Untenable… Terry quits England as FA begin inquest September 23, 2012 FORMER England captain John Terry last night stunned the nation when retiring from international duty on the eve of the Football Association’s inquest into the Anton Ferdinand race row. The FA’s disciplinary hearing was less than 24 hours away when Terry accused them of making his position “untenable” when announcing his immediate retirement from the [...]
Wenger admits missed chances cost Arsenal win September 23, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY 1 vs ARSENAL 1 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admitted his frustration over a series of missed chances against champions Manchester City yesterday, despite seeing his side grab a respectable draw at the Etihad Stadium. The Gunners went behind to a soft Joleon Lescott header from a City corner shortly before half-time, yet saved [...]
The Ryder Cup is the time for Woods to rise, relax and smile September 23, 2012 LET’S not pretend for a moment that the sporting world will be watching events in Chicago this week. The Ryder Cup will not be reverberating around Rio or resonating in Russia. It will barely register in some of the European countries or individual states in the US that have players involved. It will entrance and [...]
Rodgers hits out at ref after Reds fall to latest league loss September 23, 2012 LIVERPOOL 1 vs MANCHESTER UNITED 2 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers hailed yesterday’s tribute to the 96 fans killed at Hillsborough in 1989, yet could not hide his frustration after a fiery derby ended in a narrow defeat to rivals Manchester United. Both clubs honoured the Hillsborough victims before the match, while the game itself was [...]
Broad remains upbeat despite England failing to manage spin September 23, 2012 ENGLAND captain Stuart Broad leapt to the defence of his team after they were destroyed by India in yesterday’s World Twenty20 tie. Broad’s men had already qualified for the Super Eight stage, yet their prospects of winning the tournament appear fragile after they failed to cope with India’s spin and were dismissed for just 80 [...]
Heartbroken Hamilton refuses to give up on championship September 23, 2012 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton refused to give up on his championship hopes last night, despite admitting that he was heartbroken when his car broke down in the Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton, who started the race in pole position, was leading comfortably before his McLaren suffered a gearbox problem and forced him to retire from the race. [...]
Our spirit and desire was what got us through, says Villas-Boas September 23, 2012 TOTTENHAM 2 vs QPR 1 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas praised his players’ spirit and desire after they fought back from a goal down to secure their first home win of the season. QPR striker Bobby Zamora gave his side a 33rd-minute lead after the first-half humdrum of the home side had allowed Mark Hughes’s team [...]
McCall calls for Saracens to tidy act up after loss September 23, 2012 SARACENS’ unbeaten start to the new Aviva Premiership season ended at the hands of Exeter – and director of rugby Mark McCall admitted indiscipline cost them dear in the 14-12 loss. Sireli Naqelevuki’s second-half try and three penalties from Ignacio Mieres gave the Chiefs victory as Owen Farrell’s 12-point haul was only good enough for [...]
Burns wants bright lights of Vegas after Mitchell KO September 23, 2012 WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns has targeted topping the bill in Las Vegas after on Saturday clinically stopping Kevin Mitchell in four rounds in Glasgow. Promoter Frank Warren has already spoken of the possibility of a “monster fight” with compatriot Scott Harrison but Burns, who will fly to Vegas this week for a holiday with [...]
Pardew pleads with Demba to keep raising Newcastle’s Ba September 23, 2012 NEWCASTLE 1 vs NORWICH 0 NEWCASTLE manager Alan Pardew urged Demba Ba to continue his fine form after the striker’s third goal in two games secured their first Premier League win since the opening day of the season. “That all got blown out of proportion a little bit – the comments from his agent,” said [...]
