Villa stage stunning second-half fightback November 25, 2013 SECOND-HALF goals from Karim El Ahmadi and Ashley Westwood (left) saw Aston Villa recover from two goals down to earn a thrilling 2-2 draw with rivals West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns last night. Striker Shane Long scored twice in the opening 11 minutes for the Baggies. But El Ahmadi volleyed in on 67 minutes, before [...]
Palace appeal Bolasie red card November 25, 2013 FOOTBALL: Crystal Palace have lodged an appeal against the red card shown to Yannick Bolasie in Saturday’s win over Hull. Bolasie was sent off by referee Anthony Taylor for a lunge on on-loan Tottenham midfielder Jake Livermore. Sunderland have also appealed the red card shown by Kevin Friend to defender Wes Brown in the 2-0 [...]
Selby ready to retain UK title November 25, 2013 SNOOKER: World No2 Mark Selby is confident of retaining the revamped UK Championship, which begins today in York. All 128 players on the tour will enter the first-round stage, including Selby’s 15-year-old amateur opponent Shane Castle. Selby, with only one win so far this season, said: “I feel in great shape. That’s in stark contrast [...]
United legend Foulkes, 81, dies November 25, 2013 FOOTBALL: Former Manchester United captain Bill Foulkes has died aged 81. Foulkes made 688 appearances for United and survived the Munich air crash, which killed 23 people. He won four league titles and was part of the team which won the 1968 European Cup.
Ashes war as row erupts over broken arm warning November 24, 2013 AUSTRALIA captain Michael Clarke was forced to defend his conduct after claims that he warned England’s James Anderson to “get ready for a broken f***ing arm” during a crushing first Ashes Test victory yesterday. The alleged flashpoint typified a growing animosity between the teams, with England captain Alastair Cook calling the Aussies “disrespectful” and comparing [...]
Premier League: Villas-Boas ashamed after Spurs suffer heaviest defeat since 1996 November 24, 2013 MANCHESTER CITY 6 vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas admitted his shame at overseeing the club’s worst defeat for almost 17 years yesterday, though refused to write off their quest to achieve a top-four finish. Two goals apiece from Jesus Navas and Sergio Aguero, plus an own goal from Sandro and Alvaro Negredo’s [...]
Premier League: Moyes sticks by Rooney after United are held November 24, 2013 CARDIFF CITY 2 vs MANCHESTER UNITED 2 MANCHESTER United boss David Moyes insisted last night that referee Neil Swarbrick was right not to send off Wayne Rooney during a dramatic draw at Cardiff, despite the England man appearing to kick out at midfielder Jordon Mutch. United took the lead twice yesterday with goals from Rooney [...]
Groves doubts Froch’s promise to grant challenger a rematch November 24, 2013 FORMER British champion George Groves fears he will not get the rematch he deserves against Carl Froch, despite words of encouragement from the world super-middleweight champion following the contentious end to Saturday’s fight. Froch made a successful defence of his WBA and IBF titles when referee Howard Foster stopped the fight in the ninth round, [...]
Young wants Wasps response after surrendering home run November 24, 2013 LONDON Wasps director of rugby Dai Young admits he will be looking for an immediate response after Bath Rugby ended his side’s 100 per cent Aviva Premiership home record yesterday with a 28-5 victory. Two Semesa Rokoduguni tries and the boot of George Ford saw the visitors build a 21-0 lead. And even when Jonah [...]
Champion Vettel equals record of 13 victories in an F1 season November 24, 2013 RED BULL’S Sebastian Vettel admits he did not want the Formula One season to end at the Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday, after a year in which he has re-written the record books. Vettel’s victory in the final race of 2013 marked the first time that a driver has won nine consecutive Grands Prix in a [...]