Fergie guarantees goals as Reds get set for Real February 12, 2013 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has promised goals in a fixture fit for the final when his side lock horns with Real Madrid in the Champions League tonight. Eight previous meetings between the two giants of European football have produced 31 goals, and Ferguson expects that pattern to continue against Jose Mourinho’s team in [...]
Wily Old Lady outwits Bhoys February 12, 2013 CELTIC 0 vs JUVENTUS 3 CELTIC manager Neil Lennon admits his team’s Champions League adventure is all but over after ruthless Juventus plundered a commanding first-leg lead last night. The Scots bombarded Juve – nicknamed the Old Lady – throughout the last 16 clash but defensive lapses let in Alessandro Matri, Claudio Marchisio and Mirko [...]
Broad’s England need to be more savvy in series decider February 12, 2013 E NGLAND captain Stuart Broad was quick to blame yesterday’s series-levelling 55-run defeat in the second Twenty20 match in New Zealand on his decision to put the hosts into bat. Yet if England had just bowled a bit better they might have won. As good as the tourists were in Saturday’s romp to victory in [...]
Three Lions rely on Aussie favour February 12, 2013 CRICKET: England’s women bid to reach the World Cup final today, but need a little help from Australia to get there. England must beat New Zealand and overturn an inferior run-rate to the West Indies, who earlier play the Aussies.
Jones gets Six Nations call-up February 12, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Lock Alun Wyn Jones has been added to the Wales RBS Six Nations squad for their final three matches of the championship.
German bank’s £500m blunder over F1 shares February 11, 2013 ONE of Germany’s most bailed-out banks turned down the chance to make hundreds of millions of pounds in profits by buying a 10 per cent stake in Formula One at a bargain price of £63.3m ($100m), according to recently released legal filings. The purchase would have yielded a profit of more than £500m for German [...]
Sterne’s comeback inspired by success of contemporaries February 11, 2013 IF YOU ever needed an example of the importance of form, look no further than the winners of the big tournaments on both the European and PGA Tours at the weekend. South African Richard Sterne followed his runner-up spot at the Dubai Desert Classic a week earlier by storming to a fantastic seven-shot victory in [...]
Klopp refuses Chelsea move February 11, 2013 BORUSSIA Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp has ruled out becoming the next permanent manager at Chelsea. Dortmund occupy second place in the Bundesliga table and Klopp intends to see out his contract at the Westfalenstadion until 2016. “It’s a big honour,” said the 45-year-old. “But in this moment I’m not on the market.” Rafa Benitez, interim [...]
Healy facing Six Nations ban February 11, 2013 IRELAND prop Cian Healy could miss the rest of the RBS Six Nations championships after being cited for a stamp on opponent Dan Cole during Sunday’s 12-6 defeat to England in Dublin. In a bruising encounter, which also saw Ireland winger Simon Zebo suffer a broken foot, an injury set to rule him out of action [...]
Baggies make Gerrard pay the penalty February 11, 2013 ENGLAND captain Steven Gerrard missed a penalty as Liverpool slipped to a shock 2-0 defeat at home to West Brom last night. Defender Gareth McAuley and forward Romelu Lukaku both struck in the final nine minutes to earn the Baggies a first win of 2013 and lift them into eighth in the Premier League, one [...]