Keeper riddle isn’t a worry, says Ferguson September 18, 2012 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists he is at ease with fluctuations in his choice of No1 goalkeeper as they prepare to begin their Champions League campaign against Galatasaray tonight. Ferguson axed £17m David de Gea after he shipped three in the first two games of the season and Dane Anders Lindegaard has fared [...]
Talks fail to break deadlock in dispute over Euro rugby future September 18, 2012 EUROPEAN rugby’s future remains in the balance after talks in Dublin yesterday failed to avert the threat of a breakaway from English and French top-flight clubs. Stakeholders in European Rugby Cup [ERC], organisers of the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup, agreed to reconvene in Rome next month to continue dialogue. It comes after Premiership [...]
Foden could miss autumn fixtures September 18, 2012 ■ RUGBY UNION: England full-back Ben Foden is a fitness doubt for the autumn internationals after suffering an ankle ligament injury while playing for Northampton. A Saints statement said that he would be unavailable “for a number of weeks” as a result of the “significant damaged” he had suffered.
Haye applies for boxing licence September 18, 2012 ■ BOXING: David Haye has applied for his British boxing licence, and returned his licence from the Luxembourg Boxing Federation, as he attempts to organise a fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.
Mourinho: City WILL become kings of Europe September 18, 2012 REAL Madrid manager Jose Mourinho believes tonight’s opponents Manchester City are certain to win a first Champions League title and that the only true question concerns when. It is at the Bernabeu that Mourinho’s men will attempt to defeat the wealthy Premier League champions but regardless of if they do so, the Portuguese, winner of [...]
Moyes believes official errors cost Everton September 18, 2012 EVERTON manager David Moyes blamed the officials’ poor decisions for his side’s 2-2 Premier League draw at home to Newcastle last night. After Nikica Jelavic had an early effort correctly disallowed for offside, Marouane Fellaini later had another disallowed before Victor Anichebe’s header crossed the line without being given to leave Moyes’s men vulnerable to [...]
2015 RWC wants Olympic Stadium September 18, 2012 LONDON 2012’s Olympic Stadium is in contention for use at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, even though the stadium’s future remains uncertain. A list of 10 to 12 venues needs to be submitted by the World Cup’s organising committee at the start of 2013 and should the Olympic Stadium by then have a tenant, it [...]
England don’t need Pietersen to keep T20 title, says Watson September 18, 2012 ENGLAND’S youngsters can compensate for the absence of outof- favour batsman Kevin Pietersen when they begin their World Twenty20 title defence this week, says Australia’s Shane Watson. Stuart Broad’s defending champions continued their preparations for the tournament, which starts today in Sri Lanka, with a morale-boosting nine-run win over the Aussies in Colombo. Nottinghamshire’s Alex [...]
Demba raises the Ba against unlucky Everton September 18, 2012 EVERTON 2 vs NEWCASTLE 2 EVERTON were last night unlucky not to continue their impressive start to the season after Demba Ba’s last-minute equaliser saved a vital point for Newcastle. The occasion was one that highlighted the evenly-matched strengths of both teams as Everton controlled the opening 45 minutes before Newcastle’s half-time introduction of Ba [...]
Real and City in derby of the big spenders September 18, 2012 MANCHESTER City’s skirmish with Real Madrid tonight at the Santiago Bernabeu is more than just another big Champions League fixture; it is a clash of football’s financial titans. The Group D rivals are among a select clutch of teams who rival each other for the cream of the world’s talent, along with Barcelona, Manchester United, [...]