It’s not fair, says England rugby league ace axed from World Cup October 23, 2013 CONTROVERSIAL England rugby league forward Gareth Hock insists he has been victimised after he was thrown out of the squad days before the start of the World Cup. England chiefs announced his exclusion on Monday night after he broke an alcohol ban by going out drinking on Saturday and then missing a recovery session the [...]
Gold for British hotshot Kerwood October 23, 2013 SHOOTING: Britain’s Charlotte Kerwood beat Germany’s Jana Beckmann in the gold medal match to win the women’s trap event at the Shotgun World Cup in Dubai yesterday. The 27-year-old from Sussex prevailed with eight consecutive successful shots and said: “This is probably the best moment of my career.”
Defiant Wilshere plots revenge October 23, 2013 FOOTBALL: Midfielder Jack Wilshere says Arsenal plan to avenge Tuesday’s home defeat to Borussia Dortmund in Germany next month and get their Champions League campaign back on track. He said: “We went there in 2011 and drew 1-1. We know we can go there and get something and that is the aim.”
Cech: Chelsea firing on all cylinders October 23, 2013 FOOTBALL: Chelsea’s rivals should beware after striker Fernando Torres found form with two goals in Tuesday’s 3-0 Champions League win at Schalke, according to goalkeeper Petr Cech. He said: “The strikers were under pressure because they weren’t scoring but it has all changed in the last two games.”
Ireland overlook Trimble for Tests October 23, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Experienced Ulster wing Andrew Trimble is the surprise omission from Ireland’s squad for their November Tests. Head coach Joe Schmidt has named Tommy Bowe, Keith Earls, Fergus McFadden and the uncapped David Kearney as his wide men for the matches against Samoa, Australia and New Zealand.
Champions League: Progress will be tough now, warns Wenger October 22, 2013 ARSENAL 1 vs BORUSSIA DORTMUND 2 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admits his “naive” side have left themselves an uphill task to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage after succumbing to ruthless Borussia Dortmund last night. The Gunners slipped to only their second defeat of the season as Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Robert Lewandowski buried two [...]
Champions League: Mourinho admits to pleasant Torres surprise October 22, 2013 SCHALKE 04 0 vs CHELSEA 3 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho praised the professionalism of Fernando Torres after the striker marked his 100th Blues start with a brace in Germany last night. The Spain striker, who Chelsea paid Liverpool £50m to sign in 2011, has often found goals hard to come by during an indifferent period [...]
Red Bull deny Russia GP link to driver choice October 22, 2013 RED BULL chiefs have denied that the addition of a Russian Grand Prix from next season was a factor in Toro Rosso’s surprise promotion of 19-year-old Daniil Kvyat. Kvyat is set to become the second youngest driver in Formula One history when he makes his debut in March, having been handed a seat at Red [...]
Welsh regions back new Euro cup competition October 22, 2013 ANGLO-FRENCH plans for a shake-up of European club rugby received a major boost last night when the four Welsh regions threw their weight behind the breakaway. Regional Rugby Wales, the umbrella organisation which represents Cardiff Blues, the Ospreys, Newport Gwent Dragons and the Scarlets, said it favoured competing in the proposed Rugby Champions Cup from [...]
Ferguson turned down England job twice he reveals in new book October 22, 2013 “IT WASN’T a bed of nails I was ever tempted to lie on,” former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says of the England job he turned down twice in his new book: My Autobiography, which goes on sale today. According to Ferguson the Football Association first made an approach for his services in 1999 [...]