Premier League: Palace play kingmaker again as City falter April 6, 2015 CRYSTAL PALACE 2 MANCHESTER CITY 1 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini conceded his team’s hopes of defending their title had suffered a major blow after Crystal Palace all but killed off another Premier League hopeful last night. Goals from Glenn Murray and Jason Puncheon left City nine points adrift of leaders Chelsea and made the [...]
Rodgers brushes off mutiny talk and reiterates Champions League hopes April 6, 2015 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers has dismissed suggestions of dressing-room unrest and insists he has been too quick to write off the team’s chances of earning Champions League qualification. The Reds boss denied that Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Arsenal, which left them seven points adrift of the Premier League’s top four, had led to heated exchanges [...]
Blackpool down and Mackay out after 20 weeks April 6, 2015 TROUBLED Blackpool’s relegation was confirmed while Wigan ended the controversial tenure of manager Malky Mackay on a tumultuous day in the Championship yesterday. The Seasiders were condemned to drop into English football’s third tier with six games remaining after Rotherham’s 1-0 win over Brighton left Blackpool 19 points from safety. Lee Clark’s men host Reading [...]
Former champ Doherty blocking Evans’ path to snooker history April 6, 2015 LEADING female snooker player Reanne Evans has been handed a tough route to a possible World Championships debut after being drawn to meet former winner Ken Doherty in qualifying. The Englishwoman, 29, who has won the World Ladies Snooker Championship 10 years in a row, is bidding to become the first woman to appear in [...]
Golf Comment: Rory rightly favourite but I fancy Stenson to master magical Major April 6, 2015 THE MASTERS is always very special, not least because we know it so well. We in Britain all grew up watching it on television, beamed from that same immaculate Augusta National setting year after year. We all have favourite parts that we’ll get excited about seeing again this week. I can’t wait to see them [...]
Walsh steals AP’s thunder April 6, 2015 JOCKEY Katie Walsh upstaged AP McCoy’s final appearance in the Irish Grand National yesterday to become the first woman to win the race for four years. Walsh piloted the Sandra Hughes-trained 20-1 shot Thunder And Roses to victory by four and a half lengths at Fairyhouse after an absorbing three-way battle with Rule The World [...]
Can these Leeds United fans save English football’s sleeping giant? April 2, 2015 “The response so far has been fantastic; we’re aiming to be the largest UK fan fundraise that there’s ever been – I think we’ve got a good chance of achieving that.” These were the words of Brendan Meehan, former partner at KPMG and current finance and legal executive at Leeds Fans Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) [...]
Spring a bottle: The perfect wines to crack open over Easter weekend, from Riesling to Sauternes April 2, 2015 Easter is almost upon us, which means it’s time to put away those hearty reds that have kept us warm through the long winter months and drink something altogether lighter and more refreshing. So what to choose? For a start, I would continue to steer clear of Sauvignon Blanc. It’s too early in the year [...]
Think smarter: Check out these terribly clever timepieces April 2, 2015 It’s not just a certain company based in Cupertino that’s innovating in the watch world… The launch of the Apple Watch the other week highlighted the growing need for a women’s watch that does more than just tell the time. With adverts in US Vogue – 12 pages at an estimated $2.2m no less – [...]
Time to get smart: Traditional watchmakers are striking back against the Apple Watch April 2, 2015 With the Apple Watch set to shake up the watch market, Switzerland’s established brands are rushing to release their own takes on wearable tech. Last month’s Baselworld watch fair saw a slew of these, including this model from Breitling. Rather than text messages and activity tracking, the B55 enables you to perform adjustments – timezones, [...]