England leg-spinner Adil Rashid defends decision to opt out of Yorkshire’s crunch clash with champions-elect Middlesex September 19, 2016 England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has defended his request to be omitted from defending county champions Yorkshire’s squad for their potential title decider against Middlesex at Lord’s, which starts today. Rashid, along with team-mates Liam Plunkett and David Willey, was made available by the England and Wales Cricket Board for Yorkshire’s final two games of the [...]
Danny Willett demonstrates Ryder Cup form at Italian Open as showdown with United States looms September 19, 2016 Most of Europe’s players enjoyed their last taste of competitive action at the weekend before we all pack our bags and head for Hazeltine and the Ryder Cup in a few days’ time. There is no input from Europe captain Darren Clarke in the players’ scheduling decisions; it is entirely up to them how they [...]
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton unsure whether he can re-find title-winning magic after Nico Rosberg triumphs in Singapore September 18, 2016 Three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton refused to make any grandiose predictions for the remainder of the season after witnessing rival Nico Rosberg regain top-spot in the drivers’ championship with victory in the Singapore Grand Prix. Rosberg fended off a late challenge from Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo to seal a hat-trick of wins and march [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 1, Sunderland 0: Mauricio Pochettino fears ligament damage after match-winner Harry Kane stretchered off September 18, 2016 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admits he fears Harry Kane could be set for a spell on the sidelines after the striker was stretchered off during his side’s defeat of Sunderland. Kane made the breakthrough with Tottenham’s 22nd attempt at goal as the north London club made heavy weather of overcoming the winless Black Cats, although [...]
Crystal Palace 4, Stoke City 1: Eagles boss Alan Pardew insists victory vindicates his summer changes September 18, 2016 Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew insists his side's hammering of winless Stoke City is a vindication of the tactical and personnel changes he implemented during the summer. The Eagles have now won-back-to-back matches for the first time this year as strikes from James Tomkins, Scott Dann, James McArthur and Andros Townsend consigned Stoke, who replied late [...]
Watford 3, Manchester United 1: Some players are not coping with pressure of representing United, fumes Jose Mourinho September 18, 2016 Furious Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has accused some of his players of failing to deal with the pressure of playing for the club after slumping to a third straight defeat against Watford. United had hauled themselves level through Marcus Rashford after Etienne Capoue’s first-half opener, only for substitute Juan Zuniga to restore Watford’s lead [...]
Anthony Joshua: In boxing it’s so hard, even if I beat someone like Deontay Wilder they’ll say he’s s**t September 16, 2016 In little more than four years Anthony Joshua has won an Olympic gold medal, turned professional, won 17 out of 17 fights by knock-out and been crowned heavyweight champion of the world. Yet he believes there are still boxing followers who doubt his ability, and may never give him credit even if he mounts a [...]
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week review: Ron Howard has made the definitive Beatles documentary September 16, 2016 Eight Days A Week is a fascinating look at a vital few years in the story of The Fab Four, covering their initial success, Beatlemania, and the unprecedented American success that caught a country unawares. Films about The Beatles often struggle to capture why they made such an impact. In Ron Howard's film archive footage [...]
Dressage stars lead gold rush as Paralympics GB enjoy more success at Rio Games September 15, 2016 Dressage star Sophie Christiansen took her tally of Paralympic gold medals to seven as Great Britain’s equestrians led the medal charge in Rio on Thursday. Christiansen, who juggles her sporting heroics with a City career with Goldman Sachs, defended her Grade 1a championship title ahead of British team-mate Anne Dunham, who took silver. Their success, [...]
Feyenoord 1, Manchester United 0: Jose Mourinho suffers consecutive defeats as controversial winning goal sinks his £300m second string September 15, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho blamed bad luck and an offside goal after Feyenoord inflicted the club’s second defeat in less than a week in the Europa League on Thursday night. A 79th-minute strike from midfielder Tonny Vilhena punished a lacklustre display from a United side that was much-changed but still contained almost £300m worth [...]