Monitise triumph in O2 Rugby challenge May 19, 2014 HAVING ex-rugby player Alastair Lukies as your founder and counting ex-pros such as Matt Perry as employees makes for a formidable corporate rugby team, as Monitise proved by winning the O2 Touch Rugby challenge at Twickenham last week. They beat the likes of City of London Police and Santander to take the title. The winning [...]
Three more years for Wenger May 18, 2014 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger is set to sign a new three-year contract this week that will extend his reign in north London to 21 years. The 64-year-old, who joined the Gunners from Nagoya Grampus in October 1996, is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal, with his current contract expiring next month. [...]
Victorious Gunners aim to fill up trophy cabinet May 18, 2014 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger and his players believe their victory in the weekend’s FA Cup final can drive the north Londoners onto further glory, having ended their nine-year wait for a trophy. Addressing thousands of celebrating fans during the club’s victory parade in Islington yesterday, Wenger said this was the most important of his joint-record [...]
Sarries over semi-final stumbles May 18, 2014 SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall feels his players have banished the demons of their recent past after staying in contention for a European and domestic double. Having lost their last two Aviva Premiership semi-finals, Sarries successfully cleared the same hurdle on Saturday by beating Harlequins 31-17, recovering from a 17-11 half-time deficit thanks to [...]
Sport Comment: Cup final thriller proves there is life in the old competition yet May 18, 2014 SOMETIMES it is good to be wrong. Having convinced myself on Saturday morning that this year’s FA Cup final had all the must-see elements of a McBusted concert, I planned a football-free TV day which involved possibly getting home from a long journey in time for the last five minutes to see the trophy lifted, [...]
Wiggins remains doubt for Tour de France despite California win May 18, 2014 OLYMPIC champion Sir Bradley Wiggins blasted away fears his form is not strong enough to race in the Tour de France by closing out victory in the Tour of California last night, though refused to confirm whether he would be prepared to play second fiddle to champion Chris Froome. Wiggins won his first race for [...]
Goode delivers late sting as Wasps close in on Euro spot May 18, 2014 LONDON Wasps director of rugby Dai Young admitted his frustration at failing to build more than a one-point lead against Stade Francais yesterday as they chase a place in next season’s inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup. Wasps, who finished seventh in the Aviva Premiership table, recovered from shipping a season high 74 points in defeat [...]
Lampard lands World Cup role May 18, 2014 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has described midfielder Frank Lampard as the natural choice to be his World Cup vice-captain. Should Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard become unavailable once the tournament kicks off on 13 June, Lampard will wear the armband, as he has done six times before in 103 England appearances. And Hodgson feels there is no [...]
Sherwood keen on quick return to management with Brighton May 18, 2014 SACKED Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood has revealed he is eyeing a swift return to management and would consider any vacancy. The 45-year-old left White Hart Lane last week after just five months at the helm, but has already been touted as the future boss of this season’s beaten Championship play-off semi-finalists Brighton. Sherwood, who won [...]
Watson roars back into top 100 May 18, 2014 TENNIS: Britain’s Heather Watson returns to the world’s top 100 today after beating Anna Schmiedlova 7-6, 6-0 in the Prague Open final. Serena Williams and world No2 Novak Djokovic won respective Italian Open titles.