Panesar in bid for Ashes call September 22, 2013 ENGLAND’S selectors will reveal at lunchtime today if spinner Monty Panesar has won a reprieve from cricket’s hierarchy and a squad place for this winter’s Ashes series. Panesar has worked his way back into contention having been fined by police after urinating on bouncers outside a Brighton nightclub last month. Other hopefuls for the 17-man [...]
Breakaway cup named September 22, 2013 ENGLISH and French clubs plan to call their proposed breakaway competition the Rugby Champions Cup and are pressing ahead with plans to start next season. Premiership Rugby, which runs the English top flight, said the tournament would also be open to Celtic and Italian teams. European Rugby Cup, which runs the Heineken Cup and Amlin [...]
Fury demands rematch with Haye September 22, 2013 BOXING: British heavyweight Tyson Fury yesterday insisted that a new date be found to fight David Haye, after their contest – set for this Saturday – was cancelled. Haye called off the fight and posted a photo of a cut over his eye. “Get this Bollywood clown of a fighter back in the ring,” Fury [...]
England make winning start September 22, 2013 NETBALL: England began their three Test series against South Africa with a keenly contested 49-38 victory at Bath yesterday. Wembley Arena hosts the second Test on Wednesday and the series concludes on Friday at Worcester.
Film review: Rush September 20, 2013 AMID the resigned sighs of many Formula One fans throughout the world, Sebastian Vettel is currently cruising his Red Bull towards a drearily comfortable fourth straight world title. Two consecutive wins have put the relatively young German 53 points clear of Fernando Alonso, whose attitude towards his Ferrari increasingly resembles my own sentiment whenever I [...]
A right royal mess of a biopic September 19, 2013 FILM DIANA Cert 12a | By Daniel O’Mahony One star OLIVER Hirschbiegel’s film is an excruciating, tacky attempt to tell the story of the last two years of Diana, Princess of Wales’ life, starring Naomi Watts as the press-hounded princess. It revolves around her love affair with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews) and the [...]
Murray set to miss O2 finale with back op to end season September 19, 2013 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray is almost certain to miss November’s ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 after accepting he needs surgery to overcome a long-standing back problem. Murray, who looked troubled by the ailment during his unsuccessful US Open defence earlier this month, is set to go under the knife next week and is [...]
Europa League: Villas-Boas stays upbeat as three limp off in Spurs win September 19, 2013 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 TROMSO 0 TOTTENHAM boss Andre Villas-Boas played down a triple injury scare last night after summer signing Christian Eriksen brilliantly opened his account in a Europa League stroll against Tromso. Recalled striker Jermain Defoe pressed his claim with a typically clinical first-half double that ensured a perfect start to their group stage [...]
Club’s at risk of Financial Fair Play breaches September 19, 2013 FIVE of Europe’s top clubs risk breaching Financial Fair Play regulations and could be expelled from Uefa competitions, according to its general secretary Gianni Infantino. Rules state that club’s losses over three seasons must not exceed €45m (£37.9m) and those that do will face sanctions next summer, the most severe being a ban from either [...]
Swansea stun 10-man Valencia while Wigan earn historic draw September 19, 2013 SWANSEA manager Michael Laudrup says his team’s 3-0 away win at 10-man Valencia shows they can compete with Europe’s best. Valencia defender Adil Rami was sent off on 10 minutes for a professional foul on Wilfried Bony and Bony netted four minutes later, before second-half goals from Michu and Jonathan de Guzman sealed an emphatic [...]