McCoy poised for comeback January 25, 2012 HORSE RACING: Tony McCoy will make a return to the saddle this afternoon at Warwick for the first time since 30 December when he fractured his ribs and punctured a lung in a fall at Taunton. McCoy, the 16-time champion jockey, will ease his way back into action by partnering Nicky Henderson’s Key To The [...]
Deng upbeat on Olympic chances January 25, 2012 OLYMPICS: Chicago Bulls star and Great Britain forward Luol Deng insists he is determined to overcome a ligament injury in his wrist in time this summer’s London Games. “It could always be worse. Injuries happen,” said the 6ft 9in 26-year-old. “But I’m very confident that I’ll be fine. And I feel like without the surgery [...]
Hammers bid £7m for Jelavic January 25, 2012 FOOTBALL: Championship leaders West Ham have underlined their determination to make an instant return to the Premier League by making a £7m bid for Glasgow Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic. The Croatia international, who has scored 30 goals for Rangers, made the switch to Glasgow from Rapid Vienna in 2010 and is also being tracked by [...]
Wasps sign Russia duo January 25, 2012 RUGBY UNION : Wasps have signed Russia international hooker Vladislav Korshunov and No8 Victor Gresev until the end of the season.
Redknapp told cops: I pay my tax and don’t fiddle anything January 24, 2012 Tottenham manager threatened to sue reporter for bungs claim Court told Redknapp feigned ignorance over offshore account TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp threatened to “sue the bollocks off” a reporter who suggested payments he received into an offshore account that remained undeclared to the taxman for six years were “bungs”, a court heard yesterday. Redknapp, who [...]
Time for KP to show he’s a team player January 24, 2012 TALK of guarding against complacency dominated the build-up to last week’s first Test but the manner of England’s defeat suggested they fell into the very trap they were desperate to avoid. The senior batsmen have all scored prolifically enough over the last two years for us to label last week’s debacle in Dubai a freak [...]
Strauss set to face his biggest test January 24, 2012 ENGLAND captain Andrew Strauss admits protecting his side’s No1 Test ranking and turning the current series against Pakistan on its head represents one of the toughest challenges of his tenure. A miserable 10-wicket defeat in Dubai means England have no margin for error in the two remaining Tests. Strauss, who inherited the Test captaincy from [...]
Brave Palace miss out on Wembley after suffering penalty heartache January 24, 2012 CARDIFF 1 vs CRYSTAL PALACE 0 CRYSTAL PALACE manager Dougie Freedman was full of admiration for his players last night despite a brave rearguard action yielding only regret and a penalty shootout defeat, rather than the Carling Cup final appearance at Wembley the Scot insisted his side merited. The slender advantage Palace held from the [...]
Tevez counts £9.3m cost of row with City January 24, 2012 LIVERPOOL 1 vs MANCHESTER CITY 0 EXILED Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has forfeited £9.3m in earnings, it emerged last night after the Premier League leaders revealed they had found the player guilty of gross misconduct for going on strike. The 27-year-old hasn’t featured for Roberto Mancini’s side since September following his refusal to accept [...]
Federer douses flames for Nadal clash January 24, 2012 FOUR-TIME Australian Open champion Roger Federer has shrugged off suggestions a simmering row with Rafael Nadal will poison the occasion when the arch-rivals meet in the semi-finals tomorrow. Federer is still to drop a set in Melbourne this year after swiftly dispensing with Argentinian 11th seed Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on the [...]