West Ham United 0, Southampton 3: Slaven Bilic insists there is no dressing room split as Hammers condemned to fourth straight Premier League defeat September 25, 2016 Downbeat West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists there is no split within the Hammers’ dressing room despite his side crumbling to a fourth straight Premier League defeat against an impressive Southampton. The Saints were composed and sleek as goals from in-form hitman Charlie Austin, winger Dusan Tadic and substitute James Ward-Prowse consigned West Ham to a [...]
Dele Alli praises Heung-Min Son after Korean’s double lifts Tottenham to second in Premier League September 25, 2016 Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has hailed Heung-Min Son’s start to the season after the South Korea forward struck his second brace in three Premier League games to sink Middlesbrough 2-1 on Saturday. Son almost left Spurs in the summer after a patchy first campaign in north London but has helped the club to second in [...]
Branislav Ivanovic calls on Chelsea players to stick together following consecutive league defeats September 25, 2016 Defender Branislav Ivanovic has urged the Chelsea squad to stick together after their early-season wobble continued with Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Arsenal. The result condemned the Blues to consecutive Premier League losses, following last week’s 2-1 reverse at home to Liverpool, and came after a midweek EFL Cup scare at Leicester. “I know it’s very [...]
Win over Chelsea should give us the taste for more, says Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger September 25, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Saturday’s emphatic and long-awaited victory over London rivals Chelsea can remind his players of the heights they can reach. The 3-0 win was the Gunners’ best display of the season and fifth domestic triumph on the bounce – as well as a first competitive defeat of the Blues in 11 [...]
Ryder Cup: Golf’s “godfather of analytics” says America can catch up with Europe through data September 25, 2016 Never mind world No2 Dustin Johnson or world No4 Jordan Spieth, one of the biggest threats to Europe at the Ryder Cup could be America’s new-found willingness to dig into the data. According to Mark Broadie, the professor of business and vice-dean at the Columbia Business School in New York City who has been dubbed "the [...]
Bradley Wiggins: I did not seek unfair advantage with steroid injection ahead of Tour de France September 25, 2016 Bradley Wiggins has said that he in no way was looking for an unfair advantage by taking the steroid triamcinolone for allergies and asthma issues ahead of his victorious 2012 Tour de France race. In a pre-recorded interview with Andrew Marr which will be broadcast on the BBC today, Wiggins said he was beset by bad breathing [...]
“It doesn’t look good” – Sir Bradley Wiggins’ former doctor questions steroid use ahead of Tour de France and Giro d’Italia September 24, 2016 Sir Bradley Wiggins' former doctor has added to the controversy surrounding the cyclist by publicly questioning the use of a banned corticosteroid for medical reasons ahead of the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. Prentice Steffen, Wiggins' doctor at the Garmin team in 2009, said Wiggins' successful applications for a therapeutic use exemption [TUE] for intramuscular triamcinolone ahead of the race surprised him. [...]
Eddie Hearn plots Anthony Joshua super-fight with Wladimir Klitschko after Ukrainian’s meeting with Tyson Fury is cancelled September 24, 2016 Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko could be matched in a heavyweight super-fight after the latter's rematch with Tyson Fury was called off. Joshua's manager Eddie Hearn has been in contact with Klitschko's camp after the Ukrainian's plan reclaim the WBA and WBO belts from Fury next month were scuppered by the Englishman's withdrawal. Yet the blockbuster fight would [...]
FedEx Cup prize money: PGA Tour leader Dustin Johnson closes in on $10m treasure chest September 23, 2016 Dustin Johnson is on course to add golf's most generous greenback prize to a golden year, after taking a step closer to the FedEx Cup's massive $10m (£7.7m) prize . At the end of the first day of the Tour Championship, the final tournament of the four post-PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs, the world No2 shared the lead with fellow American Kevin Chappell [...]
Garden Bridge designer unveils a ‘stairway to nowhere’ – for New York September 23, 2016 The designer behind London’s Garden Bridge project over the River Thames, which continues to stir much controversy here, has unveiled another ambitious project. Thomas Heatherwick’s latest design, titled ‘Vessel’, was unveiled in New York last week. It depicts an enormous honeycomb-like structure with a free-standing collection of multi-level staircases. But the scheme is set to [...]