Ennis riled as organisers’ hurdle blunder foils personal best time May 20, 2012 RED-FACED organisers launched an investigation last night after their blunder denied British heptathlete Jessica Ennis a personal best time in the 100m hurdles at the GreatCity Games in Manchester. London 2012 medal hope Ennis left a strong field trailing with a record time of 12.75 seconds, only to have it chalked off because staff laid [...]
Promotion star Vaz Te relishes West Ham return to top flight May 20, 2012 WEST Ham forward Ricardo Vaz Te has vowed to savour a second taste of Premier League football after his £90m goal thrust the club back into the top flight. January signing Vaz Te’s late strike clinched a 2-1 win over Blackpool in Saturday’s Championship play-off final as the Hammers returned to the elite at the [...]
Heartbroken Torres weighs up Blues exit May 20, 2012 STRIKER Fernando Torres has dampened Chelsea’s Champions League celebrations by declaring the club need to persuade him not to quit Stamford Bridge. Torres admits he was heartbroken to be left on the bench for Saturday’s final against Bayern Munich, calling it the biggest disappointment of his life. The £50m Spaniard believes he has been let [...]
Heineken triumph will herald a Leinster dynasty, says O’Driscoll May 20, 2012 LEINSTER star Brian O’Driscoll insists they will not rest on their laurels despite setting a host of records in Saturday’s Heineken Cup triumph over Ulster. The 42-14 win was the biggest margin ever achieved in the final and their five tries constituted a new best as they became the first team to lift the trophy [...]
Colsaerts pips G-Mac in Spain May 20, 2012 Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts beat Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell on the final hole to win the World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin, Spain yesterday. Colsaerts overcame windy conditions to land the £560,000 prize and break into the world’s top 50.
Matthew claims historic treble May 20, 2012 England’s Nick Matthew became the first man to win three British Open titles yesterday when he beat Egypt’s Ramy Ashour in the final at Canary Wharf. Malaysian world No1 Nicol David won the women’s title, beating 16-year-old Nour El Sherbini.
Frankel poised for Ascot outing May 20, 2012 Superstar Frankel’s next test is likely to be the mile-long Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot next month. The Sir Henry Cecil-trained four-year-old extended his unbeaten record to 10 in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.
Rodriguez beaten but still leads May 20, 2012 Italian Matteo Rabottini survived a crash to pip Joaquim Rodriguez to yesterday’s 15 stage of the Giro d’Italia but the Spaniard retained the overall lead. Farnese Vini’s Rabottini passed Katusha’s Rodriguez, who leads Ryder Hesjedal by 30 seconds, on the final bend.
Defeat will ruin Chelsea, says Ribery May 17, 2012 BAYERN Munich star Franck Ribery has heaped pressure on Chelsea ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League final, claiming the Blues would struggle to recover from another near miss in the competition Roman Abramovich prizes highest. The success or failure of Chelsea’s season – and perhaps manager Roberto di Matteo’s position – rests on whether they can [...]
Pienaar kicks Ulster’s import critics to touch May 17, 2012 ULSTER scrum-half Ruan Pienaar insists the Heineken Cup final underdogs are not reliant on him and his fellow South African imports as they prepare to collide with Leinster in tomorrow’s historic all-Irish European showdown. World Cup winner Pienaar’s lethal kicking has propelled Ulster to the frontier of a monumental triumph, not least in last month’s [...]