Saxons romp into Churchill final June 12, 2011 England Saxons bulldozed their way into the Churchill Cup final against Canada with a 41-14 demolition of Tonga led by the front row. The Pacific Islanders conceded three penalty tries as England dominated the scrum, Leicester duo Jordan Crane and Billy Twelvetrees also going over at Kingsholm.
Wiggins claims biggest win yet June 12, 2011 Londoner Bradley Wiggins boosted his Tour de France hopes by landing the biggest win yet of his road-racing career at the Criterium du Dauphine. Wiggins took a slim lead into the final stage of the traditional pre-Tour warm-up but did enough to become the third British winner.
Wimbledon can get ready for Murray-mania June 9, 2011 British star claims he’s on the mend ahead of SW19 campaign after hard-fought victory over Tispsarevic BRITISH tennis fans can begin to prepare for their annual instalment of Wimbledon based Murray-mania after the Scot passed the stiffest test yet of his damaged ankle at Queen’s Club yesterday. Murray’s participation at SW19 has looked anything but [...]
Barca cast doubt on Fabregas deal with debt pledge June 9, 2011 BARCELONA have cast fresh doubt on the future of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas by insisting their summer transfer budget is strictly limited to £40m. In a highly unusual step, the European champions announced the size of their kitty and vowed to tighten their belts with the aim of clearing a £430m debt pile in just [...]
Rugby’s phoenix still on the rise June 9, 2011 ANYONE who had even whispered talk of a return to the Premiership when London Scottish were at rock bottom a decade ago would have been wheeled off by men in white coats, suspected of suffering one high tackle too many. Relegated nine divisions after an ownership disaster dragged them into administration just after the advent [...]
Sri Lankans turn to Jayasuria June 9, 2011 SRI LANKA batsman Sanath Jayasuria is set for an unexpected swansong in the upcoming limited overs series against England. With Upul Tharanga ruled out of the rest of the tour having reportedly failed a drugs test during the World Cup the tourists have turned to the 41-year-old veteran to dig them out of a hole. [...]
Wigan chief Whelan prepared for Martinez’s Villa decision June 9, 2011 WIGAN chairman, Dave Whelan believes Roberto Martinez will reject Aston Villa’s advances and stay with the Latics for at least another season. Wigan granted Villa permission to talk to their manager, who is thought to be the first choice of the Villa owner, Randy Lerner, to replace Gerard Houllier at Villa Park. Whelan expects the [...]
Jones and Henderson focus on England June 9, 2011 ENGLAND Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce insists Phil Jones and Jordan Henderson have not been distracted by their big-money moves to Manchester United and Liverpool, respectively. England begin their European Championship campaign on Sunday against Spain and Pearce said: “They’re fantastically focused players and pleasures to work with.” EURO STARLETS | ONES TO WATCH THIAGO ALCANTARA [...]
Bolt back to his blistering best June 9, 2011 ATHLETICS: Olympic champion Usain Bolt claimed a convincing win on his 200m return at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo. The Jamaican world record holder clocked a time of 19.86s in the rain to finish a comfortable 0.57s ahead of nearest challenger Jaysuma Saidy Ndure. Bolt had not run competitively over 200m in 13 months due [...]
Surinam chief reveals cash gift June 9, 2011 FOOTBALL: Fresh evidence that Caribbean football officials were given “gifts” of US$40,000 in cash has been revealed. The president of the Surinam FA Louis Giskus confirmed that he was handed $40,000 dollars, in $100 bills, at a special meeting of the CFU in Trinidad last month. Giskus said: “We went up to a room and were [...]