Mourinho sorry for condemning Chelsea support November 4, 2014 APOLOGETIC Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has admitted he overstepped the mark in condemning the Stamford Bridge atmosphere at the weekend but insists his motives were borne out of affection for the club. Mourinho angered some of the Chelsea faithful by complaining of a lack of noise from the stands during their narrow 2-1 Premier League [...]
England suffer World Cup blow as Anderson faces injury lay-off November 4, 2014 ENGLAND’S preparations for next year’s World Cup suffered a setback after Lancashire seamer James Anderson was yesterday ruled out of the upcoming one-day tour to Sri Lanka with a knee injury. Anderson will miss the seven-match series, which gets underway in Colombo on 26 November, as the 32-year-old continues his rehabilitation on a pre-existing left [...]
Premier League: Warnock fumes as Palace slump towards danger November 3, 2014 CRYSTAL PALACE 1 SUNDERLAND 3 CRYSTAL Palace boss Neil Warnock blamed poor officiating last night after defeat to fellow strugglers Sunderland pushed his 10 men to within one place of the drop zone. On a night when some Palace fans used the match to protest against Premier League plans to stage games overseas, Warnock was [...]
Chelsea captain phones fan over Mourinho gripe November 3, 2014 CHELSEA skipper John Terry yesterday telephoned a fan to sympathise with the cost of supporting the club in response to an impassioned message on social media following Jose Mourinho’s condemnation of the Stamford Bridge atmosphere. Mourinho angered some of the Chelsea faithful by complaining of a lack of noise during their Premier League victory against [...]
Murray avoids top seed Djokovic but set to face Federer at O2 finals November 3, 2014 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray has been drawn in the same group as second seed Roger Federer for the ATP World Tour Finals in London, which get underway at the O2 Arena on Sunday. Joining the duo in Group B are US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori and Canada’s Milos Raonic, who lost out to world No1 Novak [...]
Qatar Air may replace Emirates as airline ends Fifa sponsorship November 3, 2014 AIRLINE Emirates has become the first top-tier sponsor to end its deal with football’s governing body Fifa following allegations of corruption surrounding bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The world’s largest international carrier said it would not renew its four-year contract with Fifa, which expires at the end of the year, but did [...]
Golf Comment: Siem benefits from Levy disaster November 3, 2014 FANTASTIC though Marcel Siem’s win at the BMW Masters in China was, I’m still finding it hard to understand how the German won in Shanghai – or, to be more precise, how Alexander Levy lost. Siem beat the Frenchman and England’s Ross Fisher in a three-man play-off on Sunday, but only after Levy had squandered [...]
Virus threatens Arsenal’s bid to clinch progress November 3, 2014 ARSENAL have been hit by a virus on the eve of their Champions League fixture against Anderlecht, but manager Arsene Wenger believes their chronic injury problems are finally easing. Midfielder Jack Wilshere will miss tonight’s visit of the Belgian title-winners due to sickness, while team-mate Aaron Ramsey also fell victim to the bug last week. [...]
Sir Stirling Moss: Hamilton has what it takes to win six drivers’ championships November 3, 2014 FORMULA ONE legend Sir Stirling Moss is confident Lewis Hamilton possesses all the necessary credentials to dominate the sport for years to come and win six world championships. The 29-year-old edged closer to his second drivers’ championship with victory at Sunday’s United States grand prix in Austin, in the process surpassing Nigel Mansell’s all-time British [...]
Saltires post sees Collingwood plot England’s World Cup ruin November 3, 2014 ENGLAND’S most capped one-day cricketer Paul Collingwood will now plot their World Cup downfall after agreeing to return to the Scotland coaching staff for next year’s showpiece event. The Durham skipper was Scotland’s joint interim head coach as the Saltires booked their place for the tournament in Australia and New Zealand with a three-wicket victory [...]