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 [...]
Pietersen to sit out start of IPL April 16, 2014 CRICKET: Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen will miss Delhi Daredevils’ first match of the new Indian Premier League season today with a finger injury. Pietersen had been due to lead the team against Royal Challengers Bangalore and is doubtful for Saturday’s fixture with Kolkata.
Stars unite to play for ill Baltacha April 16, 2014 TENNIS: Stars Andy Murray, Martina Navratilova and Tim Henman are to play fundraising matches in support of former British No1 Elena Baltacha. The Rally For Bally takes place on 15 June at three venues – Queen’s Club in west London, Eastbourne and Birmingham – and comes after Baltacha, 30, was diagnosed with liver cancer last [...]
Steenkamp died from rapid fire April 16, 2014 ATHLETICS: Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’s girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was hit by four bullets in quick succession on the night she died, a forensics expert told a court yesterday. Police had previously said there was a pause between the first and second shots. South African Pistorius denies murder, arguing he shot her by mistake thinking she was [...]
Premier League: Giroud fires Gunners and downs Irons April 15, 2014 ARSENAL 3 WEST HAM UNITED 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger saluted a “perfect touch” from Olivier Giroud last night after the striker’s return to form helped earn his side a comeback win and reignited their Champions League charge. Lukas Podolski contributed two typically emphatic finishes as the Gunners recovered from falling behind to a Matt [...]
£38m Barkley sale rubbished April 15, 2014 EVERTON manager Roberto Martinez has laughed off speculation that promising England midfielder Ross Barkley could make a £38m cross-city move to Liverpool. Martinez, whose Champions League-chasing outfit host Crystal Palace tonight, says he enjoys the rumours, which have also seen Barkley linked with a British record switch to Manchester United. “In terms of the speculation, [...]
City boss: We’ll keep up chase April 15, 2014 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini has rallied his team ahead of tonight’s clash with bottom club Sunderland, insisting his players still believe they can catch Premier League title rivals Liverpool. Sunday’s 3-2 defeat at Anfield handed the runaway Reds further momentum and a seven-point lead over City, though Pellegrini’s men have two games in hand [...]