Arsene Wenger frets over Arsenal’s Champions League qualification after home draw with Crystal Palace April 17, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits his side are running the risk of missing out on Champions League qualification after failing to overcome a stubborn Crystal Palace. Leading through an Alexis Sanchez header, the Gunners would have regained third spot in the Premier League had forward Yannick Bolasie not conjured a late leveller for Palace. [...]
Saracens v Harlequins: Sarries in Kruis control as they look to cement successful legacy April 15, 2016 Second row George Kruis was at the forefront of England’s Grand Slam success but, with domestic issues now back at top of the agenda, attention has refocused on building the Saracens dynasty. Defending champions and Premiership leaders Sarries are primed for a showdown with top-four chasing London rivals Harlequins in front of an 80,000-strong crowd [...]
Liverpool 4, Borussia Dortmund 3 (Agg: 5-4): Klopp reveals he asked for ‘spirit of Istanbul’ before Reds conjured stunning second-half revival April 15, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitted that he asked his side to evoke memories of past European comebacks before they conjured a stirring second-half revival to dispatch Borussia Dortmund and reach the Europa League semi-finals last night. The Reds looked dead and buried following early goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, while Marco Reus restored [...]
Horse Racing Betting: Deep ground is perfect for Sinfonietta in the Spring Cup April 14, 2016 The Spring Cup (3.50pm) is the big betting race at Newbury where the ground is going to be very testing. My main fancy is SINFONIETTA for in-form handler David Menuisier. This four-year-old son of Sinndar had some solid form in France before joining the West Sussex trainer last June. Although still a maiden then, he [...]
Horse Racing Betting: It’ll be alright on the Knight for red hot Newland at Ayr April 14, 2016 Just one week on from Aintree and we’re already looking at another big staying race, this time Ayr’s Scottish Grand National (4.10pm). This has been a tricky puzzle for punters to solve in recent years – you have to go back to 2000 for the last winning favourite. In the past decade there have only [...]
Gutierrez wins discrimination case against Newcastle after being dropped for developing cancer April 14, 2016 Former Newcastle United midfielder Jonas Gutierrez won his disability discrimination claim against his old club after an employment tribunal found that the Magpies had dropped the Argentine due to him developing cancer. Gutierrez was suing Newcastle, owned by billionaire Mike Ashley, after alleging that he was frozen out of the first-term picture having been diagnosed with testicular [...]
Football Betting: Foxes to continue trot to title over tired Hammers April 14, 2016 When relegation candidates Leicester beat West Ham 2-1 at the Boleyn Ground in August, it seemed like a terrible result for the Hammers. Eight months later, and with the Foxes on the brink of winning the Premier League, that reversal doesn’t look quite so bad. The two sides meet again at the King Power on [...]
Football Betting: Returning De Bruyne to give former side Chelsea the blues April 14, 2016 Last year’s top two meet in rather different circumstances on Saturday when Chelsea host Manchester City. Much has changed at Stamford Bridge since the Blues were crowned Premier League champions 11 months ago. Now sitting 10th, title-winning manager Jose Mourinho is long gone, as is the form of PFA Player of the Year Eden Hazard, and Chelsea’s [...]
Rosberg will have “easy” weekend, insists Hamilton after being handed five-place grid penalty at Chinese Grand Prix April 14, 2016 Britain's Lewis Hamilton has piled the pressure on Mercedes team-mate and championship rival Nico Rosberg after being slapped with a five-place grid penalty at Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton, who trails Rosberg by 17 points in the drivers’ championship, was handed the sanction after changing his gearbox following damage sustained in Bahrain earlier this month. [...]
Crystal Palace 0, Everton 0: Stalemate leaves Eagles safe from relegation, insists boss Alan Pardew April 13, 2016 Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew declared his side safe from relegation after a goalless draw with Everton moved the Eagles 11 points clear of the Premier League drop-zone. Toffees midfielder Ross Barkley struck the crossbar prior to James McCarthy being sent off for fouls on Yohan Cabaye and Yannick Bolasie, while Palace’s best chance fell [...]
