Powerful team can give Henderson a Saturday to remember November 17, 2011 LAST year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup hero LONG RUN makes his eagerly awaited return to the racecourse tomorrow when he faces just five rivals in the Betfair Chase at Haydock (3.05pm). National Hunt racing’s new star landed last season’s King George at Kempton before going on to land the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Dual Gold [...]
JOHNNO: I COULD HAVE BEEN SACKED November 16, 2011 • Johnson resigns but admits World Cup failure may have cost him his job anyway • Embattled RFU chief Andrew to stay and lead search for new England boss OUTGOING England manager Martin Johnson admitted he could have been sacked following his side’s substandard World Cup campaign had he not taken the decision to resign yesterday. [...]
Andrew squirms in the spotlight but seems sure to live to fight another day November 16, 2011 AS he faced down the press pack at Twickenham for perhaps the last time, there was no hint of bitterness, injustice or anger etched into Martin Johnson’s most furrowed of brows. Instead he was dignity personified as he confirmed the end of his turbulent three-and-a-half-year reign, eschewing what must have been a temptation to blame [...]
WHO WILL FILL THE HOT-SEAT? November 16, 2011 JIM MALLINDER The popular Northampton director of rugby has worked wonders with the Saints, masterminding their transformation from a second tier side to one of Europe’s finest and most exciting outfits. His biggest drawback may be he lacks the Test experience of some of the more heavyweight candidates. GRAHAM HENRY New Zealand’s recent World Cup [...]
Jones is England’s big hope November 16, 2011 Versatile youngster has shown Capello he is ready to play FABIO CAPELLO made good use of the international double-header, in which his England side revealed strengths we did not know they had and showed glimpses of further improvements to come. Against Spain in particular Capello learned the valuable lesson that England can be disciplined and [...]
Suarez charged by FA over Evra race incident November 16, 2011 THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION has charged Liverpool striker Luis Suarez with racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra. The charge relates to an incident that is alleged to have taken place during the 1-1 draw between the two clubs at Anfield in October, and comes after a month-long investigation. Uruguay international Suarez had already strenuously denied [...]
A handshake is all you need to solve racism, says Blatter November 16, 2011 FIFA president Sepp Blatter has denied football has a problem with racism on the field, and believes incidents of that nature could be settled with a handshake. Blatter’s comments came just hours before the Football Association charged Liverpool’s Luis Suarez with racially abusing Manchester United’s Patrice Evra. England captain John Terry, meanwhile, is currently the [...]
Spurs to go private but refuse to sell stars to fund stadium move November 16, 2011 TOTTENHAM will not be forced to sell stars such as Luka Modric as a means of generating cash for their proposed move to a new £450m stadium, City A.M. understands. The club yesterday announced its intention to de-list from the AIM stock market in January, in a move it hopes will leave it better positioned [...]
US Grand Prix likely to be axed November 16, 2011 FORMULA ONE: Next year’s inaugural American Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, is on the brink of being abandoned, according to the sport’s chief Bernie Ecclestone. The news comes 24 hours after developers of the new Circuit of Americas track said construction work had ceased. Ecclestone said the 18 November race would be called off at the [...]
Unbeaten England end year on high November 15, 2011 Terry insists he will never quit captaincy after returning to lead experimental side to win that hints at bright future ENGLAND 1 vs SWEDEN 0 DEFIANT skipper John Terry declared he would never relinquish the captaincy after leading England to a first victory over Sweden for 43 years on a triumphant return to the side. [...]