West Ham 1, West Brom 1: Slaven Bilic curses injuries as striker Diafra Sakho set to join club’s walking wounded November 29, 2015 NULL
Norwich City 1, Arsenal 1: Arsene Wenger defends decision to field playmaker Alexis Sanchez in injury-plagued draw November 29, 2015 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger defended his decision to play Alexis Sanchez after the mesmeric forward hobbled off during his side’s injury-plagued draw with lowly Norwich at Carrow Road yesterday. Sanchez was a doubt for the clash after picking up a hamstring knock against Dinamo Zagreb in midweek but was on hand to set up Mesut [...]
FK Qarabag 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1: Patient Spurs seal qualification to Europa League knockout phase November 26, 2015 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino admitted that perseverance was paramount after his side secured qualification to the last 32 of the Europa League with a laboured victory over Azerbaijan champions Qarabag last night. England striker Harry Kane headed the only goal of the game, his ninth strike in six matches, with just 12 minutes remaining, while [...]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger ready to splash cash in bid to win Premier League title November 26, 2015 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has vowed to spend big in the January transfer window in a bid to secure the club’s first Premier League title since their Invincibles campaign of 2004. Frenchman Wenger attracted criticism from Arsenal supporters in the summer for only signing goalkeeper Petr Cech, who arrived for £10m from defending champions Chelsea, [...]
IAAF president Lord Coe leaves role with US sportswear giant Nike amid conflict of interest claims November 26, 2015 Athletics chief Lord Coe admitted that his controversial association with Nike was impinging on his ability to clean up the scandal-hit sport after quitting his role with the United States sportswear giant yesterday. Coe had faced mounting pressure to relinquish his £100,000 a year global ambassadorial role after conflict of interest claims surfaced following the award [...]
Cricket chiefs opt to scrap mandatory coin toss in domestic game’s County Championship November 26, 2015 England cricket bosses last night decreed that the age-old and mandatory pre-match coin toss will be scrapped in both divisions of the County Championship next season. The aim of the proposal is to produce better and more consistent pitches in domestic red-ball cricket, lessen the significance of winning the toss and help the future development [...]
Wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings stars as bold England strike first in T20 skirmish with Pakistan November 26, 2015 Skipper Eoin Morgan revelled in the depth of playing options at his disposal after a much-changed England dispatched Pakistan by 14 runs to secure victory in the opening T20 tussle with Pakistan in Dubai last night. England recovered from 19-3 to post 160-5, as recalled wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings clobbered his maiden T20I half-century, while the [...]
Manchester United 0, PSV Eindhoven 0: Blunt Reds lose grip on last 16 place November 25, 2015 Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal admitted that his side played with fear during their goalless draw with PSV Eindhoven last night which left their Champions League participation in the balance. The stalemate means United must dispatch group leaders Wolfsburg in their final group match on 8 December to guarantee qualification to the knockout phase. [...]
Who gives a toss? I’m in favour of England cricket scrapping it November 25, 2015 England cricket bosses will tomorrow discuss scrapping the coin toss at the beginning of domestic matches in a bid to improve the consistency of pitches and encourage spin bowling. I am all in favour of the proposal. If the plan is enacted, a one-year trial will ensue during the 2016 season where no toss will take [...]
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0, Chelsea 4: Jose Mourinho and Diego Costa clash as Chelsea edge closer to place in Champions League knockout phase November 24, 2015 Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho admitted that he had a bust-up with pugnacious hitman Diego Costa at the end of the first half before his side edged closer to the Champions League knockout phase by dispatching 10-man Maccabi Tel-Aviv last night. Defender Gary Cahill opened the scoring in the first half, which also saw former Chelsea [...]
