Spurs sell Bale for €100m but don’t fear life without him September 1, 2013 TOTTENHAM boss Andre Villas-Boas insists his squad still boasts sufficient talent to enjoy a successful season despite forward Gareth Bale finally completing his €100m transfer to Real Madrid last night. The north London club reluctantly confirmed the world record deal had been concluded, with Bale, who has signed a six-year deal believed to be worth [...]
US Open heats up as Murray storms through September 1, 2013 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray says he still needs to come out of the traps quicker despite winning last night’s US Open third round tie in straight sets. The Scot, who had needed four sets to progress from the second round of the grand slam tournament, won in sweltering conditions yesterday, beating Germany’s Florian Mayer 7-6 (7-2), [...]
Premier League: Suarez speculation brings best out in Giroud September 1, 2013 AT EMIRATES STADIUM ARSENAL 1 vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes a summer of speculation linking Liverpool striker Luis Suarez with a £40m move to the Emirates Stadium has helped north London derby match-winner Olivier Giroud find his best form. The France star scored his fourth goal of the season in yesterday’s [...]
Premier League: Rodgers: Win shows that we can beat the big boys this season September 1, 2013 LIVERPOOL 1 vs MANCHESTER UNITED 0 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers believes his team has the confidence to beat the Premier League’s top sides this season, after the Reds extended their 100 per cent start to the season against champions Manchester United. A fourth minute goal from birthday boy Daniel Sturridge, who turned 24 yesterday, was [...]
Sport Comment: Golf’s authorities need to make a major shift towards the Far East September 1, 2013 DOZENS of naked Korean men watching women’s golf. Now there’s a first line that forces you to read on… Let me explain – saunas here in Korea are places where men go to relax, sometimes for hours on end. They often have giant televisions, invariably showing sport. And if that sport isn’t baseball, it is [...]
England rocked by Rooney injury September 1, 2013 STRIKER Wayne Rooney will miss England’s two forthcoming World Cup qualifiers with a head injury, however boss Roy Hodgson has been boosted by the news midfielder Jack Wilshere will be fit to report for international duty. Rooney sat out Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat at Liverpool yesterday and manager David Moyes said he has “no chance” [...]
West Brom sink to the bottom September 1, 2013 WEST BROM slumped to the foot of the Premier League table last night, after goals from Ben Davies and Pablo Hernandez earned Swansea a 2-0 win at the Hawthorns. Davies scored his second goal for the club with a thunderous volley on 22 minutes and Hernandez wrapped up the visitors’ first win of the season [...]
Liverpool set to capture Moses and two more September 1, 2013 CHELSEA will today agree to loan Victor Moses to Liverpool for the rest of the season. The 23-year-old winger seemed unlikely to be given much first-team football at Stamford Bridge this season after manager Jose Mourinho added attacking midfielders Willian and Andre Schurrle to his squad, while Kevin De Bruyne returned from loan. TRANSFER DEADLINE [...]
Ryder Cup dream inspires Bourdy to Wales victory September 1, 2013 FRANCE’S Gregory Bourdy revealed a place on Europe’s Ryder Cup team was at the forefront of his mind as he sunk a 30 foot birdie putt on the final hole at Celtic Manor to win the ISPS Handa Wales Open yesterday. Tied with overnight leader Peter Uihlein after 15 holes, the world No173 birdied the [...]
Warner axed for one-day series September 1, 2013 CRICKET: Controversial Australian batsman David Warner has been axed for the one-day series with England due to a string of poor performances. The 27-year-old, exiled from the Test team earlier this summer due to off-field disciplinary problems, has scored just one half-century in his last 11 one-day international matches for Australia. And Warner has been [...]