Andy Murray announced he had hip surgery in Australia on Monday and was hoping to return to competitive tennis in time for the grasscourt season midway through the year.“Today I underwent successful right hip surgery at the St Vincent Hospital in Melbourne,” the former world number one said on his Facebook page.“I’d like to thank Dr John O’Donnell and all of the staff for looking after me. I look forward to returning to competitive tennis during the grasscourt season. Thanks...
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Wolves roared 12 points clear at the top of the Championship with a 3-0 win against Brentford at Molineux on Tuesday. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side recorded a 10th win from their last 12 games thanks to second-half goals from Ruben Neves, Barry Douglas and Diogo Jota. Neves gave Wolves the lead in the 57th minute with his third goal of the season. Douglas, who had been on target in Wolves’ 2-1 win at Bristol City on Saturday, doubled his side’s...
Having once attempted-unsuccessfully-to get Lazio to furnish Paul Gascoigne with his own trout farm, Mel Stein knows more than most about the quirks and curiosities of footballers’ contracts.Lazio were unable to meet Gascoigne’s demands following his 1992 move from Tottenham Hotspur, explaining simply that there were “no trout in Rome”, and made amends to the keen fisherman with a bonus payment.As Gascoigne’s representative, Stein negotiated the contract and 25 years on he told AFP the deals that tie players to...
World 100-metres champion Justin Gatlin, twice suspended for doping, could face another scandal after The Daily Telegraph reported Monday that members of his entourage offered to sell undercover reporters performance-enhancing drugs. The 35-year-old American sprint star has sacked coach Dennis Mitchell, according to the report, which revealed Mitchell and athletics agent Robert Wagner offered to provide false prescriptions for banned performance-enhancing substances and smuggle those drugs into the United States. The Telegraph said investigations into the actions of those connected...
British inflation has hit its highest level in almost six years, official data showed Tuesday, forcing Bank of England governor Mark Carney to explain the rise in an exceptional letter.The Consumer Price Index climbed to 3.1 percent on a 12-month basis in November compared to 3.0 percent in October, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement.Analysts’ consensus forecast had been for no change to the CPI reading.Carney must send a letter to British finance minister Philip Hammond,...
Arsenal demonstrated their powers of recovery midweek but Arsene Wenger knows a greater test lies ahead when they return to Premier League action at Southampton on Sunday.Wenger and his players were left crushed following last weekend’s home defeat by Manchester United when they dominated periods of the game, producing 33 shots on goal, only to see Jose Mourinho’s team run out 3-1 winners.A much changed line-up put that result behind them when the Gunners wrapped up their Europa League group-stage...
Raheem Sterling scored the fastest goal of the Premier League season as leaders Manchester City got back on track with...
Arsene Wenger knows Arsenal cannot afford a repeat of their last trip to Selhurst Park when they face Crystal Palace on Thursday. The Gunners have benefitted from extra rest compared to their rivals in the battle for a top four place and face the Eagles six days after the pulsating 3-3 draw with Liverpool that marked the start of the holiday fixtures. But in the meantime, they have seen Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea all win to intensify the battle for...
Britain could see a post-Brexit transition period run until the end of 2020, with a new trade deal in place by January 2021, a member of the EU’s negotiating team said Monday.“Until the end of 2020 seems indeed like a natural end point for that implementation period or transition,” said Stefaan De Rynck, senior adviser to the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.In a speech to the Chatham House think-tank in London, he added: “Our goal is to make...
US authorities are lifting the threat of prosecution against the British banking giant HSBC, five years after it admitted to widespread money laundering and sanctions violations, the bank said Monday.In a landmark case, the bank agreed to pay a $1.9 billion in fines in 2012, after admitting it knowingly moved hundreds of millions for Mexican drug cartels and illegally served clients in Iran, Myanmar, Libya, Sudan and Cuba in violation of US sanctions....
Manchester United and Manchester City will have to contend with snow and sub-zero temperatures — as well as each other — in Sunday’s Premier League title showdown at Old Trafford.Snow is forecast to fall across northwest England in the hours leading up to kick-off and temperatures are set to drop to -1 degree Celsius (30 Fahrenheit).While the Old Trafford pitch benefits from under-soil heating, there are concerns about icy conditions outside the ground and the 76,000 fans due to attend...
The eyes of the football world will turn to a wintry corner of northwest England on Sunday when Manchester United tackle Manchester City in a mid-season Premier League title showdown.City, the leaders, are gunning for a 14th successive league win-which would equal the all-time record in the English top flight-and can put a huge 11 points between themselves and second-place United if they prevail. But United are seeking to set a record of their own by notching up a 41st...
