City FFP cash to go to Premier League rivals September 9, 2014 MANCHESTER United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham are among the clubs set to benefit financially from Manchester City’s failure to comply with European financial fair play (FFP) rules. City were found guilty of exceeding permitted losses for clubs in the Champions League and Europa League in May, and fined £50m – an amount that may be [...]
Schumacher back at home to continue ski accident recovery September 9, 2014 SEVEN-TIME Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has returned home to continue his recuperation from the skiing accident in December last year which left him fighting for his life. The 45-year-old German suffered a head injury in a freak off-piste skiing incident in the French Alpine resort of Meribel, spending a period in intensive care in [...]
Only Joking has serious chance up at Town Moor September 9, 2014 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE OPENING DAY OF THE LADBROKES ST LEGER FESTIVAL TODAY sees Doncaster host the first day of its St Leger Festival, packed with top-class action that culminates in the final Classic of the season, the Ladbrokes St Leger on Saturday. This afternoon features the popular Leger Legends Charity Race, which will see [...]
Moore to deliver sweet result on Clon Brulee September 9, 2014 CLON BRULEE was bought out of David Barron’s yard last September by Godolphin for a winter campaign in Dubai. Things never really worked out for the horse in three runs at Meydan, but he wasn’t beaten far on his last two starts there and an encouraging third at Epsom in June was built upon with [...]
David Williams of Ladbrokes with his best bets for today September 9, 2014 THE OPENING day of the Ladbrokes St Leger Festival at Doncaster throws up an intriguing feature race in the Scarbrough Stakes (3.00pm), a Listed contest where progressive handicappers traditionally meet regressive Group horses head on. Kingsgate Native will have his backers and, despite now being a nine-year-old, he consistently runs to a mark of around [...]
Marin Cilic’s $3m US Open prize money makes him third-highest earner on ATP tour, but Nishikori ahead on sponsorships September 9, 2014 Marin Cilic saw off Kei Nishikori in straight sets last night to win the US Open, in doing so becoming only the second player outside of the “big four” of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray to win a grand slam this decade. Cilic’s first career grand slam title comes after [...]
Euro 2016 Qualifier: Welbeck at double for England September 8, 2014 Swiss rolled over in stylish display to ease pressure on boss Hodgson SWITZERLAND 0 ENGLAND 2 BULLISH manager Roy Hodgson insists his belief in England’s players never waivered despite a barrage of post-World Cup criticism after a stylish Danny Welbeck double dispatched Switzerland in their opening Euro 2016 qualifier in Basel last night. Arsenal’s new [...]
Video referral plans and barbs at FA: Blatter in no mood to quit presidency September 8, 2014 FOOTBALL’S world governing body president Sepp Blatter revealed plans to trial a video referral system and took a swipe at the Football Association (FA) yesterday as he confirmed his intention to seek re-election. Blatter, who has been Fifa chief since 1998, stated that he would stand for a fifth term next year and bid to [...]
Redemption for Cilic as Croatian secures first grand slam crown September 8, 2014 CROATIA’S Marin Cilic completed a remarkable turnaround in fortunes by sealing the US Open title with a straight-sets victory over Kei Nishikori in yesterday’s final on the Arther Ashe Stadium in New York. World No12 Cilic brutally dispatched Japan’s Nishikori 6-3, 6-3. 6-3 in one hour and 54 minutes at Flushing Meadows to secure his [...]
Football Comment: Delighted for Hodgson as diamond system lets his forward gems shine September 8, 2014 A DIAMOND midfield system is perfect for England, and they showed it last night in what was an enormously confidence-boosting win in Switzerland. Brendan Rodgers used it last season to accommodate both Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, and it works similarly well for Roy Hodgson, who has to play Wayne Rooney and, though injured last [...]