Bold Lancaster hands England debuts to Burrell and Nowell January 30, 2014 ENGLAND rugby coach Stuart Lancaster insists the door remains ajar for axed duo Chris Ashton and Ben Youngs despite showing his disregard for reputation by naming an experimental team for tomorrow’s Six Nations opener in France. Young Exeter wing Jack Nowell and Northampton centre Luther Burrell are set for debuts, Gloucester’s Jonny May is poised [...]
Rugby Comment: Talented France at most dangerous at home January 30, 2014 LAST year we did well in the Six Nations right up until the last game in Wales and we’re all focused on going one better this time. We want to get off to a good start against France in Paris tomorrow and after that we’ll see what happens. France finished with the wooden spoon last [...]
Kvist makes Fulham move January 30, 2014 DENMARK midfielder William Kvist, 28, yesterday admitted the lure of playing in the Premier League was the motivation behind his loan move to Fulham from Stuttgart until the end of the season. Kvist said: “This [playing in the Premier League] is the biggest challenge you could get as a footballer. This is the motherland of [...]
Sixth signing for West Ham January 30, 2014 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce has completed his sixth signing of the January transfer window after midfielder Abdul Razak signed a short-term contract yesterday. The Ivory Coast international made five Premier League appearances for Manchester City before joining Anzhi Makhachkala last summer. Razak made his last appearance for the cash-strapped Russian club in a 4-1 [...]
Palace close in on Ince loan January 30, 2014 CRYSTAL Palace hope to finalise a loan move for Blackpool winger Tom Ince before tonight’s 11pm deadline. The England Under-21 international has attracted the attention of Swansea, Hull and Sunderland this month, but Palace look set to win the race for his signature. Ince, whose contract expires this summer, has scored 33 goals in 113 [...]
Schumacher to be woken from coma one month after skiing accident, his manager confirms January 30, 2014 DOCTORS yesterday gave the first indication that seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is on the road to recovery after taking steps to bring him out of an induced coma. The 45-year-old suffered a serious head injury during a skiing accident in late December and subsequently underwent two operations to remove blood clots from [...]
31 January on this day… January 30, 2014 31st JANUARY: Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards shows his jumping skills in Holborn, London, before heading off to Calgary for the 1988 Winter Olympics to become the first competitor to represent Great Britain in the Olympic ski-jumping. Despite finishing last in both the 70m and 90m events, Eddie The Eagle became one of the stars of [...]
Athletes told to ditch GB branding January 30, 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS: The British Olympic Association have instructed its athletes to wear “less overtly branded” kit when travelling to Sochi next week. The advice comes amid claims terrorist attacks were “very likely”.
McIlroy makes storming start January 30, 2014 GOLF: World No6 Rory McIlroy shot a flawless nine-under-par opening round of 63 yesterday to take a two-shot lead at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
England can spoil Wales’ bid for Six Nations history January 30, 2014 WILLIAM CHRIMES AND BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEW THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S SPORTING ACTION WALES will look to rewrite rugby’s history books over the next 10 weeks as they bid to become the first nation to win three consecutive Six Nations championships. Having landed a third grand slam in impressive fashion in 2012, they needed a [...]