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 [...]
Hamilton tops British rich list May 20, 2015 PROTRACTED negotiations between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes were finally brought to a close yesterday when the reigning world champion confirmed a new three-year contract. The deal, which ties the 30-year-old to Mercedes until 2018, is understood to be worth up to £100m, a financial package that would see Hamilton become Britain’s highest-paid sportsman. It is [...]
No KP ultimatum, insists Cook May 20, 2015 TEST skipper Alastair Cook insists he did not issue an ultimatum to England bosses before they ruled out an international recall for exiled batsman Kevin Pietersen this summer. It has been suggested that Cook threatened to resign should the England and Wales Cricket Board relent and recall Pietersen after an enforced absence following his sacking [...]
Premier League: Wenger concern at limp end to campaign ahead of FA Cup final May 20, 2015 ARSENAL 0 SUNDERLAND 0 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits he is worried at his team’s toothless and sluggish finish to the season after Sunderland kept them at bay to clinch Premier League survival last night. Wenger conceded his team never looked like scoring despite mustering 28 attempts on goal, which were either volleyed over, thwarted [...]
Lancaster: I had no choice over England exiles May 20, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has defended the exclusion of overseas-based players from his World Cup training squad after resisting pressure to relax the Rugby Football Union’s stance. The policy meant there was no place for Toulon flanker Steffon Armitage or Clermont Auvergne full-back Nick Abendanon in Lancaster’s 50-strong squad for the summer’s training camps, [...]
Cricket Comment: England want to land a big fish May 20, 2015 CARETAKER boss Paul Farbrace this week threw his hat into the ring to become England’s head coach on a full-time basis. I think he has a chance but my gut feeling is that England are after a bigger fish. Having said that, he has the opportunity to impress over the next few weeks during the [...]