Pietersen row descends into farce as selectors refuse to explain axe February 6, 2014 ENGLAND cricket chiefs suffered further embarrassment over the banishment of batsman Kevin Pietersen yesterday when national selector James Whitaker was left squirming in a television interview. Whitaker faced the cameras following 48 hours of mud-slinging over the England and Wales Cricket Board’s decision to end Pietersen’s international career. First, he refused to elaborate on the [...]
Neville follows Beckham lead as former Red eyes club purchase February 6, 2014 Former England captain David Beckham is not the only ex-Manchester United star to dip his toe into football club ownership, it seems, with Gary Neville, his colleague for club and country, also in negotiations. But while Beckham has located his bid for world domination in the suitably glamorous surrounds of Miami, Bury-born Neville, 38, is [...]
Wilshere back to aid Arsenal push February 6, 2014 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger hopes midfielder Jack Wilshere will be fit enough to help his team launch a potentially season-defining 12 days with victory at Liverpool tomorrow. Wilshere, who has missed the last two matches with an ankle injury, is in contention to return for the top-flight clash as the Gunners begin a period in [...]
Wallace: Time to prove Quins can still win without England captain February 6, 2014 HARLEQUINS flanker Luke Wallace has vowed to ensure captain Chris Robshaw will not be missed against London Wasps on Sunday. With Robshaw on England duty Wallace, 23, intends to grasp his opportunity in the No7 shirt and earn Quins a fourth straight home win in the Aviva Premiership. He said: “It’s the time of year [...]
Angry fans count cost of ticket resale platforms February 6, 2014 WOULD you spend £1,000 on 90 minutes of entertainment? That’s the figure Tottenham fans are charging each other for tickets to next month’s derby with Arsenal at White Hart Lane – and it’s all perfectly legal. With demand outstripping supply in Tottenham’s relatively small 36,000-capacity stadium, many are forced to look to the club’s official [...]
7 February on this day… February 6, 2014 WING David Rees is spectacularly upended by French scrum-half Philippe Carbonneau on England’s first ever visit to the Stade de France in the 1998 Five Nations. England lost, just as they did last week in Paris, but in this case they were well beaten (24-17). Clive Woodward, in his first season as England coach, admitted: [...]
City’s expansion plans supported February 6, 2014 FOOTBALL: Manchester City should have plans for a 14,000-seat expansion to their Etihad Stadium approved, a report released yesterday has recommended. City plan to extend their overall capacity to 62,170, work which will create 160 temporary jobs during construction and 110 new jobs on matchdays. The Etihad Stadium would become the second largest Premier League [...]
Nicholls makes flying start in Sochi February 6, 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS: Britain’s Jamie Nicholls earned automatic qualification to tomorrow’s snowboarding slopestyle final as the Games began in Sochi yesterday. Team-mate Billy Morgan must still appear in the semi-final after finishing sixth in qualifying, while Jenny Jones and Aimee Fuller are also yet to qualify in the women’s event. The opening ceremony begins at 4.14pm [...]
FA should take information requests February 6, 2014 FOOTBALL: The Football Association should be open to Freedom of Information requests, according to a think tank backed by senior Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron. A report by CentreForum has called for public disclosure of clubs’ ownership arrangements, tax affairs and transfers to safeguard the interests of supporters. The report points to examples including Wimbledon’s [...]
England to get over Paris heartbreak by crushing sorry Scots February 6, 2014 WILLIAM CHRIMES, BEN CLEMINSON AND BILL ESDAILE WITH THE BEST RUGBY, FOOTBALL AND RACING BETS AFTER conceding a try in the first minute, and being 16-3 down at one point against France in their Six Nations opener, it took a massive effort from England to lead 24-19 with just four minutes left last Saturday. But, [...]