Relegation-haunted Sunderland to reduce cost of season tickets February 16, 2016 Relegation-threatened Sunderland have followed the lead of fellow Premier League side West Ham by announcing reductions to season-ticket prices for the 2016-17 campaign. Adult season tickets at the Stadium of Light next term will start at £350, down by £20, and the move follows widespread supporter unrest at the growing cost of attending top-level matches in [...]
Cipriani unable to resist lure of old flame Wasps as fly-half confirms return to his first club February 16, 2016 England fly-half Danny Cipriani insists the lure of rekindling his former love affair with Wasps proved irresistible after yesterday confirming that he will re-join the club from Sale Sharks next season. Wasps fended off competition from Harlequins for the signature of Cipriani, who had a season to run on his existing deal at Sale but [...]
Manchester City 1, Tottenham Hotspur 2: Pochettino grants Spurs fans permission to dream of Premier League title glory February 14, 2016 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino granted his side’s supporters permission to start dreaming of a first top-flight crown since 1961 after they asserted their title credentials with victory at fading Manchester City. Playmaker Christian Eriksen struck a late winner after teenage substitute Kelechi Iheanacho had levelled to cancel out Harry Kane’s opener from the penalty spot following [...]
Italy 9, England 40: Jones revels in Joseph class after Red Rose thrash Azzurri to boost Grand Slam hopes February 14, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones hailed Jonathan Joseph’s match-winning credentials after the Bath centre plundered a second-half hat-trick to boost his side’s quest for a Grand Slam with victory over Italy in Rome. The “good hiding” which Jones had demanded that England dish out to their rivals was looking a bleak prospect in the 53rd [...]
Aston Villa 0, Liverpool 6: Humiliated Garde questions Villans’ fighting spirit after six-goal hammering February 14, 2016 Aston Villa boss Remi Garde admitted that he was left humiliated as Liverpool ran riot to inflict his relegation-threatened side’s heaviest home defeat in the Premier League era. Goals from striker Daniel Sturridge, making his first league start since Jurgen Klopp took charge of Liverpool in October, and James Milner gave Liverpool a 2-0 half-time [...]
Morgan reaffirms commitment to attacking intent despite England’s series-clinching defeat to South Africa in Cape Town February 14, 2016 England skipper Eoin Morgan reaffirmed his side’s commitment to aggressive batting despite a cavalier approach proving their downfall in the decisive one-day clash against South Africa in Cape Town. Set a victory target of 237, the Proteas were wobbling at 22-3 before skipper AB de Villiers shared 125 with Hashim Amla, on his way to [...]
Lord Coe accuses Nestle of hypocrisy and vows to fight Swiss-based firm over IAAF sponsorship deal February 11, 2016 Lord Coe last night accused Nestle of hypocrisy and vowed to fight the decision of the Swiss-based food and drinks giant to terminate its sponsorship of crisis-hit athletics world governing body the IAAF. Nestle argued that it feared its sponsorship of the governing body’s Kids’ Athletics programme would damage its reputation after leading IAAF officials [...]
Sunderland and England winger Adam Johnson sacked after admitting child sex charge February 11, 2016 England winger Adam Johnson was last night sacked by Sunderland after his plea of guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one charge of grooming. Blacks Cats boss Sam Allardyce had earlier confirmed that Johnson would not be involved in the club’s Premier League fixture against Manchester United at the Stadium [...]
Bayliss: I’ve never seen new boy Dawson play February 10, 2016 Head coach Trevor Bayliss has admitted that he has never seen uncapped rookie Liam Dawson play despite naming the Hampshire all-rounder in England’s squad for the ICC World Twenty20, which starts next month. The 25-year-old, who bowls left-arm off-spin, was a shock inclusion in England’s 15-man squad, while there was no place for Warwickshire’s Chris [...]
Surprise England World T20 pick Dawson is a competitive cricketer and up for a fight February 10, 2016 There was a sense of dismay when uncapped all-rounder Liam Dawson was included in England’s squad for the ICC World T20, which starts next month, especially given head coach Trevor Bayliss admitted that he’s never even seen him play. But Dawson, who was a team-mate of mine at Hampshire a few years back, is a [...]
