West Brom swoop for Gardner May 20, 2014 FOOTBALL: Midfielder Craig Gardner is set to join West Brom after being released by Premier League rivals Sunderland. Meanwhile, Marc Albrighton is set to leave Aston Villa for newly-promoted Leicester City. And former Manchester United midfielder Alan Smith, 33, has joined League One side Notts County as a player-coach.
Van Gaal vows to become a United legend May 19, 2014 Giggs named as assistant manager after calling time on 23-year career NEW Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has vowed to “make history” at Old Trafford after signing a three-year deal to take the reins following this summer’s World Cup. The 62-year-old, set to lead his native Holland in Brazil, will be assisted by United [...]
Premier League chief keeps job after club vote May 19, 2014 EMBATTLED Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has vowed to convince his critics he is not sexist after top-flight clubs unanimously spared him the sack yesterday. Representatives of all 17 teams voted not to bring disciplinary action against Scudamore despite mounting pressure following the publication of emails sent from his work account. David Cameron has [...]
World Cup hero Wilkinson invited to join England’s coaching team May 19, 2014 RETIRING World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson would be welcomed into the England set-up with open arms, says national coach Stuart Lancaster. Wilkinson, 34, announced yesterday he would hang up his boots at the end of the season, with the chance to lift the Heineken Cup and Top 14 trophies with Toulon possible in the next [...]
Call to arms for Man City fans as FFP row persists May 19, 2014 DISGRUNTLED Manchester City fans are being urged to join a legal battle to suspend the club’s wide-ranging financial fair play (FFP) sanctions and ultimately have the rules themselves overthrown. City were hit with a wage bill freeze, restrictions on their Champions League squad and a €60m (£49m) fine on Friday after being found in breach [...]
Golf Comment: Comfort in his game is secret to Jimenez’s everlasting success May 19, 2014 The main emotion I felt was awe when watching Miguel Angel Jimenez extend his own record for the oldest man to win on the European Tour and the first to do so in his 50s. His victory at the Spanish Open on Sunday was extraordinary. I have lived through that stage in life and I [...]
Ex-F1 champ Brabham dies May 19, 2014 THREE-TIME Formula One world champion Sir Jack Brabham has died aged 88 after battling liver disease. The Australian designed, built and raced his own rear-engined BT 19 car to world championship victory in 1966, after claiming back-to-back crowns in 1959 and 1960. Brabham, a former Royal Air Force mechanic, was knighted for services to motor [...]
Hamilton most marketable star May 19, 2014 BRITISH driver Lewis Hamilton is the world’s most marketable sportsman, according to an extensive new study conducted by SportsPro magazine. The current Formula One world championship leader came out on top in a survey where consumers were asked to rank eight factors based on the next three years of an athlete’s career. India batsman Virat [...]
Andrews, 31, dies after accident May 19, 2014 MOTOR RACING: English motorcyclist Simon Andrews, 31, died yesterday as a result of injuries suffered during a Superstock race at the North West 200 series in Northern Ireland at the weekend. Andrews raced more than 50 times in the British Superbike Championship.
Joshua set for Wembley fight May 19, 2014 BOXING: British heavyweight Anthony Joshua will fight 38-year-old Matt Legg at Wembley Stadium on the undercard of super-middleweight champion Carl Froch’s rematch with George Groves on 31 May.