Tottenham Hotspur 2, Chelsea 0: Antonio Conte and Gary Cahill urge beaten Blues to shrug off defeat January 4, 2017 Chelsea boss Antonio Conte shrugged off the long-term significance of defeat and backed his side to embark upon a fresh winning run after coming unstuck against rivals Tottenham at White Hart Lane. The Blues missed the chance to go eight points clear of second-placed Liverpool at the Premier League summit, while also failing to set [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 2, Chelsea 0: Victory has proven our Premier League title-winning pedigree, insists Mauricio Pochettino January 4, 2017 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino insists victory over leaders Chelsea proves his side are better equipped than last season to challenge for major honours and be crowned Premier League champions. Midfield prodigy Dele Alli was Tottenham’s protagonist as the 20-year-old took his tally to seven strikes in his last four matches with two headed goals either [...]
The 9 most anticipated videogames of 2017 January 4, 2017 Red Dead Redemption 2 Release: Late 2017 Platforms: PS4, XBO (PC unconfirmed) Not much is known about Rockstar’s horse-bothering sequel, but the announcement of a follow up to 2010’s open world cowboy simulator was enough to inspire frenzied excitement among fans. You can expect a huge multiplayer world, pistols at dawn, horses and a scene [...]
One-day success, Ashes revenge and Alastair Cook: My 2017 predictions January 4, 2017 ICC Champions Trophy June’s tournament is being staged in this country and England and have been drawn in Group A alongside Australia, Bangladesh and New Zealand. The hosts are a strong side in their own conditions and have been playing some really impressive one-day cricket over the past 18 months or so, scoring in excess [...]
MS Dhoni quits as India one-day and Twenty20 captain just 11 days before England series January 4, 2017 India are set to have a new skipper for this month’s limited-overs contests against England after MS Dhoni relinquished his captaincy of the one-day and Twenty20 sides. Dhoni, 35, resigned after almost a decade of success at the helm in which he led India to an unprecedented hat-trick of World Twenty20, World Cup and ICC [...]
New Leeds United co-owner pledges “ongoing investment” after buying 50 per cent stake from Massimo Cellino January 4, 2017 Leeds United's new Italian co-owner Andrea Radrizzani has pledged to provide manager Garry Monk with ongoing support and investment to fund the club's promotion push. The co-founder of influential sports media rights firm MP & Silva, Radrizzani has purchased 50 per cent of the Yorkshire club to become co-owner alongside fellow countryman Massimo Cellino. Under the [...]
West Ham succeed with appeal against Sofiane Feghouli suspension and mull second bid for Jermain Defoe January 4, 2017 West Ham have received a boost ahead of their FA Cup third-round clash with Manchester City after the club succeeded with an appeal against midfielder Sofiane Feghouli’s three-match ban. Feghouli was controversially shown a straight red card for a tackle on defender Phil Jones early in Monday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at home to Manchester [...]
Manu Tuilagi “devastated” after latest injury nightmare rules England centre out of Six Nations and British and Irish Lions tour January 4, 2017 Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger admits centre Manu Tuilagi has been left devastated after being ruled out for up to nine months with a serious knee injury. England star Tuilagi is set to miss the Six Nations, the rest of the club season and, in all likelihood, the British and Irish Lions tour to New [...]
Aggreko wins $40m deal to power the 2018 Winter Olympics January 4, 2017 Scottish power firm Aggreko has been given the important job of ensuring the lights stay on at next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea. The news will come as welcome relief to the firm having endured a challenging 2016 that included missing out on a similar contract with organisers of the the summer games in [...]
“Sensational” Antonio Conte could remain Chelsea manager “forever”, says technical director Michael Emenalo January 4, 2017 Chelsea manager Antonio Conte could stay at Stamford Bridge "forever" according to technical director Michael Emenalo. The close confidant of club owner Roman Abramovich said the Italian coach has already won over everyone at the club since his side has taken the Premier League by storm and put together a record-equalling run of 13 consecutive wins. Chelsea can set [...]