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Adam Lyth set to open England batting alongside Cook May 14, 2015 UNCAPPED batsman Adam Lyth is set to partner skipper Alastair Cook at the top of the batting order on his international debut when England face New Zealand in next week’s first Test at Lord’s. The 27-year-old left-hander is expected to replace Jonathan Trott, who announced his retirement in the wake of England’s tour of the [...]
Vunipola: Our season will be a failure if we miss play-offs May 14, 2015 ENGLAND prop Mako Vunipola has conceded that Saracens’ season will be rendered a failure should the perennial Premiership challengers fail to seal a play-off spot tomorrow. Saracens lie fifth in the league table, level on points with fourth-placed Exeter following last weekend’s 24-20 defeat to the Devon side at Allianz Park, but trail courtesy of [...]
European failings put squeeze on English Champions League places May 14, 2015 Allocation at risk of being cut after next season as Premier League teams flop. ENGLAND’S biggest football clubs are currently enjoying an era of unprecedented financial dominance, with all 20 Premier League outfits reckoned to be among the 40 richest in the world. Spiralling revenue, driven by ever-swelling television contracts, has afforded even the most [...]
Chelsea spend £4.5m on Brazil starlet Nathan May 14, 2015 PREMIER League champions Chelsea have bolstered their stockpile of talented youngsters by completing the signing of Brazil Under-20 attacking midfielder Nathan. The 19-year-old, who can also play as a second striker and whose full name is Nathan Allan de Souza, is believed to have cost £4.5m from Brazilian club Atletico Paranaense. He joins Chelsea at [...]
Andy Murray feared a week’s absence after pulling out of Rome Open May 14, 2015 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray admits his participation at the French Open may have been on the line had he not taken the decision to withdraw from the Rome Masters yesterday. World No3 Murray was due to face Belgium’s David Goffin for a place in the quarter-final but pulled out citing fatigue, interrupting a clay-court revival that [...]
Manchester United can nick narrow win over old nemesis Arsenal May 14, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS MAN UNITED V ARSENAL AND HARRY MADLEY LOOKS AT THE FINAL ROUND OF THE AVIVA PREMIERSHIP Arsenal’s surprise defeat to Swansea on Monday night was only their second home league reverse of the season, but it won’t rankle with them as much as the other one – the 2-1 loss to [...]
Saracens and Exeter look set to book the remaining play-off places May 14, 2015 THE FINAL round of the Aviva Premiership kicks off tomorrow afternoon and for Leicester Tigers, Exeter Chiefs and Saracens this weekend is crucial as they battle it out for the two remaining semi-final spots. Northampton Saints have already secured a home semi-final berth after finishing top of the pile for the first time in their [...]
Dascombe’s Panther will not be caught in Betway Yorkshire Cup May 14, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS BETWAY YORKSHIRE CUP DAY AT YORK MARCH’S Dubai winner BROWN PANTHER can add to his tally of high-profile wins when making his York debut in today’s Group Two Betway Yorkshire Cup (3.15pm). Tom Dascombe’s globetrotting seven-year-old has captured the hearts of many racegoers over the years and he should be popular in [...]
Custom might just be a Cut above his Lockinge rivals May 14, 2015 IN RECENT years northern trainers have always been a fair way behind their Newmarket and Lambourn contemporaries when it comes to the very best races – they just don’t have the firepower. But if there is a future champion trainer amongst their ranks it is surely David O’Meara. The former jump jockey has made a [...]
Maximum excitement on Man United v Arsenal May 14, 2015 MANCHESTER United’s 8-2 win over Arsenal in August 2011 remains the highest-scoring meeting between the sides and was the Gunners’ heaviest defeat since 1896. And whether you expect goals or not on Sunday, Sporting Index have a whole host of markets on every aspect of the goalmouth action. The time of the first match goal [...]