More charges set to be brought in Fifa probe September 15, 2015 FURTHER charges are set to be brought as part of the ongoing investigation into alleged corruption by football’s world governing body Fifa, according to United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch yesterday. Fourteen Fifa officials and sports marketing executives were indicted by the United States justice department in May as part of a widespread investigations into [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Stuart Lancaster says team must “show pride in being English” September 14, 2015 England head coach Stuart Lancaster has urged his squad to conquer the unique and unfamiliar pressure generated by a Rugby World Cup on home soil after naming an unchanged XV for Friday’s opening clash against Fiji at Twickenham. Read more: Martin Johnson on why history should not dictate the future for this England team [...]
US Open final 2015: Novak Djokovic closes in on Roger Federer’s prize money record September 14, 2015 Novak Djokovic is rapidly closing in on Roger Federer's status as the highest paid tennis player in history after beating the Swiss in the US Open men's singles final. Read more: Novak Djokovic wins richest ever Wimbledon final over Roger Federer The world number one saw off Federer for a second successive major final, winning 6-4, [...]
Manchester United v PSV: Ashley Young ready to play up front as Wayne Rooney gets left at home September 14, 2015 Manchester United will be without skipper Wayne Rooney for tonight’s Champions League clash at PSV Eindhoven after the striker failed to recover from a hamstring injury which sidelined him for Saturday’s victory over Liverpool. Read more: United make De Gea world's highest-paid goalkeeper Manager Louis van Gaal has left Rooney at home, as United bid to [...]
Pellegrini calm over Aguero fitness setback and backs side to complete Italian job in his absence September 14, 2015 Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has backed his squad to cope with the absence of Sergio Aguero after the Argentina striker was ruled out of tonight’s Champions League clash with Juventus at the Etihad Stadium. Aguero has failed to recover from the knee injury which forced him from the field during the first half of [...]
Hartley loses role as Saints skipper September 14, 2015 ENGLAND outcast Dylan Hartley was yesterday replaced as Northampton Saints captain by scrum-half Lee Dickson after six seasons in the role. Hooker Hartley lost his place in Stuart Lancaster’s Rugby World Cup plans after being handed a four-week ban for headbutting Saracens’s Jamie George in May’s Premiership semi-final at Franklin’s Gardens. It was the sixth [...]
Young jockeys for striking role as Rooney ruled out of United clash September 14, 2015 Manchester United will be without skipper Wayne Rooney for tonight’s Champions League clash at PSV Eindhoven after the striker failed to recover from a hamstring injury which sidelined him for Saturday’s victory over Liverpool. Manager Louis van Gaal has left Rooney at home, as United bid to make a winning start to this season’s Champions [...]
Djokovic breaks own cash record September 14, 2015 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic is rapidly closing in on Roger Federer’s status as the highest paid tennis player in history after beating the Swiss in the US Open men’s singles final in the early hours of yesterday morning. Djokovic overcame Federer for a second successive major final, winning 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, taking his collection [...]
US probe into Fifa corruption set to expand as Swiss investigators study 121 bank accounts September 14, 2015 The US investigation into corruption at Fifa shows no sign of slowing down, with further arrests expected to be made. Read more: Fifa sponsors Visa, McDonald's and Coca-Cola come together to demand change at football's governing body US attorney general Loretta Lynch, who heads the US Department of Justice (DoJ) probe into Fifa, confirmed today [...]
Everton’s destruction of Chelsea was no fluke: Study reveals clubs chasing Champions League improving at a faster rate than top four September 14, 2015 As Chelsea were reminded at Goodison Park this weekend, finishing in the top four is no given considering the strong performances of those clubs chasing the hallowed Champions League qualifying spots – performances that have improved in recent seasons according to a new academic study. Read more: Stoke's Xherdan Shaqiri transfer is just latest in European [...]