Ireland qualify for Euro 2016 as Jonathan Walters helps exorcise ghost of Thierry Henry handball November 16, 2015 Republic of Ireland boss Martin O’Neill hailed the battling qualities of his side after they overcame Bosnia-Herzegovina in a nervy play-off at the Aviva Stadium last night to qualify for next year’s European Championships. Ireland are no strangers to play-offs and had lost five of their previous seven, but a goal in each half from [...]
ATP World Tour Finals: Ruthless streak is key to success, insists victorious Andy Murray after defeating Spain’s David Ferrer November 16, 2015 Britain's Andy Murray highlighted the importance of a clinical approach after his quest for a maiden ATP World Tour Finals crown started in solid fashion against Spain’s David Ferrer at London’s O2 Arena on Monday. The Scot recorded his fifth successive win over seventh seed Ferrer, dispatching the 33-year-old 6-4, 6-4 in 90 minutes, and will [...]
Paris terror attacks mean England-France match will be no normal friendly, says Roy Hodgson November 16, 2015 England manager Roy Hodgson admits that Tuesday evening's international at Wembley against a France team reeling from Friday’s terror attacks in Paris will be “no normal friendly”. Hodgson said the match would primarily be an act of solidarity with France, who rejected an offer to cancel the fixture despite some of their players’ relatives being among [...]
Rory McIlroy’s seven-way fight to win the Race To Dubai shows that the European Tour has never been stronger November 16, 2015 For an illustration of why the European Tour has never been stronger, look no further than Andy Sullivan, the Englishman who has won no fewer than three times this season. Despite that hat-trick of successes, Sullivan goes into this week’s season finale, the DP World Tour Championship, knowing that even a fourth title of 2015 [...]
Australia’s Michael Cheika becomes latest international heavyweight to rule himself out of England job November 16, 2015 England's search for a new head coach was dealt a further blow yesterday after Australia’s Michael Cheika became the latest international heavyweight to rule himself out of contention. Cheika had emerged as one of the leading candidates to succeed Stuart Lancaster, having revived Australia’s fortunes since taking over from Ewen McKenzie in October 2014 and [...]
Paris terror attacks: France footballers Lassana Diarra and Antoine Griezmann refuse to skip England match despite family members being caught up in shootings November 15, 2015 France have confirmed that they are bringing a full-strength squad to England for Tuesday's friendly at Wembley, despite some players being profoundly affected by the terror attacks in Paris on Friday. Former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra’s cousin was among the 129 killed, while forward Antoine Griezmann’s sister was caught up in – but [...]
Depleted England call-up Manchester United rookie Jesse Lingard for France friendly November 15, 2015 Injury-hit England have called up Manchester United rookie Jesse Lingard for tomorrow’s friendly against France at Wembley despite him clocking up just 193 minutes of Premier League action for the Old Trafford club. Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson opted to swell his already depleted England party after Lingard’s club-mate Michael Carrick and top-flight leading scorer [...]
European Champions Cup victory was my greatest in a Wasps shirt, says England second row Joe Launchbury November 15, 2015 Second row Joe Launchbury insisted that his side’s emphatic 33-6 European Champions Cup victory against three-time winners Leinster in Dublin yesterday was the finest of his Wasps career. A try from wing Christian Wade together with two penalties from fly-half Ruaridh Jackson and one from centre Elliot Daly gave Wasps a 16-6 interval lead, as [...]
All Blacks star Dan Carter reveals NFL approach from New England Patriots November 14, 2015 Dan Carter has won nearly all there is to win in rugby with an unrivalled CV in rugby that includes two World Cups, three World Player of the Year awards and four Super Rugby championships. Yet he came very close to adding another rare accolade to that list from a different sport entirely after being approached [...]
England v France friendly at Wembley to go ahead on Tuesday despite Paris terror attacks November 14, 2015 England's international friendly against France is set to go ahead at Wembley on Tuesday, despite the terrorist attacks in Paris last night which left over 120 people dead and included suicide bombings outside the Stade de France stadium. The French Football Federation (FFF) met with the FA today and made it clear it still wanted [...]