Pochettino still wary of Arsenal firepower despite Alexis injury February 5, 2015 TOTTENHAM manager Mauricio Pochettino insists Arsenal will not miss injured leading scorer Alexis Sanchez in tomorrow’s north London derby. Sanchez has scored 18 goals in 32 Gunners matches since his £30m summer transfer from Barcelona but has failed to recover from a hamstring injury in time for the trip to White Hart Lane. “Arsenal have [...]
Sherwood’s QPR rivals McClaren and Clement rule themselves out February 5, 2015 FORMER England manager Steve McClaren and Real Madrid No2 Paul Clement have cleared the way for Tim Sherwood to take the Queens Park Rangers job by ruling themselves out. McClaren said he remained committed to Championship high-flyers Derby – the same response he gave when asked about the Newcastle vacancy in January. “I answered that [...]
Vunipola: I was borderline arrogant February 5, 2015 As he prepares to battle his cousin tonight in the Six Nations, England’s wrecking ball tells Ross McLean about his fall from grace ENGLAND will bid to exorcise the ghost of a harrowing and Grand Slam-ending defeat to Wales at the Millennium Stadium tonight, but the clash also presents a chance for powerhouse Billy Vunipola [...]
Rugby Comment: England ready to win Six Nations but don’t expect a Grand Slam February 5, 2015 WE SEEM to say it every year but I think the Six Nations is genuinely very open this time. There are a number of teams who could be top of the pile come the end – England, Ireland, Wales – while we’ve seen Scotland’s type of rugby improve already under Vern Cotter and Italy get [...]
Sire De Grugy on comeback trail in Game Spirit Chase February 5, 2015 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS PREVIEWS TOMORROW’S CLASSY CARD AT NEWBURY SIRE DE Grugy is set to make his eagerly-awaited reappearance in tomorrow’s Game Spirit Chase at Newbury (3.00pm) with a defence of his Betway Champion Chase crown at the Cheltenham Festival in March the ultimate goal. Gary Moore has written exclusively for Betway over the last [...]
Road to Cheltenham February 5, 2015 THIS year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup is extremely open with a nice ante-post shape. Dual-King George winner Silviniaco Conti is a class horse, but Paul Nicholls’ inmate has had two cracks at the blue riband event and has failed to even finish in the top three. In fairness to him, there’s nothing to suggest he doesn’t [...]
Experienced Wales can edge past new-look England in Cardiff February 5, 2015 HARRY MADLEY PREVIEWS THE SIX NATIONS CURTAIN-RAISER AND BEN CLEMINSON WITH HIS BEST BETS FOR THE NORTH LONDON DERBY THE ANTICIPATION surrounding the opening fixture of the Six Nations will reach its climax at 8.05pm this evening as Wales host England at the Millennium Stadium, a venue which has seen the Red Rose win just [...]
Improving north London pair set to share spoils at the Lane February 5, 2015 AFTER a poor start to the campaign, Arsene Wenger has turned the negativity around Arsenal into optimism. Performances have improved and the club are favourites on Sporting Index’s FA Cup Index to retain that trophy. The Gunners were never going to win the Premier League this year but victory tomorrow at Tottenham will put them [...]
Maximum excitement on the six nations with sporting index February 5, 2015 THE SIX Nations is a really competitive affair and makes for a great betting heat. Scotland and Italy’s wait for a first title in the new format looks certain to go on, so we are down to four teams who could take glory. Sporting Index traders can’t split England and Ireland on their Outright 60 [...]
The pursuit of strappiness: Women’s watches are getting a couture makeover February 5, 2015 When it comes to women’s watches, straps aren’t usually top of a designer’s list of priorities. But despite all the attention the dial tends to get, it’s the strap that covers the larger proportion of your wrist. Thankfully, there are brands out there that do spend time on these means of attachment. Hermès is famously [...]
