Tonight’s Carling Cup tie between Premier League Wigan Athletic and Championship club Preston is a game which has caught my eye. Football’s League Cup has been devalued over the years by the Premier League’s big teams refusal to comply to supporters and sponsors wishes in putting out their best available eleven players. The likes of Manchester United and Arsenal use these games as a chance to rest their big...
England and Pakistan meet up today in Cardiff for the first of their two Twenty20 internationals with cricket’s betting scandal still very much evident in the background. Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt (photo by Wiki id2) and Mohammad Asif have all been temporarily suspended by the International Cricket Council over allegations they were paid money to deliberately bowl no balls at set points in the 4th Test against England....
