Ferdinand: I’ll be fit for the World Cup December 17, 2009 INJURY-PLAGUED England centre-back Rio Ferdinand has moved to dismiss claims that he is struggling to be fit for next summer’s World Cup. The Manchester United defender, 31, has been out of action since October with a calf injury, raising doubts as to whether he regain sufficient match fitness to make Fabio Capello’s squad for the [...]
Fabregas injury is not long-term, insists Arsene December 17, 2009 aARSENAL boss Arsenal Wenger has allayed fears over Cesc Fabregas’ hamstring injury, insisting the problem is not long-term. The Spaniard limped off in the first half of Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Burnley on Wednesday night and was immediately ruled out of tomorrow’s clash with Hull City at the Emirates. But Wenger insists Fabregas’ injury is [...]
Moyes’ youthful Everton just December 17, 2009 EVERTON (0) vs BATE (1) EVERTON boss David Moyes saw his young side come up just short against Belarusian champions BATE Borisov as the Toffees ended their group stage campaign with a narrow home defeat. Moyes made nine changes from the side which drew 3-3 at Chelsea on Saturday in the knowledge his side had [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF December 17, 2009 Gayle blows Aussies away CRICKET: West Indies captain Chris Gayle smashed the fifth-fastest century in Test history to lead his side’s recovery in the third Test with Australia in Perth. Gayle smashed 102 from just 70 balls as the Windies closed on 214-2 in response to Australia’s 520-7 declared. It capped an incident-packed day which [...]
IN-RUNNING TRADING HINTS December 17, 2009 The most fascinating in-running trading contest of the weekend looks to be Ascot’s Long Walk Hurdle run at 2.05pm tomorrow. Big Buck’s is currently trading at around 1.55 on Betdaq, but I expect him to trade at a considerably bigger price in-running. Last year’s World Hurdle winner never came off the bit on his seasonal [...]
Save the Big Buck’s for Bellvano and Dave’s Dream at Ascot today December 17, 2009 PAUL NICHOLLS continued his extraordinary run of Saturday big race wins by landing last weekend’s Boylesports.com Gold Cup at Cheltenham and the Champion trainer will hope that Big Buck’s can make it a ‘famous five’ tomorrow. Kauto Star, Denman, Twist Magic and Poquelin have all grabbed the racing headlines on consecutive Saturdays for Team Ditcheat [...]
SPREAD BETTING AND CRICKET –THE PERFECT MATCH December 17, 2009 It’s always crucial to keep an eye on the weather when spread betting on cricket and with rain forecast at Centurion, the draw is now the bookies favourite at stumps on day two. The beauty of spread betting means we need not focus on that and can place a bet on England’s first innings batting [...]
Lampard’s spot on for Blues December 16, 2009 CHELSEA (2) VS PORTSMOUTH (1) FRANK LAMPARD rediscovered his range from the penalty spot to help Chelsea regain their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Lampard suffered a rare miss from the spot 11 days ago, culminating in a 2-1 defeat at Manchester City. But the England midfielder made no mistake this [...]
MK gets the nod for 2018 bid December 16, 2009 MILTON KEYNES Dons chairman Pete Winkelman couldn’t hide his delight after his club’s home was selected as one of the candidate host stadiums for England’s 2018 World Cup bid. Stadium:MK was the surprise selection after 2018 bid chiefs confirmed the 12 cities that will front England’s campaign. Plymouth was also given the nod, but Derby, [...]
Zamora stars as Fulham march on December 16, 2009 BASLE (2) VS FULHAM (3) BOBBY ZAMORA notched an impressive brace to help Fulham seal qualification to the last 32 of the Europa League as Group E runners-up. In-form Zamora gave the Cottagers the lead with a neat finish from Bjorn Helge Riise’s cross on 42 minutes. He then doubled the advantage with a header from [...]