Soldado and Remy complete moves August 5, 2013 FOOTBALL: Tottenham yesterday confirmed the capture of Roberto Soldado from Valencia for £26m. Meanwhile striker Loic Remy completed his switch from QPR to Newcastle on a season-long loan and their midfielder Adel Taarabt is close to joining Fulham.
Rodriguez handed 211-game ban August 5, 2013 BASEBALL: The sport’s highest paid star Alex Rodriguez was handed a 211-game ban for suspected doping. The New York Yankees hitter is one of 13 Major League Baseball stars to be suspended and has until Thursday to appeal.
Aussie march to victory set back by rain and bad light August 4, 2013 AUSTRALIA captain Michael Clarke was left fuming yesterday as officials at the third Test forced play to be stopped for bad light, thwarting his side’s bid to record their first Ashes victory of the summer. With the tourists leading by 331 runs and looking likely to declare and put England in to bat, umpires Marais [...]
Cowes Week Diary: Spurs director Mills on song in ideal conditions August 4, 2013 ABERDEEN Asset Management Cowes Week is in full flow. The first two days are completed and have been sailed in the most perfect conditions. The sun has been shining and, most importantly, there has been ideal wind – there’s nothing worse than waiting for wind to start a regatta. Yesterday was Family Day, which meant [...]
Emirates Cup: Drogba double spoils Arsenal’s Emirates party August 4, 2013 AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM ARSENAL 1 vs GALATASARAY 2 FORMER Chelsea striker Didier Drogba returned to London yesterday, coming off the bench for his current employers Galatasaray to steal the Emirates Cup from the clutches of host side Arsenal. On the day that Arsenal fans were given their first glimpse of the club’s sole summer [...]
Trott joy at Grand Prix victory as RideLondon gets a home winner August 4, 2013 BRITAIN’S Laura Trott admitted her relief after sprinting to victory in the inaugural RideLondon Women’s Grand Prix on Saturday, part of a cycling-dominated weekend in the capital. The Essex 21-year-old pipped compatriot Hannah Barnes by a bike length on the Mall, and the track cycling double Olympic gold medallist, enjoying a successful start to her [...]
Sport Comment: Hockey shows football way to beat dissent August 4, 2013 EVEN though the Premier League doesn’t begin for a fortnight, the return of lower league action has been a welcome relief for the football-starved obsessives who have found a summer of tennis, golf and cricket all a bit on the margins. But it also brought the return of petty gamesmanship and rule-bending on a scale [...]
Wenger insists Fabregas won’t move this year August 4, 2013 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger revealed last night that Manchester United’s bid to sign former Gunner Cesc Fabregas is doomed to failure, insisting that the star midfielder will stay at Barcelona for the coming season. The north Londoners have a buy-back option on Fabregas, who left for the Camp Nou two years ago and has been [...]
Woods cruises to an eighth win at the Bridgestone Invitational August 4, 2013 WORLD No1 Tiger Woods secured his fifth title of 2013 last night when he coasted to victory in the WGC Bridgestone Invitational. Woods shot a final-round 70 to finish 15 under par, seven shots clear of compatriot Keegan Bradley and Swede Henrik Stenson, to claim the title for an eighth time at Firestone Country Club [...]
Halsall grabs bronze in Barcelona August 4, 2013 SWIMMING: Triumphant Francesca Halsall claimed Britain’s first swimming medal of the World Aquatics Championships in the 50m freestyle yesterday in Barcelona. The 23-year-old finished third in 24.30 seconds, behind Australian Cate Campbell (24.14) and Holland’s Ranomi Kromowidjojo (24.05). “A medal is nice but I wanted the gold so it’s bitter-sweet really,” said Halsall, fourth in [...]