Maximum excitement on the capital one cup final February 26, 2015 WITH two big London rivals lining up to play for the Capital One Cup on Sunday expect passions to be running high. In two of the last three matches between Chelsea and Tottenham there has been a penalty scored and Sporting Index offer a couple of penalty markets. Penalty performance is a simple one – [...]
Take Williams to land back to back Greatwood Gold Cups with Bennys February 26, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S RACING AS CHELTENHAM gets ever nearer the quality of racing unsurprisingly deteriorates and this is one of the most low-key weekends of the whole season. There are still opportunities to boost the betting bank, though, and the Greatwood Gold Cup at Newbury tomorrow (3.25pm), with the declarations [...]
Road to Cheltenham February 26, 2015 WHEN it comes to target trainers Martin Pipe has to go down as the godfather of them all. The 15-time champion trainer always used to have a horse lined up for races like the Imperial Cup or Paddy Power Gold Cup, and his son David is following in his footsteps. The Midlands Grand National is [...]
Champions League: Horror show leaves Arsenal on the brink February 25, 2015 Wenger despair as Gunners capitulate and face humiliating European demise ARSENAL 1 AS MONACO 3 DESPAIRING Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger last night accused his players of committing “suicidal defending” and losing their nerve after unheralded Monaco left them teetering on the brink of another Champions League last 16 elimination. Former Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov and [...]
Selection dilemma for Pochettino as trophy bid looms for Spurs February 25, 2015 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino has admitted the conundrum of juggling resources is preying on his mind as his side prepare to face Fiorentina in the second leg of their last-32 Europa League tie tonight. Spurs have reached the last 16 in the past two seasons but face a potentially difficult assignment having travelled to Florence [...]
Potters Bar Town cashing in after gambling on free season tickets February 25, 2015 Scholars’ chairman Mark Martyn talks to Ross McLean about a scheme which is shaping club’s future A MANTRA of something for nothing is not normally associated with football chairmen but in the case of Potters Bar Town FC such a mindset is fuelling the club’s pathway to a financially stable future. Set against the backdrop of [...]
Alonso released from hospital but set to miss final test session February 25, 2015 TWO-TIME Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is recuperating at home after being released from hospital yesterday, three days after crashing into a wall during testing. The Spaniard is to be replaced by McLaren reserve driver Kevin Magnussen for the final pre-season test, which starts today, as he recovers from concussion, despite the team’s insistence [...]
2012 stage for rugby league February 25, 2015 LONDON’S Olympic Stadium is to host its first rugby league international when England face New Zealand at the Stratford venue on 7 November. The match is the second of three-Test series and follows just a week after the stadium hosts rugby union World Cup fixtures. Rugby Football League chief executive Nigel Wood said: “It’s simply [...]
Full-back Goode tipped to shine after Brown blow February 25, 2015 ENGLAND coach Andy Farrell expects full-back Alex Goode to thrive in the pressurised environment of his side’s crunch Six Nations clash with Ireland in Dublin on Sunday and offset the loss of Mike Brown, who was ruled out yesterday. Brown had already suffered a setback in his post-concussion recovery after being knocked unconscious against Italy [...]
Fifa refuses clubs World Cup compensation February 25, 2015 WORLD governing body Fifa has stoked its row with European clubs over switching the Qatar 2022 World Cup from summer to winter, insisting they will not be compensated for disruption to their schedules. Confirming that 23 December was the likely date for the final and that the tournament would be reduced in duration from 32 [...]