Ireland overlook Trimble for Tests October 23, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Experienced Ulster wing Andrew Trimble is the surprise omission from Ireland’s squad for their November Tests. Head coach Joe Schmidt has named Tommy Bowe, Keith Earls, Fergus McFadden and the uncapped David Kearney as his wide men for the matches against Samoa, Australia and New Zealand.
Champions League: Progress will be tough now, warns Wenger October 22, 2013 ARSENAL 1 vs BORUSSIA DORTMUND 2 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits his “naive” side have left themselves an uphill task to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage after succumbing to ruthless Borussia Dortmund last night. The Gunners slipped to only their second defeat of the season as Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Robert Lewandowski buried two [...]
Champions League: Mourinho admits to pleasant Torres surprise October 22, 2013 SCHALKE 04 0 vs CHELSEA 3 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho praised the professionalism of Fernando Torres after the striker marked his 100th Blues start with a brace in Germany last night. The Spain striker, who Chelsea paid Liverpool £50m to sign in 2011, has often found goals hard to come by during an indifferent period [...]
Red Bull deny Russia GP link to driver choice October 22, 2013 RED BULL chiefs have denied that the addition of a Russian Grand Prix from next season was a factor in Toro Rosso’s surprise promotion of 19-year-old Daniil Kvyat. Kvyat is set to become the second youngest driver in Formula One history when he makes his debut in March, having been handed a seat at Red [...]
Welsh regions back new Euro cup competition October 22, 2013 ANGLO-FRENCH plans for a shake-up of European club rugby received a major boost last night when the four Welsh regions threw their weight behind the breakaway. Regional Rugby Wales, the umbrella organisation which represents Cardiff Blues, the Ospreys, Newport Gwent Dragons and the Scarlets, said it favoured competing in the proposed Rugby Champions Cup from [...]
Ferguson turned down England job twice he reveals in new book October 22, 2013 “IT WASN’T a bed of nails I was ever tempted to lie on,” former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says of the England job he turned down twice in his new book: My Autobiography, which goes on sale today. According to Ferguson the Football Association first made an approach for his services in 1999 [...]
Celtic nab first Champions League points October 22, 2013 GOALS from James Forrest and Beram Kayal fired 10-man Celtic off the bottom of Group H in last night’s 2-1 win over Ajax in the Champions League. Without a point from their opening two group games, Celtic took the lead on the stroke of half-time when Forrest converted a penalty after Stefano Denswil was penalized [...]
Root joins England inner circle as squad prepares to depart October 22, 2013 ENGLAND batsman Joe Root has been rewarded for his starring role in the Ashes earlier this year with a central contract, replacing Eoin Morgan in the 11-man list. Root’s inclusion is the only change from last year’s party and caps a breakthrough year for the 22-year-old Yorkshire player. National selector Geoff Miller congratulated Root, saying [...]
Defensive worries for United October 22, 2013 FOOTBALL: Manchester United have doubts over defensive duo Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic for tonight’s Champions League visit from Real Sociedad. Midfielder Tom Cleverley and striker Danny Welbeck also missed training yesterday.
Pellegrini blasts Moscow pitch October 22, 2013 FOOTBALL: Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has labelled CSKA Moscow’s pitch “unbelievable” ahead of tonight’s Champions League match. The Russians have not played there since August due to bad weather but it has been passed fit for use by European chiefs Uefa.