Premier League: Moyes wants United to hit City’s heights March 25, 2014 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 MANCHESTER CITY 3 MANCHESTER United boss David Moyes conceded last night his team must aspire to match the level their “noisy neighbours” are at or risk falling behind the Premier League’s elite for seasons to come. Two goals from Edin Dzeko and Yaya Toure’s late strike lifted Manchester City to second place, [...]
Rodgers: Reds ready to win title March 25, 2014 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers believes his squad have the required character to overcome their title rivals and secure a first league crown for 24 years. The Reds take on struggling Sunderland tonight knowing a seventh straight Premier League win will close the gap on leaders Chelsea to one point. Rodgers said: “There is no doubt [...]
Seven points to save West Ham March 25, 2014 WEST Ham require another seven points from their final eight matches to achieve Premier League survival, according to boss Sam Allardyce. Three straight defeats have moved the Hammers from the comfort of mid-table safety to looking precariously over their shoulder ahead of tonight’s visit from Hull. Allardyce, whose team are six points clear of 18th-placed [...]
Beckham’s stadium plan to get Miami franchise off to best start March 25, 2014 FORMER England captain David Beckham has released the first details of plans for a new stadium that experts say will give his impending Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise in Miami the best chance of survival. Beckham wants to build a futuristic 25,000-seater arena in the Florida city’s port district close to NBA basketball champions Miami [...]
Premier League: We’re left looking over our shoulder, admits Wenger March 25, 2014 ARSENAL 2 SWANSEA CITY 2 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits his team have been sucked into another scrap for fourth place after an injury-time own goal from Mathieu Flamini cost them two much-needed points last night. Two second-half goals in 66 seconds from Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud appeared to have erased Wilfried Bony’s early [...]
Premier League: Perfect Everton have eyes on top four finish March 25, 2014 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 EVERTON 3 THE PERFECT away performance, according to Everton boss Roberto Martinez, saw the Toffees take full advantage of Arsenal’s slip up against Swansea to close in on a top-four place. A stunning first-half goal from England international midfielder Ross Barkley, was followed by strikes from Romelu Lukaku and Leon Osman to [...]
Cricket Comment: Promoting Buttler could be key to reviving England’s World T20 bid March 25, 2014 ENTERTAINMENT has been in abundant supply at the current World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, and that’s largely down to some stellar individual performances lighting up terrific matches. Glenn Maxwell’s 74 off just 33 balls for Australia, the 94 off 54 in reply from Pakistan’s Umar Akmal, Dale Steyn’s 4-17 in South Africa’s win over New Zealand [...]
Murray to meet Djokovic after reaching Miami quarter-finals March 25, 2014 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray will meet Novak Djokovic in the Sony Open quarter-finals after yesterday breezing past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets in Miami. Murray won 6-4, 6-1 and will now meet the Serbian world No2 in a repeat of last year’s Wimbledon final in which the Scot triumphed. The 26-year-old requested painkillers to ease [...]
Alcott retires from racing March 25, 2014 FOUR-TIME Winter Olympic skier Chemmy Alcott will race for the last time at the British Alpine Championships later this month, she said yesterday. The 31-year-old will not race competitively beyond the Championships in Meribel, which begin on 29 March, but refused to formally retire. Alcott said: “It is with a really heavy but happy heart [...]
Mourinho denies FA charge March 25, 2014 FOOTBALL: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has requested a personal hearing and denied a Football Association charge of improper conduct after stepping onto the pitch to confront referee Chris Foy during his side’s recent defeat to Aston Villa. Mourinho was sent to the stands then later said he no longer wanted Foy to referee Chelsea matches.