Jose Mourinho, Harry Redknapp and Sven-Goran Eriksson join forces to welcome imminent appointment of Sam Allardyce as England boss July 21, 2016 High-profile managers past and present have joined forces in welcoming the imminent appointment of Sam Allardyce as England manager and successor to Roy Hodgson. No formal confirmation of Allardyce’s hiring was given today as the Football Association (FA) continued to thrash out a compensation package with the 61-year-old’s current employers Sunderland. The governing body’s selection panel [...]
Chris Froome in touching distance of third Tour de France title July 21, 2016 Britain's Chris Froome has vowed to get the job done after edging closer to his third Tour de France title by claiming victory in the stage 18 time trial yesterday. Froome beat time-trial specialist Tom Dumoulin of Holland by 21 seconds over the 17 kilometre course from Sallanches to Megeve to extend his lead in the [...]
Skipper Alastair Cook moves to defuse row over James Anderson’s omission from first Test against Pakistan July 21, 2016 Skipper Alastair Cook has played down the notion of friction in the England camp as the row over seamer James Anderson’s omission from the first Investec Test at Lord’s rumbles on. Anderson is set to return to England’s starting XI for the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford, which starts on Friday, as is all-rounder [...]
Decision over blanket Rio ban on Russia delayed as International Olympic Commitee opt to seek legal advice July 21, 2016 Russia must wait to learn its fate after the International Olympic Committee delayed a decision on whether to enforce a blanket ban on the nation’s athletes competing at next month’s Games in Rio. Following a four-hour meeting, the IOC confirmed it would “explore their legal options with regard to a collective ban of all Russian [...]
Celtic 3, Lincoln Red Imps 0 (Agg: 3-1): Rodgers revels in Parkhead atmosphere as Bhoys avoid European humiliation July 20, 2016 Celtic avoided the ultimate embarrassment by thrashing Gibraltarian part-timers Lincoln Red Imps to overturn a Champions League first-leg deficit in manager Brendan Rodgers’s first competitive match at Parkhead. Trailing 1-0, the hosts made light work of the second leg as three goals in nine first-half minutes from Mikael Lustig, Leigh Griffiths and Patrick Roberts propelled [...]
Pep Guardiola’s City reign begins with defeat to old club Bayern as Antonio Conte’s Chelsea find scoring touch July 20, 2016 Serial trophy winner Pep Guardiola began his reign as Manchester City boss with defeat after a youthful side lost 1-0 to his former club Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena last night. Goalkeeper Willy Caballero was called upon numerous times in the first half to keep a Franck Ribery-inspired Bayern at bay but despite improving in [...]
Sam Allardyce set to be appointed England manager after winning race to succeed Roy Hodgson July 20, 2016 Frontrunner Sam Allardyce is set to be confirmed as the new England manager on Thursday after the soon-to-be ex-Sunderland boss won the battle to succeed Roy Hodgson. The appointment of Allardyce, who took charge of the Black Cats’ friendly clash with League Two side Hartlepool United last night, is expected to be ratified at tomorrow’s Football [...]
In Yasir Shah England are facing the best leg-spinner since Shane Warne, insists all-rounder Ben Stokes July 20, 2016 Returning England all-rounder Ben Stokes has hailed Pakistan’s Yasir Shah as the best exponent of leg-spin since Australia great Shane Warne as preparations for the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford, which starts on Friday, intensify. Yasir proved the scourge of England during their 75-run defeat to Pakistan at Lord’s in the first Test as [...]
Two spinners, Rashid in for Moeen, Vince out? England have options at disposal for the second Test against Pakistan July 20, 2016 England have some thinking to do before the start of the second Investec Test against Pakistan at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday as they bid to drag themselves back into the series. Having named a 14-man squad for the clash they have plenty of options at their disposal and there has been a fair bit of [...]
Chris Froome content to be winning battle over doping sceptics July 19, 2016 Tour de France leader Chris Froome believes there has been a palpable shift in the public’s perception of him following his decision to publicise results of physiological testing towards the end of last year. Team Sky rider Froome is a two-time Tour winner and during his victories in 2013 and 2015 he had to contend [...]
