FA chiefs hit Sir Alex with five game ban March 16, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson will be consigned to the stands for the entire month of April after Football Association chiefs threw the book at him for repeatedly criticising referees. Ferguson has been ordered to serve a five-match touchline ban and pay a hefty fine of £30,000 for remarks he made about referee Martin [...]
Carlo: Goals will come March 16, 2011 CHELSEA 0 vs FC COPENHAGEN 0 Chelsea win 2-0 on aggregate CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti defended his misfiring strikers after his three main men failed to find a way past FC Copenhagen in last night’s Champions League stalemate. Having gone five games without a goal for his new club since his record-breaking £50m move from [...]
THRILLER AT THE COTTAGE March 16, 2011 FULHAM have announced plans to unveil a statue of deceased pop icon Michael Jackson outside Craven Cottage next month, on 3 April. Cottagers chairman Mohamed Al Fayed, a friend of the superstar, had planned to house the memorial, which may look like the one above, in Harrods but has switched venues having sold the store [...]
Champion display from Lynch and Sizing Europe March 16, 2011 SIZING EUROPE capped a fantastic day for the Irish at Cheltenham as the 10-1 shot landed the Queen Mother Champion Chase in impressive style. Last year’s Arkle winner led from a long way out for jockey Andrew Lynch and battled on bravely to hold the title-holder and 3-1 jolly Big Zeb. Captain Cee Bee was [...]
Windies to capitalise on homesick England March 16, 2011 WEST INDIES will look to exploit the feeling that England are already “mentally on the plane home” when the teams meet in their decisive World Cup clash today, according to Windies skipper Darren Sammy. Andrew Strauss’s battle weary side must beat the men from the Caribbean in order to keep alive hopes of making it [...]
Tindall strained ligament March 16, 2011 RUGBY UNION: England manager Martin Johnson is expected to confirm captain Mike Tindall will miss the RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam showdown with Ireland when he names his team today. Tindall suffered an ankle ligament strain in England’s 22-16 victory over Scotland last weekend and is understood to have been ruled out after undergoing an MRI scan [...]
Newham raising the roof March 16, 2011 OLYMPICS: Newham council say that the roof of the Olympic aquatics centre would have to be removed and replaced to avoid becoming a huge financial burden after the Games. Mayor of Newham Sir Robin Wales says the wooden roof that covers the aquatics centre would need replacing, or maintenance subsidised by central government, in order to [...]
Bulletproof Big Bucks looks best in the World March 16, 2011 On St Patrick’s Day there is no other place to be than Cheltenham with a drop of the black stuff. And I think we’ll be seeing a couple of Irish winners too. Poquelin will be all the rage in the Ryanair Chase after some high profile challengers dropped out but I think it might be [...]
Quartz to land Plate March 16, 2011 THE Byrne Group Plate (4.00pm) is a fiendishly difficult handicap to unravel, but it’s always worth keeping an eye out for Venetia Williams’ runners in races like this. She saddles the progressive chaser QUARTZ DE THAIX this afternoon and he must have a big chance at 15/2 with Sportingbet. He has some excellent hurdles form [...]
Poquelin set to go one better than last year March 16, 2011 IT will be interesting to see how many of the 14 declared for this afternoon’s Ryanair Chase actually line-up come 2.40pm. Captain Cee Bee, Somersby and Rare Bob all look certain non-runners which means a maximum field of 11. As the ground continues to dry out, the most obvious starting point is last year’s winner [...]