Platini in thirdparty ban plea to Borgen boss April 1, 2015 FOOTBALL’S European governing body Uefa and players’ union FifPro have joined forces to lobby the European Commission to outlaw the controversial practice of third-party ownership (TPO). TPO – when a player’s transfer value is owned in full or part by a speculating investor – is already banned at all levels in England, having gained notoriety [...]
Raheem Sterling insists Liverpool contract row not about money as he vows to gun down transfer suitors Arsenal April 1, 2015 Unsettled Liverpool and England forward Raheem Sterling insists he wants to beat Arsenal in Saturday’s Premier League showdown despite admitting to being flattered by their interest in him. Sterling, 20, admits he is undecided over his Anfield future after turning down a new contract worth £100,000. The Gunners, who could all but end Liverpool’s Champions [...]
Kell Brook targets double defence April 1, 2015 IBF world welterweight champion Kell Brook plans to defend his title again twice this summer, despite being snubbed by Amir Khan. Brook, who beat Romanian Jo Jo Dan last week, could fight again as soon as next month. He said: “Saturday night was fantastic and I want to capitalise on that win.” Fellow Briton Khan, [...]
Cricket Comment: Colin Graves’ concerns – why four-day Tests are not best way forward April 1, 2015 From what I have seen, incoming England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves has the appetite to implement change that will improve the structure of cricket in this country. He is due to start work next month and will arrive with a fresh mind and, hopefully, will be armed with certain long-term ideas that [...]
Kamal quits ICC president role following tiff over trophy snub April 1, 2015 Bangladeshi politician Mustafa Kamal resigned as president of the International Cricket Council yesterday, citing the “unlawful” behaviour of the governing body. Kamal claimed the decision to leave his post came as a result of being denied the right to award the World Cup trophy to winners Australia following their defeat of New Zealand in Sunday’s [...]
Wrestlemania 31 breaks audience, attendance, merchandise sales and social media records April 1, 2015 Sunday’s Wrestlemania 31 was the biggest event in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) history, the organisation announced today. More than 1.3m people watched Seth Rollins dramatically win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the WWE Network online subscription service, making it the most-watched annual Wrestlemania event in the organisation’s history. Wrestlemania, the biggest event on [...]
Rangers: Four things you need to know from the club’s financial results April 1, 2015 British football's most turbulent club Rangers released their financial results yesterday, and predictably there were new revelations to discuss and more facts to depress fans. The future is looking slightly more rosy with a more popular board at the helm, but there remains an awful lot of fixing up to do if Rangers are going [...]
High winds were just not cricket for Lord’s March 31, 2015 LONDON was hit yesterday by gusts of up to 50mph which caused chaos for commuters and workers in the capital. A fallen tree left commuters trying to get to Hackney, Walthamstow and Chingford stranded and the Father Time weather vane at Lord’s cricket ground was damaged.
International Friendly: Townsend in from cold to reheat tepid England and preserve run March 31, 2015 Hodgson indebted to his substitutes as Three Lions rally to make it nine games without a defeat ITALY 1 ENGLAND 1 ENGLAND boss Roy Hodgson savoured the impact of substitute Andros Townsend after the Tottenham forward maintained his side’s unbeaten streak with a late leveller last night against Italy in Turin. Hodgson was furious with [...]
European glory worth €100m to English clubs March 31, 2015 WINNING the Champions League could be worth more than €100m (£72.3m) to an English club next season in prize money alone after governing body Uefa announced an increase in merit payments for 2015-18. This year’s Premier League winners could scoop a maximum of around €113m (£82m) if they go on to lift European club football’s [...]