O2 pins hopes on England Rugby World Cup 2015 win: CEO Ronan Dunne on playing the long game September 20, 2015 If you were compiling a list of the most successful sponsorship partnerships in sport over the past 20 years, the one between O2 and England Rugby would have to be very near the top. Timing is everything of course, but when Cellnet, O2’s previous incarnation, decided to get involved in rugby union in 1995, [...]
Magic Murray earns Britain historic win September 20, 2015 JUBILANT Andy Murray last night admitted playing through the pain barrier to take Great Britain to within one tie of their first Davis Cup triumph since Fred Perry and Bunny Austin lifted the trophy in 1936. Murray’s straight-sets defeat of Bernard Tomic yesterday completed an almost single-handed 3-2 semi-final win over Australia in Glasgow and [...]
Burgess tipped to shine should he start against Wales September 20, 2015 ENGLAND skills coach Mike Catt has backed rugby league convert Sam Burgess to make a seamless transition into the starting XV should he be selected to face Wales on Saturday. Burgess impressed from the bench after replacing centre Brad Barritt shortly after the hour mark as England opened their Rugby World Cup campaign with a [...]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho Mourinho jibe rubs salt into Arsene Wenger wound September 20, 2015 Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has fanned the flames following his team’s fiery 2-0 Premier League victory over Arsenal on Saturday, saying that Gunners manager Arsene Wenger is underachieving given the talent at his disposal. Mourinho had already taken his customary swipe at Wenger straight after the match, accusing the Frenchman of persistent moaning when he [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Record crowd witnesses All Blacks suffer fright September 20, 2015 NEW ZEALAND 26 ARGENTINA 16 Rattled New Zealand captain Richie McCaw conceded his team would have to improve to win their third Rugby World Cup after they were given a huge scare by Argentina at Wembley yesterday. A world record crowd for the tournament of more than 89,000 witnessed the powerful Pumas come from 9-0 [...]
Vettel promises massive attack to reel in Hamilton’s advantage September 20, 2015 FERRARI’S Sebastian Vettel has warned Lewis Hamilton that the Italian team have Mercedes in their sights after he slashed the Briton’s world championship lead in Singapore yesterday. Vettel claimed his third win of the year at an eventful staging of the night race which saw a spectator wander onto the track and Hamilton forced to [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Gatland frets over injury count as attention turns to England September 20, 2015 WALES 54 URUGUAY 9 Wales coach Warren Gatland admitted that a number of his walking wounded are in danger of missing Saturday’s showdown with England after injuries blighted their bonus-point victory over Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium yesterday. Centre Cory Allen, who became the fifth Welsh player to score a Rugby World Cup hat-trick, is [...]
United States draw on anger to snatch Solheim Cup upset September 20, 2015 UNITED States captain Juli Inkster admitted her team had been spurred on by a sense of injustice after their remarkable comeback snatched the Solheim Cup out of European hands yesterday. Holders Europe looked set for an unprecedented third successive win when they took a 10-6 lead into the singles matches but were overwhelmed by the [...]
Premier League: Son shines for Spurs as Pardew criticises Zaha September 20, 2015 WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 CRYSTAL PALACE 0 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino insists new signing Son Heung-min has the potential to write his name into White Hart Lane folklore after a match-winning performance against Crystal Palace yesterday. The South Korean international continued to make a favourable impression following a £22m summer move from Bayer [...]
Premier League: Martial arts propel United into second place September 20, 2015 SOUTHAMPTON 2 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal hailed Anthony Martial’s flying start after the £35m teenager took his tally to three goals in his first three games. The 19-year-old’s two cool finishes and Juan Mata’s strike helped United come from behind to beat Southampton, for whom striker Graziano Pelle netted twice, [...]