Who is Leicester City’s Thai owner? The money behind the Foxes’ incredible Premier League rise May 3, 2016 Leicester's remarkable Premier League title triumph has already been canonised as one of the greatest – if not the greatest – against-the-odds story in sport history. Hollywood scriptwriters have already started writing the lines for the instant classic real-life tale of how a plucky band of underdogs took on the hegemonic dominance of the Premier [...]
Guus Hiddink reveals phone call from Claudio Ranieri moments after Chelsea handed his Leicester side title May 3, 2016 Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink revealed he received an emotional post-match telephone call from Leicester counterpart Claudio Ranieri following their draw with Tottenham on Monday night. The Foxes’ crowning as Premier League champions was confirmed by Tottenham’s failure to end a 26-year hoodoo and win at Stamford Bridge, despite holding a commanding two-goal half-time lead. Ranieri [...]
Selby claims second World Snooker title – and a £330,000 prize – to cap glorious night for Leicester May 2, 2016 World No1 Mark Selby toasted the finest sporting hour in Leicester’s history after he followed up his home town’s Premier League triumph by winning a second World Snooker Championship. Selby beat China’s Ding Junhui 18-14 in an attritional final that ended within 15 minutes of his local football team clinching the unlikeliest of title wins [...]
Chelsea 2, Tottenham 2: Leicester crowned champions as Blues fightback ends Spurs title hopes in bad-tempered derby May 2, 2016 Chelsea 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino congratulated Leicester after Chelsea’s second-half fightback extinguished his side’s title chances and confirmed the Foxes’ fairytale crowning as Premier League champions. First-half goals from Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min hinted at the title race being prolonged, only for strikes from Gary Cahill and Eden Hazard to wreck that [...]
This promotion is sweeter because we balanced the books, says Burnley boss Sean Dyche May 2, 2016 Burnley manager Sean Dyche insists his team’s second promotion to the Premier League in three years tastes sweeter than the last because the club achieved it while balancing the books. The Clarets clinched a return to the top-flight at the first attempt on Monday with a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Queens Park Rangers earned [...]
British Paralympic star disqualified over tattoo earns measure of revenge at European Championships May 2, 2016 Britain's youngest gold medallist at London 2012 bounced back from a tattoo row to claim silver at the International Paralympic Committee European Swimming Championships on Monday night. Josef Craig, 19, from Jarrow in South Tyneside, was banned from Sunday’s S8 100m freestyle final despite winning his heat because he failed to hide a tattoo of [...]
Why this could be the week that Rory McIlroy’s season catches light May 2, 2016 It didn't happen for him at the Masters and he is still looking for a first win of 2016 but this week looks as good an opportunity as any for Rory McIlroy to get off the mark. The Northern Irishman is set to make his first appearance since his tie for 10th at Augusta on [...]
Leicester City Premier League win would put UK bookmakers out by £10m in losses, with William Hill and Ladbrokes losing £3m each May 2, 2016 UK bookmakers will have to pay out £15m if Leicester City are crowned the winners of the Premier League tonight, of which £10m will be in losses, according to William Hill. If Tottenham fail to defeat Chelsea tonight, Leicester City will secure their first top-flight title. Both Ladbrokes and William Hill have said they will be paying out [...]
Red Bull chief’s warning sounds ominous for Kvyat after Russian’s run-in with Vettel May 2, 2016 Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat is this week set to hold talks over his future at the team after causing what the outfit’s bosses called “a day of disaster” at the Russian Grand Prix. Kvyat, 22, infuriated Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel by shunting him out of Sunday’s race on the first lap in an incident [...]
Retired England batsman James Taylor feared he was about to die May 2, 2016 Retired England batsman James Taylor admits he feared his life was on the line when a previously undetected heart condition reared its head and prompted a brush with death. Taylor was forced to retire from cricket last month aged just 26 after being diagnosed with a condition known as Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC). The [...]