Richest match is worth £130m May 21, 2015 MIDDLESBROUGH stand to bank £50m more than Norwich if they win football’s richest match, the Championship play-off final, at Wembley on Monday. Promotion to the Premier League is worth £130m in extra revenue and, in the event of relegation, guaranteed payouts to cope with readjusting to life outside the elite division. But, say Deloitte, Norwich [...]
Hodgson explains Austin and Vardy call-ups May 21, 2015 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has admitted he only called up former non-league pair Charlie Austin and Jamie Vardy because his best young strikers are on Under-21 duty. QPR target man Austin and versatile Leicester forward Vardy joined Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton among three uncapped call-ups for next month’s matches against the Republic of Ireland and [...]
McIlroy: Mental fatigue a factor in PGA showing May 21, 2015 WORLD No1 Rory McIlroy admitted the mental strain caused by a hectic schedule had impacted upon his opening round of the PGA Championship at Wentworth yesterday. McIlroy began his title defence by carding a one-under-par 71 to lie six shots adrift of Italy’s Francesco Molinari, who headed the leaderboard. The 26-year-old is bidding to claim [...]
22 May on this day… May 21, 2015 1999: TEDDY Sheringham celebrates his goal as Manchester United complete the second leg of a famous treble with a 2-0 win over Newcastle in the FA Cup final. He had come on just moments earlier as a replacement for the injured Roy Keane and, four days later, repeated the trick in the 91st minute before [...]
Those with Great Minds will also back Jack Dexter May 21, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S RACING ACTION YOU PROBABLY need a Masters in meteorology to know what the ground is going to be like at Haydock Park tomorrow. But, if like me, your name isn’t Michael Fish, it is probably safe to assume that it’s going to be fairly testing. The course [...]
Malabar to give Channon a second Irish Guineas May 21, 2015 TOP CLASS flat action takes place across the Irish Sea this weekend, with three Group One contests at the Curragh. I’d expect Gleneagles to double-up on his Classic success at Newmarket with a win in tomorrow’s Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh (3.20pm). However, he is 2/5 with Betway and I’m happy to sit the [...]
Big Sam can come back to haunt Magpies May 21, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE FINAL WEEKEND OF PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION ST JAMES’ PARK will take centre-stage for a dramatic final day of the Premier League season on Sunday, with Newcastle needing all three points against West Ham to ensure their safety. After a sour sacking by the Magpies back in 2008, don’t expect Sam Allardyce [...]
Manchester United can tame Tigers to relegation May 21, 2015 THE SAME fixture on the final day of the season back in 2009 ended with Phil Brown singing on the pitch as Hull escaped relegation – it looks unlikely that Steve Bruce will be doing the same. Hull lost 1-0 that day, but other results meant that they maintained their top flight status. This time [...]
Maximum excitement on the final day May 21, 2015 THE FINAL day of the Premier League season is often the most exciting, but with the title wrapped up weeks ago, and only two sides in danger of the drop, Sunday might not be as lively as normal. Unless you’re spread betting of course! Spread bettors need to make up their minds which teams and [...]
Uefa urged to scrap FFP limit on spending May 20, 2015 Exclusive: PSG fans group believes their challenge has persuaded Platini to act A FANS’ group which has brought a legal challenge against European football’s financial fair play (FFP) rules has urged governing body Uefa to use an imminent re-think of the controversial regulations to scrap all restrictions on club owners bankrolling increases in spending. The [...]