England U21s call up for Bamford November 17, 2013 FOOTBALL: MK Dons forward Patrick Bamford has been called up to the England U21 squad to face minnows San Marino tomorrow night. Bamford, who is on loan in Milton Keynes from Chelsea, replaces West Brom starlet Saido Berahino, who is suspended.
Taylor powers to Grand Slam win November 17, 2013 DARTS: World No1 Phil Taylor, known as The Power, stormed to his fifth Grand Slam title victory last night, brushing aside Robert Thornton 16-6 in Wolverhampton. Taylor’s earlier semi-final versus Adrian Lewis saw the most ever 180s in a PDC match – 32 in total.
Lancaster asks Farrell to be our Carter and stun All Blacks again November 14, 2013 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has praised fly-half Owen Farrell’s knack of rising to the occasion and urged him to do so again when world champions New Zealand visit Twickenham tomorrow. Masterminding the All Blacks’ bid to complete 2013 unbeaten and make amends for their defeat on the same turf 12 months ago will be [...]
Stenson closes on Dubai glory November 14, 2013 SWEDEN’S Henrik Stenson boosted his Race to Dubai title hopes with a four-under-par 68 for a share of fourth place in the first round of golf’s season-ending DP World Championship in Dubai yesterday. Spaniard Alejandro Canizares set the pace on six under, with Thai Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Marcus Fraser of New Zealand one shot behind [...]
Schumacher rebuffs Lotus November 14, 2013 LOTUS have turned to Heikki Kovalainen to fill their vacant car for the final two races of the season after seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher rejected the chance to come out of retirement for a second time. Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen will miss this weekend’s United States Grand Prix and the final race of the season [...]
Wasps prop switches focus from bomb disposal to Dragon slaying November 14, 2013 LONDON Wasps prop Ricky Reeves is no stranger to the heat of battle but admits temperatures were through the roof on his home debut – and he loved every minute of it. Lance Corporal Reeves, who served in Afghanistan in a bomb disposal unit, made his bow off the bench in the 90-17 LV= Cup [...]
Hodgson happy to lose if fringe players prove World Cup class November 14, 2013 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has declared his intention to make wholesale changes against Chile tonight in order to help assess the international credentials of his fringe players, even if that means sacrificing their current 10-match unbeaten run. Hodgson has confirmed he will select either Celtic’s Fraser Forster or Norwich’s John Ruddy in goal ahead of [...]
Palace hope to appoint new boss tomorrow November 14, 2013 CRYSTAL Palace are hopeful their search for a new manager can be concluded this weekend. The Eagles are languishing at the bottom of the Premier League table and have been on the hunt for a new boss since Ian Holloway’s departure following a 4-1 home defeat to Fulham last month. Former Chelsea defender Dan Petrescu [...]
Tendulkar starts well in final Test November 14, 2013 CRICKET: All-time top runs’ scorer Sachin Tendulkar ended day one of his 200th and final Test match appearance on 38 not out in Mumbai. India closed on 157-2 in reply to West Indies’ first innings score of 182 all out.
Berahino at the double for England November 14, 2013 FOOTBALL: Striker Saido Berahino struck twice in England Under-21s’ 3-0 win over Finland in Milton Keynes. Defender Michael Keane opened the scoring, before Berahino’s double.