Premier League: Pochettino refuses to get carried away as Saints march to top four October 6, 2013 SOUTHAMPTON 2 vs SWANSEA 0 SOUTHAMPTON boss Mauricio Pochettino urged caution yesterday despite seeing his team propelled into the top four of the Premier League following a hard-fought home win against Swansea. Adam Lallana belted the ball into the roof of the net to open the scoring in the 19th minute, before Jay Rodriguez took [...]
O’Shea keeps faith despite Quins’ third defeat from five October 6, 2013 DEFIANT Harlequins boss Conor O’Shea has warned his rivals not to write them off after seeing his troops slip to their third Aviva Premiership defeat of the season at London Irish. Quins were undone on Saturday by a second-half flurry from the Exiles, as both Blair Cowan and Alex Lewington crossed for tries in the [...]
Dettori gets credit but Jarnet the spoils as Treve wins £2.2m Arc October 6, 2013 TRAINER Criquette Head-Maarek thanked absent jockey Frankie Dettori after Treve, the horse he had been booked to ride, romped to victory yesterday in Europe’s richest race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Dettori was ruled out last week when a broken ankle prematurely ended his year but Thierry Jarnet stood in as Head-Maarek’s unbeaten three-year-old [...]
GB gymnast’s historic medal October 6, 2013 GREAT Britain won their first ever medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships yesterday when Kristian Thomas claimed bronze in the vault. The 24-year-old from Wolverhampton, whose performance in the same event helped Britain earn bronze at last year’s Olympics, finished behind South Korea’s Yang Hak-Seon and American Steven Legendre. Thomas said: “Once again, the [...]
Premier League: Blues supersubs show they’re not to be sniffed at October 6, 2013 NORWICH CITY 1 vs CHELSEA 3 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho relished a gamble that paid off yesterday after his decision to go for broke snatched a first Premier League away victory of the season from the jaws of defeat at Norwich. The Blues looked vulnerable when midfielder Anthony Pilkington’s header cancelled out Oscar’s fine opener, [...]
Premier League: Allardyce: Now Morrison’s the genius Fergie told me about October 6, 2013 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 vs WEST HAM UNITED 3 REFORMED character Ravel Morrison is finally fulfilling the “genius” tag first coined by ex-Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, according to West Ham boss Sam Allardyce. Morrison scored a spectacular solo goal to put the gloss on the Hammers’ first win at White Hart Lane since 1999 [...]
Britain edged out as Olazabal and Europe win dramatic Seve Trophy October 6, 2013 CONTINENTAL Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal toasted an emotional victory last night after his men narrowly pipped Sam Torrance’s Great Britain and Ireland to win the Seve Trophy for the first time in 13 years. The defending champions came close to completing a sensational comeback victory, despite being without Major winners Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose [...]
Vettel nears title yet Hamilton insists he’s not the best driver October 6, 2013 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton says that Sebastian Vettel is not the best driver in Formula One, despite the German effectively sealing a fourth consecutive world title with yesterday’s victory at the Korean Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver has topped the podiums of the last four Grands Prix and now leads Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso by 77 [...]
England concern as Cole rib injury requires a scan October 6, 2013 CHELSEA and England left-back Ashley Cole could miss the national team’s crunch World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland after suffering a rib injury in yesterday’s 3-1 win at Norwich. Blues boss Jose Mourinho revealed the defender requires a scan prompting fears that he could miss the vital run-in. England play Montenegro this Friday at [...]
Vettel closes in on fourth straight title but insists it is not over yet October 6, 2013 RED BULL’S Sebastian Vettel could clinch his fourth consecutive world drivers’ title this week after storming to another comprehensive victory at the Korean Grand Prix yesterday. The 26-year-old is remaining calm despite the prospect of sealing the championship this Sunday in Japan – a country where he has won the last four Grands Prix. “I’m [...]