Mo Farah sets sights on Great North Run hat-trick after retaining title September 13, 2015 Britain’s Mo Farah immediately targeted sealing a third Great North Run title after seeing off Kenya’s Stanley Biwott in a thrilling finish to retain his north-east crown yesterday. Double Olympic and world champion Farah’s time of 59 minutes and 43 seconds was the fastest half-marathon time ever posted by a British athlete, while the 32-year-old [...]
Bayliss: England have an exciting one-day future September 13, 2015 ENGLAND coach Trevor Bayliss has predicted a bright limited-overs future for his side despite a disappointing climax to the one-day series which saw Australia canter to an eight-wicket victory in the decisive clash at Emirates Old Trafford yesterday. The hosts slumped to 138 all out in just 33 overs, although their chances of recovering from [...]
Mauricio Pochettino backs goal-shy Harry Kane to end Spurs drought September 13, 2015 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has backed goal-shy striker Harry Kane to rediscover his goalscoring touch after drawing another blank as his side lifted the burden of a winless start against Sunderland yesterday. The visitors snatched victory through Ryan Mason inside the final 10 minutes, as the midfielder notched the second Premier League goal of his [...]
US Open 2015 women’s singles final: Roberta Vinci and Flavia Pennetta on course for biggest prize money of their careers September 12, 2015 Roberta Vinci and Flavia Pennetta are both in line for the biggest paydays of their career from the women's US Open final – regardless of the result. Read more: Andy Murray out of US Open with lowest Grand Slam prize money for three years The all-Italian final offers both Vinci and Pennetta the chance to win [...]
Steven Gerrard: I turned down £10m deal to play in Qatar after Liverpool September 12, 2015 Steven Gerrard has revealed he turned down a lucrative contract in Qatar in favour of a smaller deal at LA Galaxy in MLS. Read more: Liverpool star Steven Gerrard heads for a different Galaxy The former Liverpool captain says he opted against a move to the cash-rich Gulf state despite the offer of what would [...]
Football’s last chance saloon: The tournament where unemployed players duke it out for a contract September 11, 2015 The lemon-coloured corridors of the Leiden Holiday Inn are dotted with men in matching tracksuits, slouching on lobby couches, flicking through smartphones or making frantic phone calls. They’re unemployed footballers, here in the small Dutch city half an hour south of Amsterdam to compete in the Fifpro summer tournament and find work for the [...]
Reviews: Irrational Man, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Song From Far Away, The Visit September 11, 2015 FILM Irrational Man By James Luxford RATING ★★★☆☆ A disaffected older man given a new lease of life by an affair with a young woman? A murder that eats away at the protagonist? If a Woody Allen exploration of the moralities of sex and death seems familiar, it’s because he’s been here many times before. Often [...]
Outcast Tuilagi: I did not assault police officers September 11, 2015 ENGLAND centre Manu Tuilagi insists he was harshly treated following the incident which saw him convicted for assaulting two police officers in May. The 24-year-old was suspended until January by England head coach Stuart Lancaster after being found guilty of assaulting a police officer, assault by beating and causing criminal damage by Leicester Magistrates. “My [...]
Rashid basks in England’s clear one-day system September 11, 2015 LEG-SPINNER Adil Rashid insists the strategy of the current one-day side is much more defined than was previously the case as England bid to level the series against world champions Australia at Headingley today. Rashid made his one-day international debut in 2009 against Ireland in Belfast but was absent from the England picture for nearly [...]
Arsene Wenger: I didn’t mislead Arsenal fans anyone of Danny Welbeck injury September 11, 2015 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was forced to deny lying about the severity of forward Danny Welbeck’s injury after being criticised for failing to bolster the club’s striking department before the close of the transfer window. Welbeck is set to be on the sidelines for several months after undergoing surgery on the knee problem which forced [...]