British Open 2015 prize money: How much can Jordan Spieth win at St Andrews? July 14, 2015 Not only has injury cost Rory McIlroy the chance to defend the Claret Jug, he will also miss out on the record £1.15m winner’s cheque on offer at the Open this week. Read more: McIlroy accepts Open defence hopes are over The total purse for the 144th staging of golf’s oldest Major has grown £900,000 [...]
Manchester City: This graph shows how £49m Raheem Sterling deal compares to every other Sheikh Mansour signing July 14, 2015 Since Sheikh Mansour decided to shower his billions on Manchester City the club have attracted many of football's most renowned and desired players; Premier League winners, Champions League winners and even World Cup winners have all arrived at Eastlands yet Raheem Sterling – with less than 150 professional appearances to his name – is the [...]
Van Gaal tips splurge past £200m mark July 13, 2015 MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal has hailed the signings of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin after taking his spending spree past the £200m mark. United paid close to a combined £40m in transfer fees to Bayern Munich for World Cup winner Schweinsteiger, 30, and Southampton for France midfielder Schneiderlin, 25, who completed moves yesterday. [...]
Nomadic Ranieri finds new home at Leicester City July 13, 2015 MUCH-TRAVELLED former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri has revealed that his appointment as Leicester manager yesterday ends a decade-long desire to return to the Premier League. The Italian, 63, has signed a three-year contract at the King Power Stadium and replaces Nigel Pearson, who was sacked in June despite keeping the Foxes in the top flight [...]
Chelsea new boy Asmir Begovic: I modelled my game on Petr Cech July 13, 2015 New Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has declared that his modern day idol is Petr Cech, the man he has been bought to replace, after sealing an £8m move from Stoke City yesterday. The 28-year-old Bosnia-Hercegovina international has signed a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge and is set to provide competition for Chelsea No1 Thibaut Courtois. [...]
Tottenham injury blow as Hugo Lloris suffers broken wrist July 13, 2015 Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris looks likely to miss the start of the new Premier League season after returning to pre-season training with a fractured wrist. France No1 Lloris, 28, faces a race against time to be fit for the club’s opening fixture of the campaign at Manchester United on 8 August. Former Swansea stopper Michel [...]
Why Zlatan Ibrahimovic would be perfect next buy for Manchester United July 13, 2015 Louis van Gaal is an ambitious man and has shown that with the signings he has made since taking charge at Manchester United, but I think there is at least one piece of the jigsaw missing. Bastian Schweinsteiger, who arrived yesterday from Bayern Munich alongside Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin, is a terrific signing who has [...]
Anderson: Aussies snubbed us after first Test July 13, 2015 ENGLAND seamer James Anderson has revealed that Ashes rivals Australia rebuffed an invitation to share a drink in the wake of their drubbing in the first Investec Test at Cardiff on Saturday. The hosts continued the attacking brand of cricket on show during their tussles with New Zealand earlier this summer against Australia, while England [...]
Djokovic targets Nadal and Fed’s grand slam tally July 13, 2015 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic aims to reel in the grand slam career wins of rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal after sealing his third Wimbledon title on Sunday. That quest begins at the US Open next month, a tournament which nine-time Major winner Djokovic has won only once, in 2011, despite reaching at least the semi-final each [...]
Tiger Woods refuses to give up hope of landing St Andrews Open treble July 13, 2015 Former world No1 Tiger Woods insists he can win “absolutely” the Open this week, despite a Major drought that dates back to 2008 and his fall to 241 in the rankings. Two of the American’s three Open victories have come at St Andrews, scene of this year’s contest, and Woods believes his experience of the [...]