Premier League: Pellegrini at a loss to explain City’s travel woe November 10, 2013 SUNDERLAND 1 vs MANCHESTER CITY 0 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini admitted yesterday that he is baffled by his team’s awful away record, after they fell to their fourth Premier League defeat on the road at the Stadium of Light. A first-half goal from Phil Bardsley gave the Black Cats a crucial victory in their [...]
Rose blooms in Turkey to turn up heat on Stenson ahead of Dubai November 10, 2013 ENGLAND’S Justin Rose moved a step closer to usurping Race To Dubai leader Henrik Stenson at next week’s season finale with a third-placed finish at the Turkish Open yesterday. Rose scored a final round 65 and had a share of the lead after a birdie at the 16th hole, but eventually finished four shots behind [...]
Cool Hazard is back in favour November 10, 2013 CHELSEA’S Eden Hazard appears to have wiped the slate clean with his manager Jose Mourinho, after the Belgian international atoned for taking an unsanctioned trip to France by grabbing a late equaliser against West Brom on Saturday. “He was cool,” Mourinho said. “It’s difficult when you are losing and you have a penalty in the [...]
Raikkonen ruled out of Grands Prix November 10, 2013 FORMULA ONE: Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen will miss the final two Grands Prix of the season, the team said last night, with the Finn set for surgery on a back problem. Raikkonen, who is leaving at the end of the season for a second stint at Ferrari, has argued that he has not been paid [...]
Marquez is youngest world champion November 10, 2013 MOTO GP: Spain’s Marc Marquez became MotoGP’s youngest world champion yesterday, a third-placed finish at the Valencia Grand Prix sealing the title.
Injury-time penalty saves Potters November 10, 2013 FOOTBALL: Stoke climbed out of the Premier League’s bottom three yesterday thanks to a last-minute equaliser against Swansea. The Potters led 2-0 at half-time, but were 3-2 down before Charlie Adam’s late penalty.
England and Scotland into quarters November 10, 2013 RUGBY LEAGUE: England were joined by Scotland in the quarter-finals of the World Cup yesterday, as Tonga’s 16-0 win over Italy saw Scotland top Group C. They will play New Zealand on Friday, while England, who beat Fiji 34-12 on Saturday, face either France or Samoa this weekend.
England call for Saints trio well-earned, says Hodgson November 7, 2013 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson feels the inclusion of three Southampton players in his squad for forthcoming friendlies with Chile and Germany dispels the myth only those at “top” clubs earn international call-ups. Striker Rickie Lambert has retained his place in the 28-man squad, while the recent form of uncapped Jay Rodriguez and Adam Lallana has [...]
McCoy: I’ve ridden 4,000 winners, I’ll try a few more November 7, 2013 TRAINER Jonjo O’Neill led the tributes yesterday after AP McCoy became the first jump jockey to rack up 4,000 wins. Champion Jockey for a record 18 years in a row, McCoy achieved another horse racing first with victory on Mountain Tunes, his second ride of the day at Towcester. Fittingly the landmark triumph came on [...]
Lancaster challenges Ashton to prove international class November 7, 2013 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has thrown down the gauntlet to Chris Ashton after revealing he was on the brink of dropping the Saracens wing for tomorrow’s Test against Argentina. In-form Wasps wing Christian Wade, who has five tries in the Premiership this season, had been inked in to make his Twickenham bow until he [...]