Reds game was probed February 5, 2013 HUNGARIAN football club Debrecen have confirmed their 2009 Champions League defeat to Liverpool was investigated for suspected match-fixing. Goalkeeper Vukasin Poleksic was banned by governing body Uefa for two years in 2010 for not reporting being approached to rig games against Fiorentina and Liverpool. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by the Anfield side, who [...]
Ogogo rubbishes Hatton reports February 5, 2013 BOXING: London 2012 star Anthony Ogogo has denied reports that former world champion Ricky Hatton is to be his trainer. The Olympic middleweight bronze medallist, set for a professional debut in April or May, said: “Speculation regarding my trainer situation is wide of the mark. To be clear, no decision has been made at this [...]
Button fastest in first F1 testing February 5, 2013 FORMULA ONE: Britain’s Jenson Button enjoyed an encouraging start to the 2013 pre-season when he set the fastest time in testing in Jerez yesterday. The McLaren driver was 0.848 seconds faster than Red Bull’s Mark Webber, despite missing five hours’ track time with a fuel pump problem, with Romain Grosjean of Lotus third. English rookie [...]
Cavendish victorious in Qatar February 5, 2013 CYCLING: Manx sprint star Mark Cavendish produced a trademark finish to claim victory in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar yesterday. Cavendish’s second stage win since joining Omega Pharma-QuickStep left him fourth in the overall standings, eight seconds behind leader Brent Bookwalter.
Murray voices his fears over tennis doping February 4, 2013 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray has called on fellow players to sacrifice a portion of their earnings in order to fund more rigorous drug testing in tennis, admitting he does not know whether the sport can be called clean. Murray yesterday passionately argued for more blood testing and the introduction of the biological passport system in order [...]
Number of clubs at risk of financial fair play ban on the rise February 4, 2013 EUROPEAN football chiefs Uefa believe new financial fair play (FFP) rules are encouraging clubs to spend more responsibly, despite their latest figures showing the number of teams at risk of being banned has rocketed. Twenty teams from Europe’s top divisions – including two from England, thought to be Chelsea and Manchester City – recorded losses [...]
English Champions League tie was fixed, say European police February 4, 2013 FOOTBALL authorities reacted with bemusement last night after Europol said a Champions League fixture played in England was among hundreds being probed for suspected match-fixing. Investigators refused to specify which match, only to say that it had taken place in the last four years, but the Football Association said it was “not aware of any [...]
Gallacher has earned second bite of cherry February 4, 2013 SOME players go a whole year without an eagle but Stephen Gallacher holed an incredible five on his way to winning the Dubai Desert Classic, and I’m hopeful this will rekindle his career. The Scot hadn’t won in nine years, since a great victory on home soil at the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, [...]
Hurdle fancy Darlan dies in fall February 4, 2013 HORSE RACING: Darlan, one of the favourites for next month’s Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, suffered a fatal fall at yesterday’s trials at Doncaster.
Sarries youngster in England call February 4, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Saracens back-row Will Fraser, 23, has been added to England’s squad amid growing fears No8 Ben Morgan is likely to miss Sunday’s Six Nations clash in Ireland.