Government splashes out £750,000 on 2012 tickets November 7, 2011 SECRETARY of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt has defended the Government’s decision to spend nearly £750,000 on tickets for next summer’s London Games. Hunt’s department applied for and have been allocated 8,846 tickets to the Games, including 213 tickets to the Opening Ceremony at a total price of £194,525. The allocation, [...]
BASE CAMP | England 2012 HQ revealed November 7, 2011 This is the Polish training base England will use to launch their Euro 2012 campaign. Fabio Capello’s side will plot their tactics at the Hutnik Municipality Stadium in Krakow next summer. And from the look of this scuffed goalmouth, Joe Hart may have to bring a pair of tracksuit bottoms with him.
SPORT | IN BRIEF November 7, 2011 Gourlay outlines stadium need FOOTBALL: Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay has warned the club could struggle to compete in Europe unless they move to a new stadium. He said: “We have corporate hospitality that is second to none and 30,000 season ticket holders. But we have a stadium slightly larger than 40,000 which drops to 38,000 [...]
Gutsy Spurs provide Harry with perfect get well gift November 6, 2011 FULHAM (1) vs TOTTENHAM (3) TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp revealed his recovery from minor heart surgery could keep him out of action for up to five weeks but his side prospered in his absence yesterday, producing a spirited rearguard action to emerge from Craven Cottage with three points. A seventh win in eight games looked [...]
Olympic torch: London route is revealed November 6, 2011 LONDON 2012 organisers today reveal the route for next summer’s Olympic torch relay, which will culminate in a comprehensive seven-day tour of the capital’s 32 boroughs and the City. The flame will be transported on horseback, bicycle, tram and steam-train during a 70-day route through every corner of the British Isles, from the Shetlands to [...]
Rodwell and Sturridge given England chance by Capello November 6, 2011 CHELSEA striker Daniel Sturridge and Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell have been handed their first senior England call-ups ahead of the upcoming friendlies against Spain and Sweden. The pair have graduated from Stuart Pearce’s Under-21 squad after enjoying impressive starts to the season for their clubs. As expected, skipper John Terry has been included despite being [...]
Ban countries over fixing, urges ex-corruption chief November 6, 2011 THE FORMER anti-corruption chief of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has called on the world governing body to consider banning Pakistan over the spot-fixing scandal. Lord Condon urged the ICC to prove its credibility by imposing the toughest sanctions possible for countries who do not do enough to prevent corruption in their teams. “This is [...]
Europe next target for seven-up Sarries November 6, 2011 SARACENS (23) vs SALE (10) SARACENS boss Mark McCall predicted a much-improved European campaign after seeing his side close to within four points of Premiership leaders Harlequins with a seventh successive league win. Tries from England pair David Strettle and Matt Stevens and the reliable boot of young fly-half Owen Farrell eased Sarries to a [...]
Race row caddie in clear as chiefs say Woods case closed November 6, 2011 RACE row caddie Steve Williams has escaped sanction for his remarks about former world No1 Tiger Woods, despite world golf chiefs calling them “entirely unacceptable in whatever context”. New Zealander Williams (inset), sacked by Woods in July after 13 years, told a caddies’ awards dinner on Friday that he relished his new employer Adam Scott’s [...]
Resurgent Kaymer out to scupper Donald’s double November 6, 2011 FORMER world No1 Martin Kaymer has not given up hope of denying England’s Luke Donald a PGA and European Tour double after storming to victory in the WGC-HSBC Championship in Shanghai. Kaymer’s birdie-strewn back nine earned him a 10th European Tour triumph and lifted him to second in the circuit’s money list, which PGA Tour [...]