England’s injury woes deepen ahead of autumn internationals as Maro Itoje ruled out with fractured hand October 24, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones was dealt a further blow to an already pounding injury headache after European player of the year Maro Itoje was ruled out of his side’s autumn internationals with a fractured right hand. Itoje will require surgery on the injury he suffered during Saracens’ European Champions Cup victory over Scarlets at [...]
The 30 contenders for the 2016 Ballon d’Or are revealed October 24, 2016 The long-list for the world’s best player features eight Premier League stars with England’s Jamie Vardy and Wales’ Gareth Bale flying the flag for Britain. Contenders for the Ballon d'Or were revealed today with Vardy's Leicester team-mate Riyad Mahrez also included. Four Manchester players are evenly distributed across the two sides, while West Ham’s Dimitri Payet and Spurs shot-stopper Hugo [...]
Skipper Alastair Cook hints at changes to bowling attack after England seal nail-biting victory in first Test against Bangladesh October 24, 2016 Skipper Alastair Cook hinted there are likely to be changes to England’s bowling unit for the second Test despite his side clinching a nail-biting 22-run success over Bangladesh in the series opener in Chittagong. England took less than 20 minutes of the fifth morning to secure the win as all-rounder Ben Stokes claimed the wickets [...]
Arsenal hopeful of rivalling Manchester United and Chelsea’s record-breaking commercial deals, says chief executive Ivan Gazidis October 24, 2016 Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis insists he is optimistic that the club can rival the record-breaking deals achieved by some Premier League teams when they renew their main commercial agreements. Leading English clubs have cashed in on a boom in kit deals and shirt sponsorship markets since Arsenal signed their existing contracts with Puma and [...]
Arsene Wenger predicts 82-86 points will be enough to win the Premier League this season October 24, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed the magic number of points that he believes will be enough to secure the club a first Premier League title since 2004. With three teams – Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool – locked at the top of the table on 20 points after nine games, Wenger has predicted that the champions will finish on 82-86 [...]
Lewis Hamilton cuts rival Nico Rosberg’s championship lead with his 50th career victory October 23, 2016 Britain's Lewis Hamilton expressed his relief after ending his drought with a much-needed victory at the United States Grand Prix in Austin – the 50th race win of his career. Pole-sitter Hamilton topped the podium for the first time since the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim in July to cut Mercedes team-mate and title rival [...]
Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill revels in “stardust’ quality of former England No10 Freddie Burns October 23, 2016 Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill hailed the “stardust” quality of Freddie Burns after the former England No10 stoked the Tigers’ 27-17 European Champions Cup victory over Racing 92. Burns, a second-half replacement for Owen Williams, racked up 16 points, including an interception try, as Leicester recovered from their opening round thrashing by Glasgow Warriors [...]
Chelsea 4, Manchester United 0: Antonio Conte refuses to entertain Jose Mourinho’s touchline rant October 23, 2016 Defiant Chelsea boss Antonio Conte refused to denounce his actions after incurring the wrath of Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho during a nightmare return to Stamford Bridge for the former Blues manager. Mourinho appeared to take exception to the Italian gesticulating towards the Chelsea fans in a bid to generate appreciation of their demotion of United, [...]
Manchester City 1, Southampton 1: Pep Guardiola left wrestling with City’s fallible streak as winless run reaches fifth game October 23, 2016 Manchester City 1, Southampton 1 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits he is perplexed by his team’s sudden vulnerability after they failed to win for the fifth match in succession on Sunday. The hosts again looked a shadow of the team that started Guardiola’s reign with 10 consecutive wins as £50m defender John Stones gifted [...]
England and Bangladesh set for thrilling final day of first Test with both sides in touching distance of victory October 23, 2016 England fast-bowler Stuart Broad is bracing himself for a heart-stopping finale to the first Test with Bangladesh on Monday following a fourth day of drama in Chittagong. Bangladesh need just 33 more runs on the final morning to record their first ever victory over England – and only their eighth Test triumph of all time [...]