Dhoni heaps praise on destructive Panesar November 26, 2012 INDIA captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hailed spinner Monty Panesar after he inspired England to a 10-wicket victory in the second Test, but promised to keep demanding pitches with maximum turn and bounce from groundstaff ahead of next week’s third Test. Panesar destroyed India’s batting line-up on Sunday, taking five wickets to limit the hosts’ second [...]
Born again Pietersen backs Cook to rewrite England Test history November 26, 2012 BATSMAN Kevin Pietersen backed captain Alastair Cook to tear up England’s record book as the tourists basked in the glory of a phenomenal 10-wicket victory in the second Test against India in Mumbai yesterday. Pietersen also praised the dressing room unity that fuelled an astonishing response to their nine-wicket humiliation in the first Test, just [...]
I’m not done with Red Bull yet – Vettel November 26, 2012 NEWLY-crowned Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has quashed rumours of a move to rivals Ferrari by stating that he is “extremely committed” to current team Red Bull. Speculation that the German would join Ferrari in 2014 arose earlier this year, but 25-year-old Vettel, whose title win in Brazil on Sunday made him the youngest [...]
Robshaw still leader despite decision chaos November 26, 2012 ENGLAND rugby head coach Stuart Lancaster insists Chris Robshaw will remain captain despite his much-criticised decision-making during the 16-15 loss to South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. The flanker opted for Owen Farrell to kick at goal when England were only trailing 16-12 to the Boks with a few minutes left, and failed to score [...]
Wiggins heads SPOTY shortlist November 26, 2012 GENERAL: Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins is the bookies’ tip to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award after the shortlist of 12 was announced last night. Tennis star Andy Murray, cyclist Sir Chris Hoy and athletes Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis are also contenders. Paralympians Sarah Storey, Ellie Simmonds and David [...]
Derbyshire open for champions November 26, 2012 CRICKET: Defending champions Warwickshire will begin their County Championship campaign with a home match against promoted Derbyshire. Warwickshire open the season with a four-day curtain raising match with an MCC XI on 24 March in Abu Dhabi.
Fans will see that they are wrong to boo me – Rafa November 25, 2012 CHELSEA 0 vs MANCHESTER CITY 0 CHELSEA’S Rafael Benitez insisted last night that the fans who gave him a hellish reception will come to see the error of their ways, after the new manager failed to end the Blues’ month-long wait for a Premier League win. A torrent of verbal abuse was aimed by the [...]
Pietersen and Cook hit record equalling tons November 25, 2012 ENGLAND’S mercurial batsman Kevin Pietersen poured praise on his captain Alastair Cook yesterday after the pair stormed their way to record-equalling centuries in the second Test against India. Cook and Pietersen both hit the 22nd tons of their Test careers, the equal highest number in the team’s history alongside Geoffrey Boycott, Wally Hammond and Colin [...]
Let’s help fourth officials stamp out thugs November 25, 2012 ON Friday evening the great Welsh scrum-half Clive Rowlands was speaking at a dinner in Cardiff on the eve of the Wales v New Zealand Test, remembering his part in changing the laws of rugby union. In 1963, he had almost singlehandedly been responsible for perhaps the most remarkable statistic in the history of the [...]
Anti-Semitism mustn’t detract from Spurs win, says Villas-Boas November 25, 2012 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 vs WEST HAM UNITED 1 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas refused to dwell on apparent anti-Semitic chanting from West Ham fans after Jermain Defoe’s brace sunk the striker’s old club at White Hart Lane. Winger Gareth Bale scored in between Defoe’s goals, while a late Andy Carroll header for the visitors could not [...]