Walder puts the boot in to see off French threat December 17, 2009 BAYONNE (3) vs WASPS (12) FLY-HALF Dave Walder kicked all 12 points as Wasps preserved their 100 per cent European Challenge Cup record with an efficient, yet unspectacular, victory over French side Bayonne. Walder kicked three penalties and a drop goal while the hosts replied through a Cedric Garica spot-kick. Wasps were forced to play [...]
Bosses round on ‘moaning drain’ Wenger December 17, 2009 PREMIER League managers last night rounded on “moaning” Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger following his latest outburst on weakened sides and fixture congestion. Stoke City boss Tony Pulis accused Wenger of “moaning like a drain” after the Gunners chief hit out over Wolves’ decision to field a second-string side at Manchester United on Tuesday night. Then, [...]
Reds to face tough Euro tie December 17, 2009 LIVERPOOL face a tough Europa League tie in the last 32 after Uefa confirmed they will not be seeded for today’s knockout stage draw. Poor goal difference in their Champions League group means Rafael Benitez’s men miss out on being named as one of the top 16 seeds, along with Everton and Fulham. It means [...]
Ferdinand: I’ll be fit for the World Cup December 17, 2009 INJURY-PLAGUED England centre-back Rio Ferdinand has moved to dismiss claims that he is struggling to be fit for next summer’s World Cup. The Manchester United defender, 31, has been out of action since October with a calf injury, raising doubts as to whether he regain sufficient match fitness to make Fabio Capello’s squad for the [...]
Fabregas injury is not long-term, insists Arsene December 17, 2009 aARSENAL boss Arsenal Wenger has allayed fears over Cesc Fabregas’ hamstring injury, insisting the problem is not long-term. The Spaniard limped off in the first half of Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Burnley on Wednesday night and was immediately ruled out of tomorrow’s clash with Hull City at the Emirates. But Wenger insists Fabregas’ injury is [...]
Moyes’ youthful Everton just December 17, 2009 EVERTON (0) vs BATE (1) EVERTON boss David Moyes saw his young side come up just short against Belarusian champions BATE Borisov as the Toffees ended their group stage campaign with a narrow home defeat. Moyes made nine changes from the side which drew 3-3 at Chelsea on Saturday in the knowledge his side had [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF December 17, 2009 Gayle blows Aussies away CRICKET: West Indies captain Chris Gayle smashed the fifth-fastest century in Test history to lead his side’s recovery in the third Test with Australia in Perth. Gayle smashed 102 from just 70 balls as the Windies closed on 214-2 in response to Australia’s 520-7 declared. It capped an incident-packed day which [...]
IN-RUNNING TRADING HINTS December 17, 2009 The most fascinating in-running trading contest of the weekend looks to be Ascot’s Long Walk Hurdle run at 2.05pm tomorrow. Big Buck’s is currently trading at around 1.55 on Betdaq, but I expect him to trade at a considerably bigger price in-running. Last year’s World Hurdle winner never came off the bit on his seasonal [...]
Save the Big Buck’s for Bellvano and Dave’s Dream at Ascot today December 17, 2009 PAUL NICHOLLS continued his extraordinary run of Saturday big race wins by landing last weekend’s Boylesports.com Gold Cup at Cheltenham and the Champion trainer will hope that Big Buck’s can make it a ‘famous five’ tomorrow. Kauto Star, Denman, Twist Magic and Poquelin have all grabbed the racing headlines on consecutive Saturdays for Team Ditcheat [...]
SPREAD BETTING AND CRICKET –THE PERFECT MATCH December 17, 2009 It’s always crucial to keep an eye on the weather when spread betting on cricket and with rain forecast at Centurion, the draw is now the bookies favourite at stumps on day two. The beauty of spread betting means we need not focus on that and can place a bet on England’s first innings batting [...]