Blatter remains defiant despite engulfing crisis May 28, 2015 DEFIANT president Sepp Blatter refused to quit his position at the top of the scandal-ridden world governing body yesterday as the shockwaves from the Fifa corruption scandal continued to reverberate throughout football. Uefa counterpart Michel Platini demanded that Blatter resign, while failing to rule out further challenges to the 79-year-old’s authority should he win today’s [...]
Goode: Saracens ready to deliver Premiership title May 28, 2015 FULL-BACK Alex Goode insists Saracens will not be weighed down by the pressure to build on their solitary top-flight title as they bid to be crowned Premiership champions against Bath at Twickenham tomorrow. The north London club have just the one Premiership title to their name, won in 2011 courtesy of a 22-18 victory over [...]
Cook applauds Bayliss capture and looks to surpass Gooch’s all-time record of Test runs May 28, 2015 TEST skipper Alastair Cook believes the expansive global knowledge of newly-appointed head coach Trevor Bayliss means that England have pulled off a “great coup” by hiring the Australian. Bayliss will take the England reins ahead of this summer’s Ashes series, although for now the national side remains under the caretaker command of Paul Farbrace, starting [...]
Football Comment: Villa will pounce should Gunners slip at Wembley May 28, 2015 IT’S THE type of game that players remember most once they retire; a chance to make a name for yourself; the final game of the season and a final push. It might be less of a priority nowadays but the FA Cup final remains a magnificent match to be involved in. Big teams start to [...]
Sherwood talks up chances of thwarting Arsenal’s FA Cup bid May 28, 2015 BUOYANT Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood has backed his side to deliver an FA Cup upset in tomorrow’s final against Arsenal at Wembley and end the club’s 19-year trophy drought. Villa’s last piece of silverware was the League Cup in 1996, a final in which Savo Milosevic, Ian Taylor and Dwight Yorke were on target [...]
McIlroy finds no Irish Open tonic May 28, 2015 TOURNAMENT host Rory McIlroy has vowed to repay the home crowd’s enduring support after suffering a nightmare first round at the Irish Open yesterday. World No1 McIlroy carded nine bogeys in a nine-over-par 80, which left him bottom of the field and in danger of missing the cut in successive tournaments. Three-time Major winner Padraig [...]
Murray through despite testing French Open tie May 28, 2015 WORLD No3 Andy Murray admitted that he needed to be at his most belligerent in order to secure a four-set victory over Portugal’s Joao Sousa in the second round of the French Open yesterday. Murray battled through and recorded a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 success against Sousa and will now face Nick Kyrgios in the [...]
29 May on this day May 28, 2015 2004: Bath made their last appearance in a big Twickenham game, losing the Premiership final to Wasps 10-6. Bath had been England’s dominant club side for over a decade, winning 10 cup finals in 13 years from 1984 and six league titles in six years from 1989. Here Simon Shaw consoles his England team-mate Mike [...]
Cable Bay looks set to strike for in-form Hills at Haydock May 28, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S RACING ACTION MY WEATHER forecasting days are numbered; my dreams of becoming the next John Kettley shattered. A week ago I guessed at what the ground was going to be like at Haydock two days later and my assumption that it would be soft proved to be [...]
First-time visor can see Saigon City get his head in front at HQ May 28, 2015 ON A fairly low-key weekend of racing I’m hoping to have unearthed a couple of decent betting opportunities at Newmarket this afternoon. Firmdecisions is likely to be a warm order in the discovernewmarket.co.uk Handicap (3.35pm) after his commanding success over course and distance a couple of weeks ago. The problem for trainer Dean Ivory is [...]