Thursday, 13 February 2014
LMA Chief exec defends Mackay
The chief executive of the League Managers Association, Richard Bevan, deemed Cardiff City’s chief executive Simon Lim’s public statement regarding former manager Malky Mackay’s transfer policies to be ‘inappropriate and unprofessional’.
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McCoist looks on bright side
Manager Ally McCoist believes there is still plenty to smile about at Rangers at the moment despite the club’s ongoing struggle to return to the top in Scotland.
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Johnson: Good to be back
Mitchell Johnson was delighted to hit his straps on day two of the first Test against South Africa when he ripped though the hosts batting line-up.
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Flawless Santos ahead early
Portugal’s Ricardo Santos carded a flawless 62 to claim the lead after a day of low scoring in the first round of Africa Open in East London on Thursday.
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Li crashes out of Doha
Top seed Li Na crashed out of the Qatar Total Open on Thursday after going down to a surprise defeat to Czech qualifier Petra Cetkovska.
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Schumacher’s family calm fears
Michael Schumacher’s family have allayed mounting fears about his condition by revealing they still “strongly believe” the former F1 World Champion will recover from the life-threatening skiing accident that has left him in a coma for almost two months.
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Hearn wants ‘huge’ venue
Promoter Eddie Hearn hopes to announce a venue next week for the Carl Froch and George Groves rematch which will be live on Sky Box Office.
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Sale v Saracens: Teams
Saracens travel to Sale Sharks aiming to climb back to the top of the Aviva Premiership after being knocked off top spot by Northampton last weekend.
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Friday’s Rabo PRO12 preview
The Friday night action sees in-form Leinster, having suffered just one defeat in their last eight matches, take on Newport Gwent Dragons in Dublin.
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Schmidt: England will be tough
Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is preparing his side for what he regards as their toughest challenge in this year’s Six Nations – the trip to Twickenham to face England on Saturday February 22.
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Fitzpatrick: Positive approach
George Groves’ trainer Paddy Fitzpatrick claims the positives his camp take from the first fight with Carl Froch will prove invaluable when the pair square up again on May 31.
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Hull v Catalan Dragons: Teams
Hull will hand a second debut to Garreth Carvell on Friday night when they open their Super League campaign against the Catalan Dragons.
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QPR to sign Morrison
Sky sources: QPR are to sign midfielder Ravel Morrison on loan from West Ham next Friday.
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Edwards: Wales must step-up
Wales assistant coach Shaun Edwards insists the squad can afford no further slip-ups if they are to stand any chance of defending their Six Nations title.
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Toro Rosso: Mystery awaits
Toro Rosso have admitted that predicting next week’s return to testing action in Bahrain is “complete mystery” after the events of Jerez.
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Benkenstein joins Hampshire
Dale Benkenstein has joined Hampshire as First Team Coach after leaving Durham.
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Former Denmark boss dies
Former Denmark coach Richard Moller Nielsen has died aged 76.
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McDermott talks up promotion
Leeds boss Brian McDermott believes his side can still win promotion to the Premier League, provided the club’s ownership problems are resolved.
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PFA helping fight depression
Sky Sports News has learned that the PFA have worked with almost 150 footballers who are suffering from issues such as depression, addiction and anxiety since they launched their counselling network a year ago.
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