Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum will link up with Middlesex again for this year’s T20 Blast, the English county...
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It’s not an obituary, I still will be around,” Alastair Cook said on Tuesday as he vowed to continue his Test career despite resigning as England captain.Opening batsman Cook stood down as skipper after an England record 59 matches in charge.But the 32-year-old Essex left-hander, already England’s all-time leading Test run-scorer with 11,057 runs from 140 matches at an average of 46.45, including 30 hundreds, insisted he was far from spent as a player.“I really hope I am here in...
Mauricio Pochettino is refusing to give up on Tottenham’s Premier League title challenge after a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough left them nine points behind leaders Chelsea.Spurs had to work hard for victory on Saturday and needed a Harry Kane second-half penalty to end Middlesbrough’s resistance. “Nine points is okay, it’s three games but it’s up to Chelsea now. It’s up to us to keep pushing, win games and it’s important for the Premier League too,” said Tottenham boss Pochettino.“I think...
Pep Guardiola claimed Premier League leaders Chelsea have nothing to fear from Manchester City despite his side’s 4-0 demolition of West Ham. Guardiola’s team delivered a swaggering display at the London Stadium on Wednesday as goals from Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Gabriel Jesus and Yaya Toure secured City’s biggest league win since October. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was watching from the stands and must have been impressed by City. But City boss Guardiola is adamant the 10-point gap between...
A petition demanding Britain cancel a planned state visit by US President Donald Trump passed one million signatures on Monday, following outrage over his travel ban on mainly Muslim countries.“Donald Trump should be allowed to enter the UK in his capacity as head of the US government, but he should not be invited to make an official state visit because it would cause embarrassment to Her Majesty the Queen,” the petition on parliament’s website says.“Donald Trump’s well-documented misogyny and vulgarity...
Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled her Brexit blueprint on Tuesday, announcing for the first time that Britain will leave Europe’s...
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp have their backs to the wall as their teams go in search of restorative victories in the Premier League this weekend.Arsenal have fallen 12 points off the pace after successive losses against Watford and leaders Chelsea, while Liverpool are a point further back following a dismal sequence of five league games without victory.Klopp’s men entertain second-place Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Saturday, with the German coach setting his team a daunting...
Alastair Cook resigned as England Test captain after a record 59 matches in the role, saying Monday it was “a...
Gabriel Jesus opened his Manchester City account in a 4-0 stroll at West Ham United on Wednesday that sent his side level with fourth-place Liverpool in the Premier League.Pep Guardiola’s team took full advantage of slip-ups by the other teams in the leading pack on Tuesday to move level on points with Liverpool, 10 points below leaders Chelsea.“Gabriel Jesus is a fighter with an instinct for the goal,” beamed Guardiola of his œ27 million ($33.6 million, 31.3 million euros) recruit...
Arsenal’s Petr Cech said Tuesday’s shock loss to Watford was a “huge setback” to the Gunners ahead of their meeting...
West Ham has made forward Robert Snodgrass its second signing of the January transfer window.The 29-year-old Scot joined for 10.2 million pounds ($13 million) from Premier League rival Sunderland on a contract through June 2020.Defender Jose Fonte has also signed this month for Slaven Bilic’s West Ham, which is 10th in the standings in its first season at London’s Olympic Stadium. Snodgrass says “the owners and the manager are trying to build something here and I just can’t wait to...
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has rejected offers from Chinese Super League clubs that would have paid the Ivorian around o430,000 a week ($533,000), reports said on Tuesday.Toure is out of contract at the end of the season and has been approached by clubs from China who have been splashing on a host of star signings in recent months.The 33-year-old is said to have been the subject of interest from China last year.He snubbed those offers and gave the same...
