Rugby World Cup 2015: Ireland continue flawless start and edge closer to quarter-finals in front of record crowd at Wembley September 27, 2015 Ireland coach Joe Schmidt admits his side’s Rugby World Cup starts now after they chalked up a second successive bonus-point victory against tier-two opponents Romania at Wembley yesterday. Centre Keith Earls touched down twice, equalling Ireland great Brian O’Driscoll’s World Cup tally of seven tries, while wing Tommy Bowe also scored two in front [...]
Rugby World Cup: Cotter revels in Scots’ second-half fightback September 27, 2015 SCOTLAND 39 USA 16 SCOTLAND coach Vern Cotter hailed his side’s ability to conjure victory from the threat of defeat after the Dark Blues orchestrated a second-half fightback against the United States at Elland Road yesterday. The Americans led 13-6 at half-time courtesy of a try from prop Titi Lamositele – the first time the [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Injury-hit Wales are not thinking about lifting trophy yet, says George North September 27, 2015 Wales wing George North insists they have spent little time savouring Saturday’s 28-25 World Cup win over England at Twickenham. North admits that upsetting the tournament hosts brought Warren Gatland’s injury-hit squad huge satisfaction but emphasised that they would not take stock – or contemplate their chances of lifting the trophy – until they have [...]
Jordan Spieth wins big cash FedEx Cup and returns to world No1 September 27, 2015 Reinstated world No1 Jordan Spieth admitted the sight of others prospering stoked his desire to reassert himself by winning the Tour Championship and claiming the £7.5m for being crowned FedEx Cup champion. The 22-year-old carded a final-round 69 at East Lake, Atlanta yesterday to post a four-shot victory and bank a cheque for £977,000 to [...]
Walcott: Watch hat-trick hero Sanchez go now September 27, 2015 ARSENAL striker Theo Walcott has backed team-mate Alexis Sanchez to open the floodgates after the Chile forward finally opened his goalscoring account for the season with a hat-trick at Leicester on Saturday. Sanchez netted 25 times in his debut season for the Gunners but had drawn a blank in eight games this term before hitting [...]
Chelsea retain pole position September 27, 2015 CHELSEA will be crowned Women’s Super League One champions on Sunday if they beat Sunderland after they comfortably saw off Liverpool 4-0 last night. South Korea forward Ji So-Yun scored twice and England stars Fran Kirby and Eniola Aluko also struck as the Blues re-established a two-point lead over title rivals Manchester City. City had [...]
Road Cycling World Champion Lizzie Armitstead aims to follow road world title with Olympic success September 27, 2015 Newly crowned Road Cycling World Champion Lizzie Armitstead admits she is struggling to come to terms with fulfilling a lifetime ambition in the women’s race on Saturday. The 26-year-old from Yorkshire mustered a gutsy finish to triumph in the 130km event to claim the coveted white jersey with rainbow stripes in Virginia, United States. Armitstead [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: More huge crowd numbers as over 11m watch Wales beat England and record attendance fills Wembley for Ireland v Romania September 27, 2015 This year's Rugby World Cup continues to show off its size after attracting record crowds and bumper TV audiences for the second weekend in a row. Read more: England's disappointing loss to Wales summed up in six sorry stats Just under 12m people were glued to the screens for the final few minutes of England's [...]
2015 Japanese Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton outmanoeuvres Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to tighten grip on world championship September 27, 2015 Britain's Lewis Hamilton rejected suggestions of dangerous driving after he tightened his grip on a third world championship with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. Read more: Lewis Hamilton tops sporting rich list Hamilton pipped team-mate Nico Rosberg in an eighth Mercedes one-two of the season to record the 41st success of his Formula One [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Australia warm up for England showdown by scoring 11 tries in Uruguay mauling September 27, 2015 Australia head coach Michael Cheika has warned his players they will have to improve for Saturday’s World Cup showdown with England, despite seeing them run in 11 tries against Uruguay. Read more: Australia shrug off failure to keep pace with Pool A rivals Flanker Sean McMahon scored two tries in a man-of-the-match display at Villa Park, [...]