Manchester United 1, Liverpool 1: Tempers flare as Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp clash January 15, 2017 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp accused Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho of attempting to coerce referee Michael Oliver into showing Roberto Firmino a red card as tensions sizzled during Sunday's draw. Firmino was booked for shoving Ander Herrera after the forward reacted angrily to the Spaniard pulling his shirt as the visitors looked to counter-attack in [...]
Eoin Morgan questions England batting as Virat Kohli masterclass ignites India victory January 15, 2017 England skipper Eoin Morgan blamed a below-par batting performance as his side succumbed to a three-wicket defeat in their opening one-day clash against India in Pune. The tourists’ total of 350-7, England’s record tally against India and their ninth highest of all time, proved insufficient as a Virat Kohli masterclass and destructive century from Kedar [...]
Football pays tribute to true gent Graham Taylor January 12, 2017 Sir Alex Ferguson led a chorus of tributes from English football to former Three Lions manager Graham Taylor, who died yesterday aged 72 following a suspected heart attack. Taylor boasted an outstanding CV in club management having led Watford from the old Fourth Division to runners-up spot in the top flight in just six seasons, [...]
Jonny Bairstow hopes heavy defeat acts as wake-up call for England ahead of one-day series with India January 12, 2017 England batsman Jonny Bairstow believes his side have had a wake up call after suffering a heavy defeat in their final warm-up clash prior to the start of the one-day series with India. Bairstow top scored for the tourists with 64 and opener Alex Hales made 51, although England slipped from 116-1 to 211-9 before [...]
West Ham refuse to sell Dimitri Payet despite midfielder’s refusal to play for Hammers January 12, 2017 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists the club will not sell Dimitri Payet despite the France midfielder refusing to play in tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Crystal Palace. Payet, a £10.7m signing from Marseille in 2015, is thought to be the subject of renewed interest from former side Marseille. The 29-year-old signed a bumper new [...]
Southampton 1, Liverpool 0: Saints march on but let Reds off the hook January 11, 2017 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp urged his side to make the most of their reprieve after admitting the Reds were fortunate to escape their EFL Cup semi-final first leg at Southampton with only a slender one-goal deficit. A first-half strike from forward Nathan Redmond kept Southampton on course to reach their first League Cup final since Lawrie [...]
Manchester City charged by Football Association over anti-doping rules January 11, 2017 Manchester City have been slapped with a Football Association (FA) charge of infringing anti-doping rules. The two-time Premier League champions, who have until 19 January to respond to the charge, are accused of breaching FA rules concerning players’ whereabouts for the purposes of facilitating drug-testing. Clubs are required to provide the FA with up-to-date details [...]
Manchester United 2, Hull City 0: Jose Mourinho questions celebrations, while United agree to sell midfielder January 10, 2017 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes his side are within touching distance of Wembley despite admitting his irritation at over-zealous celebrations after their opening goal against Hull in their EFL Cup semi-final first leg. United took a significant step towards the first major final of the Mourinho era courtesy of second-half strikes from Juan Mata and [...]
Lord Coe set to defy select committee request over Russian corruption scandal January 10, 2017 World athletics chief Lord Coe is set to defy a request to reappear before the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee despite being summoned to answer further questions regarding his knowledge of IAAF corruption and Russian doping. Chairman Damian Collins called for Coe, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), to face the [...]
Millwall handed FA Cup reward with home tie against Premier League side as Chelsea face west London derby January 9, 2017 League One Millwall have been rewarded for dumping Bournemouth out of the FA Cup with another home clash against top-flight Watford in the fourth round. Millwall, who are currently 10th in the third tier, thrashed an under-strength Cherries 3-0 at the New Den on Saturday and will now face Walter Mazzarri’s Hornets in the last 32, which [...]
