Federer prioritises winning back his Wimbledon title June 6, 2011 BEATEN French Open finalist Roger Federer is relishing the start of the grass court season and is focussed on equalling Pete Sampras’ record of seven Wimbledon titles. The Swiss ace looked back to somewhere near his best at Roland Garros –the highlight being his semi-final victory over Novak Djokovic – where he made it to [...]
Murray’s ankle set for Queen’s inspection June 6, 2011 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray has been confirmed in the draw for the Aegon Championships, allaying fears an ankle injury could force him to miss the tournament. Murray suffered ligament damage to his right ankle in third round of the French Open and has been on painkillers ever since. But he came through a rigorous two-hour [...]
Rebels end Cipriani suspension June 6, 2011 RUGBY UNION: The Melbourne Rebels have lifted Danny Cipriani’s suspension and the fly-half will be available for their Super 15 game against the Brumbies on Friday. Cipriani, 23, has spent a month on the sidelines after breaching the Rebels’ disciplinary code.
Brien killed at Isle of Man TT June 6, 2011 MOTORSPORT: Irish rider Derek Brien has been killed in an accident at the Isle of Man TT. The county Meath man, 34, crashed on the first lap of yesterday’s opening Supersport event, which led to the race being halted.
Windies miss out on Lord’s Test June 6, 2011 CRICKET: The West Indies will miss out on the opportunity to play a Test at Lord’s next summer. The Windies will play Tests at Edgbaston, Trent Bridge and Cardiff in 2012 after Lord’s owners Marylebone Cricket Club were outbid. “We were expecting to have a West Indies Test in May or June,” said John Stephenson, [...]
Opera star to advise Blatter June 6, 2011 FOOTBALL: Sepp Blatter has announced that Spanish opera singer Placido Domingo is his choice to advise FIFA on their ongoing problems. Domingo will join 88-year-old former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger and ex-Holland international Johann Cruyff as Fifa’s advisers.
TERRY AND FABIO AT ODDS June 5, 2011 ENGLAND (2) vs SWITZERLAND (2) ● Capello: England’s poor show and Euro 2012 slip-up was down to tiredness ● Terry: We weren’t tired – what’s another game when you’ve played 50? ENGLAND captain John Terry has risked the wrath of manager Fabio Capello by contradicting the Italian’s reasoning behind his side’s lacklustre display against Switzerland [...]
Nadal revels in his greatest Paris triumph June 5, 2011 SPANIARD Rafael Nadal believes his sixth French Open title success ranks as his finest accomplishment on clay due to the number of hardships he was forced to overcome to win it. The world No1 defeated long-time rival Roger Federer in four high quality sets 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 6-1 to equal Bjorn Borg’s record of [...]
Brooking blasts England quitters June 5, 2011 FORMER England star Sir Trevor Brooking has slammed the growing number of players who turn their backs on international duty, following suggestions Tottenham striker Peter Crouch has become the latest to opt out. Crouch is said to have decided not to play for England again while Fabio Capello is manager, which is likely to be [...]
Arsenal star Nasri leaves the door open for shock transfer to rivals Man United June 5, 2011 ARSENAL midfielder Samir Nasri admits he could be willing to sever ties with the north London club and would consider a controversial move to Manchester United should the reigning Premier League champions make a “concrete” offer. The former Marseille star, who joined Arsenal in the summer of 2008 for £15.8m, has one year left on [...]