Nick Blackwell wakes from coma a week after British middleweight title defeat by Chris Eubank Jr April 4, 2016 British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr has admitted his relief after opponent Nick Blackwell finally woke from the coma he was placed in following their fight. Blackwell’s promoters only revealed on Monday that the 25-year-old had regained consciousness on Saturday, a week after his 10th-round stoppage by Eubank Jr, and spoken to family and friends a [...]
Exhibitionism review: The Saatchi Gallery recreated Mick Jagger’s grotty old flat April 4, 2016 Saatchi Gallery | ★★★★★ A year before they set about irreversibly altering the course of music history globally and forever, The Rolling Stones ate baked beans straight out of the tin in a squalid Chelsea flat like mucky little dirtbags. Their festering hovel at 102 Edith Grove has been meticulously recreated as part of Exhibitionism, [...]
Bayliss backs ‘heart and soul’ Stokes to recover from World Twenty20 last-over nightmare April 4, 2016 England head coach Trevor Bayliss has backed Ben Stokes to recover from his last-over nightmare during Sunday’s galling World Twenty20 final defeat, insisting the all-rounder is the side’s “heart and soul”. Stokes was clobbered for four successive sixes by Carlos Brathwaite with the West Indies requiring 19 from the final over for victory, leaving a [...]
English football clubs have never been in better financial health, says study April 4, 2016 English football clubs have left their overspending days behind them and have never been in better financial shape, according to a new study by insolvency firm Begbies Traynor. Increasing revenues from television contracts allied with so-called financial fair play rules, which have forced clubs to live within their means, have slashed the number of teams [...]
Clubs, stats and controversies: Who is Chelsea’s manager in waiting Antonio Conte April 4, 2016 Conte started his playing career with hometown club Lecce before making his Serie A debut in 1985. The central midfielder was signed by Juventus boss Giovanni Trapattoni in 1991 and went on to make more than 400 appearances for The Old Lady, winning five Serie A titles and the Champions League. He began his coaching career [...]
Italy boss Conte plots Juventus-style domination at Chelsea after appointment confirmed April 4, 2016 Newly-appointed Antonio Conte has set his sights on creating a Juventus-like dynasty at Stamford Bridge after being announced as Jose Mourinho’s permanent successor as manager of Chelsea yesterday. The 46-year-old has signed a three-year contract and will start work in west London after this summer’s European Championship in France, which will be his last act in [...]
West Indies use World Twenty20 victory to attack critics and detractors, including Shane Warne, Mark Nicholas and the West Indies Cricket Board April 3, 2016 Emotional West Indies players used their crowning as World Twenty20 champions at Eden Gardens in Kolkata to settle scores and launch a broadside at detractors. Needing 19 to win off the final over, all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite cracked England’s Ben Stokes for four successive sixes to seal a stunning four-wicket success in a captivating contest. The recent [...]
World Twenty20 final defeat was not Ben Stokes’ fault, insists England skipper Eoin Morgan April 3, 2016 Skipper Eoin Morgan insisted Ben Stokes was not to blame for England’s World Twenty20 final defeat after West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite smashed four successive sixes in the last over to snatch an enthralling victory yesterday. England had appeared on course for success with West Indies needing 19 off the final over, to be bowled by [...]
Manchester United 1, Everton 0: Anthony Martial keeps Louis van Gaal’s men on tails of Manchester City April 3, 2016 Manchester United 1, Everton 0 Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal diverted praise to teenager substitute Timothy Fosu-Mensah after his introduction helped inspire a win over Everton that boosted his team’s Champions League prospects. Van Gaal threw on the 18-year-old left-back for struggling Argentina defender Marcos Rojo at half-time and the switch paid off as [...]
Bahrain Grand Prix: Nico Rosberg capitalises on Lewis Hamilton tangle to land fifth win in a row April 3, 2016 Britain's Lewis Hamilton sought solace in damage limitation after watching Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg win the Bahrain Grand Prix to continue his immaculate start to the season. Rosberg took advantage of a decisive start in which he surged to the front as Hamilton tangled with the Williams of Valtteri Bottas, damaged his bodywork and slipped [...]