Halfpenny bound for Toulon January 23, 2014 RUGBY UNION: Wales and Lions full-back Leigh Halfpenny is to join England hero Jonny Wilkinson at Heineken Cup holders Toulon in the summer. Several other Welsh stars could follow amid fears uncertainty over European competition will prompt an exodus.
Women must wait for Ashes glory January 23, 2014 CRICKET: England’s women missed the chance to retain the Ashes yesterday when they lost the second one-day international against Australia in Melbourne. They still lead the series 8-2 on points and need one more win from four limited-overs matches.
Rocky to deliver knockout blow in Argento with ground to suit January 23, 2014 BILL ESDAILE AND BEN CLEMINSON WITH THE WEEKEND’S BEST RACING AND FOOTBALL BETS TRIALS Day at Cheltenham gives jockeys the last chance to ride around Prestbury Park before they line-up for the Festival opener, the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle, in six and a half weeks. There is no doubt that the highlight of the card is [...]
Gunners to keep the door firmly shut on visiting Sky Blues January 23, 2014 THE FA Cup returns tonight with Arsenal kicking off a packed weekend programme as they host Coventry. Considering the Gunners are top of the Premier League, and the only defeat they’ve suffered at the Emirates in their last 10 outings was against Chelsea in the Capital One Cup, it’s no surprise Arsene Wenger’s men are [...]
Capital One Cup: Moyes hopes Mata move ends misery January 22, 2014 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 vs SUNDERLAND 1 (3-3 on aggregate, After extra time) Sunderland win 2-1 on penalties MANCHESTER United closed in on the club-record £37m signing of midfielder Juan Mata last night, as fortunes on the pitch continuted to falter with defeat in the Capital One Cup semi-final on penalties. Mata is expected in Manchester [...]
United drop out of top three in football rich list January 22, 2014 MANCHESTER United have lost their status as one of the world’s three richest clubs, according to research published today. Despite growing revenue by 13 per cent to £363m in 2012-13, the English champions fell behind Bayern Munich due to the German club’s treble-winning success. Real Madrid remain top of Deloitte’s Football Money League for a [...]
Murray out of Australian Open but close to recapturing top form January 22, 2014 WORLD No4 Andy Murray expects to be challenging for the rest of this year’s grand slam titles, despite bowing out of the Australian Open to Roger Federer in yesterday’s quarter-final. Federer raced into a two-set lead but failed to serve for the match at 5-4 in the third and threw away two match points in [...]
West Brom face sponsor exodus January 22, 2014 WEST Brom could lose up to four additional sponsorship deals once the Football Association commission publishes its verdict on striker Nicolas Anelka’s “quenelle” gesture. The Frenchman yesterday urged the FA to drop the charges against him for the gesture made at West Ham last month, which led to principal sponsor Zoopla ending its £3m a [...]
Care comeback boosts England January 22, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has confirmed scrum-half Danny Care will be fit to resume training today, providing a small tonic to his injury headache ahead of next weekend’s opening Six Nations match in France. Care injured his ankle in Harlequins’ defeat to Clermont Auvergne earlier this month and miss the weekend win over Scarlets. [...]
Playing the numbers game January 22, 2014 REAL Madrid top for a ninth consecutive year, Barcelona their chief rival: it may not look like much has changed in world football’s latest rich list, yet those facts belie a year of flux and fascinating trends. For two Middle East-funded upstarts, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, 2012-13 was a season of major gains in [...]