Finn on the road to Australian redemption July 30, 2015 IF PERFORMANCES within Ashes series go some way to defining Test careers then rejuvenated England seamer Steven Finn will be relieved to have started healing scars from his last brush with Australia. In 2011, Finn usurped Sir Ian Botham to become the youngest Englishman to reach the milestone of 50 Test wickets, while his two [...]
Dyke backs Platini quest to succeed Blatter July 29, 2015 EUROPEAN football chief Michel Platini has vowed to make Fifa liked and respected after confirming his ambition to succeed Sepp Blatter as president of football’s embattled world governing body. The Uefa head and former France captain and coach, 60, announced his candidacy for February’s elections in a letter to Fifa’s 209 member associations. “We can [...]
No Chelsea joy in Stones hunt as bid rejected July 29, 2015 REIGNING Premier League champions Chelsea could be forced to pay a British record fee for a defender in order to sign Everton’s John Stones after the Blues failed with an improved offer of £26m. It is the second Chelsea bid for Stones to be rejected by the Toffees, who have publicly insisted that the 21-year-old [...]
No panic over transfers, says Hammers boss July 29, 2015 WEST Ham manager Slaven Bilic insists he is not panicking yet over the club’s failure to sign another striker or complete a permanent deal for midfielder Alex Song. The Hammers, who host Romanian outfit Astra Giurgiu in the Europa League tonight, have already welcomed seven summer arrivals and Bilic hopes there will be more before [...]
Head on a high as Solow claims fourth Group One win of season July 29, 2015 TRAINER Freddy Head is aiming Solow at October’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot after the in-form French challenger won yesterday’s Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. Maxime Guyon piloted Solow to a fourth Group One triumph of the year and an eighth win in succession, although the three-year-old was only half a length quicker than runner-up [...]
Fifa corruption crisis: Sepp Blatter and co added to organised crime exhibition at Las Vegas Mob Museum alongside Al Capone and John Gotti July 29, 2015 Fifa is being added as a subject at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas' International Organized Crime exhibit. Read more: Fifa boss Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize, says Russian President Vladimir Putin Football's scandal-hit governing body will join gangsters Al Capone and John Gotti as subjects in America's National Museum of Organized Crime and [...]
Who will be the next Fifa president? Uefa boss Michel Platini will run to replace Sepp Blatter July 29, 2015 Michel Platini has put himself in the running to replace Sepp Blatter as Fifa president in February's election. Four continental football federations have given the president of Uefa their backing prompting him to announce his candidacy. In a letter sent to the presidents and general secretaries of Fifa's 209 member associations, Platini said: This was a [...]
Ashes 2015: Alastair Cook, Ian Bell or Joe Root? This interactive of England’s batting order shows where the runs will come from in third test at Edgbaston July 29, 2015 With the Ashes in the balance at one Test apiece, both England and Australia will be looking to seize control of the series when they take to the field at Edgbaston today. Read more: Ian Bell – Only big runs will save me from Ashes axe England captain Alastair Cook has said he's ready to banish [...]
Ashes 2015 third test: We have plan for Jonny Bairstow in third test, warns Michael Clarke July 28, 2015 Australia captain Michael Clarke insists his side have devised a plan to prevent county cricket run-machine Jonny Bairstow from replicating his blistering domestic form in the third Investec Ashes Test at Edgbaston, which starts today. Read more: Interactive – Where will England's runs come from? England responded to their 405-run mauling in the second [...]
Chris Tremlett’s cricket comment: Resting Mark Wood for Steven Finn robs England of variety July 28, 2015 Should England opt to rest seamer Mark Wood and recall Steven Finn, I fear that their bowling unit might lack variation in what is a pivotal five days against Australia at Edgbaston. Read more: Tremlett – A big score from Ian Bell is just round the corner Whether it was an ankle injury [...]