Hughes: Barton hasn’t ruined day May 13, 2012 RELIEVED QPR manager Mark Hughes refused to condemn captain Joey Barton for earning a red card that threatened to derail his team’s bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League. Bolton’s failure to hold onto a lead at Stoke saved QPR, despite Rangers shipping two goals in a frenetic finale at Manchester City’s coronation, who [...]
Arsenal win secures third place to leave Spurs sweating on final May 13, 2012 WEST BROMWICH ALBION (2) vs ARSENAL (3) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (2) vs FULHAM (0) EVERTON (3) vs NEWCASTLE (1) ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger hopes the lure of Champions League football will be enough to keep captain Robin van Persie after their nervy victory at West Brom secured third place in the Premier League. Goals from Andre [...]
TIMELINE May 13, 2012 A dramatic finish to rank alongside Istanbul ‘05, Barcelona ‘99, perhaps even Anfield ‘89. Here is how a tortuous afternoon unfolded 3:02 Emmanuel Adebayor puts Spurs ahead against Fulham, lifting them over former club Arsenal and into third in the battle for Champions League spots 3:04 Yossi Benayoun returns the Gunners to third by taking [...]
O’Shea warns nervy Quins as final beckons May 13, 2012 HARLEQUINS director of rugby Conor O’Shea admits his troops will have to learn to cope better under pressure after they overcame a nervy start to book their place in the Aviva Premiership final. The table toppers needed a try from Joe Marler five minutes from time to edge past Northampton 25-23 in Saturday’s semi-final at [...]
Di Matteo pushing Cahill and Luiz to be fit for Munich finale May 13, 2012 CHELSEA (2) vs BLACKBURN ROVERS (1) CHELSEA boss Roberto di Matteo is pushing his key defenders to overcome injury for the Champions League final on Saturday, after they yesterday ended their domestic season with a win over Blackburn. The Blues took the lead after half an hour when Romelu Lukaku crossed and John Terry headed [...]
Bairstow set for Test debut May 13, 2012 YORKSHIRE batsman Jonny Bairstow is poised to win his first Test cap this week after being called up for England’s first match against West Indies at Lord’s on Thursday. Bairstow, 22, has played a handful of one-day and Twenty20 internationals, and scored a half-century for England Lions against the tourists last week. Durham fast-bowler Graham [...]
Federer wins Madrid Open May 13, 2012 Roger Federer fought back from a set down to beat Tomas Berdych and win the Madrid Open 3-6 7-5 7-5. “It was a tough tournament and a brutal draw,” said Federer, who replaces Rafael Nadal as world number two.
Rangers buyout finally agreed May 13, 2012 Former Sheffield United chief executive Charles Green has agreed a deal to buy Rangers. “This is a great club with a tremendous history,” said Green, whose £8.5m bid is being backed by a global consortium.
Coach Lancaster faces inevitable difficult spell, admits Andrew May 10, 2012 RUGBY Football Union chief Rob Andrew is predicting some “difficult moments” over the coming months for England manager Stuart Lancaster, but has vowed the organisation will not lose faith with the inexperienced coach. Andrew spoke to City A.M. after Lancaster named his 42-man squad for next month’s tour to South Africa, his first since being [...]
Murray has work cut out to win Olympic gold, warns Rusedski May 10, 2012 FORMER tennis star Greg Rusedski has warned Britain’s Andy Murray he faces a huge task to win gold at London 2012, in what he expects to be the most special and meaningful Olympic tournament yet. Hopes are high that Scot Murray will provide some home cheer in the men’s singles competition, to be held on [...]