Tom Wood polished and poised for England return against South Africa November 8, 2016 Exiled Northampton flanker Tom Wood is poised to make his first international appearance for more than a year when England begin their autumn programme against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. Wood is set to start at openside flanker, alongside former skipper Chris Robshaw and No8 Billy Vunipola in the back-row, after working his way into [...]
Blow for Arsenal as Alexis Sanchez limps out of Chile training with calf muscle tear November 8, 2016 Arsenal are sweating on the fitness of Alexis Sanchez after the forward limped out of training while on international duty with Chile having sustained a calf injury. The full extent of the injury and how long Sanchez is set to be sidelined for is yet to be confirmed, although the news will come as a bitter [...]
I’m the man to fire England to victory against foes Scotland, insists Tottenham striker Harry Kane November 8, 2016 England striker Harry Kane has vowed to enhance his reputation for slaying his side’s greatest rivals when the Three Lions host Scotland in Friday’s World Cup qualifier at Wembley. Kane returned from a seven-week injury lay-off to net Tottenham’s leveller from the penalty spot against old foes Arsenal in the battle of north London at [...]
If Alastair Cook feels he needs to ditch the England captaincy then he should November 8, 2016 It's critical for England that Alastair Cook is in the side and scoring runs for years to come so if he feels he needs or wants to give up the captaincy to be able to do that then everyone should respect that. Cook has played a lot of cricket. He’s clocked up more Test appearances [...]
Nobu interview: the sushi tycoon talks about family, Robert De Niro, and how his new Shoreditch hotel will be a game-changer November 8, 2016 According to Madonna, you can tell if a city is going to be fun by whether there’s a Nobu in it. The brainchild of Nobuyuki Matsuhisa and Robert De Niro – or just plain “Bob” – the brand has an uncanny knack of courting the beau monde. Even after 22 years, in which time more [...]
Portugal training camp straight out of old school manual November 7, 2016 Boarding school dorms A training camp in Portugal might be mistaken to be the product of a modern approach to rugby coaching. It is not. Eddie Jones is as old school as they come and, coupled with the Warren Gatland-Shaun Edwards bone-on-bone methodology, at least two of the home nations are now fully compliant with [...]
England’s clash with Scotland is not about me or my future, insists interim boss Gareth Southgate November 7, 2016 Interim England boss Gareth Southgate has moved to douse the fanfare surrounding his own position as the Three Lions prepare for a double-header which is likely to decide his long-term future. Southgate has two games of his four-match audition left with Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland and next Tuesday’s friendly showdown against Spain likely [...]
Thorbjorn Olesen would have taken massive inspiration from his time spent driving Thomas Bjorn’s buggy at the Ryder Cup November 7, 2016 I'm a big fan of Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen and I know he was hugely inspired by what he witnessed at the Ryder Cup in Hazeltine where he was vice-captain and fellow countryman Thomas Bjorn’s on-course buggy driver. The 26-year-old was invited to the United States by Bjorn in a bid to expose him to a [...]
India will be the toughest Test series of my career, admits seamer Stuart Broad November 7, 2016 England seamer Stuart Broad is bracing himself for the toughest challenge of his career as his side prepare for the opening clash of their five-Test series with India in Rajkot, which starts on Wednesday. India, led by skipper Virat Kohli, top the Test rankings and have won 12 and drawn one of their 13 red-ball [...]
Andy Murray handed tough draw in ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena as he bids to end 2016 as world No1 November 7, 2016 Newly-crowned world No1 Andy Murray will open his ATP World Tour Finals campaign at London’s O2 Arena against Croatia’s Marin Cilic as he bids to end the year top of the global rankings. Double Olympic gold medallist Murray, who has never won the season-ending event, has also been drawn in the same group as world No3 [...]