FA chief: I’m a fan of Hodgson October 9, 2013 FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke insists he remains supportive of Roy Hodgson but yesterday declined to discuss whether the England manager would keep his job if he failed to reach next year’s World Cup. Hodgson’s position would come under severe scrutiny were he to become the first England coach to fail to qualify for a [...]
Torres scratch may alter rule October 9, 2013 CHELSEA striker Fernando Torres’ unpunished scratch on Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen has prompted the Football Association to reassess its rules on retrospective action. FA chairman Greg Dyke said yesterday: “I don’t like being in a position where I don’t understand, nor can’t explain, why action has not been taken in cases which are quite so obvious.”
Global chaos warning over winter Qatar World Cup plans October 9, 2013 CONTROVERSIAL proposals to move football’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar from summer to winter would cause “a huge issue” for every country on the planet, leading officials warned yesterday. Premier League chiefs have made their opposition to the mooted change clear, while Sunil Gulati, the president of the US Soccer Federation and a member of [...]
Missing O2 date will hit Murray hard, says Bates October 9, 2013 FORMER British No1 Jeremy Bates believes Andy Murray will be “gutted” not to play in front of home supporters for the first time since his Wimbledon triumph at next month’s ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena, after being forced to withdraw with a back injury. Murray underwent surgery last month and yesterday confirmed [...]
Robshaw deserves the captain’s armband back, insists O’Shea October 9, 2013 HARLEQUINS director of rugby Conor O’Shea is certain flanker Chris Robshaw will regain the England captaincy from Tom Wood for next month’s autumn internationals. Wood skippered the Red Rose to a 2-0 series win in Argentina this summer during Robshaw’s absence and coach Stuart Lancaster is so far unwilling to commit to his choice of [...]
BT Sport unveil Arsenal deal October 9, 2013 FOOTBALL: Arsenal have agreed a commercial partnership with BT Sport allowing the broadcaster access to players and manager Arsene Wenger to create unique output and to promote its schedules through the Gunners’ digital channels.
Australia drop Hot Spot for Ashes October 9, 2013 CRICKET: Hot Spot technology will not be used as part of the Decision Review System at this winter’s Ashes series in Australia, due to concerns over its reliability following several controversies in the summer.
Lingfield to stage £1m meeting October 9, 2013 HORSE RACING: Lingfield Park in Surrey is set to host a £1m fixture on Good Friday from next year. Good Friday had previously been one of only four non-racing days on the calendar in the United Kingdom.
Wilshere critical of FA’s plans for England to field foreign players October 8, 2013 MIDFIELDER Jack Wilshere has criticised the Football Association’s plans to recruit teenage Belgian midfielder Adnan Januzaj stating his belief that only born and bred Englishman should play for the national team. Januzaj, 18, has made an eye-catching start to the season with Manchester United and scored twice in Saturday’s 2-1 win at Sunderland. That led [...]
Confidence key to survival, says new boss Poyet October 8, 2013 NEW Sunderland manager Gus Poyet feels his players need to start believing they are good enough to climb off the foot of the Premier League table and successfully stave off relegation. The 45-year-old has penned a two-year contract and succeeds Paolo Di Canio, who left under a cloud last month after falling out with several [...]