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.
Walsh names as Burns’ opponent October 23, 2012 ■ BOXING: Liam Walsh is to fight Ricky Burns on December 15.
Cycling chief: I won’t quit over Armstrong era October 22, 2012 THE PRESIDENT of cycling’s world governing body the UCI, Pat McQuaid, has rejected calls to resign over the Lance Armstrong scandal and vehemently denied suggestions that a six-figure payment made by the disgraced rider to the UCI constituted hush money. McQuaid confirmed yesterday that the UCI would ratify the US Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) demand that [...]
Di Matteo not interested in Chelsea cheers October 22, 2012 CHELSEA manager Roberto Di Matteo has insisted that a lack of recognition for the club’s success since his appointment is not a concern because it is the players and not he who deserve the credit. Since succeeding Andre Villas-Boas in March, Di Matteo has led Chelsea to a first Champions League title and an FA [...]
England chiefs seek sponsor after Brit exits October 22, 2012 ENGLISH cricket’s governing body the ECB has begun its search for a new lead sponsor after confirming that Brit Insurance will end its long association with the sport in 2014. Brit’s logo has appeared on the England team’s shirts since 2010 as part of a deal thought to be worth up to £18m, a period [...]
Ferguson advises rested Rio to save protests for the FA October 22, 2012 MANCHESTER United defender Rio Ferdinand is tonight to be rested in their Champions League Group H fixture at home to Braga even though any potential issues with manager Sir Alex Ferguson have been resolved. The United manager had labelled the defender’s decision to not wear anti-racism campaigners Kick It Out’s T-shirt before Saturday’s 4-2 victory [...]