Champions League: Bale pardoned for miss as Atletico stifle Real big guns April 14, 2015 ATLETICO MADRID 0 REAL MADRID 0 REAL Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti last night refused to blame Wales star Gareth Bale for a costly early miss after being held to a frustrating draw in their Champions League quarter-final derby. Bale had the best chance of a niggly first-leg encounter in the opening minutes but the former [...]
Champions League: Vidal on target as Juventus eye long-awaited return to last four April 14, 2015 JUVENTUS 1 AS MONACO 0 JUVENTUS edged closer to their first Champions League semi-final for more than a decade last night after a controversial penalty gave them a slender first-leg advantage over Monaco. Midfielder Arturo Vidal’s thunderous spot-kick decided a predictably tight contest in Turin which leaves Serie A’s runaway leaders well placed to end [...]
Union urges Reds to be lenient with Sterling over laughing gas April 14, 2015 FOOTBALLERS’ union the PFA has defended Raheem Sterling after the Liverpool and England forward was filmed appearing to pass out from taking nitrous oxide, the legal high also known as laughing gas. Reds chiefs are expected to let Sterling off with a warning, despite manager Brendan Rodgers admitting his concern at the claims, and PFA [...]
Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling should apologise for laughing gas use says charity April 14, 2015 Is Brendan Rodgers right to give Raheem Sterling a talking to for using nitrous gas? Even after scoring a sumptuous goal against Newcastle on Monday night, the Liverpool forward made headlines for the wrong reasons when he was pictured in The Sun taking the substance more commonly known as laughing gas. "I don't think it is [...]
Note perfect Bell changes England tune April 13, 2015 BATSMAN Ian Bell last night urged England to take full advantage of a reprieve earned by his 22nd Test century and ram home their advantage in the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua. England, who ended day one 341-5, were indebted to Bell for a determined and classy 143 that contributed to two [...]
Golf Comment: Baby-faced superstar Spieth’s gift is an old head on young shoulders April 13, 2015 FOR SOMEONE who looks like they could shave with nothing more than a rough towel, Jordan Spieth showed extraordinary maturity and composure on his way to winning the Masters on Sunday. His all-round game was excellent, but perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Spieth’s first Major victory was that, at the age of just 21, [...]
Premier League: Rodgers to quiz Sterling on laughing gas clip April 13, 2015 LIVERPOOL 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers last night vowed to speak to Raheem Sterling after footage emerged appearing to show the England forward taking nitrous oxide, the legal high also known as laughing gas. Sterling’s off-field controversy marred an otherwise good night for player and club, as his 11th goal of the [...]
Bianchi family report progress April 13, 2015 COMATOSE Formula One racer Jules Bianchi’s tentative recovery from life-threatening injury is tantamount to “running a marathon every day”, according to his father. Bianchi, 25, has been unconscious since crashing into a trackside recovery vehicle at the Japanese Grand Prix in October. The Frenchman was flown home to be cared for by local doctors in [...]
Lewis and Nico over China crisis April 13, 2015 MERCEDES Formula One driver Nico Rosberg has backed down in his row with team-mate Lewis Hamilton, which erupted as the Briton cruised to victory at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. Rosberg revealed yesterday that clear-the-air talks with world champion Hamilton and team chiefs had resolved the spat. The German had accused his colleague of [...]
Blues win Euro Youth League April 13, 2015 CHELSEA enhanced their reputation for producing some of England’s top age-group sides yesterday when the club’s Under-19s were crowned champions of Europe. The Blues beat Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2 in the Uefa Youth League final in Nyon, Switzerland. Captain Izzy Brown, who was promoted to the first team earlier this year and was on the [...]