Weary Murray and British Davis Cup bid sunk by Italian fightback April 6, 2014 WIMBLEDON champion Andy Murray refused to blame fatigue after his straight-sets defeat to Fabio Fognini contributed to Great Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final elimination yesterday. Leon Smith’s team went into the final day in Naples with a 2-1 lead and in touching distance of reaching the last four for the first time since 1981, but Murray [...]
Premier League: Wenger admits top four finish will be tough April 6, 2014 EVERTON 3 ARSENAL 0 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger conceded his team face an uphill battle to achieve a 17th straight year of Champions League qualification, after the Gunners were convincingly beaten at Goodison Park yesterday. Everton are now just one point behind Arsenal with a game in hand. Goals from Steven Naismith, Romelu Lukaku, and [...]
Sport Comment: National has evolved but drama remains undiminished April 6, 2014 THE ANIMAL welfare groups who were shouting from the rooftops after the opening day of Cheltenham about the cruelty of National Hunt racing were mercifully quiet after Saturday’s Grand National, and for that we should all be thankful, not least to those very same activists. The race was its usual mixture of farce – another [...]
Hughton sacked as Norwich turn to untried Adams April 6, 2014 NORWICH have charged youth team manager Neil Adams with guiding them to Premier League safety after last night sacking manager Chris Hughton with five games of the season remaining. Saturday’s home defeat to fellow strugglers West Brom left Norwich one place and five points clear of the relegation zone, leading some angry supporters to throw [...]
England captain stays upbeat despite World Cup final defeat April 6, 2014 ENGLAND skipper Charlotte Edwards insists that yesterday’s six-wicket defeat in the Twenty20 World Cup final in Mirpur has not dampened her enthusiasm for captaining the side. Edwards still has “more motivation than ever” despite losing to an Australia side that surpassed England’s total with 29 balls to spare. “I’m really enjoying [my job as captain], [...]
Second place for Armitstead April 6, 2014 BRITAIN’S Lizzie Armitstead sprinted to second place in the Tour of Flanders yesterday, cementing her lead in cycling’s World Cup. The Olympic silver medallist pipped Swede Emma Johansson to finish behind her Dutch team-mate Ellen van Dijk in a Boels-Dolmans one-two. Armitstead’s third podium from three World Cup events this year kept her top of [...]
Hamilton holds off Rosberg in Mercedes duel April 6, 2014 BRITAIN’S Lewis Hamilton believes he lacked the pace of team-mate Nico Rosberg at the Bahrain Grand Prix over the weekend, despite emerging victorious from yesterday’s thrilling duel between the Mercedes drivers. Rosberg started at the front of the grid after qualifying fastest, yet Hamilton gained the lead on the first corner and defiantly resisted a [...]
Adebayor set for Spurs return April 6, 2014 FOOTBALL: Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor is set to replace injured Roberto Soldado in tonight’s home match with Sunderland. Spurs boss Tim Sherwood has vowed to return to the dugout after fans recently voiced their displeasure at his presence in the directors’ box instead.
Jones scores stunning play-off win April 6, 2014 GOLF: Australia’s Matt Jones chipped in from 42 yards to win a play-off with Matt Kuchar in the Shell Houston Open and book his place in this week’s Masters. Jones carded a final round 66 to tie with Kuchar, then sealed his maiden PGA Tour win on the first extra hole.
Five for Anderson in curtain raiser April 6, 2014 CRICKET: England seamer James Anderson took 5-54 for Lancashire against Nottinghamshire on the first day of the new County Championship season. Notts were left on 270-9. However, England team-mate Michael Carberry was out for a duck as Hampshire struggled to 37-3 against Worcestershire.