More significant things in life than golf tournaments, admits McIlroy August 13, 2015 FIT-AGAIN Rory McIlroy will head into today’s opening round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits with a new-found perspective borne out of his enforced injury absence. World No1 McIlroy feared he had broken an ankle while playing football on 4 July, but a ruptured left ankle ligament was severe enough to sideline the 26-year-old [...]
Cricket Comment: Cook has earned his captaincy spurs August 13, 2015 Vice-skipper Root should be allowed to focus on batting BEFORE the Ashes started the majority of people were saying that Alastair Cook should relinquish the England captaincy but he has proven all the doubters wrong. Alastair led the team extremely well and out-captained Australia skipper Michael Clarke in the same way that Clarke out-captained him [...]
There are more important things in life than golf tournaments, admits fit-again Rory McIlroy August 12, 2015 Fit-again Rory McIlroy will head into today’s opening round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits with a new-found perspective borne out of his enforced injury absence. World No1 McIlroy feared he had broken an ankle while playing football on 4 July, but a ruptured left ankle ligament was severe enough to sideline the 26-year-old [...]
Tottenham agree £12m transfer fee for Njie but made to wait for Lyon forward August 12, 2015 Tottenham have been warned that they will have to wait to sign forward Clinton Njie from Lyon, despite striking a £12m deal for the Cameroon international. The French club’s president Jean-Michel Aulas confirmed the quick, versatile 21-year-old was close to a move to White Hart Lane but that Lyon wanted to land a replacement before [...]
Chelsea doctor row: Medical community round on Blues over Jose Mourinho’s treatment of Eva Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn August 12, 2015 Chelsea have suffered a major backlash over the decision to remove club doctor Eva Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn from the bench following criticism from manager Jose Mourinho. The Blues boss complained Carneiro and Fearn had been “impulsive and naive” for rushing onto the field to treat stricken star Eden Hazard during Saturday’s 2-2 Premier [...]
Tottenham told to wait for £12m Lyon striker Njie August 12, 2015 TOTTENHAM have been warned that they will have to wait to sign forward Clinton Njie from Lyon, despite striking a £12m deal for the Cameroon international. The French club’s president Jean-Michel Aulas confirmed the quick, versatile 21-year-old was close to a move to White Hart Lane but that Lyon wanted to land a replacement before [...]
Anti-doping expert hits back at Coe and cites IAAF lack of rigour August 12, 2015 AN EXPERT at the centre of the athletics doping storm hit back at Lord Coe yesterday and accused world governing body the IAAF of lacking the necessary rigour to oversee a clean sport. Michael Ashenden was one of two experts enlisted by the Sunday Times to analyse leaked blood test data, and concluded that hundreds [...]
Anti-doping expert Michael Ashenden says Lord Coe and IAAF don’t have dedication to clean up athletics August 12, 2015 An expert at the centre of the athletics doping storm hit back at Lord Coe yesterday and accused world governing body the IAAF of lacking the necessary rigour to oversee a clean sport. Read more: Anti-doping chiefs deny blood data leak Michael Ashenden was one of two experts enlisted by the Sunday Times to analyse leaking [...]
Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro backed by Football Medical Association in dispute with Jose Mourinho August 12, 2015 Chelsea first team doctor Eva Carneiro has been backed by the Football Medical Association after falling foul of Jose Mourinho's wrath last weekend. Read more: Carneiro set for punishment after Mou run-in Carneiro is expected to be relieved of duties at matches and on the training ground after Mourinho publicly criticised her and physiotherapists Jon Fearn's [...]
US PGA Championship 2015: What Rory McIlroy has to do to keep world No1 ranking from Jordan Spieth August 12, 2015 Rory McIlroy insists he is "100 per cent" fit and ready to return to action at the US PGA Championship this weekend and defend his world No1 ranking from the rising Jordan Spieth who he has been drawn with in the first two rounds. Read more: What prize money is on offer at the [...]