Premier League football clubs cap away ticket prices at £30 for the next three seasons March 9, 2016 The Premier League has granted some welcome relief to cash-strapped football fans by capping the price of away tickets to £30 for the next three seasons. Supporters who travel to watch their teams will pay no more than £30 per seat after the top flight's 20 clubs "unanimously agreed" to the limit. Escalating ticket prices have [...]
Hull City 0, Arsenal 4: Judge me in May, Wenger tells his foes March 8, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger shrugged off supporter unrest after a section of the Gunners’ travelling fanbase urged the Frenchman to consider his position during his side's FA Cup fifth round replay victory at Hull. Forward Olivier Giroud ended his 11-match goal-drought with a double strike while Theo Walcott also netted twice as Arsenal eased past the [...]
Chelsea v Paris Saint-Germain: Hiddink tips Costa to locate his Champions League scoring boots March 8, 2016 Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink has backed striker Diego Costa to blast his side to the Champions League quarter-finals after coming under fire from rivals Paris Saint-Germain ahead of Wednesday's pivotal second leg at Stamford Bridge. A video montage on the French club’s Twitter account yesterday urged followers to “find the imposter” within a series of images of [...]
Tuilagi named in England’s matchday squad for England’s likely Six Nations title decider against Wales March 8, 2016 Powerhouse centre Manu Tuilagi is set to make his international return in England’s likely Six Nations title decider against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday after being named in head coach Eddie Jones’s matchday squad. Tuilagi has not played for England since their 2014 tour of New Zealand through a combination of long-term injury and suspension [...]
I See You review: A tense exploration of identity, race and language in post-apartheid South Africa March 8, 2016 Royal Court | ★★★☆☆ Language is all tangled up in history and identity, a thick linguistic rope wound tight around an ancestral flagpole. Set in post-apartheid South Africa, I See You considers what happens when that rope breaks and a language is lost, and asks whether it’s what you speak, rather than what you say, [...]
In this crazy season, don’t rule out West Ham of top-four race March 8, 2016 West Ham have proven they can cling to the coattails of the leading pack and in this crazily unpredictable Premier League season I wouldn’t rule out a top-four finish. Three successive wins have propelled the Hammers to fifth, just a point behind Manchester City and three adrift of Arsenal. I don’t really see them finishing [...]
Maria Sharapova: Nike and Tag Heuer deserve few plaudits for jumping ship from overvalued endorsements March 8, 2016 Maria Sharapova has been the most marketable female sports star for the last 10 years with earnings of £21m in 2015 alone. £16m of these earnings were mainly from endorsements from Nike and Tag Heuer, both of which provided her with possibly 40 per cent of her endorsement revenues. Porshe, Evian, Sugarpova, Head, Avon, Netjets, [...]
Sunderland chief executive Margaret Byrne resigns following Adam Johnson child abuse case March 8, 2016 Sunderland chief executive Margaret Byrne has resigned for allowing Adam Johnson to continue playing for the Premier League club after he was charged with two counts of sexual activity with a 15-year-old schoolgirl last May. Johnson remained a first-team regular for Sunderland until last month when he was sacked after pleading guilty on one count [...]
Maria Sharapova drugs test scandal “a load of nonsense” claims Russian tennis boss March 8, 2016 The head of Russian tennis has hit back at the drugs scandal engulfing Maria Sharapova, describing it as "just a load of nonsense". Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpishchev said Sharapova's failed drugs test at this year's Australian Open would not prevent her from competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On Monday [...]
Nike suspends £43m Maria Sharapova endorsement deal following failed drug test at Australian Open March 8, 2016 Maria Sharapova could lose millions in future sponsorship earnings, after partners such as Nike, Tag Heuer and Porsche moved responded with concern to her admission of failing a drugs test. Sportswear giant Nike said it was "saddened and surprised" by Sharapova's confession that she had tested positive for meldonium, a substance added to the World [...]