Africa Cup of Nations crisis after hosts Morocco axed in Ebola row November 11, 2014 AFRICAN football chiefs are today expected to announce a new venue for the Africa Cup of Nations after Morocco were stripped of hosting rights and disqualified from the tournament. Morocco were barred after asking to postpone the competition, which is due to begin in January, over fears that an influx of fans from across the [...]
Blades bow to PFA Evans plea November 11, 2014 CONVICTED rapist Ched Evans has been allowed to train with former club Sheffield United following a request from the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), the League One club has confirmed. Evans was freed last month after serving two-and-a-half years in prison for raping a 19-year-old woman in May 2011. The Blades have said they are yet [...]
ATP Prize Money: Roger Federer clears $7.1m for the year, Andy Murray earnings up to $3.3m following victory November 11, 2014 Andy Murray saw off Milos Raonic in straight-sets tonight to keep alive his hopes of winning a first ATP World Tour Finals. The Scottish ace added a cool $155,000 (£97,377) to his bank account for the evening’s work, bringing his take from the tournament up to $310,000 and his overall on-court earnings for the [...]
England Lawes boost ahead of Springboks test November 10, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster expects second-row Courtney Lawes to shake off the after effects of concussion in time to face South Africa in their second autumn international clash at Twickenham on Saturday. The biggest question mark continues to hover over Northampton Saints lock Lawes, who suffered a head injury during defeat to world champions [...]
Adebayor: Pochettino hasn’t got ideas across November 10, 2014 TOTTENHAM striker Emmanuel Adebayor has defended under-fire manager Mauricio Pochettino but admitted that Spurs players are still to grasp how the Argentinian wants them to play. Defeat to Stoke on Sunday at White Hart Lane was the north Londoners’ fourth loss from their last five home Premier League fixtures and left them 12th in the [...]
Mercedes chief dreading double points title win November 10, 2014 A WORLD Championship title victory for Nico Rosberg gleaned from double points in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix would taint Formula One, according to his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Rosberg will leapfrog Lewis Hamilton and snatch the crown if he wins at Yas Marina later this month and his British rival and colleague [...]
Football Comment: Footballers may be multi-millionaires, but they are still at risk of financial pitfalls too November 10, 2014 Ex-England keeper David James’ recent bankruptcy shows stars aren’t immune IF YOU find the sums of money swirling around in football unpalatable, then stand by your beds because, in the next 10 years, it will look like chicken feed. The growth in the bottom line of Europe’s elite clubs is now being driven by two [...]
Mental strength key to ending kamikaze run, says Chambers November 10, 2014 ARSENAL defender Calum Chambers has blamed a lapse in mental strength for the team’s alarming failure to translate a lead into three points in back-to-back fixtures. The Gunners led Swansea on Sunday with 15 minutes remaining before two goals in the space of three minutes turned the Premier League contest on its head. That came [...]
Wembley admits pitch not at its best for England Euro 2016 date November 10, 2014 WEMBLEY chiefs have admitted the pitch will not be in prime condition for England’s match against Slovenia on Saturday, but denied that a trio of recent NFL games at the stadium were to blame. Hodgson last week raised concerns about the staging of gridiron fixtures, such as Sunday’s clash between Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars, [...]
Hammers star acid charge KO November 10, 2014 WEST Ham star Ravel Morrison has been cleared of threatening to throw acid in the face of his ex-girlfriend and have her killed. The Crown Prosecution Service formally withdrew the allegations against the England Under-21 midfielder yesterday. Former Manchester United trainee Morrison is still due to stand trial in January on three charges of assaulting [...]