Di Matteo demands Chelsea beat Shakhtar at home after defeat October 23, 2012 SHAKHTAR DONETSK 2 vs CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA manager Roberto Di Matteo believes his side have to win the return fixture at home to Shakhtar Donetsk as a consequence of last night’s convincing defeat in Ukraine. The return of captain John Terry to a side that had on Saturday impressively won 4-2 at Tottenham failed to [...]
Wenger: Our Germans just the Teutonic October 23, 2012 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has hailed his German contingent as they look to overcome Schalke at home tonight and take a major step towards the knockout rounds of the Champions League. Summer signing Lukas Podolski and defender Per Mertesacker, who joined last year, have quickly been embraced by Gunners fans, while Wenger has increasingly favoured [...]
Armstrong didn’t dope and will prove innocence, says Indurain October 23, 2012 FIVE-TIME Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain insists he still believes Lance Armstrong is innocent and expects him to prove it by appealing against the most serious doping allegations in cycling history. Indurain also questioned how Armstrong, who was on Monday stripped of his record seven Tour titles following the charges from the US Anti-Doping [...]
Bernstein refuses to support Black Players’ Association October 23, 2012 THE chairman of the Football Association David Bernstein has discouraged the potential development of a separate black footballers’ association in the belief that it is not a suitable solution to the sports’ present problems. It was yesterday revealed by leading human rights barrister Peter Herbert that talks for the proposed Black Players’ Association are at [...]
Two Gloves deserves a big hand October 23, 2012 UNGAINLY Gainey” might be a better nickname for the lovable man they call “Two Gloves”, but there was no debating that the manner with which he claimed his first PGA Tour title on Sunday was extraordinary. Tommy Gainey, whose unique swing is once seen and never forgotten, shot a 60 in Sunday’s final round of [...]
Mancini demands City’s leaking defence tighten up against Ajax October 23, 2012 MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini has told his team that they can no longer continue to give Europe’s elite footballers so many goalscoring opportunities if they are to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Premier League champions’ defence has this season significantly declined and to the extent that 50 attempts on [...]
Last-GASP Alba winner breaks Celtic Hearts after Catalan Giants seal dramatic comeback October 23, 2012 CELTIC goalkeeper Fraser Forster (left) last night produced one of the finest performances of his career as he and his team went within a minute of earning a famous point away at Camp Nou before Barcelona full-back Jordi Alba’s dramatic late winning goal. Greece international striker Georgios Samaras had given Celtic an 18th-minute lead before Andres [...]
United hero Hernandez leaves Sir Alex clueless October 23, 2012 MANCHESTER UNITED 3 vs BRAGA 2 MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits he is clueless about how to accommodate his striking talent after Javier Hernandez’s brace helped snatch victory from two goals down last night at Old Trafford. Brazilian midfielder Alan scored twice in the first 20 minutes to give Braga a sniff of [...]
London Games below budget October 23, 2012 ■ LONDON 2012: The overall cost of the London Olympics and Paralympic Games will be £377m below the £9.29bn budget, at £8.92bn.
McIlroy tipped for £157m deal October 23, 2012 ■ GOLF: World No1 Rory McIlroy has played down speculation he is set to sign a 10-year, £157m deal with Nike.