Premier League: Gerrard believing in dream title victory after dismissal of United March 16, 2014 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 LIVERPOOL 3 LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard is confident his side can fight all the way for the Premier League title, despite manager Brendan Rodgers playing down expectations after a convincing win at Old Trafford. Two penalties from Gerrard either side of half-time were crowned off by a late Luis Suarez effort, putting [...]
Sport Comment: Time to introduce instant justice in football March 16, 2014 SEPP Blatter should be spending this morning examining a re-run of Stuart Hogg’s dismissal during Scotland’s Six Nations defeat in Cardiff at the weekend. A late tackle on Wales’ Dan Biggar saw the Scot handed a yellow card, which was then upgraded to red when the referee saw the replay on the stadium’s big screen. [...]
Hamilton stays confident despite engine failure in season’s opener March 16, 2014 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton had to watch from the sidelines yesterday as team-mate Nico Rosberg won the Australian Grand Prix, after the 2008 world champion’s Mercedes engine failed and forced an early retirement. Hamilton started on pole yet had to give up on lap three, by which time Rosberg was pulling away at the front. A [...]
Arsenal close gap on Chelsea ahead of Bridge battle March 16, 2014 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger hailed the resolve shown by his team to close the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea to four points yesterday, ahead of next week’s showdown between the pair at Stamford Bridge. Wenger saw his team outplayed at White Hart Lane, yet their victory coupled with Chelsea’s surprise defeat to Aston Villa [...]
Farah: Collapse not a big deal March 16, 2014 DOUBLE Olympic champion Mo Farah described his collapse at the end of yesterday’s New York City half marathon as “not a big deal”. The 30-year-old was accidentally tripped over at the halfway stage of the race, though recovered to finish second behind Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai in one hour one minute and seven seconds. Shortly after [...]
Etherington too ill for fifth medal March 16, 2014 RECORD-BREAKING skiier Jade Etherington, the first Briton to win four medals at a Paralympic Winter Games, missed out on the chance to compete for a fifth in Sochi yesterday due to illness. Super-G gold medal winner Kelly Gallagher did complete her run in the visually impaired giant slalom though, finishing fifth. Etherington later carried the [...]
Exeter Chiefs win first ever trophy March 16, 2014 RUGBY: Exeter Chiefs fought their way to an historic LV Cup victory over Northampton Saints yesterday, the first major trophy in the club’s 143-year history. Tries from Chris Whitehead and Dean Mumm helped the west country side to a 15-8 win at Sandy Park over the current Aviva Premiership leaders.
Daley dives to bronze in Beijing March 16, 2014 DIVING: Britain’s Tom Daley won bronze on the final day of the Divind World Series in Beijing, yesterday. Daley’s 10-metre dives were beaten by Cao Yuan and Bo Qui, performing in front of their home crowd. Tonia Couch also claimed bronze in the 10-metre platform for Britain, while compatriot Sarah Barrow came fourth.
Johnson injury blow for Australia March 16, 2014 CRICKET: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has been ruled out of the Twenty20 World Cup in Bangladesh after failing to recover from an infected toe. The tournament began yesterday with the hosts comfortably beating Afghanistan by nine wickets, while Nepal beat Hong Kong by 80 runs, bowling their opponents out for just 69 runs.
Djokovic fights back to beat Federer March 16, 2014 TENNIS: World No2 Novak Djokovic won his first title of the year last night with a dramatic tie-break victory over Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The Serb lost the opening set but fought back to win 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Flavia Pennetta beat Agnieszka Radwanska in the women’s final.