Teammates key as Froome gains time on his Tour de France rivals July 5, 2015 Britain's Chris Froome hailed the contribution of his Team Sky teammates after gaining significant time on his Tour de France rivals and surging into the top 10 of the general classification during stage two yesterday. Read more: Froome – "Success stokes fire ahead of Tour de France" Fellow Briton and Etixx-Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish [...]
Women’s World Cup: England’s Lionesses have become legends, insists Mark Sampson July 5, 2015 England's women have attained legendary status by recording their best ever performance at the World Cup, according to head coach Mark Sampson. Read more: England Lionesses up there with class of 1966 and 1990, says coach The Lionesses beat old foes Germany 1-0 on Saturday night to claim third place and end the tournament [...]
F1 British Grand Prix 2015: How house prices accelerated with British winners – from Stirling Moss to Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone July 5, 2015 As Lewis Hamilton drove to glory at Silverstone today, the world's top racing drivers aren't the only ones with almost super-human speeds and anyone who has invested in property is already a winner. In the last 60 years since Stirling Moss was the first Brit to triumph at the British Grand Prix, house prices have accelerated [...]
Gennady Golovkin interview: “Mayweather or Froch would be the best next fight.” July 3, 2015 Gennady Golovkin isn't fussy about who he fights next. He's not bothered about embarking on a weight-loss regime to move down a division or piling on the pounds to move up. He just wants a fight. The Kazakh destroyer hasn't had many recently. Not that he hasn't been in the ring – it's just that [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Dustin Brown’s win over Rafael Nadal sets him up for biggest prize money year of his career July 3, 2015 Following yet another shock defeat in the early rounds of Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal has now made less money in his last five Wimbledon tournaments than he received when he last won the crown back in 2010. Read more: I might never win title again, admits Nadal Nadal's second-round loss to world no.102 Dustin Brown on Centre [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Victory nets James Ward £100k July 2, 2015 British wildcard James Ward insists there are greater rewards than the minimum £100,000 he has earned by beating big-serving Czech Jiri Vesely and reaching Wimbledon’s third round yesterday. Read more: Boost for James Ward as eighth seed Ferrer withdraws On a day when fellow Briton and world No3 Andy Murray also progressed after [...]
British Grand Prix: Jenson Button resigned to more pain at Silverstone July 2, 2015 Former world champion Jenson Button admits he is unlikely to break his British Grand Prix curse this weekend when Formula One returns to Silverstone. Read more: Button ditches the fast lane to promote life on two wheels Button has never finished on the podium in 15 attempts at his home race and the 35-year-old [...]
Ben Stokes: I won’t back down if Aussies target my short fuse at Ashes July 2, 2015 England all-rounder Ben Stokes insists he will not shy away in the face of Australian attempts to rile him during the Investec Ashes series this summer. Read more: We’ll fight fire with fire in Ashes, England boss Trevor Bayliss tells Aussies The 24-year-old has reaffirmed his international quality this season with the standout [...]
Australia toil in final Ashes warm-up vs Essex July 2, 2015 Australia bowlers were made to toil on the second day of their final Ashes warm-up clash against Essex at Chelmsford yesterday. Read more: England outcast Kevin Pietersen tips Australia to win Ashes Essex closed on 299-3 but still trailed the tourists by 263 runs after Michael Clarke’s side had earlier been dismissed for 562. [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Rafael Nadal admits he might never win title again July 2, 2015 Former world No1 Rafael Nadal admitted that he may never recapture the form which saw him twice crowned Wimbledon champion after crashing out to unheralded qualifier Dustin Brown yesterday. Read more: Dustin Brown set for most lucrative year of career Out of form tenth seed Nadal was beaten in four sets, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, [...]