12 December on this day… December 11, 2014 1970: Chelsea skipper Ron “Chopper” Harris goes into the referee’s book, despite the protests of (left to right) Keith Weller (Chelsea’s goal-scorer), Harris himself, Marvin Hinton, David Webb and Charlie Cooke during the 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest. Harris, one of football’s renowned hardmen of the 60s and 70s, spent almost two decades at Stamford [...]
Man United can edge battle versus old foes December 11, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THIS WEEKEND’S PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION BOOKMAKERS have missed a trick by not offering odds on both teams losing in Sunday’s clash between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford. The pair have been a shadow of their former selves for much of this season and, perhaps an even bigger surprise [...]
High-flying Magpies capable of ending poor run against Arsenal December 11, 2014 THE PRESSURE on Arsene Wenger from Arsenal fans has subsided slightly after the 4-1 win over Galatasaray in midweek which ensured the Gunners qualified for the last-16 of the Champions league in style. But the Turkish side are really poor and a resurgent Newcastle can cause problems for Arsenal tomorrow at the Emirates. Seeing Stoke [...]
Football specials betting with sporting index December 11, 2014 MANCHESTER United versus Liverpool is arguably the biggest rivalry in English football and Sporting Index have a number of specials markets for Sunday’s massive clash at Old Trafford. Only the 20 red cards in the Merseyside derby betters the 15 recorded in this fixture in the Premier League era. Traders have priced total red cards [...]
Champions League: Pellegrini: City’s progress proves doubters wrong December 10, 2014 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes his side proved a point to their detractors after completing an unlikely Champions League resurrection with victory against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico last night. A blockbuster strike from Samir Nasri and a late Pablo Zabaleta goal secured their progress to the knockout phase as City become only the [...]
Pochettino set to shuffle pack and aim for top spot December 10, 2014 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino has acknowledged the significance of securing top spot as his side bid to land a knockout blow to closest rivals Besiktas in their final Europa League group-stage clash at the Ataurk Olympic Stadium tonight. Spurs qualified for the knockout phase after beating Partizan last month and will be seeded in the [...]
Champions League last 16 line up confirmed December 10, 2014 BARCELONA last night confirmed their place among the array of names Manchester City and Arsenal will be hoping to avoid in the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League. The Catalans’ 3-1 home win over Paris Saint-Germain saw them pip the big-spending French outfit to top spot in Group F — and ensure [...]
Champions League: Mourinho backs Blues bid if sharks avoided December 10, 2014 CHELSEA 3 SPORTING LISBON 1 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho believes his team are primed to go even further in the Champions League this season if they can avoid what he called “sharks”, after the Blues crowned their group campaign with a comfortable win last night. Cesc Fabregas’s penalty, a clinical strike from Andre Schurrle and [...]
Woakes delivers England chance to rescue series December 10, 2014 ENGLAND are this morning set to resume their one-day rescue mission in Sri Lanka after all-rounder Chris Woakes returned the third best figures by an English bowler in one-day international history. Rain intervened in Pallekele yesterday at the end of the Sri Lanka innings after England had dismissed their hosts for 239 with the final [...]
Pistorius could yet face life in jail for murder December 10, 2014 DISGRACED Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius could yet be convicted of murder despite his acquittal earlier this year after state prosecutors were granted permission to appeal yesterday. Pistorius was in September found guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his Pretoria home on Valentine’s Day last year. [...]