Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny could be forced to retire unless he changes his tackling technique according to former dual code fly-half Jonathan Davies. Halfpenny, 26, is being treated for concussion after suffering an injury inWales’ 61-20 win in Italy. Samuela Vunisa caught his head with his knee as the Welshman tackled. “If he gets more and… Read More »
Kevin Pietersen can return to county cricket after he was released from his contract with Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad. It means he can now join a county side – with Surrey thought to be the front-runners for his signature – as he steps up his quest for an England recall. Sunrisers confirmed the move in… Read More »
Rory McIlroy will have another crack at winning the European Tour’s flagship event when he plays in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth next month. On Monday, the two-time major winner from Northern Ireland, now out of the world’s top 10, confirmed his place in the 22-25 May tournament. McIlroy’s slip to 11th in the… Read More »
St Helens expect to be without Jordan Turner and Kyle Amor for significant periods after they were injured in Saturday’s Challenge Cup loss at Leeds. Centre Turner, 25, played for more than half of the game with a broken foot, while 24-year-old prop Amor hurt his knee and left Headingley on crutches. Nathan Brown’s side lost… Read More »
Manchester City and Paris St-Germain are facing sanctions after breaching Uefa’s financial fair play (FFP) rules. Fewer than 20 clubs are understood to have failed to meet key criteria. Uefa has made settlement offers to all clubs deemed to have breached rules ahead of a meeting on Thursday. City must now decide whether to accept… Read More »
World number one Tiger Woods hopes to return to competition this summer but is more concerned about ensuring his long-term fitness, his agent has said. The American, 38, has not played since the WGC-Cadillac Championship in March and has since had surgery on a pinched nerve in his back. “I don’t know when he will be playing… Read More »
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew still believes he has a “long-term” future at the club despite six consecutive defeats and growing unrest among fans. Magpies supporters vented their anger during a comprehensive 3-0 defeat by Arsenal on Monday. “I know they’re disappointed and angry at the moment that we haven’t got a result,” said Pardew. But he added:… Read More »
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been named as the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year at an awards ceremony in London on Sunday. The Uruguayan, 27, travelled down to the ceremony after the Reds’ 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea earlier in the day. PFA Player of the Year winners 2013-14: Luis Suarez (Liverpool)… Read More »
Four races into this Formula 1 season, and Lewis Hamilton is effectively unbeaten. He might still narrowly trail Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the championship, but it is already looking as if only bad luck can stop him winning it. Another imperious victory in China on Sunday only heightened the impression that, in the end, Hamilton will… Read More »
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 »