You don’t have to go Far West to find a winner February 6, 2014 Racing fans around the country will be praying that tomorrow’s Betfair Super Saturday meeting at The Racecourse Newbury gets the go ahead. It’s always a fantastic meeting, but tomorrow is going to be even more special as Denman and Sprinter Sacre will both be parading before racing. The main betting race is the Betfair Hurdle [...]
Grand pix – Ecclestone and his Formula 1 pals to auction snaps February 6, 2014 THE STARS of Formula One will be screeching into town this evening for Zoom, a charity auction at the InterContinental Park Lane. Proving their talents lie beyond the pits, they’ll be auctioning off signed photographs taken by themselves in aid of Great Ormond Street. “Zoom gives a taste of what the lives of the F1 drivers [...]
Beckham: I will lure stars to Miami February 5, 2014 England great unveils plans for own MLS team FORMER England captain David Beckham has vowed to make a success of plans to set up his own football team in Miami, despite previous attempts to establish a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise in the Florida city ending in failure. Beckham, who retired from playing last year, said [...]
Former England captains want Pietersen axe explained February 5, 2014 PRESSURE grew on the England and Wales Cricket Board last night to come clean over the exact reasons for the termination of batsman Kevin Pietersen’s international career this week. Former England captains Sir Ian Botham, Michael Vaughan and Nasser Hussain joined calls for a full explanation from new ECB managing director Paul Downton, unsatisfied with [...]
Football Comment: Old hands lend edge in drop fight February 5, 2014 Allardyce and Pulis can make the difference WHILE London’s heavyweights fight it out for the title and European places, West Ham, Fulham and Crystal Palace are locked in a relegation battle that could see the capital’s Premier League six-strong population slashed in half by May. It feels tighter than in previous seasons, with only six [...]
Sochi slope safety concerns no barrier to GB stars as snowboarders set to kick off Games February 5, 2014 FOUR Great Britain snowboarders are set to compete in the opening event of the 2014 Winter Olympics this morning, despite concerns over the safety of the course in Sochi. The Games were due to begin at 6am British time with snow-boarding slopestyle qualifying, on a course organisers made last-minute adjustments to after Norway’s Torstein Horgmo [...]
Jamaican bobsleigh team lose luggage on way to Olympics February 5, 2014 JAMAICA’S bobsleigh team missed their first Winter Olympics training session yesterday after arriving in Sochi without their luggage. With the Games due to begin this morning, Jamaica’s two-man team of Winston Watts, 46, and Marvin Dixon, 28, are without the blades that attach to their sled, or their competition clothing. Such is the popularity of [...]
Scotland injury setback ahead of England visit February 5, 2014 SCOTLAND have suffered a blow ahead of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash with England after Lions wing Sean Maitland was ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations. Maitland had already been counted out of this weekend’s fixture at Murrayfield and it emerged yesterday that the 25-year-old is likely to be sidelined for two months. [...]
Advantage Britain in Fed Cup February 5, 2014 TENNIS: Great Britain took an unassailable 2-0 lead against Latvia in their Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group match yesterday. British No3 Heather Watson beat 16-year-old Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1, before Australian-born Johanna Konta triumphed 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 against Diana Marcinkevica. Britain, captained by Judy Murray, play Romania on Friday, then Hungary on Saturday.
Forest sail through to round five February 5, 2014 FOOTBALL: Goals from forwards Jamie Mackie and Darius Henderson sent Nottingham Forest through to the fifth round of the FA Cup last night, following a 2-0 win at Preston. Forest now meet League One giantkillers Sheffield United, who have knocked out Aston Villa and Fulham already this year, on 16 February at Bramall Lane.