Mourinho’s Chelsea to prove too strong for Everton September 12, 2013 PREMIER League football returns to our screens this weekend for the first time since the international break. Chelsea’s trip to Goodison Park is the pick of tomorrow’s action as the Blues look to build on their strong start to the campaign. Jose Mourinho has fitted seamlessly back into life at Stamford Bridge with two league [...]
High Jinx can land Doncaster Cup glory on wet Town Moor September 12, 2013 THE WEATHER up at Doncaster has completely changed the complexion of the Ladbrokes St Leger meeting and, as we’ve seen over the last couple of days, it generally pays to stick with horses proven on a slower surface. We were hit with a raft of non-runners yesterday but today’s feature, the Group Two Doncaster Cup [...]
Secret Number can give Godolphin another shock Leger win September 12, 2013 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS TOMORROW’S LADBROKES ST LEGER No other Classic in the world can boast as rich a history as the Ladbrokes St Leger which was first staged way back in 1776. Just a year ago Camelot attempted to secure a historic Triple Crown only to be foiled by Godolphin’s 25/1 shot Encke. The bookies [...]
Racing comment September 12, 2013 All had gone well with Brown Panther after his win in last month’s Goodwood Cup and I’ve been delighted with him in his build up to Sunday’s Irish St Leger. However, he had a temperature yesterday morning and the fact that he hasn’t eaten anything means that a tilt at the Curragh is now in [...]
David Williams’ Ladbrokes St Leger pick September 12, 2013 TALENT Ralph Beckett will be one of the few trainers to have enjoyed the Town Moor rain this week. She looks sure to stay and will relish the ground in a wide-open renewal.
Exclusive: Dyke shrugs off threat of early setback to task force September 11, 2013 FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke has told City A.M. his plan for a commission to tackle the lack of top English talent playing in the Premier League remains on schedule to start this month despite signs of difficulties. Dyke announced the measure last week, when he invited chiefs from the Premier League, the Football League, [...]
Croft out for season but career not over, says Leicester boss September 11, 2013 LEICESTER boss Richard Cockerill has played down fears that Tom Croft’s career could be in jeopardy after the injury-plagued England flanker was ruled out for the season just one game into the campaign. Croft has undergone knee surgery after a blow to the joint in Sunday’s Aviva Premiership opener against Worcester left him with a [...]
Football Comment: Improve coaching of kids aged nine, not 19 September 11, 2013 ENGLAND’S uninspiring draw in Ukraine may have produced a sufficient result but the performance was further proof that this country is not producing enough quality players. Without Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge England could only battle to a deserved point, but they rarely threatened Ukraine and a few players did little but give [...]
Weather ends England’s efforts to square series with Australia September 11, 2013 ENGLAND’S hopes of levelling the one-day international series with Australia were washed away yesterday, after their clash at Edgbaston was abandoned due to persistent rainfall. It was the second time in this series a match had been abandoned due to the weather with no play possible in the first ODI in Leeds. The hosts, fielding [...]
Henman wants Britain to bring back good times September 11, 2013 FOUR-TIME Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman hopes Great Britain can return to the Davis Cup world group with a play-off victory against Croatia this weekend to reignite the nation’s enthusiasm for the competition. Britain, spearheaded by world No3 Andy Murray, begin three days of action on the clay courts in Umag tomorrow, bidding to end their [...]