http://www.wikio.com/search=Wembley Wikio - Wembley http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69476681 LEE RADFORD knows his way around a boxing ring - and he is up for a fight. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:56:56 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69476681 2008-08-29T23:56:56Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69474940 Richard Agar is hoping for a repeat of his father Allan's upset victory in the Challenge Cup final 25 years ago, he tells Andy Wilson Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:13:51 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69474940 2008-08-29T23:13:51Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69474941 The fitness of Hull's Adam Dykes remains a question mark ahead of the Challenge Cup final Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:13:50 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69474941 2008-08-29T23:13:50Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69472819 The Hull coach, Richard Agar, is ready to take one calculated risk but perhaps not two as he tries to defy the odds and win the Challenge Cup today. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69472819 2008-08-29T23:00:01Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69472823 Even for someone with the robust self belief of Paul Sculthorpe, it came as sweet music to hear his coach say that he will definitely play at Wembley today. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:00:01 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69472823 2008-08-29T23:00:01Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69469227 Classic Times Fantasy Football is back. We got two great games for you to play and £100K to be won Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:16:04 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69469227 2008-08-29T22:16:04Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69469223 Today’s Carnegie Challenge Cup final could well be the last occasion that Keiron Cunningham, Paul Sculthorpe and Sean Long, the inspirational spine running through the St Helens side during a decade of almost uninterrupted triumph, line up together on the big stage. “They’ve been awesome,” James Graham, part of a new Saints generation, said. “If we win, I’m pretty sure it’ll be down to those three. You look down the line at those guys and you know you’re going to bust your backside for them.” It is fairly safe to assume that, in a few years’ time, people will be saying something similar about Graham, if not already. The 22-year-old Liverpudlian prop, with the carrot-top hair and fanatical work ethic, has not only set the benchmark for St Helens in an injury-plagued front row, often forced to do full 80-minute stints this year, he has mounted a compelling case among his fellow professionals for the sport’s annual Man of Steel prize. He has been consistently outstanding in a team now rivalling Wigan’s one-time cup dominance. During a 12-year span from 1984 to 1995, Wigan lifted the trophy on nine occasions. St Helens have won it six times in the past dozen years and Graham admitted that he would be lying if he said that Wigan’s record was not a motivating factor against Hull and for a third consecutive cup success. “I’m not sure what it was like at Wigan in their heyday, but at this club it’s drilled into you that second best isn’t good enough,” he said. “You’ve got to be a winner, you’ve got to go out wanting to win every time. If you don’t want those things, it’s simple: you don’t get picked. “As much as I want to win, though, I look at the years Wigan won the cup eight times on the spin and can’t see anyone coming close to that. It’s more of a level playing field now in the full-time era, but St Helens’s success over a similar period is pretty remarkable. It shows what a great side St Helens are and it boils down to people like Scully, Longy and Keiron, because they’ve bled themselves dry bringing that success. I wouldn’t want to be the person who lets them down.” Graham’s memories of his first visit to Wembley in 1996 - the beginning of Saints’ cup era – were revived for him recently watching ESPN sporting classics. “Bobbie Goulding’s bombs raining down on Bradford and there was Keiron doing his stuff even them,” he said. “It’s almost weird seeing him play that long ago. I was 10. We’re all hoping he’ll go around another year – he’s definitely got a couple more medals in him – because it’s a privilege playing alongside such a legend.” Football was Graham’s childhood passion growing up in Maghull in Liverpool as an Everton supporter. Few Scousers cross over to rugby league but his father, John, from league country in Cumbria, dragged his seven-year-old to a training session at St Helens Crusaders after spotting a poster in a newsagent’s on his way to see the 1993 final. Four years later, Graham scored a try for St Helens Schools in the 1997 final curtain-raiser alongside James Roby, his future St Helens and England teammate. “We tore up half the pitch for souvenirs,” he said. As well as leading from the front, Graham’s qualities as a captain were earmarked early – he guided England Under18 to a rare series victory in Sydney against the Australian Institute of Sport. He made his St Helens debut at 18 and was quickly marked for stardom by Daniel Anderson, the coach. He might not look so foreboding at 6ft 1in and 16st 10lb, but his aggression, strength, balance, speed and defensive technique are those of a shuddering front-row colossus. The World Cup in Australia is on his agenda after a potential cup and league double last achieved by St Helens in 2006, but which proved bittersweet for Graham. A hand injury in the subsequent celebrations meant that he missed Great Britain’s Tri-Nations tour. “I’ve pretty much put that one to bed,” he said. “Hopefully in 20 years I’ll be able to laugh about it. If I starting thinking about the World Cup now, I’ll lose my concentration for Saints. I’m just thinking, ‘Hull, Wembley and winning.’ ” Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:16:03 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69469223 2008-08-29T22:16:03Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69464686 It was just a few short months ago, May 17th to be exact, that Portsmouth claimed their first FA Cup since 1939. Well now the whole journey kicks off again. I missed the Extra Preliminary Round (there were 203 fixtures so I am not going to recap!) but I’m jumping in now at the Preliminary [...] Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:18:33 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69464686 2008-08-29T20:18:33Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69465833 The larger than life bronze statue taking shape to immortalise St Helens captain Keiron Cunningham may be just a little too large for his liking. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:40:42 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69465833 2008-08-29T18:40:42Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69448639 We have a pair of tickets to Soccer Aid 2008 on Sunday 7th September at Wembley Stadium. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:11:36 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69448639 2008-08-29T15:11:36Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69432013 Hull coach Richard Agar insists his underdog team can bite back at Wembley Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:00:09 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69432013 2008-08-29T15:00:09Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69425213 Jose Mourinho might be the new manager at Inter, but that hasn't stopped him from continually talking about his former club in a good or bad light. His most recent comments would surely be categorized in the 'bad light' section. Mourinho said: "If there is a moment in my career ... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:57:51 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69425213 2008-08-29T14:57:51Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69413224 St Helens captain Keiron Cunningham is determined to win a hat-trick of Challenge Cup titles. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:44:28 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69413224 2008-08-29T13:44:28Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69413219 Hull skipper Lee Radford says the club's run to Wembley has saved a season that reached a low with the sacking of coach Peter Sharp. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:44:28 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69413219 2008-08-29T13:44:28Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69411920 DO NOT be surprised to see Shaun McRae sitting on a fence outside Wembley on Saturday. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:26:39 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69411920 2008-08-29T13:26:39Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69403347 Only one team appeared at Wembley for the traditional walkabout before the Challenge Cup final, writes Andy Wilson Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:52:18 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69403347 2008-08-29T11:52:18Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69396825 Danny Guthrie has settled straight into the United midfield and England Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce told The Chronicle at Coventry on Tuesday night that Guthrie is very much in his sights. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:09:06 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69396825 2008-08-29T11:09:06Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69406097 Arsenal face a Champions League group that will test their players and resources, but shareholder Danny Fiszman suggested the manager has large funds available to him. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:02:01 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69406097 2008-08-29T11:02:01Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69398292 OSCAR DE LA HOYA could bring the curtain down on his career by fighting Ricky Hatton Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:50:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69398292 2008-08-29T10:50:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69394973 St Helens captain hopes he can lead side past Hull in Carnegie Challenge Cup final at Wembley. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:25:45 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Wembley?rinfoid=69394973 2008-08-29T10:25:45Z