Noble Mission to emulate his brother Frankel October 16, 2014 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS TOMORROW’S QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY AT ASCOT QIPCO British Champions Day has been a tremendous success and although the ground is set to be testing tomorrow, the action still promises to be enthralling. The first place to start has to be the meeting’s highlight, the £1.3m QIPCO Champions Stakes (4.05pm), where Cirrus [...]
Michael Owen’s Champions Day picks October 16, 2014 QIPCO British Champions Day will be fantastic, but what about winners? Michael Owen, Qipco British Champions Day brand ambassador, has helped to mark your card. “I’m really looking forward to some fantastic racing. It will be a great start if Her Majesty The Queen’s wonderful mare ESTIMATE can get the card off to a flyer. [...]
Nadal appendix concerns raise hopes of Murray O2 appearance October 15, 2014 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray’s hopes of playing in next month’s ATP World Tour Finals in London could be set for a major boost amid increasing uncertainty over the participation of injured Rafael Nadal. Nadal’s camp was yesterday forced to deny reports in his native Spain that the world No3 had already made up his mind [...]
Lampard joins the growing list of players to back tired Sterling October 15, 2014 FORMER England vice-captain Frank Lampard became the latest player to speak out in defence Raheem Sterling yesterday after the Liverpool winger complained of fatigue ahead of England’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Estonia on Sunday. Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson has since questioned the Anfield club’s training policy which sees players only taking part in a [...]
Police to probe death threats aimed at Flower October 15, 2014 DEATH threats directed towards banned Wigan prop Ben Flower following his Super League Grand Final dismissal for punching St Helens’ Lance Hohaia were last night being investigated by police. The abusive remarks were made from a single Twitter account and included comments such as Flower “deserves to be shot”, his “last days are approaching” and [...]
Blades mull Evans return October 15, 2014 JAILED footballer Ched Evans could be in line to resume his football career on release from prison after Blades boss Nigel Clough confirmed he has held preliminary talks with Brammall Lane bosses regarding the striker’s return. The 25-year-old, who has always maintained his innocence, was sentenced to five years behind bars after being found guilty of [...]
Albania PM’s brother in drone stunt denial October 15, 2014 SERBIA and Albania’s football associations were yesterday charged by European chiefs after violent scenes caused the abandonment of Tuesday’s Euro 2016 qualifier between the two nations in Belgrade. A flag-bearing drone containing a nationalist political message ignited simmering tensions between the Balkan rivals, while the story took a bizarre twist when the brother of the [...]
MP asks clubs to cut ticket prices October 15, 2014 SPORTS minister Helen Grant has warned England’s football clubs not to take their supporters’ loyalty for granted following evidence of the growing cost of attending matches. The average price of the cheapest tickets at league clubs has risen 4.4 per cent this year – more than three times the rate of inflation – to £21.49, [...]
Angry Marussia rubbish Bianchi speeding claims October 15, 2014 FORMULA One team Marussia have angrily denied suggestions that driver Jules Bianchi was asked to bend rules and speed up just before his crash at the Japanese Grand Prix earlier this month. Bianchi, 24, remains in critical condition with severe head injuries almost two weeks after his car ploughed into a trackside recovery vehicle at [...]
Steenkamps decline to testify at Oscar hearing October 15, 2014 THE PARENTS of Reeva Steenkamp have declined to testify against Oscar Pistorius at the Paralympic star’s sentencing hearing for the fatal shooting of their daughter. Pistorius, 27, was back in court in Pretoria, South Africa, yesterday for the third day of the process, having been found guilty last month of culpable homicide. Lawyers for the [...]