Majestic Zlatan outshone Hodgson starlets November 15, 2012 PICKING over England’s defeat in Sweden on Wednesday there is only one place to start, with the majestic, swaggering performance of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and that jaw-dropping goal. The ball must have been six feet in the air when he made contact with it, taking out the goalkeeper and defender from 35 yards. I’m sure it [...]
Beware the backlash, Aussies are wounded November 15, 2012 WHAT have we learned from the autumn internationals so far? New Zealand are still the best by far, South Africa win tight games with brutal defence and Argentina again punched above their weight against a surprisingly poor Welsh team. What has happened to Australia? Hammered by a good French display, they’ve never been so inconsistent. [...]
Swann overtakes Laker tally as India make tourists toil November 15, 2012 ENGLAND spinner Graeme Swann enjoyed a personal milestone after he took all four wickets but failed to prevent Indian taking the upper hand on day one of the first Test in Ahmedabad yesterday. Swann’s haul, which included centurion Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar, took his career total to 194 wickets, eclipsing the great Jim Laker [...]
Ashton can give us the X-factor, says Lancaster November 15, 2012 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster is hoping the returning Chris Ashton can rediscover his devastating international form when his side take on Australia at Twickenham tomorrow. Ashton, who returns from a one-match suspension, has not scored an international try in 2012, having last gone over against Scotland at the Rugby World Cup in October 2011. [...]
AVB’s warning to Tottenham over derby day November 15, 2012 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas has warned his team against underestimating sleeping giants Arsenal ahead of tomorrow’s north London derby at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners are mired in their worst start for 30 years, currently eighth in the Premier League, having picked up a meagre 16 points from 11 matches. Spurs, who have not finished [...]
Sign up £45m Falcao, Luiz tells Chelsea November 15, 2012 CHELSEA defender David Luiz has urged the Blues to sign Radamel Falcao (above). The £45m-rated striker terrorized Chelsea with a hat-trick when Atletico Madrid beat them 4-1 in August’s Uefa Super Cup. “He would fit perfectly into the squad,” said Luiz. “We would all be happy because he is very difficult to stop. He is [...]
Take Forpady to land Paddy Power at 33/1 November 15, 2012 THE Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.35pm) is the first big handicap of the jumps season and there is no other place to start than with last year’s winning trainer, David Pipe. Great Endeavour won the prize for a record ninth time for Pond House 12 months ago, following father Martin’s eight successes between 1987 and [...]
Punters can take their Cash And Go after Racing Post Hurdle November 15, 2012 THERE is an equally exciting card on Sunday and the highlight is undoubtedly the Racing Post Hurdle, formerly known as the Greatwood, at 2.50pm. This has been a very different race to the Paddy Power Gold Cup, with four top weights winning in the past decade, and it is the first genuine Champion Hurdle trial [...]
Arsenal destined for derby delight November 15, 2012 ARSENAL vs TOTTENHAM Tomorrow 12.45pm THERE has rarely been a dull moment in the history of the North London derby, but it is a clash which has outdone even itself in recent years. It is impossible to name all the highlights, for there have been plenty of them, from Tottenham’s 5-1 win en route to [...]
England can compound Wallabies’ misery November 15, 2012 ENGLAND vs AUSTRALIA Tomorrow 2.30pm ENGLAND are under no illusions that hammering Fiji was anything other than a warm-up for their showdown with Australia. Putting 54 points on Fiji vindicated Stuart Lancaster’s selection choices, especially Alex Goode’s man-of-the-match performance. Lancaster admitted England started sluggishly last Saturday and he’ll know that they cannot make the same [...]