I fear Gennady Golovkin but will be inspired by Sugar Ray Leonard come fight night, insists Britain’s Kell Brook September 5, 2016 Britian's IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook will bid to emulate Sugar Ray Leonard when he challenges middleweight powerhouse Gennady Golovkin at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday. Sheffield’s Brook, unbeaten in 36 professional bouts, is moving up two weight divisions to take on the fearsome Golovkin, who is unbeaten in 35 fights with 32 knockouts to his [...]
Scotland begin quest to qualify for first major tournament in 20 years with five-star show against Malta September 4, 2016 Scotland began their quest to end a 20-year wait to qualify for a major tournament by thrashing European minnows Malta 5-1 in their opening World Cup qualifier. Hull midfielder Robert Snodgrass continued his impressive start to the new season by netting a hat-trick, while new Fulham loan signing Chris Martin and Sheffield Wednesday frontman Steven [...]
No regrets for skipper Eoin Morgan despite England’s failure to secure series whitewash September 4, 2016 Skipper Eoin Morgan insisted he had no regrets over team selection as his side missed the chance to whitewash Pakistan after slipping to a four-wicket defeat in the final 50-over tussle of the series at Cardiff. Pakistan chased down their victory target of 303 inside the 49th over thanks largely to a 163-run stand between [...]
Slovakia 0, England 1: Allardyce defends use of Rooney as he starts Three Lions reign with last-gasp victory in World Cup qualifier September 4, 2016 England boss Sam Allardyce issued a staunch defence of his deployment of Wayne Rooney after the Three Lions laboured to a last-gasp victory in their opening World Cup qualifier against Slovakia in Trnava. Allardyce had suggested in the build-up to his first match in charge that the England skipper would be utilised in a more [...]
American Formula One takeover edges closer but subject to European Commission sign-off September 4, 2016 The eagerly-anticipated sale of Formula One to Liberty Media will need to navigate a series of tight chicanes including potential scrutiny by the European Commission (EC). Private equity fund CVC is putting the final touches to a $9.1bn (£6.8bn) deal that will see the American media giant take full control of Formula One . Fox media mogul Chase [...]
Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton at a loss to explain poor start as rival Nico Rosberg cuts his title lead with victory at Monza September 4, 2016 Britain's Lewis Hamilton struggled to explain his calamitous start to the Italian Grand Prix which ruined any chance of a 50th career win and ultimately saw his championship lead cut by rival Nico Rosberg. Following an emphatic performance in qualifying on Saturday which had resulted him take pole, the world champion looked set to secure his [...]
Former Premier League ref claims he was told to say he hadn’t seen incidents by authorities September 3, 2016 A former Premier League referee has claimed he was instructed by the refereeing body to say he had not seen particular incidents. Retired ref Mark Halsey wrote on Twitter that the Professional Games Match Official Limited (PGMOL) had told him to claim he had not seen incidents when they were making a decision on retrospective [...]
US Open 2016: Kyle Edmund pockets biggest prize money payday of his career after beating John Isner in the third round September 3, 2016 British No4 Kyle Edmund has scored the biggest payday of his tennis career to date with a shock fourth round victory over home favourite John Isner at the US Open. Edmund will now face world No1 Novak Djokovic in a fourth round match which marks the furthest he has ever progressed at a Grand Slam tournament. [...]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: I’m cool enough to stay away from £80m transfer fees September 3, 2016 Jurgen Klopp has lamented football's focus on the transfer market but believes he is cool enough to avoid its excesses. The Liverpool manager claims he would never spend as much as £80m on a single player, as rivals Manchester United did on £89m summer signing Paul Pogba, unless he was convinced it was in the club's long-term interests. Premier League [...]
Txiki Berigistain: Manchester City director says club remains committed to developing young players despite summer spending spree September 3, 2016 Manchester City's director of football Txiki Begiristain says the Premier League club remain committed to developing and blooding youth despite a record-breaking summer spending spree. City gave new manager Pep Guardiola the ultimate show of support by bankrolling a £181m transfer window splurge on new players including £47m centre-back John Stones, £15m Spanish winger Nolito and £23m German international Ilkay Gundogan. [...]