Murphy lands O’Sullivan tie April 28, 2014 WORLD snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan continues the defence of his title against English compatriot Shaun Murphy in today’s best of 25 frames quarter-final. Murphy beat Marco Fu 13-8 last night at the Crucible. World No1 Neil Robertson, Welshman Dominic Dale and England’s Judd Trump also booked their places in the last-eight with wins yesterday.
Tandy, 32, found dead in Australia April 28, 2014 RUGBY LEAGUE: Former Ireland forward Ryan Tandy was yesterday found dead following a suspected drug overdose. The 32-year-old was given a life-ban from the Australian National Rugby League in 2010 after being convicted of match fixing.
Banana-throwing fan identified April 28, 2014 FOOTBALL: Villareal yesterday handed a life-ban to the spectator who threw a banana at Barcelona defender Dani Alves in Sunday’s match. Alves responded to the racist taunt by peeling the banana and eating it.
Advantage Fulham in cup final April 28, 2014 FOOTBALL: Fulham beat west London rivals Chelsea 3-2 in the FA Youth Cup final first leg at Craven Cottage last night.
Premier League: Rodgers hits out after title race is blown open by Blues April 27, 2014 LIVERPOOL 0 CHELSEA 2 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers launched a stinging attack on the tactics deployed by his former mentor Jose Mourinho at Anfield yesterday, after a defensive Chelsea team thwarted the Premier League’s top scorers. Despite having nearly three-quarters of the game’s possession, the league leaders could not find a way through Chelsea’s stubborn [...]
Wasps fail to match Sarries knock-out run April 27, 2014 LONDON Wasps yesterday failed to join Saracens in securing European final action next month – and director of rugby Dai Young admitted they had only themselves to blame. Saracens will take on defending champions Toulon in the Heineken Cup final in May after recording the largest ever semi-final winning margin in the weekend’s 46-6 hammering [...]
Premier League: Three wins and City will be champions, says Pellegrini after professional victory at Palace April 27, 2014 AT SELHURST PARK CRYSTAL PALACE 0 MANCHESTER CITY 2 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini was delighted his team held their nerve yesterday to ensure the Premier League pendulum swung back in their favour. Following Chelsea’s 2-0 victory at Liverpool earlier in the day, buoyant City triumphed with first-half goals from Edin Dzeko and Yaya Toure [...]
Premier League: Black Cats escape the drop zone April 27, 2014 SUNDERLAND 4 CARDIFF CITY 0 SUNDERLAND manager Gus Poyet believes his side has a chance of pulling off a Premier League survival “miracle” after the Black Cats leaped off the bottom of the table and out of the relegation zone with a comprehensive trouncing of Cardiff City. The north-eastern club were propping up the division [...]
Sport Comment: Football season’s climax satisfies our irrational biases April 27, 2014 THERE are few things more capable of provoking utterly ludicrous mood swings than an idle Sunday morning studying the football league tables. With the exception of Crawley, about which I find it hard to form any opinion, it’s difficult to be ambivalent about a single team in the entire top four divisions, as one single [...]
Robertson closing in on century of centuries and last-eight spot April 27, 2014 WORLD No1 Neil Robertson scored his 99th century of the season with a sensational 137 break to take a 9-7 lead over Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen in their World Championship second round match at the Crucible. The Australian, bidding to become the first player ever to score 100 centuries in a single season, won the [...]