Solid England won’t make it easy for hosts in ‘Le Crunch’ March 8, 2012 FRANCE vs ENGLAND SUNDAY – 3.00PM BBC ONE FOR Philippe Saint-Andre, the dream of securing a Grand Slam in his first Six Nations as coach of France may be dead, but the Championship trophy is still well within his grasp. This weekend’s match against England is very much the warm-up to an all important showdown [...]
Spurs to come unstuck against in-form Toffees March 8, 2012 EVERTON vs TOTTENHAM TOMORROW – 5.30PM ESPN THE past few weeks were always going to be a severe test of Tottenham’s title credentials and, unfortunately for their fans, they have failed. The demoralising 5-2 defeat at Emirates Stadium was followed by last weekend’s 3-1 reverse against Manchester United. Harry Redknapp described that loss as “soul [...]
Pipe can prove to be Imperial Cup Master once again March 8, 2012 THE Paddy Power Imperial Cup has been a Pipe-family benefit over the years with father Martin winning it six times and his son David landing back-to-back renewals in 2007 and 2008. The sponsors offer a £75,000 bonus for the winner to land any race at next week’s Cheltenham Festival and the last one to successfully [...]
Red Bull fear Button more than Lewis March 7, 2012 RED BULL chief Christian Horner expects Englishman Jenson Button to pose the biggest threat to his team’s dominance in the coming season. Horner (inset) rates 2009 world champion Button sterner competition than his McLaren team-mate and compatriot Lewis Hamilton, who won the title in 2008. Red Bull and No1 driver Sebastian Vettel are looking to [...]
Deadly Defoe keeps Spurs marching on March 7, 2012 Tottenham through to FA Cup quarter finals but Harry can’t guarantee striker first team football TOTTENHAM 3 vs STEVENAGE 1 A CLINICAL display of finishing from Jermain Defoe ensured Tottenham a safe passage through to the FA Cup quarter finals but his manager Harry Redknapp insists he is still unable to guarantee the England striker [...]
Wenger faces Uefa action over Milan referee jibes March 7, 2012 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger is facing the possibility of Uefa sanction for the third time in a year after he confronted referee Damir Skomina following his side’s 3-0 win over AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday night. The Gunners boss, who was banned from the touchline for the first three matches of this [...]
Lancaster’s England are accused of being boring March 7, 2012 ENGLAND have not progressed under the guidance of their interim head coach Stuart Lancaster and remain negative and predictable, according to his Leicester counterpart Matt O’Connor. Since taking over from Martin Johnson following last October’s World Cup, Lancaster has overseen turgid victories away from home against Scotland and Italy. Lancaster tasted his first defeat against [...]
BOA confident of win in key Chambers case March 7, 2012 BRITISH Olympic chiefs have hit back at claims they are set to lose next week’s landmark legal case, which is expected to determine whether sprinter Dwain Chambers can compete at London 2012. Sports lawyer Howard Jacobs, who helped American 400m star LaShawn Merritt overturn a doping ban, said the Court of Arbitration for Sport was [...]
Best proud to lead Ireland for Scotland clash March 7, 2012 ULSTER hooker Rory Best will captain Ireland in the absence of Paul O’Connell for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Scotland. O’Connell, who was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with a knee injury earlier this week, has been replaced at lock by Donnacha Ryan, while scrum-half Eoin Reddan comes in for Conor Murray. [...]
MIRACLE MAN TERRY TOOK TWO DAYS TO RECOVER March 7, 2012 CHELSEA captain John Terry underlined his commitment to the cause by taking just two days off after undergoing minor knee surgery a fortnight ago. It was estimated that the 31-year-old would be out for six weeks but he returned as an unused substitute in Tuesday’s 1-0 FA Cup replay win over Birmingham and is in [...]