Simon Evans

There is something both admirable and tragic about the way in which Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre is ending his NFL career and on Thursday we should get a clue to whether we are to witness one last year of fine passing and success for Favre and his Vikings or hobbling and interceptions from a […]

MIAMI (Reuters) – The last time the New Orleans Saints played at their home venue, the Louisiana Superdome, they won the NFC championship after battering and bruising Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. On Thursday, the Super Bowl champions return to action and, in the perfect piece of scriptwriting from the league’s schedule-makers, they face a venge […]

MIAMI (Reuters) – The hard road to the Super Bowl starts on Thursday with the established NFL powers facing challenges from old foes and some fresher faces looking to get their hands on the Vince Lombardi trophy. The 16-game regular season kicks off with a mouthwatering clash — the defending champions, the New Orleans Saints, in […]

MIAMI (Reuters) – They became the new ‘America’s team’, winning hearts by taking a city devastated by Hurricane Katrina to Super Bowl glory, but the New Orleans Saints know just how tough a repeat performance is in the NFL. The team coached by Sean Payton and led on the field by quarterback Drew Brees beat the […]

MIAMI (Reuters) – United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati refused on Tuesday to confirm whether he had talked to any other coaches before signing up incumbent Bob Bradley to four more years in the role. Bradley, who had been linked with the Fulham and Aston Villa vacancies in England’s Premier League, inked the new deal […]

MIAMI, Aug 31 (Reuters) – United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati refused on Tuesday to confirm whether he had talked to any other coaches before signing up incumbent Bob Bradley to four more years in the role. Bradley, who had been linked with the Fulham and Aston Villa vacancies in England’s Premier League, inked the new deal on Monday […]