FOUR-FOUR-CLUELESS March 21, 2011 FORMER England manager Glenn Hoddle believes Fabio must ditch his favoured 4-4-2 formation or risk missing out on qualifying for next summer’s European Championship. England currently trail leaders Montenegro by three points in qualifying Group G, albeit having played a game less, following their goalless draw at Wembley last October which again showcased Capello’s tactical [...]
Woods eyes Masters March 21, 2011 FORMER World No1 Tiger Woods believes his game is coming together in time for The Masters next month. The 14-time major winner has not won a major tournament since 2008, but having been out of the game for long periods due to injury and the breakdown of his marriage, he says he is now rediscovering [...]
Gooch insists England can go one better than class of ‘92 March 21, 2011 FORMER England captain Graham Gooch believes Andrew Strauss’ side have the fighting spirit to go on and lift the World Cup. England have reached the final three times in 1979, 1987 and in 1992 when Gooch was skipper – but lost every time. And Gooch, who is part of the management team as a batting [...]
McLaren hope car changes will boost performance by one second March 21, 2011 MCLAREN team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes this season’s car will be one second faster on Sunday in Australia than in the final pre-season test in Barcelona. Whitmarsh says dramatic alterations have been made to the car after it had been struggling behind both Red Bull and Ferrari in practice. Speaking ahead of the season’s first [...]
Grant pleads not guilty to FA charge March 21, 2011 WEST HAM manager Avram Grant has denied a charge of improper conduct relating to comments made about referee Mike Jones following the FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Stoke on 13 March. A personal hearing will be scheduled at a date no later than 7 April. Following the 2-1 defeat, Grant was unhappy with Jones’ handling [...]
Henson hopes for Toulon debut March 21, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Wales star Gavin Henson is hoping to make his long-awaited Toulon debut at the weekend after recovering from a calf injury. Henson has not played for his new club since joining from Saracens in February He said: “I feel really good. I hope over the next few days I can build up my training and [...]
Tough draw for O’Sullivan March 21, 2011 SNOOKER: Ronnie O’ Sullivan and John Higgins were handed tough first-round draws for this year’s World Snooker Championship. O’Sullivan will face Dominic Dale, while Higgins will be tested by Stephen Lee.
Luiz helps to lift the Blues again March 20, 2011 CHELSEA (2) vs MANCHESTER CITY (0) CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti sent out mixed signals regarding his future at the club after second-half goals from David Luiz and Ramires secured victory over Manchester City. Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay revealed yesterday that the Italian’s position would be reviewed at the end of the season. Ancelotti, whose contract [...]
Wood: Defeat left me heartbroken March 20, 2011 ENGLAND flanker Tom Wood revealed defeat in Dublin on Saturday left him feeling like his “heart had been ripped out”. The emergence of the Northampton foward had been one of the highlights of England’s RBS 6 Nations campaign, but Wood and his teammates had no answer to the Irish onslaught which terminated their Grand Slam hopes. “It [...]
Capello’s got his Terry timing all wrong, insists Redknapp March 20, 2011 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp has criticised Fabio Capello for his handling of the England captaincy issue. John Terry was reinstated as the permanent skipper on Saturday night having been stripped of the position last year following his off-field behaviour. Rio Ferdinand, who will miss Saturday’s Euro 2012 qualifier with Wales due to injury, replaced Terry [...]