England pondering pace options January 18, 2011 CRICKET: England seam quartet Ajmal Shahzad, Chris Tremlett, Steven Finn and Chris Woakes have been left sweating on their World Cup places after bowling coach David Saker admitted conditions in the sub-continent are likely to mean there will be only four spots left for pace bowlers. England name their 15-man squad today, and with James [...]
Olazabal confirmed as skipper January 18, 2011 GOLF: Jose Maria Olazabal has been unveiled as Europe’s Ryder Cup. The Spaniard, 44, succeeds Colin Montgomerie and will become the third continental European to lead the side when the 2012 tournament takes place a the Medinah Country Club in Illinois.
Shahzad: Colly axe was a wake-up call January 17, 2011 ENGLAND bowler Ajmal Shahzad knows he is far from guaranteed a place in his side’s World Cup squad, a fact rammed home by last week’s shock axing of Paul Collingwood. Coach Andy Flower and captain Andrew Strauss will name their 15-man squad for the tournament, which is to be held in India, Sri Lanka and [...]
Premier League’s January spending set to top £100m January 17, 2011 ASTON VILLA’S club record £24m bid for Sunderland striker Darren Bent looks set to trigger a flurry of transfer window activity that propels top flight spending past the £100m mark. Hard-up Premier League clubs spent just £30m in total last January but Bent’s proposed move would take this month’s total to around £65m with almost [...]
City A.M. joins forces with the Epsom Derby January 17, 2011 CITY A.M. has agreed a deal with Epsom Downs Racecourse to become the official newspaper of the Investec Derby Festival, which takes place on Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June at Epsom Downs Racecourse. The agreement will see City A.M. produce a Derby Special Edition as its first ever Saturday newspaper. The 20-page publication will [...]
Baltacha: I can shock Henin January 17, 2011 BRITISH No1 Elena Baltacha is convinced she can produce a major upset in the second round of the Australian Open when she faces former world No1 Justine Henin. Baltacha, 27, yesterday secured progress at the first grand slam of the year with victory over American qualifier Jamie Hampton 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. It was a day [...]
Olazabal the perfect man to take over Ryder mantle January 17, 2011 JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL will be confirmed today as Europe’s next Ryder Cup captain – and he is the right man for the job. Olazabal has the competition in his blood, having been involved in eight editions of the famous event, and that makes him a great choice. The Spaniard (right) has the experience and is [...]
Henson suffers Wales setback January 17, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Gavin Henson’s hopes of making the Wales squad for the Six Nations were dealt a major blow yesterday when it was confirmed he will be out for three weeks with a torn calf muscle. The 28-year-old Saracens centre limped off during Saturday’s 43-20 defeat in the Heineken Cup against Munster.
Alexander unimpressed by Khan January 17, 2011 BOXING: Devon Alexander has laughed off Amir Khan’s claims that he is the best fighter in the light-welterweight division. Current WBC champion Alexander, a likely future opponent for Khan, dismissed the British boxer as “no big deal.”
Scudamore has no fear over fair play regulations January 17, 2011 PREMIER LEAGUE chief executive Richard Scudamore insists no English clubs will be banned from European competition for contravening Uefa’s soon to be imposed new financial fair play laws. The rules are being introduced to ensure clubs do not spend more money than they earn and will be introduced gradually. Extreme offences could see teams banned from [...]