Guilty verdict must trigger change November 1, 2011 IT’S CERTAINLY no exaggeration to hail yesterday’s dramatic events at Southwark Crown Court as a watershed and landmark moment in cricket’s rich history. The guilty verdicts handed down to Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif – allied to the news that Mohammad Amir had admitted wrongdoing back in September – must surely act as the ultimate [...]
Police begin Terry race investigation November 1, 2011 THE METROPOLITAN Police have launched a formal investigation into allegations Chelsea skipper John Terry racially abused Anton Ferdinand after spending a week assessing a complaint from a member of the public. The move means the Football Association’s own investigation into the incident, which is alleged to have taken place during QPR’s win over Chelsea last [...]
Edwards puts RFU on red alert November 1, 2011 WASPS head coach Shaun Edwards is set to leave the Premiership club before the end of the week, putting England and his other suitors on red alert. Edwards’ future at the club had been in doubt after he recently revealed that he expected to return from the World Cup, where he helped Wales to a [...]
BELGIAN STRUGGLE November 1, 2011 GENK (1) vs CHELSEA (1) ● Chelsea condemn Ferdinand fan chants ● Luiz misses penalty as Chelsea blow lead ● Cech admits Blues must qualify hard way CHELSEA goalkeeper Petr Cech admitted his side will have to seal qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League the hard way after they threw away a [...]
Van Persie gamble backfires as Gunners fire blanks November 1, 2011 ARSENAL (0) vs MARSEILLE (0) ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admitted the emotional effects of Saturday’s win over Chelsea played a part in his side’s failure to secure qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League following last night’s stalemate against Marseille. Wenger opted to rest captain and top scorer Robin van Persie and the [...]
Ferguson: Rio’s lost his pace so he must find a new way November 1, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned defender Rio Ferdinand that his days as an automatic first-choice starter are no more. United’s recent success has been built on the central defensive partnership between Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. But a series of injuries, coupled with the emergence of Johnny Evans, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones, [...]
Mancini willing to offer Tevez a second chance November 1, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini has suggested Carlos Tevez could figure in his plans again if he apologises for his part in the ongoing controversy. Tevez has been frozen out of the first-team picture since Mancini claimed the Argentinian refused to play in the Champions League game at Bayern Munich back in September. Mancini has [...]
French win in Melbourne November 1, 2011 A first ever British victory in the Emirates Melbourne Cup was prevented by the narrowest possible margin once again as Ed Dunlop’s Red Cadeaux succumbed to well-fancied French stayer Dunaden.”I thought he wouldn’t like the ground and with a little more juice he’d have beaten the other horse,” said Dunlop.
Rooney up for award November 1, 2011 Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is the only Englishman shortlisted for the Ballon D’Or. Only five players on the shortlist have Premier League connections, two of which – Cesc Fabregas and Sergio Aguero – spent only half of 2011 in England – compared to 15 in Spain. European champions Barcelona lead the way with eight [...]
Djokovic back on course November 1, 2011 Novak Djokovic struggled to a three-set victory over Xavier Malisse at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. Djokovic beat the Belgian 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in his first match since winning the US Open in September.