Tottenham’s Dele Alli earns England call up after just three Premier League starts October 1, 2015 England manager Roy Hodgson is ready to risk a 100 per cent qualifying record in the name of experimentation after handing first call-ups to Tottenham youngster Dele Alli and Liverpool striker Danny Ings. Alli, 19, has made just three Premier League starts but has been included amid injuries to regular central midfielders Jordan Henderson and [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: England are wrong to target Australia scrum and we’ll prove it in Twickenham showdown, says Wallabies coach Michael Cheika October 1, 2015 Australia coach Michael Cheika has urged his team to prove England wrong and condemn the hosts to the ignominy of becoming the first World Cup hosts to suffer group stage elimination. England No8 Ben Morgan has indicated they will look to exploit their historic scrummaging superiority tomorrow at Twickenham in pursuit of the win they [...]
Johanna Konta prize money earnings surge past £250,000 despite loss to Venus Williams October 1, 2015 Britain's Johanna Konta lost to Venus Williams at the Wuhan Open today, to bring to an end a remarkable run of form that has helped her earn almost £250,000. The 24-year-old won 21 of her last 22 matches heading into the quarter final clash, banking £220,000 in the process to increase her career earnings by [...]
UK hotels score at Rugby World Cup October 1, 2015 Wales wasn’t the only victor last weekend. Hotels also shared in the Rugby World Cup fever and enjoyed a surge in demand as fans flocked to host cities around the UK. Online searches for hotel rooms in London between 24 and 28 September – when England played Wales at Twickenham stadium – surged by [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Stuart Lancaster must stick with Owen Farrell for England v Australia, argues Mike Tindall October 1, 2015 World Cup-winning centre Mike Tindall insists fly-half Owen Farrell should retain his place at No10 ahead of George Ford for England’s pivotal clash with Australia at Twickenham on Saturday. Farrell kicked 20 points during England’s disastrous 28-25 defeat to Wales and is poised to keep his place when head coach Stuart Lancaster names his [...]
Sir Robert McAlpine sued for £20m over allegedly faulty Arsenal Emirates Stadium housing development October 1, 2015 Builder Sir Robert McAlpine has been sued for close to £20m over alleged defects on parts of the affordable homes making up part of the redevelopment of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. Newlon Housing Trust has launched a £19.2m lawsuit against the builder for breach of contract and negligence. The social landlord claims several construction defects forced [...]
Migrating south for the winter can be making of young players – Chris Tremlett’s cricket comment October 1, 2015 Every single county cricketer looks forward to October because they tend to be mentally and physically shattered following a long domestic season and a solid six-month block of playing and travelling. For those players who are not involved in international squads, October and usually November tends to be a completely free period to go [...]
Wales inspired by Calzaghe for Fiji showdown October 1, 2015 WALES will take inspiration from boxing great Joe Calzaghe as they bid to land the knockout blow to Fiji’s World Cup hopes when the two sides meet at the Millennium Stadium today, according to forwards coach Robin McBryde. Warren Gatland’s side will qualify for the tournament’s last eight if they dispatch the South Sea Islanders, [...]
Joe Hart excels as Manchester City steal late European win October 1, 2015 Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini believed his side warranted a slice of good a fortune after Sergio Aguero converted a late penalty to seal Champions League victory against Borussia Monchengladbach last night. Aguero proved City’s matchwinner with a spot-kick in the dying embers of their Group D showdown on a night when English football’s Champions [...]
In-form Konta notches 21st win from 22 to stun Halep and set up Venus quarter-final October 1, 2015 British rising star Johanna Konta faces seven-time grand slam winner Venus Williams today in China after achieving the biggest win of her career yesterday against world No2 Simona Halep. Konta continued her blistering form by beating Halep 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open. It was the Australia-born player’s fifth victory [...]