West Ham put academy boss in charge for return to Euro action July 1, 2015 West Ham are set to field a second-string side for tonight’s Europa League match against FC Lusitans, with even new manager Slaven Bilic absent from the bench for the visit of the Andorran part-timers. Read more: Bilic wants to take West Ham to the Champions League The Hammers plan to give first-team debuts [...]
Great North Run creator Brendan Foster on his London race July 1, 2015 When we were runners, people used to laugh at you and shout at you in the streets and stuff,” chuckles Brendan Foster. “In a hotel you’d walk out the back door rather than the front to go for a run. People didn’t do it.” Decades later, it seems fair to say he has had the [...]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho’s pride at Petr Cech transfer July 1, 2015 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed his pride at the club’s decision to grant long-serving goalkeeper Petr Cech a transfer to rivals Arsenal. Read more: Why signing Cech marks a departure for Arsenal Cech completed a £10m switch from west to north London this week after Blues owner Roman Abramovich prioritised rewarding the player’s [...]
Dani Osvaldo sacked by Southampton July 1, 2015 Southampton have terminated the contract of their club record signing Dani Osvaldo, who cost £15m and made just 13 appearances for the Premier League club. Read more: The Saints go marching on to profitability The Argentina-born Italy forward has been released two years before the end of his deal, having spent much of his [...]
Cricket Comment: Bayliss factor already apparent and worlds away from last Ashes July 1, 2015 Head coach Trevor Bayliss may only have started work with the England team last week but he will already have had a massive influence and that will only gather momentum during the Ashes series this summer. Read more: Root is now a master of all trades As I touched on in a previous column, [...]
England outcast Kevin Pietersen tips Australia to win Ashes July 1, 2015 England outcast Kevin Pietersen has tipped Australia to win the Ashes and warned that the hosts will be “in trouble” if key men flop. Read more: Bayliss factor already apparent and worlds away from last Ashes Battle begins at Cardiff on Wednesday and Pietersen, whose bid for a sensational recall more than a year [...]
Ashes 2015: Runs for Mitchell Marsh, Ryan Harris injured in Australia warm-up July 1, 2015 Australia's batsman enjoyed a run-laden opening day to their final Ashes warm-up clash with Essex at Chelmsford yesterday as form and injury posed selection dilemmas in equal measure. Read more: Australia top order fires in Ashes warm up All-rounder Mitchell Marsh boosted his chances ahead of Wednesday’s first Test by smashing an unbeaten 136 [...]
Wimbledon Centre Court evacuated following reported electrical fire July 1, 2015 Wimbledon's centre court has been completely evacuated due to a reported electrical fire. Around 3,000 people were evacuated as a precaution, London Fire Brigade said. The service already had a number of firefighters at the club who act as fire patrol during the tournament, but a further 18 were sent to deal with the [...]
Nathaniel Clyne deal takes Liverpool’s summer spend over £50m on the transfer window’s first day July 1, 2015 Liverpool have spent over £50m already this summer, despite the transfer window being officially open for less than 24 hours. The £12.5m signing of Nathaniel Clyne from Southampton was confirmed this lunchtime, taking Liverpool's total spend for the summer to £52.9m. There are eight weeks still remaining for the Reds to make additions to their [...]
London brings out deckchairs for Wimbledon June 30, 2015 WIMBLEDON: it’s the most British time of the year, but you’re stuck at work like it’s not even summer. Never fear, there are loads of places in central London to watch a spot of lunchtime rallying this month. As part of Broadgate’s Summer Live Season, matches are being screened at Exchange Square until late most [...]