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 [...]
Veteran Sinfield targets top flight after code switch March 31, 2015 VETERAN former England rugby league captain Kevin Sinfield is poised to follow in the footsteps of some esteemed code-switchers by ending his 19-year association with Leeds Rhinos at the end of the season and embarking on a career in rugby union. Sinfield, 34, has signed an 18-month deal with second-tier side Yorkshire Carnegie, having led [...]
Unexpected Ashes call-ups spark county dash for overseas talent March 31, 2015 SURPRISE Australia call-ups for this summer’s Ashes series have thrown English counties into disarray less than three weeks before the start of the domestic season. Middlesex and Lancashire have been forced into a scramble for replacements after Australia selected batsman Adam Voges and seamer Peter Siddle in their 17-man squad for tours of the West [...]