US urges Switzerland to extradite arrested Fifa officials suspected of bribery July 2, 2015 The US has formally requested Switzerland extradites seven Fifa officials arrested in May on suspicion of taking bribes worth over $100m (£64.4m). Read more: Fifa slam Nobel Peace Centre in handshake row Formal extradition requests have been submitted by US embassy to Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice (FoJ) who will make a ruling on whether or [...]
Heather Watson: I can stop Serena Williams at Wimbledon July 1, 2015 British No1 Heather Watson has vowed to learn from previous failed auditions against seeded players at Wimbledon when she bids to thwart world No1 Serena Williams’s charge towards a calendar grand slam in the third round. Read more: Fightback fires Heather Watson towards Serena meeting Watson dispatched former world No5 and Australian Open semi-finalist [...]
We’ll fight fire with fire in Ashes, England boss Trevor Bayliss tells Aussies July 1, 2015 England coach Trevor Bayliss has taken a flame to the unusually conciliatory tone of this summer’s Ashes build-up and urged his new charges to carry the fight to Australia. Read more: Tremlett – Bayliss factor already apparent and worlds away from last Ashes So refreshing was the goodwill fostered by last month’s Test [...]
West Ham put academy boss in charge for return to Euro action July 1, 2015 West Ham are set to field a second-string side for tonight’s Europa League match against FC Lusitans, with even new manager Slaven Bilic absent from the bench for the visit of the Andorran part-timers. Read more: Bilic wants to take West Ham to the Champions League The Hammers plan to give first-team debuts [...]
Great North Run creator Brendan Foster on his London race July 1, 2015 When we were runners, people used to laugh at you and shout at you in the streets and stuff,” chuckles Brendan Foster. “In a hotel you’d walk out the back door rather than the front to go for a run. People didn’t do it.” Decades later, it seems fair to say he has had the [...]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho’s pride at Petr Cech transfer July 1, 2015 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed his pride at the club’s decision to grant long-serving goalkeeper Petr Cech a transfer to rivals Arsenal. Read more: Why signing Cech marks a departure for Arsenal Cech completed a £10m switch from west to north London this week after Blues owner Roman Abramovich prioritised rewarding the player’s [...]
Dani Osvaldo sacked by Southampton July 1, 2015 Southampton have terminated the contract of their club record signing Dani Osvaldo, who cost £15m and made just 13 appearances for the Premier League club. Read more: The Saints go marching on to profitability The Argentina-born Italy forward has been released two years before the end of his deal, having spent much of his [...]
Cricket Comment: Bayliss factor already apparent and worlds away from last Ashes July 1, 2015 Head coach Trevor Bayliss may only have started work with the England team last week but he will already have had a massive influence and that will only gather momentum during the Ashes series this summer. Read more: Root is now a master of all trades As I touched on in a previous column, [...]
England outcast Kevin Pietersen tips Australia to win Ashes July 1, 2015 England outcast Kevin Pietersen has tipped Australia to win the Ashes and warned that the hosts will be “in trouble” if key men flop. Read more: Bayliss factor already apparent and worlds away from last Ashes Battle begins at Cardiff on Wednesday and Pietersen, whose bid for a sensational recall more than a year [...]
Ashes 2015: Runs for Mitchell Marsh, Ryan Harris injured in Australia warm-up July 1, 2015 Australia's batsman enjoyed a run-laden opening day to their final Ashes warm-up clash with Essex at Chelmsford yesterday as form and injury posed selection dilemmas in equal measure. Read more: Australia top order fires in Ashes warm up All-rounder Mitchell Marsh boosted his chances ahead of Wednesday’s first Test by smashing an unbeaten 136 [...]