Golf Comment: Langer just gets better with age and McGinley will be taking note July 28, 2014 IT MAY not quite be up there with his two Masters wins, but Bernhard Langer’s utter dominance of the Senior Open Championship last week must rank alongside just about any of his other performances. His score of 18 under par was the lowest in Senior Open history, while his winning margin of 13 shots not [...]
Salutation can get in-form Johnston off to a flyer at his beloved Glorious Goodwood July 28, 2014 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS DAY ONE OF GLORIOUS GOODWOOD THE opening handicap of Glorious Goodwood, the bet365.com Stakes (1.55pm), has not been the most friendly for punters in recent years. No favourite has won in the past decade and it was Richard Hughes who took the first of his nine wins 12 months ago, but with [...]
City Dogs come out on top of Rugby Sevens pack again July 27, 2014 They’ve only been playing together for two tournaments but City A.M. sponsored Rugby Sevens team City Dogs have made it two out of two, winning Saturday’s FRM Sevens Tournament at Ilford Wanderers, beating Oxfam 21 – 19. Captain Edward Yarnton, who is today enjoying his last day working at BP, said, “Onwards and upwards. We’ll [...]
England set to dominate after Cook’s form returns July 27, 2014 UNDER-PRESSURE England captain Alastair Cook admitted his relief after making a substantial contribution with the bat as England dominated day one of the third Test with India at the Ageas Bowl. Cook fell an agonising five runs short of a first Test hundred in 28 innings, edging Ravindra Jadeja behind to Indian skipper and wicketkeeper [...]
Hamilton defiant after ignoring order and denying rival Rosberg July 27, 2014 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton insisted he was perfectly within his rights not to adhere to Mercedes’ team orders and allow title rival Nico Rosberg to pass him during yesterday’s Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. The 29-year-old fought back from a pit lane start and a first-lap spin to record a third-place finish behind Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso [...]
Sport Comment: Stripping Russia of World Cup is just not practical July 27, 2014 SPORT always has been and remains a political football. I have spent much of the past weekend at the Rugby 7s at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. I have been trying to explain to people who asked why Fiji were not competing as a team when some of their individual athletes were. Fiji were expelled [...]
Ospina signs Arsenal deal July 27, 2014 ARSENAL have confirmed the signing of Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina from French Ligue One side Nice for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old, who helped his country to the World Cup quarter-finals, will compete with Polish stopper Wojciech Szczesny for the Gunners’ No1 jersey. “David is an excellent goalkeeper,” said manager Arsene Wenger. “He will add [...]
Trott throws off effects of kidney infection to take points race gold July 27, 2014 DOUBLE Olympic champion Laura Trott insisted her Commonwealth Games gold in the women’s points race, after recovering from a kidney infection, meant every bit as much as success at London 2012. Despite being tied on 37 points with Wales’ Elinor Barker, English track cyclist Trott was awarded gold after placing higher in the final sprint. [...]
Nibali claims first Tour win July 27, 2014 ITALY’S Vincenzo Nibali safely negotiated the final stage on the Champs-Elysees to win the 101st edition of the Tour de France in Paris yesterday. Despite German Marcel Kittel claiming victory in the sprint finish, Nibali became only the sixth man in history to win the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana. His [...]
Boris Johnson avoids talking tennis by pulling on his sparring gloves July 24, 2014 It looks like the “will he, won’t he” tennis match between Boris Johnson and the Chernukhins (the Russian couple who paid £160,000 at a fundraiser to play BoJo and David Cameron) will go ahead, after Boris said he was going to get in training for it yesterday. Now we think we know how he’s getting [...]