Woods fitness doubt for Masters March 18, 2014 GOLF: World No1 Tiger Woods has withdrawn from this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational due to back spasms. The 38-year-old now faces a race to be fit for the Masters at Augusta, which tees off on 10 April.
Drogba to put love for Blues aside and end their cup quest March 17, 2014 FORMER Chelsea favourite Didier Drogba has vowed to put his loyalty aside for 90 minutes tonight and end the Blues’ dream of winning a second Champions League title in three years. Drogba, 36, ended his eight-year stay at Stamford Bridge with a pivotal role in their 2012 Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich, scoring the [...]
Everton coach blasts Moyes’s Toffees tenure March 17, 2014 EMBATTLED Manchester United manager David Moyes’s troubles deepened yesterday when he came under fire from one of his former Everton coaching colleagues, who accused the Scot of ignoring young players. Kevin Sheedy, the former Toffees winger who now runs their under-18 team, made the claim and also criticised United’s playing style under Moyes in posts [...]
End to Euro rugby row in sight as clubs and unions close in on deal March 17, 2014 EUROPEAN club rugby looks all but certain to remain on the calendar next season amid growing optimism that a deal to establish a successor to the Heineken Cup will be signed this week. Officials representing clubs and the unions of the Six Nations met for further talks in Paris yesterday in an attempt to finalise [...]
England stars up for award March 17, 2014 ENGLAND stars Mike Brown, Chris Robshaw, Owen Farrell and Danny Care have been rewarded for their Triple Crown-winning performances with nominations for the Six Nations player of the year award. Six players from the title-winning Ireland side have been shortlisted, including record-breaking centre Brian O’Driscoll, who bowed out of Test rugby with Saturday’s triumph over [...]
Golf Comment: Phenomenal Hull has work ethic to complement awesome talent March 17, 2014 THE ACHIEVEMENT is remarkable in itself, but the way in which 17-year-old Charley Hull claimed her first title on the Ladies European Tour on Sunday was nothing short of awesome. Hull shot a brilliant final round of 62 to come from five strokes behind Gwladys Nocera and force a play-off with the Frenchwoman at the [...]
Fury laughs off Chisora’s chance in rematch March 17, 2014 BRITISH heavyweight Tyson Fury believes Dereck Chisora’s career is in decline and expects to win their world title eliminator in July for the right to meet champion Wladimir Klitschko. Fury beat Chisora on points when they fought in 2011 and the pair are set to renew hostilities in Manchester on 26 July for the right [...]
Vaughan backlash begins over criticism of Trott’s Australia exit March 17, 2014 FORMER England captain Michael Vaughan came under fire from the Professional Cricketers’ Association yesterday following his criticism of batsman Jonathan Trott’s reasons for leaving the winter Ashes tour. Trott departed Australia in November after the first of five Test defeats and has not picked up a bat competitively since, with the England and Wales Cricket [...]
Mourinho refuses opportunity to end Mancini feud March 17, 2014 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho refused an olive branch from old adversary and current Galatasaray boss Roberto Mancini last night, declining his offer of dinner after tonight’s Champions League last-16 second leg. Mourinho and Manchester City’s former manager have repeatedly questioned each other’s credentials in recent years, but ahead of tonight’s reunion Mancini said – tongue [...]
FA set to reject Hull name change March 17, 2014 FOOTBALL: Hull City owner Assem Allam’s application to change the Premier League club’s name to Hull Tigers looks doomed to failure after a Football Association committee recommended it be rejected. The FA Council is now expected to vote against the plan, which has been angrily opposed by Hull fans, at a meeting next month.