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 [...]
Seats on sale for World Cup May 6, 2014 REGISTRATION has opened ahead of a six-week sale window for 500,000 tickets to Rugby World Cup matches for those affiliated to English clubs at all levels. Organisers of the 2015 showpiece confirmed tickets made available through the Rugby Community Ticket Programme will be on sale from 16 May and that a general sale for seats [...]
Kaneria loses life ban appeal May 6, 2014 CRICKET: Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has lost his appeal in the UK Commercial Court against a life ban for his role in ex-Essex team-mate Merv Westfield’s spot-fixing case. The England and Wales Cricket Board has urged Kaneria to admit his guilt.
Blackstock admits rule breach May 6, 2014 FOOTBALL: Nottingham Forest striker Dexter Blackstock has been hit with a £60,000 fine and suspended three-month ban after admitting multiple breaches of Football Association rules governing betting. Blackstock is currently sidelined by a knee injury.