FA Cup: Charlton boss: Use knock-out form to drag our club to safety March 9, 2014 SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 0 CHARLTON manager Chris Powell has urged his players to bounce back from yesterday’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat by dragging themselves out of the Championship relegation zone. Two goals in three second-half minutes from Sheffield United’s Ryan Flynn and John Brayford ended the Addicks’ Wembley dream. The south London side [...]
Broad set to miss rest of West Indies tour after T20 battering March 9, 2014 ENGLAND captain Stuart Broad said last night that injury will force him out of the remaining couple of Twenty20 games in West Indies, after watching his team comprehensively beaten in Bridgetown. West Indies won the first of the three-match series by 27 runs after scoring 170-3, boding well for Darren Sammy’s men ahead of the [...]
Bruce delighted with Hull’s draw March 9, 2014 HULL CITY boss Steve Bruce failed to contain his glee after yesterday’s FA Cup semi-final draw paired his team with Sheffield United of League One. Goals from Curtis Davies, David Meyler and Matty Fryatt, after Sone Aluko had missed a penalty, saw off Sunderland 3-0 to book a last-four spot for the first time since [...]
Team GB finish with a flourish March 9, 2014 GREAT Britain completed the World Indoor Championships with six medals, following yesterday’s final-day haul of four. Following gold and bronze for sprinters Richard Kilty and Tiffany Porter on Saturday, Katarina Johnson-Thompson added long jump silver. There were silver and bronze medals for the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams and Andrew Osagie won 800m bronze.
Reed wins Cadillac Championship March 9, 2014 GOLF: America’s Patrick Reed held his nerve to claim the WGC-Cadillac Championship late last night, holding onto an overnight lead and keeping Welshman Jamie Donaldson tied in second place with Bubba Watson. A final-round 72 saw Reed end on four under par, one stroke ahead of Donaldson and Watson. A back injury caused Tiger Woods [...]
Britain’s curlers triumph twice March 9, 2014 PARALYMPICS: Great Britain’s curlers recorded back-to-back wins at the Paralympic Winter Games yesterday. A 6-4 win against Sweden was followed by an 8-4 triumph over South Korea. Skier Mick Brennan, injured in 2004 while serving with the Royal Signals in Iraq, was 10th in the seated Super-G.
Power steering March 9, 2014 What happens when Bernie Ecclestone leaves Formula One? HE IS one of Britain’s best-known chief executives, and over 40 years has transformed Formula One from an amateur pastime into a billion-pound business and the world’s most-watched annual sports series. Bernie Ecclestone has become a household name through his appearances on F1’s glitzy grid, and his [...]
Festival fever is hitting the City once again March 9, 2014 Patrick Callaghan reports from City AM’s Unibet-sponsored Cheltenham Festival Preview at The Brewery THE CHANNEL 4 triumvirate of Mick Fitzgerald, Tom Lee, and the glamorous Gina Bryce, as well as our racing editor Bill Esdaile, made up the panel at City AM's Cheltenham Festival Preview sponsored by Unibet on Friday afternoon. The jump racing extravaganza [...]
Wes Anderson’s Hotel is well worth a stay March 6, 2014 FILMTHE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTELCert 15 | By Steve DinneenFour Stars OF ALL the directors working in Hollywood today, Wes Anderson has the surest grip on his material. Every frame bears his unmistakeable indie stamp; he owns every costume, every carpet and cushion, every trundling tracking shot, every expression and intonation. His films feel like they’ve [...]
Exclusive: Axed Ashton: I don’t worry I’ll miss out on World Cup March 6, 2014 ENGLAND wing Chris Ashton insists missing out on next year’s World Cup is not on his mind, despite being overlooked for a fourth Six Nations match in a row this weekend. The 26-year-old has scored 18 tries in 37 Tests for England, but has not featured in Stuart Lancaster’s team since November and could see [...]