Schoolboy Sibley gets England call October 2, 2013 SURREY batsman Dominic Sibley, 18, last week given time off school to become the youngest ever scorer of a County Championship double-hundred, has been named in the England Under-19 squad for December’s tri-series in the United Arab Emirates. Yorkshire’s 15-year-old bowler Matthew Fisher has also been named in the 18-man squad to take on Pakistan [...]
Barker set for Sturm showdown October 2, 2013 BOXING: Middleweight Darren Barker, 31, is set to make the first defence of his International Boxing Federation title against Germany’s Felix Sturm on 7 December in Stuttgart.
Injured Dettori to miss season October 2, 2013 HORSE RACING: Three-time champion jockey Frankie Dettori is to miss the rest of the season after fracturing his ankle at Nottingham.
Masi ruled out for five months October 2, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Wasps centre Andrea Masi is facing five months on the sidelines following knee surgery.
Champions League: Arsenal lucky to have Ozil, says Wenger October 1, 2013 ARSENAL 2 vs NAPOLI 0 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admitted they were lucky to clinch the deadline-day signing of Mesut Ozil, after the Germany playmaker scored one and set up another in a dazzling victory over Napoli last night. Ozil’s opener, his first since joining from Real Madrid, was swiftly followed by striker Olivier Giroud’s [...]
Champions League: Mourinho adamant Chelsea will advance after Steaua thumping October 1, 2013 STEAUA BUCHAREST 0 vs CHELSEA 4 DEFIANT Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes his team will successfully advance to the Champions League knockout stages after stylishly making amends for their opening Group E defeat to Basel last month. Midfielder Ramires struck either side of an own goal in Bucharest, before Frank Lampard finished off the rout [...]
Torres dodges four-game ban over Spurs clash October 1, 2013 CHELSEA striker Fernando Torres has escaped further punishment for his altercation with Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen after the Football Association said it could not take retrospective action. Torres appeared to scratch or claw at Vertonghen’s face during Saturday’s 1-1 Premier League draw, although it was unclear whether referee Mike Dean had seen the clash, raising [...]
Brown off as Celtic beaten by Barcelona October 1, 2013 FORMER Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas earned Barcelona a 1-0 away win at 10-man Celtic last night. The Bhoys had skipper Scott Brown sent off for kicking striker Neymar’s arm while on the ground midway through the second half, but managed to hold the Catalan giants at bay until Fabregas headed in Alex Sanchez’s cross on [...]
Tiernan-Locke’s old team asked for him to have further testing October 1, 2013 ENDURA Racing, the former team of English cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, say they asked for him to be put on a biological passport in early 2012 after his impressive results prompted rumours of doping. The small British team added that their request – an attempt to dispel what they saw as inaccurate gossip about Tiernan-Locke – [...]
Clarke to miss pre-Ashes tour October 1, 2013 AUSTRALIA’S preparations for the forthcoming Ashes series against England have been plunged into chaos with captain Michael Clarke forced to pull out of this month’s warm-up tour to India. The 32-year-old has suffered with a lower back injury for the majority of his career and, following a long summer of action against England, will miss [...]