Tottenham’s return to Champions League lured me to White Hart Lane, says £18.5m striker Vincent Janssen July 12, 2016 Tottenham's newest recruit Vincent Janssen admits the lure of Champions League football was a key factor in the striker’s £18.5m transfer from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. Janssen, who notched 27 goals in 34 appearances for AZ to finish as the Eredivisie’s leading scorer last season, completed the switch on Tuesday and has committed to a [...]
The Open 2016: Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer set to fly the flag for Europe at Royal Troon July 12, 2016 European golf has been in rude health for a while, and there are a few players from this side of the Atlantic who’ll fancy their chances of taking home the Claret Jug on Sunday evening. Rory McIlroy waltzed to a wire-to-wire victory in 2014 at Hoylake, and represents the continent’s best chance of victory this [...]
The Open 2016: Magic Dustin Johnson can fend off competition from Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy grab back-to-back Majors at Royal Troon July 12, 2016 This year’s Open Championship takes place at Royal Troon where the world’s best golfers will have to defeat one of the most famous holes in the sport. The par three 8th, known as the ‘Postage Stamp’, was named the Open’s most challenging hole in 2014. Although it is the shortest of any played in Open [...]
Joe Root hits back at claims England have will have weak middle order for first Pakistan Test July 12, 2016 England batsman Joe Root has hit back at Pakistani suggestions that his move to No3 will weaken the hosts’ middle order in the first Investec Test at Lord’s, which starts on Thursday. Root’s promotion comes after Nick Compton opted to take an extended break from his struggles with the bat, while all-rounder Ben Stokes is [...]
Manchester United target Paul Pogba’s going nowhere yet, says agent, despite £100m transfer rumours July 11, 2016 Manchester United’s prospects of luring Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford in a world record £100m transfer appear to have receded after the France star’s agent played down the potential move. United are thought to be willing to pay Juventus more than 100 times the £800,000 they received when Pogba quit Old Trafford for Italy [...]
Gokhan Tore cites Slaven Bilic factor after West Ham sign Turkey winger on loan July 11, 2016 West Ham’s newest signing Gokhan Tore has revealed that the chance to work again under Hammers coach Slaven Bilic convinced him to join the ambitious east London outfit. Winger Tore, 24, has joined on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent move from Besiktas, where he played under Bilic for two seasons before [...]
Golf stars accused of overreacting to Zika scare as Jordan Spieth becomes latest to withdraw from Rio Olympics July 11, 2016 Golf's four leading male players will be missing from the sport’s long-awaited return to the Olympics after world No3 Jordan Spieth became the latest high-profile withdrawal on Monday. Spieth’s decision to pull out of the Rio Games, citing concerns over the Zika virus, follows similar moves in recent weeks by fellow stars Rory McIlroy, Jason [...]
Andy Murray set to skip Great Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia July 11, 2016 Britain's Davis Cup hero Andy Murray has indicated that he is set to withdraw from the team to face Serbia this week following his Wimbledon triumph. Murray was named in a provisional five-man squad last week, alongside his elder brother Jamie, Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund and Dominic Inglot, but said on Monday that he was [...]
Andy Murray sets sights on world No1 spot and double Olympic gold in Rio after Wimbledon triumph July 11, 2016 Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is refusing to rest on his laurels and has set his sights on challenging Novak Djokovic for the world No1 spot as well as winning two gold medals at the Rio Olympics. The Scot is determined to soak up his second triumph at the All England Club, which may mean that he [...]
Drug ban appeal postponement ends Maria Sharapova’s last hope of competing at Rio Olympics July 11, 2016 Former world No1 Maria Sharapova has admitted defeat in her bid to compete at the Rio Olympics next month after her appeal against a doping ban was delayed. Sharapova had hoped the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) would overturn the two-year suspension she received last month from the International Tennis Federation (ITF). That decision [...]