Scottish fairytale not over yet, says Sir David October 23, 2013 SHRUGGING off a nine-division demotion and financial meltdown to return to the pinnacle of English rugby might seem like scaling Everest, unless you have already helped turn Tesco from supermarket into superpower. Sir David Reid saw the retailer become the world’s second largest during his time as chairman and now has designs on domestic, if [...]
Hogg: Botham talk all waffle October 23, 2013 FORMER England captain Sir Ian Botham has been accused by Australia of “waffling on” after he predicted they would suffer an Ashes whitewash at home this winter. Botham admitted his forecast was partly to annoy Australia but insisted their injury-hit attack left them susceptible to a 5-0 drubbing. Former Australia bowler Brad Hogg hit back [...]
QPR swoop for USA defender October 23, 2013 UNITED States centre-back Oguchi Onyewu has vowed to drag QPR back into the Premier League after signing for the club on a free transfer. Journeyman Onyewu, who had a loan spell at Newcastle in 2007, had been training with Harry Redknapp’s Championship high-fliers after his contract at Sporting Lisbon expired in the summer. “QPR have [...]
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 [...]