Lancaster lauds incoming Smith as final piece of England jigsaw April 26, 2012 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has hailed New Zealander Wayne Smith as “a coach of the highest regard” and believes his addition could be a major coup for the national set-up. Smith, part of the triumphant All Blacks coaching team at the 2011 World Cup, is expected to agree to replace Andy Farrell as England’s [...]
Slump is fault of Redknapp, says Corluka April 26, 2012 TOTTENHAM will miss out on Champions League qualification because of fatigue caused by an under-rotated squad, believes exiled defender Vedran Corluka. A run of three wins in 14 games has taken Spurs from Premier League title contention to fifth place, behind Arsenal and Newcastle, and outside of the top-four placing required to reach the Champions [...]
Handshake cancelled over fears Terry trial could be prejudiced April 26, 2012 PREMIER League chiefs have cancelled the pre-match handshake at Sunday’s clash between Chelsea and QPR in order to avoid inflaming the race row surrounding John Terry and Anton Ferdinand. The League stepped in after QPR defender Ferdinand was advised by lawyers that shaking hands or snubbing Blues captain Terry could prejudice the latter’s criminal trial, [...]
Pressure mounts on Euro chiefs to scrap final bans for bookings April 26, 2012 EUROPEAN chiefs are coming under increasing pressure to change rules on bookings given to players in competition semi-finals after three players from each of this year’s Champions League finalists, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, were suspended from selection. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of Bayern and of the influential European Club Association, has echoed calls from his coach [...]
Royal Albert Hall set for more than eight boxing shows a year April 26, 2012 BOXING promoter Frank Warren wants tomorrow’s show at Kensington’s Royal Albert Hall to be the start of many at the historic venue. Billy Joe Saunders will meet Tony Hill for the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title and Warren, the last to stage a fight there when Julius Francis beat Danny Williams over 12 rounds for the [...]
Team GB to welcome Samba stars April 26, 2012 ■ FOOTBALL: Great Britain’s men’s team will face Brazil in their only London 2012 warm-up match on 20 July at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough.
Wiggins maintains first place April 26, 2012 ■ CYCLING: Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins remains first in the Tour de Romandie after the race’s second stage, which was won by Saur-Sojasun’s Jonathan Hivert. Three stages remain for Wiggins to retain the yellow jersey.
Murray reaches quarter-finals April 26, 2012 ■ TENNIS: Andy Murray yesterday progressed to the last eight of the Barcelona Open with a 6-1 6-2 victory over Colombian Santiago Giraldo. He meets 11th seed Milos Raonic today.
Lampard pledges Terry role in final April 25, 2012 CHELSEA’S Frank Lampard insists captain John Terry will have an important role to play in the Champions League final, despite being banned for his reckless red card in the semi-final defeat of holders Barcelona. Lampard revealed his sympathy for Terry, who was dismissed in the 2-2 draw that sent the Blues into a final against [...]
No way for Jose as Real dumped out by Bayern April 25, 2012 REAL MADRID 2 vs BAYERN MUNICH 1 3-3 ON AGG AET, BAYERN WIN 3-1 ON PENS BAYERN Munich dramatically rewrote the Champions League script by eliminating Real Madrid on penalties to deny Jose Mourinho an emotional final against former club Chelsea. Two goals in the opening 14 minutes from Cristiano Ronaldo gave Real a commanding [...]