Australia feel ready to play again after Hughes funeral, says Harris December 4, 2014 AUSTRALIA seamer Ryan Harris admits his team-mates are starting to focus on a return to Test cricket following the funeral of international team-mate Phillip Hughes on Wednesday. The hosts are due to begin a four-match contest against India in Adelaide on Tuesday after a delayed start to the series due to the passing of Hughes, [...]
Duel with Farrell and Saracens is England audition for Cipriani December 4, 2014 SALE’S England exile Danny Cipriani hopes to use tomorrow’s crunch European Rugby Champions Cup match with Saracens to prove he deserves another shot at international level. Cipriani missed out on a place in the England squad for last month’s autumn fixtures, despite featuring for the first time in six years during the summer tour to [...]
Henman backs Murray to rise December 4, 2014 FORMER British No1 Tim Henman has backed Andy Murray to rise to the challenge of once again competing with powerhouses Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Murray endured a turbulent season and only recorded his first victory over a top-10 ranked player during the quarter-final of the US Open in September when beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. And [...]
Sport Comment: Could Rio’s great career have been even better? December 4, 2014 RIO FERDINAND appears to be about to bring down the curtain on a fine – if flawed – career by retiring at the end of this season. He dropped the latest of a series of hints this week that the current campaign will be his swansong when he admitted that he “doesn’t have as much [...]
God’s Own ready to continue upward curve at Tingle Creek December 4, 2014 Bill Esdaile previews tomorrow’s racing at Sandown and Aintree THERE may be no Sprinter Sacre or Sire De Grugy in tomorrow’s 888sport Tingle Creek (3.00pm), but Sandown Park is still set to stage a mouth-watering renewal of the Grade One two-mile contest. Alan King saddles favourite Balder Succes who is sure to strip much fitter [...]
On fire Aguero can leave Toffees feeling sticky at the Etihad December 4, 2014 WHILE some may resent the shorter, darker, colder days that come with the advent of November, the month reignited the flames of Manchester City’s Premier League campaign, bringing their title retention hopes back to life. With Chelsea streaking out in front, an inconsistent start to their campaign saw pressure mounting on Manuel Pellegrini as City [...]
Mourinho set for another frustrating Tyneside trip December 4, 2014 TO SAY that this has been one of the more bizarre Premier League seasons in recent times is something of an understatement. The fact that Newcastle were sat in fourth place with a negative goal difference just two weeks ago attests to that, especially when you consider how their season started. Having won just five [...]
Spread betting when opposing favourites December 4, 2014 THE BEAUTY of spread betting is that no matter how one-sided a game might seem you can still take a strong position, bringing dull matches to life. Who wants to back a team when they’re 1/5 against the league whipping boys? With Sporting Index there are numerous ways of either getting with or opposing a [...]
Premier League: Mourinho revels in Drogba show as Spurs crushed December 3, 2014 CHELSEA 3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho praised Didier Drogba after the evergreen striker proved the Blues’ supporting cast can be every bit as deadly as absent top scorer Diego Costa. Drogba, 36, scored one and set up another for Eden Hazard as the Premier League leaders maintained their six-point gap and extended [...]
Man City expect to pass FFP after earning record £347m December 3, 2014 MANCHESTER City chiefs believe they are set to avoid further punishment under European financial fair play (FFP) rules after achieving record revenue and slashing losses last year. City are at risk of triggering £33m in suspended fines if they fail FFP tests again, but chief executive Ferran Soriano expects them to comply – and turn [...]