Giles undeterred despite shame of Dutch defeat March 31, 2014 ENGLAND limited-overs boss Ashley Giles insists he is still the right man to succeed Andy Flower as Test coach despite yesterday’s humiliating thrashing by Holland at the World Twenty20. A miserable five months that included an Ashes whitewash reached perhaps its lowest point with a 45-run defeat in Bangladesh, the Dutch part-timers skittling England for [...]
Tidal Bay tops Aintree weight March 31, 2014 TIDAL Bay has retained top weight for Saturday’s Grand National following eight withdrawals that leave the race still heavily oversubscribed. The Paul Nicholls-trained 13-year-old, who unseated his jockey in the 2011 running, will bid to be the first horse since Red Rum to prevail at Aintree on top weight. Katenko, Godsmejudge, Sunnyhillboy and Roi Du [...]
Premier League: Allardyce: Win at Sunderland means West Ham are safe March 31, 2014 SUNDERLAND 1 WEST HAM UNITED 2 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce declared his team safe from relegation last night, following a 2-1 victory that heaped the misery on struggling Sunderland. Goals from Andy Carroll and Mohamed Diame ended a run of three straight defeats, with Sunderland, who netted through Adam Johnson, left languishing in 19th [...]
Pochettino told he can keep England stars March 31, 2014 NEW Southampton director Hans Hofstetter is adamant the club will not need to sell any of its prized assets this summer, despite yesterday’s publication of their accounts showing a £7.1m net loss for the year ending June 2013. The Saints also have an outstanding transfer debt of £27m and are in the midst of a [...]
England shirt prices not set by FA March 31, 2014 FOOTBALL: The Football Association yesterday absolved themselves from criticism over retail prices for England’s new home and away shirts, costing up to £90 for replicas of those to be worn at this summer’s World Cup. An FA statement said: “The FA’s policy is to avoid any involvement with how its partners/licensees set their prices, so [...]
Bids to host 2022 Games declared March 31, 2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES: South Africa and Canada yesterday confirmed their intention to bid to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Durban and Edmonton have 12 months to formally lodge their bids. This year’s Games will be held in Glasgow.
Premier League: Belief scarce at Spurs, says Sherwood March 30, 2014 LIVERPOOL 4 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 UNDER-FIRE Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood believes his players’ failure to win their own psychological battles has stopped them beating a top-four side this season. Yesterday’s 4-0 hammering at Anfield moved Liverpool a point clear at the top of the Premier League and left Spurs languishing in sixth place, eight points [...]
Saracens must claim top-two spot, says McCall March 30, 2014 AFTER Saracens secured their place in the Aviva Premiership play-offs on Saturday, director of rugby Mark McCall was insisting they swiftly wrap up a home semi-final too. Sarries ensured they will remain in the top four for the rest of the regular season with a 32-20 defeat of London rivals Wasps – their 16th victory [...]
Victorious Hamilton: This is my best ever car March 30, 2014 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton hailed this year’s Mercedes as the best Formula One car he has ever driven after leading the team to their first one-two finish since 1995 at the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday. Hamilton started on pole and soon pulled away, in the end crossing the finish line more than 17 seconds ahead of [...]
Sport Comment: Tennis is continuing to ignore its winning lottery ticket March 30, 2014 WHILE the Champions League, Grand National, Boat Race and Heineken Cup promise one of the great weeks of the year in the next seven days, the quarter-finals of one of international sport’s most undervalued jewels will be taking place at the same time, and remarkably Great Britain are involved. The Czech Republic play Japan, Germany [...]