Wood backs me to lead England, insists Robshaw October 23, 2013 ENGLAND flanker Chris Robshaw has dismissed talk of friction with fellow captaincy candidate Tom Wood, after the former’s reinstatement as skipper for the November internationals was confirmed yesterday. Wood was tipped to begin the Stuart Lancaster era as captain, only to miss the start of the 2012 Six Nations through injury, and led England with [...]
Holloway departs and tells Palace to hire pricier boss October 23, 2013 OUTGOING manager Ian Holloway has urged Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish to appoint a new boss with greater Premier League experience in order to reignite the squad’s desire to avoid relegation. Holloway parted company with Palace by mutual consent yesterday after less than a year in charge, though took the team to the top flight [...]
Adebayor given chance to shoot down Sheriff October 23, 2013 OUT of favour striker Emmanuel Adebayor is set to make his first Tottenham appearance of the season tonight against Sheriff Tiraspol, as boss Andre Villas-Boas entrusts the Togo forward with sealing Europa League progress with three matches to spare. Villas-Boas has left defender Kyle Walker, plus midfielders Paulinho and Andros Townsend in England, while defenders [...]
Froome anxious to begin Tour defence on Yorkshire streets October 23, 2013 TOUR de France champion Chris Froome admits he will be feeling the pressure when he begins the defence of his crown in England. The route for the 2014 race was finalised yesterday and includes two stages in Yorkshire, plus one from Cambridge to London where a sprint finish at The Mall is expected. The Tour [...]
Cycling Comment: Nothing in route suggests Briton won’t be favourite October 23, 2013 OVERALL, this is a balanced route, and one that favours Chris Froome at this stage simply due to his dominant ride in 2013. Much has already been made of the single time trial on the penultimate day but really the cobbles in the first week could be just as crucial. One crash, one mistake and [...]
Cook hopes to rediscover scoring touch as Ashes countdown begins October 23, 2013 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook is confident conditions in Australia can aid his quest to rediscover top form, after the squad jetted Down Under yesterday ahead of the forthcoming Ashes series. Cook struggled for runs as England recorded their third consecutive series win over Australia last summer, scoring an average of 27.7 in 10 innings and [...]
Scottish fairytale not over yet, says Sir David October 23, 2013 SHRUGGING off a nine-division demotion and financial meltdown to return to the pinnacle of English rugby might seem like scaling Everest, unless you have already helped turn Tesco from supermarket into superpower. Sir David Reid saw the retailer become the world’s second largest during his time as chairman and now has designs on domestic, if [...]
Hogg: Botham talk all waffle October 23, 2013 FORMER England captain Sir Ian Botham has been accused by Australia of “waffling on” after he predicted they would suffer an Ashes whitewash at home this winter. Botham admitted his forecast was partly to annoy Australia but insisted their injury-hit attack left them susceptible to a 5-0 drubbing. Former Australia bowler Brad Hogg hit back [...]
QPR swoop for USA defender October 23, 2013 UNITED States centre-back Oguchi Onyewu has vowed to drag QPR back into the Premier League after signing for the club on a free transfer. Journeyman Onyewu, who had a loan spell at Newcastle in 2007, had been training with Harry Redknapp’s Championship high-fliers after his contract at Sporting Lisbon expired in the summer. “QPR have [...]
It’s not fair, says England rugby league ace axed from World Cup October 23, 2013 CONTROVERSIAL England rugby league forward Gareth Hock insists he has been victimised after he was thrown out of the squad days before the start of the World Cup. England chiefs announced his exclusion on Monday night after he broke an alcohol ban by going out drinking on Saturday and then missing a recovery session the [...]