Murphy defeats teenager Brecel December 6, 2012 SNOOKER: Belgian teenager Luca Brecel’s run at the UK Championships is over after he spurned two match-winning opportunities before losing 6-5 to Shaun Murphy last night. The 17-year-old, in the quarter finals of a ranking event for the first time, led 5-4 but missed the final pink in the decider to hand world No4 Murphy the [...]
Debut for goal-line technology December 6, 2012 FOOTBALL: Goal-line technology was used for the first time yesterday during the opening game of the Club World Cup in Japan. Two systems are being trialled during the tournament, which Chelsea join on Wednesday: GoalRef, which uses a microchip in the ball, and Hawk-Eye, successfully used in cricket and tennis. Governing body Fifa will choose [...]
Oxford fight back to win Varsity December 6, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Oxford secured a hat-trick of Varsity titles after a dramatic second-half comeback at Twickenham yesterday. Cambridge dominated the first 40 minutes with Andy Murdoch’s try and impressive kicking by Rob Stephens to lead by 10 at the break. But Oxford fought back with three tries including Sam Edgerton’s fine solo effort.
Manchester giants set to cancel each other out in Sunday’s derby December 6, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY MANCHESTER UNITED Sunday 1.30pm IT has been a poor couple of weeks for Manchester City with Roberto Mancini’s men winning just one of their last five games. To add insult to injury, Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win in midweek ended their participation in Europe altogether for the season. The outcome will have been a [...]
Allardyce to inflict a Hammer blow on Rodgers December 6, 2012 WEST HAM LIVERPOOL … Sunday 4pm WEST HAM took an important step towards relocating to the Olympic Stadium this week and victory over Liverpool would cap an excellent few days for the club. Sam Allardyce’s outfit showed their fighting spirit negotiating a tricky first half against Chelsea last time out and will need more of [...]
Sprinter Sacre is impossible to oppose in Tingle Creek December 6, 2012 THE winter weather has really kicked in and both Sandown and Aintree are going to need some luck if they are going to stage two fantastic cards tomorrow. There is no doubt that the Sportingbet Tingle Creek Chase (3.05pm) is the highlight of the weekend with the showdown between SPRINTER SACRE and Sanctuaire sure to [...]
Time After Time can land Hong Kong Sprint for the locals December 6, 2012 HONG Kong stages its biggest race meeting of the year at Sha Tin on Sunday and early rising punters in the UK will be treated to a feast of top quality international racing. The Europeans have sent over a strong party, but they don’t have a runner in the Hong Kong Sprint and the Australian-trained [...]
Blues hit six but Juve end Euro dream December 5, 2012 CHELSEA 6 NORDSJAELLAND 1 CHELSEA manager Rafael Benitez insists the future looks bright, despite last night’s rout of Nordsjaelland failing to prevent the Blues becoming the first Champions League holders to crash out at the group stage. Fernando Torres ended his drought with a brace, while David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Juan Mata and Oscar also [...]
Stadium isn’t yours yet, Boris tells West Ham December 5, 2012 MAYOR Boris Johnson has warned West Ham that he will walk away from talks and reopen a football-free Olympic Stadium next summer if they cannot thrash out their remaining differences. The Hammers were yesterday named first-choice bidders for the centrepiece of the 2012 Games by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), but significant hurdles remain [...]
Anderson proves nemesis for Tendulkar as England dominate December 5, 2012 PACEMAN James Anderson savoured his record-equalling eighth career scalp of India great Sachin Tendulkar after England took charge on the first day of the third Test in Kolkata yesterday. Anderson claimed three wickets as India were reduced to 273-7 at Eden Gardens, including that of Tendulkar (76), putting him level with Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan [...]