Socceroos mull compensation claim September 17, 2013 FOOTBALL: The Australia Football Federation are considering whether to seek compensation from governing body Fifa if the 2022 World Cup is switched to winter. Australia spent £25.27m on a failed bid to host the tournament and are dismayed in could now be played away from its regular summer slot.
Britain braced for Davis Cup draw September 17, 2013 TENNIS: Unseeded Great Britain will learn the identity of their first Davis Cup world group opponents at a draw in London this morning. Britain, ranked 18th, returned to the elite group for the first time in five years at the weekend with victory over Croatia.
Moyes backs video panel to stamp out dive cheats September 16, 2013 MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes has called for retrospective punishment for simulation and admitted he may not be able to stop winger Ashley Young from diving again. Young was booked for going to ground against Crystal Palace on Saturday, the latest in a series of diving controversies to embroil the England international since his move [...]
Premier League: Liverpool back on top of the Premier League September 16, 2013 SWANSEA CITY 2 vs LIVERPOOL 2 LIVERPOOL returned to the top of the Premier League last night, but a second-half equaliser from Michu ended their perfect start to the season. Coming into the game on the back of three victories, the Reds fell behind in the second minute when former midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, who inadvertently [...]
Pellegrini won’t take Kompany fitness gamble September 16, 2013 MANCHESTER City captain Vincent Kompany could make his return from injury in the Champions League tonight against Viktoria Plzen, but only if he is 100 per cent fit, manager Manuel Pellegrini insists. The imposing central defender has been sidelined with a groin injury since City beat Newcastle 4-0 on the opening weekend of the season. [...]
Giroud doubt gives Wenger striker headache September 16, 2013 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger is facing a striker crisis ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League trip to Marseille. Top-scorer Olivier Giroud suffered a knee injury in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Sunderland to join the list of unfit forwards already unavailable to Wenger. Lukas Podolski, Yaya Sanogo and Nicklas Bendtner will all be absent in France, leaving [...]
Lee faces life ban for fixing September 16, 2013 FORMER snooker world No5 Stephen Lee’s career is in tatters after he was found guilty of seven counts of match-fixing. The Wiltshire player, 38, will learn his punishment later this month and could be handed a lifetime ban. Lee denied the allegations, which relate to four tournaments between 2008 and 2010, but was found guilty [...]
Vuelta champion Horner’s team vow to sue over anti-doping row September 16, 2013 RADIOSHACK team officials threatened to sue Spanish anti-doping chiefs and insisted there had been a mix-up after newly-crowned Vuelta a Espana winner Chris Horner was accused of missing a drug test. The 41-year-old American was yesterday targeted by testers, the morning after he became the oldest man to win one of cycling’s three Grand Tours, [...]
Donald still in cup contention September 16, 2013 FORMER world No1 Luke Donald scraped into the last FedEx Cup event, after carding a final round 66 at the BMW Championship yesterday to finish tied fourth. Only the overall top 30 players will tee off in the TOUR Championship on Thursday and Donald’s 11 under par score for the week moved him from 54th [...]
Cilic hit with nine-month doping suspension September 16, 2013 FORMER world top 10 star Marin Cilic has been handed a nine-month ban for taking a banned stimulant but escaped a longer suspension after tennis chiefs accepted he did not intend to cheat. Cilic, who missed Croatia’s Davis Cup tie against Andy Murray and Great Britain at the weekend because of the pending case, tested [...]