BOA deny Team GB ploy June 22, 2011 BRITISH Olympic chiefs have hit back at suggestions their much-ridiculed announcement that an “historic agreement” had been reached for a Team GB football team at next year’s Games was a ploy to shift tickets. Tuesday’s announcement was widely taken to mean that Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland had joined England in supporting the plans – [...]
Fifa probe accuses duo June 22, 2011 WORLD governing body Fifa was engulfed in a fresh bribery storm last night after it emerged an in-house probe had found evidence implicating two of its most powerful members, Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner. A secret report by Fifa’s ethics committee said it had uncovered “compelling” material suggesting that bribes were paid to officials [...]
United close in on Villa’s Young June 22, 2011 FOOTBALL: Manchester Untied are expected to complete the signing of Ashley Young from Aston Villa by the end of the week after the player underwent a medical at the Old Trafford club yesterday. The 25-year-old England winger is expected to sign a five-year deal with Villa to receive a transfer fee in the region of [...]
Woods remains an Open doubt June 22, 2011 GOLF: Former world No1 Tiger Woods has been advised to continue his lay-off rather than play next week’s AT&T National in Pennsylvania, casting further doubt on his participation in next month’s Open. Woods hasn’t played since he pulled out of the Players Championship last month and is yet to recover from knee and Achilles injuries. [...]
No Wasps approach for Young June 22, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Cardiff Blues have not received an approach for director of rugby Dai Young – even though Wasps are thought to be close to reaching an agreement for the former Wales prop to take over at Adams Park. A Cardiff statement read: “We have had no approach from London Wasps. Dai Young is still [...]
Lee Dixon speaks to City A.M. June 22, 2011 Former Arsenal player Lee Dixon tells City A.M. all about his involvement with the new game ‘I AM PLAYR’ as well as his view on Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal team.
War breaks out over 2012 football team June 21, 2011 OLYMPIC chiefs sparked a furious row last night by announcing that a deal had been reached paving the way for players from all four home nations to represent Team GB in the London 2012 football tournament. Scottish, Welsh and Irish football associations swiftly responded by collectively rubbishing the notion, with one official saying he was [...]
GOODBYE PORTO, HELLO CHELSEA June 21, 2011 CHELSEA last night confirmed they are in negotiations with managerial target Andre Villas-Boas and hope to reach a satisfactory conclusion shortly. The 33-year-old, who led Porto to the Treble last season, yesterday resigned from the Portuguese club who later revealed they had received the outstanding £13.3m compensation detailed in the termination clause of Villas-Boas’ contract.
No problems for Federer but it’s emotional for Williams June 21, 2011 TWO OF THE major threats to Andy Murray’s hopes of achieving Wimbledon glory, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, got their campaigns off to winning starts yesterday. Federer, who skipped his traditional SW19 warm-up event in Halle due to a knee injury, looked rusty in what was his first match since he was beaten in the [...]
Credit goes to Strauss for taking a brave move June 21, 2011 ANDREW STRAUSS’S decision to switch counties in order to find some form ahead of the India’s impending visit has been criticised in some quarters, but I can’t see a problem with it. It’s unprecedented, innovative and Somerset should be applauded for being so accommodating. It’s also encouraging to see Strauss, now retired from international one-day cricket, [...]