Murray masters mirth to march past erratic Kyrgios at US Open September 3, 2015 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray admitted he had to stop himself from laughing as he reeled off a fourth consecutive win over wild child Nick Kyrgios to reach the second round of the US Open. Murray stayed cool in the face of a Kyrgios performance that veered from scintillating to scratchy to defeat the Australian 20-year-old 7-5, [...]
Spurs fight back over Saido Berahino as Daniel Levy goes to war with Peace September 3, 2015 Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has hit back at West Brom counterpart Jeremy Peace and accused him of disrespect as the war of words over striker Saido Berahino escalated yesterday. Peace turned down four Spurs bids for Berahino, two of them on Tuesday hours before the transfer deadline, and suggested that Levy had unsettled the 22-year-old [...]
You’ll either be knighted if you win or you’ll be Guy Fawkes if you lose… September 3, 2015 Harlequins boss Conor O’Shea tells Ross McLean his Rugby World Cup message to Chris Robshaw ENGLAND’S performance at this month’s World Cup will either immortalise skipper Chris Robshaw or taint his reputation gravely, according to his club boss and Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea. Robshaw had a solitary cap to his name when interim [...]
Tour de France winner Chris Froome pulls out of Vuelta a Espana with foot injury after crash September 2, 2015 Briton Chris Froome’s hopes of becoming only the third man to win the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana in the same year look to be over after he crashed in Andorra yesterday. Froome went to hospital for X-rays after struggling to walk following stage 11 of the Vuelta, which left him seven and [...]
Rory McIlroy secures European Tour Final Series September 2, 2015 Golf world No1 Rory McIlroy has been handed special dispensation to play in the European Tour’s end-of-season Final Series despite failing to meet the qualifying criteria. Players are required to have played in 13 Tour events to compete in the lucrative four-tournament finale but McIlroy has been let off following his summer lay-off with an [...]
Chris Tremlett’s cricket comment: England beat Australia, but they need to nail death bowling to dominate at T20 International September 2, 2015 Their Twenty20 International victory over Australia on Monday was further evidence that England are making strides and heading in the right direction when it comes to limited-overs cricket. The improvement in their one-day game was evident in the series victory over New Zealand earlier this summer and the difference in their approach compared to [...]
England skipper Eoin Morgan: Attacking cricket is the only way to conquer one-day world September 2, 2015 England skipper Eoin Morgan insists a relentless commitment to attacking cricket is the only way for his side to become a potent limited-overs force ahead of the first one-day international against Australia at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton today. The five-match series against World Cup winners Australia provides a platform for England to showcase their [...]
Anthony Martial: World’s most expensive teenager not surprised his Manchester United team-mates haven’t heard of him September 2, 2015 Manchester United new boy Anthony Martial insists he is not concerned that team-mate Wayne Rooney did not know who he was before the club made him the world’s most expensive teenager. Read more: Five graphs that sum up the summer transfer window Rooney, who held that same title after United paid £27m for him in 2004, [...]
Summer transfer 2015 window in five graphs – Manchester City enjoy FFP easing, Southampton come out quids in, Manchester United biggest sellers September 2, 2015 Deadline day came and went with as much talk about players' errant tweets and superclubs' tardiness as any big money moves even if the Premier League continued to increase its spending. In total clubs spent around £820m* on 158 new players this summer. But where did the money go and how was it spent? Here's [...]
Manchester United’s Anthony Martial deal will take Premier League summer transfer window spend to record level September 2, 2015 Premier League clubs will today set a new record for summer transfer window spending, after Manchester United agreed a £36m deal for Monaco teenager Anthony Martial yesterday. Read more: Manchester United and Manchester City account for over a third of all Premier League transfer spend Clubs had already shelled out around £730m – fractionally short of [...]