Arsenal and Chelsea to cancel each other out at the Emirates September 27, 2012 ARSENAL are in the middle of a tricky set of fixtures but they were impressive at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday against champions Manchester City and thoroughly deserved their point. The Gunners are playing with far more confidence this season and they are solid at the back, except for their suspect zonal defending at corners. [...]
Classy Maureen can give Hannon another Cheveley Park September 27, 2012 RICHARD Hannon won the Cheveley Park Stakes back in 2006 with the top class Indian Ink and he may have unearthed another star filly in the shape of MAUREEN. The daughter of Holy Roman Emperor won the Princess Margaret easily at Ascot last month and she was very unlucky behind Sendmylovetorose in the Cherry Hinton. [...]
Wenger: Walcott must wait September 26, 2012 ARSENAL 6 vs COVENTRY 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger last night lauded the “amazing” performance of winger Theo Walcott but regardless refused to reveal if he would get his desired run up front. The home side had already secured victory over Coventry when the England international scored the first of his two goals with 16 [...]
Europe can take advantage of the USA’s home crowd September 26, 2012 THE Ryder Cup begins in Chicago tomorrow and I have to say that though I still fancy Europe to win – and I have done for some time – this is the time when all of the advantages given to the home team, this year the USA, means that there’s everything to play for. These are the [...]
Love has tried to change the course to suit America, but it won’t help September 26, 2012 I’VE seen the Ryder Cup course at Medinah Country Club, near Chicago, and it’s clear that USA’s captain Davis Love has tried to set it up to suit them, and I believe he’s made a big error in doing that. He’s cut away all of the rough on the course and that, to me, doesn’t [...]
Toure tells City they need to tighten up September 26, 2012 MANCHESTER City defender Kolo Toure has admitted his side’s defensive vulnerabilities will threaten their hopes of success if they cannot be eradicated. Toure on Tuesday night played for City when they twice led at home to Aston Villa in the Capital One Cup before conceding a total of four goals when succumbing to a 4-2 [...]
Ferguson pleased with United victory September 26, 2012 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 vs NEWCASTLE 1 MANCHESTER United defeated a resilient Newcastle to advance to a fourth-round Capital One Cup tie away to Chelsea. Goals from midfielders Anderson – a minute before half-time – and Tom Cleverley in the 58th minute had given United a two-goal lead before visiting striker Papiss Cisse scored with a [...]
Sahin saves holders Liverpool’s cup hopes September 26, 2012 WEST BROM 1 vs LIVERPOOL 2 ON-LOAN Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin scored twice to inspire Liverpool’s first domestic win of the 2012/2013 season. New manager Brendan Rodgers had looked to be heading for another defeat when Gabriel Tamas’s shot gave West Brom a third-minute lead after goalkeeper Brad Jones dropped a free-kick, but Sahin [...]
Broad backs batsmen vs West Indies September 26, 2012 ENGLAND Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad believes his side’s batsmen will be ready to deliver in today’s ICC match against West Indies. They suffered against India’s spin bowling throughout Sunday’s 90-run defeat against India but in Pallekele today he believes that that is set to change. “It’s all mental,” Broad said. “It is important to get [...]
Confident Colsaerts is ready to be Europe’s Ryder Cup weapon September 26, 2012 EUROPE’S Nicolas Colsaerts believes he can be an essential weapon for his team as they attempt to retain the Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club near Chicago. The Belgian is the only rookie in captain Jose Maria Olazabal’s side and that he was even in contention for selection highlights how far he has come in [...]