Mancini warns rivals City will keep spending May 15, 2012 MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini has urged the club’s super-rich owners to keep the purse-strings loose as he plots adding European titles to his first Premier League success. Sheikh Mansour has spent close to £1bn transforming City from top-flight also-rans into champions but Mancini insists further sprees are necessary if they are to claim the [...]
Barton blasted by players’ chief May 15, 2012 FOOTBALL: QPR captain Joey Barton is “doing himself no favours”, admits players’ chief Gordon Taylor. Barton is facing a huge ban after reacting violently to his red card at Manchester City on Sunday.
Ulster want O’Driscoll return May 15, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Ulster boss Brian McLaughlin insists he wants Leinster star Brian O’Driscoll to recover from knee surgery for Saturday’s Heineken Cup final. “You wouldn’t want anyone to miss an occasion like this,” he said.
Cavendish points boost in Giro May 15, 2012 CYCLING: Britain’s Mark Cavendish edged closer to points jersey leader Matt Goss in the 10th stage of the Giro d’Italia. Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez won the stage and took the overall lead from Ryder Hesjedal.
Hodgson coup as Neville takes England role May 14, 2012 A BALL may not yet have been kicked on his watch but England manager Roy Hodgson enjoyed the first significant victory of his fledgling tenure yesterday with the surprise appointment of Gary Neville as coach. Former Manchester United and England defender Neville, who has made a successful foray into media work since retiring last year, [...]
O’Brien considers Camelot in fine fettle for his joust on the Downs May 14, 2012 SINCE saddling High Chaparral to win the 2002 Derby, Aidan O’Brien has had 39 unsuccessful attempts at landing flat racing’s biggest prize and has got used to leaving Epsom somewhat humbled in recent years. However, the master of Ballydoyle has, in the shape of recent 2000 Guineas winner Camelot, a horse talented enough to end [...]
Norwich issue hands-off threat over Lambert as Villa decide 11 months of McLeish is enough May 14, 2012 NORWICH chiefs have warned bigger clubs off attempting to poach manager Paul Lambert, one of the favourites to replace Alex McLeish, who was sacked by Aston Villa yesterday after just 11 months in the job. Villa’s American owner Randy Lerner axed McLeish hours after the conclusion of a disappointing season, in which the club finished [...]
Hughes given veto as charges leave Barton facing huge ban May 14, 2012 QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has vowed to review captain Joey Barton’s latest breach of discipline, which leaves him facing a possible double-digit suspension at the start of next season. But Fernandes insists manager Mark Hughes will take the lead on whether the controversial midfielder has a future at Loftus Road, after he was charged with [...]
Kuchar wins but Fowler and Laird shine too May 14, 2012 MATT Kuchar may have taken the spoils at the weekend’s Players Championship, but he was not the only golfer to catch the eye at Sawgrass. Scotland’s own Martin Laird put in a great performance to finish tied for second, despite starting the final round six shots behind. He might have pushed Kuchar even harder if [...]
Olympic Stadium decision may be delayed until after Games May 14, 2012 WEST HAM may have to wait until next season to learn whether they will move to the Olympic Stadium, after London 2012 legacy chiefs yesterday reopened the bidding process until July. A decision on which parties will use the £530m arena from 2014 had been due on Monday but will now not be made until [...]