Cech insists referee was correct to allow controversial equaliser October 20, 2013 CHELSEA goalkeeper Petr Cech has insisted that the Blues’ controversial equaliser against Cardiff City on the weekend was valid, despite complaints that referee Anthony Taylor should have disallowed the goal. With the visitors leading 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, Samuel Eto’o stole the ball from David Marshall as the goalkeeper was bouncing it. The resulting goal [...]
Jol denies poor morale ahead of Palace trip October 20, 2013 FULHAM manager Martin Jol has assured the club’s fans that there is no problem with team spirit in the Cottagers’ camp, ahead of tonight’s clash with fellow strugglers Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The west Londoners won their last game at home to Stoke to ease pressure on under-fire boss Jol, yet the team still [...]
Spurs launch fan consultation into ending of Y-word chants October 20, 2013 ALL SEASON ticket holders and Tottenham club members have been invited to take part in a survey to share their views on the use of the so-called “Y-word” during matches. Spurs fans have been urged in recent months by the Football Association and the Metropolitan Police to cease using the word they first adopted as [...]
Walcott hit by injury setback after surgery October 20, 2013 ARSENAL winger Theo Walcott has been ruled out of a return to the first team this month after manager Arsene Wenger revealed that his recovery from abdominal surgery has not progressed as well as hoped. The Gunners host Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League tomorrow night, the first of six games in a period of [...]
Hodgson and Ferdinand on commission October 20, 2013 FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke has confirmed England manager Roy Hodgson and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand as the latest additions to his commission tasked with devising methods to safeguard the national team’s long-term future. Dyke panel began to take shape earlier this month with former England boss Glenn Hoddle, plus ex-international defender Danny Mills [...]
Ferguson says United are fully behind Moyes October 20, 2013 FORMER Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson last night insisted that his successor David Moyes has the full backing of the club, despite a poor start to the team’s season. Southampton’s late equaliser at Old Trafford on Saturday left United eighth in the Premier League table, eight points behind leaders Arsenal. Yet Ferguson says Moyes [...]
Robshaw still proud despite Quins’ defeat at Clermont October 20, 2013 HARLEQUINS captain Chris Robshaw last night said that he was proud his side’s passionate performance at the home of one of the favourites to lift the Heineken Cup, despite suffering a narrow defeat. The Aviva Premiership Rugby outfit headed to Clermont Auvergne yesterday – where the home side have not lost for 64 matches – [...]
Korea runner-up McIlroy mounts charge to Dubai October 20, 2013 FORMER world No1 Rory McIlroy has backed himself to make a late surge up the Race to Dubai standings, following his second place finish at the Korea Open yesterday. The Northern Irishman went into the final round 10 shots off the lead, but carded a fine four under par round of 67 for a share [...]
Sport Comment: Unions must reject this Anglo-French plot October 20, 2013 HANDS up who really understands what’s going on at the moment in the seemingly never-ending power struggle that has been enveloping European club rugby since William Webb Ellis first picked up the Heineken Cup and drank from it. It’s a battle borne of a lack of leadership within the hierarchy of the sport and a [...]
Hatton tips Frampton to be world champion October 20, 2013 BRITISH super-bantamweight boxer Carl Frampton will “definitely” become world champion, according to retired Ricky Hatton. Frampton stopped Jeremy Parodi of France in round six on Saturday in front of an 8,500 sell-out crowd at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast to earn a title shot against Kiko Martinez next year. And Hatton, himself a multiple former [...]