England bid for 2018 World Cup September 10, 2013 HOCKEY: England Hockey will learn in November whether their bid to host the 2018 Women’s World Cup has been successful. It is proposed the event would be hosted at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre, in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. England’s women won bronze at the 2010 World Cup and silver at last month’s EuroHockey [...]
Justineo looks more than a fair bet in the Scarborough Stakes September 10, 2013 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS THE OPENING DAY OF THE LADBROKES ST LEGER FESTIVAL THE Ladbrokes St Leger, the world’s oldest Classic, is the highlight of Doncaster’s four-day meeting, but we have some top quality action in the lead-up to the historic race. There isn’t a standout candidate in today’s Listed Scarborough Stakes (3.00pm), certainly not one [...]
Elkaayed can cap a fine day for in-form Varian team September 10, 2013 ROGER Varian had a testing time in August due to the bacterial infection that swept through his yard, but he has bounced back in style and there is no trainer in better form at the moment. He will be hoping for another good day on Town Moor, the venue where he trained his first ever [...]
Hodgson to take shackles off in cup final with Ukraine September 9, 2013 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has vowed to throw caution to the wind in search of three points in tonight’s “cup final” with Ukraine. Defeat for the Three Lions in their vital World Cup qualifier in Kiev would see them relinquish top spot in Group H with two matches to go and open up the probability [...]
Ukraine primed to end England World Cup bid September 9, 2013 BUOYED by racking up the biggest win in their history just five days ago, Ukraine have every reason to be bullish about their chances of denting England’s World Cup qualifying hopes in Kiev tonight. Eight different players scored in Friday’s 9-0 win over San Marino where Ukraine kept their fourth consecutive clean sheet and took [...]
Golf Comment: I won’t complain if Britons miss chance for FedEx Cup glory September 9, 2013 I WILL have mixed emotions watching the top British players try to qualify for the final round of the FedEx Cup play-offs this week, because if they don’t make it then I can include them in my Seve Trophy team for next month! The BMW Championship at Conway Farms’ in Chicago tees off on Thursday [...]
US Open win salvaged my year, insists record breaking Williams September 9, 2013 SHE may have arrived at Flushing Meadows with eight titles already this year, but Serena Williams insists she would have considered her season a failure if she had not won the US Open. World No1 Williams overcame second seed Victoria Azarenka in a hard-fought 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1 victory on Sunday night to claim her [...]
Giving World Cup to Qatar may have been mistake, says Blatter September 9, 2013 REJECTING proposals to switch the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to winter would be tantamount to discrimination, according to world football chief Sepp Blatter. The Middle Eastern country controversially won the vote to host the tournament during the summer, but Blatter wants to move it to cooler months, despite opposition from Europe’s top leagues, whose [...]
Walker escapes punishment for using legal high September 9, 2013 ENGLAND chiefs have decided that Tottenham defender Kyle Walker will not face punishment for being photographed taking a legal high. The Football Association said Walker’s use of nitrous oxide – also known as laughing gas – did not contravene England’s player code of conduct. Walker, who is set to play in tonight’s match against Ukraine, [...]
Knife-wielding gang attacks England fans September 9, 2013 THREE England fans needed hospital treatment after their group came under attack from Ukrainian hooligans wielding knives ahead of tonight’s fixture in Kiev. One suffered a stab wound, one a head injury and the other severe bruising in the fracas outside a bar on Sunday night. No arrests were made and the head of the [...]