MEANDRE repaid the faith of trainer Andre Fabre as he thwarted the front-running Seville to land the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp last night.

IT’S mid-September, and the shackles remain in place. Did I say shackles? Try concrete overcoat.

OVER the past couple of days, it’s been hard to avoid those doleful images of Tony Mowbray, head in hands while the rain sheeted down, barely able to watch as mighty St Mirren ran riot against his battered Bhoys.

Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given has signed a new five-year contract to keep him at St James’ Park until 2011.