Premier League: City hoping for Reds’ collapse April 21, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 3 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini hopes victory in their final four matches can cause league leaders Liverpool to buckle under pressure. First-half goals from Pablo Zabaleta, Sergio Aguero and Martin Demichelis cancelled out Graham Dorrans’ sublime strike for struggling West Brom and moved City six points off the [...]
Geraghty roars to Grand National win April 21, 2014 HORSE RACING: Jockey Barry Geraghty rode Shutthefrontdoor to a narrow victory in yesterday’s Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. The Jonjo O’Neill-trained favourite beat Golden Wonder by three quarters of a length, with Saoirse Dun third.
Long wait for American champ ends April 21, 2014 ATHLETICS: Olympic silver medallist Meb Keflezighi became the first American to win the Boston Marathon since 1983 yesterday. Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo won the women’s race in a course record 2:18.57. Last year, three runners were killed and more than 260 injured in bomb explosions.
Simmonds seals European place April 21, 2014 SWIMMING: Winner of six Paralympic medals Ellie Simmonds won 400m freestyle gold on the final day of the British Para-Swimming International in Glasgow, securing qualification to August’s European Championships.
Premier League: Black Cats put jinx on City’s chase for title April 16, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 2 SUNDERLAND 2 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini admits his team face an uphill task to reclaim the Premier League title after their failure to beat bottom club Sunderland handed leaders Liverpool an enormous boost. Only a late Samir Nasri strike earned City a point after Connor Wickham’s second-half brace had cancelled out [...]
Newell eyes last chance saloon for England job April 16, 2014 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE director of cricket Mick Newell believes this may be his last shot at the England job, after he was formally interviewed for the post yesterday at Lord’s. Newell is thought to be up against current England limited-overs coach Ashley Giles and Lancashire’s Peter Moores, who is seeking his second term in charge, for the [...]
17 April on this day… April 16, 2014 1993: LORENZO Bruno Nero Dallaglio represents England during the World Sevens at Murrayfield, aged 20 and still two and half years away from a full England cap. The Wasps back-row forward went on to play 85 times for England, was the only 2003 World Cup-winner to play the entire the tournament, and toured three times [...]
Bale the hero as Real snatch cup April 16, 2014 WORLD’S most expensive player Gareth Bale repaid a chunk of his fee last night with a dazzling individual goal to snatch the Copa Del Rey for Real Madrid in the final’s dying moments. Bale hared from inside his own half down the left flank at blistering pace to leave Barcelona defender Marc Bartra floundering before [...]
Sturridge may miss Reds trip April 16, 2014 LIVERPOOL are sweating over the fitness of striker Daniel Sturridge as they look to clinch their first topflight title for 24 years. The former Chelsea player, the leading English scorer in the Premier League with 20 goals, strained a hamstring in Sunday’s 3-2 victory over Manchester City and is a doubt for the weekend trip [...]
Premier League: Palace stun Everton and do Arsenal a favour April 16, 2014 EVERTON 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 3 EVERTON manager Roberto Martinez blamed stage-fright after Crystal Palace delivered a huge blow to his side’s bid to qualify for the Champions League last night. Goals from Jason Puncheon, Scott Dann and Cameron Jerome earned Palace a fourth consecutive Premier League victory for the first time since 1995 and rubberstamped [...]