Taylor U-turn over retirement January 2, 2013 DARTS: PDC World Champion Phil Taylor has backtracked on talk of retiring following his 16th world title. The 52-year-old had planned to quit at 55 but said: “I’m going to see how I feel over the next two or three years. If I feel okay at 55 then I will carry on.”
Hunt replaces Yates at Team Sky January 2, 2013 CYCLING: Team Sky have appointed Dan Hunt as their new sports director, replacing Sean Yates. Hunt, who led Great Britain to gold in the team pursuit at last year’s Olympics, was part of Team Sky in 2010, before leaving for British Cycling. He replaces Yates, who quit the sport in October after helping Bradley Wiggins [...]
No1 Djokovic in shock Aussie loss January 2, 2013 TENNIS: Defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a setback to his Australian Open preparations as he fell to a shock straight sets loss to Bernard Tomic yesterday. The world No1 went down 6-4, 6-4 to the 20-year-old Australian at the Hopman Cup. Djokovic recovered to win in the mixed doubles with Ana Ivanovic, taking Serbia top [...]
Fury targeting Klitschko bout January 2, 2013 BOXING: British heavyweight Tyson Fury wants to fight WBO champion Vitali Klitschko. The Manchester-based boxer’s camp believe Fury is ready to fight at the top level, and hope a fight would happen in March.
Adebayor could leave club this month, admits Spurs manager January 1, 2013 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 vs READING 1 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas fears he will lose Emmanuel Adebayor this month to the Africa Cup of Nations, after the Togo striker ended his scoring drought in yesterday’s victory over Reading. Defender Michael Dawson and midfielder Clint Dempsey also netted as Spurs came from behind to record their seventh [...]
Wenger no to Henry move as Gunners held January 1, 2013 SOUTHAMPTON 1 vs ARSENAL 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger last night ruled out a January move to re-sign club great Thierry Henry on loan after seeing his men lose further ground in the race for Champions League places. The listless Gunners mustered just one shot on target at Southampton three days after hitting seven against [...]
Van Gerwen feels the Power as Taylor roars back for title No16 January 1, 2013 ENGLAND’S Phil Taylor admits he is considering retiring from darts despite winning his 16th world title, beating Dutchman Michael van Gerwen 7-4 last night. Taylor surged back from 2-0 and 4-2 down in a pulsating PDC World Championship final, with both men averaging over 100, to reclaim the title he last won in 2010. “I’m [...]
Allardyce rues misfiring strikers despite adding to Canaries pain January 1, 2013 WEST HAM 2 vs NORWICH 1 WEST HAM manager Sam Allardyce warned his misfiring strikers they must be more clinical but praised his side’s mentality after the Hammers ended a poor run of results to consign Norwich to a fourth straight defeat. Mark Noble’s early penalty set West Ham on their way after Ryan Bennett [...]
City remain in chase despite United double January 1, 2013 MANCHESTER United maintained their seven-point advantage over rivals Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after Robin van Persie and Javier Hernandez scored a brace each to thrash Wigan 4-0. Leaders United’s early dominance finally told when Hernandez tapped in from Ali Al-Habsi’s spill. Van Persie’s superb turn and whipped right-footed shot doubled [...]
Cool Murray targeting grand start to New Year in Australia January 1, 2013 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray insists he is ready to claim another grand slam at this month’s Australian Open, having broken his duck last year. Murray, who is set to step up his preparations for the tournament by playing at the Brisbane International this week, believes his 2012 US Open triumph was a major psychological barrier overcome. [...]