Racing betting preview: Portrait King can clean up in muddy Welsh Grand National January 7, 2016 It is going to be touch and go whether Saturday's Welsh Grand National (1.45pm) card at Chepstow goes ahead. Last month’s meeting had to be abandoned due to a waterlogged track and Mother Nature is doing her best to spoil the party again. If it does get the green light, though, there are going to be two [...]
FA Cup betting preview: Injury-hit Liverpool to slip up against Exeter January 7, 2016 The last time Liverpool visited Exeter City in the FA Cup was 1950, when Scotland international Willie Fagan sealed a convincing 3-1 win. A lot has changed in the last 66 years but Liverpool’s superiority has not. The two have never been in the same league and Exeter have never played in the top flight. The [...]
FA Cup betting preview: In-form Tottenham to outfox fading Leicester January 7, 2016 Premier League high-flyers Tottenham and Leicester go head to head in the FA Cup on Sunday in one of the ties of the third round. It’s a different atmosphere from their cup meeting last year, which ended in a shock victory for then-top flight strugglers Leicester. A Foxes win would certainly be no surprise this time [...]
Everton 2, Manchester City 1: Pellegrini lampoons officials as Lukaku proves worth to Everton January 6, 2016 Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini blamed the “unbelievable” decisions of the match officials for his side’s Capital One Cup semi-final first leg demise at the hands of Everton last night. Romelu Lukaku proved the matchwinner with his 12th goal in as many matches, seconds after substitute Jesus Navas had cancelled out Ramiro Funes Mori’s opener [...]
Proteas snatch momentum but positives for England January 6, 2016 It was a gruelling Test match but the aching bodies will hurt less in the South Africa camp after the Proteas wrestled the initiative from England in the final few days in Cape Town. The hosts will go into third Test in Johannesburg, which starts on 14 January, with a little bit more momentum than [...]
South Africa’s Hashim Amla vows to lead batting charge after quitting captaincy January 6, 2016 South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has vowed to hit top form and prove a thorn in England’s side after his shock decision to relinquish the captaincy following his side’s draw in the second Test in Cape Town yesterday. England suffered a top-order collapse and slipped to 116-6 before Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali halted the [...]
Andy Murray offers support to Naomi Broady after fellow Brit demands Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko be disqualified for throwing her racket at a ball-boy January 6, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray joined the chorus of support for compatriot Naomi Broady after her bad-tempered win over Latvian Jelena Ostapenko – but could not match her success when he returned to action on Wednesday. World No122 Broady progressed to round three of the ASB Classic in Auckland with a 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 win, although the victory [...]
Eva Carneiro legal case against Chelsea and Jose Mourinho set to go public after date is set for full employment tribunal January 6, 2016 Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro’s legal claims against the Premier League champions and their ex-manager Jose Mourinho are set to result in a full and public employment tribunal later this year. A preliminary hearing at the London South Employment Tribunal in Croydon today, attended by Carneiro and her legal team, did not result in a settlement [...]
Stoke City 0, Liverpool 1: Klopp ready to splash cash as injuries bite January 5, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitted that he may be forced into the transfer market after his side’s victory in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg at Stoke last night was tainted by hamstring injuries to playmaker Philippe Coutinho and centre-half Dejan Lovren. Substitute Jordan Ibe proved the matchwinner as the Reds secured a slender [...]
Pep Guardiola confirms Premier League move in summer 2016 as Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea wait January 5, 2016 Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed he will move to the Premier League this summer but insists he has not yet decided which of several English clubs to join. Manchester City are the hot favourites to hire the Spaniard, whose wide-ranging and sustained success at Bayern and Barcelona has made him the world’s most [...]