Let’s park the negativity and remember how incredible the Olympics can be August 1, 2016 Incredibly, it is now less than two weeks until the Olympics starts in Rio de Janeiro. Yet rather than hype, excitement, and expectation, it has been an avalanche of negativity. Rarely has a city been buffeted by so many crises leading up to a major event. London had its wobbles, but our road to hosting [...]
Classy Jimmy Walker seized his chance at US PGA and has an old-fashioned swing built to last August 1, 2016 Jimmy Walker, chasing his first Major title at the age of 37, could quite easily have been affected by having to play his last 36 holes of the of the US PGA Championship in one day on Sunday. Instead, the minimal break in between his third and fourth rounds, following delays caused by the threat [...]
Economists’ Olympic predictions: No investment boost to the Brazilian economy and Team GB to come third August 1, 2016 Most people would think that hosting two of the largest sporting events in the world taking place just two years apart would provide a huge boost to the economy. But a report released by Goldman Sachs today indicates that investment spending in Brazil – which hosted the 2014 Fifa football World Cup and is preparing this summer to [...]
America’s Jimmy Walker holds nerve to win maiden Major title with victory at US PGA Championship August 1, 2016 America's Jimmy Walker produced a nerveless final round to continue the trend of first-time champions at Major tournaments by winning the weather-affected US PGA Championship at Baltusrol. World No48 Walker, whose previous best performance at a Major was tied seventh at the 2014 US PGA, became the fifth consecutive first-time winner, finishing a shot clear of [...]
Geraint Thomas’s quest for pre-Rio glory thwarted in RideLondon-Surrey Classic July 31, 2016 Britain's Geraint Thomas rued a missed opportunity to chalk up a pre-Olympic Games victory after his long-range solo bid for success in Sunday's RideLondon-Surrey Classic was thwarted. Team Sky’s Thomas, who finished 15th at the Tour de France, made a bolt for glory with just over 50km remaining and opened up a lead of more than [...]
Revealed: How West Ham owners are free to cash in on Olympic Stadium deal July 31, 2016 West Ham United’s complex deal for the Olympic Stadium, the full details of which are laid bare for the first time today, could make the football club’s wealthy owners even richer than previously thought – at the expense of the taxpayer. As the Hammers prepare to play their first match at the largely public-funded £700m [...]
Lewis Hamilton in no mood to revel in championship lead despite dominating German Grand Prix to stretch advantage to 19 points July 31, 2016 Britain's Lewis Hamilton refused to indulge in a 19-point championship lead despite boosting his hopes of a third consecutive world title with victory at the German Grand Prix. The 31-year-old dominated in Hockenheim to post his sixth win in seven races as Mercedes team-mate and rival Nico Rosberg, who finished fourth, endured a torrid home [...]
Victory over Leo Santa Cruz puts me in touching distance of boxing superstardom, insists WBA featherweight champion Carl Frampton July 31, 2016 History-maker Carl Frampton insists his WBA featherweight title victory over Leo Santa Cruz in the early hours of Sunday morning represented a giant stride towards him assuming superstar status. Former super-bantamweight king Frampton is the first Northern Irish fighter to become a two-weight world champion following his points victory over Santa Cruz – the Mexican’s [...]
Jamie Vardy: Snubbing Arsenal move was easy and Riyad Mahrez should do the same July 31, 2016 Leicester and England striker Jamie Vardy has revealed he had no difficulty turning down a summer transfer to Arsenal and has urged team-mate Riyad Mahrez to do the same. Vardy opted to sign a new contract with the Premier League champions rather than move to north London after the Gunners activated a release clause in his [...]
Olympic bosses convene panel to determine Russia’s participation at Rio Games July 31, 2016 Olympic bosses have convened a three-man panel which will now have the final say on whether Russia’s athletes are eligible to compete at the Games in Rio de Janeiro. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decreed last week that individual sports’ governing bodies must determine whether or not prospective competitors are clean after opting against a [...]