Petit’s Wenger warning February 16, 2012 FOOTBALL: Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit has urged boss Arsene Wenger to axe his flops following Wednesday’s 4-0 thrashing at AC Milan. He said: “You have to say to [Andrey] Arshavin, and to [Tomas] Rosicky: ‘Gentlemen, thank you, but goodbye’. And soon.”
Casey out of Match Play February 16, 2012 GOLF: England’s Paul Casey has been forced to pull out of next week’s Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona but hopes to return from a shoulder injury next month.
Black Cats to taste victory with second bite of cherry February 16, 2012 SUNDERLAND vs ARSENAL TOMORROW – 5.15PM ITV 1 HAVING watched Arsenal’s disastrous trip to the San Siro on Wednesday, Sunderland might be licking their lips in anticipation of progressing to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Arsenal were abject against AC Milan in their midweek Champions League clash, the 4-0 result becoming Arsene Wenger’s worst [...]
Captain Cook could struggle to continue his fine ODI form February 16, 2012 PAKISTAN vs ENGLAND SATURDAY – 11.00 AM SKY SPORTS FOR a long time Alastair Cook couldn’t even get in England’s one day side. Now, no man’s place in the team is more secure. The Three Lions skipper has registered a number of big scores at the top of the order and this week became the [...]
Likely non-runners make Irish pair attractive in Albert Bartlett Hurdle February 16, 2012 WITH only 24 days to go until the start of this year’s Cheltenham Festival, the majority of ante-post markets are beginning to reach a stage of maturity where there may be better value waiting until the day. That said, the next 48 hours or so will see the reputations of many well-fancied hopes either seriously [...]
Burton Port to put it up to Long Run February 16, 2012 THERE is a fantastic card at Newbury this afternoon and both the racecourse and sponsors Betfair should be commended for rescheduling the key races following last Saturday’s abandonment. The big betting contest of the day is the Betfair Hurdle (1.15pm) and all the key protagonists have stood the ground. I put up both SIRE DE [...]
BLUE SQUARE WINTER CARNIVAL February 16, 2012 WE’RE now just over a week away from the grand final of the Blue Square Sprint Series and tomorrow’s two divisions are the last chance for runners to accumulate enough points to guarantee a place in the final. The Series has been a great success and the final promises to be very exciting with £15,000 [...]
San Sorrow: Milan shame Wenger flops February 15, 2012 AC MILAN 4 vs ARSENAL 0 A SHELL-SHOCKED Arsene Wenger admitted last night’s Champions League humiliation at the hands of a rampant AC Milan represented the most embarrassing European night of his 15-year reign as Arsenal manager. Wenger returned to the San Siro confident of completing a personal hat-trick of victories at one of Italian [...]
MATCH ANALYSIS February 15, 2012 CITY A.M. VERDICT In the end Arsenal were fortunate to get nil. In many ways this was an even poorer performance than the one which resulted in a humiliating 8-2 drubbing at Old Trafford back in August. MAN OF THE MATCH Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a divisive character who is often accused of failing to deliver [...]
Mighty Finn seals England victory February 15, 2012 AN Alastair Cook century and a Steven Finn four-wicket haul proved a winning combination for a second time in two days as England took a 2-0 lead in their one-day series against Pakistan. Skipper Cook, with a beautifully composed 102, set the foundations when he became the first England player since Paul Collingwood in 2007 [...]