England leg-spinner Adil Rashid defends decision to opt out of Yorkshire’s crunch clash with champions-elect Middlesex September 19, 2016 England leg-spinner Adil Rashid has defended his request to be omitted from defending county champions Yorkshire’s squad for their potential title decider against Middlesex at Lord’s, which starts today. Rashid, along with team-mates Liam Plunkett and David Willey, was made available by the England and Wales Cricket Board for Yorkshire’s final two games of the [...]
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton unsure whether he can re-find title-winning magic after Nico Rosberg triumphs in Singapore September 18, 2016 Three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton refused to make any grandiose predictions for the remainder of the season after witnessing rival Nico Rosberg regain top-spot in the drivers’ championship with victory in the Singapore Grand Prix. Rosberg fended off a late challenge from Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo to seal a hat-trick of wins and march [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 1, Sunderland 0: Mauricio Pochettino fears ligament damage after match-winner Harry Kane stretchered off September 18, 2016 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admits he fears Harry Kane could be set for a spell on the sidelines after the striker was stretchered off during his side’s defeat of Sunderland. Kane made the breakthrough with Tottenham’s 22nd attempt at goal as the north London club made heavy weather of overcoming the winless Black Cats, although [...]
Crystal Palace 4, Stoke City 1: Eagles boss Alan Pardew insists victory vindicates his summer changes September 18, 2016 Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew insists his side's hammering of winless Stoke City is a vindication of the tactical and personnel changes he implemented during the summer. The Eagles have now won-back-to-back matches for the first time this year as strikes from James Tomkins, Scott Dann, James McArthur and Andros Townsend consigned Stoke, who replied late [...]
Watford 3, Manchester United 1: Some players are not coping with pressure of representing United, fumes Jose Mourinho September 18, 2016 Furious Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has accused some of his players of failing to deal with the pressure of playing for the club after slumping to a third straight defeat against Watford. United had hauled themselves level through Marcus Rashford after Etienne Capoue’s first-half opener, only for substitute Juan Zuniga to restore Watford’s lead [...]
Storey and Cox star as ParalympicsGB surge past London 2012 gold medal haul September 15, 2016 Dame Sarah Storey claimed her 13th Paralympic title as Kadeena Cox made history by winning athletics gold having earlier in the Rio Games topped the podium in the velodrome. Storey chalked up her second gold in Brazil after a dominant performance in the time trial C5, in which she finished over one minute clear of her [...]
Manchester City 4, Borussia Monchengladbach 0: Sergio Aguero hat-trick leaves Pep Guardiola purring September 15, 2016 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hailed the majesty of prolific marksman Sergio Aguero after the Argentine’s hat-trick stoked his side’s Champions League hammering of Borussia Monchengladbach. Aguero struck his second treble of the season as substitute Kelechi Iheanacho completed the scoring in stoppage time in front of just 32,000 fans – a figure hit by [...]
Club Brugge 0, Leicester City 3: Claudio Ranieri on song as Foxes begin Champions League adventure with stunning victory September 14, 2016 Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri admits that he urged his side to savour and be inspired by the pre-match Champions League anthem as the Foxes began their European adventure with a crushing victory over Club Brugge. There was little evidence of first night nerves as winger Marc Albrighton opened the scoring within the opening minutes before [...]
Counties vote for domestic cricket shake-up and new city-based Twenty20 competition September 14, 2016 Domestic cricket is set for one of the biggest shake-ups in its history after counties voted to introduce a new eight-team city-based Twenty20 competition. First-class counties, along with law-making body the MCC, voted 16-3 in favour of the creation of the new tournament which will take place in addition to the existing 18-team T20 Blast. [...]
Paris Saint-Germain 1, Arsenal 1; Alexis Sanchez rescues Gunners as Arsene Wenger hints at his additional maturity point proven September 14, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger revelled in the resilience of his side after the Gunners weathered a Paris Saint-Germain storm to escape from the Parc de Princes with a potentially pivotal Champions League point. PSG had copious amounts of chances to bury the Gunners but failed to add to Edinson Cavani’s first-minute opener, with the Uruguayan [...]
