Fraser made England selector February 12, 2014 FORMER England bowler Angus Fraser has replaced Andy Flower on a three-man panel of selectors. Fraser will continue his role as Middlesex managing director of cricket. Meanwhile, Paul Collingwood has been added to the coaching staff for the tour to West Indies and T20 challenge
Williams ruled out of Six Nations February 12, 2014 RUGBY UNION: Wales centre Scott Williams is to undergo a shoulder operation today and will miss the rest of the Six Nations. The 23-year-old suffered the injury during the first half of last weekend’s 26-4 defeat by Ireland. Coach Warren Gatland fears he will also be without centre Jonathan Davies against France next weekend following [...]
Murray advances in Rotterdam February 12, 2014 TENNIS: British No1 Andy Murray cruised into the second round of the ABN Amro world tennis tournament in Rotterdam yesterday. Murray, seeded second, beat world No35 Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 6-3. The Wimbledon champion progresses to play 20-year-old Austrian qualifier Dominic Thiem.
South African cyclist killed in crash February 12, 2014 CYCLING: South African track cyclist Jeanne Nell has died following a crash during a keirin race in an attempt to qualify for this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Nell, 30, suffered head injuries at a velodrome in Bellville near Cape Town on Tuesday and later died in hospital. Cycling South Africa track commission director Johan [...]
Premier League: Mourinho: Draw shows why Chelsea won’t win the title February 11, 2014 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 vs CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho believes his team’s inability to hold firm for three points last night further indicates a title challenge has come too soon for them this season. Defender Branislav Ivanovic gave Chelsea a first-half lead, but the Blues were put under heavy pressure in the final [...]
Premier League: Break in the sun inspires West Ham to reach top half February 11, 2014 AT UPTON PARK WEST HAM UNITED 2 vs NORWICH CITY 0 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce put his side’s resurgence down to the prospect of a Dubai holiday after late goals from James Collins and Mo Diame lifted them into the top half of the Premier League. The Hammers jet off today, having climbed out [...]
Olympic record, but Brit curlers promise more February 11, 2014 BRITISH skip Eve Muirhead vowed there is more to come from her record-breaking rink after yesterday’s 12-3 victory over USA in their round-robin match in Sochi. Britain racked up seven points in the fourth end, thanks to a perfectly-weighted final shot from Muirhead, surpassing the previous Olympic record of six points. Having lost to Sweden [...]
Tonight’s Premier League action previewed February 11, 2014 WENGER BACKS ARSENAL TO OVERCOME ANFIELD ACCIDENT ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger insists he will not push the panic button against Manchester United tonight, despite Saturday’s Anfield “accident”. The Gunners lost 5-1 at Liverpool, where there were a number of abject individual performances, most notably from record-signing Mesut Ozil. But Wenger expects a good response from [...]
Lancaster set to keep faith with winning team for Ireland clash February 11, 2014 ENGLAND rugby coach Stuart Lancaster has hinted that he intends to name an unchanged team for this month’s next Six Nations fixture against Ireland. Lancaster last night retained only the starting XV from Saturday’s 20-0 win in Scotland for further training, releasing the remaining 18 players from the squad to play for their clubs in [...]
Cricket Comment: Pietersen Test career may not be history if England dressing room was a little more relaxed February 11, 2014 ONE issue lost amid the furore over Kevin Pietersen’s sacking by England chiefs is what this regrettable episode says about the dressing room. Specifically, is it all a bit too serious? From the coaching staff down to the kit men, there are a lot of very similar characters in the England set-up: ultra-professional, analytical and [...]