Federer qualifies for London finals October 30, 2013 TENNIS: Former world No1 Roger Federer secured his place at next week’s World Tour Finals in London by beating Kevin Anderson in Paris last night.
Bale shines as Real smash seven October 30, 2013 FOOTBALL: Ex-Tottenham star Gareth Bale scored twice and set up two more as Real Madrid thrashed Sevilla 7-3 last night. Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick.
Harlequins rocked by Lowe blow October 30, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Harlequins centre George Lowe has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a neck injury sustained in last month’s loss to Saracens.
Capital One Cup: Keep calm, Wenger tells players after derby defeat October 29, 2013 AT EMIRATES STADIUM ARSENAL 0 v CHELSEA 2 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger last night urged his players not to panic after Chelsea further punctured their early-season optimism with victory in their Capital One Cup clash. Goals in each half from Spain duo Cesar Azpilicueta and Juan Mata extended Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten run against Wenger to [...]
Capital One Cup: Jol not fearing for Fulham job despite cup exit October 29, 2013 LEICESTER CITY 4 v FULHAM 3 UNDER-FIRE Fulham manager Martin Jol believes his job is not at any immediate risk, despite suffering a fourth round Capital One Cup exit to Championship high-flyers Leicester last night. The Cottagers looked to have forced extra time after fighting back from 3-1 down to level with three minutes to [...]
Capital One Cup: West Ham make Burnley pay penalty to reach quarter-finals October 29, 2013 BURNLEY 0 v WEST HAM UNITED 2 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce conceded his team needed to call on their big guns to see off the challenge of Championship leaders Burnley in the Capital One Cup last night. Successful second-half penalties from Matt Taylor and substitute Jack Collison halted Burnley’s run of eight successive wins. [...]
United brush aside Norwich October 29, 2013 TWO goals from striker Javier Hernandez helped Manchester United see off Norwich City 4-0 in the Capital One Cup fourth round. Defenders Phil Jones and Fabio completed the scoring late on for the four-time winners. Elsewhere, Stoke required a penalty shoot-out to see off 10-man Birmingham following a 4-4 draw. The Potters led 3-1 with [...]
Cricket Comment: My concerns over standard of opposition October 29, 2013 AS ENGLAND prepare to dust off their whites for the first practice match of this Ashes tour, it’s worth reiterating what these games are for. Results and even performances are secondary. In some previous tours England have done terribly but then shone when it matters. These three games are about getting all players time in [...]
Injury concerns hit England for Ashes warm-up October 29, 2013 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook is a major doubt for the first warm-up match of the Ashes tour to Australia after being struck by a back problem. Cook did not take part in full training yesterday as the tourists prepared for a three-day game against a Western Australia Chairman’s XI, which starts early tomorrow morning in [...]
O’Connor completes Irish switch and hopes to bury colourful past October 29, 2013 NEW London Irish back James O’Connor feels ready to put his controversial past behind him and take the Premiership by storm. The 23-year-old had his contract terminated by the Australian Rugby Union earlier this month following a string of off-field misdemeanors and was also released by Super Rugby side Melbourne Rebels. But O’Connor, who has [...]