Champion Vettel can get even better, says design chief Newey October 28, 2013 DOMINANT four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will risk upsetting Formula One fans further and become even better, according to his Red Bull team’s design chief Adrian Newey. Vettel scored his sixth win in a row at Sunday’s Indian Grand Prix to snap up his fourth consecutive title with three races to spare. Discontent at seeing [...]
Championship to stay in Sheffield October 28, 2013 SNOOKER: Chairman of World Snooker Barry Hearn has reassured British fans that the World Championship will not move from its regular home at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield for the duration of his tenure. Six-time world finallist Jimmy White believes moving the tournament to China is “inevitable”. But Hearn said: “Not in my lifetime and [...]
Tiote avoids prison sentence October 28, 2013 FOOTBALL: Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote has been handed a seven-month suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to possessing a fake driving licence. The 27-year-old admitted to buying a fake Belgian licence for £12,800 and then using the document to apply for a licence in the UK.
Exiles set to snap up O’Connor October 28, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership strugglers London Irish are expected to complete the signing of Australia back James O’Connor today. The 23-year-old has been allowed to leave his homeland following a string of off-field incidents.
Ireland beaten in World Cup opener October 28, 2013 RUGBY LEAGUE: Ireland lost their opening game of the World Cup last night, going down 32-14 to Fiji at Spotland Stadium in Rochdale, with a hat-trick from Akuila Uate.
Premier League: Repentant Mourinho: I did not mean to offend City October 27, 2013 AT STAMFORD BRIDGE CHELSEA 2 vs MANCHESTER CITY 1 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho sought to defuse a row with his Manchester City counterpart Manuel Pellegrini last night, after appearing to provoke City’s bench with a wild celebration of the Blues’ late winning goal. With the scores level following goals from Andre Schurrle and Sergio Aguero, [...]
Triumph tinged with sadness as Vettel cruises to fourth title October 27, 2013 RED BULL’S Sebastian Vettel cemented his place in the Formula One record books yesterday by storming to a fourth straight world championship – yet admitted the season had been marred by the jeers of fans that have accompanied many of his podium celebrations. The German finished the Indian Grand Prix nearly 30 seconds ahead of [...]
Pellegrini snubs handshake with Chelsea boss October 27, 2013 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed last night that he deliberately snubbed Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho for the traditional post-match handshake, having been unimpressed with his opposite number’s reaction to the Blues’ late match-winner. Pellegrini was left fuming after another defensive mix-up from a long ball in the closing stages of the game saw City [...]
Groundbreaking steroid study to increase calls for life bans October 27, 2013 ANTI-DOPING chiefs are facing fresh calls to ban drug cheats for life after new research suggested that even brief use of anabolic steroids could have long-lasting or even permanent performance-enhancing effects. The study, by scientists at the University of Oslo and set to be published today in The Journal of Physiology, found that mice treated [...]
Premier League: Fans’ anxiety is not helping us, says Villas-Boas October 27, 2013 AT WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 vs HULL CITY 0 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas criticised the club’s fans for allowing their anxiety to almost jeopardise the narrow home win that moved Spurs up to fourth in the Premier League table yesterday. The White Hart Lane faithful witnessed a first home victory in three matches [...]