Archive for December 17, 2012
Exclusive: Newcastle United are in advanced talks to sign France international striker Loic Remy from Marseille.
Exclusive: Newcastle United are in advanced talks to sign France international striker Loic Remy from Marseille.
Arsene Wenger says Arsenal still hope to reach an agreement to keep England forward Theo Walcott at the club.
World number three James Wade beats Peter Hudson 3-0 to reach the second round of the PDC World Darts Championship.
Rio Ferdinand will decide on his football future in the new year. The defender is expected to be offered a one-year extension to the United contract that runs out in the summer.
The first Test in Ahmedabad may have seen England beaten heavily but the second innings there proved a turning point both in this series and in the future of this team.
James Wade topped the bill on Monday night at Ally Pally and The Machine eased to a 3-0 win over Peter Hudson while Mark Webster also made it through to the last 32.
Bradley Wiggins has been astounded by the number of people who have taken up cycling as a result of his success, and that of other members of Team GB, at London 2012.
Theo Walcott possesses the anticipation of a true penalty-box predator – and he was finally allowed to show it at ReadingNot many positive conclusions could be drawn from Monday night’s latest festival of goals from Reading and Arsenal, given the abject quality of both defences, but Theo Walcott will be hoping that he used the evening to make a telling point.It was not just the beautifully crafted goal with which he completed the scoreline but the consistency and intensity of his impact that should have given his manager a renewed desire to reach a mutually acceptable compromise in the protracted negotiations over a contract to keep Walcott at the club.As the kick-off approached there were rumours that, after a wait of six years, Walcott would finally be granted his heart’s desire: a place in the middle of Arsenal’s attack. And so it turned out.
The Japanese driver was left without a berth after Sauber elected to go with Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez as their drivers for next season.
Tottenham defender says his former Ajax team-mate Christian Eriksen would be an asset to any Premier League team.
There is considerable lobbying going on between the 20 Premier League clubs ahead of Tuesday’s chairmen’s summit over financial fair play (FFP), an issue that has split the elite division.
Seven hours after winning SPOTY, a bleary-eyed Wiggins was photographed in a McDonald’s; his blue velvet double-breasted suit looking more than a tad dishevelled.
Arsène Wenger sees Theo Walcott score in first Arsenal start as striker and calls on young core of players to stay loyal to club.
Real Betis kept up their challenge for a top-four finish in the Primera Division as Jorge Molina’s goal 10 minutes from time handed them a 1-0 win at Celta Vigo.
Alastair Cook: 10/10
Jonathan Trott’s idiosyncrasies apart, England could scarcely have scored a more profound moral and practical victory in India. And even he reminded us with his eighth Test century that when you pack away all of his foibles, some of which might turn a contemplative monastery into a riot scene, there is still a Test cricketer of immense competitive weight.
In the modern world of sport, it is not that victory is everything, it is the grading of the victory. Whatever the arena, 10 minutes after play has stopped, which is quite enough time to lend perspective, it is vital to deduce whether it was the best ever or the second best or only a lucky break. England’s victory in a Test series in India yesterday is right up there
In the modern world of sport, it is not that victory is everything, it is the grading of the victory. Whatever the arena, 10 minutes after play has stopped, which is quite enough time to lend perspective, it is vital to deduce whether it was the best ever or the second best or only a lucky break. England’s victory in a Test series in India yesterday is right up there.