Slade on the brink at Orient September 15, 2014 UNDER-PRESSURE Leyton Orient boss Russell Slade admits the club’s new owner Francesco Becchetti has laid it on the line and it is win or bust as his side visit Notts County tonight. Orient have endured a difficult start to the season and lie one point above the League One drop zone after posting a solitary [...]
Premiership Rugby £500,000 salary cap rise could tempt England stars in France to return September 15, 2014 Aviva Premiership Rugby is set to increase the league’s salary cap by 10 per cent in future seasons, and will also allow clubs to sign a second “excluded” player from overseas. Clubs’ spending on player wages is currently capped at £5m, but the Aviva Premiership will permit a further £500,000 spending ahead of the [...]
Business lessons from Formula 1: Have you overloaded on talent? September 14, 2014 Paolo Aversa explains what Formula 1 can teach business about the perils of having too many star performers. You pack your team full of high-fliers and wait for profits to take-off. But instead of hitting new heights, the team spirals into a nosedive. The reason? You overloaded on talent. It sounds counterintuitive (surely recruiting [...]
Premier League: Angel delight as Di Maria stars to trigger United’s renaissance September 14, 2014 MANCHESTER UNITED 4 QPR 0 MANCHESTER United boss Louis van Gaal insists the blue touch paper has finally been lit at Old Trafford after his rejuvenated side clinically dispatched QPR yesterday to secure the Dutch tactician’s first win since taking the managerial reins. Record signing Angel di Maria and Ander Herrera both netted their first [...]
Young backs Haskell as Wasps beat champions Northampton September 14, 2014 WASPS boss Dai Young insists his decision to appoint James Haskell skipper has been vindicated after the England hopeful produced a stoic performance as his side beat reigning champions Northampton Saints at Adams Park yesterday. Quick-fire second-half touchdowns from Ashley Johnson and Tom Varndell laid the platform for a 20-16 Wasps success despite Northampton breaching [...]
Sport Comment: Rugby has the ability to infuriate but when in full flow the game simply inspires like few others September 14, 2014 Many of you will have spent last Friday hunched over a computer pretending to be observing market trends and world news, when in fact you were trying to access tickets for the Rugby World Cup next year. Some will have been lucky. One or two will have given up after encountering the usual glitches that [...]
Wiggins all set for Worlds after time trial glory by the Thames September 14, 2014 BRITAIN’S Sir Bradley Wiggins insists he holds the ammunition to spark success at next week’s Road World Championships in Ponferrada, Spain after securing the individual time trial at the Tour of Britain in London yesterday. Victory fired the defending champion to third in the general classification ahead of the final stage, claiming the final podium [...]
FedEx crown and fifth win eludes McIlroy September 14, 2014 WORLD No1 Rory McIlroy fell short of his fifth win of the season after America’s Billy Horschel claimed the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup title in Atlanta yesterday. The duo were among five players who arrived at East Lake for the season-ending tournament with the knowledge victory would see them crowned FedEx champion as well [...]
Finn’s rebirth gains pace with England central deal September 11, 2014 FORGOTTEN seamer Steven Finn will hope to rekindle his international credentials in the forthcoming year after the Middlesex paceman was included among the list of players to receive a central contract. Finn was ditched from the England picture after being deemed unselectable following a nightmare Ashes tour last winter and was relegated to a season [...]
Hull City placed on transfer list September 11, 2014 OWNER Assem Allam revealed yesterday that he put Hull City up for the sale following the Football Association’s decision to block a planned name change in April. The Egyptian businessman confirmed the club was put on the market five months ago after his bid to re-name the team Hull Tigers was dismissed.