Manchester United face Paul Pogba-sized financial hit if they miss out on the Champions League again November 17, 2016 Manchester United face a financial hit the size of Paul Pogba’s world record £89m transfer fee if they fail to finish in the Premier League’s top four again this season, club chiefs have revealed. United’s vast kit deal with Adidas contains a penalty clause that reduces their payment by 30 per cent if they fail [...]
This is how much it costs Premier League fans to see their team score a home goal November 17, 2016 The BBC's Price of Football report has thrown light on a number of expenses for fans who like to follow their team playing the beautiful game home and away. The whole experience – the anticipation on the way to the ground, a green pitch as smooth as glass, a hot pie, the roar of the [...]
World No1 Andy Murray eyes decisive Novak Djokovic tussle as he bids to remain top of global rankings November 16, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray is steeling himself for a decisive showdown with rival Novak Djokovic to determine who secures the coveted year-end No1 ranking at the climax of the ATP World Tour finals. Olympic gold medallist Murray closed in on a semi-final spot at London’s O2 Arena after battling back from a set down to emerge victorious [...]
Cost of watching football in Britain eases as away day deals dent prices in Premier League November 16, 2016 Ticket prices have largely fallen or been frozen across Britain this season and particularly in the Premier League, where the cost of attending matches has been curbed by new incentives for away supporters. More than two thirds – or 69 per cent – of tickets in 13 divisions in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland have [...]
Wayne Rooney issues apology over images of England captain appearing to party while on international duty November 16, 2016 England captain Wayne Rooney has issued a public apology after he was pictured appearing to party late into Saturday night while on international duty. Rooney, whose absence from the team to play Spain on Tuesday was blamed on a minor injury, called the images, which appeared in a British newspaper, “inappropriate for someone in his [...]
It may very well spin more in Visakhapatnam but it’s a chance for England to prove their credentials to be world No1 November 16, 2016 When England reached No1 in the Test world rankings in 2011 there were questions from subcontinent nations about whether we deserved that billing as we’d only really won in our own conditions and in Australia. The ultimate test of being the top team on the planet is to perform in any given circumstance as the [...]
Race to Dubai prize money 2016: Henrik Stenson in pole position for $1.25m earnings boost but Danny Willett and Rory McIlroy still in contention at the DP World Tour Championship November 16, 2016 Henrik Stenson is in pole position to win the lucrative Race to Dubai bonus ahead of the European Tour's climax at this week's DP World Tour Championship. The Swede is currently top of the European Tour rankings but can still be toppled by Danny Willett, fellow Swede Alex Noren and Rory McIlroy – ranked second, third and [...]
Interim manager Gareth Southgate’s fingerprints were all over a courageous England performance against Spain November 16, 2016 It may not have been Spain at their strongest but England fans will have been encouraged by their team’s display in that 2-2 draw and manager Gareth Southgate was entitled to call it a special performance. The hosts were great until the later stages and, particularly in the first half, which tends to be tighter [...]
England 2, Spain 2: Gareth Southgate talks up his pedigree for permanent role as Three Lions boss despite Spanish fightback in friendly November 15, 2016 England caretaker boss Gareth Southgate insists he has proven he possesses the necessary pedigree to take the Three Lions reins on a permanent basis despite being denied a winning climax to his four-game audition. Southgate appeared to be heading towards a glorious conclusion to his elongated job interview but was thwarted as a much-changed Spain retaliated [...]
England v Spain player ratings: How the Three Lions fared against the three-time European champions November 15, 2016 Joe Hart 5 A virtual bystander in the first half, no meaningful shot to save and bowed out at the break to give Heaton some game time Nathaniel Clyne 6 Not the omni-rampaging full-back as is the norm for Liverpool but barely put a foot wrong and had the beating of his direct opponents Danny [...]