Wrestling gets Olympic reprieve September 8, 2013 OLYMPICS: Members of the International Olympic Committee yesterday voted to reinstate wrestling at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The sport, included at the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896, was due to be dropped from the programme after the 2016 Games in Rio, but won a majority vote by ballot to be reinstated ahead of [...]
Bjorn back among the silverware September 8, 2013 GOLF: Three-time Major runner-up Thomas Bjorn tasted victory for the first time in two years yesterday, after beating Scotland’s Craig Lee on a play-off at the European Masters in Switzerland. The 42-year-old, trailing Lee by two shots overnight, carded 65 to finish on 20 under par. And, in the first extra hole, Bjorn sunk a [...]
US fight back in America’s Cup September 8, 2013 SAILING: Emirates Team New Zealand lead the America’s Cup 3-0 going into the third day tomorrow, despite losing race four late last night. Oracle Team USA will not put a point on the board until their third victory, after being docked two points. Races five and six are scheduled for tomorrow night.
GB and Ireland lose Walker Cup September 8, 2013 GOLF: The US comfortably regained the Walker Cup last night, its team of amateurs defeating Great Britain and Ireland’s with a final score of 17-9.
England boss dodges row after FA chief Cup blunder September 5, 2013 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson refused to be drawn into a row with Greg Dyke yesterday after the Football Association chairman classed the national team as no-hopers for next summer’s World Cup. Dyke’s assertion that nobody “realistically thinks we are going to win the World Cup in Brazil” threatened to overshadow the team’s preparations for two [...]
Supersub tasked with torpedoing Moldova September 5, 2013 ONE-CAP wonder Rickie Lambert has been handed the task of firing England back to the top of qualifying Group H tonight and breathing new life into the team’s hopes of reaching next summer’s World Cup. The 31-year-old Southampton forward, a former beetroot factory worker who was playing third-tier football little more than two years ago, [...]
Van Persie backs Moyes as Nani gets new deal September 5, 2013 MANCHESTER United striker Robin van Persie has denied claims of a rift with new manager David Moyes just three games into the Scot’s rocky tenure. Doubts had been raised over the Holland star’s willingness to stay at the champions amid suggestions he did not approve of Moyes’s methods. Van Persie cut a frustrated figure as [...]
Ozil: I’ll help to end Arsenal’s trophy drought September 5, 2013 ARSENAL’S new record signing Mesut Ozil is convinced the Gunners can finally end the most notorious silverware drought in English football this season. Manager Arsene Wenger has not delivered a trophy since 2005 but £42.5m deadline-day arrival Ozil believes that run is about to end. “Definitely,” he said. “In the last few years Arsenal haven’t [...]
Murray surrenders US Open title in straight sets loss September 5, 2013 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray rued an early missed chance but was otherwise at a loss to explain a crushing straight-sets defeat to Stanislas Wawrinka that ended his US Open title defence last night. Third seed Murray failed to rise to the challenge of the in-form Swiss, who denied him a single break point in a brisk [...]
Morgan’s praise for role model Pietersen September 5, 2013 STAND-IN England captain Eoin Morgan admits he is grateful to have star Test batsman Kevin Pietersen alongside him as he plots a repeat of last month’s Ashes triumph over Australia in the one-day series. Pietersen is one of the few Ashes heroes not rested for the five-match ODI campaign, which starts today at Headingley, and [...]