Premier League: Sunderland make miracle escape May 7, 2014 SUNDERLAND 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0 JUBILANT Sunderland manager Gus Poyet insists he now believes in miracles after his team clinched an extraordinary feat of Premier League escapology last night. First-half goals from Jack Colback and Fabio Borini downed West Brom and earned the Black Cats a fourth consecutive win, effectively relegating Norwich simultaneously. Less [...]
Van Gaal hopes to be United’s new manager May 7, 2014 HOLLAND boss Louis van Gaal declared his desire to become the next Manchester United manager last night, labelling the club the “biggest in the world”. The 62-year-old is set to leave his post following this summer’s World Cup in Brazil and is keen to succeed David Moyes at Old Trafford, so long as United want [...]
Saracens learn semi-final date May 7, 2014 RUGBY UNION: Saracens’ Aviva Premiership semi-final will take place on 17 May, one week before they contest the Heineken Cup final against Toulon in Cardiff. The other last-four clash will take place 24 hours earlier.
Villarreal fined for banana throw May 7, 2014 FOOTBALL: Villarreal have been fined €12,000 (£9,850) by the Spanish Football Federation after a banana was thrown by a spectator at Barcelona’s Dani Alves during a match last month. The supporter was issued a life ban.
Monaco draw hands PSG the title May 7, 2014 FOOTBALL: Paris Saint-Germain were crowned Ligue 1 champions last night, despite a 2-1 home defeat to Rennes. Monaco’s draw with 10-man Guingamp leaves them seven points adrift with two games left to play.
England name team for Glasgow May 7, 2014 SWIMMING: Commonwealth champions Liam Tancock and Fran Halsall will lead a 39-strong England team in Glasgow this summer, as they bid to retain their titles. England won 34 swimming medals in Delhi in 2010.
Long row in prospect as Man City reject Uefa deal May 6, 2014 MANCHESTER City are on course for a summer-long battle with European governing body Uefa over their proposed punishment for breaking new financial fair play (FFP) rules. Uefa have offered City a settlement comprising a €60m (£49m) fine and a restriction on the size of squad they can use in next season’s Champions League – but [...]
O’Sullivan unhurt in car crash after world final defeat May 6, 2014 BEATEN world snooker finalist Ronnie O’Sullivan escaped unhurt from a car crash just hours after losing at the Crucible to new world No1 Mark Selby. O’Sullivan, travelling from Sheffield to his Chigwell home with six-year-old son Ronnie Jnr, is said to have spun into the central reservation on the M1 near Leicester at approximately 1.30am [...]
Premier League: Giggs excited by United’s young guns May 6, 2014 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 HULL CITY 1 MANCHESTER United player-boss Ryan Giggs believes the future is bright at Old Trafford after 18-year-old striker James Wilson marked his debut with two goals to keep his side’s faint hopes of qualifying for the Europa League alive. Wilson, who has scored 19 times for United’s Under-21 side this season, [...]
Broad skips one-day series to maximise Test match chances May 6, 2014 ENGLAND fast bowler Stuart Broad has confirmed he will miss the forthcoming one-day international series with Sri Lanka due to a recurrence of a long-standing knee problem, but hopes to be fit for next month’s Test matches. The 27-year-old was forced to miss two Twenty20 matches against West Indies in March due to patellar tendonitis [...]