Rose takes leaf out of Faldo book in bid to blossom at St Andrews July 14, 2015 OPEN hopeful Justin Rose is looking to Sir Nick Faldo for inspiration as he attempts to emulate the last Englishman to win the Open this week at St Andrews. The 2013 US Open winner is due to play the first two rounds alongside three-time Open champion Faldo, 57, who is contesting golf’s oldest Major for [...]
King Louis to be crowned again at St Andrews July 14, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE OPEN AT ST ANDREWS WAS IT the most expensive game of five-a-side football ever? Rory McIlroy had waited almost five years for the Open to return to St Andrews, only to rupture an ankle ligament during a kickabout with friends. McIlroy’s loss could well be Jordan Spieth’s gain, with the 21-year-old [...]
Fleetwood and Warren can make their mark at The Open July 14, 2015 IT IS a sign of the times that the majority of the coverage around this year’s Open isn’t focused on Tiger Woods. The 14-time major winner has lifted the Claret Jug on two of his last three visits to St Andrews, but he just isn’t in the same form at the moment. His finishing positions [...]
Maximum excitement on the open July 14, 2015 FEW sporting events are more historic than the Open at St Andrews. It is always a wonderful four days and a spread bet can make it even more exciting. Sporting Index offer hundreds of options and one of the most interesting markets is finishing positions where you can bet on the final position of each [...]
British Open 2015 prize money: Jordan Spieth can take Rory McIlroy’s World No1 Ranking at St Andrews July 14, 2015 The injured Rory McIlroy is unable to defend the Claret Jug at this year's Open yet he may be keeping a nervous eye on proceedings with his No1 world ranking under threat from rising star Jordan Spieth. Read more: How much prize money is on offer at St Andrews? The Norther Irishman has held golf's No1 spot [...]
British Open 2015 prize money: How much can Jordan Spieth win at St Andrews? July 14, 2015 Not only has injury cost Rory McIlroy the chance to defend the Claret Jug, he will also miss out on the record £1.15m winner’s cheque on offer at the Open this week. Read more: McIlroy accepts Open defence hopes are over The total purse for the 144th staging of golf’s oldest Major has grown £900,000 [...]
Manchester City: This graph shows how £49m Raheem Sterling deal compares to every other Sheikh Mansour signing July 14, 2015 Since Sheikh Mansour decided to shower his billions on Manchester City the club have attracted many of football's most renowned and desired players; Premier League winners, Champions League winners and even World Cup winners have all arrived at Eastlands yet Raheem Sterling – with less than 150 professional appearances to his name – is the [...]
Van Gaal tips splurge past £200m mark July 13, 2015 MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal has hailed the signings of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin after taking his spending spree past the £200m mark. United paid close to a combined £40m in transfer fees to Bayern Munich for World Cup winner Schweinsteiger, 30, and Southampton for France midfielder Schneiderlin, 25, who completed moves yesterday. [...]
Nomadic Ranieri finds new home at Leicester City July 13, 2015 MUCH-TRAVELLED former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri has revealed that his appointment as Leicester manager yesterday ends a decade-long desire to return to the Premier League. The Italian, 63, has signed a three-year contract at the King Power Stadium and replaces Nigel Pearson, who was sacked in June despite keeping the Foxes in the top flight [...]
Chelsea new boy Asmir Begovic: I modelled my game on Petr Cech July 13, 2015 New Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has declared that his modern day idol is Petr Cech, the man he has been bought to replace, after sealing an £8m move from Stoke City yesterday. The 28-year-old Bosnia-Hercegovina international has signed a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge and is set to provide competition for Chelsea No1 Thibaut Courtois. [...]