Lee Westwood sets his sights on Ryder Cup captaincy in 2020 October 12, 2016 Ryder Cup veteran Lee Westwood has confirmed that he still harbours ambitions of becoming European captain but insists he is not ready to be Darren Clarke’s immediate successor. The Englishman, part of Clarke’s beaten team at Hazeltine earlier this month, hopes to qualify as a player for a record-equalling 11th time when the competition is held [...]
Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios faces $10,000 fine after appearing to let opponent win October 12, 2016 Controversial world No14 Nick Kyrgios faces a possible fine of $10,000 (£8,200) after appearing to stop trying during his match at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. The Australian was booed by spectators following his 6-3, 6-1 second-round defeat to German Mischa Zverev, in which he seemingly handed his lower-ranked opponent the win with deliberately weak [...]
Slovenia 0, England 0: Southgate satisfied with points haul after inheriting a “mess” following Allardyce departure October 11, 2016 Interim England boss Gareth Southgate declared himself satisfied with his side’s haul of four points from his first two qualifiers in charge despite the Three Lions disappointing in their stalemate with Slovenia. England were indebted to goalkeeper Joe Hart as they escaped Ljubljana with a point – the first time they had failed to win [...]
Slovenia 0, England 0: England player ratings as Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions drop points October 11, 2016 Joe Hart: 9 Proved a point after his unceremonious discarding by Manchester City – and saved England one too. Made four vital stops, including one physics-defying effort, and showed leadership qualities by talking Gary Cahill and Jesse Lingard out of red cards in a fractious finish. Kyle Walker: 6 The least culpable for a sloppy defensive performance [...]
European Tour will suffer from Tiger’s latest setback, says Ryder Cup star Chris Wood October 11, 2016 Former world No1 Tiger Woods’s aborted comeback also represents a blow to the European Tour, says England’s Chris Wood. Fourteen-time Major winner Woods announced on Monday night that he was scrapping plans to play his first tournament in more than a year this week at the Safeway Open in California. The 40-year-old, who has been [...]
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza unrepentant over spat with England skipper Jos Buttler ahead of one-day series decider October 11, 2016 Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has fanned the flames ahead of Wednesday’s series-deciding one-day international with England by refusing to apologise for his players’ provocative conduct. Mashrafe and batsman Sabbir Rahman were both fined 20 per cent of their match fees for goading England skipper Jos Buttler after he was dismissed in Sunday’s second match in [...]
Flanker Mike Williams adds to head coach Eddie Jones’s injury headache as autumn series nears October 11, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones’s injury problems deepened yesterday after Leicester flanker Mike Williams was ruled out of the autumn international series with a broken arm. Zimbabwe-born Williams was a contender to play as openside flanker when England begin their autumn programme against South Africa at Twickenham on 12 November but is now set for [...]
Amir Khan v Kell Brook: Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to see super-fights staged in London instead of Las Vegas October 11, 2016 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants the capital to take the mantle from Las Vegas as the international host city for boxing's biggest bouts — and he has called on Amir Khan and Kell Brook to lead by example. London's capability to host world title fights has been demonstrated in recent months by Anthony Joshua's successful defence [...]
Q&A with Andrew Kerr: how you can help shape Edinburgh’s future October 11, 2016 | City Talk Edinburgh’s residents, businesses and partners are being invited to help shape the capital’s future under the 2050 Edinburgh City Vision project. We spoke to City of Edinburgh Council chief executive Andrew Kerr to discover more. What is the 2050 Edinburgh City Vision? Edinburgh has always been known as a city of innovation and change. The last 30 [...]
Gareth Southgate backs Jordan Henderson to shine in role as England captain October 10, 2016 Interim England boss Gareth Southgate has backed Jordan Henderson to transpose the experience of taking the Liverpool captaincy from Steven Gerrard to his newly-acquired position as Three Lions skipper. Henderson has been handed the captain’s armband for England’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia in Ljubljanaon Tuesday after Southgate opted to axe record goalscorer Wayne Rooney from [...]