Forza Horizon 3 is both a petrol head’s and arcade fan’s dream September 28, 2016 Whether you’re into classic muscle cars, retro rally, or just want to zoom about in a souped-up Ferrari, Forza Horizon 3 is a glorious celebration of racing at its purest. Following its excellent predecessor, developer Playground Games has raised the stakes, somehow breathing even more life into its already robust open-world racing formula. This time [...]
Leicester City 1, Porto 0: Slimani slays the Dragons again as Leicester make Champions League history September 27, 2016 Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri praised the resilience of his side after the Foxes made it back-to-back Champions League wins with victory over two-time European champions Porto. Club record £29m signing Islam Slimani enhanced his reputation as the so-called Dragon Slayer by netting his sixth goal in four matches against Porto, who are nicknamed the Dragons, [...]
CSKA Moscow 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1: Pochettino basks in navigating must-win clash as irresistible Son stokes Euro bid September 27, 2016 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino revelled in his side’s navigation of a must-win fixture after Spurs reignited their Champions League campaign with a gritty victory against CSKA Moscow. While the north London club were far from their fluent best, forward Son Heung-min continued his blistering goalscoring streak with a second-half clincher, taking his tally to five [...]
Gone in 67 days: Football Association make Sam Allardyce’s reign shortest in national team history over “significant error of judgement” September 27, 2016 Crestfallen Sam Allardyce has admitted his disappointment after the Football Association ended his 67-day tenure over what it called “a significant error of judgement”. Allardyce was forced to apologise after he was secretly filmed discussing how to break rules on third-party ownership of players and making disparaging comments about his predecessor Roy Hodgson, former assistant coach Gary Neville, [...]
Pep Guardiola eases Kevin de Bruyne injury fears as Manchester City bid for 11th consecutive victory against Celtic September 27, 2016 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has eased concerns over the long-term fitness of midfielder Kevin de Bruyne although confirmed that the Belgium playmaker will miss Wednesday's Champions League showdown with Celtic at Parkhead. De Bruyne is also set to be absent from City’s Premier League clash with Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Sunday after [...]
Destiny: Rise of Iron – another lease of life for the space shooter, but it falls short of the Bungie’s inspirational best September 27, 2016 Destiny’s previous expansion, The Taken King, was a bit of a relief. It simplified the space odyssey’s more frustrating elements, meaning, for example, that when you finally obtained a much-sought after piece of gear (one that you had killed countless sentient beings for) you could start using it right away, rather than having to collect [...]
Naive Sam Allardyce’s axing was a self-inflicted wound September 27, 2016 He may not have broken any rules himself, but footage apparently showing Sam Allardyce talking about how to bend Football Association regulations was virtually an act of treachery against his employers. Although the role only involves managing around 10 games per season, it requires the individual to be an ambassador for the FA and the [...]
Sam Allardyce: The FA were entitled to sack England manager for misconduct, says leading sports lawyer September 27, 2016 The Football Association [FA] would have been legally entitled to sack England manager Sam Allardyce after he was filmed appearing to advise how to circumvent transfer rules, according to a leading sports lawyer. Allardyce left his position tonight after just one game in charge after apologising for his alleged comments to undercover reporters from a national newspaper posing as Far East [...]
Darren Clarke’s presence as Europe captain an added Ryder Cup motivation for former world No1 Rory McIlroy September 27, 2016 Former world No1 Rory McIlroy insists the presence of fellow Northern Irishman Darren Clarke as Europe captain has imbued him with additional motivation for this week’s Ryder Cup at Hazeltine, which starts on Friday. Four-time Major winner McIlroy, who claimed the $10m FedEx Cup prize money on Sunday with victory at the Tour Championship, credits [...]
Arsene Wenger wary of Basel’s Champions League threat as Gunners bid to move on from humbling of Chelsea September 27, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he is wary of the threat posed by reigning Swiss champions Basel as the Gunners bid to establish themselves as Group A frontrunners during their Champions League clash on Wednesday. Basel have been crowned Swiss title winners in eight out of the past nine seasons and their back catalogue of European [...]