Eddie Jones builds autumn climax against foes Australia as World Cup primer December 1, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones is refusing to obsess over his side’s record-breaking opportunities and insists he intends to use Saturday's autumn climax against Australia as a World Cup primer. Powerhouse Nathan Hughes is set for his first start for England, replacing the injured Billy Vunipola at No8, while Marland Yarde is to play on the [...]
FA chief Martin Glenn promises clubs guilty of covering up child abuse will be punished “regardless of size” December 1, 2016 Any football club found to have paid off alleged victims of sexual abuse to keep them from going public with their accusations will be punished by the Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn. Chelsea have not commented on accusations of paying compensation on the condition of confidentiality to a former youth-team player who says he was [...]
Gareth Southgate: FA will back new England manager even if he flops at Russia 2018, says chief exec Martin Glenn December 1, 2016 New England manager Gareth Southgate will be backed by the Football Association even if his side flop at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, according to chief executive Martin Glenn. The FA chief said he did not include a break clause in Southgate’s four-year contract, believed to be worth £6m, because he wants the manager to [...]
England v Australia: Eddie Jones has put his team on the front foot in war of words with Wallabies coach Michael Cheika, says ex international Martin Corry December 1, 2016 Eddie Jones’ public confidence has given England an advantage in clashes with Australia they’ve never enjoyed before according to Rugby World Cup winner Martin Corry. The ex-England international believes the Australian head coach has got under the skin of Wallabies boss Michael Cheika ahead of the two sides’ meeting at Twickenham this weekend. Earlier this week [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: The weird world of esports December 1, 2016 Can watching other people play video games ever go mainstream? This week City A.M.'s sports business reporter, Joe Hall, takes the reins to look into the UK's flourishing esports industry. Joe is at the Gfinity esports Arena for the launch of a new white paper. He's joined by Jo Twist, the chief executive of UK [...]
Manchester United 4, West Ham 1: Bilic slams Hammers’ inability to learn as Mourinho hints at unleashing Mkhitaryan on Premier League December 1, 2016 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic was left dumbfounded by his side’s inability to learn from their mistakes as Manchester United breezed into the EFL Cup semi-finals after a convincing victory. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Anthony Martial netted twice, both scoring in the opening moments of either half, to negate the fright provided by former Old Trafford [...]
West Ham accused of dodging its policing costs November 30, 2016 West Ham has managed to dodge over £43,000 in policing costs for their recent home game against Stoke. The information was revealed to Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore by Sadiq Khan as part of Mayor’s Questions. Dismore criticised former mayor Boris Johnson for a deal between West Ham and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) [...]
Arsenal 0, Southampton 2: Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand dump Gunners out of EFL Cup November 30, 2016 Arsenal 0, Southampton 2 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger defended his decision to make 10 changes after the Gunners crashed out of the EFL Cup at home to Southampton for the second time in three seasons on Wednesday night. First-half goals from Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand ended Arsenal's 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions and sent [...]
Team Sky star-signing urges public to look at the facts in Wiggins saga November 30, 2016 An Olympic gold medalist team-mate and new Team Sky signing has hit back at criticism of Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins. Owain Doull said the outrage surrounding Wiggins’s controversial use of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) on the run-up to his 2012 Tour de France victory had been “blown out of all proportion”. Wiggins’s [...]
India is proving tough, but some tours are brutal – try the 2013-14 Ashes series in Australia November 30, 2016 The tour of India is not going the way England would have hoped – 2-0 down with two Tests to play doesn’t make for pleasant reading, while injuries have also struck. It’s important that spirits are kept high and skipper Alastair Cook, together with the management and coaching staff, has an important job to make [...]