Rugby League: Lynx turn down bid for Jones

Wigan Warriors have had a reported pounds 20,000 bid for the promising Lancashire Lynx stand-off Phil Jones turned down by the Northern Ford Premiership club, writes Dave Hadfield. Meanwhile, Fifa are to introduce random out-of-competition drug testing at an as yet unspecified date. South African officials will step up their efforts in the next few weeks to persuade the other countries to stand down, but if they fail, South Africa runs the risk of a damaging split vote in March next year when the 2006 venue is decided. With only six weeks to go before the interim deadline for firm commitments to be made to Fifa by prospective candidates, South Africa’s rivals have failed to bow to pressure to unite behind a sole African bid. Football: Africa risk a split World Cup vote

South Africa’s chances of staging the 2006 World Cup are coming under increasing threat because of the refusal of Africa’s four other candidates – Egypt, Morocco, Ghana and Nigeria – to withdraw from the running, writes Matthew Joseph.

“If he’s five clear you can’t really see anybody catching him,” said Webster “I just hope it blows a gale. Everybody is making birdies with the course and weather like this but I’m pretty good in the wind He’s had a couple of eagles today I just hope it might be my turn next.”. But Webster said it would take a major collapse by Jimenez to give anyone a chance of catching the Spaniard, who scorched round in a new course record of 62, 10 under par, for a 19-under total and a five-shot lead. Golf: Webster left chasing shadows

England’s Steve Webster was left praying for a miracle to prevent the local favourite Miguel Angel Jimenez from successfully defending his Turespana Masters title in Malaga yesterday. Webster, from Nuneaton, fired a superb third-round 67 for a 14-under-par total of 202 and a four-way tie for second place alongside the Per-Ulrik Johansson, of Sweden, France’s Marc Farry and the Spaniard Ignacio Garrido.

If this is showing on 12 March, Frank better not be watching this because he’ll be out on 13 March.”. “So unless Lennox Lewis tells me I am out of work then I am still the manager.” In the interview, Eliades, speaking in the presence of Lewis’ brother Dennis, said: “Don’t even start about Frank Maloney He’s out, he’s out. “It’s come from Panos Eliades and not Lennox Lewis,” said Maloney in a radio interview last night. It is believed the disagreement relates to Maloney’s dealings with the American promoter Don King.