Scotland coach to blood starlets October 20, 2010 RUGBY UNION: Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has named four uncapped players in his squad for the autumn internationals. Ruaridh Jackson and Joe Ansbro will join Edinburgh duo Greig Laidlaw and Jim Thompson in hoping to face New Zealand and South Africa at Murrayfield in November.
You’ve disrespected United: Ferguson accuses Rooney October 19, 2010 MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s yesterday emphatically retaliated in the war of words with Wayne Rooney, accusing the unsettled striker of going back on his word and disrespecting the club. Ferguson broke his silence on the controversy with a six-and-a-half-minute statement in which he revealed Rooney informed United he wanted to leave back in [...]
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? CITY AM EXPLAINS October 19, 2010 Q.When will rooney leave united? A.His contract expires in summer 2012 but his value will depreciate steadily until then, meaning United’s best chance of getting a big fee will be in January. In theory he could buy out his contract then for £7m, using the Webster ruling, but Europe’s top clubs have agreed not to [...]
Fabregas nets in a five-star Arsenal rout October 19, 2010 ARSENAL (5) VS SHAKHTAR DONETSK (1) ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger preached caution after seeing his side take a firm grip of Group H with a record-breaking drubbing of Shakhtar Donetsk. Alex Song, Samir Nasri, fit-again Cesc Fabregas, Jack Wilshere and Marouane Chamakh all netted as the Gunners trampled over the Ukrainian champions. So dominant were [...]
Misfiring Cook and KP are England’s big Ashes worries October 19, 2010 ENGLAND coach Andy Flower has few worries as the Ashes hove into view. Results have been good and the team is very settled. Yet there are one or two issues that will be playing on his mind with five weeks to go until the first Test. First, the players need to adjust their mindsets after [...]
Zhirkov relishes return as Blues cruise October 19, 2010 SPARTAK MOSCOW (0) VS CHELSEA (2) CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti hailed Yury Zhirkov after the Russian midfielder chose the perfect setting to reignite his Blues career. Zhirkov’s extraordinary 30-yard volley set the west Londoners on their way to an ultimately comfortable win that virtually guarantees their progress to the last 16. Striker Nicolas Anelka slotted [...]
Spurs won’t sit back at Inter October 19, 2010 INTER MILAN VS TOTTENHAM ITV1, ko 7.45pm TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp insists his plans for one of the biggest games in the club’s recent history have not been derailed by the absence of Rafael van der Vaart. The Holland playmaker has been an instant hit since joining last month but is suspended for Redknapp’s hardest [...]
Ponting still top man for Australia, says Warne October 19, 2010 AUSTRALIA great Shane Warne insists he fully supports captain Ricky Ponting, adding that recent criticism of him had been meant as “an observation, not an attack”. Warne riled Ponting by slamming his field placings during last week’s second Test against India, a match they went on to lose by seven wickets, in a post on [...]
Massa to help Alonso see off Hamilton and Button October 19, 2010 FERRARI’S Felipe Massa has pledged to aid colleague Fernando Alonso’s title challenge in the final three races of the season. Massa’s willingness to effectively perform as the team’s second driver has been in doubt since he was asked to step aside and let Alonso win in July’s German Grand Prix. But the Brazilian is now [...]
Jockey Katsidis found dead October 19, 2010 HORSE RACING: Top Australian jockey Stathi Katsidis has been found dead at his home on Brisbane, aged 31, just two weeks before the Melbourne Cup. The multiple Group One winner had been set to saddle Australian Derby winner Shoot Out in the famed race on 2 November. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding [...]