Brazil beckons for bold England October 15, 2013 Old heads shine on big occasion as Hodgson’s men seal World Cup place WORLD CUP QUALIFIER ENGLAND 2 POLAND 0 EVER-DEPENDABLE duo Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard steadied the nerves of a nation with a goal in each half to seal England’s place at next summer’s World Cup in Brazil. As Ukraine, the only team [...]
British rising star of track Edwards dies in accident October 15, 2013 BRITISH motor racing has lost one of its most promising stars after Sean Edwards, leader of this year’s Porsche Supercup series and son of former Formula One driver Guy Edwards, died in a crash yesterday. The 26-year-old was taking part in a private event at Queensland Raceway in Australia when a Porsche 996, in which [...]
Inter Milan bought in £400m takeover by Asian media boss October 15, 2013 INTER Milan have joined the growing number of European clubs owned by overseas multi-sport investors after Indonesian media mogul Erick Thohir yesterday agreed to buy a 70 per cent stake in the Italian outfit. Thohir is also a co-owner of Washington-based Major League Soccer team DC United and basketball’s Philadelphia 76ers. Inter did not disclose [...]
Rugby viewers up 90 per cent October 15, 2013 VIEWING figures for Premiership Rugby have almost doubled from the same period last season following the switch to BT Sport, top-flight chiefs said yesterday. The 16 matches from the first five rounds of the season shown live on the channel attracted average audiences 90 per cent greater than last year, according to figures from the [...]
Doping claims hit eventing October 15, 2013 EVENTING has been dragged into the equine doping row after New Zealander Jonathan Paget was suspended because his horse Clifton Promise tested positive for a tranquiliser. Paget won Badminton and Burghley and was aiming to become only the second person, after Britain’s Pippa Funnell a decade ago, to complete eventing’s £225,000 grand slam in Kentucky [...]
Golf Comment: Lynn goes from his sickbed to fantastic Portugal Masters win October 15, 2013 AFTER seeing David Lynn so ill last week, I didn’t imagine he would even make it to the Algarve, let alone win the Portugal Masters. David was struggling with a virus when he was away with me at the Seve Trophy and he wasn’t going to play in his singles match on the Sunday against [...]
Mumbai to stage Tendulkar swansong October 15, 2013 CRICKET: Mumbai will stage India batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s 200th and final Test appearance next month, it was revealed yesterday. The 40-year-old is the highest runs scorer of all-time in Test cricket and will bring the curtain down on his glittering 24-year international career at his home ground against West Indies. The two Test series begins [...]
Injured Allen out for three months October 15, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Leicester Tigers centre Anthony Allen will be sidelined for three months following surgery to an ongoing leg injury. The 27-year-old has been suffering from compartment syndrome and underwent an operation to remove pressure from his leg. Allen was tipped last month by Leicester’s backs coach Paul Burke to be named in the England [...]
Hodgson tells England only a win will do October 14, 2013 ANXIOUS England manager Roy Hodgson has told his players they must forget about the safety net of a play-off place and finalise World Cup qualification with a win against Poland tonight. England’s 4-1 victory against Montenegro on Friday guarantees them a top-two finish in Group H, regardless of tonight’s score at Wembley. But with only [...]
Gerrard still haunted by Euro 2008 absence October 14, 2013 SIX years ago England captain Steven Gerrard suffered the heartbreak of failing to qualify for a major tournament and is determined to use that “haunting” experience as motivation to beat Poland tonight. With victory against Croatia required to reach Euro 2008, England suffered a 3-2 defeat in the pouring rain at Wembley, which consequently ended [...]