Mourad worth Big Buck’s in World Hurdle January 20, 2011 WITH just under two months to go until the start of the Cheltenham Festival, the time is right to start building our ante-post portfolio. The purpose of any bet placed such a long way in advance of the event itself is to take a price about a horse that will supposedly be a lot shorter [...]
Wenger: Gunners hungry for success January 19, 2011 LEEDS UNITED 1 vs ARSENAL 3 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes his side’s defeat of Leeds in last night’s FA Cup third round replay confirms the end of a six-year trophy drought is just around the corner, Leeds were well deserving of a second shot at Arsenal after their performance at Emirates Stadium 10 days [...]
We have a team full of leaders, says Arsenal manager January 19, 2011 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has denied his side suffers from a lack of leadership. Midfielder Denilson had been quoted yesterday in an interview given to Brazilian TV saying “Fabregas is the captain, but he is not a leader to me”. The 22-year-old subsequently claimed he had been misquoted, while Fabregas himself insisted their is no [...]
Keothavong: I blew chance January 19, 2011 British No2 laments missed opportunity after defeat in second round of Australian Open BRITISH No2 Anne Keothavong admitted blowing a golden opportunity after coming within six points of shocking 30th seed Andrea Petkovic at the Australian Open. Keothavong, who has never been further than round two in Melbourne, won the first set 2-6 and was [...]
Hackers to target Games January 19, 2011 LONDON’S Olympic Games is certain to come under attack from cyber terrorists, the man in charge of IT and telecommunications for next year’s extravaganza has warned. Gerry Pennell, chief information officer for 2012, says malicious individuals or groups are sure to try to sabotage the Games by hacking into its networks. “We will get cyber-attacked, [...]
Ex-BOA boss Clegg favours Spurs bid January 19, 2011 TOTTENHAM’S bid for the Olympic Stadium has been boosted after one of the key figures involved in securing the Games called it “madness” to consider West Ham over Spurs. However, Simon Clegg, the former chief executive of the British Olympic Association, criticised Tottenham for proposing to revamp Crystal Palace rather than deliver an athletics legacy [...]
Armitage charge could add to Johnson’s Six Nations headache January 19, 2011 ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson faces yet another selection headache ahead of the Six Nations campaign after the RFU charged Delon Armitage with misconduct. Johnson, who is alrerady without four of his squad, may now have to contend without London Irish’s Armitage, who will attend a hearing today for an alleged offence which took place after [...]
Liverpool chairman vows to spend big January 19, 2011 Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has promised to give Kenny Dalglish the funds to bring big name players to Anfield. “I don’t want to get the wage bill down, I want it to increase and we have the resources to do that – I just think we ought to be performing at a better level,” Werner [...]
Sunderland deny interest in Keane January 19, 2011 TOTTENHAM striker Robbie Keane will not be replacing Darren Bent at The Stadium of Light, according to Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn. Quinn, who played alongside Keane for the Republic of Ireland, said “Robbie works well off a big physical player but we don’t have that. Robbie doesn’t quite suit us.” Sunderland are, however, said to [...]
Chelsea ready to increase Luiz offer January 19, 2011 CHELSEA are prepared to up their offer for a third time in a bid to land Benfica’s Brazil defender David Luiz. The champions have already had two bids rejected, with Portuguese club, who received £17m in the summer from the Blues for the services of Ramires, holding out for £25m. Meanwhile, defenders Jose Bosingwa and [...]