World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury lands second blow on UK Anti-Doping after failed attempt to ban cyclist Lizzie Armitstead August 2, 2016 UK Anti-Doping were dealt a second damaging blow in the space of 24 hours when world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury declared his intention to sue the organisation. It was reported in June that traces of banned substance nandrolone had been found by UK Anti-Doping in a sample given by Fury in February. He denied the [...]
Suicide Squad movie review: Jared Leto’s strong Joker game can’t save a film that’s too fixated on Margot Robbie’s behind August 2, 2016 There are lots of reasons to dislike Suicide Squad. It shamelessly fetishises guns, for instance, which in the current climate feels pretty distasteful. There are guns emblazoned with “love” and “hate”, guns made out of gold, guns that fly through the air in slow motion. It shamelessly objectifies women, particularly Margot Robbie and more particularly [...]
Andy Murray’s hopes of Rio Olympic gold boosted by latest withdrawal of top-10 ranked player August 2, 2016 Defending champion Andy Murray’s chances of retaining his Olympic crown have been boosted after two-time grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka became the latest top-10 ranked player to withdraw. World No4 Wawrinka has been forced to pull out of the Games, which start on Friday, after succumbing to a back injury which he aggravated during the Rogers Cup [...]
Cricket betting: Pakistan can depend on Misbah – but not Masood against Jimmy Anderson August 2, 2016 Misbah-ul-Haq was Pakistan’s saving grace at Old Trafford in an otherwise abject performance in the second Test. Without the 42-year-old skipper’s 52 in the first innings, and 35 in the second, the 330-run margin of defeat would have approached record-breaking territory. Remarkably, the evergreen Misbah is touring England for the first time, having made his Test [...]
Cricket betting: Home sweet home for Woakes and England in crucial third Test August 2, 2016 Momentum is an oft-used word during a Test series, but in recent times its importance has waned. Last summer saw England and Australia trade blows in a see-sawing Ashes series that finished 3-2 to the hosts. England won the first, third and fourth Tests, though were completely outplayed in the other two, as the idea [...]
This is how much hosting the Olympics boosts a country’s stock market on average August 2, 2016 Brazil is set to reap a 25 per cent stock market boost from hosting this year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, if the experience of past hosts is anything to go by. One year after organising the games, the last six host countries of Spain, the US, Australia, Greece, China and the UK registered an average increase of [...]
Skipper Alastair Cook tells middle order the only way to silence doubters is to score big runs as England prepare to face Pakistan August 2, 2016 England skipper Alastair Cook has urged his side’s faltering middle order to silence the snipers by scoring big runs during the third Investec Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston, which starts this morning. Questions have been asked of England’s batting unit after vice-captain Joe Root was promoted to No3 following Nick Compton’s decision to take an [...]
Premier League transfer spending down on last year as clubs hesitate in spending TV windfall August 2, 2016 An anticipated record-breaking close-season transfer splurge by Premier League clubs has yet to materialise, with spending slower than last summer, according to Deloitte. English top-flight teams shelled out £475m in July, £40m down on the £515m they spent 12 months earlier and significantly short of a predicted £1bn total gross outlay for the transfer window. Buoyed [...]
Pep Guardiola will make me the complete player, insists Manchester City’s £37m new boy Leroy Sane August 2, 2016 Newly-acquired Manchester City winger Leroy Sane believes he will become the complete player under Pep Guardiola’s tutelage after completing his move from Schalke for an initial £37m. The 20-year-old has signed a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium and continues Guardiola’s rebuilding job at the two-time Premier League champions, taking the club’s spending this transfer window [...]
The Rio 50: American athletes win gold medal for marketability, but Team GB stars close behind August 2, 2016 They are the most successful nation in terms of medal-winning, and industry experts agree that the United States also have the most sponsor-friendly Olympic sportsmen and women. City A.M. this week publishes the Rio 50 – a ranking of the most marketable sportsmen and women due to compete at this month’s Olympic and Paralympic Games [...]