Wenger fears shoot-out in Bradford clash December 10, 2012 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger is desperate to avoid a penalty shoot-out in tonight’s Capital One Cup quarter-final trip to Bradford. The League Two side have won seven straight shoot-outs while the Gunners have not won at Bradford for 90 years, most recently drawing 1-1 at Valley Parade in 2000. “We have to win the game [...]
Rodallega earns win but Berbatov display delights Fulham boss December 10, 2012 FULHAM 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 FULHAM manager Martin Jol hailed forward Dimitar Berbatov last night after his side ended a winless run of seven Premier League matches in an enthralling victory over Newcastle. Midfielder Steve Sidwell put Fulham ahead with their first league goal in more than five hours, before Hatem Ben Arfa’s superb looping [...]
Attorney General in application for new Hillsborough inquests December 10, 2012 HILLSBOROUGH campaigners moved a major step closer to achieving their aim of new inquests yesterday when the Attorney General applied to have the controversial original verdicts quashed. Dominic Grieve QC indicated in October that he would seek to have the verdicts of accidental death overturned in light of the findings of a report by the [...]
Dravid wants India to copy England’s example December 10, 2012 ENGLAND’S domination of India in their own backyard could be a blessing in disguise for Indian cricket, according to their former captain Rahul Dravid. The tourists won the second and third Tests in India comfortably and will become the first England team to win a series in the country since 1985 if they avoid defeat [...]
Hartley cited for striking December 10, 2012 RUGBY UNION: England hooker Dylan Hartley is facing another ban after being cited for striking Ulster’s Rory Best with his arm during Northampton Saints’ 25-6 Heineken Cup defeat on Friday. Hartley has served previous bans for gouging and biting offences and faces two to eight weeks on the sidelines if found guilty.
Benitez confident of success December 10, 2012 FOOTBALL: Interim manager Rafael Benitez is feeling confident about Chelsea’s chances at the Club World Cup as they prepare to face Mexican side Monterrey in the semi-finals in Japan on Thursday. “Everybody at the club wants to win every trophy and this is really important for us,” he said.
Rio coin storm as City lose December 9, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY 2 vs MANCHESTER UNITED 3 MANCHESTER City last night apologised to Rio Ferdinand and condemned the home supporter who marred a thrilling top of the table derby by throwing a coin at the Manchester United defender. Robin van Persie’s stoppage-time free-kick extended United’s Premier League lead to six points after Yaya Toure and [...]
Old boys return to haunt injury prone Hammers December 9, 2012 WEST HAM UNITED 2 vs LIVERPOOL 3 WEST HAM manager Sam Allardyce urged his team to dig deep for the Christmas period, after losing yet another key player to injury during yesterday’s defeat to Liverpool. Glen Johnson and Joe Cole returned to haunt their former club with two superb strikes, the latter coming after Mohamed [...]
Keep your jungles, dancing and Twitter – Cook is model captain December 9, 2012 ONE thing about Alastair Cook tells you all you need to know about him. He doesn’t do Twitter. He knows that endless hours frittered away on ground-breaking messages such as “Boys did good job today. Beat India” can be better spent in the nets, or reading a few Mike Brearley captaincy manuals. Or just engaging [...]
Bowlers hailed as England edge to brink of ending 27-year wait December 9, 2012 ENGLAND captain Alastair Cook hailed his devastating bowling attack yesterday after a seven-wicket victory in the third Test against India eased the tourists to within touching distance of a landmark series triumph. Batsmen Nick Compton and Ian Bell sped England to their target of 41 in Kolkata, despite an early wobble that saw Cook, Jonathan [...]