Spurs hit by criticism but say Lloris was fit to play on November 4, 2013 TOTTENHAM yesterday defended their decision to allow goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to continue playing after being knocked unconscious during Sunday’s goalless draw with Everton, despite staunch criticism. Lloris required lengthy treatment after an accidental clash with Toffees striker Romelu Lukaku, but appeared to defy initial advice from the Spurs medical department that he be substituted and [...]
Del Potro out to spring a surprise at the O2 Arena November 4, 2013 FORMER US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro hopes a fearless approach to the remainder of the ATP World Tour Finals group stage in London can ensure his progress to Sunday’s semi-finals. The Argentine made a winning start at the O2 Arena, defeating France’s Richard Gasquet 6-7, 6-3, 7-5 in two hours 23 minutes last [...]
Riether facing a three-game ban for Januzaj clash November 4, 2013 FULHAM defender Sascha Riether has until 6pm tonight to answer a Football Association charge of violent conduct following an apparent stamp on Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj on Saturday. The incident, in the final minutes of Fulham’s 3-1 defeat at Craven Cottage, was not spotted by referee Lee Probert but subsequently reviewed by a panel [...]
Toure’s racism exaggerated and sanction went too far, insist CSKA November 4, 2013 CSKA Moscow last night risked reopening a racism row on the eve of their rematch with Manchester City by suggesting they had been the victims of a witch-hunt. The Russian team were last week ordered to close a section of their stadium for their next Champions League home game, after European governing body Uefa upheld [...]
Farah on track for global gong November 4, 2013 BRITISH distance runner Mo Farah has been included on the three-man shortlist for the World Athlete of the Year award. The 30-year-old this year added world 5,000m and 10,000m gold medals to his Olympic double in the same events. Iconic Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won three golds at the World Championships in Moscow and is [...]
Wiggins brands it like Beckham after signing with Fuller’s team November 4, 2013 OLYMPIC and Tour de France champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has joined David Beckham by signing a deal with Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment. The British rider, 33, said he hoped the joint venture with Fuller’s company would help him to accomplish more “personally and for cycling as a whole”. Belgian-born Wiggins, who won [...]
Cook boring? We won 3-0 so he can’t be bad, say England stars November 4, 2013 ENGLAND have rallied to defend Alastair Cook after Australia great Shane Warne fanned the flames ahead of the winter Ashes series by labelling the tourists’ captain “negative, boring and not very imaginative”. Warne’s latest broadside, less than three weeks before the series begins in Brisbane, also called into question Cook’s leadership qualities during the summer [...]
Winter sports urged to unite to oppose World Cup date change November 4, 2013 PLANS to reschedule the 2022 football World Cup face fresh hostility after the international skiing federation (FIS) called on all winter sports to unite in opposition to a switch away from the tournament’s traditional summer slot. Qatar has been named host, though concern over the intense heat during summer – the average temperature in July [...]
Football Comment: Judgement day looming for London bosses at both ends November 4, 2013 FOR TWO managers of London clubs the moment of truth is drawing near, and this week could have a decisive impact on their fortunes. At Arsenal, Arsene Wenger is poised to discover just how realistic his side’s trophy aspirations are in two testing away fixtures, at Borussia Dortmund tomorrow and Manchester United on Sunday. Beating [...]
Tottenham look blunt in attack but no need to panic November 4, 2013 TWO OF the season’s most impressive sides clashed at Goodison Park on Sunday, but neither delivered on expectations. At this stage you are looking for signs that a team is bang in form. Tottenham nor Everton would argue they were at their best in a 0-0 draw. I anticipated more from Spurs, who looked blunt [...]