Indian Wells 2016: Andy Murray misses out on potential $1m prize money with third round defeat to Federico Delbonis March 15, 2016 Andy Murray suffered a shock defeat in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open to Federico Delbonis, costing him almost $1m in potential prize money. The Scot lost 6-4 4-6 7-6 to world No53 Delbonis in his first singles tournament since his fourth Australian Open final loss to Novak Djokovic in February. Murray, who has [...]
Leicester City 1, Newcastle United 0: Foxes’ title bandwagon keeps rolling March 14, 2016 Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri continued to shield his players from the glare of expectancy despite the Foxes re-asserting their authority at the Premier League summit with a narrow victory over Newcastle. Striker Shinji Okazaki scored the only goal of the game with a stunning overhead kick — the home side’s solitary shot on target — [...]
Seamer David Willey takes hat-trick against England to press World Twenty20 claims March 14, 2016 Left-arm seamer David Willey pressed his claims for a place in England’s starting XI at the World Twenty20 by snaring a hat-trick against his own team-mates in their final warm-up clash in Mumbai. Willey was one of four England players to be thrust into action for a Mumbai Cricket Association side as all 15 members [...]
Jordan Spieth shows human side with reaction to Twitter critic but pre-Masters form is a concern March 14, 2016 As hard as it is to get to No1 in the world rankings, it’s even more difficult to stay there, and that’s something that Jordan Spieth appears to be learning first-hand at the moment. The prolific 22-year-old’s difficult spell continued at the weekend when he only just made the cut at the Valspar Championship and [...]
Aston Villa 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2: Pochettino turns up heat on leaders Leicester March 13, 2016 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino threw down the gauntlet to Premier League title rivals Leicester after his side closed the gap on the leaders by dispatching bottom of the table Aston Villa. Prolific hitman Harry Kane netted twice to take his Premier League tally for the season to 19 and move level with Leicester’s Jamie Vardy [...]
Now for Grand Slam, head coach Jones tells Six Nations winners England March 13, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones immediately set his sights on the Grand Slam after Scotland’s victory over France at Murrayfield yesterday ended his side’s five-year wait for a Six Nations title. Scotland dispatched Les Bleus 29-18 to ensure Australian Jones guided England to silverware at the first time of asking, having only taken charge in [...]
Manchester United 1, West Ham United 1: Dimitri Payet wondergoal not enough for Hammers but Slaven Bilic backs them to win FA Cup quarter-final replay March 13, 2016 Manchester United 1, West Ham United 1 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has warned Manchester United to expect an FA Cup replay defeat in east London after Anthony Martial’s late equaliser denied the Hammers a famous victory at Old Trafford on Sunday. Playmaker Dimitri Payet set the visitors on course for a spot in the [...]
Arsenal 1, Watford 2: Arsene Wenger fears for home form after Odion Ighalo and Adlene Guedioura dump Gunners out of FA Cup March 13, 2016 Arsenal 1, Watford 2 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he is worried by his faltering team’s home form after Watford sent the FA Cup holders crashing out of the quarter-finals. Substitute Danny Welbeck gave the Gunners hope with a late strike, after Odion Oghalo and Adlene Guedioura had given the Hornets a shock lead, but [...]
Cheltenham Festival 2016: Davy Russell gunning for more glory March 13, 2016 As tension builds on the eve of the Cheltenham Festival, one man who is remaining ice cool is former Irish champion jockey Davy Russell. “There’s no point going into the Festival with your hopes too high – if you do, you’re in for a rude awakening. “If you fancy one horse too much, you’ll end up [...]
These two graphs sum up why Manchester City have failed to mount a serious Premier League title challenge March 12, 2016 Manchester City missed out on the opportunity to leapfrog Arsenal in the Premier League table on Saturday, after once again failing to record a back-to-back win at Norwich. Following a goalless draw at Carrow Road, Manuel Pellegrini's side has now failed to win in consecutive league matches since October – a run of 21 games. [...]