MLS strike avoided after talks go into injury time March 5, 2015 AMERICA’S most eagerly anticipated Major League Soccer season to date is set to kick off tonight after the threat of strike action was averted just 48 hours before the first match. Four days of negotiations between the players’ union and the league finally resulted in a new collective bargaining agreement and avoided a humiliating delay [...]
Sport Comment: Johnson arrest to KO Sunderland March 5, 2015 Winger’s absence likely to cost Black Cats dear in battle to avoid relegation THERE are moments in a football season where the campaign turns on a dime – or one key moment. We might have seen one on Sunday when Chelsea, a dominant force anyway, turned on the afterburners for the rest of this term [...]
Scotland suffer World Cup exit March 5, 2015 SCOTLAND were eliminated from the Cricket World Cup after suffering a six-wicket defeat to Bangladesh in Nelson yesterday. Kyle Coetzer’s 156 was Scotland’s first World Cup century as well as the highest score by an associate batsman at the tournament. Scotland posted a total of 318-8 from their 50 overs before opener Tamim Iqbal led the [...]
McIlroy fails to address form March 5, 2015 WORLD No1 Rory McIlroy finished round one of the WGC-Cadillac Championship 11 shots off the lead after firing a one-over-par 73 in Miami yesterday. McIlroy, who missed the cut in last week’s Honda Classic, recovered from four-over-par at the halfway stage, while America’s JB Holmes carded a round of 62 to lie four shots clear [...]
Murray doubles riddle as Great Britain target Davis Cup win over US March 5, 2015 INTRIGUE surrounds Great Britain’s Davis Cup tie with the United States, which starts today in Glasgow, after Andy Murray insisted he was likely to take on a reduced role for the weekend. World No5 Murray had been expected to spearhead Britain’s attempts to repeat last year’s away victory over the Americans by playing in the [...]
6 March on this day… March 5, 2015 1999: England went over to Dublin and won, 27-15, helped by an injury-time try by Tim Rodber. Jonny Wilkinson, drop-goal hero of England’s World Cup victory four years later and more recently adored son of Toulon, is the Englishman being trampled by the Irish forwards. Wilkinson was in the centre that day alongside Jeremy Guscott, [...]
Zip can leave McCoy top of the pile again in tomorrow’s Imperial Cup March 5, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THE WEEKEND’S RACING THE PIPE family have won tomorrow’s Imperial Cup at Sandown Park (3.10pm) a staggering nine times and current trainer David will be hoping Bidourey or Heath Hunter can give Pond House a record 10th success. Tom Scudamore has picked the unbeaten Bidourey and he will be [...]
Road to Cheltenham March 5, 2015 ON PAPER the Irish look to have as strong a hand as ever before at this year’s Cheltenham Festival and one race they have a great record in is the County Hurdle on the final day. Paul Nicholls won it with Lac Fontana 12 months ago, but prior to that Ireland had taken the previous [...]
Cheltenham – a special week March 5, 2015 BILL ESDAILE TAKES AT LOOK AT THE BEST OF THE BOOKMAKERS’ CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL SPECIALS WITH only days to go until the start of the Cheltenham Festival, bookmakers are falling over themselves with generous offers to attract new clients. Champion Chase sponsors Betway have pledged to refund all losing bets on their sponsored feature race next [...]
The Gunners can earn replay at Old Trafford March 5, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE UPCOMING FA CUP AND PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION MANCHESTER UNITED and Arsenal leave their battle for European football next season aside for the moment as they vie for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. It’s the only silverware United have a chance of getting their hands on and it’s a similar [...]