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 [...]
England player ratings | vs Switzerland September 8, 2014 Joe Hart 8 Two excellent saves from Seferovic, one with his feet and another reflex tip over. Played part in attack too, releasing Sterling with a smart early kick in the first half Fabian Delph 7 Booked within nine minutes but calmed down and posed threat with and without ball in Swiss half. Unlucky not [...]
Surrey ditch Pietersen as the promotion dream fades September 8, 2014 MAVERICK batsman Kevin Pietersen’s exile from red ball cricket is set to continue after Surrey opted not to select the former England captain for the campaign’s final two county championship fixtures. The 34-year-old signalled his intention earlier in the season to return to the county arena and play his part in Surrey’s bid to rejoin [...]
Tottenham Hotspur shirt sponsor Under Armour just became more popular than Adidas in the US September 8, 2014 Under Armour, the US sports brand and sponsor of Tottenham Hotspur, has overtaken Adidas to become the second biggest sportswear brand in the US in terms of sales. Adidas has dropped to third place as sales fell 23 per cent so far this year compared to 2013, while Under Armour raced ahead with 20 per [...]