Anderson and Broad to give England upper hand in bowling battle on lively pitch January 13, 2016 Bowlers from both sides will have been praying for a pitch with more life in it after the second Test in Cape Town was played out on one of the flattest wickets you are ever likely to see. Pitches at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, where the third Test begins today, always tend to have [...]
Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0: Hennessey error gifts Villa first top-flight win since opening day January 13, 2016 A calamitous error from goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey consigned Crystal Palace to their first Premier League away defeat since October and gifted Aston Villa their first win since the opening game of the season. Hennessey allowed centre-half Joleon Lescott’s header from a corner to squirm from his grasp and tamely trickle over the line as Remi Garde [...]
Bournemouth 1, West Ham United 3: Hammers home in on top four as Valencia finds scoring touch January 13, 2016 A second-half double from striker Enner Valencia secured West Ham’s third consecutive Premier League victory and fired the Hammers to within a point of a Champions League place. Valencia scored his first league goals since February, adding to Dimitri Payet’s stunning free-kick in the second period as West Ham turned the tide on Eddie Howe’s [...]
Bournemouth 1, West Ham United 3: Hammers home in on top four as Valencia finds scoring touch January 13, 2016 A second-half double from striker Enner Valencia secured West Ham’s third consecutive Premier League victory and fired the Hammers to within a point of a Champions League place. Valencia scored his first goals since February, adding to Dimitri Payet’s stunning free-kick in the second period as West Ham turned the tide on Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth, who [...]
Newcastle United 3, Manchester United 3: We threw it away, fumes vexed Van Gaal January 13, 2016 Downbeat Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal blasted his players for surrendering the opportunity to go level on points with fourth-placed Tottenham after twice being pegged back by Newcastle during a thrilling clash at St James’ Park last night. Defender Paul Dummett rescued a last-gasp point for the hosts after skipper Wayne Rooney restored United’s lead [...]
Steyn loss gives England upper hand, says seamer Anderson January 12, 2016 England seamer James Anderson insists the continued absence of South Africa paceman Dale Steyn gives his side the upper hand as they bid for a series-clinching victory in the third Test in Johannesburg. Steyn will miss England’s latest showdown with the Proteas, which starts tomorrow, with the shoulder injury which ruled him out of the [...]
No respite for Van Gaal as FA Cup fourth round draw hands United tricky tie January 11, 2016 Under-pressure Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has been handed a potentially perilous tie in the FA Cup after the 11-time winners were pitched at Championship high-flyers Derby County in last night’s fourth round draw. Van Gaal has overseen a turbulent season at Old Trafford and one which sees United sit fifth in the Premier [...]
Wiping world records will help to restore integrity, say UK Athletics January 11, 2016 Governing body UK Athletics has called for world records to be reset in a bid to cleanse the probity of a sport which has become overshadowed by allegations of corruption. The radical proposal is one of 14 contained within ‘A Manifesto for Clean Athletics’, which it published yesterday, and also includes lifetime bans for any [...]
Bairstow: England’s fielding woes will not be repeated in third Test January 11, 2016 England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow insists his side’s fielding will be back to its majestic best when they bid to seal a series victory against South Africa in the third Test in Johannesburg, which starts on Thursday. The tourists were unusually poor in the field, dropping as many as 10 catches, as the second Test in Cape [...]
