Seats on sale for World Cup May 6, 2014 REGISTRATION has opened ahead of a six-week sale window for 500,000 tickets to Rugby World Cup matches for those affiliated to English clubs at all levels. Organisers of the 2015 showpiece confirmed tickets made available through the Rugby Community Ticket Programme will be on sale from 16 May and that a general sale for seats [...]
Kaneria loses life ban appeal May 6, 2014 CRICKET: Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has lost his appeal in the UK Commercial Court against a life ban for his role in ex-Essex team-mate Merv Westfield’s spot-fixing case. The England and Wales Cricket Board has urged Kaneria to admit his guilt.
Blackstock admits rule breach May 6, 2014 FOOTBALL: Nottingham Forest striker Dexter Blackstock has been hit with a £60,000 fine and suspended three-month ban after admitting multiple breaches of Football Association rules governing betting. Blackstock is currently sidelined by a knee injury.
Premier League: Liverpool title hopes blown away by Gayle May 5, 2014 CRYSTAL PALACE 3 LIVERPOOL 3 LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers last night conceded the Premier League title to Manchester City after shipping three goals in the final 11 minutes to drop two vitally important points. Goals from Joe Allen, Daniel Sturridge and Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year Luis Suarez looked set to move Liverpool [...]
Golf Comment: Pinpoint driver Rose has game to blossom at golf’s fifth Major May 5, 2014 ANOTHER solid performance from Justin Rose last week makes me think he could be ready to mount a challenge at the fifth Major, The Players Championship, which tees off on Thursday. The Players at Sawgrass is notorious for its last two holes, particularly the 17th, but taken in its entirety is not overly long or [...]
England lift plate as New Zealand near title May 5, 2014 ENGLAND coach Simon Amor hailed another encouraging display after his team warmed up for this week’s climax in London by winning the plate at the Glasgow Sevens on Sunday. A narrow defeat to Fiji in the quarter-final of the cup sent England into the plate competition, but they made amends with resounding victories over Australia [...]
Tennis world mourns as former British No1 Baltacha dies, aged 30, from liver cancer May 5, 2014 “A GAPING hole has been left in tennis”, the Lawn Tennis Association said yesterday, after former British No1 Elena Baltacha died, aged 30. Baltacha battled the liver condition primary sclerosing cholangitis– an inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts – since the age of 19 and was diagnosed with liver cancer in January, two months [...]
A global game: why Heathrow Express is investing in sevens May 5, 2014 THE aim of Heathrow Express’s investment in sevens rugby is simple: to get more people to travel on our train between London Paddington and the airport. Our customers, 70 per cent of whom are business travellers, come from 120 different countries. Our challenge is to let those people know about us before they arrive at [...]
Selby storms to world title with fine comeback May 5, 2014 NEWLY crowned world champion Mark Selby admitted he was dreading coming to the Crucible this year, such had been his poor form ahead of the tournament. Selby completed an astonishing comeback victory against five-team champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, recovering from 10-5 down on Sunday to win 18-14 last night and subsequently returned to the top of [...]
From Melrose to Hong Kong and now Rio May 5, 2014 1883: Sevens rugby was first played at Melrose rugby club in the Scottish Borders, thanks to a creative fundraising ploy by Ned Haig, a local butcher and player 1921: Buenos Aires becomes the first sevens tournament outside of Scotland, followed by one south of the border at Percy Park in North Shields 1968: Hong Kong [...]