Greipel beats Cavendish in sprint July 5, 2012 CYCLING: Germany’s Andre Greipel beat Britain’s Mark Cavendish in a sprint finish in the Tour de France’s fifth stage. Fabian Cancellara, at seven seconds ahead of Bradley Wiggins, remains the race’s overall leader.
Swann out of Australia one-dayers July 5, 2012 CRICKET: England spinner Graeme Swann will be rested for the final two one-day internationals against Australia in order to recover from a sore elbow. Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash, meanwhile, has announced his retirement, aged 42.
Froch set for Bute rematch in 2013 July 5, 2012 BOXING: IBF super-middleweight champion Carl Froch is set for a rematch against Romania’s Lucien Bute in Canada in March 2013. He will also defend his title in November, though an opponent has yet to be named.
Haskell left out of England squad July 5, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Wasps flanker James Haskell has been dropped to the England Saxons squad. Anthony Allen, Geoff Parling, Thomas Waldrom, Danny Care, Alex Goode, Tom Johnson and Jonathan Joseph are among those added to the 32-man senior squad.
Frankie’s mount is by Farhh and away the most likely winner July 5, 2012 IT was a great shame that So You Think was found lame in his box yesterday morning as it would have been fascinating to see him attempt to become the first back-to-back winner of the Coral-Eclipse since Halling in 1996. I didn’t actually fancy him to win tomorrow as he had a hard race at [...]
Murray can end Britain’s long wait for a male finalist at Wimbledon July 5, 2012 ANDY Murray is just one match away from becoming the first British men’s finalist at Wimbledon since Bunny Austin in 1938. In his quarter-final against David Ferrer he survived two set points to avoid going two sets down before staging a magnificent fight back to secure a fourth consecutive Wimbledon semi-final slot. The world number [...]
FRANKIE’S THOUGHTS July 5, 2012 I RIDE Farhh in tomorrow’s Coral-Eclipse which still looks a cracking race despite So You Think’s absence. Let’s face it, even though I’m now on the favourite, we’ve got some really nice horses to beat including last season’s King George winner, Nathaniel. Anyway, I was delighted with Farhh at Royal Ascot where he ran a [...]
Murray’s on Tsong ahead of semi-final showdown July 4, 2012 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray has admitted he will have to be at his best if he is to advance beyond France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the final at Wimbledon for the first time in his career. World no5 David Ferrer had already yesterday forced Murray to perform to the peak of his powers during his [...]
I can’t see what’s so bad about Arsenal July 4, 2012 Robin van Persie’s decision to announce his exit from Arsenal was an interesting one in terms of his timing. He’s saying that he doesn’t believe that the club’s going forward, but they’ve just spent around £20m on Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, so I don’t see what Arsenal are doing wrong. They’ve just proven they’re [...]
Meeting told Van Persie it was time to go July 4, 2012 ARSENAL captain Robin van Persie has blamed a “disagreement” over the direction in which the North London club is heading for his refusal to sign a new contract. Van Persie yesterday revealed he would not be extending his stay at the club, making his exit inevitable, and though it remains unclear if he will be [...]