Sport Comment: Rich owners really can tell fans to go to Hull January 19, 2014 ONE day you suspect Roman Abramovich will get tired of owning a football club and the Kings Road will be the scene of the first demonstration in this country by die-hard fans begging a billionaire owner not to leave. “Never mind the manager and the players,” the Chelsea faithful will chant. “We need your money.” [...]
Cook ponders quitting as captain January 19, 2014 UNDER-FIRE England cricket captain Alastair Cook admitted yesterday that he could step down as skipper of the one-day international side, after a third straight defeat saw the tourists lose another series in Australia. The hosts, having won the recent Ashes series with an emphatic 5-0 whitewash, comfortably beat England yet again with a seven-wicket victory [...]
Premier League: Adebayor staves off Sherwood’s Spurs job fears January 19, 2014 SWANSEA CITY 1 vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 TOTTENHAM boss Tim Sherwood still fears for his job beyond May, despite revitalised Emmanuel Adebayor’s two goals inspiring a fifth win from six Premier League games yesterday at Swansea. The victory, which also featured an own goal by Swansea defender Chico Flores and a late consolation from Wilfried [...]
Injured Torres set to miss Man City showdown January 19, 2014 CHELSEA striker Fernando Torres is set to miss next month’s trip to Premier League title favourites Manchester City after injuring his knee in yesterday’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United. Torres started and scored in each of Chelsea’s last two league matches, though was dropped to the bench by manager Jose Mourinho, who felt replacement Samuel [...]
McIlroy pays the penalty in Abu Dhabi yet claims moral victory January 19, 2014 GOLF’S former world No1 Rory McIlroy was left to rue a two-shot penalty at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship that ultimately cost the Northern Irishman a morale-boosting victory. McIlroy ended 13 under par yesterday, level with Open champion Phil Mickelson and just one stroke behind the winner, Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal. But he would have won [...]
Ivanovic ends Serena bid for calendar slam January 19, 2014 WORLD No1 Serena Williams has conceded defeat in her quest to become the first woman since Steffi Graf to win all four tennis grand slams in a calendar year. Williams, tipped by her coach to repeat Graf’s 1988 feat this year, saw those hopes end yesterday with defeat at the Australian Open to 14th seed [...]
Five Masters wins for O’Sullivan January 19, 2014 SNOOKER: Ronnie O’Sullivan beat defending champion Mark Selby 10-4 to win his fifth Masters title last night.
Christie boosts Brits’ medal hopes January 19, 2014 WINTER SPORTS: British skater Elise Christie won the 1,000m European title yesterday. Yet there was bad news for the British team ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics as skier Chemmy Alcott’s comeback race was cancelled.
Distance runner Chataway dies January 19, 2014 ATHLETICS: Sir Chris Chataway, who paced Sir Roger Bannister when he broke the four-minute mile in 1954, died yesterday aged 82.
The Wolf of Wall Street is a joyous tale of decadence January 16, 2014 FILMTHE WOLF OF WALL STREETCert 18 | By Steve DinneenFour Stars THE WOLF of Wall Street is a film about awful people doing awful things in a company where being awful paid unbelievable dividends, for a while at least. Thankfully, in the hands of septuagenarian director Martin Scorsese, this doesn’t translate into an awful film; [...]