Rickie Fowler can win a Major this year after Abu Dhabi triumph – but will find it hard to break dominance of Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day January 25, 2016 The spotlight was on Rory McIlroy for what was his first tournament of the year – the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, which finished on Sunday – and it has to be said he did very little of note all week. Despite that, the Northern Irishman finished just two shots behind eventual winner Rickie Fowler and generally [...]
There is more risk not appointing bad boy Dylan Hartley as England captain, insists head coach Eddie Jones January 25, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones believes the potential reward of appointing Dylan Hartley as skipper far outweighs the risk after unveiling the controversial Northampton hooker as his Six Nations captain yesterday. The 29-year-old has racked up more than a year’s worth of suspensions during his career and was axed from England’s World Cup by Jones’ [...]
Legal comment: How can Adidas escape from a multi-year contract with the IAAF? January 25, 2016 Complex sponsorship contracts of this nature can run to hundreds of pages – with often the most crucial and heavily negotiated part of the deal being each party’s right to terminate early. Read more: Adidas decides to end IAAF sponsorship four years early Sponsors, like Adidas, will try to insist on wide rights to walk [...]
Arsenal 0, Chelsea 1: Wenger hits back as old foes dent Premier League title bid January 24, 2016 Tetchy Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger defended his decision to sacrifice 18-goal top-scorer Olivier Giroud following Per Mertesacker’s early dismissal after his side’s title bid stuttered against old foes Chelsea yesterday. Wenger’s decision was met with a chorus of boos, while the Gunners registered just one shot on target during the entire clash as they forlornly [...]
England head coach Eddie Jones calls up wing Semesa Rokoduguni as Six Nations cover for Chris Ashton January 24, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones last night summoned Bath wing Semesa Rokoduguni to join his Six Nations squad as cover for Saracens counterpart Chris Ashton. Sarries have until this afternoon to decide whether to appeal the 10-week ban dished out to Ashton for making contact with the eye of Ulster centre Luke Marshall in a [...]
Rabada heroics leave England in deep trouble although Moeen urges tourists to attack January 24, 2016 England all-rounder Moeen Ali has urged his side’s bowling unit to go on the offensive in a bid to wrestle initiative away from buoyant South Africa after a sobering third day of the final Test in Centurion yesterday. Paceman Kagiso Rabada demolished England’s batting order to claim 7-112 and help South Africa rout the tourists [...]
Michael Vaughan urges cricket bosses to consider Kevin Pietersen for World T20 January 24, 2016 Former skipper Michael Vaughan has re-opened the Kevin Pietersen debate by insisting that England’s cricket bosses should swallow their pride and select the maverick batsman for this year’s World Twenty20. Pietersen was sacked by the England and Wales Cricket Board in February 2014 before his hopes of rekindling an international career during last summer’s Ashes [...]
Rickie Fowler aims to form ‘big four’ alongside Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day after winning Abu Dhabi HSBC Championships January 24, 2016 World No4 Rickie Fowler is targeting the Masters winner’s Green Jacket and regular battles with golf’s big three after beating an illustrious field to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championships on Sunday. Fowler’s final round of 68 left him on 16 under par, enough to beat Belgian youngster Thomas Pieters by a single shot with four-time [...]
Australian Open 2016: Johanna Konta aiming to become Britain’s first woman to reach a grand slam quarter-final since Jo Durie in 1984 January 24, 2016 British No1 Johanna Konta could become the first woman from these shores to reach a grand slam quarter-final for 32 years when she meets Ekaterina Makarova at the Australian Open on Monday. Konta has already beaten former world No1 Venus Williams in Melbourne this month, one of the most recent highlights of the 24-year-old’s extraordinary [...]
Australian Open 2016: Andy Murray warned by Bernard Tomic to expect a fight from fourth round match January 24, 2016 No2 seed Andy Murray has been warned to expect a fight for a place in the Australian Open quarter-finals by his fourth round opponent, home crowd hope and scourge of the tennis establishment Bernard Tomic. World No17 Tomic, who was arrested for partying in Miami last year and axed from his Davis Cup team for [...]