Results tagged “Cardiff”

ff-Jun25-Cook1.jpg"It's going to be a hell of a battle and one England are very much looking forward to."

England batsman Alastair Cook is relishing the chance of getting stuck into Australia next month, and he cannot wait for the talking to stop and the Ashes action to begin.

Charlton 2 Cardiff City 2

By Rob Virtue on April 22, 2009 9:10 AM |

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Charlton lost a 2-0 lead for the second game in a row as Cardiff came back from the dead on Tuesday night.

The Welsh promotion hopefuls struck in the last minute to leave the south Londoners bemoaning a fourth consecutive draw.

Charlton v Cardiff

By Rob Virtue on April 21, 2009 5:47 PM |

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Charlton may be relegated but the season continues with the club taking on promotion hunting Cardiff City on Tuesday night.

The Welsh side head to The Valley fresh from a 6-0 mauling by Preston North End and the Addicks will be keen to compound that and salvage some south London pride.

CharltonGround125.jpgCharlton's Championship fixture against Cardiff City has been postponed.


Saturday's match was called off after referee Andy D'Urso carried out a pitch inspection at The Valley just before midday today.

Preview: Cardiff v Charlton

By Rob Virtue on October 16, 2008 5:56 PM |

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CHARLTON'S preparations for Saturday's match at Cardiff have been disrupted by an injury to Zheng Zhi.

In a week dominated by talk of a potential takeover from Dubai Investors, on the pitch the Addicks were dealt a blow when it was confirmed Zizi out for between two to three months with an ankle injury.

Manager Alan Pardew said: "Prior to the Ipswich game he was moaning a little bit about his foot which we think was just a bang he got in training from a tackle, an innocuous challenge.

"But following a scan we realised there was an underlying problem which we had to operate on this week, so we've lost a key player there."

Betbrokers' Nigel Seeley - The Wizard of Odds - gives Wharfers the lowdown on where to place their bets this week.

He who dares wins? Famous words from Del-Boy, but unfortunately we ended up looking “right plonkers� with a total loss of £50 last weekend.

With two major football finals this week we can get our figure up again, but we start with cricket where England face New Zealand in the first test at Lord’s on Thursday.

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