Justin Rose’s duel with Henrik Stenson was the perfect result for Olympic golf chiefs August 15, 2016 Newly-crowned Olympic champion Justin Rose wouldn’t have been the only person delighted with how golf’s return to the Games after more than a century’s absence unfolded over the last few days. After a difficult build-up to the event featuring a spate of withdrawals, organisers could not have hoped for a better outcome than a Major [...]
Tributes pour in for ex-Premier League striker following Taser death August 15, 2016 Tributes have poured in for ex-Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday striker Dalian Atkinson who died in the early hours of this morning after being Tasered by police. The 48-year-old was pronounced dead at about 3am, approximately 90 minutes after being hit by a stun gun. West Mercia officers had been called to the house of [...]
Max Whitlock’s historic gymnastics success proves biggest draw for British TV viewers on Super Sunday August 15, 2016 History-making gymnast Max Whitlock’s double-gold winning exploits pulled in the biggest domestic viewing figures of Team GB’s Super Sunday at the Rio Olympics. An average of 10.4m people watched Whitlock receive his medal for winning the pommel horse, while 9.4m watched the event itself, in which Whitlock edged team-mate Louis Smith into second place. Those [...]
Gymnast Max Whitlock leads Great Britain’s charge on a golden day at Olympic Games in Rio August 15, 2016 Gymnast Max Whitlock headlined Great Britain’s relentless Super Sunday charge by hitting the top of the podium twice as the nation chalked up a stunning five gold medals on a glory-filled day yesterday. Whitlock, who won all-around bronze on Wednesday, claimed Team GB’s first ever gymnastics gold in the men’s floor exercise and repeated the [...]
England don’t deserve to top Test rankings yet, says skipper Alastair Cook after 10-wicket humbling by Pakistan August 14, 2016 Skipper Alastair Cook admits England have areas to improve on before they can contemplate assuming the status of the world’s No1 Test side after the hosts slumped to a 10-wicket hammering against Pakistan at the Kia Oval. Consecutive half-century stands failed to prevent England being dismissed for 253, leaving the tourists with the formality of knocking [...]
Arsenal 3, Liverpool 4: Gunners not ready physically to compete in Premier League, admits boss Arsene Wenger August 14, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger conceded his side were simply not physically ready for a match of such stature after Liverpool consigned the Gunners to defeat in an opening-day thriller. Liverpool instigated a four-goal backlash inside 20 minutes through a Philippe Coutinho double and strikes from Adam Lallana and debutant Sadio Mane before substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain [...]
Ryan Lochte and US swimmers robbed at gunpoint in Rio August 14, 2016 American six-time Olympic swimming champion Ryan Lochte was left shaken but unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro in the early hours of Sunday morning. Lochte, who helped Team USA win gold in the 4 x 200m freestyle relay last week, was with colleagues Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen when their [...]
Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3: Juan Mata plays his way into Jose Mourinho’s good books as United set the Premier League pace August 14, 2016 Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has given Juan Mata fresh hope that he still has an Old Trafford future after the midfielder helped them make a winning start to the Premier League. England captain Wayne Rooney and summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic added to the Spaniard’s first-half opener in the second period [...]
Emotional Jessica Ennis-Hill ponders retirement after being beaten to gold in Rio August 14, 2016 London 2012 golden girl Jessica Ennis-Hill has dropped a major hint that her silver medal-winning heptathlon performance at the Rio Olympics will mark the end of her athletics career. Ennis-Hill fell agonisingly short of defending her title on Saturday night as Belgian Nafi Thiam produced five personal bests from seven events to claim gold, aged [...]
What to watch in Rio: Mark Cavendish and David Rudisha in Monday’s must-watch events at the Olympics August 14, 2016 British cycling hero Mark Cavendish is aiming to end his long wait for an Olympic medal to add to his otherwise illustrious career in the men's omnium, which concludes on Monday evening. The omnium pits riders against each other in six individual races with the final three events; the time trial, the flying lap and the points race, scheduled for 2:21pm, [...]