Diego Costa injury taints Chelsea FA Cup progress and Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s first Blues goal January 10, 2016 NULL
FA Cup third round: Swansea stunned as fourth-tier Oxford send Premier League strugglers crashing out January 10, 2016 Oxford United 3, Swansea City 2 Oxford United manager Michael Appleton hailed his giant killers after the League Two side knocked Premier League Swansea out of the FA Cup on Sunday in the biggest shock of the third round. Two goals in the space of 10 second-half minutes from in-form midfielder Kemar Roofe saw Oxford [...]
Six Nations 2016: Eddie Jones warns underperforming England stars it’s their fault if they’re not picked January 10, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones insists he will not be afraid to make unpopular selection decisions as he prepares to name the first squad of his tenure this week. Australian Jones is due to name his 33-man party for next month’s Six Nations on Wednesday, and has already been tipped to replace Chris Robshaw as [...]
Bournemouth sign Benik Afobe for club record £9m as Cherries gamble on former Arsenal trainee to save them from relegation January 10, 2016 Bournemouth have broken their transfer record for the second time since the end of last season to land England Under-21 striker Benik Afobe from Wolves for around £9m. The Cherries, who currently lie 16th in the Premier League, have signed the 22-year-old to fill the gap left by first-choice centre-forward Callum Wilson, who suffered a [...]
Kempton racing betting preview: Bash the bookies with Bivouac in the Lanzarote Hurdle January 7, 2016 After a superb couple of days’ racing over the festive period at Kempton, jumpers return to the rain-soaked Sunbury track on Saturday. Pride of place in the seven-race card is the Lanzarote Hurdle (2.35pm). The race looks typically competitive with 11 runners set to go to post and bookmakers scratching their heads with 9/2 co-favourites [...]
Racing betting preview: Portrait King can clean up in muddy Welsh Grand National January 7, 2016 It is going to be touch and go whether Saturday's Welsh Grand National (1.45pm) card at Chepstow goes ahead. Last month’s meeting had to be abandoned due to a waterlogged track and Mother Nature is doing her best to spoil the party again. If it does get the green light, though, there are going to be two [...]
FA Cup betting preview: Injury-hit Liverpool to slip up against Exeter January 7, 2016 The last time Liverpool visited Exeter City in the FA Cup was 1950, when Scotland international Willie Fagan sealed a convincing 3-1 win. A lot has changed in the last 66 years but Liverpool’s superiority has not. The two have never been in the same league and Exeter have never played in the top flight. The [...]
FA Cup betting preview: In-form Tottenham to outfox fading Leicester January 7, 2016 Premier League high-flyers Tottenham and Leicester go head to head in the FA Cup on Sunday in one of the ties of the third round. It’s a different atmosphere from their cup meeting last year, which ended in a shock victory for then-top flight strugglers Leicester. A Foxes win would certainly be no surprise this time [...]
Andy Murray offers support to Naomi Broady after fellow Brit demands Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko be disqualified for throwing her racket at a ball-boy January 6, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray joined the chorus of support for compatriot Naomi Broady after her bad-tempered win over Latvian Jelena Ostapenko – but could not match her success when he returned to action on Wednesday. World No122 Broady progressed to round three of the ASB Classic in Auckland with a 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 win, although the victory [...]
Eva Carneiro legal case against Chelsea and Jose Mourinho set to go public after date is set for full employment tribunal January 6, 2016 Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro’s legal claims against the Premier League champions and their ex-manager Jose Mourinho are set to result in a full and public employment tribunal later this year. A preliminary hearing at the London South Employment Tribunal in Croydon today, attended by Carneiro and her legal team, did not result in a settlement [...]