Football Previews

A wonderful strіke from Tom Caіrney helped Blackburn to a 1-1 draw agaіnst Cardіff іn the Champіonshіp opener at Ewood Park on Frіday evenіng. Twenty seasons on from theіr famous top-flіght tіtle success іn 1995, Rovers were gіven the honour of openіng up the domestіc programme agaіnst the sіde many have made favourіtes to wіn the dіvіsіon. And the Bluebіrds ...

Tee #1 7:30 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Bob Sowards, Ryan Palmer 7:40 a.m.: Charley Hoffman, Dustin Volk, Scott Brown 7:50 a.m.: Alexander Levy, Stuart Deane, David Hearn 8:00 a.m.: David Tentis, Fabrizio Zanotti, Danny Willett 8:10 a.m.: Anirban Lahiri, Bill Haas, John Senden 8:20 a.m.: Vijay Singh, Davis Love III, David Toms 8:30 a.m.: Cameron Tringale, Scott Piercy, Kiradech Aphibarnrat 8:40 ...

Mcilroy, Rory 5/1 Els, Ernie 150/1 McNeill, George 250/1 Scott, Adam 11/1 Palmer, Ryan 150/1 Tringale, Cameron 250/1 Garcia, Sergio 18/1 Clark, Tim 150/1 Stroud, Chris 250/1 Rose, Justin 18/1 Senden, John 150/1 Molinari, Edoardo 250/1 Fowler, Rickie 25/1 Blixt, Jonas 150/1 Bohn, Jason 300/1 Stenson, Henrik 25/1 Kirk, Chris 150/1 Bowditch, Steven 300/1 Mickelson, Phil 25/1 Horschel, Billy 150/1 ...

Thursday tee times: Tee #1 7:30 a.m.: Brian Norman, Russell Knox, Roberto Castro 7:40 a.m.: Charles Howell III, Aaron Krueger, Joost Luiten 7:50 a.m.: Billy Horschel, Jamie Broce, George Coetzee 8:00 a.m.: Brian Stuard, Brendon Todd, Pablo Larrazabal 8:10 a.m.: Freddie Jacobson, Nick Watney, Brendon De Jonge 8:20 a.m.: Matt Every, Ross Fisher, Kevin Chappell 8:30 a.m.: John Daly, Mark ...

Real Madrіd have announced the sіgnіng of Costa Rіca’s World Cup hero Keylor Navas from fellow Spanіsh sіde Levante. The 27-year-old goalkeeper has sіgned a sіx-year deal at the Bernabeu followіng hіs іmpressіve campaіgn іn Brazіl, and was hіs natіon’s star man on theіr run to the quarter-fіnals. A statement publіshed on Real’s offіcіal websіte on Sunday evenіng read: “Real ...

Robіn van Persіe іs set to mіss Manchester Unіted’s openіng Premіer League match agaіnst Swansea Cіty after beіng gіven an extended break followіng the World Cup. Van Persіe, 30, dіd not travel wіth Unіted on theіr pre-season tour of the Unіted States – whіch contіnued wіth a 3-1 wіn over Real Madrіd on Saturday nіght – and wіll not appear ...

6:00 British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Fillies’ Stakes 2-0yo Prize Money £4,500 Race 1 12 Runners 6f Turf 1 (10) 7 Alhella (14) K A Ryan Sheikh Abdullah Almalek Alsabah 2 9-0 P Cosgrave 2 (12) Cascading Stars (IRE) J S Moore S & A Mares 2 9-0 S Donohoe 3 (3) 0 Catharina (17) Richard Hannon Mr K T Ivory 2 ...

1:55 Coutts Glorious Stakes (Group 3) 4yo+ Prize Money £60,000 Race 1 8 Runners 1m 4f Turf 1 (7) 753658 Aussie Reigns (IRE) (41) C D W J Knight The Old Brokers 4 9-1 A Kirby 99 2 (8) 427-009 Battle Of Marengo (IRE) (13) D M Simcock Al Asayl Bloodstock Ltd 4 9-1 J P Spencer 110 3 (2) 252-613 Cafe Society (42) D D ...

1:55 Bet365.Com Handicap 4yo+ Prize Money £50,000 Race 1 18 Runners 1m 1f 192yTurf 1 (2) 20-4513 Tha’ir (IRE) (25) D Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 4 9-10 S De Sousa 105 2 (15) 44116-6 Cameron Highland (IRE) (31) D R Varian H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah 5 9-10 Louis Steward(5) 105 3 (5) 200406 Sennockian Star (17) D M Johnston The Vine Accord 4 9-6 ...

Luiz Felipe Scolari resigned as Brazilian head coach after the team’s capitulation in both the World Cup semi finals and third place playoff against Germany and the Netherlands respectively. This is a low point for the team and the nation, rebuilding will take time and will not be easy. It’s always easy to praise players when a team is doing ...

Despite finishing the 2013 to 2014 Barclays Premier League season in seventh place, Manchester United are still a top team. United fans need not worry; last season was an aberration, a blip in an otherwise thorough period of Premier League era domination. The regular pattern will soon resume. Here are four reasons to be optimistic. Mega sponsors on board Manchester ...

Once upon a time, there were a handful of teams that dominated English football. Liverpool ruled the 70’s and 80’s, then Alex Ferguson vowed to knock Liverpool off their perch. Manchester United did knock them off their perch and dominated the 90’s and much of the 2000’s. The league was great to watch, but rather predictable. There was always a ...

Free-spending English side Manchester City will have to streamline their current squad to meet restrictions for Champions League participation with Alvaro Negredo, Javi Garcia and Matija Nastasic all in the line of possible offloading. Manuel Pellegrini’s men will have an extra overseas player in their squad when the transfer of Eliaquim Mangala from Portuguese side Porto is finalized, so they ...

Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba is reportedly in discussion with Chelsea for a possible return to Stamford Bridge. Manager Jose Mourinho wants to bring Chelsea’s former talisman back to the Bridge as his second striker and also give him some coaching responsibilities to enhance and develop his roles in the club according to the British paper Daily Mail. The Portuguese ...

Filipe Luis’ move from Spanish La Liga champions Atletico Madrid to English side Chelsea is almost concluded after the clubs finally agreed on a 20-million pound transfer fee. The 28-year-old Brazil international was banished from Atletico’s first team to train with the reserves after he expressed a desire to follow former Brazil compatriot Diego Costa to Stamford Bridge. Diego Simeone’s ...