Serena enjoys instant boost January 5, 2015 RETURNING to work in the New Year is enough to make anyone reach for a coffee, and world No1 Serena Williams showed she was no different at the Hopman Cup in Australia yesterday. Williams called for the drink after losing the first set of her singles match with Italy’s Flavia Pennetta to love and the [...]
January transfer window 2015: Chelsea and Manchester City top list of Premier League’s winter spenders January 5, 2015
Oldham Athletic face sponsor exodus should club re-sign convicted rapist Ched Evans January 5, 2015 Two sponsors of Oldham Athletic have threatened to end their association with the football club should they sign convicted rapist Ched Evans. Former Wales international Evans has been linked with a return to football with the Greater Manchester club after being released from prison in October having served half of a five-year sentence for [...]
FA Cup: Blades cut QPR down in FA Cup and warn Spurs they are next January 4, 2015 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 0 SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 SHEFFIELD United issued a warning to Tottenham yesterday after underlining their giant-killing credentials by dumping QPR out of the FA Cup – their fifth top-flight scalp in the last 12 months. The League One side’s top scorer Marc McNulty put them in front after 36 minutes and midfielder [...]
FA Cup: Mourinho vows to keep Cech as Schwarzer departs for Leicester January 4, 2015 CHELSEA 3 WATFORD 0 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho ruled out letting Petr Cech leave in January following yesterday’s comfortable FA Cup win against Watford. The Blues coasted into round four with second-half goals from midfielder Willian, forward Loic Remy and defender Kurt Zouma. Mourinho confirmed veteran stopper Mark Schwarzer is to join Leicester, adding there [...]
Oldham subject of fresh outcry as rapist Evans linked with club January 4, 2015 LEAGUE One football club Oldham were at the centre of a storm last night amid speculation that they are poised to confirm the signing of convicted rapist Ched Evans. Players union boss Gordon Taylor yesterday revealed that an unnamed club was expected to today hold a media conference in relation to the former Wales striker. [...]
FA Cup: Super Sanchez to keep scoring, predicts Wenger January 4, 2015 AT EMIRATES STADIUM ARSENAL 2 HULL CITY 0 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has played down fears over Alexis Sanchez suffering burnout after the Chile hitman inspired the FA Cup holders to a third-round victory against Hull City yesterday in a re-run of last season’s final. Talismanic forward Sanchez confirmed Arsenal’s presence in tonight’s fourth-round draw [...]
Wade makes Six Nations England bid in Wasps win January 4, 2015 WASPS boss Dai Young has backed Christian Wade to earn a recall to Stuart Lancaster’s England squad after the winger played a starring role in the 41-16 demolition of Sale at the Ricoh Arena yesterday. Scrum-half Joe Simpson crossed the line twice in the bonus-point victory, while flankers James Haskell and Ashley Johnson as well [...]
AFC Wimbledon eye latest chapter in football fairytale January 4, 2015 Liverpool FA Cup tie underlines the rise of fan-owned club THEY may have only been formed in 2002 when the Football Association controversially approved the birth of MK Dons yet there is already no shortage of milestones in AFC Wimbledon’s short but rich history. Five promotions in the space of nine years led the supporter-owned [...]
Sarries stars don earpieces in concussion trial January 4, 2015 SARACENS used Saturday’s Premiership clash with London Irish to launch the first tranche of a pioneering programme to determine the effects of concussion in rugby union. Mark McCall’s side became the first top-flight outfit to have impact sensors taped behind their earlobes, a technology known as xPatch which is designed to measure the size and [...]