Dashing grey Al Ferof to give Nicholls eighth King George December 19, 2013 BILL ESDAILE AND BEN CLEMINSON WITH THE BEST RACING AND FOOTBALL BETS @BillEsdaile IN THE last nine years only three horses have added their name to the William Hill King George VI Chase roll of honour. Kicking King landed back-to-back renewals in 2004 and 2005, before Kauto Star went on a winning spree between 2006 [...]
Gunners can bounce back against Chelsea at the Emirates December 19, 2013 ARSENAL vs CHELSEA Monday 8pm ARSENAL return to Emirates Stadium on Monday for the visit of rivals Chelsea following two disappointing results in Naples and Manchester. The hosts haven’t lost three on the spin since January and Arsene Wenger needs a response to maintain their lead at the top. The Gunners have lost just once [...]
Totalize can pay for the turkey December 19, 2013 THE Ladbroke (3.35pm) is the big betting race this side of Christmas and the rain has come at the perfect time for Brian Ellison’s TOTALIZE. The son of Authorized loves a deep surface and he has been the main market mover all week – his odds plummeting from 25/1 to the current 8/1 with Coral. [...]
Capital One Cup: Maiga inflicts debut disaster on Sherwood December 18, 2013 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 vs WEST HAM UNITED 2 INTERIM Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood admits he is the dark over his future after his tenure started in disaster last night with a Capital One Cup defeat at home to London rivals West Ham. Spurs led until 11 minutes from time, through a ferocious volley from striker [...]
Storm delays United victory December 18, 2013 A HAILSTORM stopped Manchester United’s Capital One Cup quarter-final at Stoke last night before goals from Ashley Young and Patrice Evra set up a last-four clash against Sunderland. Players were called off for 10 minutes when the downpour prompted referee Mark Clattenburg to halt play half an hour into the match, with the score 0-0. [...]
Djokovic hires Becker as coach December 18, 2013 TENNIS world No2 Novak Djokovic has joined forces with six-time grand slam champion Boris Becker in a bid to reclaim top spot in the rankings from Rafael Nadal. Djokovic has hired the German as his head coach, following the path taken by Britain’s Andy Murray, who has made his major-winning breakthrough after teaming up with [...]
Moores doubts England coach Flower has hunger to continue December 18, 2013 FORMER England cricket coach Peter Moores admits he is unsure whether his successor Andy Flower still has the motivation to continue in his role beyond the current doomed Ashes tour. But Moores insists that Flower, who has refused to commit beyond the end of the Test series, is the right man to inspire a response [...]
Northampton cop North fine December 18, 2013 NORTHAMPTON have been fined £60,000 for releasing wing George North to play in Wales’s 30-26 defeat to Australia last month. Premiership Rugby rules forbid clubs from allowing non-English players to take part in Test matches outside the International Rugby Board’s designated window. Saints have admitted the breach and will not appeal the fine. They have [...]
Ex-Team Sky rider fails drug test December 18, 2013 CYCLING: Former Team Sky rider Michael Rogers has been suspended after the Australian tested positive for banned substance clenbuterol in October, while competing for new team Saxo-Tinkoff. It comes after Team Sky’s Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was charged with an anti-doping violation relating to 2012, before he joined the British outfit.
Journeyman Sannino succeeds Zola December 18, 2013 FOOTBALL: Watford have named journeyman Italian manager Giuseppe Sannino as Gianfranco Zola’s replacement. The 56-year-old, who was sacked by Serie A side Chievo last month, has previously coached 12 sides in his homeland, including Palermo and Siena. Former Chelsea star Zola resigned from the Championship club this week.