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Martinez wary of QPR’s form December 14, 2014 EVERTON boss Roberto Martinez is wary of reading too much into QPR’s abysmal away record so far this season as his side prepare to face Harry Redknapp’s charges at Goodison Park tonight. Rangers have failed register a single point from their seven Premier League matches on the road this campaign and will be without eight-goal [...]
Centurion Root powers England rescue mission December 11, 2014 ENGLAND skipper Alastair Cook lauded the performance of Joe Root after his imperious hundred in yesterday’s fifth one-day international (ODI) against Sri Lanka in Pallekele resurrected his side’s chances of claiming an unlikely series win. Root finished unbeaten on 104 as the tourists reached their victory target of 240 with five wickets and five balls [...]
Comment: Glimmers of promise for Cook and Co. December 11, 2014 NOT only does England’s victory yesterday maintain their interest in the tour, it shows they can stand up in the face of series-defining pressure. That is significant looking through the prism of the World Cup. Defeat would have seen Sri Lanka secure an unassailable lead in the tour but England at least have a pulse [...]
Europa League: Pochettino laments inability to score as Spurs denied top spot December 11, 2014 BESIKTAS 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 DEFLATED Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino rued his side’s lack of killer instinct after a narrow defeat to Besiktas at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium last night denied Spurs top spot in Group C. Striker Cenk Tosun proved the match-winner with his first European goal shortly before the hour-mark, while the fixture [...]
Everton and Celtic defeated but through as Europa last 32 settled December 11, 2014 EVERTON crashed to defeat in their final Europa League pool clash against FK Krasnodar at Goodison Park last night but will enter the draw for the last 32 as a seeded team after already guaranteeing top spot in Group H. Colombian Ricardo Laborde took advantage of a mistake by keeper Joel Robles, one of 10 [...]
Name stadium after Wenger, says Pardew December 11, 2014 NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew believes counterpart Arsene Wenger deserves to have Arsenal’s stadium named in his honour rather than be the target of abuse by a section of the club’s supporters. A banner calling for Wenger’s resignation was unfurled during games against West Brom and Galatasaray while a group of fans harangued the 65-year-old Frenchman [...]
Champions League: Pellegrini: City’s progress proves doubters wrong December 10, 2014 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes his side proved a point to their detractors after completing an unlikely Champions League resurrection with victory against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico last night. A blockbuster strike from Samir Nasri and a late Pablo Zabaleta goal secured their progress to the knockout phase as City become only the [...]
Pochettino set to shuffle pack and aim for top spot December 10, 2014 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino has acknowledged the significance of securing top spot as his side bid to land a knockout blow to closest rivals Besiktas in their final Europa League group-stage clash at the Ataurk Olympic Stadium tonight. Spurs qualified for the knockout phase after beating Partizan last month and will be seeded in the [...]
Woakes delivers England chance to rescue series December 10, 2014 ENGLAND are this morning set to resume their one-day rescue mission in Sri Lanka after all-rounder Chris Woakes returned the third best figures by an English bowler in one-day international history. Rain intervened in Pallekele yesterday at the end of the Sri Lanka innings after England had dismissed their hosts for 239 with the final [...]
Champions League: Gerrard heroics can’t avert Reds’ European crash December 9, 2014 LIVERPOOL 1 FC BASEL 1 DEFLATED skipper Steven Gerrard admitted that Liverpool deserved nothing more than European elimination after the Reds were dumped out of the Champions League last night following a tame draw with FC Basel at Anfield. Gerrard hauled Liverpool back into contention for a place in the last 16 with a sublime [...]
