QPR link to Los Angeles franchise October 30, 2014 CARDIFF City owner Vincent Tan, QPR co-owner Ruben Gnanalingam, basketball great Magic Johnson and women’s football star Mia Hamm are among a host of investors in a new Los Angeles team. Los Angeles FC is set to start playing in 2017 and will take the place of Chivas USA, from the same city, in Major [...]
Racism ban for Celtic’s Tonev October 30, 2014 SCOTTISH champions Celtic have leapt to the defence of Aleksandar Tonev and vowed to appeal his seven-game ban after the on-loan Aston Villa winger was found guilty of racially abusing an opponent at a disciplinary hearing yesterday. The 24-year-old Bulgaria international was charged following an incident with Englishman Shay Logan during Celtic’s victory over Aberdeen [...]
Manchester derby promises goals October 30, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE MANCHESTER DERBY AND ASTON VILLA AGAINST TOTTENHAM AWESOME attack undermined by dodgy defence: both managers have the same problem to solve in Sunday’s Manchester derby. Manuel Pellegrini has admitted he is “worried” by his team’s form. In little over a week, Manchester City threw away a two-goal lead to hand CSKA [...]
Back winless Villa to go to the dogs again October 30, 2014 PAUL Lambert’s assertion that Christian Benteke could need “six or seven games” to find his best form won’t go down well with Aston Villa fans. Having endured more than eight hours of football without seeing their team score, the Holt End is redefining the phrase ‘long-suffering.’ Along the way Villa have become the ninth side [...]
Spread betting on bookings October 30, 2014 THE BOOKINGS market is always interesting when it comes to a Manchester derby. Sporting Index award 10 points for a yellow card and 25 points for a red. If a player is sent off after receiving a second yellow card the total points for that player will be 35. Last season there were four yellow [...]
London NFL team worth £100m October 29, 2014 Economy stands to enjoy boost but US sport’s chiefs insist deal a long way off A LONDON NFL team would boost the capital’s economy by more than £100m annually, a new report claims – but the sport’s chiefs have warned that they are not prepared to rush into the move. Deloitte’s study, commissioned by the [...]
Murray on cusp of making O2 October 29, 2014 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray stands on the brink of qualifying for next month’s ATP World Tour Finals In London after dispatching France’s Julien Benneteau in the second round of the Paris Masters yesterday. The 27-year-old outclassed his rival 6-3, 6-4 in 71 minutes to set up a third-round clash with his Wimbledon conqueror Grigor Dimitrov, with [...]
Haskell back in England frame October 29, 2014 ENGLAND back-row James Haskell is ready to be unleashed against world champions New Zealand in their opening clash of the autumn programme after recovering from a mystery illness which left him hospitalised. The 29-year-old Wasps skipper was admitted to Charing Cross Hospital with suspected meningitis and lost 5kg in a week. Haskell has missed the [...]
Wooing could hit buffers over tax break issue October 29, 2014 LONDON – or its chief powerbrokers, at any rate – loves NFL, and gridiron’s top brass appear to be pretty keen on the capital. No longer does it feel like a question of if the city gets its own franchise, but when. There are still big hurdles to overcome, not least the logistic puzzle of [...]
Capital One Cup: Lamela agitates Poch before inspiring Spurs October 29, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 BRIGHTON 0 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino laughed off a half-time rant at Erik Lamela after the £30m playmaker inspired their progress to the Capital One Cup quarter-finals last night. Lamela and in-form Harry Kane downed Brighton and set up a tie with Newcastle, but only after the Argentina star, brought on at [...]