Tottenham in fight with six other teams for Premier League title, says Pochettino March 31, 2016 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists the Premier League title remains wide open and as many as seven teams are still in the hunt for top-flight silverware this season. Spurs trail leaders Leicester by five points with seven matches to go, while they are six points ahead of north London rivals Arsenal, although Arsene Wenger’s side retain [...]
Football betting: Title-chasing Tottenham to earn their Spurs at Liverpool March 31, 2016 Attention turns back to the Premier League this weekend after the international break, and the finale of this intriguing season. With Leicester not in action until Sunday’s clash with Southampton, Tottenham have the chance to move within two points of the leaders with a trip to Anfield on Saturday evening. This is a very different [...]
Football betting: Unreliable Manchester United should keep top four hopes alive March 31, 2016 The Premier League’s most inconsistent pair go head-to-head at Old Trafford on Sunday when Manchester United host Everton. Both have shown themselves capable of picking up results over top sides, but without any reliability. Everton’s fine FA Cup victory over Chelsea was sandwiched by losses to West Ham and Arsenal. Meanwhile, United have beaten the Gunners [...]
Tottenham face fight to keep Mauricio Pochettino and won’t win Premier League, says Sir Alex Ferguson March 31, 2016 Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Tottenham they face a fight to hold onto boss Mauricio Pochettino following his quiet transformation of the club. Ferguson expects Spurs’ most concerted top-flight title challenge for half a century to end in failure, with current leaders Leicester his tip to complete a watershed Premier League [...]
Bahrain Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso admits collapsed lung and fractured ribs could keep him out of multiple races March 31, 2016 Double world champion Fernando Alonso admits he could be forced to miss further races after being ruled out of Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix with injuries suffered in his spectacular Melbourne crash. Alonso sustained fractured ribs and a partially collapsed lung in the 200mph smash that ended his Australian Grand Prix two weeks ago, the McLaren [...]
Five top US women footballers have accused US Soccer of wage discrimination March 31, 2016 Five stars of the successful US women's football team have accused US Soccer of wage discrimination. Co-captains Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn, forward Alex Morgan, midfielder Megan Rapinoe and goalkeeper Hope Solo have filed a federal complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination. They intend to [...]
ICC World Twenty20 prize money: England secure £554,000 with win over New Zealand March 31, 2016 England earned one of the biggest paydays in cricket with their comprehensive win over New Zealand yesterday's ICC World Twenty20 semi-final. A guaranteed $800,000 (£554,000) runners-up reward is the prize for a victory in the semi-final, with the potential of the overall winners' prize of $1.6m still up for grabs for Eoin Morgan and co. Read [...]
Sunderland cancel Emmanuel Eboue contract after former Arsenal star is banned from football for a year March 31, 2016 Sunderland have cancelled Emmanuel Eboue's contract after he was banned from football for a year by Fifa for not paying money owed to his former agent. The former Arsenal defender will not be allowed to take part in any football activity after former representative Sebastien Boisseau requested Fifa take action over a contractual dispute dating [...]
World’s wealthiest sportsmen: David Beckham and Michael Jordan top rich list for retired athletes March 31, 2016 Michael Jordan and David Beckham are living proof that there's plenty of life left to be lived after retirement. Despite earning unprecedented riches in their chosen field (or court) of dominance, both men are making more money now they've traded trainers and trackies for a suit and tie. Basketball icon Jordan has topped a Forbes list of [...]
Will Greenwood: Joe Marler “gypsy boy” affair should have been dealt with in a weekend by World Rugby and Six Nations March 31, 2016 World Cup winner Will Greenwood has called for rugby’s governing bodies to reassess their disciplinary procedures to avoid a repeat of England prop Joe Marler’s “gypsy boy” saga. Former England centre Greenwood believes World Rugby and Six Nations organisers should have delivered a coherent message over Marler’s contentious comment towards Wales prop Samson Lee earlier [...]