Capital One Cup: Friedel ends Tottenham’s 19 years of penalty woe October 30, 2013 AT WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 v HULL CITY 2 AET, Tottenham win 8-7 on penalties TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas revealed some of his penalty heroes had not taken a spot kick for four months before last night’s thrilling win ended his team’s 19-year run of misery in shoot-outs. Goalkeeper Brad Friedel, who scored [...]
Stadium ban for Toure race abuse October 30, 2013 EQUALITY campaigners last night welcomed the decision to impose a partial stadium closure on CSKA Moscow after some of their supporters racially abused Manchester City’s Ivory Coast star Yaya Toure. European football’s governing body Uefa charged the Russian club after Toure and City complained of the problem in last week’s Champions League fixture in Moscow. [...]
Becks closing on Miami side October 30, 2013 FORMER England captain David Beckham has reiterated his intention to set up a Major League Soccer team in the United States but refused to comment on reports that he has decided on Miami as the location. Beckham, who retired from playing in May, has until December to exercise an option, negotiated when he joined Los [...]
Robshaw issues HQ challenge October 30, 2013 CAPTAIN Chris Robshaw has called on England to lay the foundations for victory at the 2015 Rugby World Cup by establishing a formidable home record in the imminent November internationals. Australia, who have been drawn in the hosts’ group for the tournament, are the first visitors to Twickenham on Saturday, followed by Argentina and reigning [...]
Doubles revival keeps Jamie Murray quit thoughts at bay October 30, 2013 BRITAIN’S Jamie Murray is ready to step out of the shadow of his elder brother having finally rediscovered a winning doubles formula after 43 different partners in six years. Teaming up with Australian John Peers has seen the 27-year-old enjoy his best season since 2007, when he won Wimbledon mixed doubles alongside Jelena Jankovic. Murray [...]
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 [...]