Windies ready for England test series, insists captain Sammy May 9, 2012 WEST INDIES captain Darren Sammy believes they can intensify their preparations for next week’s start of the Test series with England now that Assad Fudadin and Marlon Samuels have arrived to face England Lions today. Only Guyanese Narsingh Deonarine’s delayed arrival denies West Indies a full 15–man squad from which to choose; he remains in [...]
Edwards joy at Exiles deal May 9, 2012 WALES defence coach Shaun Edwards is relishing the chance to work in the Premiership again after agreeing a deal to join London Irish next season. Former Wasps coach Edwards, who helped Wales win the Grand Slam earlier this year, will work with the Exiles one day a week. “I’m excited at the opportunity of being [...]
BLACKPOOL TO MEET HAMMERS IN PLAY-OFF FINAL May 9, 2012 WEST HAM will meet Blackpool in the Championship play-off final at Wembley on 19 May, after the Tangerines beat Birmingham 3-2 on aggregate. Goals from Stephen Dobbie and Matt Phillips gave visiting Blackpool a two-goal lead, but Birmingham equalised through Nicola Zigic and Curtis Davies to force a nervy ending. Incidentally, West Ham won 4-0 [...]
Rooney horse last on debut May 9, 2012 HORSE RACING: Footballer Wayne Rooney’s first race as an owner ended in defeat yesterday when his two-year-old Pippy finished last at Chester. The 9-1 shot, decked in pink and white, is one of three horses trained for Rooney by Tom Dascombe at his Manor House stables.
England Euro squad date set May 9, 2012 FOOTBALL: England manager Roy Hodgson will name his squad for next month’s European Championship on Wednesday, the Football Association have confirmed. Hodgson, who was appointed last week, can name 23 players for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
Di Matteo gamble fails to pay as Chelsea’s top-four hopes die May 8, 2012 PREMIER LEAGUE LIVERPOOL 4 Vs CHELSEA 1 CHELSEA interim manager Roberto di Matteo conceded Liverpool deserved to end their hopes of a top-four Premier League finish after making eight changes from the side that beat the Reds in Saturday’s FA Cup final. Goals from Jordan Henderson, Daniel Agger and Jonjo Shelvey followed Michael Essien’s own [...]
Chisora: Scared Haye pulled a knife on me May 8, 2012 HEAVYWEIGHT boxer Dereck Chisora stoked the intense nature of his bitter rivalry with David Haye ahead of their 14 July grudge match by claiming the former world champion pulled a knife on him during a recent meeting in London. Haye and Chisora yesterday confirmed they will fight at Upton Park this summer in a bout [...]
Three new Rangers bids mulled as Miller pulls plug on £11m deal May 8, 2012 RANGERS’ future was plunged back into jeopardy last night when prospective buyer Bill Miller withdrew his £11m bid. Trucking tycoon Miller hinted that closer inspection of the financially stricken club’s books had caused him to reconsider. He also cited anti-American messages from the Scottish giants’ supporters as a factor. Administrators, who had last week made [...]
Khan to learn if Peterson can fight today May 8, 2012 AMIR KHAN’S promoter expects to learn today if the light welterweight’s 19 May world-title fight in Las Vegas against Lamont Peterson is to go ahead after the latter tested positive for a synthetic testosterone. Richard Schaefer claimed American Peterson tested negative in a separate test in April, despite saying he had abnormally high levels of [...]
Third way for London 2012 ticket hopefuls May 8, 2012 LONDON 2012 ticket applicants who failed in the first two rounds of sales are to be given first refusal on the next batch of 90,000 seats, which will be released from Friday at 11am. The 20,000 Olympics fans who missed out in the initial ballot and second chance sale will have 31 hours of exclusive [...]