Dettori targets redemption and May drug ban comeback December 5, 2012 JOCKEY Frankie Dettori has vowed to rebuild his reputation when he returns to racing next year after he was yesterday handed a six-month suspension for failing a drug test. French horseracing chiefs delivered their verdict after Dettori pleaded guilty to using a banned non-performance-enhancing substance, believed to be cocaine, prior to his failed test at [...]
Asset Friedel going nowhere as Villas-Boas backs veteran December 5, 2012 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas has issued a hands-off warning over veteran keeper Brad Friedel, despite the American being set to make only his first start in a month against Panathinaikos in the Europa League tonight. Friedel, 41, has been linked with former club Blackburn, after being dropped for £8m summer signing Hugo Lloris from Lyon. [...]
United beaten at home by Cluj December 5, 2012 FOOTBALL: Manchester United slumped to their first home defeat in the Champions League for three years, losing 1-0 to Cluj. United had already qualified for the last 16 but Luis Alberto’s swerving 25 yard strike early in the second half was the difference.
Turkish Grand Prix set to return December 5, 2012 FORMULA ONE: Another European race is set to be added to the schedule for next year after governing body the FIA created an extra space in the calendar. The change is expected to mean the return of the Turkish Grand Prix, dropped last season for financial reasons, on the weekend of 21 July.
Brecel bounces back to stun King December 5, 2012 SNOOKER: Teenager Luca Brecel stunned Mark King 6-4 from 3-0 down at the UK Championships to reach the quarter finals for the first time.
Chelsea will dodge exit, says Benitez December 4, 2012 CHELSEA manager Rafael Benitez is confident his misfiring team will pull off an unlikely Champions League escape act tonight and avoid becoming the first holders to crash out of the competition at the first hurdle. The Blues, who have not won in three games since Benitez took charge, must beat Danish minnows Nordsjaelland at home [...]
West Ham on tenterhooks over stadium December 4, 2012 WEST Ham will today discover whether three fraught years of bidding, lobbying and negotiating have finally won them the right to move into the Olympic Stadium. Mayor Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) in Stratford this morning to discuss the club’s offer for a 99-year lease on the [...]
Fergie: Rooney needs to play December 4, 2012 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed striker Wayne Rooney will start tonight at home to Cluj, despite already qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League. Ferguson believes Rooney could benefit from a run-out to maintain his sharpness ahead of Sunday’s vital Premier League battle against neighbours Manchester City. “It has always [...]
City suffer final indignity of missing Europa League December 4, 2012 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1 MANCHESTER CITY 0 MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini admits his side have taken a step backwards after defeat to Borussia Dortmund last night saw them fail to even qualify for the Europa League. The lacklustre loss condemned City to a successive Champions League group stage exit, but this time without a single [...]
Gunners blow lead – and top spot in group December 4, 2012 OLYMPIACOS 2 ARSENAL 1 UNDER-FIRE Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger lamented his side’s failure to snatch top spot in Champions League Group B last night after watching them surrender a lead to Olympiacos. Midfielder Tomas Rosicky capped a fine first-half display by rifling the Gunners ahead, setting them on course to pip Schalke to first place [...]