Seven charged on race fixing allegations face 10-year bans September 17, 2014 THE BRITISH Horseracing Authority last night charged seven people, including Scottish Grand National winner Richie McGrath, with breaching betting regulations. The allegations relate to the use of inside information in order to predict the performance of horses that ran between October 2009 and April 2012. Ex-trainer Kate Walton, as well as Mark Aspey, Carl Flint, [...]
Champions League: Wenger left seething by flat Gunners September 16, 2014 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 2 ARSENAL 0 ANGRY Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger slammed his side’s abject performance as they got their Champions League campaign off to a losing start. Ciro Immobile and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck either side of half-time to earn Dortmund the points, though the margin of victory could have been far greater with the Germans [...]
Hazard poised to sign new long term contract at Stamford Bridge September 16, 2014 PLAYMAKER Eden Hazard is close to committing his long-term future to Chelsea, according to manager Jose Mourinho. The 23-year-old, who has scored 31 goals in 115 games for the Blues, has three years left to run on his current deal at Stamford Bridge. But Mourinho is keen to tie down his prized asset rather than [...]
Hamilton-Rosberg war expected to intensify September 16, 2014 MERCEDES team boss Toto Wolff expects the relationship between warring team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to become even more fractious as the Formula One season nears its finale. The top two in the World Championship standings renew hostilities in this week’s Singapore Grand Prix with Rosberg leading Hamilton by 22 points with six races [...]
Essex eye place in Division One September 16, 2014 ESSEX cranked up the pressure on County Championship Division Two promotion rivals Hampshire yesterday, with victory by an innings and 79 runs just two days into their match with Leicestershire. James Foster hit a stunning 132 as Essex posted 334 all out, in reply to the home side’s 138. And Leicestershire could manage just 117 [...]
Cardiff keen on completing shock return for Halfpenny September 16, 2014 CARDIFF Blues chief executive Richard Holland says he would jump at the chance to re-sign Leigh Halfpenny, with the No10’s future at Toulon in doubt. The British and Irish Lions fly-half switched from his native Wales to the back-to-back Heineken Cup champions in the summer, but is yet to make his debut in the Top [...]
Win the Champions League or we’ve failed, says Kompany September 16, 2014 MANCHESTER City captain Vincent Kompany says his side will be deemed to have failed if they do not win the Champions League this season. City head to the Allianz Arena tonight, to take on Group E rivals Bayern Munich for the fifth time in four seasons. After an initial bout of stage fright in the [...]
Premier League: That’s what we paid for, insists Sam September 15, 2014 HULL CITY 2 WEST HAM UNITED 2 WEST HAM manager Sam Allardyce believes striker Enner Valencia has proven why the club shelled out £12m for his services after the Ecuador frontman netted a sublime strike as the Hammers twice came from behind to draw with Hull last night. Valencia’s exquisite drive cancelled out an opening [...]
Wenger juggling Arsenal’s defensive ranks September 15, 2014 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger admits he may be forced to throw untried Spanish full-back Hector Bellerin into the firing line during his side’s daunting Champions League clash at Borussia Dortmund tonight. The depleted Gunners head to Germany with their defensive options stretched after France’s Mathieu Debuchy sprained his ankle against Manchester City on Saturday, with [...]
Rodgers aiming for knockouts on Euro return September 15, 2014 LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers insists anything short of the knockout stages will be deemed a failure as his side make their long-awaiting Champions League return against Bulgarian outfit Ludogorets Razgrad at Anfield tonight. The five-time winners have not featured in European football’s premier competition since 2009 and have been drawn alongside star-studded Real Madrid and [...]