Star of Seville can shine again in the Musidora May 12, 2015 RECENT Newbury winner STAR OF SEVILLE lines up against a handful of talent in today’s Musidora Stakes at York (3.45pm) and she should take all the beating. The John Gosden-trained filly stretched away impressively in a conditions race at Newbury last time out and York’s flat track should suit perfectly. The going will also be [...]
Lewis Hamilton’s new Mercedes contract could make him one of 10 highest paid sports stars May 12, 2015 After many months of wrangling, Lewis Hamilton finally looks set to sign on the dotted line for a new £120m ($187.8m) contract with Mercedes. Hamilton's new deal with the Formula 1 team worth £40m a year over three years will make him the highest-paid driver in the sport and catapult him into the world's top 10 [...]
Kevin Pietersen: Four reasons why Andrew Strauss is wrong to exclude him from the England cricket team May 12, 2015 Andrew Strauss has only just been unveiled as England's new director of cricket, yet there are already calls for him to be sacked after he decided against reintroducing Kevin Pietersen into the England team. In his first press conference as director, Strauss had to deal with a tide of journalists' questions about Pietersen's exclusion – [...]
KP fireworks put Strauss in the spotlight May 11, 2015 ENGLAND’S new director of cricket Andrew Strauss will today be grilled on whether mercurial batsman Kevin Pietersen has an international future after showdown talks last night. Pietersen issued a reverberating reminder of his match-winning credentials by smashing a career-best and maiden triple century against Leicestershire at the Kia Oval yesterday. His unbeaten knock of 326 [...]
Guardiola rubbishes City job link and insists he will manage Bayern Munich next season May 11, 2015 BAYERN Munich boss Pep Guardiola has categorically denied suggestions he will replace Manuel Pellegrini as manager of deposed Premier League champions Manchester City next season. Guardiola, who has won a domestic league title in five of his six campaigns as a manager, was reported to have reached a verbal agreement with the Etihad Stadium hierarchy [...]
QPR’s £58m row to be decided by legal challenge May 11, 2015 RELEGATED Queens Park Rangers are pinning their hopes of avoiding the twin threats of a £58m fine and expulsion to English football’s fifth tier on a landmark legal challenge. QPR chiefs hope to avert the huge fine – due for overspending during their promotion back to the top flight in 2013-14 – by challenging the [...]
Watson banks Italy clay win May 11, 2015 BRITAIN’S Heather Watson continued the country’s clay-court revival by dispatching home favourite Roberta Vinci in the second round of the Italian Open yesterday. The 22-year-old twice broke Vinci in the opening set before brushing aside her rival in the second to post a 6-3, 6-1 success, with victory coming just 24 hours after compatriot Andy [...]
Premier League: Wenger: Swansea’s approach was negative May 11, 2015 ARSENAL 0 SWANSEA 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger accused Swansea of employing negative tactics after they — and goal-line technology — dented Gunners hopes of a best Premier League finish for a decade. Substitute Bafetimbi Gomis headed a late winner as a combination of tame finishing and a defiant display from former Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz [...]
Red Bull issue F1 quit threat and call for Audi to solve engine woe May 11, 2015 RED BULL have reiterated their threat to abandon Formula One over frustrations with their Renault engines – unless they can persuade Audi to end their long-standing boycott of F1. The team have taken just 30 points from the season’s first five races, and so severe have their reliability problems been that Daniel Ricciardo has already [...]
Why Tony Fernandes’ wasteful transfer spend could see QPR relegated to the conference May 11, 2015 Relegation