has expressed her keenness to be included in the Dalai'sprogramme (which includes tea with the Queen Mother) and he isequally ...

Mandrake: Winston at sea

Mar 14, 1999; ... BILL CLINTON'S next spate of bombing in the Middle East will bebolstered by the full might of Sir Winston Churchill. The memory of our illustrious forbear has been deployed by theUnited States navy, which is to name its latest guided missiledestroyer after him. The Sir ...

Mandrake: No takers yet

Mar 14, 1999; ... STILL no takers for the pounds 785,000 London home of PeterMandelson. Not surprising, says one potential buyer, who suggests toestate agents Marsh & Parsons that the place could be brightened byafew obvious ...

Mandrake: Battle shy

Mar 14, 1999; ... RUMOURS of a Cabinet reshuffle that would see Frank Dobson turfedout of the health ministry will by no means signal the suddenavailability of the bearded joker to run as an acceptable Labourcandidate for Mayor of London. At a recent dinner party, Mr ...

Mandrake: Changing gates

Mar 14, 1999; ... NEWS of a pounds 900,000 National Lottery grant to create newgates on Constitution Hill in memory of colonial war dead hasprompted Lord Snowdon to renew his call for a set of of neglectedVictorian gates in Hyde Park to be moved to a more prominentpositionin front of the Albert ...

Mandrake: Smokers' den

Mar 14, 1999; ... WITH a disdainful flick of their cigarettes, stalwarts of the pro-nicotine lobby evacuated themselves to France to avoid National NoSmoking Day last Wednesday. Led by their chairman, Lord Harris ofHigh Cross, members of Forest, the Freedom Organisation for theRightto Enjoy Smoking ...