Leicester City 2, Chelsea 1: Defeat to Foxes cranks up pressure on forlorn Mourinho December 14, 2015 Under-pressure Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho accused his players of betraying him after the club’s season of crisis plunged to new depths with defeat at fearless table-toppers Leicester last night. England forward Jamie Vardy ended his one-game goal drought to take his season’s tally to 15 before Riyad Mahrez added a second to leave Chelsea staring [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 1, Newcastle United 2: Magpies snatch points and end Tottenham’s unbeaten run December 13, 2015 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino blamed a series of basic errors for the demise of his side’s 14-match unbeaten Premier League run but refused to scapegoat goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for yesterday’s defeat to Newcastle. Substitute Aleksandar Mitrovic cancelled out Eric Dier’s first-half headed opener before fellow replacement Ayoze Perez, just as he did in this fixture [...]
Goal-shy Manchester United leave Louis van Gaal sweating over European destiny December 7, 2015 Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has admitted to concerns over his misfiring team as they prepare for tonight’s Champions League showdown against Wolfsburg. United must beat the Group B leaders in Germany to ensure qualification for the last 16; any other result would leave Van Gaal’s men open to an embarrassing group stage elimination. [...]
Everton 1, Crystal Palace 1: Eagles move sixth despite Lukaku leveller December 7, 2015 Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew savoured his side gatecrashing the Premier League’s top six after an exhilarating draw against sharpshooters Everton at Goodison Park last night. In-form striker Romelu Lukaku secured a share of the spoils for the hosts inside the final 10 minutes by cancelling out Scott Dann’s headed opener, as Palace dropped points from [...]
Australian Neil Robertson pockets close to £200,000 with maximum 147 break and UK Championship title December 6, 2015 Australia's Neil Robertson made history by becoming the first player to compile a maximum 147 break in a UK Championship final as the world No3 dispatched Liang Wenbo of China 10-5 at York’s Barbican Centre last night. Along with his £150,000 winners’ cheque, the 33-year-old pocketed £44,000 from his perfect break in the sixth frame, [...]
Newcastle 3, Saracens 38: Sarries dispatch Falcons to regain top spot in Premiership December 6, 2015 Saracens boss Mark McCall hailed the match-winning brutality of wrecking ball Billy Vunipola after the England No8 scored a last-gasp try to secure a bonus-point 38-3 victory over Newcastle Falcons yesterday. Retiring fly-half Charlie Hodgson touched down as part of a 21-point haul, while back-row forward Samuela Vunisa and centre Nick Tomkins also crossed the line [...]
David Beckham’s Major League Soccer franchise in Miami moves step closer December 6, 2015 Former England skipper David Beckham’s bid to create a Major League Soccer franchise in Miami moved a step closer yesterday after American football bosses endorsed his plans for a stadium. Beckham’s team of investors acquired a site in the City’s Overtown area on Friday, the team’s fourth attempt to buy a suitable Miami site, where [...]
Martinez aims for equal measure of style and substance as Crystal Palace return to happy hunting ground December 6, 2015 Everton boss Roberto Martinez has demanded that his side strike the right balance between style and substance as they bid to close the gap on the top six when they host Crystal Palace at Goodison Park tonight. Martinez has married the attacking talents of in-form striker Romelu Lukaku, enterprising Spaniard Gerard Deulofeu and England playmaker [...]
Newcastle United 2, Liverpool 0: Wijnaldum stokes Magpies to leave Klopp bereft of compliments December 6, 2015 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp refused to pull any punches after his side wilted to defeat at Premier League strugglers Newcastle at St James’ Park yesterday, describing their performance as “s***”. The Reds were a shadow of the enterprising unit which dispatched Chelsea, Manchester City and Southampton on the road in recent weeks as a Georginio [...]
Arsene Wenger feud is all in the past, says Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce December 3, 2015 Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce has insisted that his feud with Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger is consigned to history as the pair prepare to reignite their Premier League duel at Emirates Stadium tomorrow. Allardyce and Wenger endured a combustible relationship when the former was manager of Bolton between 1999 and 2007, a team which the Frenchman [...]
