Arsene Wenger on doping in football: Arsenal boss continues crusade against performance enhancing drugs by calling for a stronger response in football January 15, 2016 Arsene Wenger believes football's authorities may finally be starting to take a stronger stance against doping, after he has made repeated calls for the issue to be taken more seriously. The Arsenal boss expressed his hope that Fifa and Uefa will do more to ensure football does not suffer from the kind of doping scandal [...]
Cardiff City handed transfer ban for FFP breach, ending hopes of deal for Charlton striker Tony Watt January 15, 2016 Cardiff City have been placed under a transfer embargo the Football League for breaching its financial fair play (FFP) regulation – scotching hopes of signing striker Tony Watt on a permanent deal. The club says it is "extremely disappointed" in the Football League's decision, which bans them from buying players for the remainder of the transfer window, [...]
IAAF corruption probe: London 2017 World Athletics Championships bidding faces police investigation January 15, 2016 The bidding process that awarded next year's World Athletics Championships to London will be investigated by French prosecutors following the World Anti-Doping Agency's (Wada) latest bombshell report that suggested corruption was embedded in the sport. Those behind Wada's report passed on evidence of potential criminality relating to the awarding of two events and suggested that [...]
Finn deserves similar billing to Anderson and Broad, says England bowling coach Gibson January 14, 2016 England bowling coach Ottis Gibson believes seamer Steven Finn deserves a similar billing to esteemed new-ball duo James Anderson and Stuart Broad after propelling the tourists to a position of strength against South Africa in Johannesburg yesterday. Middlesex’s Finn was the pick of the England bowlers on day one of the third Test, claiming 2-50, [...]
Football betting: Arsenal face testing trip to bogey team Stoke January 14, 2016 Arsene Wenger’s least favourite trip of the season is on Sunday, as his Arsenal side travel to Stoke. The Gunners haven’t won in their last five attempts at the Britannia and, given Stoke’s recent good form, Wenger could be in for another tough afternoon. Mark Hughes’s men will be fired up to add another scalp [...]
Football betting: Back the draw when Liverpool meet Manchester United in clash of Premier League’s most inconsistent teams January 14, 2016 No two teams embody this unpredictable Premier League season like Liverpool and Manchester United. Liverpool have had eye-catching wins over Manchester City and Chelsea yet desperate defeats against Watford and Newcastle. United topped the table twice in the early stages of the season after a promising start but they have fallen away badly in recent [...]
Huntingdon and Warwick racing betting: Ubak ready for novices’ chase January 14, 2016 HUNTINGDON stages a fair card on Friday afternoon where the highlight is the Chatteris Fen Juvenile Hurdle. Sceau Royal is going to be very hard to beat, but will be priced accordingly, so I’ll focus on the novices’ limited handicap chase instead (3.20pm). This is a competitive little field, with the likes of Three Faces [...]
Warwick racing betting: Foxbridge and Russe Blanc suited to slog January 14, 2016 This weekend is one of the lower key ones of the National Hunt season; it will be even more so if Warwick is beaten by the weather on Saturday. Rain has been the big threat over the past couple of weeks. Chepstow just escaped last Saturday, but it’s now frost that is the big worry. If we [...]
David Haye v Mark De Mori: Can British boxer buck the trend of history with a successful comeback career? January 14, 2016 Former world heavyweight champion David Haye will have to buck the trend of history if the next chapter of his career is to be as successful as the first. The British boxer takes on Australian Mark De Mori in his first fight for almost four years on Saturday night and is confident of a successful [...]
Doping scandal: Seb Coe’s IAAF council must have known about extent of cheating, new WADA report claims January 14, 2016 The International Associations of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has been accused of being aware of doping in its sport in another bombshell report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). In the second part of its report into the doping scandal currently engulfing athletics Wada claims that "corruption was imbedded" at the IAAF and argues its ruling council [...]