Pochettino set to raid former club for key duo July 28, 2014 TOTTENHAM Hotspur look set to complete a double swoop for Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez as the Southampton exodus shows no sign of ceasing. Teenage defender Calum Chambers became the fifth high-profile player to depart St Mary’s this summer yesterday when he joined Arsenal for a fee believed to be in the region of £16m. [...]
Bell finds batting touch as England turn screw on India July 28, 2014 BATSMAN Ian Bell preferred to focus on how his first century in almost a year contributed to England’s overall dominance of India on day two of the third Test yesterday rather than any personal milestones. Bell struck 167 to pass the 7,000 Test-run mark, sharing century stands with Gary Ballance and debutant Jos Buttler, the [...]
Matthew turns to Plan Z as England win squash 1-2-3 July 28, 2014 ENGLAND’S Nick Matthew admits he was forced to draw on all of his natural stubbornness in order to beat team-mate James Willstrop and retain his Commonwealth Games squash singles title yesterday in Glasgow. World champion Matthew saw off his rival 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5 after Peter Barker had taken bronze, as England ensured a [...]
Fans join legal fight to have European football’s financial fair play rules thrown out July 28, 2014 European football’s financial fair play (FFP) rules face a fresh legal challenge after English supporters joined forces with fans on the Continent to oppose the regulations. Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, the English and French champions, have suffered the toughest sanctions under FFP. Both were handed fines of €60m (£49m) and reluctantly accepted limits on [...]
Golf Comment: Langer just gets better with age and McGinley will be taking note July 28, 2014 IT MAY not quite be up there with his two Masters wins, but Bernhard Langer’s utter dominance of the Senior Open Championship last week must rank alongside just about any of his other performances. His score of 18 under par was the lowest in Senior Open history, while his winning margin of 13 shots not [...]
Salutation can get in-form Johnston off to a flyer at his beloved Glorious Goodwood July 28, 2014 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS DAY ONE OF GLORIOUS GOODWOOD THE opening handicap of Glorious Goodwood, the bet365.com Stakes (1.55pm), has not been the most friendly for punters in recent years. No favourite has won in the past decade and it was Richard Hughes who took the first of his nine wins 12 months ago, but with [...]
City Dogs come out on top of Rugby Sevens pack again July 27, 2014 They’ve only been playing together for two tournaments but City A.M. sponsored Rugby Sevens team City Dogs have made it two out of two, winning Saturday’s FRM Sevens Tournament at Ilford Wanderers, beating Oxfam 21 – 19. Captain Edward Yarnton, who is today enjoying his last day working at BP, said, “Onwards and upwards. We’ll [...]
England set to dominate after Cook’s form returns July 27, 2014 UNDER-PRESSURE England captain Alastair Cook admitted his relief after making a substantial contribution with the bat as England dominated day one of the third Test with India at the Ageas Bowl. Cook fell an agonising five runs short of a first Test hundred in 28 innings, edging Ravindra Jadeja behind to Indian skipper and wicketkeeper [...]
Hamilton defiant after ignoring order and denying rival Rosberg July 27, 2014 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton insisted he was perfectly within his rights not to adhere to Mercedes’ team orders and allow title rival Nico Rosberg to pass him during yesterday’s Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. The 29-year-old fought back from a pit lane start and a first-lap spin to record a third-place finish behind Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso [...]
Sport Comment: Stripping Russia of World Cup is just not practical July 27, 2014 SPORT always has been and remains a political football. I have spent much of the past weekend at the Rugby 7s at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. I have been trying to explain to people who asked why Fiji were not competing as a team when some of their individual athletes were. Fiji were expelled [...]