Record can wait as Kipsang aims to retain crown April 23, 2015 DEFENDING men’s champion Wilson Kipsang is predicting a fast London Marathon on Sunday but is happy to pass up a world record in favour of focusing on winning the race for a third time. Kipsang’s biggest threat is his fellow Kenyan and training partner Dennis Kimetto, who last year in Berlin became the first man [...]
Chelsea golden boys inspired to FA Youth Cup glory by first-team hope April 23, 2015 Blues under-18 boss Joe Edwards tells Ross McLean about all-conquering kids CHELSEA’S pursuit of silverware is not the sole preserve of senior stars at their Cobham training complex and on Monday evening the latest Stamford Bridge prodigies will look to take the final step on a well-trodden path. The club’s under-18 side hold a commanding [...]
Wenger: Sanchez deserves to rival Hazard for player awards April 23, 2015 ARSENAL forward Alexis Sanchez deserves to push Chelsea’s serial match-winner Eden Hazard “very close” for player of the year awards, according to Gunners manager Arsene Wenger. Sanchez, who has scored 22 goals in 45 games this season, and Hazard, who has netted 18 in 46, are due to collide in Sunday’s top-of-the-table Premier League contest [...]
Arsenal could be exposed as they go all out for a derby win April 23, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS ARSENAL V CHELSEA AND EVERTON V MANCHESTER UNITED THERE may be a few Hail Marys being uttered in the Arsenal changing room this weekend, as the Gunners look to stage a miracle in the closing stages of the Premier League season. Chelsea are almost certainly champions following their win against Manchester United [...]
United’s offensive threats set to overcome hard to crack Toffees April 23, 2015 MANCHESTER UNITED’s manager Louis van Gaal was clearly frustrated in his post-match interview last Sunday after he saw his side dominate possession (70%), have more than twice the number of shots (15) than Chelsea and yet still come away with nothing. However, the Dutchman will have regained his composure and the main aim this season [...]
De Bromhead charges to steal thunder from AP McCoy’s send-off April 23, 2015 BILL ESDAILE WITH HIS BEST RACING BETS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW NATIONAL Hunt racing is going to feel a very different place when tomorrow’s card at Sandown is concluded and the reality that we won’t see AP McCoy in the saddle again starts to sink in. McCoy failed to win the final race of the [...]
Quicker ground will be no problem for Shifting Power April 23, 2015 ALTHOUGH all the attention this weekend is on AP McCoy, there is some cracking flat action at Sandown Park this afternoon. The place to start is the bet365 Mile (2.30pm) and the bookies are struggling to split the leading contenders, with the sponsors offering 4/1 co-favourites of four. I actually think it is a little [...]
Maximum excitement on Arsenal v Chelsea April 23, 2015 ARSENAL versus Chelsea promises to be an enthralling encounter with the Gunners looking to end a seven-match winless run against their London rivals. Arsene Wenger’s side have failed to score in their last four against the Blues and have shipped 10 goals in that time. But with Chelsea missing their three main strikers, the setting [...]
Don’t let the politicians mess up your pension April 23, 2015 It can often feel like politicians are only there to get in our way. The coming General Election brings with it a host of sizeable risks – whether the threat of damaging new interventions in markets, the prospect of months of confidence-sapping uncertainty over the stability of the next government, or the possibility that a [...]
At home and abroad: Global numbers that matter and key election pledges April 23, 2015 From interest rate cuts and capital flight, to plunging currencies and growth wobbles, we highlight the numbers that matter this month KEY ELECTION PLEDGES THE CONSERVATIVES WILL… Raise the level at which people start paying income tax to £12,500 a year, from £10,600, and introduce a law to ensure no one on the [...]
