Team performance spread betting June 26, 2014 Football may well be a team game, but there is no getting away from the fact that several sides have become hugely reliant on the performances of particular individuals at this World Cup. It can certainly be argued in the case of Argentina (Lionel Messi) and Brazil (Neymar) that they wouldn’t have enjoyed such easy [...]
Football Comment: Liverpool being hit hardest by Suarez bite ban June 26, 2014 DEBATE will rage on over whether Luis Suarez’s four-month ban from all football, plus nine international games, is a fitting punishment for his latest biting incident, but amid all the madness the biggest losers from this sorry episode are Liverpool. The Reds have just had a magnificent season and Suarez has been at the heart [...]
United clinch £29m Herrera deal after late buyout clause wrangle June 26, 2014 MANCHESTER United assistant Ryan Giggs has hailed Ander Herrera as one of Spain’s brightest prospects after the club overcame a last-minute hitch to sign the £29m midfielder from Athletic Bilbao. The deal only came about after Herrera, 24, agreed to pay his own buy-out clause of €36m, with United reimbursing him immediately, after Athletic had [...]
British racing outlines a zero-tolerance rules for steroid use June 26, 2014 BRITISH horse racing chiefs have announced tougher measures to prevent a repeat of the doping scandals that embroiled high-profile trainers Mahmood Al Zarooni and Gerard Butler last year. The changes mean it is prohibited to administer anabolic steroids, and that any horse that tests positive for the banned drugs faces a racing ban of 14 [...]
27 June on this day… June 26, 2014 1998: IT IS 16 years since New Zealand won the second Test at Eden Park on England’s infamous Tour of Hell when all seven games were lost, including a 76-0 thrashing by Australia. It’s unusual to see hooker Richard Cockerill (left) and prop Graham Rowntree so close to Jonah Lomu, but England’s front-row clearly think there [...]
Srinivasan named ICC chairman June 26, 2014 CRICKET: New International Cricket Council chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan says his “conscience is very clear” after assuming the role. Srinivasan had stepped down from his previous position as chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India pending an inquiry into illegal betting during Indian Premier League matches last year. He denies any wrongdoing.
Nicklas Bentdner leads exodus as Arsenal dispense with 11 players June 26, 2014 Striker Nicklas Bendtner heads a list of 11 departures from Arsenal, the club announced yesterday. Bendtner and Park Ju-Young’s contracts will not be renewed, while Bacary Sagna, Lukasz Fabianski and Zak Ansah have already signed deals elsewhere. Kim Kallstrom and Emiliano Viviano’s loans have come to an end. Four academy players, Chuks Aneke, Daniel Boateng, [...]
Ashe set for surprise Scotland debut June 26, 2014 RUGBY UNION: Flanker Adam Ashe has been named in the Scotland team to face South Africa tomorrow in Port Elizabeth, despite having never played for club side Glasgow Warriors. The highly-rated 20-year-old had been training at Canterbury University in New Zealand after being awarded a scholarship to help promising young players maximise their potential.
Derby rivals go head-to-head again June 26, 2014 HORSE RACING: Investec Derby one-two Australia and Kingston Hill are set to renew their rivalry again tomorrow having been declared as runners in the Irish Derby. Australia is one of four horses from trainer Aidan O’Brien’s stable, with Geoffrey Chaucer, Kingfisher and Orchestra all due for outings at Curragh. Australia has been installed as the [...]
Colombia good value to knock out toothless Uruguay June 26, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE WORLD CUP SECOND ROUND AND BILL ESDAILE SHARES HIS BEST RACING TIPS THE WORLD Cup reaches the business end tomorrow with the first of the second round games. Unsurprisingly for many of us, England won’t be there. That 2-1 defeat to Uruguay ended their hopes, but that late Luis Suarez winner [...]