Champions League: Injury to Shaw compounds United misery September 15, 2015 PSV EINDHOVEN 2 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 MANCHESTER United captain Chris Smalling rued a nightmare start to their Champions League campaign after a serious injury to defender Luke Shaw compounded a wounding defeat at PSV Eindhoven last night. United forward Memphis Depay scored a superb opener against his former club after the visitors’ night had been [...]
Bolt talk calms Ireland worries over form loss September 15, 2015 IRELAND hooker Rory Best has revealed that a surprise pre-tournament pep talk from six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has doused concerns over a loss of form heading into the Rugby World Cup. Joe Schmidt’s side will enter the competition carrying the burden of successive defeats to Wales and England in the final clashes of their [...]
England v Pakistan: Alex Hales in line to partner skipper Alastair Cook as axe falls on opener Adam Lyth for UAE trip September 15, 2015 Uncapped batsman Alex Hales is in contention to partner skipper Alastair Cook at the top of the order after being included in England’s 16-man Test squad to face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates this autumn. Read more: Bayliss says England have an exciting one-day future Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari, who has scored more than 700 [...]
Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke net worth rises to $7.6bn as sports empire is valued at $4.1bn September 15, 2015 Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke's sports empire – which also includes American football, basketball and ice hockey franchises – is worth $4.1bn, according to new figures from Forbes. Read more: Arsenal paid Stan Kroenke's company £3m last year – the same amount as an increase in season ticket price The business magazine found that Kroenke, who [...]
Forbes’ most valuable sports teams in the world 2015: Real Madrid leapfrogged by Dallas Cowboys in top spot September 15, 2015 The Dallas Cowboys have overtaken Real Madrid to become the most valuable sports team in the world, according to estimates from Forbes. Read more: Premier League teams dominate football Deloitte Money League rich list The American football team have been valued at $4bn (£2.6bn) in Forbes' latest valuations of NFL franchises, putting them above Real Madrid [...]
Transport for London will stream Rugby World Cup updates live on the Tube September 15, 2015 Rugby fans rejoice. You won't have to miss a second of the Rugby World Cup action, even on your daily commute. Transport for London has announced a deal with ITV to stream live scores, results and text updates throughout Tube and DLR stations. The electronic display boards and station entrances and on the platforms will keep [...]
Why girls must be encouraged to play sport – so they can succeed as women in business September 15, 2015 The number of girls playing team sports at schools is rocketing – and that's good news for future business prospects. Data released from the Independent School’s Football Association has revealed that the number of schools offering football to girls has soared from 12 to 120 in five years. Similar figures are mimicked in other [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets most expensive but also best-selling in history September 15, 2015 This year's Rugby World Cup has broken the record for tickets sold, surpassing the 2.25m sold for the tournament in France eight years ago. Nearly all of the 2.45m tickets originally put on sale have been sold, although more expensive tickets are still available for 32 matches including England's 10 October meeting with Uruguay at [...]
Sam Torrance’s Golf Comment: Walker Cup triumph was simply magnificent September 15, 2015 They were simply magnificent. I am of course talking about Great Britain and Ireland who beat a strong United States team on Sunday to regain the Walker Cup at Royal Lytham and St Annes. The Walker Cup is the pinnacle of amateur golf, the equivalent of the Ryder Cup. Great Britain and Ireland were [...]
Slaven Bilic: West Ham maestro Dimitri Payet elevates others September 15, 2015 WEST HAM UNITED 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic hailed the colossal impact of summer signing Dimitri Payet after the former Marseille playmaker scored twice as the Hammers routinely dispatched a blunt Newcastle at Upon Park last night. Payet proved the hosts’ match-winner as West Ham recorded their first home win of the [...]