England bosses cannot lead KP on, says Boycott March 2, 2015 FORMER England captain Geoffrey Boycott believes it would be grossly irresponsible for cricket bosses to dangle the prospect of an international renaissance in front of maverick batsman Kevin Pietersen if a recall was not a realistic possibility. Pietersen was given renewed hope of a comeback on Sunday when new England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) [...]
Football chiefs bid to resurrect Team GB sides for Rio Olympics March 2, 2015 English football bosses have confirmed their plan to enter men’s and women’s Great Britain teams into the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Football Association (FA) has reversed its decision to scrap the British men’s side after it was controversially revived at London 2012, making its first appearance at a Games for more [...]
Jedinak struck with FA charge March 2, 2015 CRYSTAL Palace skipper Mile Jedinak has been slapped with a charge of violent conduct by the Football Association (FA) after allegedly elbowing West Ham forward Diafra Sakho in Saturday’s 3-1 victory at Upton Park. The FA took retrospective action yesterday after the incident went unseen by the match officials. Jedinak has until 6pm to respond [...]
League chiefs query QPR financial recovery March 2, 2015 QUEENS Park Rangers could still face a hefty fine and demotion to the Conference for breaking the Football League’s financial fair play rules despite declaring a huge drop in losses last season. QPR said they lost just £9.8m in 2013-14, an improvement of £55.6m on the previous campaign even though they spent it in the [...]
Liverpool out of the red as new TV deal heralds return to profit March 2, 2015 LIVERPOOL overturned a loss of £50m to report a small profit for the first time in seven years last season, the Anfield club said yesterday. The club reported a pre-tax profit of £0.9m in the year to 31 May 2014, compared to losses of £49.8m the previous year, while revenues increased by 19 per cent [...]
Police probe fresh allegations of Chelsea fan racism on train March 2, 2015 CHELSEA were last night facing fresh controversy after police launched an investigation into allegations of racist and abusive behaviour by the club’s fans on a train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly. British Transport Police were called to meet the train at Stoke-on-Trent shortly after 10.30pm on Sunday and asked four men to leave, while [...]
Capital One Cup: Mourinho ready for new era of glory March 1, 2015 AT WEMBLEY STADIUM CHELSEA 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 Chelsea revel in first trophy of manager’s second stint as they close in on league CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho expects his side’s triumph in the Capital One Cup final against Tottenham to usher in a new trophy-laden era for the club. A deflected strike from skipper John [...]
Six Nations: Lancaster left relying on Ireland slip after grand slam dream dies March 1, 2015 IRELAND 19 ENGLAND 9 DEFIANT England head coach Stuart Lancaster believes his side can still win the first Six Nations title of his tenure despite seeing their grand slam ambitions trampled by Ireland in Dublin yesterday. Fly-half Jonny Sexton’s four penalties and a solitary try from centre Robbie Henshaw took the game away from England [...]
Spurs have brilliant future, says Pochettino March 1, 2015 TOTTENHAM manager Mauricio Pochettino believes a bright future lies ahead despite his team failing to end their seven-year trophy drought in yesterday’s Capital One Cup final defeat to Chelsea. The White Hart Lane club were unable to repeat their 2008 League Cup heroics against their London rivals as they succumbed to strikes from Chelsea skipper [...]
Premier League: Pellegrini won’t give up but City title bid rocked March 1, 2015 LIVERPOOL 2 MANCHESTER CITY 1 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists his team can still retain the Premier League title despite suffering a major setback in their pursuit of Chelsea yesterday. A brilliant curling winner from Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho, after Edin Dzeko had cancelled out Jordan Henderson’s equally fine opener for the home side, [...]