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Murray facing more O2 woe after Nishikori lands early blow to Brit November 9, 2014 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray admits he faces an uphill battle to reach the semi-finals after starting his ATP World Tour Finals campaign with an underwhelming straight-sets defeat to Japan’s Kei Nishikori in London yesterday. After playing 23 matches and winning three titles during a six-week period to secure his place at the O2 Arena, the 28-year-old [...]
Football Comment: All is not well on both sides of north London November 9, 2014 ONLY three points separate Arsenal and Tottenham in this topsy-turvy Premier League table but while the Gunners are sixth, Spurs languish in 12th – and that puts them in a very different bracket psychologically. Arsene Wenger’s men had another off-day in losing at Swansea yesterday and, with Chelsea already 12 points away at the top [...]
Rosberg cuts Hamilton advantage in Brazil November 9, 2014 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton cursed a damaging mid-race spin after team-mate and world championship rival Nico Rosberg won the Brazilian Grand Prix to set up a gripping title decider in Abu Dhabi. Rosberg held off Hamilton in a tooth-and-nail battle at Interlagos yesterday to halt his Mercedes colleague’s five-race winning streak and trim his advantage in [...]
Premier League: Pochettino feels heat after Spurs lose third in four November 9, 2014 AT WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 STOKE CITY 2 TOTTENHAM boss Maurico Pochettino admits results need to improve fast otherwise question marks will be raised over his White Hart Lane tenure after 10-man Spurs slipped to defeat against Stoke yesterday. Bojan Krkic and Jonathan Walters ensured the Potters held a commanding half-time lead before [...]
Magpies extend winning streak November 9, 2014 NEWCASTLE won 2-0 at West Brom yesterday to record their fourth straight Premier League win and climb to eighth in the table. Striker Ayoze Perez’s backheeled finish and defender Fabricio Coloccini’s full-blooded header, both from Daryl Janmaat deliveries, earned the Magpies’ fifth consecutive victory in all competitions. Everton defender Leighton Baines converted a penalty as [...]
England must learn to be more clinical, admits coach Lancaster November 9, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has urged his team to sharpen their killer instinct after New Zealand gave them a lesson in ruthlessness on Saturday at Twickenham. The home side led 14-11 at half-time but were unable to close out the game, as the All Blacks roared back to win 24-21 despite having hooker Dane [...]
Burrell ruled out of Springboks clash November 9, 2014 ENGLAND centre Luther Burrell has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash with South Africa at Twickenham after failing to recover from the hand injury which denied him a place in Stuart Lancaster’s squad against world champions New Zealand at the weekend. Second row Courtney Lawes is a major doubt to face the Springboks after suffering [...]
Romo overcomes injury doubt to lead Cowboys to London joy November 9, 2014 REJUVENATED quarterback Tony Romo overcame a back injury which had threatened his participation to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 31-17 victory over Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium last night. In the last of three regular-season NFL games being staged this year in the capital, Romo threw a touchdown pass to tight end Jason Witten [...]
Bunker eagled helps Watson to land title after McDowell fades November 9, 2014 MASTERS winner Bubba Watson toasted a miraculous eagle from a bunker after landing his third title of the season in dramatic fashion at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai yesterday. Watson beat South Africa’s Tim Clark at the first hole of a play-off, but only after holing a heroic three from the sand at the par-five [...]
Lancaster: Bath star is ready to Roko All Blacks November 6, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster insists Bath’s Semesa Rokoduguni is ready to make an impression against world champions New Zealand at Twickenham tomorrow after handing the uncapped wing his international debut. Lancaster has named Fiji-born Rokoduguni, a serving soldier in the British Army who has seen action in Afghanistan, in the right-wing slot for England’s [...]