Wales and Lions ace Phillips fired October 27, 2013 FRENCH rugby union club Bayonne are expected to confirm today that Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips has been sacked. Phillips, whose contract was not due to end until next summer, was hauled before bosses last week after it was claimed he turned up to a team meeting under the influence of alcohol. The 31-year-old, who has [...]
Hartley doubt for Australia October 27, 2013 UNCAPPED Bath hooker Rob Webber was last night called into the England squad as cover for Dylan Hartley ahead of Saturday’s Test against Australia. Sale’s Henry Thomas is also among the 36 set to gather this evening as doubts remain over the fitness of Bath prop David Wilson. Hartley has an ankle problem and Wilson [...]
Wenger admits tougher tests are still to come October 27, 2013 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that his table-topping side have enjoyed a relatively easy start to the season, yet now face a crunch period of tough games starting with Chelsea in the Capital One Cup tomorrow night. Following their clash with the Blues, Arsenal then face Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United over a [...]
Shanghai success for Spaniard October 27, 2013 GOLF: Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano survived a double bogey at the last hole to win the BMW Masters by a single shot in Shanghai yesterday. His closing 68 was enough to surpass overnight leaders Luke Guthrie and Rafael Cabrera-Bello and finish on 11 under par. Former world No1 Rory McIlroy was tied for 27th and remains [...]
Serena defends her WTA title October 27, 2013 TENNIS: World No1 Serena Williams reinforced her status by retaining the WTA Championship yesterday with a gritty win over Li Na. Williams fought back from a set down to beat the Chinese world No3 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in Istanbul and claim the season-ending title for a fourth time.
England sore after Australia defeat October 27, 2013 RUGBY LEAGUE: England’s Sam Tomkins says their gutsy display in Saturday’s 28-20 defeat to Australia is of little consolation following the World Cup opener in Cardiff. “We’ve a lot to improve on, that’s the main thing to come out of it,” said Tomkins. “You’ve got to be disappointed with a loss. We probably gave them [...]
A sci-fi treat with plenty of brains October 24, 2013 FILM ENDER’S GAME Cert 12a | By Simon Thomson Four Stars ENDER’S Game is a science fiction adventure about a special boy, sent to a special school, where he is trained to be a ruthless war commander. Basically, it’s Harry Potter. If he’d been sent to a military academy. In space. The internet has been [...]
Toure accused of false racism complaint as CSKA hit back October 24, 2013 CSKA MOSCOW have hit back at Manchester City’s Yaya Toure, accusing the Ivory Coast midfielder of fabricating a complaint that he was subjected to monkey chants from their fans during Wednesday’s Champions League match. In the face of growing condemnation yesterday, the Russians also quoted his international colleague Seydou Doumbia, who plays for CSKA, as [...]
Mourinho fined £8,000 by FA October 24, 2013 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has escaped a touchline ban and instead been fined £8,000 by the Football Association after admitting to a charge of improper conduct in last weekend’s 4-1 win over Cardiff. Mourinho was sent to the stands in the victory at Stamford Bridge following an exchange with referee Anthony Taylor. But the Portuguese [...]
French strike over super tax October 24, 2013 CLUBS in the top two tiers of French football plan to strike next month in protest at government proposals to introduce a 75 per cent “super tax” on those whose annual salary exceeds €1m (£850,000). Under the proposals clubs, as opposed to individuals, would be liable to pay the increased rate of tax, though Ligue [...]