Is Ellis Short the problem? Sunderland’s massive transfer spend since takeover suggests Paulo Di Canio may be right March 16, 2015 Gus Poyet has been sacked as manager of Sunderland, a development that will surprise no one who has paid the slightest attention to the team’s fortunes this season. The club sit just one place above the Premier League relegation zone, have won just once in their last 12 league games, and have been [...]
Hull City name change back on following arbitration case March 16, 2015 Hull City could still become known as "Hull Tigers" after an independent panel cleared the way for the football club to reapply for a name change. Chairman Assem Allam's plans to change the suffix to Hull's name appeared to be thwarted when the Football Association (FA) Council blocked the move last April. However, an independent [...]
Premier League: Chelsea’s joy of six curbed by ref gripes March 15, 2015 CHELSEA 1 SOUTHAMPTON 1 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho celebrated his team stretching their Premier League lead to six points yesterday but insisted it was an injustice that the gap was not even greater. Mourinho took issue with the award of a penalty against midfielder Nemanja Matic, from which Southampton’s Dusan Tadic equalised to cancel out [...]
Premier League: Rooney delivers knockout blow to Tottenham March 15, 2015 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 CAPTAIN Wayne Rooney made light of his home boxing video controversy after helping Manchester United muster their best display under manager Louis van Gaal to overwhelm Tottenham yesterday. Rooney, Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellaini all scored in a whirlwind first half as United bounced back from FA Cup exit [...]
Adopt tunnel vision, Youngs tells England March 15, 2015 ENGLAND must ignore their Six Nations title rivals’ scores and focus solely on achieving a pivotal victory over France when the championship reaches its climax this week, according to scrum-half Ben Youngs. Saturday’s nervy 25-13 defeat of Scotland at Twickenham has left England locked in a three-way fight for the crown, with them, Ireland and [...]
Ramsey buoyed for Euro mission March 15, 2015 ARSENAL midfielder Aaron Ramsey hopes Saturday’s 3-0 win over West Ham can serve as a template as they prepare to attempt a Champions League salvage operation tomorrow. The Gunners must win at Monaco by three goals to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2010, having lost the first leg 3-1. Ramsey, who ended [...]
Reds ready for top-four push March 15, 2015 LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers expects the race to finish in the Premier League’s top four to go to the wire as his team aim to boost their prospects tonight at former club Swansea. The Reds have revived their hopes after a poor start to the season by taking 30 points from a possible 36 to [...]
Premier League: Toffees stick it to 10-man Magpies March 15, 2015 EVERTON 3 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 EVERTON manager Roberto Martinez admitted his relief after the Toffees eased their relegation fears with a first home Premier League win of 2015. Goals from James McCarthy, a Romelu Lukaku penalty and Ross Barkley lifted them to 14th, six points clear of the drop zone and just four behind Newcastle, [...]
France retain slim title hope March 15, 2015 TRIES from Yoann Maestri and Mathieu Basteraud helped France beat Italy 29-0 in Paris yesterday to maintain their slender Six Nations title hopes. Despite having just four points from four games, France could in theory lift the trophy if they beat England by a big enough margin on Saturday, while Ireland and Wales both lose.
Exeter to meet Sarries in final March 15, 2015 SARACENS face defending champions Exeter in the LV= Cup final on Sunday after the Chiefs continued their defence by winning 30-22 at Leicester yesterday. Tries from Elvis Taione, Fetu’u Vainikolo and Greg Bateman earned victory for Exeter, who are aiming to become the first team to retain the trophy.