India will be the toughest Test series of my career, admits seamer Stuart Broad November 7, 2016 England seamer Stuart Broad is bracing himself for the toughest challenge of his career as his side prepare for the opening clash of their five-Test series with India in Rajkot, which starts on Wednesday. India, led by skipper Virat Kohli, top the Test rankings and have won 12 and drawn one of their 13 red-ball [...]
Andy Murray handed tough draw in ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena as he bids to end 2016 as world No1 November 7, 2016 Newly-crowned world No1 Andy Murray will open his ATP World Tour Finals campaign at London’s O2 Arena against Croatia’s Marin Cilic as he bids to end the year top of the global rankings. Double Olympic gold medallist Murray, who has never won the season-ending event, has also been drawn in the same group as world No3 [...]
Arsenal and Tottenham players handed England recalls by interim boss Gareth Southgate November 6, 2016 On-loan Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been handed the chance to reignite his international career after being recalled to the England squad for Friday’s World Cup qualifier with Scotland and next week’s friendly against Spain. Wilshere, 24, was left out of the Three Lions’ previous two squads but has proven his fitness during a temporary [...]
Leicester City 1, West Brom 2: Claudio Ranieri cites Champions League exertions for loss of 20-match unbeaten home record November 6, 2016 Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri blamed an over-focus on the club’s Champions League campaign for the surrendering of their 20-game unbeaten Premier League record in a 2-1 reverse against West Brom. Club-record £29m striker Islam Slimani had hauled the Foxes level after James Morrison’s second-half opener, only for Matty Phillips to take advantage of a woeful [...]
Swansea City 1, Manchester United 3: Jose Mourinho takes swipe at Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw for lack of mental toughness November 6, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho appeared to question the mental toughness of Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw after being forced to field a makeshift defence during his side’s victory at Swansea. FA Cup holders United ended a run of four Premier League matches without a win as a Zlatan Ibrahimovic double added to Paul Pogba’s [...]
Andy Murray demands one final show-stopping performance of 2016 after celebrating his crowning as world No1 with Paris success November 6, 2016 Newly-crowned world No1 Andy Murray has demanded one final show-stopping performance from himself this year after celebrating his accession to the rankings summit by beating John Isner in the final of the Paris Masters. Already assured of reaching No1 in the world for the first time in his career, Murray won his seventh ATP title of [...]
Liverpool 6, Watford 1: Jurgen Klopp coy on title challenge as scintillating Reds demolish Watford November 6, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp played down the significance of reaching the Premier League summit after the scintillating Reds mauled Watford to hit top spot for the first time during the German’s Anfield reign. The hosts were unplayable at times as Sadio Mane netted twice, while Philippe Coutinho, Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum also [...]
Sam Burgess interview: I just didn’t love rugby union as much as I love league November 3, 2016 If absence makes the heart grow fonder then code-switching powerhouse and newly-anointed England rugby league skipper Sam Burgess has reason to be more love-struck then ever. Burgess was back on the international stage on Saturday spearheading England’s Four Nations charge, little more than a year after his and his country’s ill-fated showing at the rugby [...]
FC Copenhagen 0, Leicester City 0: Claudio Ranieri warns against complacency as Foxes move to cusp of Champions League last 16 November 2, 2016 Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has urged his side to guard against complacency despite a stalemate against Danish title-holders FC Copenhagen nudging them ever closer to the Champions League knockout phase. The Foxes are still to concede a goal in Europe’s premier club competition but were indebted to goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel for pulling off a late save [...]
Manchester City 3, Barcelona 1: Pep Guardiola thrilled as City come of age in Champions League November 2, 2016 Delirious Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists his side are coming of age in the Champions League after they displayed verve and tenacity to beat Barcelona at their own game. Rocked by Lionel Messi’s opener – his 90th Champions League goal – the hosts made a mockery of Barcelona’s fearsome record of five successive humblings of [...]
