Coventry switch to turn Wasps into fat cats October 8, 2014 WASPS chiefs insist their controversial move to Coventry will make them the richest club in English rugby and help them realise their dream of returning to the pinnacle of the European game. The Premiership side plan to relocate in December after Coventry councillors this week approved their bid to take over the running of the [...]
KP: Dinosaurs at England HQ have botched dossier October 8, 2014 BULLISH Kevin Pietersen has described English cricket chiefs as “dinosaurs” following the leaked dossier which supposedly details his misdemeanours during last winter’s disastrous Ashes Tour. The five-page document compiled by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) emerged on Tuesday and focuses on Pietersen’s alleged uninterested and rebellious behaviour Down Under. The ECB denied the [...]
Overseas Premier League games are certainty, says Swansea chief October 8, 2014 SWANSEA chairman Huw Jenkins has claimed that Premier League clubs could be playing competitive matches abroad within a year, as debate over the controversial idea was reignited yesterday. Fans’ groups reiterated their opposition and German league bosses raised doubts about the proposal, which was first raised in 2008 and then promptly shelved amid widespread outcry. [...]
Europa League to be boosted by larger slice of central prize fund October 8, 2014 LEADING clubs have backed plans to cut Champions League prize money and give more cash to those in the Europa League in an attempt to address fears of a widening chasm between football’s haves and have-nots. Real Madrid, the world’s richest club, banked £45m in central distributions from governing body Uefa for winning the Champions [...]
Winter Olympics should move for Qatar, say clubs October 8, 2014 WINTER Olympics chiefs should be prepared to move the Games in order to accommodate the Qatar 2022 World Cup if the tournament is switched to January, according to Europe’s leading club body. The European Club Association yesterday played down talk of stripping Qatar of hosting rights and staging a re-vote, admitting bringing the World Cup [...]
Arsenal blow as Ozil becomes latest star ruled out until 2015 October 8, 2014 ARSENAL midfielder Mesut Ozil looks set to be ruled out until the new year after picking up a knee injury during Sunday’s derby defeat to Chelsea. World Cup winner Ozil played 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge but complained of soreness in his left knee before reporting for international duty ahead of Germany’s Euro 2016 qualifier [...]
London School of Economics disbands rugby club over “sexist” booklets October 8, 2014 One of the capital's top universities, the London School of Economics, has dispanded its men's rugby club after an investigation found the team had distributed booklets that were “clearly sexist”. The university announced its decision last night, claiming that it was clear a culture of “misogyny, sexism and homophobia” existed within the club, and [...]
Bianchi racing career is over, experts warn October 7, 2014 NEUROLOGICAL experts have warned that Jules Bianchi is unlikely to resume his Formula One career following the Marussia driver’s horrific smash during Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. The family of the 24-year-old revealed yesterday the Frenchman has suffered a diffuse axonal injury and remains in a stable but critical condition in the intensive care unit of [...]
Prior demotion proves I’m right, insists Pietersen October 7, 2014 MAVERICK Kevin Pietersen believes the decision of cricket chiefs to ditch Matt Prior from a central contract substantiates his accusations the wicketkeeper was a disruptive influence within the England dressing room. Pietersen’s explosive new book KP: The Autobiography is the architect of the storm engulfing English cricket, with plenty of mud slung in the direction [...]
Wasps fans sent to Coventry as club’s £20m move gets approval October 7, 2014 WASPS are to relocate to the Midlands after Coventry councillors yesterday formally approved the Premiership rugby club’s offer to take over the running of the city’s Ricoh Arena. The two-time Heineken Cup winners are believed to have purchased 100 per cent of the stadium’s operating company ACL for around £20m, securing them a 250-year lease [...]