Lee protests innocence after he gets snooker’s longest ever ban September 25, 2013 SNOOKER’S former world No5 Stephen Lee has vowed to clear his name after being handed a career-ending 12-year ban for seven counts of match-fixing. The 38-year-old Englishman would also have to pay a £40,000 fine in the unlikely event he were to launch a comeback aged 49, though he still hopes to overturn what is [...]
Capital One Cup: Arsenal’s kids hold nerve to reach round four September 25, 2013 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 vs ARSENAL 1 (ARSENAL WIN 4-3 ON PENALTIES) ARSENAL set up a Capital One Cup fourth round clash with London rivals Chelsea following a nail-biting penalty shoot-out victory against West Brom at the Hawthorns last night. The Gunners, who made nine changes to the side that beat Stoke 3-1 on Sunday, [...]
Brits to miss Seve Trophy September 25, 2013 SIX of Britain’s best golfers will be absent from Sam Torrance’s squad for next month’s Seve Trophy, but the captain is still content with the balance of his team. Major winners Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Graeme McDowell have opted not to compete, while Luke Donald, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood have also made themselves [...]
World Championships set for London September 25, 2013 CYCLING: The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park velodrome is to stage the five-day Track World Championships in February 2016. Team GB won nine medals in the venue at London 2012 and will stage the final leg of the Olympic qualification process for the next Games in Rio. The Park is also set to hold Rugby World [...]
QPR move for striker Chevanton September 25, 2013 FOOTBALL: Championship pacesetters QPR have strengthened their forward line with the signing of Uruguayan free agent Javier Chevanton on a three-month contract. Harry Redknapp’s side are unbeaten in eight league matches but have scored just eight goals. Chevanton, 33, has scored seven goals in 22 games for his country and said: “I have scored goals [...]
Essex blow promotion chance September 25, 2013 CRICKET: Northamptonshire wrapped up promotion to Division One of the County Championship halfway through their four-day match with Worcestershire yesterday after rivals Essex failed to take maximum bonus points at Hampshire. Essex were bowled out for 207 in reply to Hampshire’s first innings score of 456 and are 44-0 having been asked to follow on.
Hick handed key Australia role September 25, 2013 CRICKET: Australia have turned to former England batsman Graeme Hick in an attempt to cure their cricketing malaise just weeks before the Ashes. The 47-year-old has been appointed high performance coach at Cricket Australia’s centre of excellence and is tasked with improving the standard of young players Down Under.
Capital One Cup: Defoe double sparks Spurs romp and lifts recall hopes September 24, 2013 TOTTENHAM boss Andre Villas-Boas admits the form of Jermain Defoe is becoming hard to ignore after the striker hit his sixth goal from three starts in last night’s Capital One Cup third round rout. Defoe netted in each half with midfielders Paulinho and Nacer Chadli also on target at Villa Park, where Spurs are now [...]
Capital One Cup: Bent off the bench to finally give home fans something to cheer September 24, 2013 FULHAM 2 vs EVERTON 1 FULHAM striker Darren Bent climbed off the bench to score his second goal for the club and treat the home fans at Craven Cottage to a first win since 1 April. Bent, who joined on loan from Aston Villa last month, dropped out of the starting line-up having gone three [...]
Watson wants purer Ryder Cup with ban on wild card entrants September 24, 2013 AMERICA’S Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson wants wild card picks to be abolished to ensure players earn their place at the biennial event on merit. Both Watson and Europe’s captain Paul McGinley are able to add three players to their teams for next year’s three-day event at Gleneagles to those who earn qualification. With several [...]