Roy Hodgson insists it is still possible for Liverpool to gatecrash the top four this season. A torrid start to the 2010/11 campaign threatened to undermine the Reds’ efforts, with their UEFA Champions League dreams fading fast. They have, however, been able to establish some consistency since then, with stability […]

Chris Tremlett is the ideal replacement for Stuart Broad in England’s team for the third Ashes Test, according to Surrey manager Chris Adams. Tremlett, Ajmal Shahzad and Tim Bresnan are all vying to come into the side for the December 16-20 showdown in Perth after Nottinghamshire seamer Broad was ruled […]

Manchester City star Carlos Tevez believes the best way to wind up Sir Alex Ferguson is to start winning trophies. City are one of the richest clubs in the world following Sheikh Mansour’s takeover and they have assembled one of the most talented squads in world football in recent years. […]

Pepe Reina has called for consistency as Liverpool look to get themselves back in the higher echelons of the Premier League. The Reds surprisingly missed out on UEFA Champions League football last season as they finished seventh and won just one of their opening eight league games this term. But […]

Newcastle legend Alan Shearer insists he will not become the next manager of his beloved Magpies. Shearer is a 16/1 shot with Sky Bet to step back into the St James’ Park hot-seat following Chris Hughton’s shock departure on Monday. But the former England striker, who failed to keep the […]

Wales and Scarlets wing George North will be sidelined for three months after undergoing shoulder surgery. The 18-year-old, who scored two tries on his Wales debut against South Africa in November, picked up the injury on international duty. “Our policy with any soft tissue injuryis to get a scan done […]

South Africa coach Peter de Villiers insists that 2010 has been one of his best years despite winning less than 60 percent of his matches. De Villiers, who has faced mounting criticism throughout the season, presided over eight wins and six defeats in South Africa’s 14 outings this year. The […]

Huddersfield manager Lee Clark has ruled himself out of the Newcastle job. Newcastle is Clark’s boyhood club and he went on to make 265 appearances in two spells with the Magpies. The former midfielder, 38, has been linked with the St James’ Park hot-seat after Chris Hughton was sacked by […]

Sol Campbell reckons the Newcastle players will ask ‘what is going on?’ after manager Chris Hughton was sacked. The Magpies terminated Hughton’s contract on Monday afternoon, saying they needed “someone with more experience”. Hughton, who was named permanent manager in October 2009 after a number of caretaker stints, led Newcastle […]

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes Ryan Giggs can carry on for another season. The veteran winger, 37, who has made just 10 appearances this term due to a hamstring injury, hinted on Saturday that this season could be his last at Old Trafford. But Ferguson believes, such is […]

Cheltenham clerk of the course Simon Claisse is “thoroughly optimistic” of racing going ahead at the weekend following the putting down of frost covers on Sunday. “On the basis of our forecast and the covers being down I’m thoroughly optimistic for the weekend ahead,” he told sportinglife.com. “It got down […]

Football Association acting chief executive Alex Horne has admitted that Harry Redknapp will be in the running for the England job. Current coach Fabio Capello is not due to step down until 2012, but that has done little to curb speculation as to who his replacement will be. Tottenham boss […]