Twickenham battle set to be a close affair March 6, 2014 WILLIAM CHRIMES AND BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEW THE BEST OF THIS WEEKEND’S SPORTING ACTION REWIND a year and England went to Cardiff knowing victory would hand them the Six Nations title and a first Grand Slam since 2003. But Wales absolutely destroyed them 30-3 to land successive championships for the first time since 1979 and inflict [...]
Bogeymen to leave Spurs beaten at the Bridge again March 6, 2014 SINEAD O’Connor was top of the charts with Nothing Compares 2 U the last time Tottenham won at Stamford Bridge and, just like the Irish popstar in the song’s famous video, Spurs fans have often been reduced to tears in the intervening years. A winner from Gary Lineker secured the points that day, on Saturday [...]
The Road to Cheltenham March 6, 2014 WITH just four days to go until the start of the Cheltenham Festival, now is the final time for us to find some value before the action gets underway. I will be reporting from Cheltenham on all four days and will hopefully be able to pick out a winner or two. The final race I’m [...]
International Friendly: Young Lions set Hodgson Brazil poser March 5, 2014 ENGLAND 1 DENMARK 0 ENGLAND boss Roy Hodgson admits he faces a headache when whittling his squad down to 23 for this summer’s World Cup after several rookies impressed in last night’s friendly win against Denmark. Hodgson selected four players in his starting line-up with fewer than 10 caps, including midfielders Jordan Henderson and Raheem [...]
Football Comment: Sterling and Shaw ready for big stage March 5, 2014 I’D WAGER that Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, James Milner and Rickie Lambert didn’t sleep well last night. That quartet’s chances of being in Roy Hodgson’s squad for the World Cup now look shaky after their rivals all shone against Denmark. Cole didn’t do anything wrong in his 45 minutes but Luke Shaw just looked like [...]
Lancaster resists temptation to recall Tuilagi March 5, 2014 ENGLAND coach Stuart Lancaster has resisted the temptation to hand centre Manu Tuilagi an immediate recall following his return from injury for Sunday’s Six Nations clash with Wales. Tuilagi made his Leicester comeback last weekend following a six-month lay-off with a chest injury, but has not been named in the matchday 23, which sees the [...]
Young guns Root and Buttler steer England to one-day series triumph March 5, 2014 DELIGHTED England cricket captain Stuart Broad toasted his batsmen last night after Joe Root and Jos Buttler slogged the tourists to a one-day series victory in the West Indies. Root carved his first one-day international century and Buttler blazed a thrilling 99 off 84 balls as England made hay at the end of their 303-run [...]
Pistorius fired in eatery, court told March 5, 2014 PARALYMPIC star Oscar Pistorius fired a gun in a restaurant and then asked someone else to take the blame, a witness in the South African’s murder trial told a court yesterday. The incident happened a month before Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home. He denies murder and says he shot her having [...]
Adam banned after Giroud stamp March 5, 2014 FOOTBALL: Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam has been banned for three matches after being found guilty of a Football Association charge of violent conduct. Adam was ruled to have stamped on Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud on Saturday by an independent panel.
Hutchins named Queen’s chief March 5, 2014 TENNIS: Britain’s Ross Hutchins has been appointed tournament director of the Aegon Championships held annually at Queen’s Club in west London. Hutchins, who has recently recovered from Hodgkins Lymphoma, will be responsible for player relations.