Banned Lee vows to clear his name October 10, 2013 SNOOKER: Former world No5 Stephen Lee has lodged an appeal against his 12-year ban from the sport after being convicted on seven charges of match-fixing.
England can take major step on road to Brazil 2014 tonight October 10, 2013 BEN CLEMINSON AND BILL ESDAILE WITH THE BEST FOOTBALL AND RACING BETS THIS WEEKEND PREPARATION for the England team going into tonight’s crunch World Cup qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley has been far from ideal. The serialisation of Harry Redknapp’s autobiography seemed to take a dig at manager Roy Hodgson as a safe pair of [...]
Expect an act of Domination in Cesarewitch if rain stays away October 10, 2013 ALTHOUGH tomorrow’s meeting at Newmarket is called Dubai Future Champions Day, the big race for most punters is the Betfred Cesarewitch (3.50pm), which was won by an eight-year-old 66/1 shot last year. This is the second leg of the Autumn Double and is always a war of attrition with 34 runners set to go to [...]
Hoddle, Mills and Gradi on Dyke’s panel October 9, 2013 FORMER England manager Glenn Hoddle, ex-player Danny Mills and long-serving Crewe boss Dario Gradi were last night confirmed among the names on Football Association chairman Greg Dyke’s commission. Dyke hopes to add two more appointments, one of whom could be Sir Alex Ferguson, but admitted the Premier League had declined to join the panel tasked [...]
Rooney adamant England forwards are best for decade October 9, 2013 ENGLAND striker Wayne Rooney believes manager Roy Hodgson’s attacking arsenal is the strongest he has known during his decade with the Three Lions. Rooney is expected to spearhead England’s frontline for tomorrow’s all-important World Cup qualifier against Montenegro alongside Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge, with Rickie Lambert, Jermain Defoe and Danny Welbeck left on the bench. [...]
FA chief: I’m a fan of Hodgson October 9, 2013 FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke insists he remains supportive of Roy Hodgson but yesterday declined to discuss whether the England manager would keep his job if he failed to reach next year’s World Cup. Hodgson’s position would come under severe scrutiny were he to become the first England coach to fail to qualify for a [...]
Torres scratch may alter rule October 9, 2013 CHELSEA striker Fernando Torres’ unpunished scratch on Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen has prompted the Football Association to reassess its rules on retrospective action. FA chairman Greg Dyke said yesterday: “I don’t like being in a position where I don’t understand, nor can’t explain, why action has not been taken in cases which are quite so obvious.”
Global chaos warning over winter Qatar World Cup plans October 9, 2013 CONTROVERSIAL proposals to move football’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar from summer to winter would cause “a huge issue” for every country on the planet, leading officials warned yesterday. Premier League chiefs have made their opposition to the mooted change clear, while Sunil Gulati, the president of the US Soccer Federation and a member of [...]
Missing O2 date will hit Murray hard, says Bates October 9, 2013 FORMER British No1 Jeremy Bates believes Andy Murray will be “gutted” not to play in front of home supporters for the first time since his Wimbledon triumph at next month’s ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena, after being forced to withdraw with a back injury. Murray underwent surgery last month and yesterday confirmed [...]
Robshaw deserves the captain’s armband back, insists O’Shea October 9, 2013 HARLEQUINS director of rugby Conor O’Shea is certain flanker Chris Robshaw will regain the England captaincy from Tom Wood for next month’s autumn internationals. Wood skippered the Red Rose to a 2-0 series win in Argentina this summer during Robshaw’s absence and coach Stuart Lancaster is so far unwilling to commit to his choice of [...]