Warburton agrees landmark contract September 22, 2014 BRITISH and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton is the first Welsh player to have signed a dual contract, Regional Rugby Wales has confirmed. The landmark deal means Warburton’s wages will be split between the Welsh Rugby Union and the player’s region, Cardiff Blues, whose funding from the governing body has been increased from £6.7m to [...]
Wenger hopes Chambers can fill void left by Debuchy injury September 22, 2014 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has challenged teenager Calum Chambers to ensure the north Londoners do not suffer in right-back Mathieu Debuchy’s absence. The Frenchman, signed in the summer from Newcastle for £12m, underwent surgery on injured ankle ligaments on Friday and is consequently set for three months on the sidelines. It leaves Wenger’s choices limited [...]
Federer ready to serve Aces after Nadal’s withdrawal September 22, 2014 SEVEN-TIME Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has been announced as world No2 Rafael Nadal’s replacement for the Indian Aces team at the inaugural International Premier Tennis League. Nadal has not played since suffering a shock fourth-round defeat at Wimbledon to Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios on 1 July due to a wrist injury, but hopes to return [...]
Qatar won’t be 2022 hosts September 22, 2014 WORLD Cup 2022 will not be staged in Qatar, a leading figure at world governing body Fifa said yesterday. Since the Middle Eastern state was awarded the showpiece in 2010, Fifa have been forced to consider shifting the tournament from it’s regular summer slot to the winter months due to extreme temperatures that leave doubts [...]
Bring it on, roars McIlroy September 22, 2014 WORLD No1 Rory McIlroy says he’s happy to be a marked man at Gleneagles this week. USA captain Tom Watson believes winning early points from Europe’s talisman could be key to his own team’s bid to win a Ryder Cup on British soil for the first time since 1993 at The Belfry. Watson said: “When [...]
Leicester City defeat marks Manchester United’s worst start to a Premier League season September 22, 2014 For all the trials, tribulations, depressing days and unwanted records that have come Manchester United's way over the last 12 months or so, this afternoon’s collapse at Leicester City may well be the nadir. It all started so well. Robin van Persie and Angel di Maria swept the Red Devils into a two-goal lead [...]
Leicester City beat Manchester United 5-3 despite spending £155m less in the transfer window September 22, 2014 Money can't buy you love, but it can buy glory in football. Unless, it seems, you are Manchester United, who are suffering their worst start to a Premier League season after a harrowing 5-3 reverse at the hands of Leicester City. That's five points from five games, after a huge summer spend. In terms of both [...]
Premier League: Chelsea boss loses faith in love stories after Lampard heartbreak September 21, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 1 CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho praised Frank Lampard as a “super professional” despite the Blues’ record goalscorer returning to haunt them at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. Mourinho’s men appeared on track to claim three crucial points against the reigning champions, Andre Schurrle having found the net shortly after Pablo Zabaleta was [...]
Premier League: Sluggish Spurs anger Pochettino as Baggies grab all three points September 21, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 WEST BROM 1 SPURS boss Mauricio Pochettino was left furious by his team’s drab performance yesterday, as the north Londoners failed to win for the third Premier League game in a row. Playing against a West Brom side that started the day at the foot of the table, Spurs failed to register [...]
Luiten claims the Wales Open September 21, 2014 DUTCHMAN Joost Luiten claimed yesterday’s Wales Open at Celtic Manor, the final competition on British soil ahead of this weekend’s hotly-anticipated Ryder Cup. Luiten had to battle hard to finish on 14 under par, narrowly overcoming the challenges of England’s Tommy Fleetwood and Ireland’s Shane Lowry, who both finished on 13 under par. The biggest [...]