Cricket Comment: Stokes can be England’s next true all-rounder May 27, 2015 Like many people I thought Jason Gillespie had a real shout of landing the England head coach’s job but I believe that Trevor Bayliss is a really good appointment and he is someone who will move the national side in the right direction. I spent a bit of time with him when I was with [...]
Sevilla in record Europa title haul May 27, 2015 SEVILLA secured a record fourth Europa League trophy after edging a thrilling contest against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-2 in last night’s final in Warsaw. Colombia striker Carlos Bacca netted the winner, his second of the game, after former Blackburn forward Nikola Kalinic opened the scoring for the Ukrainians, while Ruslan Rotan and Grzegorz Krychowiak were also [...]
Bayliss raring to plot Aussie Ashes demise May 26, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Trevor Bayliss insists he will relish plotting the downfall of his native Australia during this summer’s Ashes series after his appointment was confirmed yesterday. Bayliss succeeds the sacked Peter Moores, who was axed earlier this month, and becomes the first Australian to lead England, having usurped compatriot and early frontrunner Jason Gillespie [...]
Europa League qualification to slash West Ham summer break May 26, 2015 WEST HAM’S need for a new manager has gained greater urgency after it was confirmed that they will enter next season’s Europa League and therefore start the campaign in less than five weeks. The Hammers, who qualified by topping the Premier League’s fair play rankings, are due to enter the competition at the first qualifying [...]
Watford set to replace Jokanovic as managerial chaos continues May 26, 2015 PREMIER League-bound Watford are set to replace manager Slavisa Jokanovic with Getafe boss Quique Sanchez Flores despite the former Chelsea midfielder guiding the Hornets to English football’s top flight. Watford are understood to have made an official approach for Flores, who won the 2010 Europa League while in charge of Atletico Madrid after beginning his [...]
Sweet smell of success May 25, 2015 LONDON played host to celebrating supporters of Norwich City, Chelsea and the England cricket team yesterday, during a thrilling bank holiday for sport in the capital. England captain Alastair Cook responded to criticism of his reign by scoring 162 runs before his side bowled out New Zealand to record a morale-boosting victory in the first [...]
Championship: Neil: Canaries can soar in top flight May 25, 2015 MIDDLESBROUGH 0 NORWICH 2 NORWICH manager Alex Neil believes his side can thrive in the Premier League next season after he wrote the latest chapter in his remarkable ascent by masterminding victory in the Championship play-off yesterday. Two goals in the space of three first-half minutes from striker Cameron Jerome and winger Nathan Redmond saw [...]
Strauss ready to name Bayliss as new head coach May 25, 2015 ENGLAND are set to appoint Trevor Bayliss as their new head coach after the Australian emerged as director of cricket Andrew Strauss’s preferred candidate to succeed the sacked Peter Moores. Yorkshire’s county championship-winning coach Jason Gillespie was believed to be the frontrunner for the position after holding productive talks with Strauss last week, but he [...]
Mourinho talks up winning habit and enjoys Chelsea’s title parade May 25, 2015 JUBILANT Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho urged supporters who lined the streets of south west London for the club’s Premier League trophy parade yesterday to prepare for a repeat next summer. Thousands of Blues fans turned out to see the champions take to three open-topped buses 24 hours after they beat Sunderland 3-1 in their final [...]
Chelsea end of season stats: How do Eden Hazard, Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa compare against each other? May 25, 2015 In the end, they made it look easy. Chelsea cantered to the Premier League title with three games of the season remaining and finished off with a 3-1 cruise against Sunderland. The successful season was defined by Jose Mourinho’s consistent selection policy that rendered the identity of the Blues’ starting XI on the Stamford Bridge [...]