Ben Campbell, Correspondent (Sport) Cycling has once again been dragged back to the dark issue of doping. World cycling’s governing body announced this week that they will begin disciplinary procedures against Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, the Team Sky rider and 2012 Tour of Britain winner. The UCI announced that the case is being brought against Tiernan-Locke as a result of irregularities with his biological passport, an individual collated set of drug test results for each rider. […]
Steve Lambert, Editor (Sport) The Capital One Cup held the quarter finals of the annual tournament this week, with the remaining eight teams all vying for the season’s first silverware. Leicester, the only non Premier League side left in the tournament were knocked out by in form Manchester City, while Sunderland shocked Chelsea with a 2-1 win after extra time. In the Tuesday night matches, Man City held off Championship side Leicester City to ensure […]
Joshua Peacock, Correspondent (Sport) Andre Villas-Boas has become the latest managerial casualty in what is fast becoming one of hither most unpredictable Premier League seasons for some time. Following Sunday’s embarrassing 5-0 defeat to Liverpool, Villas-Boas had defiantly declared himself unwilling to step down as manager, only for the news of his departure by “mutual consent” to follow on Monday. Villas-Boas’ time at the head of the North London side had been under speculation […]
Kieran Davey, Correspondent (Sport) West Ham defender James Tomkins has been charged by police after assaulting an officer outside an Essex nightclub. The incident occurred early on Sunday morning at the Sugar Hut Village in Brentwood, a nightspot made popular by the reality show The Only Way Is Essex. Tomkins was arrested by officers after being refused entry into the nightclub. According to police sources, the defender was charged for assault, as well as for […]
Mark Green, Correspondent (Sport) Neil Robertson has become the first overseas player in snooker history to win the World Championship, the UK Championship and The Masters, and is only the eighth player ever to achieve the Triple Crown. Robertson achieved the feat by defeating Mark Selby 10-7 in the UK final at York’s Barbican Centre. And it wasn’t easy for the Australian as he had to overturn a 5-1 deficit in order to win the tournament. […]
Tom Parry-Jones, Correspondent (Sport) Australia’s cricketers are on the verge of regaining the Ashes from England for the first time since 2007, after winning the first two matches of a five-Test series. The Australian team now needs to only win one of the final three matches that will take place in Perth, Melbourne or Sydney for an assured victory. The series so far has been marked by poor batting and non-threatening bowling from England, […]
Steve Lambert, Correspondent (Sport) Last Friday saw FIFA announce the groups for the 2014 World Cup, with hosts Brazil looking fairly comfortable in Group A, while England have a tough task in Group D having to face a strong Uruguayan side as well as 2006 finalists Italy and Costa Rica. Meanwhile current holders Spain face an interesting group, with Holland and Chile set to make their group stage more difficult than they perhaps had […]
Alejandro Faini, Correspondent (Sport) Week 14 was a surprising week for the NFL, affecting the standings deeply, especially on the NFC East. Chicago Bears overwhelmed the Dallas Cowboys with a score of 45-28. The win gives the Bears a chance against the Detroit Lions, but they’ll need to maintain this rhythm if they are going to challenge for the top spot. Bear’s Quarterback had one of the most impressive matches of his career managing to get […]
Mark Green, Correspondent (Sport) Australia are once again the Rugby League World Champions after thrashing New Zealand in a one-sided final at Old Trafford. Australia won 34-2 to win their tenth world title and overcome their humiliating defeat to New Zealand in 2008 World Cup final. The team dominated the game and for the fifth successive match did not concede a try. Only England managed to score a try against them during the tournament, and […]
Joe Paley, Correspondent (Sport) Fulham’s Martin Jol and Wigan’s Owen Coyle became the latest managerial casualties in English football this week with both being relieved of their duties by mutual consent. Jol, who had a successful spell with Tottenham between 2004 and 2007, have been in charge of Fulham since June 2011, but billionaire owner, Shahid Khan, said that recent results have been “undeniable” and that the supporters “deserve better”. The decision to sack […]
