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Red Bull chief’s warning sounds ominous for Kvyat after Russian’s run-in with Vettel May 2, 2016 Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat is this week set to hold talks over his future at the team after causing what the outfit’s bosses called “a day of disaster” at the Russian Grand Prix. Kvyat, 22, infuriated Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel by shunting him out of Sunday’s race on the first lap in an incident [...]
Retired England batsman James Taylor feared he was about to die May 2, 2016 Retired England batsman James Taylor admits he feared his life was on the line when a previously undetected heart condition reared its head and prompted a brush with death. Taylor was forced to retire from cricket last month aged just 26 after being diagnosed with a condition known as Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC). The [...]
Leicester star wins player of the year award – but this time it’s not Riyad Mahrez May 2, 2016 Leicester and England striker Jamie Vardy has been rewarded for a record-breaking watershed campaign by being named Player of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA). Vardy scooped 36 per cent of votes to beat Riyad Mahrez, who last week claimed the equivalent award from the Professional Footballers’ Association, and N’Golo Kante in an all-Leicester [...]
Euro 2016 and Rio Olympics set to pump at least £3bn back into UK economy May 1, 2016 Britain can expect a significant financial boost from a summer of sport featuring the Olympics and Euro 2016 according to economists’ estimates. Food, drink, retail and betting businesses are all expected to benefit from a surge in consumer spending this summer as the public cheers on Team GB in Rio de Janeiro and the England, [...]
Arsene Wenger: Banks demanded I sign a five-year deal with Arsenal for Emirates Stadium construction loans April 30, 2016 Arsene Wenger has claimed banks "demanded" he stay at Arsenal when they loaned the club the funds to build the Emirates Stadium. The under-fire manager said that he turned down approaches from a number of other clubs during the period as Arsenal moved out of Highbury and into their new 60,000-capacity home. Arsenal received loans from [...]
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino set to sign new contract keeping him at club until 2021 April 29, 2016 Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he has made a verbal agreement with the club that he will stay for a further two years beyond his existing contract to 2021. The Argentine boss has impressed in his first two years at Spurs and looks set to guide them to their best Premier League finish [...]
No, Arsene, Arsenal aren’t champions away from home — you’d still be fighting for top four April 29, 2016 According to Arsene Wenger, Arsenal are the best away team in the Premier League. In an extraordinary press conference in which the Gunners boss took aim at former players and members of the media, Wenger also argued that "we have to realise that away from home we are championship winners". The Frenchman explained: "We lost [...]
Leicester City: Former Economist editor set to miss out on £100,000 after forgetting to place annual bet on Foxes to win the Premier League April 29, 2016 For 20 years, former Economist editor and current boss of Bloomberg News John Micklethwait placed a throwaway £20 bet on Leicester to win the league at the beginning of every season. Leicester are just one win away from winning the Premier League but unfortunately for Micklethwait, last summer was also the first time in two decades [...]
Leicester City: Claudio Ranieri will receive huge seven-figure bonus for winning the Premier League April 29, 2016 From 5,000/1 rank outsiders to Premier League champions in waiting — Leicester City’s transformation under Claudio Ranieri couldn’t be much more drastic. And the Italian manager, who took over last summer, will be rewarded handsomely should he guide the Foxes to a historic league title that is now just one win from their grasp. Leicester [...]
Villarreal 1, Liverpool 0: Klopp fumes at dozy Reds defending but shrugs off overall significance of stoppage-time goal April 29, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp refused to hide his irritation at conceding a last-gasp winner but shrugged off the overall significance of Villarreal’s stoppage-time strike in last night’s Europa League semi-final first leg. A tactical contest appeared to be meandering towards a goalless draw until dozy defending allowed former Manchester City youngster Denis Suarez to evade [...]