Kenwright: Everton close to appointment

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright says he is closing in on his preferred candidates to replace David Moyes as manager. PA PhotosBill Kenwright has a certain type of manager in mind to replace David Moyes • O'Farrell: Moyes' best XI• Moyes to advise on successor Moyes will leave Goodison Park this summer after 11 years to take over as Manchester United manager. A number of names have been linked to the role including Roberto Martinez, Neil Lennon, Malky Mackay and Gus Poyet. There are also reports that Kenwright could promote from within, with captain Phil Neville and coaches David Weir, Steve Round, Duncan Ferguson and Alan Stubbs all in the frame. In an interview with the Sunday People, Kenwright is quoted as saying that he is "not too

Ducati aiming to close gap after first day

The final winter MotoGP™ Test started this morning (Friday) with the first of three days of work at the Spanish circuit in Jerez de la Frontera. The weather was sunny with springtime temperatures until about two hours from the end, but it was also windy enough to affect all the riders. Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden worked on the Desmosedici GP12’s set-up, overseen by their respective crew chiefs and Technical Director Filippo Preziosi. Nicky Hayden finished sixth and Valentino Rossi was ninth, but both riders hope to improve the set-up over the course of the next two days and to reduce the gap to the front. Nicky Hayden:“After missing the Test at Valencia and having to do damage control in Malaysia, where