Leading racing trainers banned for doping horses with cobalt chrloride January 20, 2016 Two top trainers have been banned from racing after their horses tested positive for doping. Australians Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh – a former Melbourne Cup winner – have been banned for four and three years respectively by local authorities for exceeding the permitted use of cobalt chloride on their horses. The substance can be used [...]
Respite and financial boost for debt-ridden Bolton in FA Cup third round replay against fifth-tier Eastleigh January 19, 2016 ENGLISH football’s crisis club Bolton were granted a modicum of respite and a much-needed financial boost by a 3-2 FA Cup third-round replay victory over fifth-tier Eastleigh. Wanderers are rock bottom of the Championship and saddled with £172.9m worth of debt, while on Monday they avoided a High Court winding up order after their case [...]
Tottenham move to Milton Keynes would be good, says Mauricio Pochettino, amid talk of sharing Wembley with Chelsea January 19, 2016 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino insists he would be happy for the club to relocate 50 miles to Milton Keynes while a new 61,000-capacity stadium is completed in north London. The controversial proposal, which would see Spurs stage their home fixtures at MK Dons’ Stadium mk for the 2017-18 season, is under consideration as an alternative [...]
British No1 Johanna Konta slays Venus Williams but admits to doubting her ability to giant kill at Australian Open January 19, 2016 British No1 Johanna Konta admitted that she initially doubted her ability to beat eighth seed Venus Williams after outclassing the seven-time grand slam champion in the Australian Open first round yesterday. Konta, who reached the fourth round of last year’s US Open, blitzed out-of-sorts former Wimbledon winner Williams 6-4, 6-2 in just 79 minutes, and [...]
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool appear to have run out of gas but the German is the right man for the Anfield job January 19, 2016 It was the 6-1 rout of Southampton, their seventh win from eight games, that appeared to confirm that Liverpool had made a dream managerial appointment in Jurgen Klopp. Yet little more than six weeks later Klopp’s reign has taken on a different complexion, with just three wins from 11 fixtures since then and a tricky [...]
Powerhouse centre Mathieu Bastareaud omitted from France’s Six Nations squad as new coach Guy Noves looks to 2019 World Cup January 19, 2016 Newly-appointed France coach Guy Noves has cited the need to build a squad capable of challenging for the 2019 World Cup after omitting Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud from his 31-man Six Nations party yesterday. Former Toulouse coach Noves replaced Philippe Saint-Andre in November following France’s 62-13 thrashing against New Zealand in the World Cup quarter-final [...]
Football supporters’ groups given government backing and extra £1m funding from Premier League in new report January 19, 2016 Premier League and Football League clubs have been instructed by the government to consult more regularly with supporters' groups in a new report. Clubs should meet with fans' groups at least twice a year and consult them on any major changes to the club's identity such as a colour change, new club crest or relocating [...]
Cancer Research UK to sponsor Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races thanks to BNY Mellon and Newton Investment Management donation January 19, 2016 Financial services firms Newton Investment Management and BNY Mellon have agreed to hand over their prestigious title sponsorship of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races to Cancer Research UK. Announced as the official charity partner of the event last year, Cancer Research UK will now be its headline sponsor for the next two years following Newton [...]
The athletics doping scandal has no quick fix – IAAF president Seb Coe must face up to a 10 year clean-up project January 19, 2016 Last week, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) published its report on the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), in which Wada highlighted the "embedded corruption" within the IAAF. The conclusion was not unexpected: Last year the industrial-scale doping activities of Russia were revealed and it was alleged that former IAAF president Lamine Diack had taken payments [...]
Tennis match-fixing: Andy Murray calls for greater transparency and protection of young players January 19, 2016 Andy Murray has argued for greater transparency across all sports in response to the match-fixing allegations that have overshadowed the early stages of the Australian Open. The world No2 was responding to claims made in a BuzzFeed News and BBC investigation that players in the top 50 have been reported to tennis authorities on suspicion [...]