Wenger is still right man for job – Keown December 12, 2012 UNDER-FIRE manager Arsene Wenger is still the right man to revive Arsenal, despite mounting criticism, insists former Gunners defender Martin Keown. Tuesday’s shock Capital One Cup defeat to League Two Bradford compounded Wenger’s worst start to a Premier League season and increased calls for him to quit. Suggestions of a souring of relations between the [...]
Shabby Arsenal lack courage and leadership December 12, 2012 ARSENE Wenger will still be Arsenal manager at the end of the season, but the next six months will tell us everything about his remaining ambitions and will determine whether he sticks around beyond May. Supporters have had enough of watching their team decline while the club makes money and directors are handsomely paid. They [...]
All Black demolition should pave way for several English Lions December 12, 2012 BRITISH and Irish Lions coaches Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell hope to persuade head coach Warren Gatland to take a strong nucleus of English players on the 10-match tour of Australia next summer. Gatland announced Rowntree and Farrell alongside Rob Howley as his forwards and defence coaches respectively, and they hope this month’s stunning 38-21 [...]
India captain considers quitting as England look to wrap up win December 12, 2012 INDIA captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has hinted that the fourth and final Test against England could be his last as skipper. Dhoni has faced calls to quit in a harrowing series for the hosts, who won the first match but lost the next two equally emphatically to leave them facing a first home series defeat [...]
Swans into semis for first time December 12, 2012 FOOTBALL: Swansea reached the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup for the first time in their history last night with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough, thanks to Seb Hines’s late own goal.
Watson poised for Ryder role December 12, 2012 GOLF: Veteran Tom Watson is today expected to be named US captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. Watson, 63, would be the oldest man to lead the team.
Bradford handed FA Cup reprieve December 12, 2012 FOOTBALL: Bradford have been reinstated to the FA Cup after successfully appealing their expulsion for fielding an ineligible player in the second round. Arsenal’s Capital One Cup conquerors face a replay against League One Brentford next week.
Arsenal boss backs flops despite cup humiliation December 11, 2012 BRADFORD CITY 1 vs ARSENAL 1 AET; BRADFORD WIN 3-2 ON PENS CRESTFALLEN Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger refused to blame his players after one of the most humiliating defeats of his 16-year tenure raised further questions about his long-term future at the club. League Two Bradford’s 3-2 penalty shoot-out victory sent them into the last [...]
Culture lessons plan to prevent Suarez repeat December 11, 2012 FOREIGN footballers playing in England could be asked to take cultural awareness lessons in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the racism controversy that enveloped Liverpool’s Luis Suarez last season. The proposal is part of a response from football authorities to the government’s demands for a crackdown on episodes of discrimination, following a number [...]
Farrell ascends to Lions staff as Edwards partnership cut short December 11, 2012 ENGLAND defence coach Andy Farrell is today set to complete the latest chapter in his meteoric rise by being named a key figure in Warren Gatland’s backroom team for next year’s British and Irish Lions tour. Gatland is poised to name Farrell alongside England forwards specialist Graham Rowntree and Wales backs expert Rob Howley, who [...]