Saltires post sees Collingwood plot England’s World Cup ruin November 3, 2014 ENGLAND’S most capped one-day cricketer Paul Collingwood will now plot their World Cup downfall after agreeing to return to the Scotland coaching staff for next year’s showpiece event. The Durham skipper was Scotland’s joint interim head coach as the Saltires booked their place for the tournament in Australia and New Zealand with a three-wicket victory [...]
Striker Sturridge unlikely to be fit for Madrid clash November 3, 2014 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers has conceded the chances of striker Daniel Sturridge featuring against reigning European champions Real Madrid in tonight’s crucial Champions League clash with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu are slim. The Reds have looked a shadow of the side which pushed Manchester City so close for the Premier League title last season [...]
Hammers chief Sullivan expects Allardyce to lead West Ham into Olympic Stadium November 3, 2014 WEST HAM co-owner David Sullivan has confirmed Sam Allardyce is likely to be Hammers boss when the club moves to the Olympic Stadium, unless a top club or the national team come calling. Allardyce has masterminded a revival in fortunes at the Boleyn Ground this term with West Ham currently flying high and fifth in [...]
Lancaster: I am not prepared to play injury card November 3, 2014 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster believes his side are better equipped to compete with the All Blacks now than during their summer tour of New Zealand despite a crippling injury list. Second row Joe Launchbury became the latest forward to be ruled out of the QBE Series as England head into the opening clash against [...]
Premier League: Angry Van Gaal labels sent off Smalling stupid November 2, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 PERPLEXED Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal was forced to question the intelligence of one of his players for the second week in a row after Chris Smalling saw red during yesterday’s narrow defeat to bitter rivals Manchester City. The former Fulham defender was dismissed for the first time [...]
Premier League: Kane earns his spurs in late Tottenham salvo November 2, 2014 ASTON VILLA 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 TOTTENHAM manager Maurico Pochettino hinted that match-winner Harry Kane finally warrants a starting berth in his side after the England Under-21 forward climbed off the bench to complete Spurs’ comeback against Aston Villa yesterday. The White Hart Lane club’s miserable run of form looked set to be extended to [...]
Djokovic heading to London in prime form after Paris success November 2, 2014 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic eased past Canada’s Milos Raonic to claim his third consecutive Paris Masters crown and secure the sixth title of another prolific year. Serbia’s Djokovic brushed aside Raonic 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 23 minutes to record his 600th career win, a feat only achieved by four other active players – [...]
Sarries brush off Quins and target trophy sweep November 2, 2014 SARACENS assistant coach Joe Shaw insists his side plan an assault on all fronts this term after starting their LV=Cup campaign with a 25-20 success over Harlequins at Allianz Park yesterday. With both clubs selecting strong line-ups, the hosts took full advantage of a sluggish Quins start to lead 15-3 at the break before the [...]
Lewis Hamilton edges closer to glory after outwitting rival Nico Rosberg November 2, 2014 Britain's Lewis Hamilton took a significant step towards securing his second World Championship crown after overtaking title rival Nico Rosberg and claiming his fifth consecutive win at the United States Grand Prix in Austin yesterday. The 29-year-old snatched his 10th victory of the season with a late move down the inside of Rosberg, with [...]
Play-off heartache for Fisher as Siem recovers to secure crown November 2, 2014 ENGLAND’S Ross Fisher admitted challenging for the BMW Masters crown had not even flickered on his radar ahead of the final day at Lake Malaren Golf Club in Shanghai before producing a stirring comeback and losing a dramatic play-off yesterday. Germany’s Marcel Siem passed up the opportunity to secure victory by missing a six-foot putt [...]
