Roberts receives Wales assurance over Quins deal May 7, 2015 WALES head coach Warren Gatland has given centre Jamie Roberts the green light to join Harlequins by confirming that he will not freeze out players who sign for clubs outside of their homeland. England boss Stuart Lancaster has stuck rigidly to a policy of excluding foreign-based stars, resisting the temptation to pick successive European players [...]
Holders Sevilla close in on final after Viola romp May 7, 2015 HOLDERS Sevilla established a commanding lead in their Europa League semi-final first leg after dispatching Fiorentina 3-0 at the Ramon Sanchez Pijuan Stadium last night. Winger Aleix Vidal Parreu netted in each half, the first after a blunder by Fiorentina keeper Norberto Neto, while French midfielder Kevin Gamerio added gloss to the dominant performance with [...]
Pietersen: Morgan is better served in IPL than leading England May 7, 2015 MAVERICK batsman Kevin Pietersen insists one-day skipper Eoin Morgan is fully justified in continuing his Indian Premier League commitments rather than captaining England against Ireland in Dublin today. England will be led by Nottinghamshire’s James Taylor in Morgan’s absence in a clash which represents England’s first 50-over match since their catastrophic World Cup meltdown and [...]
Solid start for McIlroy at Players Championship as Spieth stalls May 7, 2015 WORLD No1 Rory McIlroy made a solid start to the Players Championship after carding an opening three-under-par 69 in the first round in Florida yesterday. Northern Ireland’s McIlroy lies two shots off the lead, which was shared overnight by Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, Canada’s David Hearn and United States duo Charley Hoffman and Kevin Na. Jordan Spieth, who moved [...]
Tac De Boistron has class to defy penalty in Ormonde Stakes May 7, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THE RACING AT CHESTER AND ASCOT PLUS BEN CLEMINSON LOOKS AT CHELSEA V LIVERPOOL I REMEMBER watching TAC DE BOISTRON absolutely hose up on his second start for Marco Botti at Chester in September 2013 and vowed to back him blind if he ever returned to the Roodee, such [...]
Champions to protect home record against Liverpool May 7, 2015 IF FOOTBALL was politics, then Chelsea have won by a landslide. Jose Mourinho’s side did all that they needed last week to confirm the Premier League title with a 1-0 victory against Crystal Palace. They’ve shown mental strength throughout the year and don’t expect them to take their eye off the ball against Liverpool at [...]
Chil the kite could soar above rivals in Victoria Cup May 7, 2015 ASCOT’S card tomorrow looks tricky as it is without the imponderables of whether the rain will come and how many non-runners there could be consequently . The big betting heat is the Victoria Cup (3.45pm) and my two against the field are ZARWAAN and CHIL THE KITE. Zarwaan would be a really confident selection at [...]
Ex-Arsenal captain Tony Adams “eyeing up” Aston Villa takeover bid May 7, 2015 Ex-Arsenal captain Tony Adams is said to eyeing up a £150m takeover bid for Premier League club Aston Villa, it has been reported. Adams has apparently joined forces with former Chelsea executive Paul Smith and they have approached City investors over backing a potential bid according to Sky News. The pair are said to have approached private [...]
Champions League: Guardiola’s homecoming ruined by mesmeric Messi May 6, 2015 BARCELONA 3 BAYERN MUNICH 0 BARCELONA boss Luis Enrique revelled in the unique talent of Lionel Messi after the mesmeric forward’s stunning double fired his side into a commanding first-leg lead in their Champions League semi-final clash at Camp Nou last night. The hosts endured a frustrating evening against a stubborn Bayern Munich outfit until [...]
New Zealand reveal plan to target England skipper Cook May 6, 2015 NEW Zealand head coach Mike Hesson has promised that his side will target England skipper Alastair Cook in the two-Test series between the two sides, which starts on 21 May at Lord’s. Cook’s form was a major positive for England during their drawn series against the West Indies in the Caribbean, the captain amassing 268 [...]