Sporting director Richard Garlick said Mel and players would “do everything in their power to achieve this goal”. He described the West Midlands club’s current situation as “a period of transition, which is natural following the appointment of a new head coach” and acknowledged there was “a lot of frustration at our league position and… Read More: Pepe Mel: West Brom hold talks over Premier League plight »
British number one Laura Robson has ruled herself out of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells in March as she recovers from a wrist injury. Robson, 20, has only completed one full match this year, at the Australian Open, and revealed on her Facebook site she would not play in California. She said: “I’m… Read More: Laura Robson pulls out of Indian Wells with wrist injury »
Gareth Bale scored twice as Real Madrid hammered Schalke away to all but reach the Champions League quarter-finals. The Welshman netted his side’s second after a mazy dribble and added a cool finish for their fifth. Cristiano Ronaldo beat Joel Matip with a flurry of stepovers for a superb third as he and Karim Benzema… Read More: Bale Nets Twice »
Olympic champions Great Britain missed out on a medal ride in the men’s team pursuit on day one of the Track Cycling World Championships in Colombia. Two-time Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy, Sam Harrison, Owain Doull and Jon Dibben finished eighth, in four minutes 4.419 seconds in Cali. GB won the four-kilometre event in 2012,… Read More: Track Cycling Worlds 2014: GB miss out on team pursuit… »
England head coach Stuart Lancaster insists Ben Morgan is a “like-for-like” replacement for the injured Billy Vunipola. Vunipola has been ruled out of the remaining two Six Nations matches against Wales and Italy after damaging ankle ligaments in Saturday’s 13-10 victory over Ireland at Twickenham. The Saracens No 8, who does not require surgery and… Read More: Six Nations: Stuart Lancaster backs Ben Morgan to fill Billy… »
Andy Murray was forced to battle back from a set down to beat Pablo Andujar for his first victory on Mexico soil in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco. Murray, playing for the first time ever in Latin America, lost his first three service games and fell into a 5-0 hole as Andujar, who held… Read More: Andy Murray rallies from a set down to beat Pablo… »