England seamer Mark Wood admits he may be forced under the knife to cure ankle injury August 18, 2015 England seamer Mark Wood has conceded that he may need an operation to cure a long-term ankle problem, placing his participation in series against Pakistan and South Africa later this year in doubt. Wood was hampered by the problem during a laboured display in the second Investec Ashes Test at Lord’s, forcing him to miss the [...]
Louis Van Gaal denies Wayne Rooney worries as Manchester United bid to rejoin European elite August 17, 2015 Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has dismissed concerns over skipper Wayne Rooney’s lack of goals so far this season as his side prepare for their Champions League play-off against Club Brugge at Old Trafford tonight. Despite United recording back-to-back Premier League victories, England captain Rooney has failed to register a shot on target in [...]
England’s Stuart Lancaster defends World Cup hopeful Sam Burgess in face of criticism August 17, 2015 England head coach Stuart Lancaster has hit back at the criticism fired in the direction of rugby league convert Sam Burgess following his international bow against France at Twickenham on Saturday. Former World Cup-winning scrum-half Matt Dawson has warned Lancaster against selecting Burgess in his World Cup squad, while in the past has questioned the [...]
England’s Jonathan Joseph tips Bath team-mate Sam Burgess to make World Cup statement August 13, 2015 England centre Jonathan Joseph has backed rugby league convert Sam Burgess to seal his place in head coach Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup squad with a breakthrough performance against France tomorrow. Former South Sydney Rabbitohs star Burgess has a prime opportunity to press his claims for inclusion after Lancaster named him in an experimental England XV [...]
England’s Jos Buttler: Final Ashes Test will not be a dead-rubber as history beckons August 13, 2015 England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler insists the opportunity to make history will remove the threat of next week’s fifth Investec Ashes Test at the Kia Oval turning into a dead-rubber. Victory over an abject Australia at Trent Bridge last week ensured that Alastair Cook’s England have regained the Ashes after surging into an unassailable 3-1 series [...]
Reprimanded Nick Kyrgios apologises for lewd girlfriend remark to Stan Wawrinka August 13, 2015 Australia's Nick Kyrgios has apologised after being fined for making an insulting and lewd remark to US Open champion Stan Wawrinka about his girlfriend during the duo’s Rogers Cup tussle in Montreal earlier this week. On-court microphones recorded Kyrgios walking to the net and telling his opponent: “Kokkianakis banged your girlfriend. Sorry to tell you [...]
Tottenham set to cut transfer losses on Roberto Soldado after goal-shy spell August 13, 2015 Tottenham are set to cut their losses on goal-shy forward Roberto Soldado as the Spaniard moved closer to finalising a move to La Liga outfit Villarreal. Soldado has failed to live up to his billing since Spurs paid Valencia £26m for his services in August 2013. The 30-year-old has netted just seven Premier League goals [...]
Alastair Cook has earned his captaincy spurs and Joe Root should be left to focus on batting August 13, 2015 Before the Ashes started the majority of people were saying that Alastair Cook should relinquish the England captaincy but he has proven all the doubters wrong. Alastair led the team extremely well and out-captained Australia skipper Michael Clarke in the same way that Clarke out-captained him during the whitewash series in 2013-14. I was part [...]
There are more important things in life than golf tournaments, admits fit-again Rory McIlroy August 12, 2015 Fit-again Rory McIlroy will head into today’s opening round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits with a new-found perspective borne out of his enforced injury absence. World No1 McIlroy feared he had broken an ankle while playing football on 4 July, but a ruptured left ankle ligament was severe enough to sideline the 26-year-old [...]
Anti-doping expert Michael Ashenden says Lord Coe and IAAF don’t have dedication to clean up athletics August 12, 2015 An expert at the centre of the athletics doping storm hit back at Lord Coe yesterday and accused world governing body the IAAF of lacking the necessary rigour to oversee a clean sport. Read more: Anti-doping chiefs deny blood data leak Michael Ashenden was one of two experts enlisted by the Sunday Times to analyse leaking [...]
