Premier League: Chelsea boss loses faith in love stories after Lampard heartbreak September 21, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 1 CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho praised Frank Lampard as a “super professional” despite the Blues’ record goalscorer returning to haunt them at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. Mourinho’s men appeared on track to claim three crucial points against the reigning champions, Andre Schurrle having found the net shortly after Pablo Zabaleta was [...]
Premier League: Sluggish Spurs anger Pochettino as Baggies grab all three points September 21, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 WEST BROM 1 SPURS boss Mauricio Pochettino was left furious by his team’s drab performance yesterday, as the north Londoners failed to win for the third Premier League game in a row. Playing against a West Brom side that started the day at the foot of the table, Spurs failed to register [...]
Luiten claims the Wales Open September 21, 2014 DUTCHMAN Joost Luiten claimed yesterday’s Wales Open at Celtic Manor, the final competition on British soil ahead of this weekend’s hotly-anticipated Ryder Cup. Luiten had to battle hard to finish on 14 under par, narrowly overcoming the challenges of England’s Tommy Fleetwood and Ireland’s Shane Lowry, who both finished on 13 under par. The biggest [...]
Hamilton leads title race yet insists he will keep attacking September 21, 2014 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton says he still feels like he’s playing catch-up in the Formula One title race, despite yesterday’s victory in the Singapore Grand Prix propelling him to the top of the world rankings. Hamilton’s team-mate and closest rival, Nico Rosberg, suffered a car failure, his Mercedes sitting immobile on the starting grid while the [...]
Premier League: Van Gaal lashes out over sloppy Reds’ latest flop September 21, 2014 LEICESTER CITY 5 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal was left bemoaning his side’s tactical naivety again yesterday after they fell to a third defeat from their opening six games of the season. A scintillating attacking start saw goals from Robin van Persie and Angel Di Maria put United 2-1 up at [...]
Premier League: Warnock hails battling Palace after Eagles finally take flight September 21, 2014 EVERTON 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 3 CRYSTAL Palace manager Neil Warnock says his team’s morale will be boosted by yesterday’s hard-fought win at Goodison Park. The south Londoners recorded their first Premier League victory of the season despite falling behind early on when Romelu Lukaku fired home. Mile Jedinak’s penalty levelled the scores before Fraizer Campbell [...]
Pellegrini tells Blues: You play like a small club September 21, 2014 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini reignited his war of words with Jose Mourinho last night by accusing Chelsea of deploying negative tactics. “I think we played during 90 minutes against a small team trying to defend, trying to keep 10 players in front of their goal,” Pellegrini said, following the 1-1 draw between the sides. [...]
Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One Singapore Grand Prix 2014: What are the odds on a drivers championship victory? September 21, 2014 After Lewis Hamilton battled his way to victory in the Singapore Grand Prix, what are the odds on his winning the Formula One Crown? The Briton won his seventh race of the season and, with five races left, has ground out a three point lead over his closest rival and teammate, Nico Rosberg. There are [...]
Europa League: Spurs fury at racist banner September 18, 2014 PARTIZAN BELGRADE 0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 PARTIZAN Belgrade could face Uefa sanctions after Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino last night condemned a banner with an anti-Semitic message displayed by home fans during the Europa League Group C tie. In a game of few chances, Spurs went closest to nabbing the points inside 60 seconds but Harry [...]
Everton win big on Europa return September 18, 2014 EVERTON boss Roberto Martinez felt his team were rewarded for embracing their participation in the Europa League last night with a 4-1 win over Wolfsburg. A packed Goodison Park enjoyed a first European encounter in five years as an own goal from Ricardo Rodriguez, plus a Seamus Coleman strike, Leighton Baines’ penalty and Kevin Mirallas [...]