In a move to rival E.L. James’ 50 Shades of Grey – former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson is to pen his autiobiography. The managerial mercenary,whose off-pitch relationships with partner Nancy Dell’Olio, TV celeb Ulrika Jonsson and FA secretary Faria Alam earned him more press than his tenure as England boss will publish the ‘no holds […]
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Four value Eurovision 2013 bets to keep you on the edge of your seat
Eurovision 2013 | The Value The annual tackfest that is the Eurovison starts at 8pm tonight and punters are piling into some interesting outsiders to try and knock Denmark off top spot. Emmelie De Forest is the overwhelming favourite with the barefooted beauty cornering the market with about one third of all bets place. But you’re […]
Where the money is going – Montenegro v England
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer Fresh from taking San Marino apart like Dawn French takes apart a Terry’s Chocolate Orange, confidence is high that England can make it two wins in five days when they play Montenegro this evening. A win for England would move them to the top of Group H at […]
World Cup previews: Hodgson sees Ukraine as a threat to England’s World Cup hopes
Football | World Cup 2014 qualifiers England manager Roy Hodgson insists that Ukraine are still a threat to England’s World Cup qualification campaign. The Three Lions play Montenegro in Podgorica on Tuesday night (8pm) and look to be in the driving seat in Group H with three home games still to come from their five remaining games. […]
Gif of the day: Cheer up Arsene – the Premier League is back next weekend
Even Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is distracted. It’s 4pm on a Sunday afternoon and there’s no Premier League footie on the box. Damn these international weekends – unless you’re an England fan and are bound to qualify because your group is a gimme. But for the Republic of Ireland (although a win over Austria on Tuesday […]
Twitter reaction: @SanMarinoFA gets the hump with England’s finest …. and Gary Lineker
You can’t have too many complaints when you’ve won an international game 8-0 – unless of course you’re San Marino. The little nation took the hump at some of ITV’s ‘patronising’ coverage of Friday night’s defeat and unable to respond on air – or on the pitch – took to the next best thing: the […]
Where the money is going – San Marino v England
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer San Marino are used to being minnows. The kind of minnows you have to say ‘there are no easy games in international football’ about before going out there and spanking them 7-0. They’ve been tricky underdogs to shake off in the past however, especially if you’re the type […]
Who are San Marino? A player by player guide to England’s opponents
By Josh Powell | Sports writer England face San Marino tonight in a World Cup Qualifier. San Marino are officially the worst footballing nation in the world, ranked 207 by FIFA, which is below plenty of exotic countries we’d never even heard of. Their record of one win in 115 games is bleaker than Fulham’s […]
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MORNING ROUND-UP: Manchester United tighten grip on Premier League crown
MAIN HEADLINES CITY TRY TO PUT A DENT IN THE LEAD v CHELSEA HOLLYWOOD’S FINEST GATHER FOR AN EVENING OF FAKE SMILES AT THE OSCARS ENGLAND MARCH TOWARDS A SIX NATIONS GRAND SLAM Football We know we’ve been able to stick a fork in the Premier League title race for the last few weeks, but […]
MORNING ROUND-UP: Are Arsenal really in for Falcao?
MAIN HEADLINES ARSENE SAYS HE’S AFTER FALCAO ENGLAND’S NEXT STEP ON THE ROAD TO THE GRAND SLAM DRESS REHEARSAL FOR THE GRAND NATIONAL AT FAIRYHOUSE Football In recent weeks, Arsenal fans have had to endure the type of disappointment they haven’t experienced since Francis Jeffers arrived at the club, but there is a piece of […]
VIDEO: A ridiculously amazing unimportant cricket catch
‘Even our schoolboys can beat the English’ a headline on Stuff.co.nz trumpeted misleadingly after New Zealand claimed victory in the 1st ODI against England. It was a total lie as New Zealand didn’t field a team of pubescent teenagers, but one of the schoolboys did take a blinder of a catch in his role as […]
Betting news on Liverpool, England’s grand slam hopes and today’s racing
Football Is the title race done and dusted? Paddy Power certainly thinks so and he has put his cajones on the line and paid out on Manchester United to lift the Barclays Premier League trophy. Paddy emptied his pockets to the tune of just over £500,000 on Sunday morning after Manchester City lost 3-1 away […]
Twitter reaction to England’s Six Nations win over Ireland
England gave their Six Nations Grand Slam ambitions a huge boost by beating Ireland 12-6 at the Aviva Stadium this afternoon. The English have made it two wins out of two with a performance that was disciplined and effective rather than massively entertaining. It puts England in a great position ahead of their next game at Twickenham against a France side that […]
Aidan’s (slightly mental) Six Nations Week Two preview
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer We were expecting week one of the Six Nations to be open and it certainly was. Whilst we had ‘open’ in the ’9 to 5, five days a week’ sort of way in our heads, we actually got open in the ’24 hours a day, nine days a […]
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