England concern as Cole rib injury requires a scan October 6, 2013 CHELSEA and England left-back Ashley Cole could miss the national team’s crunch World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland after suffering a rib injury in yesterday’s 3-1 win at Norwich. Blues boss Jose Mourinho revealed the defender requires a scan prompting fears that he could miss the vital run-in. England play Montenegro this Friday at [...]
Vettel closes in on fourth straight title but insists it is not over yet October 6, 2013 RED BULL’S Sebastian Vettel could clinch his fourth consecutive world drivers’ title this week after storming to another comprehensive victory at the Korean Grand Prix yesterday. The 26-year-old is remaining calm despite the prospect of sealing the championship this Sunday in Japan – a country where he has won the last four Grands Prix. “I’m [...]
Sport Comment: Predictability of F1 makes US expansion plan look risky October 6, 2013 SOMETIMES being too good just isn’t good for a sport. I dutifully switched on the television for the Korean Grand Prix yesterday morning, glanced at the leaderboard to see that Sebastian Vettel was in front yet again, and duly switched it off. In fact for 209 of the last 213 laps of this year’s Formula [...]
First-round win on pro debut as good as Olympics, says Joshua October 6, 2013 BRITISH heavyweight prospect Anthony Joshua rates his emphatic professional debut win as the equal of his London 2012 Olympic triumph. Joshua, 23, needed just two minutes and 47 seconds to stop previously unbeaten Italian Emanuele Leo on Saturday night at London’s O2 Arena. “It was just as important as winning the Olympics because everyone is [...]
Woods inspires Presidents Cup win October 6, 2013 GOLF: World No1 Tiger Woods secured the winning point as the United States lifted the Presidents Cup with an 18.5-15.5 defeat of the Internationals at Muirfield. Leading 14-8 overnight, the US wrapped up their fifth straight win when Woods defeated South Africa’s Richard Sterne with two pairings still to play.
Coe doubts Farah’s marathon hope October 6, 2013 ATHLETICS: Double Olympic champion Mo Farah’s hopes of running a marathon inside two hours have been doubted by Lord Sebastian Coe. Wilson Kipsang ran the Berlin marathon in a record two hours three minutes 23 seconds last month. Coe said: “This is a very ambitious aim.”
Gebrselassie triumphant in Scotland October 6, 2013 ATHLETICS: Ethiopia’s two-time Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie won yesterday’s Great Scottish Run in Glasgow in a course record time. The 40-year-old completed the 13.1-mile course in one hour one minute nine seconds. Scotland’s Susan Partridge won the women’s race.
Harmison retires after injury woe October 6, 2013 CRICKET: Former England bowler Steve Harmison has announced his retirement, after a hamstring injury wrecked his season with County champions Durham. The 34-year-old, who won 63 Test caps, hopes to stay in the game.
Hodgson tells off-form Hart England place not in danger October 3, 2013 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has vowed to keep faith with goalkeeper Joe Hart for the conclusion of the World Cup qualifying campaign despite growing concerns about his substandard form. Hart, 26, was twice beaten at his near post in Manchester City’s 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday and has made other costly errors for [...]
Qatar World Cup chief compares criticism to JFK conspiracy theory October 3, 2013 QATAR’S 2022 World Cup chief last night insisted there was no danger of the country being stripped of its right to host the competition and compared controversies plaguing the bid to conspiracy theories surrounding the death of JFK. Hassan al-Thawadi declared the World Cup infrastructure was not “being built on the blood of innocents”, in [...]