FA Cup big guns look to have safe passage to the final April 16, 2015 FOLLOWING what has become a trademark poor start to the season, Arsenal fans can’t have too many complaints as the campaign draws to a close. The team is closing in on successive FA Cup trophies and, after eight straight league wins, hold on to the slim hope they can catch Chelsea in the race for [...]
Maximum excitement on season’s points with sporting index April 16, 2015 SPORTING Index traders quoted total season’s points for every Premier League team at the start of the campaign and many spread bettors are now facing the decision of whether to take a profit – or cut their losses. Chelsea have 73 points from 31 games ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Manchester United. Their total points [...]
London Marathon 2015: How does it compare to New York, Berlin, Tokyo, Chicago and Boston? April 16, 2015 For the 35th year running, thousands of professional athletes, competitive amateurs and fundraisers in fancy dress will fill the capital's streets for the London Marathon. The race is the most popular of its kind in the UK as each year hundreds of thousands of budding Mo Farahs apply to take part, while millions watch on TV. [...]
Opener woes taint England victory march April 15, 2015 OPENERS Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott failed with the bat again but England recovered from their latest wobble to take a firm grip on the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua last night. Cook extended his wait for an international century to 61 innings by departing for 13, while Trott, back in the [...]
London will see Wiggins set hour record, says Hoy April 15, 2015 SIR CHRIS Hoy has backed fellow cycling great Sir Bradley Wiggins to claim another piece of the sport’s folklore when he attempts the fabled hour record in London this summer. World and Olympic time-trial champion Wiggins confirmed yesterday that he will take aim at Australian Rohan Dennis’s record on 7 June at the Lee Valley [...]
Premier League beckons for Klopp after cult manager quits Dortmund April 15, 2015 BORUSSIA Dortmund manager and cult hero Jurgen Klopp has sparked a chase from potential suitors, who could include Manchester City, by announcing he is to leave the German team this summer. Klopp shocked European football yesterday by announcing that Dortmund, the club he led to two Bundesliga titles and a Champions League final, had agreed [...]
Champions League: Suarez humiliates Luiz as Barca enjoy springtime stroll in Paris April 15, 2015 PARIS-SAINT GERMAIN 1 BARCELONA 3 CONTROVERSIAL striker Luis Suarez twice nutmegged Paris Saint-Germain defender David Luiz on his way to scoring goals that thrust Barcelona towards the Champions League semi-finals last night. Former Liverpool star Suarez’s brilliant brace and a slick earlier effort from Brazil forward Neymar gave Barca a commanding lead to take into [...]
Cricket Comment: Scratching around won’t do, England must find form fast April 15, 2015 IF ENGLAND put a rocky start behind them and win the first Test in the West Indies it will relieve some pressure, but the bigger picture is that they’ve got to be looking ahead to New Zealand and Australia. Both are really tough opponents, so when they visit us this summer England need to be [...]
Champions League: Quaresma dazzles for Porto to leave Bayern facing shock exit April 15, 2015 FC PORTO 3 BAYERN MUNICH 1 FORMER Chelsea flop Ricardo Quaresma scored twice in the first 10 minutes as underdogs Porto comfortably beat Bayern Munich last night in one of the Champions League shocks of the season. Quaresma netted from the spot and then tackled defender Dante before slotting a second, while striker Jackson Martinez [...]
Premier clubs head to States April 15, 2015 CHELSEA and Manchester United have confirmed their participation in the International Champions Cup, a 10-team pre-season tournament to be held in the United States. Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Fiorentina, Mexican side Club America and three Major League Soccer (MLS) teams will also take part in the event on unspecified dates between 11 July to 5 [...]