Fears grow for Bahrain season opener after protester deaths February 17, 2011 F1 CHIEF Bernie Ecclestone admits civil unrest in Bahrain may force him to scrap the first grand prix of the season, which is due to take place there next month. Safety fears are growing after a handful of protesters died in clashes with police early yesterday, and Ecclestone is set to make a decision within [...]
Soldatino and Carruthers are the best bets of the weekend February 17, 2011 NEWBURY gets the chance to stage the totesport Trophy today following last weekend’s tragic abandonment. Sadly, both the field and the prize money for the feature race have been dramatically reduced, but my original fancy SOLDATINO is set to take his chance and should take plenty of stopping. Nicky Henderson’s five-year-old was having his first [...]
Soldatino and Carruthers are the best bets of the weekend February 17, 2011 NEWBURY gets the chance to stage the totesport Trophy today following last weekend’s tragic abandonment. Sadly, both the field and the prize money for the feature race have been dramatically reduced, but my original fancy SOLDATINO is set to take his chance and should take plenty of stopping. Nicky Henderson’s five-year-old was having his first [...]
Home comforts point to Indian World Cup glory February 17, 2011 JUST OVER a month ago and England were joint-favourites with some layers for the World Cup. They are now out to 17/2 with Victor Chandler and bookies will happily take your money. Lifting the World Twenty20, their maiden international trophy, last year and their rousing Ashes victory in the winter are fading memories after the [...]
WORLD BEATERS February 16, 2011 ARSENAL 2 vs BARCELONA 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger toasted “a special football night” after late goals from Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin earned them a momentous Champions League triumph against the side he rates the best in the world. The Gunners were headed for a deserved defeat in this last-16 first leg contest, [...]
Hearn will fight to block West Ham Olympic Stadium move February 16, 2011 LEYTON ORIENT chairman Barry Hearn has stepped up his campaign to prevent West Ham completing their proposed relocation to the Olympic Stadium, urging Prime Minister David Cameron to block a move he believes could put his club out of business. Hearn (right) has written to Cameron, Mayor of London Boris Johnson and other ministers asking [...]
ICC bans team officials from tweeting during World Cup February 16, 2011 THE ICC HAVE imposed a blanket ban on team officials tweeting during World Cup matches in a bid to cut out any possibility of the social networking site being used as a tool for potential corruption. Following on from the spot-fixing scandal involving Pakistan, the governing body have decided to eliminate the possibility of coaches [...]
Impotence of Serie A must rile Gattuso February 16, 2011 SO WHAT really riled AC Milan pitbull Gennaro Gattuso enough to make him pick a fight with Joe Jordan, a man whose missing front teeth are a permanent testament to his grizzled fearlessness? Insults, as the Gattuso camp suggest, perhaps. But this was evidently a man also tormented by defeat, by the humiliation of being [...]
Milan star cites provocation but facing long ban February 16, 2011 EUROPEAN chiefs will meet on Monday to decide on an appropriate punishment for AC Milan captain Gennaro Gattuso. The 33-year-old shoved Tottenham assistant manager Joe Jordan in the face following a second-half altercation with Steven Pienaar and then headbutted the 59-year-old after the final whistle. Gattuso’s agent, Claudio Pasqualin, said Jordan had provoked the midfielder [...]
Pietersen thrilled at the opportunity to act as England’s emergency opener February 16, 2011 ENGLAND batsman Kevin Pietersen insists he is ready to embrace the role of emergency World Cup opener. Pietersen, who has played the vast majority of his 110 one-day internationals at No4, was promoted to the top of the order as England struggled to a narrow warm-up victory over Canada yesterday. The South African-born star made [...]