Wales value to beat Bosnia Herzegovina October 9, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS WALES V BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA AND ESTONIA V ENGLAND LED BY Gareth Bale, predictably named Welsh Player of the Year for a record fourth time earlier this week, Wales have risen to 29th in the world rankings, and hold every chance of beating Bosnia Herzegovina in Cardiff tonight. Wales got off to a [...]
Plucky Estonians set to make Three Lions work hard in Tallinn qualifier October 9, 2014 YOU COULD argue that by beating Switzerland 2-0 in their opener, that England have already won Group E and last night’s win over San Marino at Wembley was as expected as it was meaningless – at least in terms of assessing how much progress the Three Lions have made since the World Cup debacle. Many [...]
Spread betting on handicap markets October 9, 2014 HANDICAP spread markets offer terrific value if you fancy a team to win – particularly if they are the underdog on the supremacy market. Wales play Bosnia Hercegovina tonight and there’s a case for saying the supremacy market should be closer than the 0.25-0.45 it’s trading at. The Welsh have reached their highest ranking since [...]
Art review: Tracey Emin, The Last Great Adventure Is You October 9, 2014 ★★☆☆☆ The title of Tracey Emin’s latest exhibition – The Last Great Adventure is You – is misleading in two ways. Firstly, by “you” she means “me”; once again, Emin is her own muse. Secondly, it’s less of a “great adventure” and more of a casual skip around the parameters of the self. Manifest [...]
Rooney targets Greaves tally as minnows offer scoring chance October 8, 2014 SKIPPER Wayne Rooney has targeted the goalscoring tally of England legend Jimmy Greaves when England host European minnows San Marino at Wembley tonight and bid to strengthen their grip on Euro 2016 qualification. Rooney is fourth on the list of England’s all-time leading goalscorers having netted 41 times in a Three Lions shirt, three strikes [...]
Coventry switch to turn Wasps into fat cats October 8, 2014 WASPS chiefs insist their controversial move to Coventry will make them the richest club in English rugby and help them realise their dream of returning to the pinnacle of the European game. The Premiership side plan to relocate in December after Coventry councillors this week approved their bid to take over the running of the [...]
KP: Dinosaurs at England HQ have botched dossier October 8, 2014 BULLISH Kevin Pietersen has described English cricket chiefs as “dinosaurs” following the leaked dossier which supposedly details his misdemeanours during last winter’s disastrous Ashes Tour. The five-page document compiled by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) emerged on Tuesday and focuses on Pietersen’s alleged uninterested and rebellious behaviour Down Under. The ECB denied the [...]
Overseas Premier League games are certainty, says Swansea chief October 8, 2014 SWANSEA chairman Huw Jenkins has claimed that Premier League clubs could be playing competitive matches abroad within a year, as debate over the controversial idea was reignited yesterday. Fans’ groups reiterated their opposition and German league bosses raised doubts about the proposal, which was first raised in 2008 and then promptly shelved amid widespread outcry. [...]
Europa League to be boosted by larger slice of central prize fund October 8, 2014 LEADING clubs have backed plans to cut Champions League prize money and give more cash to those in the Europa League in an attempt to address fears of a widening chasm between football’s haves and have-nots. Real Madrid, the world’s richest club, banked £45m in central distributions from governing body Uefa for winning the Champions [...]
Winter Olympics should move for Qatar, say clubs October 8, 2014 WINTER Olympics chiefs should be prepared to move the Games in order to accommodate the Qatar 2022 World Cup if the tournament is switched to January, according to Europe’s leading club body. The European Club Association yesterday played down talk of stripping Qatar of hosting rights and staging a re-vote, admitting bringing the World Cup [...]