Villas-Boas urges Adebayor to be patient from the bench October 24, 2012 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas has told Emmanuel Adebayor that he remains part of his vision for the club despite his use of Jermain Defoe as the team’s starting striker. In Adebayor’s regular absence since Villas-Boas’s summer appointment, Defoe has impressed on an uncharacteristically consistent basis yet the Portuguese is insistent that he need only be [...]
Riders angry at Armstrong, says Wiggins October 24, 2012 TOUR de France champion Bradley Wiggins has joined fellow British cycling star Mark Cavendish in venting his frustration at the damage done to the sport by fallen great Lance Armstrong. Wiggins said he and his contemporaries shouldered an extra burden now that Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour titles and banned for life [...]
Reina still out for Liverpool October 24, 2012 ■ FOOTBALL: Liverpool are tonight without goalkeeper Pepe Reina for their Europa League fixture at home to Anzhi Makhachkala and could also be out of Sunday’s Merseyside derby against Everton. Brad Jones is again likely to deputise for him.
Price wants stricter drug tests October 24, 2012 ■ BOXING: David Price, the British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, has called for stricter drug testing after revealing he has yet to be randomly tested as a professional. He said: [Larry Olubamiwo] was taking every drug under the sun and that could have ended disastrously.”
Azarenka defeats Kerber October 24, 2012 ■ TENNIS: Victoria Azarenka last night beat Angelique Kerber 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 at the WTA Championships in Turkey.
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 [...]